Google Says SHA-1 Encryption Not Secure, Will Drop Support in Chrome

Google will soon drop support for the SHA-1 cryptographic hash algorithm in Chrome. The Mountain View-based company has said that it would start to ditch the outdated encryption technology from…

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BlackBerry Offers 20 Paid Apps Worth Over $30 for Free Over the Holidays

BlackBerry, as a part of the 'Festive Giveaway 2015' offer, is giving 20 paid apps for BlackBerry 10 OS for free until December 26. BB10 smartphone users can download these…

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India Funding Roundup: PepperTap, TruckMandi, Obino, CBREX, KOOH Sports

PepperTap Gurgaon-based hyperlocal grocery delivery service PepperTap has reportedly closed its Series B round of funding with an additional $4 million (roughly Rs. 26.5 crores) from Innoven Capital. PepperTap hadrecently…

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Facebook Messenger, Apple Music the Top Growing Apps of 2015: Nielsen

Facebook has been crowned the top smartphone app of 2015 according to the Tops of 2015: Digital report by Nielsen. The app had an average of 126 million unique users…

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Facebook for iOS to Add Support for Apple’s Live Photos

The latest iPhones come with the ability to turn still images into video - just like magic - but sharing options had been limited to other Apple apps. That's changing…

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Microsoft Disables ‘Hey Cortana’ Voice Search for Android

Microsoft has updated Cortana for Android to remove a handy hands-free feature from it. The company this week updated its virtual assistant on Google's platform to remove the "Hey Cortana"…

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Alibaba Avoids Being Named on US Blacklist for Fakes

Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba Group Holding Ltd has avoided being named on a US blacklist for sites hosting the sale of fake goods, a victory for the firm after lobbying…

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Europe Launches 2 More Satellites for Galileo Sat-Nav System

Europe on Thursday launched another two satellites for its multi-billion-euro Galileo satnav system, a rival to America's GPS, according to space firm Arianespace. The launch of satellites 11 and 12…

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Tesla’s Musk Says ‘Unlikely’ a Single Person Can Build Self Driving Car Tech

Tesla Motors Inc said it would continue to use driving assistant software maker MobilEye NV's vision chips in its vehicles, a day after a celebrity hacker challenged MobilEye's technology. A…

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Wearables Market Surge Led by New Gadgets: IDC

The global market for wearable technology is seeing a surge, led by watches, smart clothing and other connected gadgets, a research report said Thursday. IDC said its forecast showed the…

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