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Yahoo unveils silent video chat app
AFP, Published on 30/07/2015
» NEW YORK - Yahoo on Wednesday unveiled a new mobile application allowing users to exchange live video, text and emoticons, without audio.
Apple, Samsung lose ground in shrinking tablet market
AFP, Published on 30/07/2015
» SAN FRANCISCO - Tablet computer sales fell in the second quarter of 2015, with market leaders Apple and Samsung losing ground to other vendors, a survey showed Wednesday.
New facets sparkle in Windows 10
AFP, Published on 30/07/2015
» SAN FRANCISCO - Microsoft's new Windows 10 computer operating system is out to win the love its predecessor never got.
Google adds 20 languages to instant translation app
AFP, Published on 30/07/2015
» SAN FRANCISCO - Google announced Wednesday it was adding 20 new languages for its mobile translation application that reads text and instantly converts to another tongue.
Hackers used Twitter to target US systems: researchers
AFP, Published on 30/07/2015
» WASHINGTON - Russian-based hackers are using malicious software concealed in Twitter images to relay commands and steal data from US computer networks, security researchers said this week.
Ultra-local 'Facebook' turning city neighbours into friends
AFP, Published on 30/07/2015
» VIENNA - Perched on makeshift seats next to a buffet with fresh fruit, elderflower cordial and homemade muffins, neighbours laugh and chat on a leafy patch amid modern apartment blocks in Vienna's 15th district.
China search engine Baidu plans $1.0 bn share buy-back
AFP, Published on 30/07/2015
» SHANGHAI - Chinese search engine Baidu, listed on the US Nasdaq market, said Thursday it is planning a $1.0 billion share buy-back programme over the next 12 months.
Modern mugging: Sweden thieves demand money via mobile app
AFP, Published on 30/07/2015
» STOCKHOLM - In a tale of a very modern mugging, thieves in Sweden forced their victim to give them his money via an electronic transfer, making the police investigation a no-brainer, Swedish media reported Thursday.