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Android N Beta Program Could Soon Expand to Non-Nexus Devices

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The Android N Developer Preview released last month was Google’s way to offer developers a look at the new features of the upcoming Android build. The company also allowed only Nexus users to sign-up through the Android Beta Program that allowed them to test the new version, and receive new builds as OTA updates. (Also see: Android N Features: What’s New and Improved) If a new string of HTML from the official Android Developer website is to be believed, select non-Nexus devices may soon be included in the Android Beta…

India’s Nascent E-Commerce Market Likely to Draw Global, Local Players

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Craigslist could learn a thing or two from Quikr. The Indian equivalent of the free classifieds service publishes product ratings, handles payments and shipping and crucially releases payment only after a buyer gives their purchase a once-over and a virtual thumbs-up. In so doing, the site that lists for sale everything from smartphones to cars is trying to solve problems familiar to every local flea-market bargain-hunter: the typically loud and messy business of haggling, unwieldy transport, and a distrust of smaller merchants. The app’s manifold services illustrate the extent to…

Tricks and Tips Every Netflix Subscriber Should Know

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Netflix recently revealed that there’s actually an entire class of “elite” viewers who not only binge on content but actually start watching the moment a new show such as “Orange is the New Black” comes online and don’t stop until they’ve watched the whole season. Straight. Through. Those people probably don’t need any tips on how to watch Netflix. For the rest of us, however, we’ve gathered some tricks – including some from Netflix itself – to help you get the most out of your marathon-viewing sessions. (Though, given recent…

Uber, Ola Face Off in Battle for India’s Booming Taxi Market

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Aiming to wrest control of India’s booming taxi market, two cab-hailing smartphone apps – Uber and Ola – are promising hundreds of millions in new investment while also facing off with one another in court. San Francisco-based Uber reportedly plans a $500 million (roughly Rs. 3,318 crores) infusion of new funds, apart from the $1 billion (roughly Rs. 6,637 crores) already committed over the past nine months, according to Indian newspapers. The company declined this week to comment on those reports. Meanwhile, Ola Cabs promises to add another 2,000 cars…

Mobile Chat Apps Line, Kakao Flourishing Among Young Asians

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Forget Facebook and Twitter. Two of Asia’s biggest social media players, Kakao Talk and Line, are growing by making mobile messaging apps an integral part of the lives of young Asians who prefer to communicate more privately instead of shouting out in virtual arenas and risking troubles with trolls – or disclosing aspects of their lives to their parents they’d rather not share. Kakao Talk is the top messenger app in South Korea, with more users than Facebook or Twitter. People use it to hail cabs and transfer money, advancing…

Why a Chatbot Creeped Out Microsoft’s Satya Nadella

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In February, Microsoft Vice President Derrick Connell visited the Bing search team in Hyderabad, India, to oversee a Monday morning hackathon. The goal was to build bots artificial intelligence programs that chat with users to automate things like shopping and customer service. Connell’s boss, Chief Executive Officer Satya Nadella, thinks they’re the next big thing, a successor to apps. The Bing team was so excited they showed up Sunday night to throw a party and brought their spouses and kids. There was even the Indian version of a pinata. Some…