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Microsoft Says Windows Phone Isn’t Its Focus This Year

April 1, 2016 SrijitaFocus, Isn't, Its, Microsoft, Phone, Says, This, Windows, Year

There were Android smartphones and iPhone handsets to be seen at Microsoft’s developer conference Build 2016 on Wednesday, but surprisingly, company’s own Windows Phone or Windows 10 Mobile handsets were completely out of the picture. The company also chose not to share any development it has been working on to improve the receding status of Windows Phone. There’s a reason for this: Windows Phone isn’t Microsoft’s focus this year. On day one of Build 2016, Microsoft announced tools for developers to make or port Win32, .Net, Xbox One, Surface Hub…

iPhone SE Is ‘Same Old Technology’, Says LG Mobile Chief

March 30, 2016 Srijita'Same, Chief, iPhone, Is, LG, Mobile, Old, Says, SE, Technology'

Apple’s new iPhone SE, unveiled on Monday, promises to meet the demand for a smaller iPhone, and by sticking to the smaller size of the iPhone 5s, it also means that people who didn’t like the larger screen size of the new models now have a smaller option to choose. Not everybody is impressed with Apple’s iPhone SE though, as an LG executive said it was no threat. During an event in South Korea, LG Mobile CEO Cho Juno, wass asked about the new iPhone SE and he said, “Rolling…

FBI Says More Time Needed to Know if iPhone Can Be Unlocked

March 30, 2016 Srijitabe, Can, FBI, if, iPhone, Know, More, Needed, Says, Time, to, Unlocked

It will take at least two weeks to know whether an alternate method will unlock an encrypted iPhone used by one of the San Bernardino attackers, the head of the FBI’s Los Angeles office said Tuesday, adding that federal investigators think they have “a good shot.” Government officials were asked to file a status report in court about the alternate method by April 5 because that’s how long they think it will take to know if the method will unlock the phone without compromising the data it contains, said David…

Apple Says Not Making an Offer for GPU Firm Imagination Technologies

March 28, 2016 Srijitaan, Apple, Firm, for, GPU, Imagination, Making, Not, Offer, Says, Technologies

Apple said on Tuesday it had talked about buying its supplier Imagination Technologies but did not plan to make an offer for the British graphics chip designer at the moment. Shares in Imagination, which counts Applie amongst its top shareholders and whose technology is used in Apple devices including the iPhone and iPad, jumped earlier on Tuesday after website Ars Technica UK said Apple was in talks to buy the company. “From time to time, Apple talks with companies about potential acquisitions,” the US company said in subsequent a statement.…

Government Says Safeguards in Place to Prevent Misuse of P-Notes

March 17, 2016 SrijitaGovernment, In, Misuse, of, P-Notes, Place, Prevent, Safeguards, Says, to

Minister of State for Finance Jayant Sinha said FPIs are prohibited from issuing P-Notes to resident Indians/non-resident Indians. New Delhi: The government has put in place several safeguards to prevent misuse of Participatory Notes, or P-Notes, and there is no information with the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) wherein entities or investors in the country are using the route of and investing black money through it, Parliament was informed on Friday. “Foreign Portfolio Investors (FPIs) are prohibited from issuing PNs to Resident Indians/Non-Resident Indians (NRIs) and they are…

Apple Says US Founding Fathers ‘Would be Appalled’ by DOJ’s iPhone Request

March 16, 2016 Srijita'Would, Appalled', be, by, DOJ's, Fathers, Founding, iPhone, ple, Request, Says, US

The US founding fathers “would be appalled” by a Department of Justice request to unlock an encrypted iPhone, Apple Inc said on Tuesday in its final brief before a court showdown next week. Apple is fighting a court order obtained by the Federal Bureau of Investigation last month, which requires the company to write new software to disable passcode protection and allow access to the phone used by one of the San Bernardino, California shooters, Rizwan Farook. Apple on Tuesday said Congress had declined to give the Justice Department the…