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Waze, which Google acquired in 2013, offers real-time driving directions based on information from other drivers. However, there is a basic difference between Waze and apps like Uber and Lyft. While Uber and Lyft operate under on-demand taxi model, Waze aims to connect people and share a ride if they are headed in the same direction.

If you think Uber is cheap, Google’s ride-share app Waze will stun you

Waze, which Google acquired in 2013, offers real-time driving directions based on information from other drivers. However, there is a basic difference between Waze and apps like Uber and Lyft. While Uber and Lyft operate under on-demand taxi model, Waze aims to connect people and share a ride if they are headed in the same direction.
Linux came into existence in 1991 when Linus Torvalds after being frustrated with the licensing issues of Minix (an Unix-based operating system)started to write his own code. Torvalds, who was attending the University of Helsinki at that time, has stated that if the GNU kernel (a huge code for OSes) had been available at the time (1991), he would not have decided to write his own.

Linux turns 25! Here are some facts that will stun you

Linux came into existence in 1991 when Linus Torvalds after being frustrated with the licensing issues of Minix (an Unix-based operating system)started to write his own code. Torvalds, who was attending the University of Helsinki at that time, has stated that if the GNU kernel (a huge code for OSes) had been available at the time (1991), he would not have decided to write his own.
The smartphone, ChampOne C1, comes with a 5-inch display, 1.3GHz quad-core processor coupled with a 2GB RAM unit. It also comes with a fingerprint sensor. In terms of optics, the phone sports a eight-megapixel camera. There is no mention of the pixel size of the front camera nor the internal storage.

Freedom 251 rerun: ChampOne to sell C1 smartphone at ₹501

The smartphone, ChampOne C1, comes with a 5-inch display, 1.3GHz quad-core processor coupled with a 2GB RAM unit. It also comes with a fingerprint sensor. In terms of optics, the phone sports a eight-megapixel camera. There is no mention of the pixel size of the front camera nor the internal storage.
The companies say this will help Facebook send advertising towards consumer with more precision, while keeping WhatsApp free of ads. It will also “improve your Facebook ads and products experiences,” they said, that it will give businesses a new avenue to reach potential customers.

How you can stop WhatsApp from sharing your phone number with Facebook

The companies say this will help Facebook send advertising towards consumer with more precision, while keeping WhatsApp free of ads. It will also “improve your Facebook ads and products experiences,” they said, that it will give businesses a new avenue to reach potential customers.
An extremely irate Gosain told HT that he had a near-death experience when his smartphone exploded and caught fire at 6 AM on Monday morning.

User alleges his OnePlus One caught fire, ‘barely escapes with life’

An extremely irate Gosain told HT that he had a near-death experience when his smartphone exploded and caught fire at 6 AM on Monday morning.
From left: Arvinder Gujral, senior director of business development for APAC and Michael Fisher, global head of business development of Twitter, holds a meeting in a posh hotel in New Delhi’s Aerocity complex.

For Twitter, India is the best bet for innovation

During the April-June quarter, Twitter reported revenues of $602 million, but a net loss of $107 million. The 36% revenue rise was its worst ever increase in a quarter, and the eighth straight quarterly decline.
According to a report in

Blast from the past: Facebook goes back to 2004 model to attract teens

According to a report in Tech Crunch , the app was designed by 19-year-old wunderkind Michael Sayman, a Facebook product manager who said that he wanted to replicate the ready-made virality of Facebook’s earliest days, when it was restricted to college students.
Between 2007 and 2008, Micromax, Lava, Karbonn and Intex came up as strong rivals to global biggies, including Nokia and Samsung.

Make in India: Homebred handset makers give global giants a run for their money

Between 2007 and 2008, Micromax, Lava, Karbonn and Intex came up as strong rivals to global biggies, including Nokia and Samsung.
Samsung continues to lead the Indian smartphone segment as the market showed signs of recovery by registering a growth of 17% in the second quarter of 2016, a new report released by International Data Corporation (IDC) showed.

Samsung leads as Indian smartphone market recovers with 17% growth: IDC

Samsung continues to lead the Indian smartphone segment as the market showed signs of recovery by registering a growth of 17% in the second quarter of 2016, a new report released by International Data Corporation (IDC) showed.
Canon’s India division saw a spike of 26% in DSLR sales figure in the first half of 2016 and the company said that it was looking to ride this wave. The Japanese giant launched its 200th store in India recently and aims to open another 40 by the end of the year.

Smartphone photographers driving DSLR sales

Canon’s India division saw a spike of 26% in DSLR sales figure in the first half of 2016 and the company said that it was looking to ride this wave. The Japanese giant launched its 200th store in India recently and aims to open another 40 by the end of the year.

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