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Microsoft scraps touch-friendly Skype app; standardises desktop version
Microsoft is simplifying the PC experience down to just one app which can be used either with mouse and keyboard, or on touch-based devices.
Second China-linked hack on US federal computers exposed military, intelligence data
Compromised data includes deeply personal information about mental illnesses, drug and alcohol use, past arrests and bankruptcies of military applicants.
With iOS 9, Apple aims to make iPhone, iPad passcodes tougher to crack
With six-digit passcodes, hackers will have to now deal with one million possible permutations, compared to the earlier 10,000 possible combinations.
25% of tweets, news you read on Twitter are fake: Study
People post false information all the time for various reasons or if they are curious to know more about a subject.
Facebook 'Unfriend Alert' app might steal your data
Unfriend Alert - that alerts you when someone 'unfriends' you on Facebook - has been found to be collecting users' Facebook data.
This new selfie app helps boost your ego
The app is called "Ego" and it's intended to be used only for selfies.
Answer Time: Tumblr launches its own Q&A platform to take on Reddit AMA
Answer Time will feature famous personalities, musicians, artists, actors, politicians, and internet personalities, who will answer questions from Tumblr users.
Mangalyaan to enter 15-day 'blackout' phase from Monday
MOM during this period will go into an "autonomous mode" and will take its decisions, a senior ISRO official said.
Hugvie: A human pillow mobile phone holder
What's shaped like your friend and even sounds like your friend, but isn't actually your friend?
Twitter appoints Robert Kaiden as chief accounting officer
Kaiden, who has worked at Deloitte & Touche for about 14 years, will receive gross salary of $350,000 at an annualised rate at Twitter.
Google Glass' business chief Chris O'Neill quits
Chris O’Neill joined Google in 2005 and was hired for the Google X division in May 2014.
khoyapaya.gov: India launches 'Lost and Found' website to find missing children
The government has launched a "Lost and Found" website to help families trace the tens of thousands of children in the country who go missing every year - often abducted for forced labour or sexual exploitation - and are never found.
Android Pay: How Google aims to challenge Apple with its new pay-with-a-phone system
Android Pay brings together mobile carriers, payment networks, banks and retailers to allow smartphone users to use their handsets instead of payment cards.
Why the new Google Photos service falls short of being a killer cloud storage solution
Google Photos is a new photo storage and sharing solution by Google that offers auto backup, sync, and organising of photos or videos and lets you share them directly on the social media.
Photos: China's richest man's son gifts 2 gold Apple watches to his pet dog
The son of China's richest man has bought two gold Apple watches for his pet dog and posted pictures of the Siberian Husky wearing the expensive gifts on its front legs, courting controversy.