Author: Amarnath Natarajan
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 Samsung Acquires Cloud Service Provider Joyent For IoTToday, Samsung has announced that it has acquired cloud service provider Joyent to leverage the company’s products for Internet of Things (IoT). 
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 Facebook Opens Suicide Prevention Tool For EveryoneFacebook has opened it to everyone in the world, making it easier for people to flag posts from friends who may be at risk for self-harm or suicide. 
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 Microsoft Windows 10 Xbox App Now Available For iOS & AndroidThe Microsoft Xbox App, which was previously available exclusively to Windows 10, is now available for both iOS and Android users. 
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 Microsoft Acquires LinkedIn For $26.2 BillionToday, Microsoft has announced that the company was in talks with enterprise social network LinkedIn for approximately $26.2 billion in cash. 
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 Cyanogen 13.1 Brings Microsoft Features To OnePlus OneCyanogen OS 13.1 that id tolling out to OnePlus One owners include a number of ‘mods’ for Microsoft apps as part of their partnership. 
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 Video Of BLOCKS Modular Smartwatch Shows Interchangeable PartsAfter a successful Kickstarter campaign, the BLOCKS Modular Smartwatch developer has posted a video showing a working concept of their smartwatch. 
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 T-Mobile Uncarrier 11 Promotion Allows Customers To Earn SharesT-Mobile confirmed that it is holding Uncarrier 11 promotional event on Monday, which will enable its customers to acquire the company’s shares. 
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 OnePlus Designed A Smartwatch But Decided Not To Release ItOnePlus CEO Peter Lau said that his company has designed an OnePlus smartwatch but decided to scrap it to focus more on the phone business. 
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 Rumor: Microsoft Windows Surface Phone Specs And Image Shows UpWhile, Microsoft has made to a decision to take a break from producing in-house smartphones, it did not stop rumors about a new Microsoft Surface Phone. 
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 MediaTek Announces Pump Express 3.0 Fast Charge Technology For SmartphonesToday, MediaTek has launched Pump Express 3.0, its fastest battery charging technology for smartphones to date. 
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 Verizon’s Asus Zenpad Z8 Specifications LeakedToday, Evan Blass has leaked the specifications of the upcoming Verizon’s Asus Zenpad Z8 Android tablet, along with a rendered image of the device. 
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 Jury Rule In Favor Of Google, Says Oracle Java API’s In Android Are Fair UseA San Francisco jury ruled in favor of Google in the latest round of legal battle with Oracle over the use of Java class library APIs in Android. 
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 Google Pressures Handset Makers Into Updating AndroidGoogle may start to rank the Android device makers to force them to increase the frequency with which they update their devices to latest Android version. 
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 Cortana Is Now Locked With Bing And Microsoft EdgeToday, Microsoft has announced a rather controversial and unpopular change for Cortana by locking her to use only Bing search and Microsoft Edge browser. 
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 Ubuntu 16.10 Named Yakkety YakCanonical founder Mark Shuttleworth has announced that the codename of Ubuntu 16.10 will be Yakkety Yak in a bizarre new blog entry. 
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 Microsoft Launches Continuum UI Design Contest For Windows InsidersMicrosoft has announced Continuum UI Design Contest for Windows Insiders to see if they can come up with some design user interfaces for Windows 10 apps. 
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 Microsoft Announces Windows 10 Anniversary UpdateMicrosoft has announced Windows 10 users can expect an “Anniversary update” to PCs, tablets, smartphones, Xbox One and Microsoft HoloLens by this summer. 
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 Microsoft Starts Shipping Its Expensive Surface Hub To Business CustomersMicrosoft has announced that they have begun shipping its Surface Hub to enterprise and business customers. 
