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Apple has updated its HealthKit privacy policy to protect your health info

When Apple’s HealthKit platform starts getting stuffed with personal user data, third-parties will not have the authorization to sell your information to advertisers. Apple on Thursday quietly updated HealthKit’s privacy...

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Microsoft is purging fake apps from the Windows Store

We’re sure that many of you guys have come across apps while browsing the app store that seem to resemble other apps. They might share a similar-ish logo and a...

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Philips has become the first TV manufacturer to support Spotify Connect

Android-powered Philips TVs will be the first to support Spotify Connect, letting you stream music from a mobile device straight to the television. From September, Spotify Premium subscribers will be...

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Mozilla has announced its new Firefox OS smartphone for India

Mozilla today announced that a smartphone powered by its Firefox OS mobile operating system went on sale in India, one of the key markets that the company has targeted. The...

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WhatsApp has crossed the 600 million user mark

Popular mobile messaging service WhatsApp has crossed 600 million monthly active users, CEO Jan Koum announced. The company had crossed 500 million monthly active users in April, which means it...

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Microsoft has updated its Kinect for Windows SDK

Today Microsoft has released an update to the Kinect for Windows 2.0 SDK. This preview SDK update brings a range of improvements which enable developers to make applications using Kinect....

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Twitter will now remove images of the deceased at the family’s request

Right after Robin Williams' daughter, Zelda Williams, was bullied off Twitter after her father's seat, Twitter promised to do… something to improve its policies. Less than a week later, the...

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Twitter’s new experimental feature is annoying a lot of users

Twitter is experimenting with a new feature that is downright blasphemous to experienced users. Some users are seeing a few tweets in their timelines that have merely been favorited by...

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Airbnb has added Google and Weibo support for its “Verified ID” process

Airbnb announced a security update today, enabling users to verify their identities by connecting to a Google or Weibo account. The update affects Airbnb’s “Verified ID” feature, which uses both...

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Apple is losing ground to Google in mobile enterprise

Much to the chagrin of companies such as Microsoft, BlackBerry and Google, Apple iOS devices are still dominating mobility in the enterprise. Apple’s hold over the workplace is diminishing, however,...

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Xiaomi makes its cloud messaging service optional due to security concerns

Earlier this week, Finland's F-Secure looked into claims that Xiaomi was secretly sending data from its MIUI-powered phones back to its servers, and it turned out to be true. Despite...

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Forked Android devices are starting to become a threat to Google

Android is beating the pants off iOS and other mobile platforms in terms of market share. But a rise in forked Android devices may threaten Google's control of the Android...

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