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Google has  again blocked YouTube app on Windows Phones for violating the terms of use even after the issue was sorted out between the two tech giants. Microsoft has failed to make necessary upgrades to its browser to enable a fully-featured YouTube experience, “and has instead re-released a YouTube app that violates our Terms of Service.” According to The Verge, which received a statement from [...]

Google is going the Amazon way by  adding encryption to it’s Cloud Storage, any data stored in the Google cloud will be first kept in RAM and encrypted via AES-128 before being saved, it was  announced by Google on Thursday as a way to “make securing your data as painless as possible,” according to a blog post. Data will then automatically be decrypted when accessed by authorized [...]

Microsoft’s new operating system Windows 8.1 will have Skype bundled out of the box and will be available from the start screen according to blog posts by Microsoft. ‘As the default communications experience in Windows 8.1, we will continue to focus on delivering the best communications experience for Windows users through Skype. We received valuable feedback since the launch of the Skype [...]

Facebook Platform access was unavailable to Facebook app developers yesterday resulting in some popular app including chute going offline. Facebook was prompt is addressing the outage issue which was attributed to monitoring to remove malicious app. “The Facebook Platform and our users are constantly under attack from malicious apps and we have many automated systems to protect the platform and [...]

Apple will launch a Retina iPad mini and a slimmer iPad by the end of 2013 according to Bloomberg who quotes sources familiar with the Cupertino company’s plans. Apple is expected to debut a redesigned 9.7-inch iPad next quarter along with the anticipated iPad mini with Retina display. Other reports have also supported the theory that the next generation iPad mini will get the retina display [...]

IDC has released its quarterly report on the smartphone market and it’s bad news for Apple, world over shipments of tablets came down in Q2 of 2013 to 32% of market share because Apple did not release a new model of its trend setting iPad, although Apple retains top tablet spot and shipped more tablets than Samsung, ASUS, Lenovo and Acer combined. Apple shipped 14.6 million iPads, while Samsung [...]

Google’s All Access music streaming service which debuted in is now available in UK and several countries across Europe, including France, Ireland and  Spain and the U.K. Google on Wednesday updated its international availability page for its Play Store. For early sign ups the price is €7.99 if they sign up before September 15 after which it will cost €9.99. There’s still no word on when [...]

WhatsApp on Tuesday said that the popular text messaging service had achieved the landmark of  300 million monthly active users worldwide. Few weeks ago  WhatsApp had announced crossing the 250 million monthly active users mark, which means it added 50 million users in about 45 days. To mark the occasion, WhatsApp has started rolling out updates across the apps on iPhone, BlackBerry, Android, Windows [...]

Feedly, the popular alternate to Google reader is a top choice for people looking for Google Reader replacement, the  off its premium service. Today, the company launched Feedly Pro, with a limited time  premium lifetime RSS service which was priced at $99.99 sold out within the first few hours. “The funds from this early edition are going to help us acquire the hardware needed to open feedly [...]

Unable to find your Android phone?, Google is giving you an app to locate your phone. Google has announced that it will launch Android Device Manager, a device location and security service app for Android phones and tablets  in the next few weeks, this feature was on the wishlist of many Android users who had to rely on third party apps like  Where’s My Droid or Lookout Security & [...]