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Hands-on with Xiaomi’s Mi 4: A gorgeous, robust phone with high-end specs at a mid-range price

Jul22
by on July 22, 2014 at 12:00 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Asia, Gadgets, hands on, Product Launches

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Chinese smartphone manufacturer Xiaomi released its fourth-generation smartphone today and the Mi 4 is impressive — largely because the company has finally used metal for the frame of its phone, getting rid of the plasticky feel that was a letdown in its predecessors. The Mi 4 is also once again packed with high-end specs that have led to CEO Lei Jun touting it as the fastest-ever smartphone globally, replacing the Mi 3. First impressions: the Mi 4 actually looks like a bigger version of the iPhone 4. Despite being bigger than the iPhone 4 though, it is extremely light, weighing only 149g. When…

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Google Maps is now available in Hindi on Android and the Web

Jul22
by on July 22, 2014 at 11:50 am
Posted In: Around the Web, Google

Google Maps on Android and the Web is now available in Hindi, allowing even more people around the world to use the renowned mapping and navigation service in their preferred language. To enable Hindi, you need to dive into your Google account settings and change the default language option. Alternatively, you can browse to the Google India home page and select Hindi from the language shortcuts listed at the bottom of the page. On Android (version 4.3 and higher), it’s just a matter of switching to Hindi in the ‘Language and Input’ section of your device’s settings. Hindi is one…

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Google Maps is now available in Hindi on Android and the Web

Jul22
by on July 22, 2014 at 11:50 am
Posted In: Around the Web, Google

Google Maps on Android and the Web is now available in Hindi, allowing even more people around the world to use the renowned mapping and navigation service in their preferred language. To enable Hindi, you need to dive into your Google account settings and change the default language option. Alternatively, you can browse to the Google India home page and select Hindi from the language shortcuts listed at the bottom of the page. On Android (version 4.3 and higher), it’s just a matter of switching to Hindi in the ‘Language and Input’ section of your device’s settings. Hindi is one…

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Looking for a startup job? Tyba tells you what it’s like to work at tech companies across Europe

Jul22
by on July 22, 2014 at 11:00 am
Posted In: Around the Web, Insider, Product Launches

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Tech startups can be among the most innovative places to work, but ironically startup recruitment itself is often free of any notable innovation. Job hunters often end up on basic jobs boards that don’t tell them much about the companies behind the vacancies. Tyba is setting out to change that, in Europe at least. Aiming at twenty-somethings looking to get their foot in the door of the startup world, Tyba is a directory of European startup workplaces. More ‘brochure’ than ‘job site’, it’s got photos of the offices and key staff at each company, interviews with people who work there and detailed outlines of the vacancies…

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Messaging app Line gets serious about privacy with Telegram-inspired ‘hidden chat’ feature

Jul22
by on July 22, 2014 at 10:43 am
Posted In: Apps, Around the Web

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Line is finally getting serious about security after it added encrypted chat options to its messaging service today with an update that is reminiscent of rival app Telegram. The new feature is live on both the iOS and Android versions of the app only. The option can be found by clicking on a person’s name in a conversation window, but it only works when both participants have updated to the latest version of the app. Line claims that hidden chats are encrypted — which is refreshing since it has been accused of failing to encrypt data in the past. There is also a timer option that…

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