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Jolla will sell its Sailfish OS smartphone in India within the next month, exclusively via Snapdeal

Jul18
by on July 18, 2014 at 6:03 am
Posted In: Around the Web, Asia, India

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China’s Xiaomi isn’t the only smartphone upstart that’s all set to enter India. Jolla, the Finland-based company that took over Nokia’s Meego mobile OS project, has announced plans to bring its €399 ($540) Sailfish OS device to the country within the next month, in partnership with e-commerce firm Snapdeal. Jolla phones went on sale across Europe last December and the company has targeted China right from its inception in 2011, but India and its 1.2 billion population is also a key focus. “India is the rising smartphone market of the world,” said Jolla co-founder and CMO Sami Pienimäkiin statement. “We have received a tremendous amount…

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Wanted: Silicon Valley minds to think up new ways of getting information into North Korea

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by on July 18, 2014 at 5:17 am
Posted In: Around the Web, Asia, North Korea

A new ‘hackathon’ is aiming to use the brains and innovation in Silicon Valley to find new ways to deliver information into North Korea. Current initiatives for smuggling information into the communist country include balloons carrying USBs, radio broadcasts and smuggling leaflets, but the Disrupt North Korea event – arranged by New York-based non-profit The Human Rights Foundation (HRF) — aims to tap into tech minds (there will be no actual hacking) to “disrupt the dictatorship’s information monopoly”. The event will be attended by a number of activists and prominent defectors who will give participants background information and other contextual details to help seed ideas. There is no confirmed…

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Watchup brings its video news app to Android phones

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by on July 18, 2014 at 1:03 am
Posted In: Apps, Around the Web

Video newscast startup Watchup has officially launched on Android phones, joining existing apps on iOS, Android tablets and Google Glass. The app offers channels of news-related video content from a range of publishers. As you watch, Watchup learns what you like and compiles a daily newscast with recommended videos. Watchup announced the news at the Turner/Warner Bros. Media Camp demo day. The startup recently rolled out a premium service in partnership with The Wall Street Journal, Euronews, Sky News, TheStreet.com, The Washington Post, Fox News and Fox Business. In addition to Turner’s Media Camp, Watchup is backed by Stanford-StartX and Microsoft Ventures.

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