en-na-hotdailynews: 2015-05-20 Namibia Technology

Explosive risk: Takata recalls almost 34 mn cars in US due to faulty airbags
RT
Japanese air bag manufacturer Takata Corp has issued the largest product recall in the US history on Tuesday to fix faulty air bags in 33.8 million cars, including Honda and Toyota makes. The move comes after pressure from American regulators.
Takata air bag recall doubles to nearly 34 million   STLtoday.com
Air bag recall doubled to nearly 34 million vehicles; biggest such recall ever   Kansas City Star
Recall's Huge Scale Could Delay Repairs   New York Times
Bloomberg
South China Morning Post (subscription)
Reuters Canada
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With Twitter deal, Google searches show tweets
USA TODAY
SAN FRANCISCO - Tweets are now showing up in Google search results on mobile devices in a bid by Twitter to increase its mainstream appeal. Google and Twitter made the announcement Tuesday. "It's a great way to get real-time info when something is ...

Digits: News Digest   Wall Street Journal
Tweets return to Google for US mobile users only   ZDNet
Google renews tie-up with Twitter   Independent Online
TODAYonline
GMA News
The Australian
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Apple Updates MacBook Pro Trackpad, Cuts the Price of 5K iMac
Wall Street Journal
Apple quietly rolled out a pair of small but significant Mac updates Tuesday. The 15-inch MacBook Pro with Retina Display is now being sold with a “Force Touch” trackpad. The iMac with Retina 5K Display is now available for a lower starting price of $1,999.
Apple Rolls Out 15" MacBook Pro With Force Touch And Cheaper Retina 5K iMac   Gizmodo Australia
Apple launches new 15-inch MacBook Pro in India at Rs 1,59900 onwards   IBNLive
Apple unveils updated MacBook Pro, cheaper iMac, but don't hold your breath ...   Fox News
Christian Science Monitor
San Jose Mercury News
Computerworld
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Tech Firms Press Obama on Surveillance, Encryption
U.S. News & World Report
President Barack Obama speaks at a summit on cybersecurity with technology companies in February. The tech industry is pushing back on the administration's calls to allow government access to private software. By Tom Risen May 19, 2015 | 6:27 p.m. EDT ...

Apple and Google to Obama: Hands off our phones!   EverythingLubbock.com
Tech firms send letter to Obama: no security back doors   VatorNews
Tech giants urge Obama to reject backdoors to data encryption   SFGate
Law360 (subscription)
EFF
Uncover California
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First Apple Watch update released in the wild
GMA News
Improvements for Siri and fitness apps are among the highlights of the first software update for the newly launched Apple Watch. Watch OS version 1.0.1, released on Tuesday, also has display support for new emoji characters and added language support, ...

Apple Releases First Watch OS Update, It Adds New Emojis And Fixes Bugs   Forbes
Apple watch may introduce sleep tracking, health features   Rapid News Network
Apple Watch Will Go On Sale At Apple Retail Stores In June: Tim Cook   Tech Times
Insurance Networking News
Popular Science
Daily News Biotech Wired
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Tale of two Indias: City auto buyers go upscale, no-frills minis rule villages
THE BUSINESS TIMES
The logo of the Toyota automobile company is seen on the window of a company showroom in the Indian capital, New Delhi. As India's auto industry matures, manufacturers are facing up to a new reality - from Mumbai to the provinces, they now have two ...

GenX Nano Seeks to Lift Tata's Sagging Sales   The New Indian Express
Nano loses Rs 1 lakh tag, to cost double   Times of India
Won't share new models with taxi segment to protect brand: Mayank Pareek   Business Standard
Livemint
The Hindu
Calcutta Telegraph
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US close: Stocks rally after weak start, Facebook erases losses
IFA Magazine
US markets managed to finish with decent gains on Thursday, as a surge in domestic manufacturing activity to a four-year high and a strong performance from Facebook helped to erase earlier losses. Markets were also shrugging off weak economic from ...

WhatsApp: businesses could pay to be allowed to send you messages ...   The Independent
Facebook Plans to Let Businesses Contact Customers via WhatsApp: Report   NDTV
Facebook considering business-to-consumer chat for WhatsApp   Zee News
Tech2
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Facebook's free data scheme 'threatens net neutrality'
Irish Examiner
Facebook's free mobile data scheme, Internet.org, has been criticised by digital-rights groups from around the world who say the initiative is unfair and threatens net neutrality. In an open letter posted to Facebook, 67 groups from countries such as Uganda, ...

Facebook head Mark Zuckerberg wants India to like Internet.org   Economic Times
Critics say Facebook's Internet.org 'violates free speech and privacy'   Mashable
I say Zuck off, YOU say Zuck off, we ALL say Zuck off   The Register
Gizmodo Australia
Access (blog)
PC Magazine
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LG to Launch Cheaper Versions of Flagship Phone
The Chosun Ilbo
LG said Tuesday it will launch two more budget-friendly versions of its flagship smartphone G4 in the global market. The G4 Stylus and G4c both have 3D pattern covers and a rear key like the 5.5-inch G4, but the G4 Stylus will have a slightly bigger screen at ...

LG Introduces Midrange G4 Stylus, G4c   PC Magazine
LG launches G4 variants G4c and G4 Stylus   India Today
LG G4c, G4 Stylus Smartphones With G4-Like UI Launched   NDTV

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Significant iPhone 6, 6 Plus Penetration In U.S.
Huffington Post
Consumer Intelligence Research Partners, LLC released research on the installed based of iPhones in the US. CIRP finds that as of the end of the March 2015 quarter, 94 million iPhones were in use in the U.S., including 25 million iPhone 6 and 13 million ...

Apple starts selling universal Lightning docks to charge iPhones   Mashable
iOS and Android are about to get updated—here's where they stand now   Quartz
Apple's back in the pricey iPhone dock business   Macworld
Fortune
CNET
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