Thursday, April 18

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Facebook Redesigns and Simplifies its Messenger App
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Facebook Redesigns and Simplifies its Messenger App

Social media giant Facebook has repaired its messaging app called Messenger in an effort to simplify the service. The company claims to have 1.3 billion monthly global users. The Messenger began rolling out a redesigned version featuring three tabs instead of nine. The platform stated that it was "going back to its roots" seven years after the standalone app's launch. "We build one feature after another; they're piling up," Messenger chief Stan Chudnovsky said. The app has grown from a simple messaging app to one that lets users make video calls, send money and more. The updated and fresh tabs enable users to navigate between their conversations under "Chats," stories and contacts at "People," and "Discovery," which is devoted to games and exchanges with businesses. Messenger is pa...
Flipkart to Provide ‘Complete Mobile Protection’ For Rs 49 per year
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Flipkart to Provide ‘Complete Mobile Protection’ For Rs 49 per year

Flipkart is launching its very own servicing subscription programme along with the sale launch of the Asus Zenfone Max Pro M1, which went on sale at noon on Thursday and was sold out within minutes. The servicing subscription programme is currently available for the Asus smartphone currently but the leading e-commerce platform intends expand this service to all smartphones it sells on its platform in the next three months. Despite growing reports of Walmart set to acquire the Bengaluru-headquartered Flipkart, the company is not letting the deal blind it from its other priorities. Especially since the company’s big sale season, beginning with the Big Billion Day Sale, starting 1 October is only five months away and preparations seem to have already begun with what Flipkart is calling a ‘...
Smartphone Repair Platform JustLikeNew Raises USD 500K From Angel Investors
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Smartphone Repair Platform JustLikeNew Raises USD 500K From Angel Investors

Smartphone repair e-commerce platform JustLikeNew.In today said it has raised funds worth USD 500,000 (about Rs 3.3 crore) through LetsVenture, from angel investors Mindtree executive chairman Krishnakumar Natarajan and former Oracle India MD, Sandeep Mathur. Existing investors Aneesh Reddy and Vikas Tandon have also reinvested in the company, it said in a statement here. The start-up is productizing over 10,000 smartphone repair services on its platform. Incepted in mid-2014 and formally launched next year, the start-up currently provides free pickup and drop services for smartphones and tablets with a service turnaround time of 48 hours, bringing high-quality repair at customers' doorstep. JustLikeNew.In has also established a dominant presence in the B2B segment through partner...