Samsung's Bixby facing tough challenges from established rivals

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Samsung's Bixby facing tough challenges from established rivals Bixby aims to help the South Korean giant break into a surging market for voice-activated virtual assistants.

Snapchat adds new feature; users will now be able to search for over one million 'stories' The move comes just days after rival Facebook Inc stepped up efforts to encourage users to take more photos & edit them.

OnePlus 3T midnight black available in India for Rs 34,999 The device comes with 128GB of storage and 6GB of RAM and sports 16MP rear and front cameras.

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It took 7 yrs for Twitter to change its default profile picture The reason for the change is that the 'Twitter egg' is now associated with Twitter trolls.

Netflix now introduces tool to spot local translators This new tool will help audiences watch their favourite TV shows and movies in their language.

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Now, raise money on Facebook for pet care, medical treatment & funeral expenses Personal fundraisers allow people to raise money for themselves, a friend or someone or something not on FB.

Twitter eases 140 character limit, but there is a catch! Now, when you reply to someone or a group, the @usernames won't be included within the tweet's 140 characters.

Believe it or not! Technology might be filling the void of your loneliness However, these human-like products keep people from seeking out normal human interaction.

Android users to spend more on apps than Apple customers Apple's App Store racked up $34 billion in sales in 2016, while Android apps collected $27 billion.

Facebook and Messenger apps may soon stop working on some smartphones Further, it will also stop support for Facebook on Windows Phone.

Samsung Galaxy S8 vs Galaxy S7: Here's what has changed The Galaxy S8 comes with Bixby virtual assistant, fingerprint sensor and iris/face recognition.

Twitter expands pre-roll ads to Periscope video Ads on Periscope videos are now available to select advertisers through custom Amplify packages.

Micromax Dual 5 review: Scores on looks, performance, hardware & camera Even though it is Micromax's flagship, the Dual 5 comes with Android 6.0 and not the latest Android 7.0.

Have you upgraded to iOS 10.3? Here are all the new features your iPhones and iPads will get Here is all you need to know about the latest version of Apple's iOS. After the Galaxy Note 7 debacle, Samsung faces 'biggest test' with Galaxy S8 launch Samsung announced last week that its new voice-powered digital assistant Bixby will debut with the phone.

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