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Windows drops below 90% market share for the first time in years; Windows 7 falls below 50%

2016-05-03 17:30:41| Extremetech

Microsoft's total share of the operating system market has dropped below 90% for the first time in at least a decade. Windows 7 dipped below 50% as well last month, but it's still the most popular Microsoft OS by a long shot.

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Latin America drops CSDs for RTD tea - Research in Focus

2016-05-03 10:33:00| Daily beverage news and comment - from just-drinks.com

Ready-to-drink tea is overwhelmingly consumed in Asia, which was responsible for over three-quarters of all global sales for the segment last year. However, the region's dominance of total volume sales should not distract from the fact that RTD teas are expected to grow in all of the world's regions in the years ahead. Of those other regions, Latin America stands out, with a projected 5% compound annual growth rate (CAGR) in volumes between 2015 and 2020.

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WhatsApp blocked in Brazil, TIM drops SMS charges

2016-05-03 08:50:00| Telecompaper Headlines

(Telecompaper) A judge in the Brazilian state of Sergipe on 2 May ordered the five main mobile operators to block access to Facebook's WhatsApp for 72 hours, reports Reuters. The decision affects WhatsApp's more than 100 million users in the country. The reason for the order is not known due to legal secrecy in an ongoing case in the Sergipe state court. In a statement, WhatsApp said the company is "disappointed at the decision" after doing the utmost to cooperate with Brazilian tribunals. Mobile operator TIM Brasil responded to the ban on WhatsApp by offering customers free SMS. In a statement on its Facebook page, TIM said it would not charge for SMS while WhatsApp is blocked.

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Apple Drops CareKit on GitHub

2016-04-30 00:25:25| TechNewsWorld

Apple on Thursday made its CareKit platform available through the GitHub open source community. CareKit joins two other Apple frameworks for developing healthcare apps -- HealthKit and ResearchKit. It was designed to enable developers to create apps that give users a more active role in managing their health. Apps developed through CareKit will let people track symptoms and medications.

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