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With the release of Windows 10 coming almost exactly 20 years after Microsoft introduced Windows 95, now is as good a time as ever to look at Microsoft's broad impact on the tech industry, particularly the lesser-known facts. See larger image 40 years of Microsoft This week marks the 20th anniversary of Windows 95, the seminal Windows release which firmly cemented Microsoft's position as the market leader in desktop computing. Microsoft, though, has a storied history which stretches all the way back to 1975. During the company's 40-year existence, it's been a part of every major computing revolution, even if it sometimes came to the game a little bit late. While there are many aspects of the Microsoft story which are well known, here are 10 interesting and surprising facts about the company which you may not have been aware of. With the release of Windows 10 coming almost exactly 20 years after Microsoft introduced Windows 95, now is as good a time

The India flag. Wikimedia commons The basics of India's Independence are known to all: Jawaharlal Nehru, as leader of the Congress, signed the declaration of Independence just after midnight on Aug. 15, 1947, and delivered the famous "Tryst with Destiny" speech — which can be read  here  — to declare that India was no longer governed by the British.  Now, here are some lesser-known facts about India's struggle that led to the country's freedom, and the Independence Day in particular: India became independent through the Indian Independence Act 1947 of the United Kingdom Parliament. The act received consent from the British monarchy in July 1947, and India received independence on Aug. 15, 1947. However, the act also resulted in the partition of India, which created East and West Pakistan.  East Pakistan would subsequently go on to achieve Independence from Pakistan and become Bangladesh in 1971. Ironically, Bangladesh observes Aug. 1

When Kickass torrents and  Torrentz.eu  were banned within a span of two weeks, people from all across the globe were sad. It was like we lost a friend we had known for years. We didn't know what do with our unlimited data plans and fast internet connections at our offices.  Hope never dies. It returns in a new form. Apparently, Torrentz is back but in a different avatar. The meta-data search engine has made a comeback in the form of  torrentz2.eu   Here's the fully functional  link  to the website. We were browsing the internet and we stumbled upon this new website. We even tried searching for torrents and it's largely back online.

After the shutdown of KickassTorrents a few days back post the seizure of its admin, Torrentz.eu has shut down. The largest search engine is bidding farewell to its billions of daily users. At the time of writing this, the website is down. When you open the website, you can type in the Search bar but as soon as you hit the search button, you will see a message “Torrentz will always love you. Farewell.” This is a big blow to millions of people who use to browse movies, music, and other stuff from the search engine. Along with the  shutdown of Torrentz  search engine, other domains related to it have also seized operation. This includes main .EU domain and its backups .ME, .CH, and .IN, as per Softpedia. Meanwhile, it is not known as to why the website has been taken down, but it seems like the admin of  Torrentz search engine has  decided to do so to avoid getting into any legal situation. To give you all a little brief about the website, Torrentz.eu was st

Google surprised everyone with the announcement of the Android 7.0 Nougat name on June 30 and the latest information suggests its final release  could happen this month . If you own a recent Nexus, you can even try it out sooner by following our guide below. Find out everything you need to know about the Android 7.0 Nougat release date, features and other news, right here. Android 7.0 Nougat release date We could receive the Android Nougat update a little faster than first expected. A  tweet  posted by Evan Blass suggests that Google could release Android 7.0 this month. It might be bundled with the August security patch, suggesting it could only be a matter of days before the update makes its way to you.  Another tidbit Blass mentioned was that the Nexus 5 will not receive the Nougat update. While this doesn't come as much surprise, considering the Nexus 5 was released almost three years ago, the device's consistent popularity means there is likely to be a large group