Flipkart retires Ping
Flipkart's attempt to make the e-commerce marketplace more social, a chat application named Ping, has been shut down. Ping was meant to allow chats between friends within the Flipkart app to aid purchase decisions. The company also announced that the image search feature that let users find products similar to images they uploaded is also being axed. Flipkart is set to replace these outgoing features with a 'user to seller' and 'user to customer care' chat options.
iPhone 7 may keep headphone jack
The internet has been teeming with rumours that Apple would get rid of the 3.5mm headphone jack on the upcoming iPhone 7 in favour of more advanced and compact standards. Chinese-manufacturer LeEco has already abandoned it in their latest models, replacing it with USB-C based CDLA technology.
However, recently leaked renders suggest that the iPhone will keep the jack for this generation. Other circulating rumours about the upcoming Apple product suggest the arrival of dual-SIMs and the abandoning of the popular Space Grey colour for Deep Blue.
Pokemon Go to release in July
Based on the reports on beta testing of the augmented reality game, which has been going on in selected regions for a few months, and the announcements made during Nintendo's Treehouse events at the recently concluded E3 2016, Pokemon Go is set for release in July. While it is unclear whether the game will have immediate global release, Nintendo and Niantic Labs (who also developed smash-hit AR game Ingress) have said that the game will be free to download from Google Play and the App Store, though in-game purchases will be available.
Amazon express delivery criticised in Paris
Amazon's express delivery service has come under fire in Paris for allegedly impacting local businesses. The company has been asked by the office of the Mayor to ensure that their Prime Now service does not add to the pollution problems in the city and that it will not affect the Paris economy.
