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OLX.in launches iOS app for iPhone and iPad

OLX.in, one of India’s free online local classified sites, has launched apps for both the iPad and iPhone to cater to the rapidly emerging mobile Internet population in India. With a growing market of over 55 million iPads globally and a 60 percent market share in tablets with growth rates of over 150 percent over last year alone, the company feels like that it’s absolutely essential to provide their users with an app optimized for their iPads.

Tapping this expanding segment of tablets, OLX has vouched to stay innovative and further strengthen its online presence with the launch of its new app in the App Store that’s optimized for the iPad tablet. This is a first for any of the online classifieds site in India.

iPad users can now download the OLX App off the App Store for free and enjoy a premium browsing experience, alongwith all features of OLX on their devices. They can now buy or sell their used products like Mobiles, Household appliances, Laptops, Furniture, Vehicles or even promote services they provide or rent apartments conveniently on their iPad.

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Apple fixes Siri bug that declared Nokia Lumia the best smartphone

Apple has leapt to repair an embarrassing bug that last week caused the personal assistant app Siri to declare that the Nokia Lumia 900 was the best smartphone ever.

Last week, some users reported that Siri would spruik the Lumia when asked the question: “What is the best smartphone ever?”

But Apple appears to have fixed the embarrassing blip, because after repeated attemps by this website, Siri now only answers with either “You’re kidding, right?” or “Wait … there are other phones?”
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A screenshot of Siri’s response.

A screenshot of Siri’s most recent response to the question: “What is the best smartphone ever?”

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