India, Nigeria, Russia and Saudi Arabia were the major countries where the service was launched.
The layoffs will mainly be in the company's product and engineering functions.
Apple Inc said it had hired over 11,000 women globally in the past year - 65 per cent more than the previous year - to boost employee diversity.
Windows 10, which comes almost three years after the launch of the company's last operating system, will be available in 190 countries.
The new iPod features an 8 megapixel iSight camera.
Microsoft Corp said on Wednesday it would cut 7,800 jobs and write down about $7.6 billion related to its Nokia handset business, which it acquired in 2014.
Loading an app required the watch to pull tremendous amounts of data from iPhones.
Snapdeal said on Wednesday it bought online mobile recharge firm Freecharge for an undisclosed amount.
Berkshire has owned P&G stock since P&G bought Gillette Co in 2005. Buffett had invested in Gillette since 1989.
Google Inc said on Thursday that Andy Rubin, co-founder of its Android mobile business and head of its nascent robotics effort is leaving the company.
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