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UA HOVR Sonic2 Review: Incredibly Smart Running Shoes That Don’t Break The Bank

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These Under Armour shoes pair with an app on your smartphone and log running data without having to wear another wearable, for instance.

Top Five Smartphones to Buy in India Under Rs 10,000

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If you are on a tight budget, then these are the best smartphones to invest under a price range of Rs 10,000.

Jack Dorsey Hacked: Twitter Claims Platform is Safe as Chuckling Squad Claims Blame

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While spam posts from Twitter founder-CEO Jack Dorsey's account have been removed, the move marks a rather alarming moment in the cybersecurity saga unfolding across the internet right now.

Biggest iPhone Hack in History Changes Many Notions Surrounding iOS Security

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Disclosed by Google on its Project Zero blog, the iOS exploit chain just showed us that hacking iPhones by the bulk is, after all, not a difficult and expensive piece of engineering.

Pokemon Masters Now Available on Android and iOS: Gameplay, How to Download and More

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The Pokemon Masters game is designed to let you relive some of the most iconic characters of the Pokemon storyline, beginning with Brock and Misty.

Skype Messaging to Get Some Updates, App to Get More User-Friendly

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These new features include saving draft messages, bookmarking messages, displaying multiple photos and videos, previewing media files and more.

Nokia Leads Samsung, Xiaomi and Huawei in Regularity of Android Updates: Counterpoint

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According to the market research report, 96 percent of Nokia's smartphones launched in the past one year have been upgraded to Android Pie, and also at the fastest pace in the industry.

OnePlus 7T Specifications Leaked, Could Feature 90Hz 2K Display and Snapdragon 855+ SoC

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The OnePlus 7T will retain the 16-megapixel selfie camera. At the back, the smartphone will have a triple-camera setup, with the 48-megapixel main camera joined by 16-megapixel and 12-megapixel cameras.

Vivo NEX 3 Flaunts 'Waterfall Display', Could Feature 120W Flash Charge and 64-Megapixel Camera

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The Vivo NEX 3 could be yet another high-end device from the company with a unique design and form factor.

Samsung Galaxy Fold Launch Reportedly Set for September 6

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The Samsung Galaxy Fold was initially scheduled to launch in February, but was subsequently postponed due to the foldable screen breaking.

PUBG Mobile: All Phones That Will Take Advantage of 90FPS and 120FPS Frame Rates

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It is speculated that PUBG Mobile could soon come up with options to bump up the frame rate to 90fps and 120fps.

Xiaomi Mi TV PRO Series to Get Android TV 9.0 Based Update Starting Today

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Xiaomi has confirmed that it is bringing Android TV 9.0 update to all of its Mi LED TV PRO range.

OnePlus TV Will Receive Android TV Updates For Next Three Years: Pete Lau

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The OnePlus TV will receive at least three years of Android TV software updates, similar to OnePlus' smartphone software update strategy.

Realme 5 Going on Sale Today at 8PM: Price, Offers, Features and More

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Key features of the Realme 5 include a 6.5-inch HD+ display, Snapdragon 665 processor, a quad-camera setup, and a 5,000mAh battery.

WhatsApp Preferred and Effective Choice of Right-Wing Users: Research

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About 46.5 percent of the messages shared by right-wing users were multimedia messages, such as photos, audio and video files. Whereas, Just 30 percent of left-wing messages included multimedia.

Microsoft Confirms HoloLens 2 Will Start Selling in September

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Microsoft is aiming to sell HoloLens 2 to businesses and enterprise customers, as it proclaims on its website: 'mixed reality is ready for business'.

Amazon Alexa Now Offers Over 30,000 Skills For Indian Consumers

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Amazon announced in July that developers can now start building Alexa skills for Indian customers with the new Hindi voice model available in Alexa Skills Kit (ASK).

Redmi Note 8, Redmi Note 8 Pro Coming to India in 8 Weeks Says Manu Kumar Jain

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Xiaomi India head and Global VP, Manu Kumar Jain has confirmed that the new Redmi Note 8 and Note 8 Pro should come to India by the end of October.

Four Upcoming WhatsApp Features That Will Make The Popular Messaging App Even Better

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WhatsApp plans to bring a host of new features in order to stay relevant and popular as competition is heating up.

Samsung Galaxy Note 10+ Review: If You Can, Loudly Say Shut up And Take My Money

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What you get for your money is a massive display, great design, loads of power under the hood and the robust S-pen stylus functionality.

Mumbai Banker Loses Rs 87,000 via UPI-Based Transactions on Google Pay

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The Mumbai police have registered a case under sections of cheating of the IPC and IT Act in this regard.

Flipkart to Completely Stop Single-Use Plastic in Packaging by 2021

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Flipkart claims that as of August 1, 2019, it had reduced its use of single-use plastic by up to 25 percent.

Waymo Urges US to 'Promptly' Remove Barriers to Self-Driving Cars

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Waymo says that NHTSA must address safety standards that assume a human is behind the wheel before AVs can be deployed.

Amazon to Promote Helpline Numbers for Customers Who Search About Suicide

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Results from its India website included sleeping pills, pesticides and a book entitled 'How To Commit Suicide.'

It is Confirmed, The New Apple iPhones Will be Unveiled on September 10

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The next iPhones, new software across all product line-ups as well as the Apple TV service are expected.

Need Unified National Strategy to Tackle Cybercrime, States Union Minister

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Speaking at a conclave on the issue of cybercrime, G. Kishan Reddy highlighted what India is already doing in the cybersecurity space, and what actions are yet to be taken.

Siri Recordings will No Longer be Retained by Apple, Third Party Programme Stopped

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After the potential privacy gaffe was brought to light, Apple promptly cancelled its programme of hiring third party human contractors to listen and grade Siri responses.

Fitbit Versa 2 Launched with OLED Display, Amazon Alexa AI Assistant at Rs 20,999

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The Fitbit Versa 2 was launched alongside the Fitbit Aria Air smart body scale (Rs 4,999) and a Fitbit Premium subscription plan that is priced at Rs 6,999 per year.

Google Removes CamScanner Malware-Ridden App from Play Store

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The popular subject scanning application has been banned only from Android, and is still live on Apple's iOS App Store.

Google Pixel Production is Being Shifted from China to Vietnam, Claims Report

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The move is a mark of the present industry climate, poised for brace from US president Donald Trump's imposition of heavy tariffs on hardware produced in China.

Researchers Develop Low-cost, Low-power Framework for 5G Deployments in IoT Devices

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The research paper has disclosed a new form of millimeter-wave framework that offers significant connectivity advantages, while keeping power consumption and resources within limit.

Panasonic Lumix S1H Mirrorless Camera Launched, Aimed Squarely at Videographers

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The Panasonic Lumix S1H can produce 6K videos at 24p, render 10-bit uncompressed 4K videos at 60p, offers 14-stop dynamic range and features pre-loaded V-log and V-gamut modes.

Could OnePlus 7 & OnePlus 7 Pro Get Android 10 On The Same Day as Google Pixel?

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If we go by a recent Reddit conversation, then we could see the OnePlus 7 and the 7 Pro get the new Android 10 update early next week.

Police Book Five J&K Residents on Grounds of 'Sensitive Remarks' on Facebook

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The accused are residents of Rajouri and Poonch districts but seem to be employed outside Jammu and Kashmir. A case has been registered against them, under relevant sections of the IT Act, at the Rajouri police station.

OnePlus 7, OnePlus 7 Pro Getting Android 10 on September 3, Same Day as Google Pixel

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If we go by a recent Reddit conversation, then we could see the OnePlus 7 and the 7 Pro get the new Android 10 update early next week.

Google is Planning to Move Production of Pixel Devices From China to Vietnam

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Google plans to convert an old Nokia factory in the northern Vietnamese province of Bac Ninh to handle production of Pixel phones.

TRAI Trains Its Guns on Platform Services That DTH and Cable TV Operators Offer

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TRAI says that it wants to regulate content on these platform services so that they don’t replicate the content on TV channels.

ACT Stream TV 4K Review: Possibly The Best Android TV Box to Replace Your Cable TV Plan

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If you are looking for an Android TV box, this is probably the best choice, provided you have the company's broadband service.

Canon Launches EOS 90D DSLR, EOS M6 Mark II Mirrorless Camera with 32.5-Megapixel Sensors

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The new DSLR and mirrorless cameras carry the same APS-C based 32.5-megapixel sensors with Canon's DIGIC 8 imaging processor.

Looking Forward to Welcome Customers at Our First India Retail Store: Apple

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The return of Apple in India comes at a time when the company is reportedly set to manufacture top-end iPhone XS and iPhone XR smartphones, courtesy its supplier Foxconn in the country.

We Should Assume we Are Very Dumb, Says Elon Musk at World AI Conference

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The two tech leaders had a special conversation at the ongoing Artificial Intelligence Conference in China.

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Jack Ma, Elon Musk to Talk at the World Artificial Intelligence Conference in Shanghai

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The talk will come amid an intensifying war over trade and technology between the United States and China.

OnePlus Gets It Right With OnePlus 7T

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OnePlus has carved a niche in the Indian market by staying true to that very legacy.

Leaked Hands-on Photos Reveal Reliance Jio’s Upcoming JioFiber Hybrid Set-top-box

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The photos of the alleged product have been shared by DreamDTH which show the hybrid set-top-box sporting a dark blue finish with the Jio logo on top.

Xiaomi’s Mi TV PRO Series to Get Android Pie Update Starting in September: Report

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We can expect Xiaomi to finally roll out Android Pie update for its Mi TV range starting next month.

Huawei Mate 30 Will Not be Allowed to Launch With Google Apps and Services

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Huawei Technologies, the world's second-largest smartphone manufacturer is set to unveil its new Mate 30 line of phones on September 18 in Munich.

Redmi Note 8, Redmi Note 8 Pro to Launch Today: Here’s How to Watch the Livestream

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Xiaomi is hosting a grand event in Beijing to launch the new Redmi Note 8, Note 8 Pro, RedmiBook refresh and the Redmi TV series.

Facebook Acknowledges Messenger Kids App Flaw Weeks After Raised Privacy Concerns

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Facebook Vice President Kevin Martin wrote in a letter that the fix has been implemented which is designed to prevent the issue from happening again.

FDI Norms Relaxed by Govt for Single-Brand Retail: What Now for Apple?

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In one of the key rulings of the new foreign direct investment norms, the 30 percent local sourcing norm has been pegged for review every five years, going forward.

Baldr: How a Trojan Became a Million-Dollar Cybercrime Tool, Then Vanished in a Feud

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Baldr, as discovered by cybersecurity watchdog Sophos Labs, began spreading by targeting the gaming community, and then latching on to a wide range of vulnerabilities.