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OnePlus will host weekly open sale for OnePlus X from December.
OnePlus with its third smartphone, OnePlus X, ventured into the 5-inch smartphone market. The OnePlus X is also the cheapest offering from the Chinese startup. There are two variants of the OnePlus X- Onyx and Ceramic- priced at Rs 16,999 and Rs 22,999 respectively. The Ceramic version is a limited edition product and will be available later through a different invite-only sale.
READ: OnePlus X will be the first ‘Made in

Microsoft to make Windows 10 recommended upgrade early next year (Source: Microsoft)
Microsoft announced Windows 10 a few months back and for the first time, it was offered as a free upgrade on a reservation basis. With over 110 million devices currently running the OS and OEM partners launching new devices, Microsoft is getting aggressive about getting its OS to existing PC users running older Windows.
Microsoft is dropping its reserve and upgrade mechanism to favour automatic downloads as soo

Xiaomi’s ‘Diwali with Mi’ sale will offer massive discounts on most Mi products including smartphones. (Source: mi.com/in)
In order to attract more visitors to its own website and app, Xiaomi India head Manu Jain via Twitter announced ‘Diwali with Mi’ sale in which buyers can avail massive discounts on Xiaomi products.
Xiaomi will also offer massive discounts on its smartphones- Mi 4, Mi 4i, Redmi 2 Prime and the Mi Pad tablet. Buyers can also get a chance to win a

British police arrest second teenager over the TalkTalk cyberattack (Source: Reuters)
British police said on Friday they had arrested a second teenager in connection with a cyber attack on broadband provider TalkTalk.
London’s Metropolitan Police said the 16-year old boy had been arrested at an address in west London on Thursday and was later released on bail. Share This ArticleRelated ArticleTalkTalk cyber attack: British police arrests fourth accusedAfter TalkTalk attack, Vodafone UK sa

UC Browser has announced a partnership with Amazon India for exclusive Diwali shopping offers and deals
UC browser, the web browser from UCWEB and a part of China’s Alibaba Mobile Business group has announced an exclusive partnership with Amazon India for a 14 day Diwali Shopping Carnival. The browser, during its carnival will offer attractive discounts and sales to users ahead of Diwali.
The exclusive partnership will be running through November 2 to 15 and lucky UC Browser users will ge

Swipe Elite 2 comes with a 4.5-inch qHD IPS Display and dual 4G SIM.
Swipe Technologies has announced the launch of its new Elite 2 smartphone. It will be available from November 8 on Flipkart for Rs 4,666.
Swipe is also hosting a promotional offer in which the phone will be available for Uber customers in Pune, Hyderabad, Bangalore and Delhi, a week before the launch.
The smartphone comes with a 4.5-inch qHD IPS display and support dual 4G SIMs. It runs on a 64 bit 1.3 GHz quad-core processor

NASA has released a complete image of  Pluto taken by the New Horizons spacecraft. (Source: NASA/JHUAPL/SwRI)
In September, NASA had released some stunning close-ups of Pluto as taken by the New Horizons spacecraft. One of those was an incomplete image of Pluto’s crescent lit by the sun, and now NASA has released the full image, which shows Pluto in all its glory.
According to a press statement by NASA, “this image was made just 15 minutes after New Horizons’ closest appr

Aircel has announced that it will roll out 3G services in 61 towns by end of December
India’s leading private telecom service provider, Aircel, today announced an aggressive expansion plan of its 3G network in Bihar by adding 61 new towns to its network by December this year, an official said.
For expanding its 3G services, Aircel will set up 600 towers across Bihar to provide seamless connectivity to its constantly growing subscriber base, Aircel Bihar’s business head Hitendra Kuma

Scott Kelly now officially holds the record for longest time spent in space by an American astronaut (Source: Wikipedia)
Scott Kelly, the commander of the International Space Station, on Thursday clocked 216 days in orbit to surpass the previous record for the longest single flight by a US astronaut.
Kelly surpassed the previous record of 215 days set by the Spanish-American astronaut Michael Lopez-Alegria in 2007, media reported.
Kelly’s stint on the station is scheduled to last 342 days

Nexus 6P is the top-end smartphone from Google for 2015, but it is not easy to repair.
Google’s Nexus 6P is definitely the new premium smartphone from Google and Huawei, but repairing this premium phone will not be an easy task, according to iFixit.
An iFixit teardown has given the new Nexus 6P a repairability score of 2 out of 10, where 10 indicates that the phone can be easily fixed. The good thing, according to iFixit, is the solid external construction of the phone which should i

WeChat has announced group video calling feature and the group notices feature for both Android and iOS users.
WeChat has rolled out two new features for both Android and iOS to engage more users on its platform. While the Free Video Group chat option will allow users to simultaneously video/audio chat with 9 other users; Group Notices enables users to post messages or notices in a group.
The Group Video chat option will be appearing in the ‘+’ menu. A user can invite up to 9 other

Microsoft brings Skype integration to Office online allowing users to chat with Skype contacts while working on documents online (Source: Microsoft)
Microsoft has announced that it will bring Skype voice and video integration directly into Office online next month. Microsoft had announced this feature with Office 2016 allowing users to co-author documents in real-time and chat with co-authors via Skype.
The new integration will be available for all Office Online services like Word, Excel, Power

Apple leads the overall tablet market, but shipments have declined in the sector, says a new IDC report.
The tablet market continues to decline for the fourth straight quarter, says a new report by research firm IDC. According to IDC, the tablet shipments stood at 48.7 million units in Q3 of 2015 , which is a fall of 12.6% year over year.
The IDC report, states that growth opportunities have shrunk for tablet manufactures are mature markets like North America, Western Europe, and Asia/Paci

Google’s parent company Alphabet plans to do business in China, says co-founder Sergey Brin.
Google parent Alphabet may do business in China following the reorganisation of the technology giant, co-founder Sergey Brin has said.
Brin, who is president of Alphabet, told the Wall Street Journal yesterday that the new organisational structure would allow each unit autonomy on the matter. “Each Alphabet business can make its own decisions on which countries to operate in,” Brin was

In an open letter to Zuckerberg, the savetheinternet team said it’s “a matter of distress” that Facebook through its internet.org platform and lobbying on regulatory consultations, has sought to undermine Net neutrality in India.
Even as Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg expressed commitment to Net neutrality, volunteers of savetheinternet.in have raised questions over the internet.org platform.
In an open letter to Zuckerberg, the savetheinternet team said it’s “a

Facebook founder & CEO Mark Zuckerberg on Thursday hosted a luncheon meeting with MPs and discussed issues like net neutrality and zero-rating.
Facebook founder & CEO Mark Zuckerberg on Thursday hosted a luncheon meeting with political and industry leaders to discuss various matters, including the controversial issue of net neutrality and zero-rating.
Those present at the meeting included DIPP Secretary Amitabh Kant, Parliamentary Standing Committee on IT Chairman Anurag Thakur, Departm

Chrome OS will be merged with Android, says a new report.
Google plans to merge its Chrome OS for laptops with Android, says a report in the Wall Street Journal, which quotes people who are familiar with the company’s plans.
According to the report, Google engineers have been working on the plan for the last two years and the new single OS will be launched in 2017, although an early build could be revealed by next year.  The new version will allow PC users to access the Google Play S

Yu Yutopia could come with a better screen resolution than the OnePlus, if one were to go by the latest teaser from the company.
Micromax’s Yu Televentures has been put out a new teaser for its upcoming Yutopia smartphone where it has taken another potshot at the OnePlus 2. A Facebook post on the official Yu page reads, “Calling a 1080p Display a 2016 Flagship killer? ‪#‎WhySettle‬ ‪#‎YUTOPIA‬,” followed by a picture of the OnePlus 2.
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A GoPro Hero 3+ camera is seen in this file photo. (Source: Reuters)
GoPro Inc forecast lower-than-expected revenue for the fourth quarter, due to lower demand for its recently launched flagship cameras and lack of new products for the crucial holiday quarter.
Shares of the company, which also forecast adjusted profit for the quarter well below analysts’ estimate, slumped 18.6 percent in extended trading on Wednesday.
GoPro Chief Executive Nicholas Woodman said weaker-than-expected demand

Apple TV starts at $149 and will start shipping this Friday. (Source: Reuters)
Apple’s loyal army of software developers is joining the tech giant in its bid to conquer the living room with a new version of Apple TV, creating apps for the big screen that they hope will attract users and unlock a rich source of revenue.
A long-awaited update to Apple TV, which launched in 2007, will start shipping in 80 countries on Friday.
Apple views apps as the future of television. An App Store is the

OnePlus India general manager Vikas Agarwal on the new OnePlus X, Make in India plans and more.
OnePlus today introduced its third smartphone in the Indian market in the form of OnePlus X. While the new smartphone targets the sub-Rs 20,000 mass market, OnePlus is not too keen on entering the highly competitive sub-Rs 10,000 budget market. OnePlus X again tries to woo fans with an attractive spec sheet, but the focus is more on the overall flagship-like premium feel and caters to 5-inch segment.