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Cyber attacks targeting a little known internet infrastructure company, Dyn, disrupted access to dozens of websites on Friday, preventing some users from accessing PayPal, Twitter and Spotify.
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Creating a 3-D replica of someone's hand complete with all five fingerprints and breaking into a secure vault sounds like a plot from a James Bond movie.

Jointly developed by EPCA, Delhi's municipal corporations and concerned departments from Uttar Pradesh, Delhi and Haryana, the app provides a public platform to report the incidents causing air pollution.

The remarkable new theory suggests the clouds are linked to 170-mph "air bombs" -- capable of bringing down planes and ships.

Expanding its "Galaxy On Series" portfolio, Samsung India on Friday launched a mid-segment smartphone "Galaxy On Nxt" for Rs 18,490 in India.
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Starting October 30, all Vodafone India customers travelling anywhere in the country will get free incoming calls.

The LYF F1 smartphone is powered by a 64 bit octa-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 617 processor with processor with 3GB of RAM and 32GB internal memory.

Airtel data services have been "fully restored" and are now running normally.

Creating a ripple in the mid-segment smartphone market, Reliance Retail on Friday launched a feature-packed smartphone+ LYF F1 at Rs 13,999.
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US tech giant Microsoft has set up a cybersecurity engagement centre (CSEC) in the Delhi-NCR region that will help it work with partners to identify and respond to cyber threats in the country.
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Before this FUP limit is reached, Reliance Jio customers will get 4G LTE speeds on the Jio network.

The smartphone started to emit smoke on Tuesday, shortly after its owner tried to detach the battery at a security check point for international flights, Xinhua news agency reported.
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The South Korean electronics giant discontinued the Note 7 -- one of its key iPhone challengers -- on October 11 following reports that replacements for combustible models were also catching fire.

Move over Samsung's bursting devices, as an Australian surfer has claimed that an exploding iPhone 7 has destroyed his car while he was out in the water, and released a video footage for the same.
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Move over Samsung's bursting devices, as an Australian surfer has claimed that an exploding iPhone 7 has destroyed his car while he was out in the water, and released a video footage for the same.
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With the Switch, YouPorn asks the obvious question to Nintendo, “Can we watch Porn on it?”

When Google launched artificial intelligence (AI)-powered premium devices Pixel and Pixel XL earlier this month, the message was clear: The device with the personal Google Assistant built right in sounded the threat bugle for Apple iPhone 7 and 7 Plus.The post Google Pixel XL: Real, direct competition to the Apple iPhone 7 appeared first on The Financial Express.

Nintendo Switch is both a home and handheld modular console.

The company is offering an amazing 21-megpixel rear camera with DSLR features and also features a dual-tone LED flash.

Jaguar Land Rover, Ford and Tata Motors are testing connected cars which can communicate with each other using technology designed to speed up journeys and cut accidents, the first such trials in Britain.
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