BlackBerry Priv

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BlackBerry Priv: Smartphone to Be Released for Verizon and T-Mobile, Reports Say

BlackBerry Priv was released exclusively through AT&T in November. The Android-powered smartphone is set to become available through Verizon and T-Mobile in January, multiple outlets reported.

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3-D Printing: Researchers Create $100 Smartphone-Powered 3-D Printer

Built by Jeng Ywam-Jeng, a team of graduate students and a research assistant, the printer uses new photopolymer that uses light emitted from a smartphone to cure the resin instead of lasers.

Reliance Jio

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Reliance Jio: Company Rolls Out 4G Service to Employees at Launch Event in Navi Mumbai

Shah Rukh Khan and AR Rahman hosted the employee launch at Reliance Corporate Park for around 35,000 people, outlets reported. The commercial launch of the service is expected in 2016.

Samsung Galaxy S7

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Galaxy S7: Leak Allegedly Shows Images of Samsung Smartphone Set for Early 2016 Release

Leaked images from an internal presentation show the Galaxy S7 is scheduled to go on sale in February, SlashGear reported. Last year’s Galaxy S6 went on sale in April.

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Central Railway: Organization Introduces 1st Train With Modified Seats

On Sunday, the Central Railway introduced the first train with modified seats that can reportedly accommodate 336 more commuters than before.

Apple

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Apple: Tech Company Seeks Another $180 Million in Damages From Samsung in Ongoing Patent Dispute

Apple filed a court motion Wednesday seeking interest and supplemental damages related to five smartphone models sold after 2012. Samsung recently agreed to a $548 million payment.

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WhatsApp: Leaked Images Appear to Show Video-Calling Feature for Mobile Messaging Service

The German Apple blog Macerkopf.de published screenshots on Monday appearing to show a video-calling feature it says is currently in development. WhatsApp has not announced any such feature.

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Office 2016: New Software Update Causes 'Normal' Word Template to Stop Loading Properly, Report Says

The new patch renames the "normal" template on Word 2016 so user customizations stop loading automatically, ZDNet reported. The report says the error can be fixed relatively quickly.

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Google: Technology Company to Partner With Ford Motors to Build Self-Driving Cars, Report Says

The project would be an independent joint venture between the two companies and is set to be announced during the Consumer Electronics Show in January, Yahoo Autos reported Monday.

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Mars: Study Says Gullies on Planet Caused by Dry Ice and Not by Water

French scientists wrote in the journal Nature Geoscience that frozen carbon dioxide defrosting likely caused the channels that cross the surface of Mars.

Toshiba

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Toshiba: Company Expected to Post Net Loss of $4.1 Billion for Current Fiscal Year, Reports Say

Toshiba's shortfall is in large part due to reorganization costs following an April accounting scandal in which it was discovered the company overstated profits, media outlets report.

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Toshiba: Company Expected to Post Net Loss of $4.1 Billion for Current Fiscal Year, Reports Say

Toshiba's shortfall is in large part due to reorganization costs following an April accounting scandal in which it was discovered the company overstated profits, media outlets report.

Telenor

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Telenor: Telecommunications Company Says It Has Crossed 200 Million Mobile Subscribers Mark

Telenor announced in a statement Thursday that it had topped 200 million mobile subscribers across 13 international markets, with 24 percent of that number hailing from India.

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Miss Universe: Miss Philippines Wins Beauty Pageant After Miss Colombia Mistakenly Named Winner

Pia Alonzo Wurtzbach was crowned Miss Universe Sunday in Las Vegas after host Steve Harvey mistakenly named Miss Colombia Ariadna Guiterrez the winner.

PLUTO

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Pluto: NASA Releases Color Images of Planet's Surface and Heart

NASA's New Horizons probe took images in July of the dwarf planet's heart-shaped region known as Tombaugh Regio. The images were taken 9,550 miles from Pluto's surface.

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DataWind: Company to Launch 4G Mobile Device for Rs 3000, CEO Says

The device, offered with a year of free unlimited 4G browsing, will be launched by February, CEO Suneet Singh Tuli told the Press Trust of India. It will not include free downloads or video streaming.

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Sundar Pichai: Google CEO Could Introduce Android V2 During Visit to India, Reports Say

"Indians are coming online at an astonishing rate with affordable smartphones," the invite for the event on Dec. 16 said. Outlets report the invite hints at a product announcement.

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Indian Regional Navigation Satellite System: Scientists Discuss India's 7-Satellite Navigation System

The Indian Space Research Organization expects the system to be operational by July 2016, to send signals worldwide and to be accurate to nearly 20 meters. Four satellites are already in orbit.

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Flipkart: 23 Company Employees Earn More Than Rs 10 Million, Company Says in Filing

The consumer arm of India's biggest e-commerce firm paid over Rs 10 million in annual salary to 23 employees last year, The Economic Times reports. Employee benefit expenses tripled to Rs 476 crore.

Apple

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Apple: Company to Announce Apple Watch 2 and New iPhone Model at March Event, Report Says

Apple will introduce the Apple Watch 2 and a new iPhone model, which could feature a 4-inch screen, at an event in March, 9to5Mac reported Tuesday. Apple has not announced any upcoming events.

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HTC Vive: HTC Delays Release of Virtual Reality Headset Until April

HTC said Tuesday the headset will not be commercially available until April. The company also said it remains focused on "delivering the very best experience possible for a consumer release."

Microsoft Lumia

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Microsoft Lumia: Technology Company Releases Windows 10 LTE Smartphone in Europe

The Windows 10 Lumia 550 is priced at $139 and is set to arrive in other regions in the next few weeks. The phone's Microsoft apps and features include Office, Cortana and OneDrive.

Firefox OS Smartphones

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Firefox OS Smartphones: Mozilla to Stop Selling and Developing Product

"We weren’t able to offer the best user experience possible and so we will stop offering Firefox OS smartphones through carrier channels," a statement from Mozilla officials said.

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Ratan Tata: Ex-Tata Group Chairman Says Education and Job Satisfaction Can Help Reduce Intolerance

"Education, job satisfaction, are all which will help in reducing intolerance as it will be replaced by knowledge and rationality," Tata said Sunday, adding that India "believes in harmony."

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Paytm: Mobile Payment Company Acquires Startup Near.in for About $2 Million, Report Says

Paytm bought online home services provider Near.in in a cash and stock deal estimated to be between US$1.5 million and US$2 million, the Economic Times reports. It's the company's first acquisition.

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Google: Company Files Patent for ‘Needle-Free Blood Draw’ System

The system's design will be similar to a smartwatch and can be worn on a wrist or used as a hand-held device to take blood samples, according to Google's pending patent published Friday

The blood-sucking smartwatch would also cause as little pain as possible, even compared with the current glucose meters that ‘pin prick’ your finger.

It remains unclear when and whether the device will hit the market, but it’s not Google’s first attempt to reach out to diabetics.

Google – along with the Pharmacy giant Novartis – is now developingsmart contact lenses, wirelessly connected to mobile devices, that will monitor blood sugar levels, and another lens set to treat far-sightedness.

The technology involves non-invasive sensors, microchips and other mini-electronics embedded within the lens.

Google said there may be other uses for the smart lenses, and only recently sent a patent for a lens with a built-in camera.

In other health care tech novelties, Google launched its Google Fit application that puts the user’s health characteristics from various devices and applications into one place.

The World Health Organisation estimates that 9 percent of adults over 18 years old live with diabetes, and 1.5 million people died from by the disease in 2015 alone.

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Nokia: Technology Company's Upcoming Virtual Reality Camera to Cost $60,000

The Ozo camera, which captures 360-degree video and spacial audio, is designed to make 3-D films and games for virtual reality head sets. The camera is expected to ship in early 2016.

Lenovo

Lenovo: PC Manufacturer to Partner With Razer on New Line of Gaming PCs and Hardware

The company announced the Razer Edition of the Lenovo Y Series at DreamHack Winter 2015 in Sweden. The first edition of the series is projected to launch at CES 2016 in January

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Sony: Company Reportedly Unlocks PlayStation 4's 7th CPU Processing Core for Developers

Sony Computer Entertainment may have recently updated the console's software development kit, enabling developers to use the seventh core to increase game performance, DualShockers reported.

Li-Fi

Li-Fi: Internet Access Source Uses Visible Light and Is 100 Times Faster Than Wi-Fi, Reports Say

Deepak Solanki, CEO of Velmenni, a company which began Li-Fi trials in their office space, told International Business Times the technology should be available to consumers in three to four years

After success of wireless data transmission technology Wi-Fi, scientists are coming with a new age technology ‪#‎Li_Fi‬.

'#Li_Fi' is a lot faster than what we are currently getting from Wi-Fi. In Lab conditions, researchers claimed to achieve the speeds of 224 gigabits per second by testing #Li_Fi technology.

Researchers believe that #Li_Fi is capable of sending data up to 1GB per second which is 100 times quicker than average Wi-Fi networks.

Shiv Sena: Party Leader Offers Reward to Anyone Who Slaps Aamir Khan, Reports Say

Rajeev Tandon, leader of the Punjab unit of the Shiv Sena, offered a Rs. 1 lakh reward Wednesday to anyone who slaps Aamir Khan for his remarks about intolerance in India, news outlets reported.

During the protest, Shiv Sena workers allegedly used derogatory language against the actor and burnt his photographs.

"From Dilip Kumar to Shah Rukh Khan and Aamir, we gave each of them a lot of love. However, the statements coming from them make us feel as if we have nurtured snakes," Kadam said.

Pluto: NASA Releases New Images Showing What a Day on the Dwarf Planet Looks Like

The 10 images released Friday of Pluto and its moon Charon from the New Horizons spacecraft’s July 14 flyby show their full 153.6-hour day, which equates to 6.4 days on Earth.

Multiple images show the dwarf planet from 10 angles, offering details of Pluto’s many features.

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Paris: Over 120 People Killed in Attacks Across City; Attackers Thought to Be Dead, Officials Say

At least 100 people were killed during a hostage situation at a rock concert, which was among several attacks Friday, police said. President François Hollande declared a state of emergency.

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#ModiInUK: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi Arrives in United Kingdom for 3-Day Visit

Modi met with Prime Minister David Cameron to discuss economic policy. Modi will also meet with Queen Elizabeth II, address Parliament and meet with representatives from British companies.

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Vodafone: Company Says It Is Preparing for 'Potential' Initial Public Offering in India

The telecommunications giant said revenue in India has increased 11.2 percent to Rs 22,902 crore in the first half of the fiscal year, and its customer base has grown 8.2 percent to over 188 million.

When I recently reviewed the Vodafone Smart First 6, I thought it was the last in a new range of smartphones from Vodafone. However, Vodafone has released yet another budget smartphone, this time named the Smart Speed 6, and costing £50. We will see how it compares with Vodafone's other budget offerings. Vodafone have released several devices in recent months, so it may be worth clarifying the full contingent of Vodafone products - as there are now 5 devices all bearing the 'Smart' family name. 

Google

Google: Company Says It Will End Chrome Support for 5 Operating Systems by April 2016

Google announced Tuesday that it plans to end Chrome support for Windows XP, Windows Vista, OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard, OS X 10.7 Lion and OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion next year due to security risks.

"Google rightly explained that 'such older platforms are missing critical security updates,' 'have a greater potential to be infected by viruses and malware,' and 'are no longer actively supported by Microsoft and Apple.' If you want to receive the latest Chrome versions and features, the company thus advises you to move to a newer operating system."

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GSAT-15: Indian Communication Satellite Launches From French Guiana

The Indian Space Research Organization announced that their latest satellite launched successfully Wednesday morning. The satellite was carried into orbit onboard an Arianespace rocket.

Maggi

Meri Maggi up for grabs through Snapdeal 'flash sale',

Snapdeal is seeking pre-registrations of buyers for the instant noodles brand that made a comeback today after a gap of 5 months.

Dilwale

And it's here. THE most awaited trailer of the year Dilwale starring Shah Rukh Khan, Kajol, Varun  Dhawan & Kriti Sanon.

And here it is! Some love stories never end... Presenting to you, the much anticipated‪#‎DilwaleTrailer‬! Watch it now!

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Bihar Election

Bihar has voted and they’ve voted decisively. The verdict is in favour of the Mahagatbhandan with Lalu Prasad’s RJD powering the alliance to over 140 seats (leads) according to data that’s available for now.

Early morning trends had shown the NDA taking a significant lead, but the JD(U) was quick to catch up once counting shifted from postal ballots to electronic voting machine votes.

As of 2.15 pm, the RJD is leading in 75 seats, the JD(U) in 70, the Congress in 24 and the BJP in 52.

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Arundathi Roy: Author Returns 1989 National Prize for Best Screenplay in Protest of Government

The "God of Small Things" author won the award for the film "In Which Annie Gives It Those Ones." In an Indian Express column, Roy wrote about millions of Indians "being forced to live in terror."

Kung Fu Panda 3: DreamWorks Animation Releases Trailer for Upcoming Movie

Kung Fu Panda 3: DreamWorks Animation Releases Trailer for Upcoming Movie

"Kung Fu Panda 3" features the voices of Jack Black, Angelina Jolie, Dustin Hoffman, Bryan Cranston and Seth Rogen. The animated movie is set to arrive in the U.S. and China on Jan. 29.

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J.K. Rowling: Writer Says She Is Working on New Children's Book

"I have written part of a children's book that I really love, so there will be another children's book," Rowling told BBC in an interview about her new adult novel, "Career of Evil."

Fantastic Beasts

Your exclusive first look at the magical Harry Potter prequel Fantastic Beasts is finally here!

Sahitya Akademi

Sahitya Akademi: Group of Writers Sends Letter of Protest to National Academy of Letters

"This is an urgent matter at this moment of spiraling hatred and intolerance," 41 writers wrote to the Akademi. Numerous writers have returned their state awards due the recent killings of writers.

HIV

HIV: 1st Trial Aiming to Cure Virus With Umbilical Cord Stem Cells Set to Begin, Reports Say

The National Organization of Transplants in Madrid recently said it plans to begin treating its first HIV-positive patient between December and January, news outlets reported.