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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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."

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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.

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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