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The latest technology news, product launches, software updates and industry changes, explained with relevance for India.
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Samsung One UI 9 Update: New Features, Galaxy Phones and How to Check for It
Samsung One UI 9 is rolling out with new Galaxy AI, camera and security features. Here is what changed, which phones are included and how to check for it.
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Google Gemini Hacking Test Explained: What Really Happened
Google says its Gemini model got into three real companies during a cybersecurity test in May 2026. The Wall Street Journal reported the story around 18 September. Google then confirmed the basics to the BBC and Reuters. This was not the Gemini app on your phone going rogue. An outside testing firm ran a capture-the-flag…
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Apple Event 2026 Roundup: Everything Apple Announced
Apple announced the iPhone Duo, iPhone 18 Pro, Apple Watch Series 12, Apple Watch Ultra 4 and AirPods 5. Here is what matters from the event.
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Apple’s Next iPhone Event Is September 9: What to Expect
Archive note: This preview was written before the September 9 event. The Apple event roundup covers the products Apple subsequently announced. Apple scheduled its September iPhone event for Wednesday, September 9, 2026, at 10 a.m. Pacific Time. For viewers in India, that was 10:30 p.m. IST on September 9. Apple called the event “Surprise and…
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MobiKwik Denies Security Breach While User Data is Up for Grabs on the Dark Web
There have been multiple reports circulating for over a month now in regard to a possible breach of MobiKwik’s servers. The company maintains that no breach has occurred. The alleged hack was initially reported by security researcher Rajshekhar Rajaharia on twitter earlier this month but until recently there were no means to verify the claims.…
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Indian Redditors Continue To Raise Voice Against Whitehat Jr’s Attempt To Quell Criticism
Byju’s Whitehat Jr, a rapidly growing EdTech startup from India, has been at the center of Pradeep Poonia’s attention for the past several weeks. The company has since filed a Rs. 20 Crore defamation suit against him at the highest court in the country.We got in touch with Poonia back when we saw his posts…
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India Bans 59 Popular Chinese Apps Amidst Tension With China
The government of India has announced a ban on several popular Chinese apps including TikTok with immediate effect. The growing tension with China along the border has led to this unprecedented move. While these apps are among the few that are shady in their behavior it remains to be seen how effective the ban turns…
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Walmart Silently Lists Two New Onn Tablets Powered by Android 10 With a Pro Moniker
Amazon’s Fire range of tablets have been ruling the budget Android tablet segment for a while now since there were no cheap alternatives. Walmart previously launched their Onn series of tablets running a near stock version of Android certified by Google but they have been pretty underwhelming and remained unpopular. Walmart is now back with…
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OnePlus 6T Announced With On-Screen Fingerprint Sensor And A Smaller Notch
OnePlus has topped its previous flagship device once again, with more new features and innovations. OnePlus Founder and CEO Pete Lau took to the stage in Delhi to unveil the company’s latest offering, OnePlus 6T. With OnePlus’s 6-month release cycle, T updates usually come with incremental upgrades. However, this one feels huge. The biggest change…
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Nvidia Announces RTX Series, Available For Pre-Orders In India
After weeks of teasing, Nvidia’s Turing GPUs are finally here. At Gamescom 2018 in Germany, Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang announced three new GPUs: RTX 20180 Ti, RTX 2018, and RTX 2070 as successors to GTX 1080 Ti, GTX 1080, and GTX 1070. The biggest addition to the GPU is Ray Tracing, which Nvidia claims it…
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Cryptocurrency, Blockchain and the Union Budget 2018
Arun Jaitely, the finance minister of India, has formally presented the union budget 2018-19 in the lok Sabha today. While we are in no position to either analyze or comment on most of the schemes or announcements made today we need to clarify the stand the Government has taken on cryptocurrency since most of the…
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OnePlus giving away 10,000 Star Wars: The Last Jedi tickets to the community
Its hard to believe that its been just 3 years since OnePlus had entered the Indian market. To celebrate this, OnePlus is giving away 10,000 tickets for Star Wars: The Last Jedi to the community. The giveaway will be done in two phases on 13th and 15th December at 10am on oneplusstore.in and Paytm. Also, to…
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OnePlus announces Star Wars edition 5T
OnePlus, which just released the OnePlus 5T last month is already out with another product. But this time, it’s rather special. OnePlus teased a Star Wars Edition for the OnePlus 5T at the Bangalore Comic Con and the crowd went crazy! Here’s the video of the teaser played at the Comic Con: The new phone…
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Mozilla Announces Plan To Support Open Source Projects In India, To Invest ₹1 Crore
Mozilla, known for their Firefox browser, took to their blog to announce their plans to support open source projects in India. Mozilla has been involved in supporting various open source project over the years but this is the first time they have announced such an initiative for Indians. This comes under their newly launched…
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NVIDIA announces Final Fantasy XV for PC and PUBG improvements at Gamescom
NVIDIA has teamed up with Square Enix to bring a stunning version of the much awaited Final Fantasy XV to PC Gamers. Previously it was exclusive to the Playstation 4. The game comes to PC with a bunch of NVIDIA tricks up its sleeve. Square Enix has used their Luminous Engine along with NVIDIA’s GameWorks…
