Apple's iOS 14.2 GM Update for Beta Testers Fixes Incorrect Notification Alert, Photos Widget (Tech)

The iOS 14.2 Beta brings a revamped now playing controls to the lock screen alongside redesigned AirPlay 2 controls in Control Center. Apple is slated to release its stable version this week.

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Amazon Great Indian Festival Gifting Happiness Days Sale: All The Bank Offers And Discounts You Can Avail (Tech)

Amazon is offering 10 percent instant discount on a range of smartphones and more with Citibank, Kotak Mahindra Bank, and ICICI debit and credit card. Banks offers during the Gifting Happiness Days sale valid till November 4.

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Amazon Echo Dot (2020) Review: Attractive Personality And Hasn’t Forgotten Any Of The Brilliance (Tech)

The new Amazon Echo Dot is priced at Rs 4,499 but you can get deals on Amazon.in with the Great Indian Festival Sale bringing some rather cool discounts and offers. The fourth generation is replacing the third-generation Echo Dot. It is the end of one era and the beginning of another.

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How To Set Up Apple One Bundles At Rs 195 Onwards; Good Deals But Power Users Will Feel Ignored (Tech)

In India, at this time, Apple One is available in the Individual pack priced at Rs 195 per month and the Family pack that costs Rs 365 per month. You can activate these now on your iPhone or iPad and access these services on all platforms they are available on.

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Amazon Drops French Black Friday Ad Campaign As Lockdown Starts (Tech)

Amazon is withdrawing advertising for preBlack Friday discounts in France, after the government said the campaign was unfair to small shops at time when a coronavirus lockdown has forced them to close.

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Micromax In 1, In 1A to Feature 48MP Quad Camera, Price May Begin at Rs 6,999 (Tech)

The Micromax In 1 and Micromax In 1A will be the comeback phones for the Indian smartphone OEM, and its first two phones are slated to fall in the price bracket of Rs 7,000 to Rs 15,000.

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Ahead Of U.S. Election, Facebook Suspends Political And New Group Recommendations (Tech)

Facebook Inc confirmed on Friday it was temporarily halting recommendations for all political groups and any new groups in the runup to Tuesday's U.S. presidential election.

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U.S. Says Iranian Hackers Behind Threatening Emails Accessed Voter Data (Tech)

U.S. officials said late Friday that the Iranian hackers behind a wave of threatening emails sent to thousands of Americans earlier this month successfully accessed voter data.

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Twitter Unfreezes New York Post Account Days After Backlash From Republican Lawmakers (Tech)

Twitter said on Friday it had changed its policy and lifted a freeze it placed on the account of the New York Post after the newspaper published articles about Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden's son.

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Canada Border Agent Says He Received Unusual FBI Phone Call In Huawei CFO U.S. Extradition Case (Tech)

A Canadian border official testified on Friday he received an "out of the ordinary" request from the FBI for the phone number of the supervisor on duty the next day when Huawei Chief Financial Officer Meng Wanzhou was to arrive in Canada.

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Rare Second Full Moon of October Will be First Since World War II to be Seen Across the World (Tech)

The second full moon of the month is a rare sight in itself, but more importantly, it is the first in decades that can be seen from almost everywhere in the world.

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Google Posts 25% Growth in Revenues From Hardware, Google Play and YouTube In September Quarter (Tech)

The Mountain View-based company said it posted $46.2 billion (roughly Rs. 3.44 lakh crores) in total revenues.

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OnePlus to Launch a Special Cyberpunk 2077 Edition OnePlus 8T on November 2 (Tech)

The Cyberpunk 2077 edition of the OnePlus 8T is said to come with similar specifications to the standard OnePlus 8T.

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Indian Army Announces Messaging App SAI with End-to-End Encryption for Texts, Calls (Tech)

The SAI messaging app stands for ‘Secure Application for Internet’, and according to the Ministry of Defence, will work similar to WhatsApp, Telegram and other commercially available apps.

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Apple One Bundled Subscription Launches Today, Here's How Much It Costs in India (Tech)

The Apple One subscription includes services for Apple Music, Apple Arcade, Apple TV+, and iCloud. Its price in India starts at Rs. 195 per month.

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Angry Birds Maker Rovio Reports Profit Jump (Tech)

Rovio Entertainment , maker of the 10yearold "Angry Birds" mobile game series, on Friday reported a 138% jump in thirdquarter adjusted operating profit, helped by lower marketing costs and stable games revenue.

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Poco X3, Redmi Note 9 Pro Max and 10 More Smartphones Now Support Play Services for AR (Tech)

With the latest set of devices, Google has now pushed Play Services for AR on around 42 devices this month via its ARCore SDK.

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Online Education Due to Covid-19 is Causing Massive Spike in Cyber Attacks on Schools, Colleges (Tech)

According to Barracuda Networks, Gmail accounts were the primary medium for hackers to launch phishing attacks as they are easy to register and have a higher reputation among users.

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Apple Posts $64.7 Billion in Revenues in Q4 2020 Earning; Sets New Record in India (Tech)

Apple said that the revenue from its Mac computers and services reached an all-time high in the past quarter.

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Flipkart Big Billion Sale Attracted More Users Than Amazon Great Indian Festival: Report (Tech)

Flipkart's mobile app rose 87 percent this year as compared to last year, while user sessions on Amazon grew about 37 percent.

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LG K92 Debuts as an Affordable 5G Phone With Quad Rear Cameras, Snapdragon 690 SoC (Tech)

The LG K92 5G will go sale starting November 6 in the US via AT&T website. LG is yet share the global availability details of the smartphone.

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Xiaomi Mi 10T Pro Review: It Is A Battle Royale With The OnePlus 8T And Samsung Galaxy S20 FE (Tech)

With a price tag of Rs 39,999 for this spec, the Xiaomi Mi 10T Pro most definitely is in battle with the recently launched OnePlus 8T and the Samsung Galaxy S20 FE. The Mi 10T Pro comes to India in just one variant, albeit with two colour options.

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Apple's Late iPhone Launch Temporarily Wiped $100 Billion Off its Stock Value (Tech)

Apple fell over 5 percent at one point in after-hours trade, wiping $100 billion (roughly Rs. 7.45 lakh crores) from its stock market value.

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Jio Had Widest 4G Network in India in July-Sept, Hyderabad Had Fastest 4G: Ookla (Tech)

India leads the charts among big South Asian nations in terms of 4G availability but trails behind Pakistan in terms of 4G speeds.

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Samsung Patent Hints At A Three-Way Folding Smartphone With Slide-Out Keyboard (Tech)

The Samsung patent has been filed with the Korean Intellectual Property Office and contains eight clear product sketches in addition to a brief description.

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Apple iPhone 12 Pro Goes On Sale On Apple India Online Store: Up To Rs 34,000 For Your Old Phone (Tech)

The iPhone 12 Pro costs Rs. 1,19,900 for the base 128GB storage variant, Rs. 1,29,900 for the 256GB option, and Rs. 1,49,900 for the top spec 512GB storage option. According to estimates on the Apple India online Store, the deliveries for the iPhone 12 should be expected November 12 onwards.

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Apple iPhone 12 On Sale On Apple India Online Store: Trade In Your Old Phone For Up To Rs 22,000 Off (Tech)

The 64GB iPhone 12 is priced at Rs 79,900 while the 128GB iPhone 12 costs Rs 84,900 while the price tag on the 256GB iPhone 12 is Rs 94,900. At this time, the estimates on the Apple India online Store suggest the deliveries for the iPhone 12 will happen November 4 onwards.

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Apple iPhone 12 Starts Shipping Today: All Deals, Cashbacks, and Exchange Offers Across Retailers (Tech)

Apple's official retailers are offering up to Rs. 6,000 cashback on HDFC bank credit cards.

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Apple India Online Store Now Shipping Apple iPhone 12 And iPhone 12 Pro (Tech)

The prices for the iPhone 12 start at Rs 79,900 while the Apple iPhone 12 Pro starts at Rs 1,19,900. According to estimates on the Apple India online Store, deliveries for iPhone 12 will happen November 4 onwards while deliveries for the iPhone 12 Pro should be expected November 12 onwards.

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Apple iPhone 12 Pro Starts Shipping Today: All Cashback, Exchange, and EMI Offers (Tech)

Buyers purchasing the iPhone 12 Pro on Apple's website can avail up to Rs. 34,000 off on exchange via Apple Trade.

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Xbox Series X and Series S Will Play All Xbox One Games; Sorry, Almost All Games (Tech)

An Xbox executive has stated that the company sent over 500,000 hours testing all the playable games on the new Xbox Series X and Series X. The new consoles won't run Kinect titles.

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Instagram To Suspend Recent Content Amplification To Stop Spread Of Fake Election News (Tech)

Facebook Inc's Instagram said on Thursday it was making changes to its image sharing platform to prevent the spread of misinformation around the U.S. presidential election.

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Google Plans To Launch VPN Service For Consumers (Tech)

Alphabet Inc's Google said on Thursday it plans to launch a VPN service for consumers, which would be available with certain subscription plans for its Google One cloud storage services.

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Micromax In-Series Smartphone Design Teased Ahead of November 3 Launch (Tech)

Micromax In smartphones will be powered by MediaTek processors. Micromax and MediaTek have announced a long-term partnership.

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Twitter Topics Launched in India: How to Use It on Web and Android, iOS App (Tech)

Twitter says that the arrival of Topics in India in both Hindi and English, would enable users to engage with content they love and piques their interest.

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Banks Roll Out Robots As Pandemic Shakes Up IT Plans (Tech)

When banks were flooded with loan requests from businesses struggling with the fallout of the coronavirus pandemic, hastily built robots helped several lenders cope with the deluge.

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Chinese Spacecraft Set For Mars Landing In May - State Media (Tech)

A Chinese spacecraft is expected to land on Mars in May, staterun media reported on Thursday, citing a space agency official.

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Twitter Topics Launched in India in Hindi and English to Connect People With Their Interests (Tech)

Twitter Topics is available on both web and app version (Android and iOS) of the micro-blogging platform. Twitter says users can also share the Topics with other through a dedicated sharing option.

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Amazon Great Indian Festival Sale 'Gifting Happiness Days': All Credit Card, Debit Card, and EMI Offers (Tech)

Amazon is offering a 10 percent instant discount on Citi bank, ICICI bank, Kotak Mahindra Bank, and RuPay cards.

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Realme C15 Qualcomm Edition With Snapdragon 460 SoC Debuts in India, Price Starts Rs. 9,499 (Tech)

Realme C15 with MediaTek Helio G35 was launched in India in July this year. The phone packs quad rear cameras, a 6,000mAh battery, and an 8-megapixel front camera.

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COVID And Pollution Are A Deadly Combo: That Is Another Reason To Wear High Quality Masks (Tech)

All these months, you were wearing masks to protect yourself against COVID. You had forgotten about the pollution, hadn’t you? The change of season and its that time of the year again when AQI takes a serious turn for the worse. High quality masks are what you need. Those cheap cloth masks will not do.

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US Antitrust Regulator Loses Bid to Revive Qualcomm Case (Tech)

In a brief order, the US 9th Circuit Court of Appeals said it would not rehear arguments over whether Qualcomm had engaged in anticompetitive patent-licensing practices

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Apple iPhone 12 Includes Hardware to Enable Reverse Wireless Charging, FCC Listing Hints (Tech)

Apple might unlock the reverse wireless charging feature for a future Apple accessory like new AirPods models or AirTags.

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Do Smartwatches Really Help Improve Your Work and Lifestyle, or Are You Being Fooled? (Tech)

We spent two months wearing a smartwatch constantly, even while sleeping, to understand whether despite all the promise, do smartwatches really deliver what companies say they do?

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Samsung Overtakes Xiaomi to Become Top Smartphone Brand in India: Counterpoint Research (Tech)

The Counterpoint Research is contradictory to a similar report from Canalys, which says that Xiaomi remains on the top spot in the Indian smartphone market.

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Samsung Sees Profit Decline On Weak Server Chip Demand After Strong Third-quarter Earnings (Tech)

Samsung Electronics Co Ltd said on Thursday it expects fourthquarter profit to fall due to weak server chip demand and rising smartphone competition, after posting its best quarterly operating profit in two years in the third quarter.

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Flipkart Big Diwali Sale: All Credit Card, No-Cost EMI, and Exchange Offers During Flipkart's Diwali Sale (Tech)

The Flipkart Big Diwali Sale went live for Flipkart Plus subscribers at 12AM today, and will be live for everyone else at 12PM (noon) today.

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Is Apple Speeding Up Search Engine Development As Google Comes Under Increased Antitrust Scrutiny? (Tech)

There are also changes introduced with Apple iOS 14 for the iPhone line-up, which implement Apple’s own search results in some functionality such as when a user searches while swiping down on any of the home screens. These results show Apple’s own search suggestions instead of Google’s search results.

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German Watchdog Launches New Investigation Into Amazon - Report (Tech)

Germany's antitrust authority has launched an investigation into Amazon and Apple over possible anticompetitive behaviour, German Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung daily reported.

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Building Wave Of Ransomware Attacks Strike U.S. Hospitals (Tech)

Eastern European criminals are targeting dozens of U.S. hospitals with ransomware, and federal officials on Wednesday urged healthcare facilities to beef up preparations rapidly in case they are next.

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