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1. Samsung Galaxy Tab S2 priced at Rs 39,400 </br> Korean electronics giant Samsung recently released its flagship 9.7″ tablet – Galaxy Tab S2 – priced at Rs 39,400. The new device is redesigned and an upgrade over the Galaxy Tab S 10.5. The device-maker has made this tablet thinner and lighter than its predecessor, which has resulted in making the new device a more comfortable product to hold for longer durations. The display is superior and yet less expensive. The technology, called Active Matrix Organic LED, allows each pixel in displays of this type to glow on its own; so no back light is necessary, and screens can be easily used outdoors, even in direct sunlight. The tablet has a density of 264 pixels per inch (ppi), which is fairly high keeping in mind the competition. While the iPad Air 2 has near to same ppi, the Microsoft Surface 3 has 213 pixel density.
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2. MTS launches Net-calls scheme for WhatsApp, Viber, Google Chat priced at Rs 499 </br> Sistema Shyam Teleservices (SSTL) that offers mobile phone and internet services under the brand name MTS on Monday announced special tariff plans for phone calls made through internet, at prices as low as 10 paise per minute for domestic or international calls. The special plans are targeted at phone calls using any over-the-top (OTT) voice messaging app services such as WhatsApp, Viber, Google Chat, Facebook Messenger, and Skype amongst others. A 5GB data pack would cost a pre-paid subscriber about Rs 499, which translates into 5,000 minutes of phone calls using internet-based services, Sistema Shyam said in a statement. Similarly, postpaid customers can opt for rental plans starting Rs 599 for 10 GB data, it said.
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3. 10 Motorola smartphones to get Google's Android Marshmallow </br> Motorola through its official blog post announced its plan to roll out the latest Android Marshmallow OS upgrade to its existing smartphones. The new Android version will be rolled out to Nexus smartphones next week. While Motorola was quick to announce its plans with Marshmallow, the company did not reveal any timeline for the same. Here are the phones that will be getting Android Marshmallow update: Moto X Pure Edition, Moto X Style, Moto X Play, Moto X2, Moto G3, Moto G2, Moto Turbo, DROID Turbo, Moto MAXX, Nexus 6. However, Moto E users are left stranded. Even the new Moto E buyers are not included in the update list.
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4. Google Nexus 5X, Nexus 6P is likely to arrive in India on October 13 </br> Internet giant Google’s newly-launched Nexus 5X and Nexus 6P will start selling in India between October 10-14, two days before iPhone 6s and iPhone 6s Plus go on sale in the country. According to sources, the new Nexus smartphones — Huawei Nexus 6P and LG Nexus 5X — priced in the US at $499 (Rs 32,450) and $379 (Rs 24,650) will be launched on October 13.
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5. Cheating isn’t so serious when done on Facebook with social media games </br> A team of researchers exploring how players bend the rules in social media games and judge others for doing the same has found that cheaters sometimes prosper on Facebook. What does it mean to cheat in a Facebook game like FarmVille? Is it any different from breaking the rules in a traditional videogame like World of Warcraft? New research shows that players often dismiss the seriousness of social network games, meaning cheating isn’t so serious when it’s done on Facebook. 151 social media gamers between the ages of 18 and 70 were polled. They asked them to respond to questions about why people would choose to cheat on a social media game.
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6. Top 4 things that don’t work for Samsung Galaxy Tab S2 </br> Samsung Galaxy Tab S2 was launched some time back in India priced at Rs 39,400. While it could well be the best Android tablet available in the Indian market today because it boasts a powerful display and fast processor, here are some things that do not work for the tab. Here they are: 1. Samsung Galaxy Tab S2 looks sturdy and compact with its metal rims and upper glass body, but the build quality seems to have taken a hit with the plastic rear; 2. Samsung Galaxy Tab S2 screen size has been toned down from 10.5″ to 9.7″. Although a squarer display is a boon for productivity, watching video on the 16:10 display is better; 3. Although Samsung has put in its Split View in the Galaxy Tab S2, more productive combinations are absent as Android in itself doesn’t support the feature. A good example of the combination would be a browser and Microsoft Word;4. Samsung Galaxy Tab S2 rear camera has low performance when it comes to moving objects, and there’s no flash.
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7. Amazon to no longer sell Chromecast and Apple TV </br> Amazon today said it will stop selling Apple TV and Google Chromecast devices that compete with the online retail titan’s own media-streaming hardware. The reason given for the move was an intent to focus on devices that play well with Amazon Prime video service, which the Seattle-based company has been ramping up with original shows and content partnerships. “Over the last three years, Prime Video has become an important part of (Amazon subscription service) Prime,” an Amazon spokesperson said in an email response to an AFP inquiry. “It’s important that the streaming media players we sell interact well with Prime Video in order to avoid customer confusion.”
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The technology sector is the largest private sector employer in the country with 3.5 million people, and the second biggest in the country in terms of number of people employed, after Indian Railways.(Image: Reuters)
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9. Google patents holograms for head mounted display </br> Imagine a pair of glasses that project a virtual map as you walk down a new road, or turn your office into a gaming arena where you fight out zombies! A new patent application by Google could make it possible. Google has published a patent application for using holograms in a head mounted display like Google Glass, which could create augmented reality experiences that superimpose computer-generated imagery (CGI) over the real world. Filed in March last year, the patent shows Google’s research into how it could merge its head mounted display technology with augmented reality, ‘Tech Crunch’ reported.
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10. Intex to set up Rs 1,000-cr smartphone manufacturing facility in Gr Noida </br> Domestic mobile phone maker Intex will invest Rs 1,000 crore to set up a manufacturing facility at Greater Noida in Uttar Pradesh as it looks to end dependence on imports to meet its demand. The facility, spread over 20 lakh square feet area, would be ready in three years and will have a capacity to produce 35 million phones. It will also produce LED televisions, washing machines and other computer peripherals. The company believes in promoting manufacturing in India and is making about a million phones per month, Intex Technologies Head, Manufacturing, Amitabh Khurana said.
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