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Airtel Launching VoLTE Services Next Week; Watch Out Jio!

September 09, 2017

The pace of customer addition at Reliance Jio Infocom has slowed after it started charging for its services. The development by Airtel will challenge the sole ownership of the new operator and will possibly make the ongoing bloodbath in the telecom sector more interesting.

Samsung Galaxy Tab A2 S press renders leak

September 09, 2017

This week, the company has released the Android 7.0 Nougat update for the Galaxy J7 Prime and Galaxy J7 2016 smartphones. The OTA update for the Galaxy J7 Prime arrives as version G610FDDU1BQH9 and weighs in at 1143.09 MB in size. Up next, the confusingly branded Samsung Galaxy Tab A2 S hardly looks special or unique in freshly leaked super-high-res renders, sporting chunky screen bezels, rounded corners and a presumed plastic build.

CSGO Lotto Scammers Get off with a Slap on the Wrists

September 09, 2017

Trevor " TmarTn " Martin and Thomas " Syndicate " Cassell, two part-owners of CS:GO gambling site CSGOLotto, reached a settlement order yesterday involving a complaint to the Federal Trade Commission ( FTC ) against themselves and their website.

YouTube HDR is available for a bunch of new phones

September 09, 2017

There is surprisingly little content available in HDR though, but it's around if you look. Available via an app update , the HDR YouTube support is now available on Samsung Galaxy Note 8 , Galaxy S8 , Google Pixel , LG V30 , and Sony Xperia XZ Premium .

RED's Hydrogen Holographic Smartphone Uses Leia Light Field Display Tech

September 09, 2017

According to the report , the technology RED is working on comes from a partnership with a display solutions startup named Leia. While RED hasn't unveiled how the holographic-display appears on its smartphone , the company has explained more details regarding how it works.

Battery-Powered Beauty: Jaguar Unveils Electric Version of Iconic E-Type

September 09, 2017

He said the company, which is owned by India's Tata Motors, is embracing "fully electric , plug-in hybrid and mild hybrid vehicles". Jaguar Land Rover CEO Dr Ralph Speth announced that "Our first fully electric performance SUV, the Jaguar I-PACE , goes on sale next year", in a statement coinciding with the electric drivetrain schedule announcement.

LA Noire on Switch more expensive than other versions

September 09, 2017

Aside from that, the Switch version will also feature all additional downloadable content ( DLC ). The PS4 and Xbox One are specifically said to come packing " technical enhancements for greater visual fidelity and authenticity, including enhanced lighting and clouds, new cinematic camera angles, high resolution textures and more ".

First Destiny 2 DLC Leaks, Called Curse Of Osiris

September 09, 2017

As expected, it sounds like significantly more content will be in Curse of Osiris than was featured in The Dark Below , Destiny's first expansion. The new Mercury destination will come with new Adventures, and new story missions. Destiny 2 is now available on PS4 and Xbox One, with a PC release scheduled for October 24, 2017 on PC.

Snapchat's newest media partners: college newspapers

September 09, 2017

The Daily Californian from UC Berkeley, The Battalion from Texas A&M, The Daily Orange from Syracuse, and The Badger Herald from Wisconsin are the four papers that will kick off the new effort. For The University of Wisconsin-Madison's student paper, The Badger Herald , editor in chief Alice Vagun told Business Insider that she expects a "flood" of students to be interested in helping put together their weekly Snapchat edition.

Facebook Is Testing a Tinder-Like Feature on Messenger

September 09, 2017

The page also asked him a question: "Want to meet up with [name redacted] this week?" According to some reports , the feature is now available to a selected audience in Canada and New Zealand. If both of you respond positively, you'll match and Facebook will encourage you to strike up a conversation on Messenger . This means Facebook is telling the truth.

Destiny 2 Guide: How To Get The Sturm Exotic Hand Cannon

September 09, 2017

The guide is as spoiler free as possible, but there may be a couple of details which some may consider minor spoilers below. Available after you complete the main story, this exotic quest is made up of five individual missions. Earn 10 multi-kills against Fallen enemies on Nessus with Drang without reloading. You can reload, but only after you kill 2 or more Fallen in a row, as that will count as 1 point.

Call of Duty Endowment Arrives In UK

September 09, 2017

The programme's success means that it will now be expanding across the Atlantic, where it hopes to be able to forge relationships with United Kingdom charities. The Call of Duty Endowment is expanding its support to the UK. The UK expansion will see the Endowment partner with select UK charities, with the list to be revealed in the coming months.

Man shot by police at Miami International Airport, reports say

September 09, 2017

The man was taken to a nearby hospital, and was in stable condition, said Juan Perez, police director. "We got reports that the man was acting erratically", Perez said. "Everything is under control now and there's no threat". The Florida Department of Law Enforcement will now investigate. Police evacuated Concourse J as the scene unfolded.

Destiny 2: How to Get to Xur

September 09, 2017

Destiny 2 will be getting a weekly update next week and that is when you will be able to trade with Xur . Unfortunately, Xur is not available for this first week of Destiny 2 and will make his first appearance next week, according to Bungie's Month 1 Activity calendar .

Facebook Says Russia Likely Funded Ads During US Presidential Election

September 08, 2017

Another US$50,000 was spent on 2,200 "potentially politically related" ads, likely by Russians, Facebook said. Still, Warner said that he wants to hear more from Facebook. Warner, who became a multimillionaire in telecommunications, said he believes Americans would want to know if "pop-up" news they may rely on "came from a foreign source".

Equifax says data breach possibly affected 143M consumers

September 08, 2017

Also, credit card numbers for more than 200,000 US consumers and documents with personal identifying information for about 182,000 USA consumers were accessed, the company said. The company also notified police. But this leak is particularly worrisome because Equifax is a credit reporting service and tracks a history of you consumer life, credit cards, credit scores and more - and it gives the black market a potential gold mine of information about people's financial lives.

Farming Simulator - Nintendo Switch Edition Revealed In First Trailer

September 08, 2017

This brand new Farming Simulator game brings everyone's favourite farming sim to Nintendo Switch, but not in the more basic stripped-down version found on Nintendo 3DS and PS Vita.

Samsung's new mobile security program is offering cash for bugs

September 08, 2017

THAT HARDWARE COMPANY CALLED Samsung has finally got around to launching a bug bounty program for what have increasingly become problematic mobile devices. "The process of the rewards program from start to payout, the decision of severity level and reward amount, and terms and conditions, will be entirely determined and governed by Samsung".

BMW Will Have 12 Fully Electric Vehicles in Its Lineup by 2025

September 07, 2017

BMW announced the plans for 25 electrified models at an event in Munich outlining the company's "Number One Next" product strategy. "It is a vision we want to realize in the foreseeable future". What surprised most people present was the fact that the BMW Group as a whole will be increasing its electrified efforts and that means the BMW M and Rolls-Royce models will follow the same path.

Facebook Comments to Soon Get Colored Backgrounds

September 07, 2017

The news comes as a shock for most who hate when tech companies introduce features no one asked for . Facebook is notoriously known for updating it's UI to some rather unwanted features. However there's also a chance that Facebook realizes that this abomination must not make it beyond the experimental stage and decides to pull the plug.

Code Vein Gifts Some Combat Details

September 07, 2017

Gifts can be passive and acquired with specific items or equipment. Players will manage all of their action including attacking, evading, dashing, and Drain with the Stamina Gauge . "The young leader Louis really wants to help Revenants suffering from bloodlust". He's searching Vein for the source of Blood Beads, which can be used as a replacement for human blood.

Ford presents its SA-bound first-ever Ranger Raptor

September 07, 2017

Head over to Ford Australia to check out a video of the prototype being put to the test. Ford Asia Pacific today published a teaser trailer confirming the existence of a high-performance Ford Ranger Raptor mid-size truck, which will launch in Australia in 2018.

Fujifilm X-E3 Rangefinder Mirrorless Compact Camera Announced

September 07, 2017

The other smartphone-related feature is the addition of Bluetooth Low Energy or Bluetooth LE. It also enables various gesture controls like flick and pinch zoom. And it's the smallest X-series model with a viewfinder in Fuji's range. The LCD monitor uses a high-resolution 1.04M dot, 3.0-inch static touchscreen panel display.

Drive File Stream is rolling out to all G Suite users

September 07, 2017

It will no longer be supported from December 11 and will completely shut down on March 12. That one is likely related because Classroom, Google's tool for teachers and students, uses Drive for saving attachments. We encourage you to use Drive File Stream . Because Google has to make G Suite as complex as any Microsoft business solution, the rollout of Drive File Stream is needlessly convoluted: G Suite admins will see settings for the feature appear in the Admin console ...

Elon Musk voices concern on AI's potential to cause World War III

September 07, 2017

His comments were made in response to an article reporting Russian President Vladimir Putin's comments about the importance of AI. "It comes with colossal opportunities, but also threats that are hard to predict". It's unclear whether that was just a publicity stunt, however, especially given the AI-related disagreement CEO Mark Zuckerberg had with Elon Musk shortly before that supposedly happened.

Engineer Modifies iPhone 7 to Bring Back the Headphone Jack

September 07, 2017

Apple's case for removing the classic port was ostensibly to allow for extra space inside the iPhone's ever slimmer body, but now we've got proof that there is still room, because one DIYer put the headphone jack back all on his own. However, even the iPhone 8/X/Edition will not feature the old-school essential headphone jack. And while this does prove that a headphone jack in the iPhone 7 is a technical possibility, the huge amount of work and skill required make it a no-go for all but the ...

Walt Disney Company (The) (NYSE:DIS) Experiences Lighter than Usual Trading Volume

September 07, 2017

Company shares last traded at $101.50 a tad below the 50 day moving average which is $104.50 and which is just a bit below the 200 day moving average of $108.26. Moreover, Private Na has 0.99% invested in Walt Disney Co (NYSE:DIS). Highbridge Mgmt Ltd Llc invested in 0.01% or 3,334 shares. Next Financial Group, Inc divested its investment by selling 510 shares a decrease of 1.1% from 03/31/2017 to 06/30/2017.

Shares Trading up at $38.27 (CDNS) Cadence's Geoff Ribar to Present at…

September 07, 2017

Cadence Design Systems, Inc . Teachers Advisors LLC now owns 347,424 shares of the software maker's stock worth $8,762,000 after purchasing an additional 72,492 shares during the period. The legal version of this story can be viewed at https://www.dispatchtribunal.com/2017/09/06/james-j-cowie-sells-5036-shares-of-cadence-design-systems-inc-cdns-stock.html.

Micron Technology, Inc. (NASDAQ:MU) Rating Reiterated by JP Morgan Chase & Co

September 07, 2017

State Of New Jersey Common Pension Fund D holds 1.35M shares or 0.13% of its portfolio. California State Teachers Retirement Systems owns 383,141 shares or 0.01% of their U.S. On Friday, August 7 the stock rating was downgraded by Drexel Hamilton to "Hold". Needham maintained it with "Buy" rating and $5000 target in Thursday, June 8 report.

Rockstar bringing LA Noire to PS4, Switch and Xbox One

September 07, 2017

Rockstar Games is bringing L.A. Noire to PlayStation 4, Xbox One, HTC Vive, and Nintendo Switch. The Switch version features the full original game, all of its DLC, and Switch-specific adjustments like optional Joy-Con gyroscopic and motion controls, as well as HD rumble, and wide and over-the-shoulder camera angles.

BBC creates interactive radio story for Amazon Alexa and Google Assistant speakers

September 07, 2017

It's a storytelling medium which doesn't seem to lend itself much to technological innovation.at least, if you're anybody but the BBC. Remember, when we started talking back to the web, we called it Web 2.0 - so is this Radio 2.0? Smart Speakers like Google Home are about to get some interactive content with the BBC announcing they will begin producing interactive stories based on traditional audio dramas.

No comment from HTC on Google deal; shares plunge on sales data

September 07, 2017

The report gave the market a different perspective about HTC's future development since the market had widely speculated that the company will dispose of its virtual reality assets. August revenues also represented a decline of 51.5% from the previous month and 54.4% from a year earlier. Some market participants expect sales to recover as Google's Pixel 2 smartphone, which HTC builds, is on track for release.

Mobile woos unlimited data customers with free Netflix offer

September 07, 2017

Earlier this year, AT&T Inc, which is buying Time Warner Inc for $85.4 billion in an effort to turn itself into a media powerhouse, started including HBO with its Unlimited Plus wireless plan. "Netflix is in a similarly enviable position, which makes them obvious and high profile partners". A standard Netflix video-streaming service now costs consumers around $10 per month, but subscribers will be able to access it at no extra charge under the new offer.

There's an unannounced Bethesda game launching this year

September 07, 2017

When asked directly if the mysterious project is "a new IP", Hines replies: "I'm not telling you". The remainder of Bethesda's 2017 library includes The Evil Within 2 and Wolfenstein 2: New Colossus , two upcoming titles we're excited to finally play.

India fights Apple over anti-spam app ban

September 07, 2017

Apple has reportedly refused to approve Telecom Regulatory Authority of India's (TRAI) new anti-spam app on its App Store, sparking a new controversy. The survey will also investigate various ways on how safe the user information is exchanged through the telecom networks across the country. The process, due to finish in September, could eventually lead to new data legislation which could become part of the telecom licensing process.

Destiny 2 Features a Nice Throwback to Your Past Adventures

September 07, 2017

Developed by Bungie , Destiny 2 is a highly anticipated sequel that takes players on an epic journey across the universe to defend humanity from annihilation. Sony has an exclusive marketing deal for Destiny with Bungie and Activision- and it seems to be a rather extensive deal, to the extent that the Xbox versions of the game can't even apparently be acknowledged in public.

Apple Reportedly Reaches New Music Deal With Warner

September 07, 2017

The Cupertino giant recently managed to strike a deal with Warner, in which Apple will reportedly pay a lower percentage of sales from Apple Music subscribers than its previous rate. Apple is expected to rake in around $50 billion from Apple Music alone by 2020. Apple pushed for a rate cut in this new round of talks after Spotify, the world's largest paid music service, secured a rate reduction earlier this year.

Some Users Can Now Post Instagram Stories Directly to Facebook

September 07, 2017

Facebook has apparently found a new approach to giving its Stories feature a much-needed shot in the arm: soon you'll be able to just double-post your Instagram stories to Facebook directly from the Instagram app. As of now, users have to individually post Stories to both the platforms. "We have no other plans to share at this time". Facebook added its own version of Stories earlier this year, but the feature hasn't taken off with the same gusto as its Instagram counterpart.

Microsoft Surface event scheduled for 31st Oct in London

September 07, 2017

Regarding this event , the company has confirmed that the Surface chief Panos Panay will be holding a keynote speech in this event whether they would announce third hardware for this year. The updated Surface Book and Surface Pro are expected to be powered by Intel's latest 8th gen processors. What is less clear is what device will actually get the limelight.

Lotus Evora GT430 Sport Unveiled

September 07, 2017

At that speed, you might miss the downforce the rear wing was providing. Now the vehicle weighs 1248 pounds, and its ratio of power to weight reached 345 a ton of force. The maximum speed is 315 kilometers per hour . In addition, the chassis of the GT430 Sport has Ohlins TTX two-way adjustable dampers and ventilated disc brakes with AP Racing four-piston calipers on all corners.

Zello looks to dispel rumors about hurricane usage

September 07, 2017

Zello grew in popularity in the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey in Texas, where it was used to help coordinate rescue efforts in and around Houston during the catastrophic flooding in the area. Prior to the Cajun Navy's use of Zello, its walkie-talkie features were utilized in 2013 by Turkish protesters who wanted to circumvent their government's censorship protocols.

Vivo V7+ launched in India with 24MP selfie camera, Snapdragon 450

September 07, 2017

The rear camera can capture 1080p videos and the same can be done by the front-facing camera. The customers can pre-book the device starting today and it will go on sale starting September 15. The phone runs Android Marshmallow-based FuntouchOS which is Vivo's custom user interface. It is reported to be another selfie-camera. On the back, it has a 16-megapixel camera with f/2.0 aperture, Phase Detection Auto Focus ( PDAF) and LED flash.

Destiny 2 Clan Features "Unavailable" For Next Few Days

September 07, 2017

This, of course, effects the game's reliance on co-op - something undoubtedly important in any new online first-person shooter. Nightfalls, raids and quests are also reliant on clan support, meaning players won't be able to earn as many special rewards separated as opposed to together.

WhatsApp to Charge Businesses

September 07, 2017

Facebook also began a more concerted push into business use, with its Workplace social network platform launch at the end of 2016. The Indian market is one that is particularly important for the app, given there are over 200 million active users, and this number will only continue to grow due to the vast popularity of the application.

Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (AMD) Valuation According To Analysts

September 07, 2017

Blackrock Fund Advsr holds 0.1% of its portfolio in Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. AMD has been the topic of a number of other research reports. Commonwealth National Bank Of Australia has 0% invested in Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. 162,500 shares were sold by Su Lisa T, worth $1.98 million. The Relative Strength Index (RSI) is a momentum oscillator that measures the speed and change of stock price movements.

Code from Google APK indicates Next Android Version Might be Android 8.1

September 07, 2017

Apps are usually configured based on the SDK and according to Android Police the teardown has revealed that at least some of the developers from Google are using the Android 8.1 SDK for building apps. There's nothing much to add until Google lets us in on what the tool is for, very likely at next months rumoured launch of the Pixel 2. Additionally, the app is packed with a variety of new icons which can be seen below.

Huawei beats Apple in terms of global smartphone sales

September 07, 2017

Huawei is the leading smartphone maker in China and now it has become the second biggest in the world as per the sales analysis of the months June & July by consulting firm Counterpoint Research . Huawei has, for the first time, surpassed Apple to become the world's second largest smartphone maker after Samsung. Counterpoint believes that iPhone 8 sales are sure to bring Apple back to second position in September.

All new Jaguar Land Rover cars to have electric option from 2020

September 07, 2017

Sayer will be presented on a concept showcased at the JLR Tech Fest later this week. Dr Ralf Speth, Jaguar Land Rover chief executive officer, said: "Every new Jaguar Land Rover model line will be electrified from 2020, giving customers even more choice".

OnePlus 3 closed beta group receives Official Android 8.0 Oreo

September 07, 2017

If everything goes according to plan, OnePlus will nearly certainly be the first company to offer an Oreo update to its users. However it should be noted that the LineageOS 15 that has been released for the OnePlus 2 is only an early release, meaning that it isn't quite complete yet so using it as your daily driver is probably not the best idea.

Asus ZenFone 4 Series India Launch Set for September 14

September 07, 2017

While there's no clarity on which smartphones from the ZenFone 4 series will launch in India, Asus has so far, made many ZenFone 4 variants official - the ZenFone 4 , ZenFone 4 Pro , ZenFone 4 Selfie, and ZenFone 4 Selfie Pro. Even the camera gets bumped up in the Pro version, which houses 16MP+12MP (wider 120-degree Field of View) dual shooters with OI and larger f/1.7 aperture.

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