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iPhone 7, 7 Plus debuts in Chinese market amid heavy demand

Most attractive parts of the new iPhone are the double lenses and the water-proof function, said one of the customer

One million Samsung smartphones in US recall

The company meanwhile announced replacements for the faulty phones would be available to US customers next week

R-Com-Aircel to raise $1 billion

The merger is likely to be consummated by the first half of 2017

Uber ties up with Maruti to add more drivers

Maruti Suzuki will assess and train 30,000 commercial drivers for Uber, over the next three years

Bigbasket expects operational break-even by Feb 2017

With a presence in 25 states, the online grocer is also looking at offering place-of-origin products to its clientele

India's online population to touch 500 million by 2020: Google

Google's Asia Pacific Language Head said over 65% of India surf the internet through their phones

Apple slashes prices of iPhone 6s, 6s Plus by up to Rs 22,000: Report

The move comes even as the company said on Wednesday that the initial quantities of the iPhone 7 Plus have sold out globally

Twitter launches app to stream its videos on TV

Twitter's Apple TV app will have a unique feature that allows users to watch live video and Tweeted video clips, side by side.

Galaxy Note 7 recall shows challenges of stronger batteries

It is urging owners to keep the phones turned off until they can get them replaced, beginning September 19

iPad battery catches fire in Finland

The smoke caused by burning battery spread to the shopping centre

80 mn Indians use Facebook Groups every month

India, home to the second largest userbase for the social networking giant, had 155 million monthly active users as of June 2016

India's Aadhaar mandate for smartphone makers may rile global firms

They are unlikely to oblige to request to make changes in their operating system and devices to ensure Aadhaar authentication is done securely on smartphones

Facebook, Twitter join coalition to improve online news

First Draft News, which is backed by Google, announced today that 20 news organisations will be part of its partner network

Wipro hits the slow lane on hiring in Bhubaneswar

IT major had committed to scale up headcount to 2,000 by April this year to catch up with peers - Infosys and TCS

LinkedIn Lite: 'Made in India, for India'

To target small towns, lower-rung engineering colleges; new offer for start-ups; plans to export ideas from India

Lenovo launches three new 4G VoLTE-enabled smartphones

A6600 smartphone has 5-inch HD display, 64-bit MediaTek 6735p quad-core 1.0GHz processor with 1GB of RAM and Android 6.0 Marshmallow OS

Samsung Electronics shares slide as Note 7 recall takes toll

Samsung Electronics' common shares were down 6.3 per cent to 1,476,000 won each after touching their lowest level since July 12

Singapore Air bans use of Samsung Galaxy Note 7

Australia's Qantas and Virgin Australia and Abu Dhabi-based Etihad have also announced similar bans

Google Photos on iOS can now turn Live Photos into GIFs

A Live Photo captures 1.5 seconds of video and audio both before and after you press the shutter button to take a photo

New protective coating may make smartphones waterproof: Scientists

The water-repellent or superhydrophobic coating is also transparent and extremely resistant to ultraviolet radiation