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Understanding that the iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus would represent an incremental improvement on established standards rather than a step-change in consumer technology, Samsung pushed to make its Galaxy Note 7 handset as advanced as possible.

The spending on cloud infrastructure will continue to accelerate.

But underneath the usual fanfare, and despite complaints that the larger size of the new phone and the new jet black colour were sold out, crowds were smaller than in past years.

The company decided to stop the practice because the number of phones sold during the period has become more a reflection of Apple’s supply than demand, a company spokeswoman said, when asked whether Apple will be releasing the figure.

While no battery incidents was reported in Australia, Samsung said it was taking 'the proactive and voluntary step' of recalling the 51,060 Galaxy Note7 smartphones in response to global concerns.

Sony India on Monday announced that it has slashed prices for its Xperia X and Z5 premium smartphones in India, effective from September 1.

Beyond VR, major smartphone and smartwatch makers have all lined up to unveil new offerings.

We visited LG Electronics' second manufacturing facility 50km from Pune and got a peek into the processes the company undertakes to deliver consumer electronics.

The British panel also warned that social media platforms are becoming the "vehicle of choice" for spreading terrorist propaganda.

The ultimate goal is to have a fully self-driving taxi fleet in Singapore by 2018, which will help sharply cut the number of cars on Singapore's congested roads.

Google's Android is still storming ahead of Apple's mobile OS, shipping with 86.2% of smartphones sold worldwide, compared with 12.9% for iOS.

The quality filter uses a variety of signals such as the account origin and behaviour to improve the quality of tweets you see.

For the over-the-top (OTT) and video-on-demand (VOD) players in the country, this is good news as it will drive people away from downloading pirated content and bring them under the legal video-streaming umbrella.

Developed with with Space Center Houston and NineSigma, a global innovation consultant organization, the Space Robotics Challenge is a $1 million competition designed to push the boundaries of robotic dexterity.

Under Apple's Freedom Series, Indian artists such as Bollywood actor Alia Bhatt, director Karan Johar, choreographer and director Farah Khan, and musician-duo Salim-Sulaiman share some of their favourite movies and music which changed their lives.

The ossuary had been the location of a Pokemon "gym", where rival teams do battle, while the plaque was a Pokestop, where players could collect virtual items.