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Blue Origin launching spaceflight with William Shatner
"#NewShepard is go for launch! The mission team has completed the Flight Readiness Evaluation prior to #NS18. This is our final meeting with the engineers and Mission Control team to ensure all systems are go for launch," the company said on Twitter. "Forecasted winds at launch have subsided and weather currently looks good for Wednesday," it added.
realme GT Neo 2 with Snapdragon 870 SoC launched in India
The smartphone is priced at Rs 31,999 for the base 8GB + 128GB storage variant. The phone also comes with a 12GB + 256GB storage configuration that is priced at Rs 35,999 in neo black, neo blue and neo green colour. The first sale is scheduled for October 17 on realme.com, Flipkart and mainline channels. Consumers can avail a discount of upto Rs 7000 during this festive season (Inclusive of Bank Offer) on Flipkart and realme.com.
Facebook outage: Google Maps surged 125 times, phone usage up by 75 times
The report by Artificial Intelligence innovation start-up Bobble AI showed that Indians chose to go back to the traditional ways of communication to connect their family and friends by going out to meet them in person or connecting them through phone calls and SMS.
Samsung to hold another Galaxy Unpacked event for Oct 20
The new invitation for the Samsung Galaxy Unpacked Event Part 2 says that it will "open up new experiences for self-expression through technology." Leaks suggest that the smartphone maker may launch the often-rumoured Galaxy S21 FE at the event or possibly new mid-range devices. Leaks suggest that the smartphone maker may launch the often-rumoured Galaxy S21 FE at the event or possibly new mid-range devices.
Xbox Series X SpongeBob SquarePants-themed edition announced
"The custom Xbox Series X consoles celebrate Nickelodeon characters in the designs. The Leonardo-inspired console features the visage of the iconic hero alongside his favourite food: pizza! Inspired by the playfulness of the world's most lovable sponge, the custom console perfectly brings to life SpongeBob SquarePants in its shape and feel," the company said in a statement.
Facebook pulls down 1,259 malicious accounts, Pages, Groups in Sept
In Iran, it removed 93 Facebook accounts, 14 Pages, 15 Groups and 194 Instagram accounts that targeted primarily domestic audiences in that country, particularly in the Lorestan province. "We found this activity as part of our internal investigation into suspected coordinated inauthentic behaviour in the region and linked it to individuals associated with the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps," the company said in a statement.
Apple announces special event on Oct 18, new Macs expected
The event will be broadcast live from Apple Park. Apple is teasing the event with the tagline "Unleashed" which is likely a hint at the new M1X MacBooks. The event will be live-streamed across Apple's website, on the company's YouTube channel, and via the Apple TV application on iPhone, iPad, Mac, and Apple TV. Apple is expected to announced its next-generation Mac computers, powered by the company's own Apple Silicon chips.
itel emerges as most popular brand in sub-Rs 7K smartphone segment: CMR
itel leads the competition in this smartphone segment, in terms of current brand satisfaction, advocacy and future consideration. itel users are most satisfied with its product quality, price and value for money. itel has the highest NPS (60 per cent) followed by realme (58 per cent) and Xiaomi (54 per cent).
Google forms cybersecurity action team, launches 'work safer' tool
"While access to the latest, most advanced security technology is important, the expertise of what it will take to become resilient in the face of today's risk and threat environment is foundational," said Sunil Potti, VP/GM, Google Cloud Security, at the annual 'Google Cloud Next '21' conference.
Microsoft mitigates largest DDoS attack ever on Azure
The mega DDoS attack in the month of August was 140 per cent higher than the 1 Tbps attack in 2020, and higher than any network volumetric event previously detected on Azure, according to Amir Dahan, Senior Programme Manager, Azure Networking.
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