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OnePlus 3T India Launch Set for December 2

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Highlights OnePlus 3's upgraded variant launching on December 2 OnePlus 3 is expected to be available in India The OnePlus 3T comes with a lot of upgrades in terms of innards OnePlus India has finally confirmed that the OnePlus 3T smartphone will be launching early next month. In a tweet, Vikas Agarwal, General Manager, OnePlus India announced the December 2 launch date for the OnePlus 3T. The Chinese company earlier confirmed to Gadgets 360 that it will "continue to sell the OnePlus 3 in India" which means both smartphones may be available in the market. Considering that the OnePlus 3 is just merely five months old in the market and it has already received an upgrade in the form of OnePlus 3T, it will be interesting to see how the company sells both the phones in various India. The new OnePlus 3T looks identical to the original OnePlus 3 though there are plenty of upgrades under the hood. The new variant packs an all-new Snapdragon 821 SoC, a bumped front-faci...

Black Friday Deals: The Best Android and iOS Apps and Games Gone Free or on Sale Right Now

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Each year in the US, Black Friday is a day when stores give big discounts and other promotional offers. This trend has also caught up with the digital stores; now you'll see a lot of apps that were paid drop heavily in price, or go free during this festive period. There are a lot of deals on offer and to save you from having to sort through the chaff, here are 10 deals our team thought were really great. In case you want to look for deals yourself, here's a guide on finding the best deals for iOS, and one of discount-finding for Android. 1) Tayasui Sketches Pro Tayasui Sketches Pro is a neat-looking sketching app. There are multiple choices of on-screen sketching tools like a paintbrush, sketch pen, ink pen, pencil, water colors, scale, and so on. The app also supports multiple layers. An area tool lets you easily pre-select areas within your sketch to work on. With Sketches Pro, artists can create realistic-looking works of art on the digital surface of an iPad, ...

Nexus 5X Users Experiencing Boot Loop Issues Being Offered Full Refund by LG

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LG USA is reportedly offering full refunds to users experiencing boot loops on their Nexus 5X smartphones. While normally the process would be to repair, replace, or issue a refurbished unit, the company in this is offering a full refund as it doesn't have the parts (and presumably new units) to affect a repair. Notably, with the launch of the Pixel smartphones, Google is no longer selling the Nexus 5X . Reports of the refund policy come from Reddit users, and are seen on the dedicated Nexus 5X subreddit. Users that have given their devices to LG for repairs are now receiving an email that informs them a part required to fix the issue is longer available. They are then asked to produce a sales receipt so that the company can determine the exact amount that needs to be refunded. "We're sorry to hear that you've experienced a problem with your LGH790 and appreciate you giving us the opportunity to provide a warranty repair. We have received your device at our...

Vodafone M-Pesa Customers Can Now Withdraw Cash From Company Outlets

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Vodafone India will allow its 8.4 million-plus Vodafone M-Pesa customers to withdraw cash through their digital wallets from any of its over 120,000 outlets across the country, the company said on Wednesday. "Vodafone M-Pesa customers do not need to stand in long queues outside ATMs and bank branches for cash. We have invested in building a nationwide network of over 120,000 M-Pesa outlets, equivalent to the numbers of bank branches in the country," said Suresh Sethi, Business Head, Vodafone M-Pesa, in a statement. Over 56 percent of these outlets are located in rural India. "Our customers can visit any of these outlets and use the unique cash-out feature of Vodafone M-Pesa to withdraw cash from their digital wallets at their own convenience. Further, our digital wallet too can be easily digitally loaded via credit/debit cards or net banking," he added. Customers need to carry an identity proof to their nearest M-Pesa outlet from where they can withdra...

Microsoft, Apple Black Friday Deals and Offers Go Live

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The Black Friday deals have already started pouring out and all the major companies seem to have pulled their socks up in order to provide tough competition to local retailers. In order to celebrate the occasion, Apple is offering gift cards for specified product purchases while Microsoft has now started offering discounted deals on its products on the Microsoft Store. Earlier this week, a dedicated webpage on the Apple's website teased a one-day shopping event on November 25 on account of Black Friday. Even though the company doesn't have a reputation of offering big discounted deals, the teaser raised hopes that it might offer something special this year. However, as it turns out, Apple is still offering gift cards for specified product purchases as part of its Black Friday celebration. It should be noted that company's recent products are not a part of this deal.       Apple's Black Friday deals are reportedly live in just New Zealand and Austral...

Government to Push for Activation of RuPay Debit Cards

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Delhi government will push for the activation of RuPay Debit cards, linked to Jan Dhan accounts, to help people tide over the cash crisis owing to demonetisation . According to a senior official, the city has around 36 lakh Jan Dhan accounts, out of which 70-80 percent has RuPay cards. "Around 60 percent of those cards are active. We will push for the activation of the rest as people are struggling due to the shortage of cash. People will be made aware of the advantages of cashless transaction," the official said. It is learnt that similar push will be made across the state as part of the Centre's initiative in this regard. Services that can be availed through RuPay cards, are similar to those that can be done through Visa or MasterCard. Although RuPay cards are cheaper to use.

iPhone 8 May Sport LG-Made Dual Cameras for 3D Photography

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       Apple is rumoured to be working with an LG subsidiary to bring 3D photography to iPhone 8. The Korean Economic Daily, citing people familiar with matter, reports that the Cupertino-based giant is working with LG Innotek to add a dual-camera setup to the next iPhone to capture 3D imagery. The sources claim that Apple is now "studying how to apply its 3D camera technology" into LG Innotek's smartphone camera. "Since LG Innotek also has its own 3D camera and related technologies, such joint efforts will likely to bear fruit sometime within [the] next year," the report cites a source close to the situation. In its attempt to add 3D technology, the company is utilising the Israeli camera technology startup company LinX, which was acquired by Apple in April 2015. To recall, LinX expertise in allowing apps to freely use the 3D information captured by camera on the device to achieve new features such as the ability to refocus an image after it has...