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Google Pixel Phones to Get November 2025 Update Soon, Details Leak Online
Google is set to release the November 2025 Pixel update soon, following a brief Verizon leak that revealed key details. The update is said to include the latest Android security patch, stability improvements, and fixes for audio issues, charging performance, and camera colour issues. Build numbers BP3A.251105.015 and BD3A.251105.010.E1 are said to ...
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iQOO 15 to Come With Five Years OS Upgrades, Seven Years Security Update: Report
The iQOO 15 is set to launch in India on November 26, featuring Android 16-based OriginOS 6 out of the box. A report claims the phone will offer five years of OS upgrades and seven years of security updates, the longest support yet for the brand. It will be powered by the Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 SoC, paired with LPDDR5x RAM, UFS 4.1 storage, and a...
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ISIS Recruiter, Rapist, Criminals Seen Using Phones, Watching TV Inside Bengaluru Jail
Allegations of major security lapses and preferential treatment at Bengaluru's Parappana Agrahara Central jail have surfaced after videos showed notorious inmates, including an ISIS recruiter, using mobile phones and watching television.
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Apple’s Product Launch Timeline for 2026 Leaked; New iPad Mini, MacBook Air and AI-Powered Siri Expected
Apple will launch various new products on April 1, 2026, as part of its 50th anniversary celebrations, according to a report. Early next year, the Cupertino company might also unveil the iPhone 17e, the standard iPad with the A18 chip, and the iPad Air with the M4 chip. In June, during Apple's Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) 2026, the compan...
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Google Pixel 10 Pro, Galaxy Z Fold 7 Offer Better Scam, Fraud Protection Than iPhone 17 Pro: Study
Google Pixel 10 Pro, Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 7, and Razr+ (2025) offer higher levels of security than Apple's iPhone 17, according to a Leviathan Security Group report, which was commissioned by Google. The cybersecurity firm tested the phones on 33 parameters, such as their "Advanced protection programs", password managers, account change protection...
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Global Race Is On To Secure Critical Minerals. Why Do They Matter So Much?
Critical minerals are the raw materials used to manufacture objects like mobile phones, wind turbines and weapons. They underpin the technologies of the next industrial age, from lithium-ion batteries to F-35 fighter jets.
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Android Phones Susceptible to ‘Pixnapping’ Attack That Steals 2FA Codes, Messages and More, Researchers Say
Android devices are susceptible to a new type of attack that can covertly steal two-factor authentication (2FA) codes, private messages, location timelines, and other data. Security researchers have devised this new attack, called Pixnapping, which can exploit loopholes and security flaws in Android without requiring any system permissions. As per ...
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Bhopal Top Cop's Phones With Sensitive Data Snatched In High Security Area
In a massive security breach in the heart of Bhopal's ultra-secure Char Imli zone, unidentified bike-borne men snatched two mobile phones from Madhya Pradesh's Inspector General (Intelligence and ATS) Ashish late Tuesday night.
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Supreme Court Bans Clicking Photos, Making Reels In Its High Security Zone
The top court asked the media personnel to conduct interviews and live broadcast of news at the designated lawn area, which is a low security zone.
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Samsung Galaxy F17 5G Launched in India With 5,000mAh Battery, 50-Megapixel Rear Camera: Price, Features
The Samsung Galaxy F17 5G has been launched in India with a 6.7-inch 90Hz Infinity-U Super AMOLED display with Gorilla Glass Victus protection, a 5nm Exynos 1330 SoC and One UI 7 with six years of OS and security updates. The phone sports a 50-megapixel triple rear camera unit and a 13-megapixel front camera. It has a 5,000mAh battery with 25W fast...
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Google Pixel 9 for Under Rs. 36,000? Flipkart's Big Billion Days Deal Revealed
Google Pixel 9 with Tensor G4 SoC and a Titan M2 security coprocessor was launched in August last year. The latest Pixel phone is confirmed to be available for purchase at a discounted rate in the country during the Flipkart Big Billion Days sale.
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Android Security Alert: Billions of Devices at High Risk, Warns CERT-In; Android 15, 16 Affected
Earlier this week, the Indian Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-In) released an advisory warning of multiple security flaws impacting smartphones on recent Android versions. The agency noted that a significant number of these vulnerabilities have been assigned unique CVE identifiers and rated them as high severity, given their potential to ena...
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Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 3, Galaxy Z Flip 3 Will No Longer Receive Monthly Security Updates
Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 3 and the Galaxy Z Flip 3 debuted over four years ago and ran Android 11 out of the box. The South Korean tech giant has now updated the list of phones that are eligible to receive the upcoming firmware updates with the latest security patches, which does not include the two foldable phones, which were launched in August 2021.
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Vivo T4 Pro With 50-Megapixel Periscope Camera Goes on Sale in India: Price, Offers
Vivo T4 Pro has gone on sale in India, In addition to instant bank discounts, buyers also get an exchange bonus and no-cost EMI up to six months. Available via the Vivo India e-store, Flipkart, and retail outlets, the phone offers a Snapdragon 7 Gen 4 chipset, 6,500mAh battery with 90W fast charging, and 50-megapixel triple rear cameras with AI too...
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Google Will Introduce Compulsory Developer Verification for Sideloaded Android Apps in 2026
Google will soon require all Android developers to get verified to make their apps available outside of the Play Store. The company said that this would enhance the security of Android devices, as currently users have the option to either sideload the apps onto their phones and tablets or download them directly from the Play Store.
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Google Pixel Phones to Get November 2025 Update Soon, Details Leak Online
Google is set to release the November 2025 Pixel update soon, following a brief Verizon leak that revealed key details. The update is said to include the latest Android security patch, stability improvements, and fixes for audio issues, charging performance, and camera colour issues. Build numbers BP3A.251105.015 and BD3A.251105.010.E1 are said to ...
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iQOO 15 to Come With Five Years OS Upgrades, Seven Years Security Update: Report
The iQOO 15 is set to launch in India on November 26, featuring Android 16-based OriginOS 6 out of the box. A report claims the phone will offer five years of OS upgrades and seven years of security updates, the longest support yet for the brand. It will be powered by the Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 SoC, paired with LPDDR5x RAM, UFS 4.1 storage, and a...
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ISIS Recruiter, Rapist, Criminals Seen Using Phones, Watching TV Inside Bengaluru Jail
Allegations of major security lapses and preferential treatment at Bengaluru's Parappana Agrahara Central jail have surfaced after videos showed notorious inmates, including an ISIS recruiter, using mobile phones and watching television.
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Apple’s Product Launch Timeline for 2026 Leaked; New iPad Mini, MacBook Air and AI-Powered Siri Expected
Apple will launch various new products on April 1, 2026, as part of its 50th anniversary celebrations, according to a report. Early next year, the Cupertino company might also unveil the iPhone 17e, the standard iPad with the A18 chip, and the iPad Air with the M4 chip. In June, during Apple's Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) 2026, the compan...
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Google Pixel 10 Pro, Galaxy Z Fold 7 Offer Better Scam, Fraud Protection Than iPhone 17 Pro: Study
Google Pixel 10 Pro, Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 7, and Razr+ (2025) offer higher levels of security than Apple's iPhone 17, according to a Leviathan Security Group report, which was commissioned by Google. The cybersecurity firm tested the phones on 33 parameters, such as their "Advanced protection programs", password managers, account change protection...
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Global Race Is On To Secure Critical Minerals. Why Do They Matter So Much?
Critical minerals are the raw materials used to manufacture objects like mobile phones, wind turbines and weapons. They underpin the technologies of the next industrial age, from lithium-ion batteries to F-35 fighter jets.
-
Android Phones Susceptible to ‘Pixnapping’ Attack That Steals 2FA Codes, Messages and More, Researchers Say
Android devices are susceptible to a new type of attack that can covertly steal two-factor authentication (2FA) codes, private messages, location timelines, and other data. Security researchers have devised this new attack, called Pixnapping, which can exploit loopholes and security flaws in Android without requiring any system permissions. As per ...
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Bhopal Top Cop's Phones With Sensitive Data Snatched In High Security Area
In a massive security breach in the heart of Bhopal's ultra-secure Char Imli zone, unidentified bike-borne men snatched two mobile phones from Madhya Pradesh's Inspector General (Intelligence and ATS) Ashish late Tuesday night.
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Supreme Court Bans Clicking Photos, Making Reels In Its High Security Zone
The top court asked the media personnel to conduct interviews and live broadcast of news at the designated lawn area, which is a low security zone.
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Samsung Galaxy F17 5G Launched in India With 5,000mAh Battery, 50-Megapixel Rear Camera: Price, Features
The Samsung Galaxy F17 5G has been launched in India with a 6.7-inch 90Hz Infinity-U Super AMOLED display with Gorilla Glass Victus protection, a 5nm Exynos 1330 SoC and One UI 7 with six years of OS and security updates. The phone sports a 50-megapixel triple rear camera unit and a 13-megapixel front camera. It has a 5,000mAh battery with 25W fast...
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Google Pixel 9 for Under Rs. 36,000? Flipkart's Big Billion Days Deal Revealed
Google Pixel 9 with Tensor G4 SoC and a Titan M2 security coprocessor was launched in August last year. The latest Pixel phone is confirmed to be available for purchase at a discounted rate in the country during the Flipkart Big Billion Days sale.
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Android Security Alert: Billions of Devices at High Risk, Warns CERT-In; Android 15, 16 Affected
Earlier this week, the Indian Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-In) released an advisory warning of multiple security flaws impacting smartphones on recent Android versions. The agency noted that a significant number of these vulnerabilities have been assigned unique CVE identifiers and rated them as high severity, given their potential to ena...
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Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 3, Galaxy Z Flip 3 Will No Longer Receive Monthly Security Updates
Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 3 and the Galaxy Z Flip 3 debuted over four years ago and ran Android 11 out of the box. The South Korean tech giant has now updated the list of phones that are eligible to receive the upcoming firmware updates with the latest security patches, which does not include the two foldable phones, which were launched in August 2021.
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Vivo T4 Pro With 50-Megapixel Periscope Camera Goes on Sale in India: Price, Offers
Vivo T4 Pro has gone on sale in India, In addition to instant bank discounts, buyers also get an exchange bonus and no-cost EMI up to six months. Available via the Vivo India e-store, Flipkart, and retail outlets, the phone offers a Snapdragon 7 Gen 4 chipset, 6,500mAh battery with 90W fast charging, and 50-megapixel triple rear cameras with AI too...
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Google Will Introduce Compulsory Developer Verification for Sideloaded Android Apps in 2026
Google will soon require all Android developers to get verified to make their apps available outside of the Play Store. The company said that this would enhance the security of Android devices, as currently users have the option to either sideload the apps onto their phones and tablets or download them directly from the Play Store.
