Rumor suggests Lumia 940 and 940 XL will cost more than iPhone 6

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Leaked Vertu V06 benchmark reveals high-end specs

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India's affordable tablet project Aakash closed

A Right to Information (RTI) query has revealed that the low cost tablet project Aakash, which was announced by the Indian government back in 2011, was closed in March this year. "The Aakash project at IIT Bombay was closed on March 31, 2015, after successfully completing all targets," said the RTI reply. "Specifications for future upgraded version have been submitted to the government. IIT Bombay is not in the knowledge of future plans." In addition to procuring 1,000,00 units of the affordable tablet, all other targets including the device's sample testing in labs and establishment of over 300 Aakash centers, were also successfully achieved. In total, INR 477.2 million ($7.57 million) was approved for the project, and has been spent on...

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Samsung begins developing 11K mobile display, to be ready in 2018

Today many people are still considering the Quad HD displays as an useless numbers race sacrificing processing power for little real life benefit. But Samsung is already looking way past that and is going after the next major...

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Hacking Team breach: CEO suspects foreign government's hand

Nearly a week after it was hacked, Italy-based spy software company Hacking Team has said that it suspects a foreign government was behind the attack. "Given its complexity, I think that the attack must have been carried out at a government level, or by someone who has huge funds at their disposal," said Hacking Team's CEO David Vincenzetti without taking any names. Hacking Team is also advising all clients to stop using the company's software until it is upgraded. "Hacking Team's investigation has determined that sufficient code was released to permit anyone to deploy the software against any target of their choice," the company said. "Terrorists, extortionists and others can deploy this technology at will if they have the technical ability to do so." If you aren't in the know, the Italian company makes surveillance tools that are used by several governments around the world. It's also worth mentioning that France-based NGO Reporters Without Borders, in its 2012 report, had named Hacking Team as one of five private-sector "Corporate Enemies of the...

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Nintendo President and CEO Satoru Iwata succumbs to cancer at 55

Satoru Iwata, fourth President and CEO of Nintendo died today due to bile duct cancer. Iwata has been battling the disease for a while now, having undergone surgery in the recent past, eventually succumbing to it today. Iwata was 55 when he passed away. Iwata was one of the most well-known personalities in the gaming industry and a huge part of Nintendo. He worked as a programmer at HAL Laboratory before joining Nintendo in June 2000 as Director and eventually becoming the President in May 2002 and the CEO in June 2013. Other than his work as CEO, Iwata was also known for his often amusing appearances in the company's Nintendo Direct presentations. Our condolences to his family and those mourning his...

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