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More than three years after Microsoft launched its HoloLensMixed Realityholographic headset, the company is reportedly getting ready to bring its successor to the market. According to Thurrott, the next-gen headset, codenamed ‘Sydney’, will bring quite a few hardware-level upgrades over the first-gen device, including a higher field-of-view, a lighter and more comfortable frame, and better quality holographic displays. All that will definitely be a welcome change, given that one of the biggest criticisms about the first-generation HoloLens was about its sub-optimal field-of-view, with many users complaining about AR objects disappearing from view when not being looked at directly....

Microsoftis giving itsOffice 365and Office.com apps a substantial design overhaul with an updated Ribbon, new icons, new search experience and more. The changes, which started rolling out earlier today, are exclusive to Office.com and Office 365 for now, although, they are expected to hit the desktop version(s) of the software in the months to come. Simplified Ribbon One of the most visible and striking changes is a new and updated version of the ribbon that the company says was designed to help users focus on their work and collaborate naturally with others....

But don’t worry if you cannot afford tohire Goldman Sachs, or get a chance to ask the closest octopus about the results personally. Thanks to predictive analysis,you can now predict the winner of the World Cupor at least be able to make a safe bet. All you need is zeal for football and some understanding of MS Excel, and Microsoft has got your covered. Engineers at Microsoft have created an Excel file and pre-programmed the parameters topredict the winner of the matchesand the whole tournament....

Chrome is the undisputed champion when it comes to the internet browser ecosystem, with rivals like Firefox by Mozilla and Microsoft Edge trailing far behind. However, Mozilla tasted somesuccessrecently with the launch of itswell-receivedFirefox Quantum browser, which evenbeatChrome on certain parameters and has kept on improving with the addition of new features such asfasterdownloading speeds, enhancedprivacytools, etc. Building upon that momentum, Mozilla is now working on a new project called Scout, a web browser for the future, which relies on voice commands for navigation, searching, and even reading content online instead of the traditional mouse, keyboard or even mobile touch inputs....

Netflix is one the world’s biggest and most preferred streaming services. It is home to a plethora of movies, web series, and whatnot. Last year, the service added interactive video series to its library, with Puss in Book: Trapped in an Epic Tale and Buddy Thunderstruck. Now, it seems like that a new series will be joining the troop. As reported byTechRadar, Netflix and Telltale Games have entered into a deal that will bring simple game experiences to the streaming service....

There is no doubt that registering for an Android beta program is an open invitation to bugs, as the preview builds are often loaded with issues which are addressed after feedback from testers and then released publicly via the stable channel. But what users don’t expect is an OTA update to corrupts their smartphone’s software system, yet this is exactly what happened with users testing the Android P beta on their Nokia devices....

After beingadmonished by the Supreme Courtearlier this year for issuing a directive based on a non-existent court order from last year, the central government last monthissued a fresh notificationto telecom companies, directing them not to insist on Aadhaar documentation for issuing fresh connections. Now, the Department of Telecommunications (DoT) has removedAadhaaras one of the 29 criteria to be included as part of a subscriber’s KYC database, and notified all telecom operators across the country to enable Virtual ID as a substitute instead....

OnePlus has announced that theOnePlus 6has crossed 1 million in sales 22 days after it launched in various markets around the world. The company says this is the fastest-selling phone its history, replacing the OnePlus 5T and 5, which took 3 months to hit the one million mark. One could say that the company has focussed a fair bit more on marketing and user outreach with the OnePlus 6 –the expansion of the pop-up stores for the OnePlus 6 being a prime example– so the result is not surprising....

In the world of mobile wallets and digital payments, there is plenty of competition. WhilePaytmandGoogle Tezmight be leading the charge, other companies are also trying their hand at the game. We had earlier reported aboutTruecaller acquiring Chillr to boost its Truecaller Pay platform. Now, another player has news to offer, hoping to lure more users to its platform. As announced in anofficial blog post,PhonePe has partnered with Ola Cabs to introduce the industry-first autopay feature....

Alarmed at the growing instances of violence spread by viral fake news onWhatsApp, police in a number of states across India are trying to tackle the issue by falling back on the old adage – if you can’t beat ’em, join ’em.According to ET, State Police across Karnataka, Assam, Telangana and Kerala are designing social media campaigns to prevent the frequent flare-ups arising out of fake news. Talking to ET about the initiative, the police commissioner of Bengaluru, T Suneel Kumar, said that his department is creating awareness about#FakeRumourOnChildKidnappersnot only by interacting with citizens on social media, but also by distributing pamphlets across the city after an irate moblynched Rajasthani migrant, Kulram Bachchanram(26), in the city last month on unfounded suspicions of being a child abductor....

The new range of Samsung TVs launched in India starts at Rs. 27,500 and come with updated specs and some new lucrative launch offers. Samsung has also launched new TVs in the affordable Concert series which are claimed to deliver a cinematic surround audio experience, thanks to the upgraded audio hardware which consists of 4 speakers capable of a 10W sound output per channel. TVs in the Concert series will be available in32-inch, 43-inch, and 49-inch modelsand willstart at Rs....

“Parts affiliates and first-tier subcontractors will begin supplying parts to Samsung Electronics’ handset division beginning in November, at the earliest, with the company assembling the phone aiming for a launch next year”, Park Hyung-woo, an analyst at Shinhan Financial was quoted as saying. The foldable Galaxy smartphone is expected to feature a 7.3-inch OLED display, but in its folded state, the device will provide 4.5-inch of screen real estate to interact with the device....

Despitecrossing 2 million downloads within the first 24 hours of its launch, Nintendo Switch users still have a complaint. And no, it’s not against Nintendo, but Sony. For reasons best known to them,Sony has blocked cross-login and cross-play for Fortnite on the Nintendo Switch.In other words, you cannot use an account to play Fortnite on your Nintendo Switch if that account has already been used on a PS4 system previously....