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Sony has started rolling out a new update to its Xperia M4 Aqua smartphone. The update – which is hitting all variants of the device, and bumps the build number from 26.3.X.0.131 to 26.3.X.1.33 – brings Android security patch for the month of July. As is usually the case with OTA roll-outs, it may take some time for the update to hit your device. Meanwhile, if you feel impatient, you can manually check for the update by heading to your handset’s Settings menu. source”cnbc”

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Lenovo sub-brand ZUK has started rolling out a new update to its Z2 smartphone. The update brings latest security patch – post-update, the Android security patch level will be October 1. The update also includes several other improvements such as those related to camera and volume. Given that the update has just started rolling out, it may take time for the update notification to pop up on your device’s screen. Meanwhile, if you feel impatient, you can manually check for the update by heading to your handset’s Settings menu. source”cnbc”

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Chris Goodney | Bloomberg | Getty Images Barry Diller While Twitter has a lot of users and a solid advertising business, IACand Expedia Chairman Barry Diller said buying the platform for what it may be able to do for your company is pointless. “I think Twitter is very good, nice — not especially growing, but not pathetic at all because a lot of people use it, and it’s got a good advertising business,” Diller told CNBC in an interview Tuesday. “I don’t think it connects to much else. So yes, it has big data. You can use the data, but…

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David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty Images Mark Zuckerberg, Facebook Google and Facebook are working together to lay a nearly 8,000-mile cable between Los Angeles and Hong Kong. The fiber-optic cable will have a bandwidth of 120 terabits per second, which Google says makes it the highest-capacity route between the USand Asia. It’ll double the current record, which is held by a cable that Google is also a partner on. The new cable should allow Google and Facebook to offer faster and more reliable service to visitors on the other side of the Pacific. The companies will likely…

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Patrick T. Fallon | Bloomberg | Getty Images Snapchat The newest generation of technology darlings has signaled that it is about to come of age: Snapchat, the messaging service beloved by teenagers, is preparing to step out into the public markets. The company — born only five years ago — may end up ushering in a wave of huge tech initial public offerings at a time when Wall Street has seen few such big deals. Snapchat’s parent, recently renamed Snap Inc., has hired the investment banks Morgan Stanley and Goldman Sachs, essentially firing a starting gun for a potential…

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Thomas Huxley had rightly said, ”Science and Literature are not two things, but two sides of one thing.” The Ministry of Science and Technology is planning to grade and validate the books related to science by a team of experts, so as to prevent distortion of facts and make scientific literature more credible. The experts will comprise scientists from several laboratories under the Ministry of Science and Technology, which has three departments and over 50 institutes researching on a wide range of topics. The existing issue Manoj Kumar Patairiya, Director of National Institute of Science Communication and Information Resources (NISCAIR)…

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The Board of Secondary Education (BSE), Odisha may not conduct the matriculation examination in February 2017 due to elections being held at the same time. According to a report published in Press Trust of India (PTI),  BSE President Sushant Das said, “In view of the ensuing panchayat elections likely in February 2017, we will not be in a position to conduct the matriculation examination around the same time.” Last year, the Board conducted the class 10 exams from February 22 to March 4 at 2,822 centres. Over 6,01,348 candidates appeared for the examination. Every year, the Board conducts the examination in…

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Google is flexing more of its AI muscles in Google Photos, promising to do much of the work for you when it comes to fixing images, finding memories, or making cute animations you’ll want to share with friends and family. In the latest Google Photos update, the app will begin to ping you about pictures that are sideways but need an adjustment. You’ll then be able to fix them all at once. The Keyword Google Photos will pull together images that it thinks you ought to rotate. Additionally, Google Photos will now pull moments out of your videos and then turn…

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If you’ve wrestled with Windows 10, you’ve undoubtedly heard of PowerShell. If you’ve tried to do something fancy with Win7/8.1 recently, PowerShell’s probably come up, too. After years of relying on the Windows command line and tossed-together batch files, it’s time to set your sights on something more powerful, more adaptive—better. PowerShell is an enormous addition to the Windows toolbox, and it can provoke a bit of fear given that enormity. Is it a scripting language, a command shell, a floor wax? Do you have to link a cmdlet with an instantiated .Net class to run with providers? And why…

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The Huawei Nova, which was unveiled alongside the Nova Plus at this year’s IFA conference in Berlin, has been officially launched. The device is currently available for purchase in China. As for pricing, the 3GB RAM variant carries a tag of RMB 2,099, which translates into around $310 at current exchange rates. The 4GB RAM model, on the other hand, costs RMB 2,399, or around $355. Color options include Bright Moon White and Champagne Gold (with black front panel) for the 3GB variant, and Rose Gold and Champagne Gold (with both black and white front panels) for the 4GB model.…

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