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08/11/2025

Oppo’s next flagship for India hasn’t even launched yet, but its price might already be out. Just days before the Find X9 series makes its official debut on November 18.

Today a tipster Abhishek Yadav over on X has shared the purported pricing for the Find X9 with 12GB of RAM and 256GB of storage. This will allegedly cost ₹ 74,999.

On the other hand, the Find X9 Pro with 16GB of RAM and 512GB of storage. This will allegedly cost ₹ 99,999.
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07/11/2025

Grand Theft Auto 6 has been delayed again, just as rumours claimed and eager fans feared.
Rockstar Games announced in the wee hours of Friday that the GTA 6 launch has been pushed back six months to November 2026.

The open world crime title was set to release on current-generation consoles on May 26, 2026; now, the hotly anticipated game will launch on November 19, 2026.

In its announcement, Rockstar apologised for the GTA 6's second delay, but said the additional development time was required to bring the game up to a level of polish expected from studio.
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06/11/2025

Google Maps has introduced a major update powered by Gemini, Google’s AI assistant, to improve navigation and location-based assistance.

Hands-free, multi-step navigation

Gemini allows drivers to complete complex tasks using voice commands. Users can search for specific locations, check EV charger availability, share ETAs, or add calendar events without touching the device. Multi-step queries are supported, such as:
“Is there a budget-friendly restaurant with vegan options along my route?”
“What’s parking like there?”
“Add soccer practice to my calendar for 5 p.m.”

Traffic disruptions can also be reported by voice, including statements like “I see an accident” or “Watch out for that slowdown.”

Landmark-based directions

In addition to traffic lights and stop signs, Maps now highlights visible landmarks such as restaurants, gas stations, and buildings along the route.
Directions are more specific, e.g., “turn right after the Thai Siam Restaurant.” This feature uses data from Street View and Maps’ database of over 250 million places to provide accurate, location-based guidance.

Proactive traffic alerts

Google Maps can now issue notifications about traffic disruptions even when users are not actively navigating. Alerts include unexpected closures, heavy traffic, or other road issues.

Lens powered by Gemini

After reaching a destination, users can use Lens with Gemini to identify nearby places such as restaurants, cafes, shops, or landmarks. Users can ask questions about these locations, for example, “What is this place and why is it popular?”
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05/11/2025

Motorola has launched Motorola G67 Power 5G in India on 5th November 2025.

Motorola G67 Power 5G is priced at ₹ 15,999 for 8GB+128GB.
It is offered in PANTONE Cilantro, PANTONE Curacao Blue and PANTONE Parachute Purple colours options.

It will be available for sale from 12th November through Motorola website,Flipkart and Retail stores.

The phone runs Android 15, and the company has promised 1 OS update to Android 16, and 3 years of security updates.

It has IP64 ratings for dust and water splash resistance, has Corning Gorilla Glass 7i protection on the front and comes with vegan leather finish on the back. The phone has a huge, 7000mAh battery that promises up to 3 days of battery life. It has 33W TurboPower fast charging.

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04/11/2025

OpenAI’s paid ChatGPT Go plan is now available for free to users in India for one full year, starting Tuesday (November 4). The company announced that anyone who signs up during this limited-time promotional period will receive free access to the otherwise paid plan.

ChatGPT Go was launched in India in August at ₹399 per month, offering features like:

• Higher chat limits
• More daily image generations
• Larger file uploads
• Longer memory capabilities

Under the new promotion, all these advanced features, powered by OpenAI’s flagship GPT-5 model, will be free for 12 months to those who sign up starting November 4.

Even existing ChatGPT Go subscribers in India will receive an additional free year of access. The offer, however, is time-limited, requiring users to register during the promotional window to qualify.

Follow these steps to activate ChatGPT Go for free:

Step 1: Open ChatGPT on the web. The 12-month free upgrade popup will appear automatically, or you can click “Upgrade for FREE” at the top of the website. (Currently, the offer isn’t available in the mobile app.)
Step 2: On the next page, you’ll see ₹399 crossed out and ₹0 listed for the 12-month free ChatGPT Go plan. Click “Upgrade to Go.” Step 3: OpenAI will send an OTP to your registered mobile number — enter it to verify.
Step 4: The payment page will open. Enter your card details or UPI ID (by clicking “Pay without link” at the bottom of the page). ₹0 will be charged, and your ChatGPT Go plan will be activated free for 12 months.

Do remember to turn off autopay to avoid payments after the free period is over.
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01/11/2025

These are some of the smartphones that may get launched/announced in India in the month of November 2025.
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30/10/2025

Reliance Jio has officially partnered with Google to launch an incredible offer, providing the Google Gemini AI Pro Plan to millions of young users at absolutely no extra cost for 18 months.
This move, aimed at empowering India’s youth, makes Google’s most advanced artificial intelligence tools accessible for free.

The Gemini AI Pro Plan, which carries a combined value of approximately ₹ 35,100 over the 18-month period, will initially be rolled out to a specific user base (18 to 25 years) before expanding other users nationwide.

Follow these steps to Activate Free Google AI Pro Access for 18 Months

1. Users must have an active unlimited 5G plan valued at ₹349 or above (Prepaid and Postpaid)
2. Open the MyJio app.
3. You will see the offer at the top of the homepage titled “Pro plan of Google Gemini FREE”
4. Tap on “Register interest”
5. Follow the steps in the onboarding process.
6. Choose the Google account you want to grant access to.
7. That's it. You can now enjoy the perks of the subscription for the next 18 months.
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29/10/2025

The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) on Monday approved a proposal by the Department of Telecommunications (DoT), which mandates the name of the caller to be displayed as the default on the receiver's phone.
The feature, called Calling Name Presentation (CNAP), will leverage the caller's information registered after verifying their identity during the SIM registration process.

According to TRAI, the CNAP service will be enabled for all telecom subscribers in India by default. If any party does not wish to access the feature, they may request their telecom service provider (TSP) to disable it.

Once rolled out, it will display the name and identity information of the calling party on the called party's smartphone, without leveraging any third-party application, such as TrueCaller.

This approach ensures both privacy and convenience — giving users control while also protecting them from potential fraud and spam.

he feature would initially apply only to 4G and 5G devices that are compatible.

Trai said in its response to DoT that 4G and 5G networks could roll out the service immediately, while older circuit-switched networks — primarily legacy 2G and 3G — would be brought under CNAP after further technical feasibility studies.
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28/10/2025

Elon Musk has officially launched Grokipedia, an artificial intelligence–powered encyclopedia developed by his company xAI.
Released as Version 0.1, the platform uses the Grok AI model to automatically generate, verify, and update a large repository of factual content.

He said the current version, labelled 0.1, was just the beginning and that the upcoming 1.0 version would be significantly more advanced.

Musk said that Grokipedia is “better than Wikipedia even at 0.1,” and added that Version 1.0 will be ten times better. The initial release includes about 885,279 articles, generated using xAI’s large-scale computing resources.

Unlike Wikipedia’s open editing model, users cannot directly modify articles. Instead, they can submit requests for corrections or updates through Grok, xAI’s conversational assistant, which reviews and processes them.
The platform is fully open source, allowing anyone to use or adapt its framework freely.

Most early Grokipedia content is adapted from Wikipedia under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license, though the lack of inline citations has drawn transparency concerns.

Grokipedia is now live at Grokipedia.com. Users can sign in using their X accounts to browse or request updates. Currently, there are no official Android or iOS apps released by xAI.

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28/10/2025

Social media giant Meta launched on Monday posts that are automatically archived 24 hours after being uploaded, dubbed "ghost posts," on its Threads app, mimicking a popular feature available on its other platforms.

Users will now be able to create a ghost post on mobile devices by toggling on the new “ghost” icon on the app’s compose screen. When the post is published, it appears in others’ timelines with a dotted conversation bubble around it to differentiate the post from other content.

Other users on both desktop and mobile devices can reply to the post, but these responses are sent directly to the poster’s DMs (direct messages); these replies don’t appear in the timeline.

Underneath the post, people can see if others have liked and replied to the ghost post, which is indicated by smiley-faced icons. But only posters can see the actual number of likes and replies, and who engaged.

After 24 hours, the posts disappear from the timeline but are still available to the original poster from the “archived” section, accessed from the main settings menu.
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27/10/2025

Apple is sharply reducing iPhone Air production while increasing orders for the iPhone 17 and iPhone 17 Pro, according to a Nikkei Asia report.

The move comes as strong sales for the iPhone 17 lineup offset the weak response to the iPhone Air, despite ongoing global economic uncertainty and U.S.–China tariff tensions.

Apple has raised production for the iPhone 17 and iPhone 17 Pro amid stronger-than-expected demand. Sources said orders for the base model have increased by around 5 million units, with additional production added for the Pro variant.

Despite the shift, Apple is reportedly maintaining its overall production target of 85 to 90 million units for the iPhone 17 lineup. Citing multiple unnamed sources, the publication claims that Apple has reportedly cut off iPhone Air production to near “end of production” levels, just days after its launch in China, due to lacklustre demand in other regions.
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