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This year's flagship Motorola smartphones bear the Moto Z branding, foregoing the Moto X moniker from years past. However, this may not mean that the X line is dead at the now Lenovo-owned company. In fact, Motorola claimed the X series was "alive and well" back in June, and it looks like that may extend well into 2017. What you see in the leaked hands-on images below is alleged to be the Moto X (2017), a successor of sorts for the Moto X Style from last year. It's almost certainly going to be slotted in Motorola's portfolio right under the flagship Moto Z, so it's an upper-midrange handset. That said, no specs have leaked for it, so unfortunately we don't know anything about its innards just yet. What we can tell from the pictures is that it will (at least) come in gold, with a metal frame or a fully metallic construction (it's tough to tell which from these shots alone), a fingerprint scanner on the front, and a rear camera with a

OnePlus has Officially launched the OnePlus 3T in India with a Starting Price of ₹29,999. The OnePlus 3T is exactly same as the OnePlus 3, but with few updated Specs which includes a Snapdragon 821 processor, 16MP front-facing camera and a 3,400mAh battery. The 3T has also got new color options i.e. Gunmetal and Soft Gold.  The Device is priced at ₹29,999, which is ₹2,000 more than OnePlus 3 orignal price. The 128GB model is priced at ₹34,999, which doesn’t seem bad at all. The OnePlus 3T will be available exclusively on Amazon from December 14.

CPI Secretary Ramakrishna met Pawan Kalyan on Thursday to discuss about the present situation in Andhra Pradesh. The meeting took place at Jana Sena Office in Hyderabad. AITUC AP Council President and MLA Chandrasekhar Rao too was present for Today's meeting. In the press release, Jana Sena Party revealed that the trio has discussed about Special Category Status, Land Acquisition for Projects, Implementation of Demonetization and other issues.  Ramakrishna describes the meeting as a courtesy call. He hints CPI and Jana Sena would fight on the issues on which their policies were one and the same. He also informed Pawan Kalyan would once again meet CPI top brass leaders in the near future. Jana Sena will most probably have a pre-poll alliance with Left Parties in 2019 General Elections.

Pawan Kalyan and Trivikram’s film has got its next heroine. Keerthy Suresh is one of the leading women and the other one will be Anu Emmanuel. She was seen in Nani starrer ‘Majnu’. Pawan Kalyan is currently shooting for ‘Katamarayudu’.  Director Trivikram is finalizing the cast and other details of this film, Kollywood’s music director Anirudh will be scoring music for this movie. Expectations are high on this film as Pawan Kalyan and Trivikram’s previous outing was ‘Attarintiki Daaredi’ which became a blockbuster.

The actor has reportedly been paid a very high remuneration to reprise the role he played in Tamil hit film, Thani Oruvan. Arvind Swamy, who made his comeback with the Tamil hit film Thani Oruvan is reprising the role in the film’s Telugu remake, Dhruva. The actor, who rose to fame with Mani Ratnam’s Roja, went on to work in many films till 2006 and after a long back made a comeback with Mani Ratnam’s Kadali, which didn’t do well at the box-office.  It was Thani Oruvan, where he played a stylish negative character that turned his career around. He is now getting many offers, one of them being the film’s Telugu remake. Though he charged a mere `50 lakh for the Tamil version, according to a source, he has taken `5 crore for the Telugu film. “Initially he didn’t want to repeat himself, but the Telugu makers insisted, and so he demanded a huge remuneration,” says a source. It remains to be seen how he will be received by the audiences.

Reliance Jio has announced that it will be extending its free 4G data and Jio services offer till March 2017. Reliance is calling this the Jio Happy New Year Offer, under which all existing as well as new customers will be eligible for free data until this period. The important thing to note here is that while until now the free data limit per day was 4GB, it will be reduced to 1GB under the new offer. Post 1GB, the download speed will be capped to 128kbps. Reliance claims that 80% of its customers use less than 1GB per day and by reducing the limit all users get fair share of network capacity.   Reliance announced the free data and Jio services offer for customers back in September, where the offer was valid until December 31, after which the tariff plans would come into effect but the Jio Happy New Year Offer, which comes into effect on December 4, will extend the free data offer by another three months. Voice calls, as before, will always be free. Reliance Jio currently ha

Earlier in August, Uber had rolled out Dial an Uber mobile website that lets you book a ride without the need to download the app. This service was available only in Nagpur, Kochi, Guwahati, and Jodhpur. Now, Uber has expanded the Dial an Uber service to a total all of the 29 cities in India where the taxi hailing service is operational. Steps to book a cab with Dial on Uber Navigate to dial.uber.com on your mobile phone Enter your phone number to quickly login or sign-up View pricing information, get a fare estimate, and request for your ride with a single tap After requesting, we will instantly connect you with your driver over call to coordinate pickup Once the trip is completed, you can pay your driver in cash. You can dial an uber from your phone’s web browser and this mode of booking supports only cash payment. In order to call your driver back after the initial phone call, riders must use the call button on the web page. Cancellations will incur a fee which is

A lot is being talked about the Income Tax department raids on Baahubali producers homes. Media speculates that some tens of crores of rupees were seized by the IT department. Some were claiming that the raids have put Baahubali 2 filming in a spot of bother. Writer Vijayendra Prasad rubbished all such claims and said that the income tax raid on the film’s producers Shobhu Yarlagadda and Prasad Devineni will not hamper the shooting and release of the film. Baahubali 2 is gearing up for April 28, 2017 release and there is no change in plan as of now.  The veteran writer added “All the expenditure is by cheque and accounted for. No cash payments were made at any point during the shooting. So there is no point of seizing unaccounted money.” Prasad said that the total filming of Baahubali: The Conclusion will be complete by December and post production follows.

The foreign media has hailed Prime Minister Narendra Modi's recent decision to demonetise high-value currency notes, with the Singapore-based The Independent comparing him to the nation-state's founding father Lee Kuan Yew while the Forbes said despite “obvious chaos, it is working”.Titled “Modi does a Lee Kuan Yew to stamp out corruption in India,” the The Independent web portal described the move as “dramatic” and said, “From making up his mind to rolling it out on Nov 8, a new Lee Kuan Yew is born in India. It will be reflected in the legacy of this prime minister.” The theindependent.sg further said that the “sudden move by the Indian prime minister has brought new respect for him”.PM Modi’s admiration for Lee is no secret. When Lee passed away last year, the Indian prime minister in his tributes described Lee as the “lion among leaders”. “A far-sighted statesman and a lion among leaders, Mr Lee Kuan Yew’s life teaches valuable lessons to everyone. News of his d

Popular Telugu actor and Jana Sena chief Pawan Kalyan on Thursday announced that he will contest the Andhra Pradesh assembly elections in 2019.He made the announcement while addressing a public meeting here.Pawan said his party's first office would come up in Anantapur.The actor-politician had last month decided to register himself as a voter in Eluru town of Andhra Pradesh.Pawan, who is a voter in Hyderabad, had asked his aides to take necessary steps to transfer his name to the voters' list in Eluru town in West Godavari district.He once again targeted Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) for denying special status to Andhra Pradesh and Telugu Desam Party (TDP) for accepting it. Pawan asked the two parties not to hurt the self-respect of people of the state and not to play with their sentiments.He rubbished the claims by the central government that under special package it was giving the state same assistance which it would have got with the special category status.Describing

Google plans to ship a public version of Chrome on Android with support for WebVR 1.1The company plans to launch a beta in December with a stable release planned for January. WebVR in the “stable” release means that it’ll make its way into the same Chrome browser app that everyone on Android sees in the Google Play store. What this means is that the browser will allow users to pop their phone into a Cardboard or Daydream headset to experience VR web content straight through Chrome, without the need to download individual apps.Megan Lindsay, WebVR Product Manager at Google, noted that the company is continuing work on the Chrome ‘VR Shell’ that will allow 2D websites not built for WebVR to be browsed in VR. That’s planned for the first half of 2017 on Chrome for Android, and later in 2017 for the desktop browser. Microsoft has also announced that they are bringing WebVR to Microsoft Edge.

The much leaked Moto M is highly anticipated and to add to that wait, fresh information about the smartphone has leaked on the Internet again. Last week, the frequently-leaked Moto M was seen in live images, revealing the fingerprint sensor at the back. Other specifications of the smartphone were leaked in September but now, a complete set of specifications is out and we now know most of the specifications. As per a new leaked image of specifications, shared by The Android Soul, the Moto M is reported to run Android 6.0 Marshmallow out-of-the-box. It is also said to be powered by a Qualcomm Snapdragon 625 processor, coupled with either 3GB or 4GB of RAM. The smartphone is also reported to pack an Adreno 506 for graphics capabilities in it. The report adds that the Moto M will be launched in December. Moto M is likely to have a 16-megapixel rear camera and an 8-megapixel or 5-megapixel selfie snapper. The display details have not actually surfaced but the smartphone i

hatsApp has finally started rolling out the much-awaited video calling feature to its users. However, so far the update is only available for Windows Phone users. The feature, as per multiple reports, comes enabled by default as a part of an update to the v2.16.260 WhatsApp Beta. To make a video call, users simply need to click on the calling button and choose between 'Voice' and 'Video' calling options. The option also allows users to change from front camera to rear camera and mute the call. In addition, users would get notified when they miss a call. To call back, they can tap on the same menu. It has not been mentioned when the particular feature would reach Android or iOS apps. However, given its launch on the Windows Phone, we can assume that it might reach Android and iOS platforms soon.

Megastar Chiranjeevi is returning to big screen after a decade-long gap, next year with Khaidi No 150. And the way he is going ahead with planning his future projects, it is clear that he has a massive plan ahead. Breaking all the doubts that the star might slow in going ahead after his return, Megastar has set up back to back projects after his comeback. While we already know about the Boyapati Sreenu movie as an immediate follow-up, there is a buzz now that he will be doing his third film after comeback with Trivikram Srinivas. That would be three solid combinations one after the other with two directors who are the peak. It is clear from all this moves that Chiranjeevi has a clear goal ahead and that is to regain his number 1 position as soon as possible. All said and done, Khaidi No 150 would be giving a right indication to where he is headed. If that turns out to be a success there would be no looking back for the “Boss”. Meanwhile, fans are naturally thrilled to bits hearing

Google has just launched its own Wallpapers app, which is basically a spin-off from the wallpaper picker that’s included in the launcher for the company’s new Pixel and Pixel XLsmartphones. The app allows users to pick new wallpapers based on their own stored photos, or ones found on Google Earth, Google+ and more sources. If you pick a favorite category from the app, you can choose to have a new wallpaper image placed on your phone every day. If you own one of the very few phones that has Android 7.0 Nougat installed, the wallpapers app has an extra feature that will allow users to set up one image for the smartphone’s lock screen, and another for the phone’s main home screen. While this is not in any way a revolutionary app from Google, it is nice that the company is allowing all Android phones to share in one of the features that was first thought to be a Pixel exclusive. Download

Facebook wants you to lean back and watch its News Feed videos on your television with a new feature that lets you stream clips via Apple TV, AirPlay devices, Google Chromecast, and Google Cast devices. The move could help Facebook generate more video ad revenue, and increase usage time by giving people the richest possible viewing experience while at home.The feature is now available on iOS and will come to Android soon. To use it, just find a video in the feed on your phone or desktop, tap the TV button in the top right, and then select the device you want to stream through. You can keep scrolling through the feed and using Facebook while the video continues to stream. That allows Facebook to become both the first and second screen, a strategy Periscope is pursuing differently by allowing professional content broadcasts to be piped into Periscope and Twitter via its new Producer feature.Facebook started testing streaming to televisions from Android back in May and iOS in Augu

Pawan Kalyan has already launched two movies this year and now he is ready to launch another movie next month. Three movie launches in short span of time is a first for him. Though he will only be participating in the shooting for one movie (“Katamarayudu”), he is launching another one as per his earlier commitments and promises made to his producers and directors. The new movie launch would be for director Trivikram who has been waiting for Pawan Kalyan’s dates. The muhurtham has been fixed for this launch is in the first week of November. But regular shoot will commence from January 2017. Pawan Kalyan’s fans are not happy with the two movies Pawan Kalyan recently launched. They say don’t excite them. So to impress the fans and satisfy them, this Trivikram’s film is being planned to launch in November though regular shoot commences three months later. Meanwhile, Trivikram will be sitting with music director Anirudh to finalise tunes for the movie. Samanth

Google said Allo would be available at some point during the summer, and it's getting in right under the wire. The new chat application is now official, and it's starting to pop up in the Play Store for download. Don't fret if it's not showing up for you quite yet; we have the APK ready for download. If you need a refresher on features, Google has a handy promo video (below) and a  landing page  that hits all the high points. Allo is connected to your phone number, and it's designed for phones only (at least right now). All your contacts that use Allo will automatically show up, and those who don't can be invited to download the app. They're probably all the ones you just convinced to start using Hangouts a few months ago. Oh well. The centerpiece of Allo is the Google Assistant, which will be a big part of Android (and Google in general) going forward. It offers (allegedly) useful information and links using contextual information and natura

For quite some time, maverick Tollywood and Bollywood director Ram Gopal Varma had been the subject of attack from mega family, for the simple reason that he does not lose any opportunity to take pot shots at megastar Chiranjeevi, his brother Pawan Kalyan and others in the family. But on Tuesday, Varma sprang a surprise on mega fans by tendering an open apology to them for his comments on Chiranjeevi in the past. What caused the change of his mind on the mega star was the first look released by Konidela Productions on Chiranjeevi’s 150th film on Monday. “After seeing this look, I want to apologise to all his fans for whatever criticism I made in the past on his 150th,” tweeted Varma. And he did not stop at that. He showered praises on Chiranjeevi as never before. “Mega Star’s look is amazingly mind-blowing… Looks like a sure shot blockbuster … million cheers,” he said. He also wished success for Chiranjeevi’s 150th film. “Best look of Megastar in his entire career. Super

Android Nougat is rolling out to Nexus devices via an OTA update. You'll get this update soon if you have any of the following devices: Nexus 6P, Nexus 5X, Nexus 6, General Mobile 4G, Nexus Player, Nexus 9, or Pixel C. The simplest way to get the update is to wait for it to show up on your phone, or check for the OTA update manually: How to download Android 7.0 Nougat via OTA update Over-the-air (OTA) updates are the easiest way to download Android 7.0 Nougat. Follow these steps to check if you've received the update. Open Settings > About > System updates.  Tap Check for updates. If the update shows up here, you can download and install Android Nougat on your Nexus device. If it hasn't showed up, you should ideally wait until it does. If you don't want to wait, read on. How to download Android 7.0 Nougat If the OTA update hasn't appeared yet, you can try installing Android 7.0 Nougat via the beta program. The release build is a