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If the buzz from the film circles is to be believed, Raai Laxmi has been paid 40 lakh rupees for doing an item song in Khaidi No. 150. This is a very huge paycheck considering her popularity and demand. When top heroines like Tamanna and Shruti are being paid around 50 lakh for a special song, Raai Laxmi bagging 40 lakh is sensational. Producer Ram Charan was under pressure to find an immediate replacement for Catherine as the choreographer Lawrence was upset with her behavior.  Lawrence who is busy with his acting and direction assignments allotted five days for Chiranjeevi’s film just to be a part of Megastar’s landmark film. Having Lawrence on board does add value to the film and Ram Charan didn’t want to miss out on it at any cost. Therefore to ensure that the filming of the song goes as per plans, Charan called upon Raai Laxmi as an immediate replacement. She demanded 40 lakh to do the song, a paycheck that is definitely high above her usual range, but Charan couldn’t

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’s new Pixel and Pixel XL smartphones went up for pre-orders at midnight in India. Both devices are listed on Flipkart with a bunch of offers, as well as, Croma’s online store. Prices for the smartphones start from Rs 57,000, and deliveries are expected to commence at the end of this month around October 26 according to the checkout page on Flipkart. Google has launched Pixel and Pixel XL smartphones in two variants each. The 32GB Pixel is priced at Rs  57,000, while the 128GB variant is priced at Rs 66,000. Prices for the Pixel XL, on the other hand, start from Rs 67,000 for the 32GB variant and go up to Rs 76,000 for the 128GB variant.  As far as color choices are concerned, buyers can opt from either Quite Black or Very Silver. With pre-orders having kicked off, let’s take a look at where all you can buy a particular variant and what deals are on offer.

Ever since Sunil became a hero, film lovers have been missing his brand of comedy. More importantly, some of Sunil's finest roles have been in movies directed by his bosom buddy Trivikram Srinivas. After Sunil became a hero, Trivikram stopped casting him in comic roles in his movies as he felt it would be unfair to use Sunil for his films when there were producers spending crores on movies with Sunil as hero.  But here’s good news for Trivikram-Sunil combo fans. Pawan Kalyan would be doing a film with Trivikram Srinivas after his current film Katamrayudu is over. Trivikram is planning for the film and working on the script. Industry sources say that Sunil would be doing a cameo in the movie. Considering that all characters penned by Trivikram for Sunil have gone on to become memorable ones, there’s no doubt that Sunil’s cameo would also be something speci

The rumor mills can now take a break as Google has finally taken the wraps off its Pixel and Pixel XL smartphones at the ongoing event in San Francisco. With today’s launch, the Nexus lineup is officially dead, and the Pixel lineup is quintessentially Google. Though manufactured by HTC, both smartphones feature the ‘G’ logo and are touted as ‘Made by Google’. The overall design and looks are in line with what has leaked before. Unlike before, both the Pixel and Pixel XL smartphones look and feel the same, and they are only differentiated on the basis of size. With the new Pixel smartphones, Google isn’t involved in the specifications race like the other Android companies. Instead, the company is following Apple’s rulebook by taking control over both the hardware and software part of the Pixel smartphones. But the question is, can it be as successful? Google is now using the new smartphones to show-off what its software and services are capable of. Unlike Nexus, the Pixel sma

The Google for India event was held today in New Delhi and Google had some major announcements to be made public. This event was particularly special as Google turned 18 years old today. At a similar event held last year, Google had announced the Google Wi-Fi project which aimed at providing Wi-Fi connectivity at railway stations across India. This year, Google had much more to announce. Here are all the announcements made at the Google for India event. Google Station Last year’s Google Wi-Fi project is now active at 52 railway stations across India where Google claims 3.5 million people each month avail the service with as many as 15,000 new users being added every month. With Google Station, Google now plans to take this Wi-Fi connectivity to other places such as malls, bus stops, shopping complexes, cafes, university campuses etc. Google with partner with suitable partners to roll out Wi-Fi hotspots in public spaces and will then provide the adequate measures to generate