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Facebook Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Mark Zuckerberg during an interaction with IIT students at IIT Delhi on Wednesday.

Zuckerberg’s townhall at IIT-Delhi in a nutshell

On Wednesday, the media was awash with reports of Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg’s townhall at the Indian Institute of Technology-Delhi. Hindustan Times’ resident tech jockey Pranav Dixit decided to take another look at the event and sum things up with tongue firmly in cheek:
Facebook Chairman and CEO Mark Zuckerberg townhall ran the gamut from net neutrality and Candy Crush.

Facebook may stop Candy Crush invites: 5 Zuckerberg Townhall takeaways

Facebook chief executive Mark Zuckerberg said on Wednesday India would be crucial in getting the next billion online and that the company continued to ‘lobby’ for net neutrality.
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg said his company supports net neutrality,

Good net neutrality also prioritises zero rating, says Zuckerberg

After coming in the crosshairs of net neutrality activists for his company’s Free Basics (formerly internet.org) zero rating service, Mark Zuckerberg said on Wednesday that Facebook fully supports net neutrality.
For at least a couple of years, Apple has been trying to reel in more buyers in India, which is dominated by sub-Rs 10,000 Android phones, by striking deals with specialised distribution companies and selling older models for lower prices long after they have been discontinued in the US.

Seven reasons why India is the most expensive place to buy an iPhone 6S

The iPhone 6S is finally available in India. With features like 3D Touch and Live Photos, Apple’s latest phone is possibly one of the best smartphones on the planet. The problem is it costs as much as a small vacation in India.
OnePlus 2

OnePlus 2 will be available without an invite from 12 to 1 pm today

Apple's iOS 9 is out: Here are 7 of its best features

A new version of iOS always feels like Christmas come early. There are always exciting features to look forward to (remember how iOS 8 added support for third-party keyboards last year?) and there’s nothing like getting shiny new software to play with.
watchOS 2.0 is the big Apple Watch update you are waiting for.

10 Ways watchOS 2 will supercharge your Apple Watch

I remember exactly where I was when Apple began taking Apple Watch pre-orders in April: on the edge of my seat at my office desk, eyes glued to my laptop, my finger click-click-clicking the mouse button, refreshing the Apple Store webpage.
Amazon has launched Kindle Unlimited in India for Rs 199/month.

Amazon India’s book selection on Kindle Unlimited is embarassing

Late on Tuesday night, Amazon brought its all-you-can-eat ebook subscription service called Kindle Unlimited to India.
The Obi Worldphones SF1 and the SJ1.5 cost $199 and $129 respectively -- well under Rs. 15,000 in India.

Former Apple CEO launches affordable Obi smartphones

In October, India will get two more budget smartphones: the Obi SF1 and the SJ1.5. This itself isn't news -- cheap smartphones have been flooding the market for the last few months.
Chennai-born Sundar Pichai studied engineering at IIT-Kharagpur and then went to Stanford in the US. (AFP File Photo)

The rise and rise of new Google CEO Sundar Pichai

Sundar Pichai joined Google in 2004 as its vice president of product management and led the team working on the Chrome browser. Chrome wouldn’t be released till four years later, but when it launched, it quickly eclipsed Firefox and Microsoft’s Internet Explorer to become the world’s most popular web browser.

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