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BlackBerry has been having a very rough time, the Z series alongwith BlackBerry 10OS has been a massive failure for the company and therefore, they decided to go with Android instead. The Priv at its current price seems primed for failure.

Rdio music streaming service which had a presence in over 100 countries including India is shutting down. The company has announced bankruptcy and will file for Chapter 11 protection in the US. Rdio came to India in March last year.

Asus has revealed a list of Zenfone devices that will get the latest Android 6.0 Marshmallow update, these include all the Zenfone 2, Zenfone 2 Laser variants alongwith the Zenfone Selfie and the Padfone S.

Xiaomi has just announced that the Mi 4i will now be available at Rs. 11,999 for the 16GB variant. Although the Mi 4i was available at this price during festivities, this is a permanent drop. The new price will be effective starting 12AM on 18th November.

Lenovo Vibe X3 went official in China yesterday and it would be available in 3 variants. The Vibe X3 comes with a 5.5-inch 1080p display with Gorilla Glass 3 protection, two variants run on the Snapdragon 808 processor while third on MediaTek octa-core.

Yu Televentures announced its partnership with Reliance Retail to sell Yureka Plus, Yuphoria and Yunique smartphones offline. Till now all Yu smartphones were available through online channels, and this would allow company to reach a wider customer base.

OnePlus has just shared it plans on Android Marshmallow update for its two out of three smartphones. The OnePlus One and OnePlus Two will get all the Marshmallow goodness in Q1 2016 or early next year.

Gionee S6 was launched today in China with a slim 6.9mm slim metal body which tapers to just 4mm on the sides. The Gionee S6 comes with a 5.5-inch 720p HD AMOLED display running on the MediaTek MT6753 octa-core processor with 3GB RAM, 32GB storage.