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Samsung has been one of the very few smartphone manufacturers that have been continuously sending out security updates as well as minor bug fixes to most of its line-up. Even budget smartphones are updated to the latest security patch within a month or so

Lenovo is on a launch spree, the company recently launched it's Phab 2 and Phab 2 Plus smartphones, then the K6 Power. Now, the company is planning to launch their new phablet, the K6 Note on December 14 and it will be available through offline stores.

Xiaomi has just announced the Mi VR Play headset for India, the fabric based VR headset will be available for Rs. 999.

Delivery Hero, a Berlin-based online food takeaway service has just announced that they have acquired FoodPanda for an undisclosed amount. Rocket Internet, the company which backs both start-ups said they will be receiving new shares in Delivery Hero.

Xiaomi has started rolling out Android 6.0 Marshmallow update for the Redmi Note 3 (Pro) with Snapdragon 650 in India. It was launched running Android 5.1 Lollipop starting at Rs. 9999.

Super Mario Run is still to launch for the iPhone but now it is being said that the game will require a constant internet connection to work. Nintendo's Shigeru Miyamoto said that Super Mario Run won't work offline due to piracy concerns.

OnePlus India has started rolling out a new OTA update for the OnePlus 3T which brings in a lot of bug fixes and a few India-specific features. First is the addition of a panic button or emergency calling, which has been made mandatory in India.

Flipkart has just launched a store for mobile accessories under its own label. For now, the Flipkart Smartbuy store lists only mobile accessories, but the company may be planning to expand that into other segments.