Here's a quick look at what made news in the world of technology in the week just gone by...
1. Guess the internet speed at Prime Minister's Office? - The Prime Minister's Office uses a comparatively speedy internet connection. While an average internet connection speed in India is 2Mbps (Megabits per second), that of the PMO is 34Mbps, an RTI application has revealed.
2. I am proud to be gay, Apple CEO Tim Cook says - Apple CEO Tim Cook says he's proud to be gay. The public declaration, in an essay written for Bloomberg Businessweek, makes Cook the highest-profile business CEO to come out. Cook said that while he never denied his sexuality, he never publicly acknowledged it, either.
3. Meet Microsoft Band, the $199 fitness tracker- Microsoft launched a device called "Microsoft Band" that will allow users to monitor their fitness and exercise regime, marking the world's largest software company's debut into the wearable technology market.
4. Xiaomi plans to set up data centre in India - Chinese smartphone maker Xiaomi said that it plans to set up a data centre in India next year to store local user data, as the fast-growing company seeks to deflect concerns about privacy that could hamper its efforts to expand overseas. Meanwhile, Xiaomi has become the world's third-largest smartphone vendor just three years after first hitting the market, trailing only Samsung Electronics and Apple, according to a new industry study.
5. Japan telecom giant SoftBank to invest $10bn in India - Japanese telecom and internet giant SoftBank announced its intent to invest nearly $10 billion (around Rs 60,000 crore) in India over the next few years, with Masayoshi Son, the $92 billion conglomerate's chairman and founder, expected to kick off investments during his trip to India, where he is expected to meet several entrepreneurs .
6. Two drug chains disable Apple Pay, as rivals make plans - Apple Pay, the company's highly anticipated mobile wallet, has been available for only one week but already may be inciting a battle within the payments industry. Rite Aid and CVS disabled Apple Pay from working in their stores nationwide. Apple CEO Tim Cook fired back at CVS and Rite Aid, saying there were plenty of other retailers around the world to sign up.
7. Samsung launches metal phones in China to take on Xiaomi -Samsung Electronics unveiled two new mid-tier handsets with a premium design as it prepared to deliver a riposte to its low-priced Chinese rivals and reclaim its title as the top brand in the world's biggest smartphone market.
Galaxy A3 and A5 will be Samsung's first devices to feature fully metal bodies and its thinnest smartphones to date. In size, they are comparable to those of the top-of-the-line Galaxy S5, though of lesser screen resolution quality.
8. Oppo unveils N3 smartphone with motorized rotating camera, world's slimmest smartphone - Oppo has launched N3, its new premium smartphone that features a rotating camera lens and R5, the world's slimmst smartphone.
The Oppo N3 features a 5.5-inch 1080p display. The highlight of the phone is its 16MP motorized rotating camera that can be rotated up to 206 degrees with the tap of a button or touch of a fingerprint sensor located at the back of the phone.
9. Microsoft Office 365 users to get free, unlimited cloud storage - Office 365 users will never have to worry about storage limits again. Microsoft will now offer unlimited storage for OneDrive and OneDrive for business users that subscribe to Office 365. Microsoft has started rolling out the limitless cloud storage option to all Office 365 Home, Personal, and University customers.
10. UK telco New Call buys Nimbuzz for $250 million - UK's New Call Telecom is acquiring India-focused instant messenger and Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) player Nimbuzz and the deal is estimated at around $250 million.
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