Hrithik Roshan, Katrina Kaif to Drive Volvo S60 in Bang Bang

Volvo Auto India, the Swedish luxury carmaker's Indian subsidiary, has associated with Fox Star Studios for their upcoming action romance film - Bang Bang. Films's leading actors, Hritik Roshan and Katrina Kaif, will be seen driving the stylish red Volvo S60 in the Siddharth Anand directed film.

Sudeep Narayan, PR & Digital Director, Volvo Auto India said, "We continuously come up with activations and associations to engage with our current and prospective customers. These partnerships are crucial for Volvo Auto India as an effort to bring the brand closer to its audience. Partnering with Fox Star Studios for their movie Bang Bang was an obvious choice. Both Hrithik and Katrina are a hot favourite of the Indian audience and pairing them with the luxurious Volvo S60 would certainly be a super combination. We are always on a lookout to identify apt industry platforms to participate and showcase our carlines. Showcasing the Volvo S60 in a much awaited movie such as Bang Bang is yet another endeavour for us to come closer towards our customers."

McLaren P1 GTR Photo Gallery

 
 Twenty years ago, the then soon-to-be-launched McLaren F1 GTR began testing ahead of an assault on the 1995 GT season. Two decades on, and the covers were pulled off the dramatic and purposeful McLaren P1 GTR design concept during a private event at the 2014 Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance in California.

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  The McLaren P1 GTR will be the most track-tailored and most powerful model produced by McLaren Special Operations to date, with a clear target even more focused than its road-going sibling: to be the best driver's car in the world on track.

Vilner Introduces BMW Stormtrooper

The premiere of Star Wars 7 might be a year away, but you do not have to wait that long to lay your eyes on the latest Stormtrooper. Bulgarian studio - Vilner's latest project sports a sparkling white colour, which is undoubtedly reminiscent of the Imperial Army troops of Darth Vader. However, quite unlike Lord Vader's army, BMW Stormtrooper by Vilner is most definitely unique. The Stormtrooper is the studio's second big project; it debuted the BMW Bullshark - E63 coupe last year. The BMW Stormtrooper is basically the convertible version of Bullshark.

Maruti Ciaz Launching On October 6, 2014

The long wait for the much-awaited mid-sized sedan, the Maruti Suzuki Ciaz, will finally end on October 6, 2014. Earlier, there were rumours about the car launching on October 5, but the company seems to have postponed it by a day.

Coming in both petrol and diesel versions, the Ciaz will have four petrol and four diesel variants. Powering the petrol model of the car will be a 1.4-litre K-Series engine that is good for 91bhp and 130Nm. The diesel model will derive its power from a 1.3-litre multijet diesel unit, capable of churning out 89bhp and 200Nm. Both the engines will be offered with a 5-speed manual gearbox; however, a 4-speed automatic transmission too could be on offer on select petrol variants.

The 5 tests every iPhone goes through

Faced with charges on how iPhone 6 Plus is vulnerable to bending, Apple gave journalists a rare glimpse into its tests labs. The company took reporters from US-based publications like The Verge, ReCode and The Wall Street Journal to show the tests it subjects its products to. Apple revealed that iPhone 6 and 6 Plus are the most tested iPhones ever, with a total of 15,000 units each tested on various parameters.

Even though the company did not disclose all the tests it conducts on iPhones, here are the five tests that every iPhone model undergoes before hitting the mass market.

BlackBerry launches square-shaped smartphone Passport at Rs 49,990

NEW DELHI: BlackBerry has launched its unconventional new square-shaped smartphone dubbed the Passport in India at Rs 49,990.

The smartphone will be available for pre-order starting today at BlackBerry exclusive stores and Amazon.in. Those who book the smartphone between today and October 10 get a Rs 5000 gift voucher on Amazon.in as well as 5,000 frequent flyer miles on Jet Airways.

Huawei launches Honor 6 smartphone at Rs 19,999

NEW DELHI: Huawei has launched Honor 6 smartphone and MediaPad Honor T1 tablet in India at Rs 19,999 and Rs 9,999, respectively. 

The two devices will be exclusively available on e-commerce website Flipkart. The phone will be available starting October 6 while the tablet goes on sale on October 10. 

Huawei Honor 6 sports a 5-inch full-HD display (1920x1080p,440ppi). The phone is powered by a Huawei Kirin 920 octa-core processor and 3GB RAM.

Apple to Unveil New Mac Mini Alongside iPad Air 2 at October Event: Reports

With Apple's anticipated October event - expected to see the release of the next-generation iPad tablets and Mac OS X 10.10 Yosemite - closing-in, rumours about the much-anticipated new Mac Mini have started brewing up again. In the meanwhile, some details about the 3rd generation iPad mini tablet, and the long-rumoured iPad Pro tablet are doing the rounds of the Internet, along with a Q2 2015 release date.

HP Slate 17 Desktop-Tablet Hybrid Listed With Android KitKat, Intel SoC

After launching 3 hybrid laptops with detachable keyboards during IFA 2014earlier this month, HP seems set to unveil a new hybrid All-in-One (AIO) PC. The tablet, named HP Slate 17, has not been announced officially yet, however, it has been listed on the company's Peru website without a price tag.

The HP Slate 17 AIO with model number J5U19AA on the company website runsAndroid 4.4.2 out-of-the box, and features a massive 17-inch full-HD display. As Liliputing points out, the hybrid HP Slate 17 can function as a tablet, desktop monitor, or an AIO.

Robot Cheerleading Squad Showcases Murata's Latest Sensor Technology

A team of cheerleading robots made their dancing debut in Tokyo on Thursday as creator Murata Manufacturing demonstrated its cutting-edge sensor technology.

With curtains pulled back and Japanese pop music pulsing in the background, 10 doll-like robot girls with illuminated pom-poms rolled out onto a stage to perform their choreographed routine.

The cheerleaders stand just 36 centimetres (10 inches) tall with matching bob hairstyles that hide the complicated machinery inside their heads.

'The Reports of iPhone 6 Plus Bending are Greatly Exaggerated'

It all started with reports that some users were complaining about the iPhone 6 Plus, Apple's biggest smartphone till date, bending in their pockets while sitting. Then came a YouTube video that showed an iPhone 6 Plus bending out of shape when subjected to force.

iPhone 6 Plus Bending: Asus, HTC, KitKat, LG, and Samsung Take Digs

iPhone 6 Plus 'bend test' video went viral on YouTube, Apple's competitors have fired several shots at the Cupertino giant on social media - taking a jab over claims that the new 'bigger' iPhone could be bent easily, popularly being termed as 'bend gate'.

Micromax Canvas 4 Plus With 5-Inch Amoled Display, 13-Megapixel Camera Available at Rs. 16,750

Micromax is gearing up to launch a new mid-range smartphone, the Canvas 4 Plus, as the handset is now available via a couple of e-commerce websites priced at Rs. 16,750. No announcements have been made by Micromax about the official launch of the Canvas 4 Plus.

As per the e-commerce site listings, the Micromax Canvas 4 Plus (A315) features dual-SIM (GSM+GSM) support and runs Android 4.4.2 KitKat out-of-the-box. It comes with a 5-inch HD (720x1280 pixel) Amoled display and is powered by a 1.7GHz octa-core MediaTek (MT6592) processor coupled with 1GB of RAM and Mali 450 GPU.

Windows 9 Preview: What the Next Microsoft OS Will - and Should - Bring

 Microsoft did something very...er... interesting in October 2012. It launched Windows 8, the operating system that would "unify" Microsoft's platforms across PCs, phones and tablets. Except, there was a fairly large flaw in the plan.

Microsoft's vision of unification wasn't just from an engineering perspective. The company also wanted a unified user interface across all its devices.