This week, Apple announced the iPhone 7 Indian price and what more big news were you waiting for? Adding on to this, we also came across a survey, hinted first by MacRumors and witnessed by many MacBook Pro (retina) users. The survey paved way for rumours regarding the removal of headphone jack from the MacBook Pro in the coming years. Well, that's not it all. We also witnessed Samsung urging its users to power down the Note 7, and iOS 10 got lukewarm response from Apple users.

Along with these, this week, we also witnessed a couple of launches including Astrum Action Cameras that resembles Go Pro, but in a budget friendly range, and Canon EOS M5, among others. Vikas Agarwal of OnePlus also announced this week via an official forum post that OnePlus 2 users would soon be getting VoLTE updates over-the-air. We also reviewed Audio Technica SR 5 headphones.

Here's a list of best 10 stories we have covered this week in consumer technology:

Samsung Urges Users To Power Down The Note 7

They say that once you are at the top the only place you can go is down. Samsung is learning this the hard way. Just when it was enjoying a good head start over Apple's latest iPhones, the Note 7's battery issue spoilt its party. Now Apple's new phones are hitting the store shelves within a week and the Koreans are still figuring out the fiasco. Cases of exploding Galaxy Note 7 prompted Samsung to initiate the recall programme last week. The company will be replacing every Note 7 sold so far with a fresh unit.

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Dual-Camera Smartphones That Launched Much Before The iPhone 7 Plus

This year's iPhone launch was a mixed bag. Fans were mostly disappointed by the lack of a fresh design. At the same time, careless snobs were pleased by the iPhone's new water-repelling skills. Opinions were divided on the exclusion of the 3.5 mm jack. However, one things that got everyone excited was the iPhone 7 Plus' dual-camera setup. The phone's 12-megapixel camera module is coupled with 12-megapixel telephoto lens to help you zoom-in better. The Cupertino company isn't the first one to implement such camera assembly in mobiles.
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Apple iOS 10 Gets Lukewarm Response From Users

Apple just rolled out the iOS 10, but it seems it has not started on the smoothest of starts. The OS targeted at iPhones, iPads, and the 6th generation of iPod touch, does bring in numerous enhancements. However, due to technical issues and hick-ups during the download stages, have already started getting it negative feedback from users who have started venting their frustrations online. Apple, on its part has assured everyone that the issues will be sorted out soon, but the start for iOS 10 has certainly been buggy.

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Will MacBook Pro Soon Lose Hackphone Jack?

Well, MacBook Pro with OLED panel is expected to be launched officially in October, this year. But, wait... a new rumour is making rounds. According to a post by Juli Clover on Mac Rumors, Apple has been sending out surveys to the users of current MacBook Pro with Retina display... and one question among them is "Do you ever use the headphone port on your MacBook Pro with Retina display?"

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Apple India Reveals iPhone 7 Pricing Details

Keep your expensive iPhone jokes handy as Apple has just unveiled the pricing details of its latest handsets. The best thing is that the information comes directly from Apple's official website in India. Apple has also confirmed that the iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus will be launching in India on October 7. Earlier today, Apple slashed the the iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus prices to make way for the waterproof iPhone duo.

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Apple iPhone 6S And 6S Plus Get Price Cuts

Is this the biggest price cut in the history of smartphone giant Apple in India? Well, it certainly looks so, especially with the company's recent announcement of INR 22,000 being slashed in the price tag of both iPhone 6S and iPhone 6S Plus. This means that, iPhone 6S 128 GB would, from now, be available at INR 60,000 (original price INR 82,000) and iPhone 6S Plus 128 GB will be available at INR 70,000.

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Audio Technica SR5: First Impressions

When it comes to listening to music, choices of headphones we have today are enormous, and choosing the best one among them is obviously difficult. Starting from INR 500 to thousands of rupees, we get headphones for all genres of music. Audio Technica SR5 comes with a 45 mm dynamic driver, giving a balanced sound output. Priced at Rs 10,750 on Amazon India, this is definitely one of the very few available headphones at such price that come with a Hi-Res Audio logo on the box.

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Move Over iPhone 7, The Wait for 7S Has Started

If Tim Cook isn’t worried now, he must either have nerves of steel or he doesn’t bother reading what newspapers (if so, I am ready to become his fan boy!) and websites have to say about Apple’s iconic smartphone brand that has made fan boys drool for close to a decade and critics growl for just about the same timeframe. More than the criticism about the latest edition of the iPhone being design resistant and water resistant, what should be worrisome is the almost immediate resumption of the rumor mills suggesting that the successor of the iPhone 7, slated to arrive this time next year, could do away with the home button.

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The Mystery Of The Exploding Smartphone

Developers at Apple must be grinning from ear-to-ear. Obviously one loves it when one’s archrival faces the same problem as one did some years ago. Yes! We are referring to the explosive batteries on the Samsung Note 7 and its impact on the cell phone industry as a whole and on market leadership in the segment. News about the exploding batteries and the decision to recall Note 7 phones are now passé. To make matters worse, the airline industry went berserk with a call to power off the device in case it was found on passengers. However, there was nothing about what could cause these blasts and how one could overcome this hazard.

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Moto E3 Power May Launch In India On Sept 19

It looks like Lenovo is all set to launch its upcoming Moto E smartphone, the E3 Power, at an event on Sept 19. Confirming this, Lenovo event sent out a tweet on Monday that the Moto E3 Power will be available for purchase exclusively on Flipkart. Also, the e-commerce portal has launched a micro-site for the Moto E3 Power. However, we still are not sure whether the company will be launching only the Moto E3 Power or any other variant as well!

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