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Oppo has launched the Find X9 series globally, featuring the MediaTek Dimensity 9500 chip, ColorOS 16 and Hasselblad-backed cameras. The lineup, including the Find X9 and Find X9 Pro, will soon debut in India via Flipkart, with colour options like Titanium Grey, Space Black, Silk White, and Titanium Charcoal. Oppo is also bringing the Enco Buds 3 Pro+ and Hasselblad Teleconverter Kit. Launch offers include a Rs. 99 Privilege Pack with exclusive gifts, discounts, and exchange benefits of up to Rs. 18,130.

In a new inteview, Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella has further suggested that the next generation of Xbox consoles could be closer to a Windows PC. Nadella also said that Xbox games would be on every platform. The next-gen Xbox is believed to be targeting a 2027 launch.

Apple has unveiled Pico-Banana-400K, a new open-source dataset featuring 4,00,000 real and AI-edited image pairs for training text-based image editing models. Available under a research-only licence, it aims to help developers build better image-editing AIs. The release comes as Apple’s own AI progress appears to have slowed, with its long-promised Siri overhaul still pending.

iQOO 15, which succeeded iQOO 13, was recently launched in China. Now, the company is preparing to launch the handset in India, too, on November 26. A dedicated microsite for the handset on Amazon, teasing the design, specifications, and features of the flagship iQOO 15, went live, showing it in a silver colourway. Now, the microsite has been updated to confirm that the iQOO 15 will also be sold in the country in a black colourway. In China, the smartphone is offered in four colour options.

Samsung has announced that it will soon introduce a new Digital Car key functionality in its native Wallet app, which will allow Mahindra electric SUV owners to unlock and lock their cars from their Galaxy devices. Owners will no longer need a physical key fob or a key to access their Mahindra SUV. While the company has not revealed the names of the "select vehicles" that will support the features, it will likely be the November 2024-launched Mahindra BE 6 and XEV 9e, which are part of the automotive giant's born electric platform.