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Poco F8 Ultra has been listed on the NBTC website with model number 25102PCBEG. The listing shows that the smartphone supports GSM, WCDMA, LTE, and NR networks, indicating 5G connectivity. The handset is manufactured in China. It is expected to arrive as a global variant of Redmi K90 Pro or Redmi K90 Pro Max. The Poco F8 Ultra is rumoured to come with the Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 chipset.

BSNL, the government-owned telecom service provider (TSP), has announced a new plan for new senior citizen subscribers. Dubbed the BSNL Samman Plan, it offers unlimited calling for 365 days, 2GB data per day, and a free SIM card. This is a limited-time offer, which will be available till November 18. The new plan is exclusively for people aged 60 and above. It comes as part of the TSP’s Diwali Bonanza offers, which bring discounted tariffs and additional benefits during the festive season.

DeepSeek has unveiled DeepSeek-OCR, an open-source AI model that processes text by converting it into images using 2D mapping. This new “Context Optical Compression” approach allows large language models to handle longer documents with fewer tokens and improved accuracy. The method has drawn praise for its potential to simplify and speed up text reasoning.

Realme GT 8 Pro and Realme GT 8 launched in China on Tuesday at the company's October 2025 event. The new handsets are the first to come out of Ricoh and Realme's recently announced partnership. The Pro model is powered by a Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 chipset and an R1 X graphics chip. The Pro model packs a 7,000mAh battery, too. It sports a 2K resolution screen, which offers up to a 144Hz refresh rate.