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If you're running an older version of Windows, you might suddenly find Microsoft's Windows 10 upgrade already downloaded on your machine. You never requested it, so why are you getting it? The automatic download is part of Microsoft's aggressive push to get Windows 10 on as many devices as possible. Since last July, Microsoft has distributed the free upgrade on request. But starting this week, it's also pushing it out to those who haven't requested it — and who might not want it. Microsoft isn't actually installing Windows 10 automatically, but installation is just a click or two away. If you're not careful, you might suddenly find the new system on your old machine. Is this good for you? The benefits of Windows 10 Windows 10 has many improvements over its predecessors — especially Windows 8. It's much easier to use than Windows 8, and it offers more modern controls — akin to mobile devices — than Windows 7. (There is no Windows 9.) Windows 10 also...

One of the three founders of the app that can predict the next word you want to write using artificial intelligence, missed out on a whopping 25 million pounds after selling his stake for a bicycle. Chris Hill-Scott, a 29-year-old from Buckinghamshire, founded the startup called Swiftkey in 2008 with two friends, Jon Reynolds, 30, and Ben Medlock, 26, that was sold to Microsoft yesterday for 174 million pounds ($250 million). However, Chris won't see a penny because two months after the company was founded he sold all his shares - for a bike, the report said. Chris, a University of Reading graduate, tweeted yesterday that his decision eight years ago to sell stakes was "The biggest mistake I ever made" . Jon and Ben are about to become millionaires after SwiftKey , a predictive text service, was bought by Microsoft. A SwiftKey spokeswoman said Chris had "left on good terms" . "When SwiftKey was founded there were three founding members, Chris was a fr...

After making its OnePlus One and OnePlus 2 smartphone available for invite-free purchases, Chinese smartphone manufacturer OnePlus is extending that to OnePlus X from February 5 onawards. OnePlus has previously offered the phone on invite free sale, but that was only for a limited period. Now, all the three variants of the One Plus X - Onyx Black, Champagne Gold and the limited edition Ceramic - are available on Amazon India for purchase without any invites. The OnePlus X (Onyx/Champagne) edition is available on Amazon India at Rs 16,999, while the OnePlus X (Limited Edition Ceramic) is priced at Rs 22,999. At its heart, the OnePlus X, has a Snapdragon 801 processor with 2.3 GHz quad-core CPUs. The GPU is a Qualcomm Adreno 330. The RAM is a sizeable 3 GB. The X which is the third phone in the OnePlus lineup has a few firsts to its name, when it comes to OnePlus phones. It includes built-in FM radio, dual-SIM support and a 5-inch AMOLED screen. It also includes support for expanda...

Indian IT services exports are likely to grow at a slower pace next fiscal year than in the recent past as global clients rein in technology spending, an industry lobby group said on Thursday. The cutback on routine IT services is likely to push firms including Tata Consultancy Services and Infosys to sharpen their focus on high-margin digital services, analytics and artificial intelligence to cushion the impact on earnings. India's IT and software services export revenue is likely to grow by 10-12 per cent in the fiscal year beginning on April 1 to as much as $121 billion, the National Association of Software and Services Companies (NASSCOM) said. Exports in the current fiscal year ending March are estimated to grow 12.3 per cent to $108 billion, at the lower end of NASSCOM's projection, with digital services seen up 19 percent. "The pressure of being competitive is forcing companies to increasingly adopt digital technologies and that again presents an opportunit...