15 top tech stories of the week

Here's a quick look at what made news in the world of technology in the week that just gone by...

Google launches Android One smartphones in India
Google has unveiled its first set of Android One low-cost smartphones in the Indian market, partnering with Indian hardware vendors Spice, Micromax and Karbonn, priced between Rs 6,299 and Rs 6,499. The three phones will be available online on Flipkart, Amazon and Snapdeal and via Reliance Digital, Croma and The Mobile Store, offline.

Apple rolls out iOS 8
Apple released iOS 8, the latest version of its mobile operating system, worldwide on September 18. The update brings features like interactive notifications; revamped Messages, Safari and Mail apps; Predictive text & support for third-party keyboards; Continuity; widgets in Notifications bar, iCloud Drive; and always-on Siri. For the first look for iOS 8,  click here.

HealthKit, the health and fitness data integration service that Apple announced at WWDC conference in June, was not released with iOS 8. Apple said a bug in the platform prevented its release along with other features of the software update.

Apple iPhone 6, iPhone 6 Plus hit stores
Apple's new big-screen iPhones - iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus - finally hit the market on September 19. In the first wave, the new Apple smartphones will only be available in the US, Australia, Canada, France, Germany, Hong Kong, Japan, Puerto Rico, Singapore and the UK. for more about Apple Iphone 6 click here

10 things you should know before buying iPhone 6 or 6 Plus

Launch day is over, and now the weekend warriors descend on Apple and cellular carrier stores looking to buy iPhone 6 or 6 Plus. Expect mayhem everywhere. Not since 2010 has there been such long lines for or insanity about a new "i" device. I expected nutsville, even with preorder option, but nothing like this.

To be honest, the frenzy defies logic and there must be some kind of mob mentality driving it. I am reminded of Windows 95's nearly 20 years ago. Some people will point to past iPhone launches as being as big or bigger. No. iPhone 4 was the last gigantic debut weekend, before Apple started taking preorders, a mechanism that shifted sales away from the big day. iPhone 6 and 6 Plus are much larger when factoring in those 4 million first 24-hour preorders (and others) ahead of September 19 store openings.

1. iPhone 6 Plus is even bigger than you think.Unless already using a phablet, you will find the Plus-size device to be just that. It is ginormous. I stood alongside a woman in a Verizon store yesterday as she compared her iPhone 4S to to the 6 Plus and gasped: "It's so big!" Strangely, the store only displayed the larger handset, which was sold out. She almost bought the 5S, until another customer pulled out the 6. "Oh, that's good", she said.If you're prowling about for either of Apple's newest handsets, I present 10 things you should know (in no order of importance):