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This schoolboy breaks news about giant firms with 45mins of net surfing
Updated On: 17 February, 2019 08:27 AM IST | Mumbai | Aastha Atray Banan
Sixteen-year-old self-confessed 'tech leaker', says scoops about an unreleased phone are all in the public eye: all one needs to do is dig deep

Ishan Agarwal
For 16-year-old 'tech leaker', Ishan Agarwal, his biggest leak was sent to him as an anonymous tip. "I got images of the smartphone Google Pixel 3 XL, a few weeks before the launch and I posted them on my Twitter profile. I also received a picture of an unreleased OnePlus smartphone in December last year, which was widely discussed in the tech world." At a fairly young age, the Delhi boy has become a tech influencer for all those who want their phone news, well, much before it appears on the tech news sites. "I also leaked the official images of Samsung Galaxy S10 smartphones recently, which will launch on February 20 in San Francisco. I receive anonymous tips now since people have become aware of me."
The Standard X student, who lives in Gurgaon, and is getting ready for his board exams on March 7, is the son of a mechanical engineer and a software engineer. No wonder he wants to become a software engineer in the future. "School life is very normal and I like it that way. Not everyone knows about my involvement in the tech world, just a few close friends and classmates." And though it may appear as if 'leaking' and researching would take up most of his time, Agarwal tells us that's not the case. "It's at school and the coaching centre, where I spend most of my time. Then I have to do homework, study for tests as well, so I take out a limited amount of time and do it as a hobby. I don't spend hours on it, usually 45 minutes maximum on Twitter per day."

