Telecom operators desperately try every trick in the book to combat Reliance Jio’s 4G plans. BSNL has launched two new prepaid recharge packages, the second to reveal this week after launching the Chaukka 444 plan with 360GB of bundled data. The new BSNL Rs. 768 combo plan offers 3 GB of data for 90 days and Rs. 768 credited to your voice calling account. The BSNL 599 plan, on the other hand, adds a credit of Rs. 507 for all purposes (calls, SMS, data) and Rs. 279 credit exclusively for voice calls. This subscription is valid for 30 days. BSNL also gives additional benefits to the Rs. 768 charging pack. If you make a top-up of Rs. 110, €. 210 and Rs. 290, you will get a balance of Rs. 115, €. 220, and Rs. 310, respectively.
Here’s everything else that made headlines today.
Xiaomi Redmi 4 is now available through offline retailers. The Xiaomi Redmi 4 (Review) is the most recent budget offering from the Chinese smartphone maker, initially public through Amazon India and Mi.com. However, the company has confirmed to Gadgets 360 that the phone is now available through offline retailers. The Xiaomi Redmi 4 was launched in India in three memory/storage variants. The 2GB RAM/16GB storage variant was priced at Rs. 6,999; the 3GB RAM/32GB storage variant comes at Rs. 8,999, while the price of the 4GB RAM/64GB Xiaomi Redmi 4 variant in India is Rs. 10,999.
OnePlus 5’s teardown treatment reveals a ‘systematic sealing design’; however, they also found some weaknesses, stating that “some connectors are not secured with a metal plate, and the camera connector can easily come loose”.
While the OnePlus 5 will go on open sale through Amazon starting June 27, the OnePlus store has already started selling accessories for the new phone. These include a 3D tempered glass screen protector for Rs. 990, a protective case that starts from Rs. 990, and protective cases priced at Rs. 1,290. The OnePlus 5 is now available through pop-up stores throughout the country.
Besides being one of the most popular apps in India for messaging, WhatsApp is also widely used for file sharing. WhatsApp can start sharing all file types. The file types were limited to certain categories like photos, videos, etc. But soon, the app would allow you to share just about any file type. The rollout of this new WhatsApp feature has only happened to a few select users so far, so it’s only a matter of time before it reaches everyone on all platforms like iOS, Android, and Windows Phone.
Honor 8 Pro smartphone unveiled in IndiaHonor has announced a new smartphone for the Indian market, the Honor 8 Pro. The company has not yet revealed the final price of the phone as it will go on sale in the first half of July. The phone was launched in Europe and the UK in April for around 549 Euros (about 39,500 rupees). If Honor sticks to the comparable prices for India, it will lock horns with the 8 GB version of the OnePlus 5 (Review). Some of the main features of the Honor 8 include the dual rear camera, a 4000 mAh battery, and 6 GB of RAM.
New Moto smartphones in We have new information about the battery capacity and estimated price of the upcoming Moto G5S Plus. Tipster Andri Yatim said in his tweet that the phone would be priced between Rs. 18,999 and Rs. 19,999. He also says that it will have a 3068mAh battery. We don’t know the specs, but according to the leaked images, the phone has a dual camera setup on the back.
Motorola has also started posting teasers for another imminent launch of the Moto E4 Plus. The company hinted in a tweet how the new offering would offer better battery life, pointing to the 5,000 mAh battery inside the phone.
YouTube Unveils VR180 Format for Content Creators To make the creation and consumption of VR content much smoother, YouTube has announced an all-new format called VR180. This is said to work equally well on desktop as on mobile and will allow for depth for greater realism. Google has also confirmed that its Daydream team is working with many manufacturers to build new cameras for the VR180 video format.
Nokia 3 Nokia 5 Android phone pre-orders opened in the UKHMD Global are slowly expanding the availability of Nokia smartphones after their launch in India. The Nokia 3 and Nokia 5 will go on sale in the UK next month for GBP 129.99 (approximately Rs. 10,600) and GBP 179.99 (roughly Rs. 15,000), respectively. Customers looking to get their hands on the phone can pre-order it through Amazon or Clove e-commerce websites.
Facebook’s new mission is to ‘bring the world closer together’. Facebook is under pressure from smaller rivals like Nextdoor and Meetup, and to bolster its position, Mark Zuckerberg has revised Facebook’s mission to emphasize its support for hobby clubs, community organizations, and other communities. Groups. Zuckerberg said on his Facebook page that his company’s new mission is to “empower people to build community and bring the world closer together.”
Android O may be called ‘Oatmeal Cookie’ Android O is the next major update to Android that will be unveiled publicly in the coming months. However, the actual name has been shrouded in mystery until now. Internal source code has revealed that Android O could be called the “Android Oatmeal Cookie” due to “oc-dev” entries that were found multiple times. While this evidence is strong, Google could be called Android 8.0, something completely different, so we suspect time will tell.
Microsoft’s SwiftKey extends transliteration support to Tamil. After unveiling its transliteration engine last November, SwiftKey has added support for new features and up to eight additional regional languages. Microsoft says SwiftKey’s transliteration technology will be available to 70 million Tamil speakers across India. At the same time, support for Bengali, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Odia, Punjabi, and Telugu is now available in beta mode and will be released commercially later this year.
