Reliance Jio has led the way in broadband connections in the Indian market with a market share of 39.36 percent, according to TRAI data for February. The telecom operator currently only offers 4G mobile services and has 102.84 million broadband users. Airtel follows it with 46.69 million broadband connections (17.87 percent), Vodafone (32.06 million, 12.27 percent), Idea Cellular (24.31 million, 9.3 percent), and BSNL (20.81 million, 7.69 percent). TRAI defines broadband speeds as 512 kbps or higher and includes wired and mobile connections while collecting data for broadband internet users in India.
WhatsApp beta for Android gets a chat pinning feature.
WhatsApp has introduced the option to pin chats in the latest Android beta, leaving a particular conversation at the top regardless of all your other interactions. The choice is available with WhatsApp beta for Android v2.17.162/163, and you can access it by holding down a chat and then selecting Pin. The app lets you pin up to three conversations, after which it throws up a message that says so much.
Moto C, Moto E4 Plus Leaked Again Two of Lenovo’s Moto phones have had further leaks from two different sources, confirming they are imminent. The first is the ultra-affordable Moto C series, which has been spotted on the Bluetooth SIG website, the body that oversees future development and handles licensing. In line with previous rumors, the phone will have a MediaTek chipset and will be released soon.
The other is the Moto E4 Plus – a premium variant of the E4 – seen in photos obtained by TechDroider. The back of the phone comes off, indicating a removable battery to boot.
From what we know from previous leaks, the Moto C series will have a base model and a Plus model, which will differ in screen size (5-inch FWVGA vs. unknown size HD), battery (2,300 mAh vs. 4,000 mAh) and rear camera ( 5 megapixels versus 8 megapixels). However, both will run Android 7.0 ‘Nougat’‘.
The Moto E4 Plus is expected to have a 5.5-inch HD display, a 1.3GHz quad-core MediaTek chipset, 3GB of memory, 16GB of storage, a 13-megapixel sensor on the back, and a 5-megapixel sensor on the back. The front has a 5,000 mAh battery priced at around EUR 190 (approximately Rs. 13,300).
New iPhone leak points to a vertical dual-camera setup; again, Multiple past leaks have suggested a vertical dual-camera arrangement for the next iPhone, and a new one from Benjamin Geskin, first given to SlashLeaks, reveals exactly see that. From three images on his Twitter revealing schematics and a mold, you can see what the rear cameras might look like, along with the camera bulge that Apple hasn’t gotten rid of.
Samsung Galaxy S8 users get random reboots. Samsung has never been known for its software optimizations, and according to some US users, its new flagship phones – Galaxy S8 and Galaxy S8+ – suffer from random reboots. People have complained on the company’s and XDA developers’ official forum that their phones kept rebooting themselves, even in safe mode. They were told to return it and ask for a replacement when contacting Samsung.
Meanwhile, the phones are expected to ship in India, with the first pre-orders set to go out from Samsung’s official store on May 1 and Flipkart on May 2.
SanDisk launched Expandable Storage for iPhone, and iPadWD has launched its Lightning-based expandable storage for iOS devices in India, SanDisk iXpand Mini Flash Drive. Available in 16GB, 32GB, 64GB, and 128GB storage capacities, exclusively through Flipkart, the new thumb-sized drive costs between Rs. 2,750 and Rs. 7,050. WD says you get transfer speeds of 70 Mbps, and it has been redesigned to connect to your iPhone or iPad with a case on.
When you plug it in, the iXpand Mini launches its companion app — iXpand Drive — which in addition to automatically backing up your camera roll, can also cast your photos and videos to a Chromecast or Amazon Fire TV.
App flaws exposed Android phones, study suggests. According to a study conducted at the University of Michigan, Android apps that opened wifi ports to connect to PCs were lazy with security, exposing the devices to hacking. Of the 1,632 apps the researchers found to open ports, 410 had very weak to no security protection, and 57 apps left ports open for hackers to tinker with.
By far, the biggest culprit when Transfer, an app called thWi-Fias 10 million downloadswithpular file transfer service AirDroid was another culprit. However,h they immediately fixed the bug once the researchers notified them.
Uber refreshes the look and feel of privacy settings. In the coming weeks, Uber will roll out a new privacy settings menu for its millions of users, which will be a special section unlike before. It aims to make it easier for users to take control of their privacy in light of fears sparked by lengthy investigations into Uber’s practices, including better account deletion, granular control over notifications, and slightly modified sharing options. Locations.
Fitbit says outside forces are responsible for exploring Flex 2—it never reflects a good picture of a tech company when a product explodes, and that’s all the more troubling if you’re in the wearables industry. So when a Flex 2 exploded on someone’s arm, Fitbit was quick to investigate. The company has now said it has, in conjunction with an outside expert, ruled that the Flex 2 was not defective but that “external forces” contributed to the incident. However, we still don’t know what those are.
New HTC U leak suggests performance similar to Galaxy S8HTC’s new upcoming flagship, HTC U or HTC 11, which can be squeezed to perform certain actions, leaked on benchmarking site GeekBench, revealing performance possibilities surrounding Samsung’s latest and greatest – the Galaxy S8, and S8+. HTC’s phone – codenamed CBP – scored 1912 in single-core tests and 6137 in multi-core tests.
In comparison, the S8 was in 1916 and 6011, while the S8+ came in 1929 and 6084. Pretty close, which makes sense given that the HTC U is also expected to have the Snapdragon 835 chipset.
Ola lost Rs. 6 crores per day in 2015. In a filing with the Ministry of Corporate Affairs, Ola recorded a loss of Rs. 2,311 crores for the 2015-16 fiscal year, which amounts to Rs. 6 million dollars daily. That’s nearly three times the 2014-15 figure, at around Rs. $796 million. Ola attributed the main reason for the increase in losses to personnel-related expenses, from Rs. 85 crores to Rs. $461 million.
John McAfee’s ‘hack-proof’ phone is coming later this year. John McAfee, the man behind the antivirus, has revealed plans for what he claims to be the ‘most hack-proof phone’. The phone, called the McAfee Privacy Phone and made by its security company MGT, will have physical switches that will allow users to disconnect the battery, the antennas for wifi, the camera, Bluetooth and geolocation, and even the microphone. Those additions come at a price, it seems, and the phone is expected to cost $1,100 (around Rs. 70,700), more than most flagships. It works on Android, so good luck with being more secure than most other phones out there.
