Reliance Jio introduces triple cashback offer, brings back 100% cashback on recharge of Rs. 399 or more

Reliance Jio triple cashback

Reliance Jio introduced limited period 100% cashback offer during Diwali last month. Today the company has introduced triple-cashback offer that includes 100% cashback that offers Rs. 400 worth vouchers on recharge of Rs. 399 or more. It already partnered with Amazon Pay, Paytm, PhonePe, MobiKwik and Freecharge for cashback up to Rs. 300. Recently it has partnered with Axis Pay to offer Cashback up to Rs. 100.

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Panasonic Eluga I5 with 5-inch display, fingerprint sensor, 4G VoLTE launched for Rs. 6499

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Panasonic has launched Eluga I5, successor of Eluga I4 smartphone in the Eluga series with support for 4G VoLTE. It has a 5-inch HD 2.5D curved glass screen with Asahi Dragon Trail Glass, is powered by a quad-core MediaTek MT6737 processor, runs on Android 7.0 (Nougat), has a 13-megapixel rear camera with LED Flash and a 5-megapixel front-facing camera. Continue reading “Panasonic Eluga I5 with 5-inch display, fingerprint sensor, 4G VoLTE launched for Rs. 6499”

Xiaomi sold over 150000 Redmi Y1 and Redmi Y1 Lite smartphones in 3 minutes in first sale

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Xiaomi launched the Redmi Y1 and Redmi Y1 Lite smartphones in India last week. The phones went on sale in the country today exclusively on Amazon.in as well as Mi.com today. After the sale Manu Jain, Group Vice President and Managing Director of Xiaomi India said that the company sold over 1,50,000 units of both the phones across the platforms in the sale in just 3 minutes. Second sale is scheduled for November 15, next Wednesday.  Continue reading “Xiaomi sold over 150000 Redmi Y1 and Redmi Y1 Lite smartphones in 3 minutes in first sale”

How to watch YouTube in PiP mode on any Android smartphone

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Picture in Picture (PiP) was amongst the main highlights of Android Oreo, this feature comes handy when you are watching a video but at the same time, you need to reply to important conversations. Despite being very helpful, YouTube’s pip mode is available to Red subscribers in limited countries, however recently we discovered a workaround to play YouTube videos in PiP mode using an instant messenger Telegram. Continue reading “How to watch YouTube in PiP mode on any Android smartphone”

Google ties up with B2X to offer after sales service for Pixel phones in India

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Google has partnered with B2X, leading provider of customer care for smartphones and IoT devices for after sales service for Pixel phones in India. As an exclusive “Google Authorized Service Partner” for India, B2X will offer highly convenient service for Pixel users at their doorsteps. B2X
service experts will diagnose device related issues in people’s homes and provide immediate help. Continue reading “Google ties up with B2X to offer after sales service for Pixel phones in India”

Airtel introduces new postpaid and prepaid packs with unlimited calls, national roaming and bundled data

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Airtel today announced new postpaid plan and prepaid pack for its customers that allows them to enjoy free outgoing (Local + STD) calls, national roaming and bundled data. Continue reading “Airtel introduces new postpaid and prepaid packs with unlimited calls, national roaming and bundled data”

Google to add restaurant wait times on Search and Maps

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Google  has announced that it will show estimated wait times at restaurants soon on Google Search and to Map later. This lets you decide whether the food is really worth an hour wait or plan ahead to get your fix at a time when you can avoid a wait entirely. Continue reading “Google to add restaurant wait times on Search and Maps”

PayPal launches domestic payments in India

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A year after demonetisation, Digital payments company Paypal today launched its domestic operations in India that would allow Indian consumers use Paypal to shop online with select Indian merchants such as BookMyShow , Yatra, PVR , MakeMyTrip, Thomas Cook and more. From January 2018 it will be open to all merchants. It has been offering cross border payments in India for close to a decade and claims to control a third of India’s B2C export payments.  Continue reading “PayPal launches domestic payments in India”

Moto X4 with dual rear cameras launching in India exclusively on Flipkart on November 13

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Motorola India recently sent out invites for the launch of Moto X4 smartphone in India on November 13th. Today Flipkart has announced that the phone will be available exclusively with them. The smartphone was unveiled IFA event recently and packs dual 12MP and 8MP rear cameras to take images with blurred background, portraits, selective black and white and has dual Autofocus Pixel technology for faster focus in low light.

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Vivo Y79 with with 5.99-inch FullView display, 24MP front camera, Snapdragon 625 announced

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Vivo launched V7+ selfie-focused smartphone in India back in September. Now it has introduced Y79 smartphone with similar specifications. It has a 5.99-inch (1440 x 720 pixels) FullView display with 18:9 aspect ratio, narrow bezels and 84.4% screen-to-body ratio, 24-megapixel front-facing camera with LED flash and 16-megapixel rear camera with phase-detection auto-focus (PDAF) and LED flash, similar to the V7+, but this is powered by Snapdragon 625 instead of Snapdragon 450. Continue reading “Vivo Y79 with with 5.99-inch FullView display, 24MP front camera, Snapdragon 625 announced”

Honor Gala from Nov 7 to 11: Rs. 3000 off on Honor 8 Pro, discounts on MediaPad T3 and more

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Huawei’s Honor brand today started Honor Gala sale across Amazon, Flipkart, Official Honor Online Store & Offline Retail from today, November 7th till November 11th.  The Honor 8 Pro is available  at a discount of Rs 3000 and the Honor 6X (both variants 3+32GB and 4+64GB) get a Rs. 2000 discount. O fficial Honor online store offers Rs. 500 discount on Honor Power Banks and  offers on accessories and Flipkart is offering Rs. 1000 discount on Honor MediaPad T3 tablet.

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Airtel Broadband customers get ‘data roll over’ to carry forward unused data

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Airtel introduced ‘Data Roll over’ feature to carry forward their unused monthly data quota to the next billing cycle for post-paid customers so data is not wasted. Now this feature is available for Airtel Broadband customers, making it first to introduce the feature in the fixed home broadband segment in India. Continue reading “Airtel Broadband customers get ‘data roll over’ to carry forward unused data”

Huawei Band 2 and Band 2 Pro fitness trackers, Huawei Fit watch launched in India starting at Rs. 4599

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Huawei today launched Band 2 and Band 2 Pro fitness track and Huawei Fit fitness watch in India. The Band 2 series come with 24X7 heart rate monitoring and Band 2 Pro features VO2 Max which measures the amount of oxygen your body can take in and also has GPS. These also come with 5ATM water-proofing technology which protects it for up to 50 meters inside the water The Huawei Fit fitness watch has heart rate monitoring, automatic step counting, sleep tracking and support for multi-sport activities. Continue reading “Huawei Band 2 and Band 2 Pro fitness trackers, Huawei Fit watch launched in India starting at Rs. 4599”

Google Files Go beta lets you free up space on your Android phone

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Google has silently published Files Go, an unreleased app on the Google Play Store. It is a smart file manger that lets you manage your files or filter them by source and also lets you free up space on your phone by cleaning unused apps, clear up cache and delete unwanted media, downloaded and duplicate files. This will be more useful for those who are using  Continue reading “Google Files Go beta lets you free up space on your Android phone”

Google rolls out November Android security update for Pixel and Nexus devices

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Google has started rolling out new over-the-air (OTA) update for Pixel and Nexus devices and also posted factory images as part of monthly Android Security release. The latest update this month fixes several critical issues in Framework, Media framework, System and components and also fixes KRACK WP2 Wi-Fi protocol vulnerability. It also adds saturated color mode for Pixel and Pixel 2 XL smartphones. Continue reading “Google rolls out November Android security update for Pixel and Nexus devices”