Reliance Jio introduces JioGigaFiber connected home solution that includes up to 1GBps fiber broadband, GigaTV Set-top box and more

Reliance Jio at the annual AGM also introduced JioGigaFiber, its connected home solution that offers ultra-high speed fiber connection of up to 1Gbps with the GigaRouter and the GigaTV Set-top box to watch Live TV using JioTV app as well as access to Jio apps like JioCinema, JioTV Video calling, which is multi-party video conferencing and more. It also comes with Jio Remote with full set of keys like a normal remote and also includes voice control. Continue reading “Reliance Jio introduces JioGigaFiber connected home solution that includes up to 1GBps fiber broadband, GigaTV Set-top box and more”

JioPhone Monsoon Hungama exchange offer – JioPhone available at an effective price of Rs. 501; WhatsApp, YouTube coming on August 15

At the annual AGM Reliance Jio introduced new JioPhone offer dubbed as “Monsoon Hungama”. Under this offers feature phone users can exchange their phone for a new JioPhone at an effective price of Rs. 501 instead of paying the full amount of Rs. 1500. This offer will be available from July 21st. We should know more details about the offer soon. Continue reading “JioPhone Monsoon Hungama exchange offer – JioPhone available at an effective price of Rs. 501; WhatsApp, YouTube coming on August 15”

WhatsApp files Cease & Desist orders against apps that don’t use its APIs

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WhatsApp seems to be very aggressive in protecting its intellectual property and now the company has filed Cease & Desist orders against at least two apps that use native Android APIs to push messages through WhatsApp. The Lawyers team of WhatsApp has sent notices to the developers behind Can’t Talk and DirectChat.  Continue reading “WhatsApp files Cease & Desist orders against apps that don’t use its APIs”

JioPhone 2 with QWERTY keyboard, Dual SIM support launched for Rs. 2999, available starting August 15

Reliance Jio at the annual AGM today introduced the JioPhone 2, the successor of  last year’s JioPhone. It has a new design that includes a full QWERTY hardware keyboard along with a 2.4-inch QVGA screen, and it also comes with Dual SIM support, unlike the first generation model that only comes with single SIM. It has cat.4 LTE support with download speeds of up to 150Mbps with support both LTE (Band 3,5,40) and 2G (900/1800).

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Reliance Jio now has over 215 millions users, more than 25 million JioPhone users

Mukesh Ambani, Chairman and Managing Director of Reliance Industries at the company’s 41st annual AGM announced that Reliance Jio has crossed 215 million customers in 22 months of launch, compared to 125 million in July last year. Earlier this year when announcing the financial results, the company said that it had over 186 million customers.

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Facebook confirms the acquisition of Bloomsbury AI

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Facebook today has announced that the London-based team at Bloomsbury AI will be joining the company. Facebook says that the Bloomsbury team’s leading expertise in machine reading and understanding unstructured documents in natural language will strengthen Facebook’s efforts in natural language processing research. Continue reading “Facebook confirms the acquisition of Bloomsbury AI”

Google renames Chrome Duplex to ‘Duet’ to avoid confusion over Duplex phone-call

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At the Google I/O 2018 event the company introduced the Duplex Assistant  AI-based phone call technology. The feature uses Assistant to make phone calls and book appointments for users when asked. Then again, Google’s Chrome team has officially renamed the experimental ‘Chrome Home’ interface to ‘Chrome Duplex.’ To avoid any confusion, the company is now renaming Chrome Duplex to Chrome Duet. Continue reading “Google renames Chrome Duplex to ‘Duet’ to avoid confusion over Duplex phone-call”

Samsung Galaxy Note9 S Pen with Bluetooth support passes through the FCC

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Samsung Galaxy Note 9 will be unveiled on August 9th and the company is planning something big with the S Pen this time around. Over the weekend we heard reports that the Galaxy Note 9’s S Pen might be able to control music playback, long-range self-timer. Now the FCC certification more or less confirms Bluetooth support. Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy Note9 S Pen with Bluetooth support passes through the FCC”

Apple MacBook Pro 2018 with Intel Core i7 Coffee Lake CPU, 13-inch retina display surfaces in benchmarks

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Apple seems to be prepping on launching a new MacBook Pro revamp later this year as the model is now spotted surfacing the Geekbench benchmark test. According to the listing, the model is MacBook Pro 15,2 and it is powered by the Intel Core i7-8559U Coffee Lake CPU, runs up to 28W. Continue reading “Apple MacBook Pro 2018 with Intel Core i7 Coffee Lake CPU, 13-inch retina display surfaces in benchmarks”

BSNL launches WINGS Internet Telephony Service with audio, video calling and Prepaid Land Line service

State-owned telecom operator Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd (BSNL) today announced the soft launch of its  Internet Telephony (VOIP) Service “WINGS”, after the TRAI recommendation in October last year and DOT clarification on Internet Telephony,  last month regarding Internet Telephony by access service providers. Continue reading “BSNL launches WINGS Internet Telephony Service with audio, video calling and Prepaid Land Line service”

Samsung introduces first IoT-powered Smart Door Lock with Wi-Fi

Samsung SDS, the company’s Smart Home Division has introduced the first IoT-powered Wi-Fi smart door lock (SHP-DR900) that has built-in low-power Wi-Fi chip that doubles the battery life since it can be connected to the indoor wireless router. This can notify the door open status or intrusion attempts to a smartphone in real-time.

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Sygic is developing offline maps for Apple Carplay

Apple at the WWDC 2018 event Apple announced that it is opening up CarPlay is opening for 3rd-party applications, post the announcement, Sygic now confirmed offline maps development for Apple Carplay. Sygic is the World first offline navigation for iOS. Continue reading “Sygic is developing offline maps for Apple Carplay”

WhatsApp launches Research Awards to tackle social science and misinformation

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To tackle social science and misinformation, WhatsApp is commissioning a competitive set of awards to researchers interested in exploring issues that are related to misinformation on WhatsApp. The company said that it would welcome any proposals related to social science or discipline. Continue reading “WhatsApp launches Research Awards to tackle social science and misinformation”

JioMoney app vulnerability said to have exposed users’ Aadhaar details; Reliance Jio denies it

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According to an independent security researcher, a vulnerability in Jio’s JioWallet app said to have exposed personal data of the users. The Aadhaar numbers were exposed along with details like date of birth, when did they verify SIM card and their JioMoney account MPIN. Continue reading “JioMoney app vulnerability said to have exposed users’ Aadhaar details; Reliance Jio denies it”

boAt Rockerz 275 Wireless Neckband-Style water-resistant earphones launched for Rs. 2499

boAt, popular for its audio accessories has launched Rockerz 275, its latest Neckband-Style earphones. It has 12mm dynamic drivers and Premium CSR8635 Chipset for clear audio output. It utilizes a gleaming housing, flexible headband and an in-ear design to create a seal between the ear tips & your ear canal providing a locked-in, comfortable, noise-isolating in-ear fit for any activity while delivering clear and dynamic sound. Continue reading “boAt Rockerz 275 Wireless Neckband-Style water-resistant earphones launched for Rs. 2499”