Weekly Roundup: Xiaomi Redmi Note 5, Note 5 Pro, Mi TV 4, Moto Z2 Force and more

This week Xiaomi launched the Redmi Note 5 series of phones and also launched the most-expected Mi TV 4 in India, Motorola launched the Moto Z2 Force with TurboPower Mod, OPPO launched the A71 (2018) Edition, and lots most in our weekly roundup.

Karbonn Titanium Jumbo 2 with 5.5-inch HD display, 4000mAh battery launched at an effective price of Rs. 3999

Karbonn, in partnership with Airtel has launched Titanium Jumbo 2, the company’s latest budget smartphone with Airtel cashback offer of Rs. 2000.  This gets Rs. 169 plan that offers unlimited calling and 0.5GB 4G data per day for 28 days.

Celkon Uniq with 5-inch display, 3GB RAM, 8MP front camera with flash launched for Rs. 8999

Celkon has launched Uniq, the company’s latest smartphone. It has a 5-inch HD 2.5D curved glass screen, is powered by a quad-core processor with 3GB of RAM, runs Android 7.0 (Nougat), comes with a 16-megapixel rear camera with LED flash and an 8-megapixel front-facing camera with moonlight flash.

Samsung Galaxy A8+ Review

Samsung Galaxy A8+ (2018) is the company’s latest premium mid-range smartphone in the ‘A series’ that was launched in India last month. It is the first phone from Samsung after the Galaxy S8 series and the Note8 to adopt the Infinity Super AMOLED display with 18.5:9 aspect ratio, but this has a FHD+ screen instead … Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy A8+ Review”

How to send money using WhatsApp payments

WhatsApp started rolling out WhatsApp Payments, UPI (Unified Payments Interface)-based payments service for WhatsApp for Android beta as well as iOS users earlier this week. Now it has started rolling out widely for more users on both the platforms. It supports over 70 banks, including Paytm Payments Bank and Airtel Payments. This will take on Google’s Tez … Continue reading “How to send money using WhatsApp payments”

Honor 9 Lite Review

There are very few smartphone makers who cater to all the three segments – Entry-level, Mid-range and High-end. One such company among them is the Huawei’s online brand Honor. A couple of weeks before the launch of Honor 9 Lite, the company pulled the wrap off its flagship smartphone in India dubbed as Honor View … Continue reading “Honor 9 Lite Review”

Reliance Jio reports Rs. 504 crore profit in Q3, has over 160 million customers

Reliance Jio today reported Rs. 6879.42 crore revenue, up 12.7% QoQ and a net profit of 504.38 crore for its second quarterly financial performance for the period that ended 31st December, 2017. This comes after the company reported a net loss of 270.59 crore in the previous quarter. Jio’s rival Airtel earlier this week reported over … Continue reading “Reliance Jio reports Rs. 504 crore profit in Q3, has over 160 million customers”

Hike Total offers essential services like messaging, news, recharge and more without internet

Hike today announced ‘Total’ feature with an aim to bring internet to the next billion users. It is capable of bringing essential services like messaging, news, recharge and more without needing an active data connection. For the sections that require data, Hike is offering data plans for as low as Rs. 1.

Karbonn Titanium Frames S7 with 5.5-inch 1080p display, 3GB RAM launched for Rs. 6999

Karbonn has launched Titanium Frames S7, the company’s latest budget smartphone. It has a 5.5-inch 1080p 2.5D curved glass screen, is powered by a quad-core processor with 3GB RAM, runs on Android 7.0 (Nougat) and comes with 13-megapixel front and rear cameras with LED flash for both. It features a fingerprint sensor on the back, packs a 3000mAh … Continue reading “Karbonn Titanium Frames S7 with 5.5-inch 1080p display, 3GB RAM launched for Rs. 6999”

Reliance Jio revises two more packs, now offers 5GB data per day pack

Last week Reliance Jio revised several packs by offering Rs. 50 discount in some packs with monthly packs starting at just Rs. 149 and also revised data in some packs offering 1.5GB data per day at the same cost. These packs are available starting today. In addition to these the company has also revised its Rs. 509 … Continue reading “Reliance Jio revises two more packs, now offers 5GB data per day pack”

How to link Aadhaar to your mobile number via OTP

The Government of India has made it mandatory to link your mobile number with Aadhaar card for identification verification and has put a deadline of March 31, 2018 to do so. While the process of verification by visiting the mobile network customer centers can be tiresome, UIDAI has rolled out OTP based verification system using which you … Continue reading “How to link Aadhaar to your mobile number via OTP”

Paytm first payments app in India to cross 100 million downloads on Google Play Store

Paytm has announced that its app has crossed 100 million downloads on Google Play Store in the second week of December 2017.  This makes it India’s first first payments app to cross the 100 million downloads mark. It crossed 50 million milestone back in November 2016, so it took over a year to reach another … Continue reading “Paytm first payments app in India to cross 100 million downloads on Google Play Store”

Vodafone India to launch VoLTE services in January 2018

Vodafone has finally announced that it will roll out VoLTE (Voice Over LTE) services in India from January 2018 in Mumbai, Gujarat, Delhi, Karnataka and Kolkata in phase one and the extended roll out in other circles will happen later. Reliance Jio officially launched pan-India 4G LTE services with VoLTE support back in September last year and Airtel … Continue reading “Vodafone India to launch VoLTE services in January 2018”