Sony, Videocon and Sansui announce Reliance Jio offer

Popular smartphone brands Sony, Videocon and Sansui on Monday announced to partner with Reliance Jio Infocomm Limited to make the Jio Preview Offer available on their 4G smartphones.

The Reliance Lyf a Reliance Jio 4G handset

Consumers buying these 4G smartphones can avail the Jio Preview Offer at all Reliance Digital stores including Digital Xpress and Digital Xpress Mini.
As part of the offer, customers can enjoy unlimited access to Jio services for 90 days from the activation of Jio SIM.

Jio's 4G-LTE services include unlimited HD voice calls and video calls, unlimited SMS, unlimited high-speed data and a host of Jio Premium apps such as JioPlay, JioOnDemand, JioBeats, JioMags, JioXpressNews, JioDrive, JioSecurity and JioMoney.

In a move to counter Reliance Jio, telecom major Bharti AirtelBSE -0.68 % has slashed 4G and 3G mobile internet charges by up to 80 per cent to as low as Rs 51 per gigabyte (GB) under a special scheme.

To avail this benefit, AirtelBSE -0.68 % customers will have to recharge with Rs 1,498 against which they will get 1GB of 4G or 3G mobile internet usage valid for 28 days, the company said in a statement.

After exhaustion of 1GB data limit, customers can get 1GB 4G or 3G recharges for just Rs 51 over a period of 12 months and there is no limit on the number of recharges during the period.

Currently, Airtel offers 1GB of 3G or 4G mobile internet for Rs 259 valid for 28 days.

The company is also set to launch a similar scheme in lower denomination of Rs 748.

Under this scheme, Airtel customers will get 1GB of 4G for Rs 99 over a period of six months.

Apple unveils App Accelerator for developers

Apple on Friday announced the opening of its App Accelerator in Bengaluru that will provide specialized support for developers to build tools for the iOS platform. Each week, Apple's team will guide developers to design best practices and refine their skills to create iOS apps. "We are impressed by the great entrepreneurial spirit in India and are excited to provide a platform for these developers to share their innovations with customers around the world," said Philip Schiller, Senior Vice President of Worldwide Marketing at Apple, in a statement. The announcement came at a time when Apple app developers earned over $20 billion in 2016 -- up over 40 per cent from 2015 and several of those talented minds were from India. According to an Apple India spokesperson, app developers from India are now creating amazing apps for its platform. "There are several app developers from India who are now part of the growing innovative community globally," the spokes...

How mobile phones are changing human communication

Mobile technology has undergone a rapid and transformative evolution since its inception. From the cumbersome devices of the past to the sleek, powerful smartphones of today, mobile phones have reshaped the way we communicate, work, and interact with the world around us. The story of the journey of mobile phones is anything but tedious — an understatement unto itself. A casual examination of the key moments in their history, the influential companies that shaped their trajectory, their impact on human communication, and what the future holds for these indispensable gadgets, will offer a clearer picture of the value that mobile technology has brought to people, commerce and technology the way we used to. The roots of mobile phones can be traced back to the mid-20th century when the first rudimentary mobile communication devices were developed. The Motorola DynaTAC, introduced in 1983, marked a significant milestone as the first commercially available mobile phone. ...

The only UC Browser version that works on Samsung Wave 525 (Bada OS)

It's been about 4 years since the Samsung Wave 525 was launched. When it came out in 2010, it was one of the best mid-segment "smartphones" that hit the market. How many momentous, technologically-superior smartphones have come and gone since the Bada OS Wave? The 525 must now feel like a dinosaur - and it is. In terms of its web browser, the most troublesome dinosaur ever. Prior to using the Samsung Wave, I'd used several other phones and none gave me any problem when using the internet as did the 525. Browsing experience had never been so much a problem unlike the one the 525 gave me since i bought it three years ago. The various versions of UC Browser , a nifty little mobile browser that was touted to be the "fastest browser" for mobile phones that time, was the choice of wave 525 users. The only problem? In a world where every app and gadget was either android or windows, none worked for Bada OS (Samsung's own operating system). The Sams...

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