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Jio Phone Bookings Paused After ‘Millions’ Pre-Book a Unit

HIGHLIGHTS Jio Phone booking process started at 5:30pm on Thursday Reliance Jio has now paused the bookings You can register to be informed when Jio Phone bookings resume Reliance Jio has paused bookings of the Jio Phone, with a message on its website saying that “millions” have already pre-booked

60,000 Kerala students to get free animation and other digital training

With Digital India a work in progress, the primary concern has become making sure technology based skill development is making its way not just in private schools but especially, government schools. To this aim, the state Kerala Infrastructure and Technology for Education (KITE) will train as many

Samsung Galaxy S8+ Price in India Cut, Nandan Nilekani Returns, iPhone 8 Price Leaked

HIGHLIGHTS The Galaxy S8+ 6GB/128GB gets its second price cut in two months Nandan Nilekani returns to Infosys as Chairman iPhone 8 rumours peg its price at $999 for the base model Samsung has cut the price of its high-end Galaxy S8+ variant for the second time in two

Nokia 6 Review

HIGHLIGHTS The Nokia 6 is an Amazon India exclusive, priced at Rs. 14,999 It looks great and feels solid, but isn’t that easy to hold and use Gadgets 360 rates the phone 7 out of 10 The Nokia 6 was the first Nokia-branded Android smartphone unveiled by HMD

OnePlus 3, 3T Now Receiving OxygenOS 4.1.7 Update With Touch Latency, Battery Improvements

  HIGHLIGHTS The OxygenOS 4.1.7 update will be rolled out on incremental basis The update removes Hangouts app if not updated The update fixes the App Locker issue as well OnePlus has now rolling out the OxygenOS 4.1.7 update to its OnePlus 3 and 3T smartphones and it brings about much-awaited touch

Electronic Frontier Foundation Slams Tech Firms for Barring Neo-Nazis

A digital rights group based in San Francisco on Thursday criticised several Internet companies for removing neo-Nazi groups from servers and services, saying the actions were “dangerous” and threatened free expression online. GoDaddy, Alphabet’s Google, security firm Cloudflareand other technology companies moved this week to block hate groups after weekend violence

Lenovo K8 Note India Launch Set for Today: Where to Watch Live Stream

HIGHLIGHTS Lenovo K8 Note is set to launch at 12pm IST The company is holding the launch event in New Delhi The smartphone will be an Amazon exclusive The Lenovo K8 Note India launch is scheduled for 12pm IST on Wednesday in New Delhi, leaving just a few minutes

Samsung Galaxy On Max Review

HIGHLIGHTS The Samsung Galaxy On Max is priced at Rs. 16,900 Performance of both rear and front cameras stands out in this price band Overall, Gadgets 360 rates the phone 8 out of 10 A good camera is a prerequisite for anyone buying a smartphone today. We

Indian Smartphone Market Will See Strong Growth in Q3, Says JP Morgan

A strong pick-up in smartphone market is expected in the third quarter of 2017 driven by improved sentiments and inventory build up before the upcoming festive season, according to a report by JP Morgan. The report estimated that demand was soft in the Indian smartphone market in

Jio Phone’s 3-Year Lock-In Period, Monthly Plan Cost, May Be Obstacles in Adoption: JP Morgan

HIGHLIGHTS JioPhone is can be bought with a three-year lock-in period JP Morgan report feels that this could be an obstacle Users in India prefer multi-SIM devices and the prepaid churn is >5% At its Annual General Meeting this year, Reliance Jio announced its first ‘effectively free’ 4G phone