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Reliance Jio took India by storm when it announced the Jio Phone at its  Annual General Meeting  earlier this year. The most exciting thing about this 4G & VoLTE-enabled feature phone is that it is effectively free, because you only need to pay a deposit of Rs. 1,500 which can be returned to you after three years. Reliance opened  pre-bookings of the Jio Phone  back in August, with deliveries set to start from September 21.  finally managed to get hands on a  Jio Phone  and here are the first impressions. After reviewing lots of smartphones, the Jio Phone feels completely different. It is a feature phone and is built like a standard candybar with a small screen and numeric keypad. It is small and very comfortable to hold; your thumb can reach all corners of the keypad without the need to stretch. Considering its price, we must say that this phone feels well-built. The quality of plastic used is good and the rubber buttons offer good clicky feedback. The screen measures 2.4

iPhone 8 and iPhone 8 pre-orders will commence on Friday, September 22 and telecom upstart  Jio  will be offering several plans to lure  Apple fans. The company will be taking pre-orders for the new iPhone 8 models at Reliance Digital outlets, Jio Stores, and Jio.com website between September 22 and September 29. The company will be offering cashbacks, buyback guarantee, and exclusive plans to buyers of the new iPhone models to make the deal sweeter.  iPhone 8  and  iPhone 8 Plus  will start shipping in India on September 29, and both will come in 64GB and 256GB variants. Jio iPhone 8 pre-order offers Consumers who book iPhone 8 and iPhone 8 Plus between September 22 and September 29 will be eligible for Rs. 10,000 cashback on the purchase. In order to claim the offer, they will need to make the purchase via Citibank credit card. This will bring down the effective price of the base 64GB iPhone 8 model to Rs. 54,000, while the 256GB model will drop to Rs. 67,000. Similarly, the effec

Facebook appears to be running a trial that features its  subsidiary   WhatsApp  a lot more prominently in the main app. Users are reporting seeing a dedicated WhatsApp button in the main Facebook app on  Android . When clicked, the button acts like a shortcut, opening WhatsApp without the need to leave the Facebook app. TNW has since obtained images of the feature. Here is how it looks: In case you were wondering, the dedicated button can be found in the menu area. If you happen to be one of the users in the control group, it should appear at the top, right under your name. But chances are not everyone will be able to see it yet. The shortcut is currently being tested on the Android version of the app, but it could very well be available to some  iOS  users too. According to Arvind Iyer, who tipped us off to this development, the WhatsApp button showed up after he switched Facebook’s language setting to Danish. This is not all that surprising given that the company has previously

Apple admits its new Apple Watch Series 3 with cellular connectivity has a big problem    Apple Inc's on Wednesday conceded its latest smartwatch unveiled a week ago has problems with its most important feature: the ability make phone calls and access data without an iPhone nearby.  Several prominent reviewers said Wednesday they could not recommend the device because of a wifi glitch that causes cellular connectivity problems.   The Watch Series 3 starts at $399 and was launched alongside new iPhone models. Unlike previous versions of the watch, it has cellular  fee. Apart from connection issues, some reviewers were disappointed with the drain on the watch's battery while making calls. Apple had touted up to 18 hours of battery life but said the watch would get only one hour on a cellular phone call.  Gene Munster, a longtime Apple analyst with Loup Ventures, doubted issues with the Series 3 Watch would hurt Apple's bottom line. "That revie

Moto X4 Android One phone with dual cameras to launch in India soon, hints Motorola            Motorola India on Wednesday teases to launch a dual camera phone in India in the forthcoming days. Although the company didn't exactly confirm the name of the smartphone they will announce in India, but chances are that it is going to be the Moto X4. The smartphone was initially launched at the IFA 2017 event which happened in Berlin last month. The company confirmed that the phone that is set to launch in India will come with dual cameras. It could either be the base variant of the Moto X4, or could be the Android One edition of the Moto X4. A popular tipster - Evan Blass last week hinted that Motorola is currently working on the Android One edition of the Moto X4. This will be the first Moto phone with Android One. Blass also leaked an image of the Moto X4 with Android One branding. The Moto X4 Android One phone is said to be the same as the original Moto X4 in terms of specs

BMW-TVS bikes: Akula 310 likely to be launched in November, G 310 R in early 2018 BMW Motorrad and TVS Motor Company have joined hands to build sub 500cc bikes in 2013. The German- Indian duo unveiled first offering, BMW G 310 R, in November 2015 and the second model, TVS Akula 310 concept at Auto Expo 2016. TVS' Hosur plant in Tamil Nadu is the manufacturing hub for BMW G 310 R and the motorcycle is already on sale in European markets. However, BMW Motorrad is yet to launch the model in India. Similarly, the Akula 310 concept's production version has been rumoured for launch in early 2017. Emerging reports indicate the launch of both motorcycles is not far. TVS Akula 310 rumoured with the production name Apache RR310S is reportedly heading to market before 2018. A report in Overdrive claims, TVS is intending to launch the Akula 310 production version in November this year. BMW G 310 R, on the other hand, is expected to enter Indian market a little later in early

Google Tez UPI-Enabled Digital Payment App Launched in India Indians now have one more app to choose from when they want to pay for movie tickets, utility bills, and make other transactions online. Ahead of its scheduled press event in New Delhi on Monday, Google unveiled Tez, the first digital payment app from the company for the Indian market as it enters the country's booming digital payments industry that its global rivals Amazon and Facebook are also eyeing. Tez means fast in Hindi, which the company said was one of the top features of its new app. Google Tez  is a standalone payments app, available on  Android  and  iOS , and is powered by UPI, a payments protocol built by government-backed organisation NPCI. The launch of Tez comes nine months after the company chief executive officer Sundar Pichai told NDTV in a televised interview that he was looking at UPI and ways to adopt it. The Google Tez UPI-enabled digital payments app supports various local languages incl

Destiny 2 Review – Let’s Do That Again    Destiny 2  isn’t a complete overhaul of the foundation established by its predecessor, but rather a compilation of the feedback given to Bungie over three years to help create a better experience. In addition to a more focused and cinematic single player campaign, there are lots of smaller changes that make playing  Destiny 2  feel a lot better. This leads into many hours spent grinding for new loot and conquering clever challenges long after you finish the story. Though not completely refined in every aspect, Destiny 2 feels and plays better than the first game while rewarding everyone that spends lots of time with it. The story of  Destiny 2  feels a lot more complete and easier to follow this time around. Paired with a great soundtrack and visuals,  Destiny 2 ’s story is presented in a much grander fashion. The main campaign in Destiny 2 gives players a plot with a villain that takes center stage over the universe established for th

Bose QuietComfort 35 II expected to come with an in-built Google Assistant Bose’s QuietComfort 35 II is expected to come with a built-in Google Assistant. Bose headphones. Reuters. Rumours about Google Assistant-powered headphones have been doing the rounds online for quite a while now. Codenamed  Bisto , it was first being discussed online in April on the beta version of the Google app (v7.0). According to the  code  mentioned in the report it was expected to support headphones. Now, as per the recent  leaks  posted on  AndroidPolice , Bose QuietComfort 35 II headphones will come powered with Google Assistant. This headphone will be priced at $349.99. The headphones, as of now, comes in two variants which were first  leaked  on  Reddit  as per  AndroidPolice.  These are in silver and black colour variants. According to the leaked picture, the headphone support noise cancellation and offer noise reduction while taking calls.   Follow Jeremy Judkins

New G70 Compact Sedan Helps Hyundai Define Korean Luxury For Its Genesis Brand     Genesis, the two-year-old standalone luxury division within Hyundai Motor Corp., took a major step toward becoming a viable premium brand on Friday, launching its third car – a compact sports sedan with outsized ambition. The G70, which follows the introduction of the brand’s larger G80 and G90 luxury cars, is Genesis’ first attempt at building a sportier nameplate that can go head-to-head with the world’s bestselling compact luxury sedans: BMW 3-Series and the Mercedes-Benz C-Class. Both models are top sellers for their respective brands, and Genesis anticipates a similar boost when the G70 arrives in the U.S. in early spring as a 2019 model. In an opening salvo signaling grand aspirations for the brand, Hyundai hosted hundreds of global media this weekend at its South Korean headquarters to learn more about the car at its research and development center and test it on the track at Inje Sp

How Microsoft Is Hiding Inside Apple As Apple rolls out the latest version of iOS to the public, developers around the world are updating applications to iOS 11, ensuring both continuity and compatibility of the code as well as keeping users engaged with the experience. One of those developers is Microsoft. While  Windows 10 On Mobile remains a niche operating system  that is prized by a small and dedicated community (mainly in the enterprise space), Redmond’s mobile ambitions have not been diminished. Instead  its efforts are focused on bringing and keeping users involved with its cloud-based services . As well as the heavyweight apps of Office 365 and Outlook for iOS,  Microsoft’s suite includes smaller apps such as To-Do . The lightweight app allows multiple lists to be made with checkbox markings, a To-Do list for today, and that’s about it. It is the epitome of keeping it simple (and fans of  PalmOS  will be happy to hear it’s one of the few to-do apps that in my mind c