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Reliance Jio Dhan Dhana Dhan Offer

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Jio Dhan Dhana Dhan Offer unveiled along with new plans

Reliance Jio announced today that the Jio Summer Surprise has been fully withdrawn. Following the advice of TRAI.

Jio further announced new ALL UNLIMITED plans with special benefits, exclusively for its Jio Prime members and aimed at encouraging Jio subscribers to live the Digital Life without restrictions – Jio Dhan Dhana Dhan!

jio dhana dhan offer

The plans start at the most affordable Rs. 309 ALL UNLIMITED PLAN, which provides Unlimited SMS, calling and data (1GB per day at 4G speed) for 3 months on the first recharge.

The company also announced the Rs. 509 ALL UNLIMITED PLAN for daily high data users offering Unlimited SMS, calling and data (2GB per day at 4G speed) for 3 months on the first recharge. Further details of all the plans are posted on the company website www.jio.com.

Considering the special benefits that are available to Jio Prime members, customers who were unable to subscribe to Jio Prime for any reason can continue to do so by paying Rs. 408 or Rs. 608 (Jio Prime + recharge price) to avail these benefits.

These plans will be available starting today. Existing Jio customers who have not done their first recharge so far. Need to do so by 15 April 2017 to avoid degradation and/or discontinuation of services.

Jio is currently implementing the world’s largest migration from free to paid services in such a short period of time. In order to smoothen the migration from free to paid services. Jio has implemented simple, affordable and regulatory compliant plans in customer interest. Jio looks forward to customers making full use of this opportunity to avail the most attractive tariff plans in the industry. Which are unparalleled globally.

With this, Jio extends the benefits of a superior and advanced technology to take India to global digital leadership. Jio’s unmatched data strong network is capable of meeting the burgeoning data requirements of hundreds of millions of Indians. The announcement also marks another step in Jio’s commitment to continuously delight its customers and enable them to live a fully digital life. Jio is thankful to the millions of customers who have taken up Jio services.

Highlights

Jio Dhan Dhana Dhan Offer unveiled by Reliance Jio after the retraction of the Jio Summer Surprise Offer.

JIO INTRODUCES NEW RS 309 ALL UNLIMITED PLAN. WITH SPECIAL BENEFITS EXCLUSIVELY FOR JIO PRIME MEMBERS.

WITHDRAWS JIO SUMMER SURPRISE AS ADVISED BY TRAI.

FACILITATES THE FASTEST CONVERSION FROM FREE TO PAID SERVICES.

Making affordable Digital Life available for all Indians.

Google offers LG $880 million for OLED investment

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Google offers LG $880 million

Google Inc. has its own operating system Android OS which is one of the biggest mobile operating systems in the world. Now they have also ventured into the hardware side again with the Pixel smartphones. And to take the technology forward Google has offered LG $880 million.

LG OLED

Electronic Times reported citing unnamed sources, Google Inc. has offered LG Display Co. Ltd. an investment of at least 1 trillion won($880.29 million). This investment was offered to boost output of OLED displays for smartphones.

The source said that Google offered LG this investment to have an ample supply of OLED screens for its next Pixel smartphone which is currently rumored to be named Pixel 2. This could make the Pixel 2 take up less battery and also set up a new industry standard for smartphone displays.

Samsung Mobile uses bendable displays in their flagship smartphones. And Apple Inc. is also expected to start utilization of bendable screens in their future iPhones. Thus Google would also need a unique display to match its competitors. That is what Google may be thinking that the OLED screens can do for them.

Google Pixel XL

Both the companies were reached for a comment. But, LG declined, and Google could not be reached due to unforeseen reasons.

Evidson AudioWear Z4 Extensive Review

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Sukhad
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Review: Evidson Z4 earphones

Homegrown manufacturer Evidson came out with their new budget offering for the earphone market. The company claimed that the earphones had supreme audio and powerful bass. The company has been very popular and equally successful in the budget market space. But is the Evidson Z4 a notch above the competition? Let's find out.

Evidson Z4

Design

You buy Evidson Z4 coupled with 3 sets of silicone and a single pair of foam tips. Foam tips get uncomfortable very fast as they don't squeeze like you would want them to. The body of the driver is made up of metal alloy, which gives a premium feel. The unit is light and comfortable for long term usage.

Evidson Z4

The 1.2-metre cable looks to be made up of rugged material on first glance but that just design. The cable is not a flat cable but it is coated with a thermoplastic elastomer which helps to untangle the cable easily. Other than that we have an in-line microphone with a single button for navigating between tracks and picking up calls based on how you click it, but no volume control Sad face.

Evidson Z4

Overall this build is average with cable not good enough and the in-line microphone made up of plastic and the earphones sitting loose.

Performance

The device has 7mm dynamic drivers and a frequency range of 30Hz - 20,000Hz. The device has a Sensitivity of 106dB at 1mW and rated impedance of 15.8 Ohms. Earphones were tested with a Pavilion 15 with Bang and Olufsen audio and other different smartphones. With a mixture of FLAC, mp3 files, and online streaming. Earphones provide what they are made for, i.e bass. Z4 provide punchy bass and a kick to the sound. At high volumes, the voice does not break and the bass is controlled, but mid and highs are quite sharp and become uncomfortable over long usage. Higher notes sometimes break and vocals get sharp. Separation of Instruments is not strong as high and mids perform fairly well when listening to music with less bass.

Evidson AudioWear Z4

You are better off using the Silicone tips, which provide good noise isolation and don't leak noise. Whereas, the foam tips are loose doesn't fill up the ear canal and very loose. We recommend buying a separate pair of foam tips for the best experience.

Pros

  • Good bass production
  • Metal driver housing
  • No breaking of sound at higher volume
  • Comfortable, and good isolation when used with Silicone tips

Cons

  • Finish could have been better
  • No flat cable
  • Only one button on microphone and no volume control
  • Highs can be sharp which makes listening experience uncomfortable

Verdict

Audiowear Z4

Evidson played their hand to be the winners in the budget earphones market but sadly it has a lot of competition in the market and some of them are better. Evidson Z4 are a bit expensive for what they offer at 1,799. Poor reproduction of mids and lows and steep high could be a deal breaker for some consumers. But if you are a bass lover and listen to songs with a lot of bass music, you will not be disappointed a bit. But overall the earphones has its highs and lows.

Samsung Galaxy C7 Pro launched in India exclusively with Amazon

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Beetel Bite
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Samsung India on Friday launched its newest smartphone in India the Samsung Galaxy C7 Pro. Samsung has made a deal with Amazon for the C7 Pro to be sold there exclusively.

Samsung Galaxy C7 Pro

The Samsung Galaxy C7 Pro

Lean

The Samsung Galaxy C7 Pro comes with a slim design at 7mm but, it still has an extremely comfortable grip. The C7 Pro consists of a full-metal unibody with a 2.5D Gorilla Glass up front. The Galaxy C7 Pro has a 5.7-inch AMOLED display for viewing.

Samsung Galaxy C7 Pro

Mean

The Galaxy C7 Pro is rocking a 2.2GHz octa-core processor with 4GB of RAM. These specifications of the C7 Pro helps the phone to handle heavy tasks with ease, thus providing a fast and smooth experience to the user. The Galaxy C7 Pro has an internal storage of 64GB. Expanded up to 256GB via microSD card. The C7 Pro also doesn't lag behind in power. It comes with a 3,300mAh non-removable battery, supporting fast charge which helps the phone to get to full power in 100 minutes.

Samsung Galaxy C7 Pro

Photography

The Samsung Galaxy C7 Pro helps you in capturing some of the best shots you can take from your smartphone. This has been possible with the help of both the 16MP cameras on front and back and also due to the f1.9 aperture in both the cameras. The rear camera also comes equipped with phase detection autofocus which helps in capturing clearer and more focused shots. The front camera also gives you a whole new selfie experience with beautification effects. And the floating camera button which makes it easy for users to take selfies.

Samsung Galaxy C7 Pro

Quotes by Officials

At Samsung, we are committed to meaningful innovations that delight our consumers. Galaxy C7 Pro is a slim and stunning device, which comes packed with powerful features for unparalleled multitasking and multimedia experience making it a Lean and Mean machine for the millennials

Mr. Sandeep Singh Arora, Vice President, Online Business, Samsung India.

We are pleased to be the partner of choice for Samsung and offer our customers a chance to own the exclusive access to Galaxy C7 Pro. Smartphones are one of the fastest growing product lines and have repeatedly been one of the top-selling categories on Amazon.in.

Mr. Arun Srinivasan, Director, Consumer Electronics, Amazon India.

Pricing

Samsung's Galaxy C7 Pro will be available exclusively on Amazon India, in two colour options Gold and Navy Blue. The C7 Pro will retail at a price of Rs.27,990 and will go on sale from April 11, 2017.

YouTube tweaks ad strategy to curb content stealing

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Beetel Bite
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YouTube has a fresh strategy to weed out content stealers

YouTube has announced that ad placement will now only be available to the channels with a minimum of 10,000 views. This is a tweaked ad strategy from youtube to remove the people who make money on the site by stealing content from other sources.

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They also made it clear, that once a channel on their platform crosses the 10,000 views mark, they would review the content to verify its authenticity and if it qualifies for the ad placements.

By keeping the threshold to 10k views, we also ensure that there will be minimal impact on our aspiring creators.

Ariel Bardin, YouTube's vice president of product management.

In recent times, Youtube has been criticized a lot for showing ads on videos depicting homophobic or anti-semitic content. Thus, in return prompting a huge number of companies to suspend showing ads on the platform. YouTube promised an overhaul of its practices last month, saying they have started an extensive review of its advertising policies.

The 10,000 views review policy will start in a few weeks and for newer creators, it would be necessary for applying to the partner program. Also as per them any revenue earned by channels without 10,000 views till Thursday will stay unaffected.

 

 

Jio to withdraw the complimentary Jio Summer Surprise offer

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Beetel Bite
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TRAI advises Jio to withdraw 3-month complimentary offer

Jio on march 31, announced the Jio Summer Surprise offer for its Prime subscribers to avail. The Jio Prime Members under the Jio Summer Surprise offer would be able to do the first recharge of Rs.303 or higher. And with it get three months of complimentary service for the same plan.

Reliance Jio summer surprise offer

Jio to roll back the jio summer surprise offer

On Thursday, the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India(TRAI) advised Reliance Jio to withdraw the Jio Summer Surprise offer from the market. Thus, telling Jio that giving three months of free service to its prime members is not advised.

Jio has accepted TRAI's decision. And is in the process of withdrawing the three-month complimentary summer surprise offer as advised by TRAI. Jio has issued a statement saying that the summer surprise offer will be withdrawn as soon as operationally feasible, over the next few days.

However, their is a good news for all the customers who have already subscribed to the summer surprise offer. Jio though listening and complying to the advice by TRAI to withdraw the offer. Will not roll back the summer surprise offer from the users who have already subscribed to it prior the discontinuation.

Google to release a new YouTube application for India

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Beetel Bite
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Google on Tuesday announced that it would be rolling out a newly designed YouTube mobile application for India. This is a step from Google's side to make YouTube more accessible in India where the people do not have the best internet connection speeds, than rest of the world.

New YouTube Application from Google

 

This new application was long overdue from YouTube. As for the last few months, Google had been conducting extensive testing of the YouTube Go app in India. The YouTube Go application allowed the users to save videos offline and decrease the data used by them while streaming.

Now, Alphabet let Google has released a beta version of this new application in the Google Play Store. This application is now available in developing markets like India for testing.

new yotube app

Industry analysts have said that this surge of video streaming in India, was single-handedly done with the help of Reliance Jio. Due to Jio providing free data people were streaming videos more and more. But, as all good things do Jio will have to leave giving free services and become a paid service provider. Thus leaving everyone craving new video content, Google saw an opportunity here and developed a new YouTube app which uses less internet.

The final application as per Google will help users discover trending videos in their regions while minimizing data usage.

Why India

Every tech company in silicon valley has been regarding India, as a prime location to test out their new products. And with the 1.3 billion people living in India, we cannot disregard it. Google also said that they wanted to build a newer app for India, rather than releasing a watered down version of their primary application.

 

Sound One has launched SP-6 bluetooth earphones in India

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Sound One, the Hong-Kong based portable audio device company has launched the Sound One SP-6 Bluetooth earphones in India. The Sound One SP-6 is a Sports Bluetooth headset with a unique neckband design that helps them stay in one place. They also are ultra-light weight thus are more comfortable for long listening sessions.

Sound One SP-6

Sound One SP-6

The Sound One SP-6 though being a sports headset gives great quality sound and punchy base, and with the inbuilt mic are great for having a conversation.

Sound One SP-6 Features

  • These earphones come with the latest Bluetooth 4.1 technology with aptx. And with the aptx codec, these earphones give out high-fidelity stereo sound quality music.
  • The SP-6 come with an inbuilt HD microphone with noise cancellation making the calling process with these much more better.
  • Sound One SP-6 being, sports Bluetooth earphones come with an adjustable ear hook, which makes the earphones secure in the listening position.
  • These Bluetooth earphones give out 8 hours of battery making them one of the best Bluetooth earphones in terms of battery. Also to full charge the AP-6 it only takes two hours.
  • With the lightweight design, you do not feel anything while working out.
  • As these being sports earphones, they are IPX level 4 certified making them sweat resistant. Thus making you leave the days of sweat damage behind.

Specifications

Sound One SP-6

Bluetooth version 4.1 + APTX
Wireless Range 10 meters
Support Profiles HSP.HFP.A2DP.AVRCP.SPP
Talk Time up to 8 hours
Music Time up to 8 hours
Standby Time up to 8 hours
Power Source Built-in Rechargeable Li-Ion Battery
Main Functions Play/Pause,Previous track,Next track
Multi-Point Connection Connect to Bluetooth mobile phones one time.Automatic Voice prompt

Price

The Sound One AP-6 are priced at Rs.1,999. These carry a manufacturers warranty of one year. You can get these earphones from Amazon, Ebay, and selected retail outlets.

Spotify to boost premium pay service with Universal Music deal

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Beetel Bite
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Spotify the music streaming application on Tuesday signed a deal with Universal Music Group. The deal now lets the artists release their new albums exclusively on Spotify's paid service for the first two weeks.

Spotify and Universal Music Group sign an exclusive deal

This deal might be a life saver for them, as its rival Apple Music is steadily eating into its share. A few artists have boycotted the application and moved to Apple Music due to its free service that Spotify offers. The company is yet to post a profit as it expands. And thus needs to show the investors that it can generate a steady cash flow.

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The multi-year contract that both the companies have signed would make Spotify a much more attractive platform for the Universal Music Group's artists like Taylor Swift, Kanye West, Lady Gaga, Coldplay, Adele, and much more.

Spotify also said that this deal also covered, that they would have to collaborate with Universal Music on marketing campaigns and would also give them unprecedented access to all their data.

The company refused to comment further and did not disclose any fee structure or duration for the contract.

Quote on the deal

We know that not every album by every artist should be released the same way, and we've worked hard with UMG to develop a new, flexible release policy, Universal artists can choose to release new albums on premium only for two weeks, offering subscribers an earlier chance to explore the complete creative work, while the singles are available across our platform for all our listeners to enjoy.

Daniel Ek, Chief Executive officer Spotify.

Sony Xperia XZs launched in India at Rs. 49,990

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Beetel Bite
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Sony Xperia XZs with the Motion Eye camera has been launched in India. Sony unveiled the Xperia XZs in New Delhi on Monday at a price point of Rs. 49,990. This smartphone will be available on Flipkart and offline from April 11. The Sony Xperia XZs will be coming in Ice Blue, Warm Silver, and Black.

Sony Xperia XZs

Sony Xperia XZs: Launch offers

People who want to buy this new smartphone from Sony can pre-book it on Flipkart. And people who pre-booked will get a free Sony XB-10 wireless speaker worth Rs. 4,990.

Sony Xperia XZs: Camera

Sony Xperia XZs

The Sony Xperia XZs was originally launched by Sony at MWC 2017, along with the XZ Premium, XA1, and XA1 Ultra. The main highlight of the Sony Xperia XZs is its camera. With the Motion Eye technology in the XZs, it is able to capture amazing images and videos at 960 frames per second(fps). And to help with this Sony has added a memory module between the camera sensor and the processor making the process 25 times faster.

Here is the footage we took from the Sony XZs -

Sony Xperia XZs specifications

The Sony Xperia XZs is a smaller version of the of the company's flagship the Xperia XZ. The XZs sports a fullHD 5.2-inch display. The phone runs on the Google Android 7.0 Nougat, it also comes with the Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 processor coupled with the Adreno 510 GPU. The device has an internal storage of 64GB that is expandable to 256GB and 4GB of RAM.

The Sony Xperia XZs has lessened the pixels in the camera than its predecessor XZ to 19MP. In the XZs Sony has utilized the 19MP Exmor RS lens along with the Mobile BIONZ sensor, and predictive hybrid autofocus. These all sensors help the Sony XZs capture the super slow motion videos at 960fps. Also, the 13MP front camera is a winner too with a f/2.0 aperture, a 22mm wide-angle lens, and 5-axis stabilization.

Sony Xperia XZs keeps the Sony flagship legacy going with an IP65/68 rating for dust and water resistance. The Sony Xperia XZs also amazes us with the battery technology they have used. The inbuilt battery is of 2,900mAh and comes with a support of hybrid charging. The XZs supports Sony's own Qnovo adaptive charging and Qualcomm's Quick Charge 3.0. This helps keep the battery healthier for a long time.

Rest it comes with all the standard connectivity options and sensors.

Benchmark Scores

We tested out the Sony Xperia XZs with the help of Antutu Benchmarking software and here are the results.It got a score of 70,390, which as per us is a great score for a smartphone.

HIGHLIGHTS

  • Slow Motion video can be captured at 960 fps with the help of Motion Eye camera.
  • The primary camera is powered by a 19MP Exmor RS sensor.
  • The front camera is a 13MP wide-angle shooter.
  • The Sony XZs comes with an Artificial Intelligence software Xperia Actions.
  • Price: Rs.49,990.
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