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Reliance Jio has silently introduced a new recharge plan for its prepaid subscribers in India. It becomes the telecommunication provider’s most affordable prepaid plan offering unlimited true 5G data albeit with limited validity. Costing Rs. 198, this recharge plan also carries other benefits such as unlimited voice calling and subscriptions to several Jio apps including

Infinix Note 40 Series Racing Edition was launched in India on Saturday. The company launched the Infinix Note 40 Pro and Note 40 Pro+ in the country in April, and the new models have an F1-inspired design that was designed in collaboration with BMW’s Designworks. These handsets bear the same specifications as the original models,

WhatsApp has been working on adding support for chat themes on more than one occasion, and a feature tracker has now given us a peek at what the feature could look like when it is launched. The messaging app is expected to let users change the colour of the chat bubbles as well as the

Apple is gearing up to launch the iPhone 16 series of smartphones, according to a Bloomberg report. The Cupertino company is said to be targeting a launch date of September 10 for its latest iPhone models that are expected to succeed the iPhone 15 lineup that was unveiled a year ago. At its next launch

Tecno Spark Go 1 was unveiled globally earlier this week. The smartphone comes with a Unisoc T615 chipset and an IP54-rated build for dust and splash resistance. It is equipped with a 13-megapixel rear camera sensor and DTS sound-backed dual speakers. The phone runs on Android 14 Go edition. A report has now surfaced suggesting the India

Reliance Jio has launched exclusive country-specific international roaming (IR) packs for popular travel destinations such as Canada, Europe, Thailand, and the United Arab Emirates (UAE). These IR recharge plans come with multiple validity options, offering users choices for up to 30 days. Additionally, the telecommunications provider also claims to bundle free in-flight benefits with its

OnePlus Ace 5 and Ace 5 Pro may launch by the end of the year, according to claims on social media by a tipster. Since its debut, smartphones belonging to the OnePlus Ace series have remained exclusive to China and the upcoming handsets are likely to continue the trend. While the OnePlus Ace 5 may

Instagram is currently running a test for a new way to upload media, company head Adam Mosseri revealed on Friday. With this pilot experiment, the social media platform is allowing select users to upload photos and videos in a vertical grid format without requiring them to crop the content into a square. This development builds

Apple is expected to unveil the iPhone 16 series of smartphones in the coming weeks, and the upcoming lineup is expected to comprise four new models. A tipster has now suggested that the iPhone 16 Pro Max — the largest handset in the series — will have thinner screen bezels than any other smartphone in

Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 6 Slim, a slimmer version of the recently launched Galaxy Z Fold 6, is rumoured to be in development. A new report now claims that the foldable smartphone might feature a titanium backplate instead of the stainless steel and carbon fibre reinforced plastic (CFRP) material that is typically used by the

Reliance Jio is making it easier for its subscribers to watch TV on multiple devices, with the launch of the JioTV+ app on Android, Apple and other TVs powered by Amazon’s Fire OS. The app was previously accessible exclusively via the Jio set-top box (STB) that came bundled with the Jio Fiber and Jio Air

Xiaomi 15 Ultra is expected to be launched by the company in the coming months and the handset could make its debut in early 2025, based on the company’s release schedule for its previous flagship phones. While there’s no word from Xiaomi about the arrival of a successor to the 14 Ultra model, a Chinese tipster

Media platform X said on Saturday it would close its operations in Brazil “effective immediately” due to what it called “censorship orders” by Brazilian judge Alexandre de Moraes. X, owned by billionaire Elon Musk, claims Moraes secretly threatened one of the company’s legal representatives in the South American country with arrest if it did not

Foxconn’s chairman on Saturday defended its hiring practices after New Delhi ordered investigations following a Reuters report that the Apple supplier rejects married women from iPhone assembly jobs. “Foxconn hires regardless of gender, but women make up a big part of our workforce here,” Young Liu said during the opening ceremony for a hostel complex

Epic Games announced the launch of its app store on iOS in the European Union as well as on Android globally, on Friday. Dubbed Epic Games Store, the app store has made its debut with games such as Fortnite, Rocket League Sideswipe, and Fall Guys. The launch of the app store in iOS was possible

The Department of Telecommunications has launched Bharat 6G Alliance to drive innovation and collaboration in next-generation wireless technology. Bharat 6G Alliance (B6GA) is a collaborative platform consisting of public and private companies, academia, research institutions, and standards development organizations. Mobile services have seen the transformation from 2G to 3G to 4G to 5G and now

Honor has been spreading its wings in India with a slew of launches. The company recently introduced the Honor 200 series in the country to expand its portfolio in the mid-range and premium segments. Although the Honor 200 Pro caters for the premium segment, it is the Honor 200 that will face the real heat

WhatsApp is reportedly working on a new feature that adds yet another later of customisation on the messaging app. The cross-platform messaging service is developing a default chat theme feature that would let users select from multiple colour options for the wallpaper as well as the chat bubbles where messages are displayed in the app.