Thursday, 6 April 2017

Reliance Jio Has Withdrawn Its Summer Surprise Offer

Just six days after it was announced - after sector regulator TRAI [Telecom Regulatory Authority of India] issued an order for its canceliation. With Jio Summer Surprise offer,  the company provided free 4G data, SMSs, app subscription free for three months. But with the offer now withdrawn, Reliance customers at least some of them will have to start paying.

 Jio's free services were supposed to end on April 1st, according to the announcement made in february. But the operator announced the new Jio Summer Surprise offer on March 31, bringing another three months of free services. for customers to avail that offer - all they had to do was to become Jio Prime members (with a Rs. 99 recharge), and then buy a recharge of Rs. 303 or higher amount, Depending on the recharge value, Jio customers were to receive free 4G data and other services as part of the summer offer.
For Prime Members :- 
"All customers who have subscribed to Jio Summer Surprise offer prior to its discontinuation will remain eligible for the offer." stated by the Reliance operator.This essentially means that Jio customers who have already signed up for Jio Prime membership plan and purchased recharge of Rs. 99 or higher value will continue to get free services till July. After that, they will get the benefits of the recharge value exactly as was announced on March 31. So, assumingly a majority of Jio's user base will continue to enjoy free services until June 30.

For Non-Prime Members :-

All the Jio users who had not signed up for Jio Prime. They will have to pay for all Jio services except calls. Though the services were to become paid starting April 1, the company had provided users a chance till April 15 to enrol for Jio Prime. In this grace period, users could continue to use all Jio services for free (without Prime subscription), but with the new TRAI order, it is not clear whether this grace period ends too.
Jio Prime Subscription:-

 While Jio Summer Surprise offer has been withdrawn, users can still sign up for Jio Prime subscriptions till April 15 in order to enjoy 4G data and other services at heavy discount rates, if not free. Customers signing up by paying Rs. 99 as a one time fee by the end of March would get unlimited data and free voice services for a year at a rate of Rs. 303 per month, though usage of 4G data would be capped at 1GB per day.

Iphone 8 Expected [Rs. 55,100 to Rs. 58,400] To Be Delayed Till November


iPhone 8 to come with radical design changes, and these changes are now causing the problem in its production. By a report Apple may delay the launch of the iPhone 8 to October or November due to “issues related to the lamination process of curved OLED panels”.
The iPhone 8 is also expected to be called the 'iPhone Edition' – taking cue from the Apple Watch series calling its most premium line Apple Watch Edition. As we remember, that the Apple Watch supply was also delayed even though it was unveiled in September, and Apple may be forced to do the same this time around.Apple has reportedly ordered 70 million OLED display panels from Samsung, its exclusive dealer for OLED this year, and Samsung is said to be preparing for 90 million just in case. Thus, supply of components is not really the problem, and ‘technical issues’ are really to be blamed.

In any case, because of all these radical changes, the iPhone 8 is reported to cost around $1,000. This is mainly because the cost of production for the iPhone 8 will go up, and Apple looks to keep its profit margin intact. The high cost can be attributed to the OLED displays as they are much more expensive than the LCD displays. However, a fresh investor note from UBS analyst Steven Milunovich published by CNBC suggests that the iPhone 8 could be priced starting $850 to $900 (roughly Rs. 55,100 to Rs. 58,400). Milunovich claims that the factory cost of the 64GB iPhone 8 will be $70 to $80 (roughly Rs. 4,500 to Rs. 5,100) higher than the iPhone 7s Plus model, which brings him to the above mentioned prices. Furthermore, the analyst believes that the iPhone 8 will account for 45 percent of shipments during the fiscal 2018, which is significant in number. Milunovich also says that while the Galaxy S8+ will be much larger in display size, Apple’s iPhone 8 will come with exclusive features like a ‘3D front camera, embedded fingerprint sensor and higher quality facial recognition’ to improve its weightage in the market.
The iPhone 8 is expected to introduce wireless charging, waterproofing, a front 3-D sensor camera, and no Home Button.

Wednesday, 5 April 2017

Jio Summer Surprise Packs Offer Up To 100 GB Of 4G Data

Reliance Jio has announced a "Summer Surprise" offer under which it is offering 100 GB of data as complimentary benefit under select recharge packs. Jio also extended its enrolment for paid Prime scheme by 15 days. "Jio Prime offers many attractive benefits - the absolute best data tariffs in the industry, free voice calling, access to all Jio apps, and many more periodic surprises going forward. Jio prime members will always get the very best of what Jio has to offer," Reliance Industries chairman Mukesh Ambani said in letter to jio members.

Good News : IPL 2017 Online Streaming Free for Reliance Jio Users




IPL 2017 starts today, April 5 at 8pm, and if you are Reliance Jio user, you can watch live and see the whole T20 tournament for free online. There's no need to pay for a Hotstar Premium subscription, or for Sony channels on your TV. Here’s what you need to do to watch IPL 2017 live online as a Reliance Jio user:

 make sure you are a Jio Prime member, and are getting the free data provided as part of the Jio Summer Surprise offer. If you don’t have Jio Prime subscription yet, you can use a Wi-Fi network to live stream IPL 2017 matches. Make sure you have installed the Jio Tv app on your smartphone. As part of the Jio Prime benefits, customers get free subscription to Jio apps for the next one year. The JioTV app live streams the content shown by TV channels, which includes Sony Six, Sony Max, and Sony ESPN. These are the three channels on which IPL 2017 will be broadcast on TV. 




Once you have the JioTV app installed, scroll down to Sony Max (broadcast in Hindi) in the Movies section to watch IPL 2017 opening ceremony and matches online. Other channels that are broadcasting the T20 extravaganza on TV - namely Sony Six HD, Sony Six, Sony Max HD , Sony ESPN, and Sony ESPN HD - aren't showing the IPL, so don't select them by mistake. When you tap on Sony Max, a video player with the IPL 2017 live stream will pop up on the phone’s screen, and you can start enjoying the IPL match on-the-go. 

  JioTV has Hotstar integration as well, but not Hotstar Premium yet. The non-Premium users can watch IPL 2017 online on the official Hotstar app, but it will not be live as there’s a 5-minute delay. Premium users, on the other hand, will be able to watch the matches online live.

Apple Music 2.0 for Android


An all-new design brings greater clarity and simplicity to Apple Music:
  • Now Playing - Read lyrics for songs as you listen.
  • Radio -Tune in to Beats 1 shows or listen to stations for any genre.
  • For you - Get recommendations for playlists, albums, and more—based on music you love.
  • Browse - Listen to new music first, plus playlists for any mood or activity.
  • Library - Navigate your music easily and see the Downloaded Music you can play offline.

The apple music features on-screen lyrics, and navigation categories such as  Library, For You, Browse, and Radio. There’s also more focus on album art in Apple Music 2.0 for Android, you can also download the song if you wish to listen to it offline. Apart from that, Now the new content can be found through the Browse tab. The update makes the Android version look pretty much similar to the iOS version, removing all the material design inspirations. 

Apple Music is available for free to download on Google Playstore. For new users, Apple offers three months of free subscription, after which you will be charged Rs. 120 per month for subscription (Rs. 160 per month for Family membership and Rs. 60 per month for student membership).

The new version of the Mac Pro



The Apple website now lists two upgraded configurations of the tubular Mac Pro. The Mac Pro base model now priced at $2,999 (Rs. 1,94,743) down from $3,999 (Rs. 2,59,680). The new base model has upgraded specifications including a 3.5GHz 6-core Intel Xeon E5 processor, Dual AMD FirePro D500 GPUs and 16GB of RAM, up from the old quad-core processor with 12GB RAM.
The second model is priced at $3,999 (roughly Rs. 2,59,680) and packs a 3.0GHz 8-core Intel Xeon E5 processor, Dual AMD FirePro D700 GPUs and 16GB of RAM. Storage expansion for both models support up to 256GB and can be upgraded to 512GB or 1TB. The reshuffled Mac Pro models offer 4 USB 3 ports, 6 Thunderbolt 2 ports, Dual Gigabit Ethernet, and HDMI 1.4 UltraHD ports. Wireless connectivity include Wi-Fi 802.11ac and Bluetooth 4.0. The Mac Pro keeps the same measurements at 9.9-inch and 6.6-inch and weighs 11 pounds.

Apple earlier this week admitted that their Mac Pro needs an upgrade and plans on doing so in the near future.The Cupertino giant did confirm that the new Mac Pro will be launched alongside a brand new Pro external display as well.
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