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Jio Plans Revised, WhatsApp Live Location Sharing, Nokia 9 Design Leaks, and More: Your 360 Daily 6e4x6x

By Gadgets 360 Staff | Updated: 18 October 2017 23:27 IST

Highlights

Jio revises tariff, now charging Rs. 459 for 1GB daily data for 84 days
WhatsApp live location sharing rolling to Android and iOS s
Nokia 9 is expected to come with price tag

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Jio prepaid pack (validity 28 days) will get 4GB data instead of 2GB. These plans will become effective starting Thursday, October 19. 4v4k1v

Let's check out what else made news in the world of technology today:

WhatsApp live location sharing feature launched for iOS and Android
Google Maps. Zafir Khan, Product Manager tells Gadgets 360 that the feature has been optimised to not negatively impact the phone's battery performance.

Microsoft launches Surface Book 2, Surface Precision Mouse and Classic Intellimouse
Alongside its Microsoft's PixelSense display which s a resolution of 2160x3240 and Windows Ink stylus input. The base 13-inch model starts at $1,499, and $2,499 for the 15-inch. Preorders in the United States will start on November 9, with shipping starting November 16.

The company also Bluetooth 4.2, and can be used as a wired mouse too. It's priced at $99.99 (roughly Rs. 6,510) and pre-orders begin on November 9 in the United States. The second is the Classic Intellimouse which features improved tracking and will be "coming soon" for a retail price of $39.99 (roughly Rs. 2,600).

Nokia 9 leaks again in a new concept video
HMD Global's flagship and the fact that they might ditch the headphone socket for their next flagship. The phone can also be seen having a glass back, a rear-mounted fingerprint scanner and the rumoured specifications include IP68 certification and 128GB inbuilt storage.

Xiaomi is very happy with its smartphone performance this year
Xiaomi has shipped more than 25 million smartphones since its entry around three years ago, according to the company.

Sennheiser HD 660 S headphones launched
launched the successor to its popular HD 650 headphones, which were launched all the way back in 2006. The HD 660 S sport an all-new matte black and anthracite build along with an entirely fresh transducer design to deliver an improved audio experience, according to Sennheiser. It also goes on to state that the headphones have a tight tolerance of +/- 1dB, which helps in balancing the audio from both the drivers. Additionally, there is a low impedance at 150 Ohm, significantly down from the 300 Ohm of the HD 650s. It's available in the US and UK with a price tag of $499 (approximately Rs. 32,450).

Dropbox announces new paid tier called Professional
Popular cloud storage provider new paid tier aimed at freelancers called Professional. The company is charging $19.99 a month for Professional tier, and it will offer customers a terabyte of storage and a range of other features to go with it. Among the features Dropbox Professionals will be able to avail include Showcase, a feature that allows an introduction to be added to the documents and files one is sharing; -protect folders and create links that expire after a certain period of time. A yearly plan with Professional will cost you $199.

Samsung Galaxy Tab Active 2 rugged Android tablet launched
Galaxy Tab Active 2. It's priced at EUR 500 (roughly Rs. 39,000) and will go on sale starting November end, according to a report. It s military standard MIL-STD 810G certification and a display that s touch with even gloves on. It also comes with dust and water resistant IP68 certification. Other specifications includes an 8-inch HD TFT display, an octa-core Exynos 7880 SoC and 3GB of RAM.

Lenovo K8, K8 Note, K8 Plus will get Android O update by July 2018
With Oreo updates. However, there's a long wait for owners of these phones as this update is only expected by mid of next year. So much for speeding up Android updates.

Samsung says it's ready for 8nm chip mass production
smaller fabrication process for its SoCs with its 8nm FinFET process (8nm Low Power Plus) technology. This is said to be a stop gap solution before it moves to the 7nm process next year. 8LPP offers a rage of improvements like up to 10 percent lower power consumption compared to 10LPP. "With the qualification completed three months ahead of schedule, we have commenced 8LPP production," said Ryan Lee, Vice President of Foundry Marketing at Samsung Electronics.

Google Calendar for web gets Material Design facelift
receive this update. To get this, simply head to calendar.google.com and tap the 'Use new Calendar' button on the top right. On clicking, s will switch to Material Design version of the Calendar app. The new look essentially makes it easier for s to see event details at a glance, quickly add new events, and also presents new view options.

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