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Asus Zenfone AR India Launch, Jio Effect, Moto E4 Plus Sale, and More: Your 360 Daily

Asus Zenfone AR India Launch, Jio Effect, Moto E4 Plus Sale, and More: Your 360 Daily 2l4v4w

By Gadgets 360 | Updated: 13 July 2017 22:28 IST

Highlights

The Asus Zenfone AR launched in India at Rs. 49,999
Aircel and Idea launch new plans to take on Reliance Jio
Moto E4 Plus goes on sale on Flipkart at Rs. 9,999

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The Asus ZenFone AR isn’t just iPhone 8 or just a gimmick? We can’t wait to find out. 5m5m4q

Moto E4 Plus goes on sale in India
And if you aren’t looking for a high-end Android phone, there’s the Moto E4 as well.

Reliance Jio Effect: Idea, Aircel launch new plans to compete with Jio Dhan Dhana Dhan offer
The price and data war of Indian telcos rages on. After Reliance Jio extended its Idea pack provides 3G Internet speed, while the Jio network is 4G-only. The bundled ‘unlimited’ calls are limited to 300 minutes per day, and 1,200 minutes per week. If the exhausts the complimentary minutes, calls will be charged at 30p per minute. Similarly, if the data cap is exhausted, s will be charged at tariff of 4p per 10kb.

Not to be outdone is Reliance Jio network is claimed to deliver only 4G speeds.

NanoPhone ‘smallest phone in the world’ launched in India
Aside from additions to Android, feature phones got a shot in the arm too. E-commerce site Yerha.com Elari NanoPhone C. It’s said to be the world’s smallest GSM phone, no bigger than a credit card. Priced at Rs. 3,940 in India and available in Black, Rose Gold, and Silver colour options, it appears to be one to look out for if you find the current crop of mobiles too distracting with streaming video, social media, and the like.

Nokia 8, Nokia 9's processors leaked
new leaks suggest that these long-rumoured entries would be using Snapdragon 660 and Snapdragon 835 SoCs. According to a tipster on Chinese website Baidu, the Nokia 7, Nokia 8, and Nokia 9 will come with Snapdragon 630, Snapdragon 660, and Snapdragon 835 SoCs. The leaks also hint at a new budget smartphone called the Nokia 2, which will use either a Snapdragon 202 SoC or a MediaTek processor.

iPhone 8 May Sport 'Rear-Facing 3D Laser' for Augmented Reality Features: Report
If Apple is working on a sensor system for its smartphones that will enable better detection of depth for the augmented reality apps with the help of laser and provide better autofocus in of photography.

As per the source, the inclusion of this sensor system (VSCEL laser system) on iPhone 8 will depend on progress that the engineers at the company are able to make in of technology integration on the smartphone. "VCSEL laser systems calculate the distance the light travels from the laser to the target and back to the sensor, and generate a Time of Flight (TOF) measurement. The system consists of a source (the VCSEL laser), a lens, detector (sensor), and a processor. The whole thing costs about $2 per phone," the report says. Furthermore, expect the iPhone 8 to have a three to four week delay in shipping.

Google Backup and Sync Tool now available to for Windows, Mac
Slated to release last month, Google Drive is finally available for Mac and Windows s. It replaces the existing Google Photos desktop er and Drive apps for Mac and Windows. Talking up the ease of use, the company claims that all you have to do is “choose the folders you want to back up, and we’ll take care of the rest.”

For those who are unaware, the new backup tool is different from the standard Google Drive desktop app as with Backup and Sync, s will be able to choose folders that they want to backup instead of having to place them inside the Drive folder.

Indian smartphone s receive highest number of spam calls, says Truecaller
According to a Truecaller, Indian smartphone s get 22 spam calls per month. Comparatively, Brazil and the US get around 20.7 calls per month. For India, a majority of spam calls are with regards to selling data plans and promotions followed by others such as debt collection, bank, political, financial, scam, and insurance to name a few. "India's spam call issue lies with operators and financial services. Many of these operators are seeking to provide special offers for free data, or unlimited calls. Which doesn't sound so bad - until you get bombarded by them," the report revealed.

Microsoft Outlook for Android, iOS gets redesigned navigation and conversations
Microsoft Outlook’s Microsoft Graph. The app will make it easier to reply to emails showing more of each message and providing clearer separation between them.

"When you tap on a conversation to read it, Outlook automatically opens to show the first unread message. You can pick up right where you left off without scrolling," the company said. With the new update, s can reply to everyone who is part of the conversation by simply writing their message in the quick reply box and sending.

PC market continues slump on high component prices, say Gartner, IDC
The innovation in U technology happens to be in the mobile space.

Gartner maintained that the PC industry is in the midst of a 5 year slump, and said the latest figures represented an 11th straight quarter of declining shipments.

”Amid some unevenness in market trends across the regions, the global PC market has continued to trend toward stabilization," IDC research manager Jay Chou said in a release. "Despite recent issues wrought by component shortages and its effect on system prices, we expect the momentum of commercial market replacements will contribute to eventual market growth."

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