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Moto G5 India Launch, Reliance Jio Summer Surprise Counter Offers, WhatsApp UPI Payments, and More: Your 360 Daily

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By Gadgets 360 Staff | Updated: 4 April 2017 21:36 IST

Highlights

Moto G5 launched in India at Rs. 11,999, goes on sale at midnight
Reliance Jio rivals may launch plans to counter Jio Summer Surprise offer
WhatsApp reportedly planning to launch UPI-based payment service in India

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In order to counter the new Jio Summer Surprise, even at the cost of short-term revenue loss. 132uo

Moreover, these telcos may start marketing their new plans more heavily that they have so far in order to reduce churn, especially in the mid- to high-end segment, say analysts.

Moto G5 launched in India at Rs. 11,999
Moto G4 Play, though the has been upgraded to full-HD (1080p) from HD (720p). More notably, the phone sports a metal design, much unlike the plastic build of its predecessor.

Other key Moto G5 specifications include a 13-megapixel f/2.0 camera, Android 7.0 Nougat, Snapdragon 430 chipset, 2800mAh removable battery, 3GB RAM, and 16GB storage. The smartphone will be sold exclusively on Amazon starting 12am IST on Wednesday, April 5.

WhatsApp may launch UPI-based payments service
BHIM platforms to enable money transfers and merchant payments. A WhatsApp spokesperson said, "India is an important country for WhatsApp, and we're understanding how we can contribute more to the vision of Digital India."

Meanwhile, the latest version of WhatsApp for Android beta has removed the restriction on sharing. Unlike before, you can now share multiple cards with your friends on WhatsApp at the same time, and get back to your work sooner.

New H-1B guidelines seen as crackdown on computer programming jobs
New H-1B visa guidelines issued by the US have made it tougher for companies to hire foreign technology workers. The changes require additional information for computer programmers applying for the work visa to prove the jobs are complicated and require more advanced knowledge and experience. The new guidelines are seen as an extension of President Trump's promise to create local American jobs, following up last month's suspension of the expedited visa process.

Xiaomi Mi 6 to launch in April
During a live-stream, Xiaomi CEO Xiaomi event on the 11th, or the 18th. Not a lot is known about the phone, except a dual-camera sensor that sports 30-megapixel. Thankfully, we’ll know more before the end of this month.

Apple reportedly orders 70 million OLED s for iPhone 8
While A new report claims that Apple has placed an order of 70 million OLED s with Samsung Electronics. Market research firm IHS Markit reiterates that Apple has placed an order of 70 million OLED s, and added that Samsung is readying 95 million units in case demand exceeds expectations.

Android 7.1.2 Nougat, iOS 10.3.1 updates now rolling out
Both new iOS 10.3.1 update brings back 32-bit device , so those who were left behind – iPhone 5/ iPhone 5c – can now get the iOS 10.3 update they missed earlier. Among the important features of the update is a fix for a Wi-Fi vulnerability (CVE-2017-6975) which affected the above devices, and could allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code on the Wi-Fi chip.

On the Android front, Nexus 6P, Nexus Player, and Pixel C, and s can either factory images or the OTA files to sideload the update, in case they they don't want to wait for the update to roll out to them. The new Android 7.1.2 update fixes several issues for Pixel smartphones, such as pink banding on the camera, early shut-down, audio popping at high volumes, among other bug fixes. It also brings with it better fingerprint swipe performance, Bluetooth connectivity improvements, and battery usage alerts.

Micromax Bharat 2 reportedly launched in India
Micromax Bharat 2 – a low-cost Android smartphone with for 4G VoLTE – has reportedly launched in India, if pictures from a certain retailer are to be believed. The new Bharat 2 sports a 4-inch display with 480p resolution, a 1.3GHz quad-core processor, and only has 512MB of memory. That is somehow enough to run Android 6.0 Marshmallow, though you shouldn't expect it to perform well over the long term.

On the storage front, you get just 4GB – don’t try to store a lot of music or videos – though there is a microSD card slot, thankfully. Micromax also has decided to stick with the headphone jack, which is always good news these days. The Bharat 2 has an MRP of Rs. 3,750, but is said to be available at Rs. 3,499 in the market.

Android overtakes Windows in Internet traffic, says study
For long, we’ve known that more and more people are getting onto the Internet for the first time through mobiles, rather than desktops. So, when Windows as the most popular OS for s on the Web, with the slightest of margins – 0.02 percent, to be exact.

Google’s open-source ecosystem sits at 37.93 percent in March readings, while Windows comes in at 37.91 percent. The data combines Internet usage across desktops, laptops, tablets, and mobiles. StatCounter CEO Aodhan Cullen called it “the end of an era”. Hopefully, the data for April won’t pour cold water on his words.

Facebook testing two News Feeds for Android, iOS s
After copying endlessly from introduced a new tab on its Android and iOS apps – between the News Feed and the Friends section – which delivers content that might find interesting.

The approach is like Instagram’s search section, which studies your browsing habits, and interaction to suggest stories, videos, and images that you might like. Marked by a rocket-shaped icon, the second News Feed provides s with a feed of pictures, videos, and posts from sources that the does not follow on the website but are similar to their interests.

Netflix brings s and offline viewing to Windows 10 app
The videos to watch later with the desktop app, which should help people that tend to travel a lot, and wanted to bring their entertainment with them. To Netflix content, you can choose between Standard or High video qualities, and the videos can be found in the My s tab when you hit the hamburger icon on the top-left.

Verizon merger of Yahoo and AOL to be called Oath
In what can only be an absurd rebranding effort, the impending merger of according to a tweet by AOL CEO Tim Armstrong. It’s baffling to imagine a marketing department decided on the word “Oath” as a great name, especially given how far Yahoo has recently fallen. For one, it was valued at just $4.48 billion by Verizon, and the multiple reveals of hacking incidents late last year have only further harmed its reputation.

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