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WhatsApp Two Step Verification, HTC Bolt, Rs. 500, 1000 Ban Fallout, and More: Your 360 Daily

WhatsApp Two-Step Verification, HTC Bolt, Rs. 500, 1000 Ban Fallout, and More: Your 360 Daily 304813

By Ravi Sharma | Updated: 22 December 2016 15:10 IST

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WhatsApp Two-Step Verification, HTC Bolt, Rs. 500, 1000 Ban Fallout, and More: Your 360 Daily

Highlights

WhatsApp beta for Android, Windows 10 Mobile get a new security feature
Alibaba sold goods worth $1 billion in 5 minutes on Single's Day
OnePlus 3 to get Android 7.0 Nougat 'community' build in November

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Friday saw the launch of HTC Bolt, a 2016 smartphone with a 2015 processor; WhatsApp adding two-step verification to its beta apps; record Singles' Day sales in China; and a whole lot more. Here's your 360 Daily with the top tech stories of the day. 4m522q

WhatsApp beta version gets two-step verification
The beta versions of verification on WhatsApp will have to provide a 6-digit code to authenticate their phone number if they switch phones. An email address, provided at the time of setting up two-step verification, will be used to disable this security feature, if needed.

HTC Bolt With Android 7.0 Nougat, no headphone jack launched
HTC Bolt is exclusive to Sprint in the US for now, and it comes with a 5.5-inch screen (1440x2560 pixels), water- and dust-resistant metal body, Snapdragon 810 processor, 3GB of RAM, 32GB internal storage, up to 2TB microSD card , 16-megapixel rear camera, 8-megapixel front camera, and 3200mAh battery with fast-charging.

PM Narendra Modi lost 3 lakh Twitter followers the day after Rs. 500, Rs. 1000 ban
Prime Minister Twitter followers the next day was 4.3 lakh, much higher than the 20,000-25,000 he gains on an average day.

Alibaba rakes in $1 billion in first 5 minutes of Singles' Day in China
Alibaba Alibaba said 84 percent of the total sales in the first two hours were from mobile devices.

Videocon d2h to merge with Dish TV
Videocon Group and Essel Group are Dish TV, respectively - to create a single entity called Dish TV Videocon, which will be positioned as the leading operator in India. Essel Group will have 55.4 percent ownership of the entity, while Videocon will own a 44.6 percent stake.

Cash on Delivery back on track on Amazon India
Two days after Rs. 500 and Rs. 1,000 notes. The company is also letting customers pay via credit and debit cards at the time of delivery.

OnePlus 3 to get Android 7.0 Nougat beta build in November
OnePlus 2 will also get the software, but did not mention a timeline.

Google Chrome installs cross 2 billion
The 2 billion installs worldwide. The app is available both for desktops and mobile devices. However, being installed on 2 billion devices does not mean that it is actively used by as many s on a regular basis.

Reliance Communications launches its first Android-based 4G LTE HomePhone
Anil Ambani-owned 4G LTE HomePhone, which comes with an in-built SIM and s 4G and VoLTE. It has a 3.5-inch display and allows up to eight Wi-Fi devices to connect via hotspot to use its Internet connection.

BlackBerry to launch one last smartphone with physical keyboard
one last smartphone featuring the physical keyboard, which once made it an iconic brand. However, he did not furnish any details on the device, including other key hardware features, software, pricing, or launch timeline.

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