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Reliance Jio vs Airtel, Snapdeal Cash at Home, WhatsApp Message Editing, and More News This Week

Reliance Jio vs Airtel, Snapdeal Cash at Home, WhatsApp Message Editing, and More News This Week 28212r

By Gadgets 360 Staff | Updated: 25 December 2016 13:46 IST

Highlights

Snapdeal is now offering to deliver cash to your home
Soon, you may be able to recall or edit WhatsApp messages
Airtel's latest plan has unlimited calling, 3GB data bundled at Rs. 549

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A lot of interesting developments took place this week, and if you want to quickly catch up on the news you've missed, you've come to the right place. You can also skip to the bottom to catch the news of the week in a short video in Hindi, if you prefer, or check out 360 Daily for a day-by-day breakdown. 3c263g

If you're an Airtel postpaid , you should check out the two new Infinity plans the company has announced. lowest myPlan Infinity offer was Rs. 1,199.

The Rs. 549 Airtel myPlan Infinity offer provides unlimited local and STD calls, and unlimited incoming roaming calls, as well as monthly subscriptions to Wynk Music and Wynk Movies, 100 local and STD messages a day, and 3GB of 4G data per bill cycle. 3G handset s will get only 1GB of data. The Rs. 799 plan gets you 5GB of 4G data, or 3GB of 3G data. This is the latest move by the telco that can be seen as a reaction to the Reliance Jio launch.

revoke or edit messages you have already sent to other s. The feature is available in WhatsApp's iPhone beta version and is said to be disabled by default, meaning that you will have to turn it on manually.

(Also see: Asus ZenFone 3 Deluxe (ZS570KL) Review)

Snapdeal has launched a new Freecharge or using your debit card, for using Snapdeal's cash home delivery service.

(Also see: How to Transfer Money From FreeCharge Wallet to Bank )

There were also a number of high profile launches, including the late November, the two companies have tly launched their third smartphone, the Cool S1, in China starting at CNY 2,499 (roughly Rs. 24,500).

Also in China, we saw the Zuk Edge smartphone. The new smartphone will go on sale from January 1 in China, and has been priced at CNY 2,299 (roughly Rs. 22,500) for the 4GB RAM variant, and CNY 2,499 (roughly Rs. 24,500) for the 6GB RAM variant. The main highlight of the Zuk Edge is its 2.35GHz quad-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 821 SoC.

(Also see: LG V20 Review)

One more big piece of news out of China - car air purifier for use on the go.

Other launches this week included the LG Stylus 3.

(Also see: Samsung Gear IconX Review)

Asus Launched the Rs. 1,09,000. It has a seventh-generation Intel Core i7 processor, 8GB of RAM, and a 256GB SSD.

Finally, launched the EvoTV 2 in India.

Aside from these launches, there's been a lot more happening in of news as well. For one thing, boost digital payments.

(Also see: Small Improvements Make Big Difference for Jio Apps)

Meanwhile, the augmented-reality game will let you discover nearby Pokemon and collect special items, such as potions, from nearby PokeStops. But once you encounter a Pokemon, you will need to use your iPhone to catch it.

(Also see: From Smartwatches to Smart Home, These Indian Gadgets are Available Now)

In India, Uber and Ola's surge pricing finally got the regulatory nod - although the recommendation, which came from a committee under the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways, has left implementation to the states, and suggested that there should be a specified range for dynamic pricing.

(Also see: Unsurprisingly, Uber's CEO Is a Fan of Surge Pricing, Demonetisation)

Uber has removed its self-driving cars from San Francisco streets, halting the autonomous program to Arizona.

The company also launched its Uber for Southern Europe

(Also see: How to Use the New Designed Uber App)

Meanwhile, added 100 Chrysler Pacifica minivans to its fleet of self-driving vehicles being tested.

Early in the week, Samuel L Jackson instead. It can control the music, doors, lights, etc. at the Facebook CEO's home.

And finally, there are two great video game sales you should check out right now to get some great deals. First up, there's the famous Origin Holiday Sale going on right now, which is offering discounts until January 12.

(Also see: Meet the Company That's Made It Easier to Buy Games via Steam In India)

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