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Reliance Jio vs Airtel, Vodafone, Idea Offers, Xiaomi Mi 6 & Galaxy S8 Launch Dates, BHIM Aadhaar Platform, and More News This Week

By Gadgets 360 Staff | Updated: 16 April 2017 15:12 IST

Reliance Jio vs Airtel, Vodafone, Idea Offers, Xiaomi Mi 6 & Galaxy S8 Launch Dates, BHIM-Aadhaar Platform, and More News This Week

Highlights

Jio launches Dhan Dhana Dhan offer; Airtel, Vodafone, Idea respond
Xiaomi Mi 6 global and Galaxy S8 India launches get a date
BHIM-Aadhaar payments platform launched

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Missed out on the tech news of the week? You've come to the right place if you want to catch up. This week, withdraw the Jio Summer Surprise offer after TRAI ordered for it be cancelled. 3s503d

The Jio Dhan Dhana Dhan offer is aimed at customers who were unable to avail the Jio Prime hip plan and buy the Rs. 309 or Rs. 509 recharge.

Jio rivals all rolled out their own versions of the offer quickly as well - Airtel moved TDSAT for the same reason.

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That's not all that's been happening in the world of telecom either. For one, 10GB per day plan, at just Rs. 249. Don't get too excited though - that's a wired-broadband plan, not mobile Internet. The plan's speed is 2Mbps per day, capped at 10GB, after which is drops to 1Mbps. And that Rs. 249 is the introductory offer, valid only for new s - after six months, it goes up to Rs. 449.

And if you're a Vodafone who hasn't switched to 4G yet, now's the time to do it - the company is offering 4GB of 4G data free to s in the Mumbai circle who 4G now. Prepaid s will get 10-days to make use of it, while postpaid s will have till the next billing cycle.

Apart from that, the got a major update this week as well. The BHIM app now has for for new languages, allows you to do a money transfer to your s, scan QR codes from the phone's storage, and more. There is also a one-time option to alter your virtual payment address (VPA), so it doesn't have to be your phone number.

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The Xiaomi Mi 6 Plus.

Another rumour is that the Xiaomi Mi Max 2 will launch alongside the Mi 6, and it will come with a 5,000mAh battery. Separately, a report from China indicates the arrival of the Mi Note 3 sometime in the second quarter. Leaked specifications include a 5.7-inch display and the latest Snapdragon 835 SoC paired with 8GB RAM.

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And as per a Geekbench listing, the Galaxy S8+ are already up for pre-registrations in India. We can expect to get clarity on the availability and pricing of the phones at the launch event.

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This week, called Areo. It allows you to pay bills, order food, call a plumber to fix your sink, or have a beautician come over to give you a facial. Areo bundles together services from other companies, so for example, the food delivery section you can flip between Freshmenu, Faasos, and Box8. For other categories such as beauty and repairs, UrbanClap appears to be the main services provider at present. The Areo app services are currently only available in select regions of Bengaluru and Mumbai.

Earlier this week, Airtel also launched a new set-top box for DTH s. Dubbed the Chromecast , and a Bluetooth-based remote that s Google voice search.

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There were a number of other phone launches this week. The all-new launched in Russia, and comes at an equivalent price of $355 (roughly Rs. 23,000). The HTC One X10 features a 5.5-inch full-HD display, and is powered by an octa-core processor, 3GB of RAM, and 32GB storage.

Micromax has launched its Micromax Evok Power, on the other hand, features a 5-inch HD display and is powered by a 1.3GHz quad-core processor, coupled with 2GB of RAM and 16GB storage.

The was unveiled first at MWC 2017 in Barcelona, and features a 5-inch HD display, powered by an octa-core processor, 3GB of RAM, and 32GB of internal storage.

LeEco LeEco Le Pro 3 AI Edition, the smartphone is also the company’s first with a dual rear camera setup. China pre-orders for the smartphone begin on Tuesday itself, and the phone has two variants – Helio X23 SoC model with 32GB storage priced at CNY 1,799 (roughly Rs 16,800) and Helio X27 SoC model with 64GB storage priced at CNY 2,399 (roughly Rs. 22,500).

After launching the Huawei Enjoy 7 Plus. The smartphone is priced at CNY 1,599 (roughly Rs. 14,900). The 5.5-inch phone is powered by a Snapdragon 435, and 3GB RAM, packing in 32GB storage.

Aside from these phone launches, there were also a couple of more leaks about phones. Specifically, there were rumours about four new phones from renders showing the design. Additionally, Lenovo also seems set to reboot the Moto E range with its rumoured Moto E4 which has also leaked in a render, alongside the Moto Z2.

And if that's not got you excited, there's the leaked previous reports claim that the smartphone will sport a dual-edged screen, hardware navigation keys, although the bezel will be slimmer than the predecessor.

Meanwhile, on Monday, Flipkart announced gotten RBI approval for its wallet, which could speed up checkout and cashbacks for the company.

Apart from all this, there were a few interesting items from the world of entertainment as well. At Star Wars Celebration, Disney released the first teaser unveil Project Scorpio at E3 2017 this year.

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