You can now pre-order the iPhone XR in India

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You can now pre-order the iPhone XR in India
Apple’s relatively more affordable offering, iPhone XR, is now available for pre-orders in India.  If you are interested in buying the smartphone and have been waiting for it, you can pre-book your device at Apple offline retailers like Imagine, Unicorn, and iWorld. And if you wish to buy it online, you can pre-book it via Amazon, Jio, Airtel’s online store, and IndiaiStore. Although it was supposed to be on Flipkart too, the website is yet to list it. On IndiaiStore, the Apple iPhone XR has been listed for pre-orders and the website is offering users no cost EMI plans with Bajaj Finserv. Additionally, there is 5% cashback on EMI payments that are done via credit or debit cards from Axis Bank or Citibank credit cards. For non-EMI payments via Citibank or Axis bank credit card holders, there are 5x reward points. If you buy the smartphone from Airtel Online Store, you can book the iPhone XR with a down payment of Rs 14,999. Customers will be delivered their devices by October 26 and the store is also offering them EMI options that come with a built-in postpaid plan at a lower tariff. According to Airtel, the postpaid plan comes with ‘large dollops of data, unlimited calling and bundled premium content.’ iPhone XR has also been listed for pre-orders on Jio’s website. The telecom major is offering a 5% cashback for those wo pay for the smartphone using their Axis or Citibank credit cards (including EMI transactions) and 5X reward points. iPhone XR price and availability in India iPhone XR’s 64GB storage variant in India costs Rs 76,900, whereas the 128GB and 256GB storage models bear a price tag of RS 81,900 and Rs 91,900 respectively. The smartphone will go on sale starting October 26 and will be available in six different colours including Black, Blue, Coral, PRODUCT (RED), White, and Yellow. iPhone XR specifications The Apple iPhone XR has a number of specifications common with iPhone XS including the A12 Bionic processor and the primary camera. However, there are certain differentiators that include its 6.1-inch LCD Liquid Retina screen instead of iPhone XS’ OLED one. Also, the smartphone does not have a 3D Touch, and does not sport dual rear cameras. It also comes without the stainless steel frame that we have seen in iPhone XS and iPhone XS max. The iPhone XR is available in the storage options we mentioned earlier and runs iOS 12.
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Can’t get right swipes on Tinder? Your neighbourhood maybe responsible

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Can’t get right swipes on Tinder? Your neighbourhood maybe responsible
If you are not too choosy on Tinder, and still can’t find your right match, there may be a number of reasons for it. Maybe you are not too active on the app, or you are too worried about your privacy and only want to connect with people you actually know, or maybe you aren’t too prompt when it comes to texting or maybe it’s just the area you live in. Yes, you read that right. And we are actually just quoting the dating app when we say this. If the dating app’s analytics are right, then your neighbourhood plays a major role in you getting a right swipe on Tinder. Some areas in every city show more number of right swipes than the others. If you have never used Tinder and are wondering what a ‘right swipe’ is, it is the dating app’s equivalent of a friend request getting accepted on Facebook. This week, Tinder released a ‘Swipe Scoreboard’ for all major Indian cities. It is kind of a right-swipe meter and shows if you are living in a favourable locality to get other people on the app to accept you. The data has been recorded in August and September this year and cover seven major cities including Mumbai, Delhi NCR, Chennai, Kolkata, Bengaluru, Pune and Hyderabad. According to Tinder, the data has been recorded by dividing the number of right swipes received by the total number of overall swipes in each area. Here’s a look at the localities in every city where you are likely to get more right swipes

Delhi NCR

If you are based in Delhi, you are more likely to find your match on Tinder in Saket, Greater Kailash, Kamla Nagar, Cyber City, Punjabi Bagh, DLF Phase 4, Rajouri Garden, Rohini, Noida Sector 62 and Knowledge Park.

Mumbai

Do you stay in Mumbai? If you want to find love on Tinder, the locations that will favour you are Andheri West, Bandra West, Worli, Juhu, Versova, Powai and Malabar Hill.

Chennai

In Chennai, the areas that see the most number of right swipes on Tinder are Nungambakkam, Alwarpet, Guindy, Velachery, Perungudi, Purasawalkam, Thiruvanmiyur, and Royapuram.

Kolkata

Kolkata based Tinder folks have six areas to choose from if they want to find their match on Tinder. The localities in Kolkata to get more right swipes are Ballygunge, New Alipore, Tollygunge, Park Street, East Kolkata Township and Burrabazar.

Bengaluru

If you are in Bengaluru, you need to be in Koramangala, Whitefield, HSR Layout, Jayanagar, Kalyan Nagar or JP Nagar to find a potential partner on Tinder.

Pune

Tinder users in Pune who are looking for more right swipes should head to Koregaon Park, Viman Nagar, Shivajinagar, Hadapsar, Deccan Gymkhana, Kothrud, and Baner.

Hyderabad

Compared to other areas of Hyderabad, Banjara Hills, Madhapur, HITEC City, Gachibowli, Secunderabad, Jubilee Hills and Khairatabad see more right swipes.
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Samsung Galaxy Tab S4 with DeX support, S-Pen launched in India at Rs 57,900

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Samsung Galaxy Tab S4 with DeX support, S-Pen launched in India at Rs 57,900
Samsung Galaxy Tab S4, the company’s this year’s flagship tablet, has been launched in India. Priced at Rs 57,900 the hot-off-the-press two-in-one Android tablet comes with Samsung Dex and the S Pen. Samsung Galaxy Tab S4 features a 10.5-inch Super AMOLED display that comes with narrow bezels and has an aspect ratio of 16:10. It houses a 7,300mAh battery and comes with four speakers by AKG and Dolby Atmos immersive sound technology. The company said that users can enjoy a PC-like interface on the tablet without a monitor or ‘Book Cover’ Keyboard in the standalone mode. Whereas in the dual mode, the tablet can be connected to a bigger monitor using an HDMI cable. With the S-Pen, Samsung claims to give users an authentic handwriting experience, which is perfect for drawing, taking down notes, messaging, etc. Samsung Galaxy Tab S4 will be available starting today on Samsung Online Shop and all leading offline stores in the country. The tablet will also be available on Amazon India’s website starting October 20. The launch offers of the Samsung Galaxy Tab S4 includes a cashback of Rs 5,000 on purchasing the tablet via HDFC credit cards. Furthermore, Samsung Galaxy Tab S4 users who use Reliance Jio’s 4G connection will get an instant cashback of Rs 2,750, if they do a recharge of Rs 198 or Rs 299. These users will also get double data benefits for four recharges done thereafter. Speaking on the occasion of the launch, Aditya Babbar, General Manager, Mobile Business, Samsung India, said, “We are happy to announce the launch of Galaxy Tab S4, Samsung’s flagship tablet that is designed for people who want to do more on the go – from home to office and everywhere in between. With Galaxy Tab S4, we are introducing a premium tablet that makes lives easier and helps consumers perform their absolute best wherever they go. Paired with Samsung Dex and S Pen, Galaxy Tab S4 is designed for those who need something portable like a tablet yet capable like a PC. With the launch of new Galaxy Tab S4, we want to offer our consumers the ultimate combination of great productivity and immersive entertainment for their super tasking need.”
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WhatsApp will soon be getting these three new features

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WhatsApp will soon be getting these three new features
Popular instant messaging app WhatsApp is always getting new features to make the user experience more friendly. A few days back, reports surfaced online claiming that WhatsApp will soon get stickers and update its Delete for Everyone feature. And now according to WABetaInfo, the Twitter account that follows updates on WhatsApp’s Beta version, the app will be getting three more features soon. There will soon be an option of linking accounts, and switching on Vacation or Silent mode in WhatsApp. Let’s take a look at how these features can change your experience in WhatsApp: WhatsApp Vacation Mode WhatApp allows its users to archive chats. However, whenever you receive a message from one of the archived chats, the conversation gets unarchived on its own. Step in Vacation Mode, that is set to change things. If you archive or a mute a chat, they wouldn’t get unarchived automatically. With Vacation Mode, you can remove a chat from your recent chats list without having to delete it permanently. Vacation Mode is currently being developed and will be rolled out to both Android and iOS versions of the app. WhatsApp Linked Account feature If you have ever wondered that there should be a feature that enables users to recover their Instagram account using WhatsApp, you’ll be happy to know that this feature will soon be coming to the popular instant messaging app. However, users will only be able to link their Facebook and Instagram accounts to WhatsApp. But once you do that, you’ll be able to recover them using your WhatsApp account. WhatsApp Silent Mode WhatsApp Silent mode is actually being rolled out to all users who have smartphones running Android 8.0 Oreo and above. When Android Oreo was unveiled by Google, the company had introduced notification badges that show the number of pending notifications on top right of the app icon. Although WhatsApp had support for app badges, it included the messages received by muted chats in the number that was displayed on app badge of its icon. This led to the annoyance to a number of users, because when they opened their app they realized that the messages they came for was sent by a muted chat. But with Silent Mode, this wouldn’t happen because WhatsApp would not display app badges for muted chats. What’s even better, this feature will be enabled by default, so you don’t have to change any settings.
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Apple iPhone XR will go on Pre-order this Friday with a starting price of Rs 76,900

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Apple iPhone XR will go on Pre-order this Friday with a starting price of Rs 76,900
The world must has mixed feelings for the new Apple iPhone XR. Some say the smartphone is a worthy upgrade if you are coming from an iPhone 5 or 6/6S, others who have used the iPhone X, do not find it appealing. Whatever the case maybe, you cannot ignore that Apple made device has created quite a wave in the tech world. The iPhone XR will be available on pre-orders in India starting tomorrow (Friday), October 19. As said earlier, the iPhone XR will start its sales from October 26 in most of the markets and yes, this includes India as well. The price which was revealed at the time of the launch is still intact and this smartphone will hit the shelf with a price tag of Rs 76,900 for the 64GB variant. The iPhone XR will also be available in 2 more variations, 128GB and 256GB. News is that one can start booking the iPhone XR via Indian E-commerce stores like Amazon and Flipkart, too. Offline retail store will also start taking bookings at the same time. The smartphone will be available in couple of colour options. These include (our favourite) Red, black, yellow, coral and yellow.  As far as the technical specifications of the iPhone XR are concerned, it will feature a 6.1-inch super retina LCD display supporting 1,792×828 pixel resolution at 326ppi. Face ID is available to the customers on this mobile and it features a single 12MP camera at the back. The iPhone XR is powered by Apple’s A12 Bionic chipset, which is also present in its siblings (iPhone XS and XS Max). But what makes it truly made for India is the addition of 2 SIM card slots. And yes, before we forget, the iPhone XR carries a 7MP front shooter for selfie lovers. Apple iOS 12 comes preloaded on this smartphone with all the latest features of the new OS.
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Reliance Jio introduces Rs 1,699 yearly prepaid plan, offers 547.5GB of data

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Reliance Jio introduces Rs 1,699 yearly prepaid plan, offers 547.5GB of data
To bring in the festive season, Mukesh Ambani owned Reliance Jio has introduced its yearly prepaid plan. The plan is priced at Rs 1,699 and gives customers 547.5GB of 4G data. Unlike other two yearly plans by Reliance Jio, the Rs 1,699 plan has a daily data limit. The other yearly plans by the company include Rs 4,999 and Rs 9,999 plans. The Rs 1,699 plan comes with unlimited voice calls and 100 free SMS per day. However, there is no word on whether there is an expiry date for the plan or not, so we recommend that if you are interested, you should get it for yourself sooner rather than later. To add on more festive season discounts, Reliance Jio is offering up to 100% cashback on most of its recharge offers. Speaking of the new plan launched by Jio, it offers benefits to the user for 365 days from the date of getting the recharge done. Users get 1.5GB if 4G data every day, meaning that the overall data benefit of the plan is 547.5GB. And as we mentioned earlier, people buying this offer will unlimited voicing calls and 100 SMS per day till the plan is active on their phones. It is worth noticing that no other tariff plan in the country from any telecom company is cheaper than the one Reliance Jio just launched. The closest yearly plan in terms of the cost is from BSNL, and even that costs more than Rs 2,000. 100% cashback available on all prepaid plans The telecom major has come up with a Diwali offer under which it is giving users 100% cashback on all its prepaid plans. The prepaid plans that are eligible for the offer are Rs 149, Rs 198, Rs 299, Rs 349, Rs 398, Rs 399, Rs 448, Rs 449, Rs 498, Rs 509, Rs 799, Rs 999, Rs 1,699, Rs 1,999, Rs 4,999 and Rs 9,999. One can also just say that all prepaid plans that are priced Rs 100 are eligible for the 100% Diwali cashback. Those who are recharging with the Rs 1,699 yearly plan will get three vouchers worth Rs 500 coupled with one voucher of Rs 200. Users can redeem the 100% cashback on these recharge offers from any Reliance Digital store, but on a minimum purchase of Rs 5,000. Also, two vouchers cannot be used in one transaction. The vouchers will only remain valid till December 31, 2018. Some items in Reliance Digital Stores cannot be bought using these voucher. These items include gift cards of Google, Google Play, Cleartrip, KFC, and Bookmyshow. Smartphones from Samsung and Xiaomi, hard disks from Seagate, Western Digital, Sony , tablets from Lenovo and Samsung are also among the items that cannot be purchased using these vouchers. Reliance Jio has also announced that it user base has swollen to 250 million users in just 25 months of opening the services to the public.
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This is why Xiaomi Mi Mix 3 will come with a slider camera

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This is why Xiaomi Mi Mix 3 will come with a slider camera
Chinese electronics maker Xiaomi is all set to launch its new flagship smartphone, Xiaomi Mi Mix 3, in China on October 25. Leaks and rumours about the upcoming Xiaomi Mi Mix 3 have been dominating the internet and the company’s official spokesperson, Donovan Sung, keeps sharing information about the smartphone on his Twitter profile. In his latest tweet which was posted a few hours back today, Sung has revealed why Xiaomi Mi Mix 3 will come with a slider camera. His tweet says that the company had applied for a patent for a popup selfie camera in 2015, and had then made some test devices. He went on to say that the company is choosing to go instead for a sliding form factor in order to give users a “better full screen display experience, especially for photography.” His tweet is coupled with images of a smartphone with an elevating selfie camera. Earlier on October 16, Sung had confirmed about the presence of sliding form factor on the upcoming mobile. And yesterday, he had asked people to guess why they had chosen to keep a slider on Xiaomi Mi Mix 3. His tweet today answers the question for his followers. Interestingly, this isn’t the only news about Xiaomi Mi Mix 3’s camera that has surfaced online today. Two camera samples taken from the upcoming Xiaomi Mi Mix 3 have been shared by the company’s founder Lin Bin on his Weibo profile. Both the samples have been taken with Portrait mode on, and the pictures show a very dark environment, this making it hard to judge the image quality. A teaser video of Xiaomi Mi Mix 3 has also been shared online. The video is 15 seconds long and it the front panel of the Android smartphone can clearly be seen in it. It also flips the smartphone over and shows its back panel with a dual rear camera setup.
The upcoming Xiaomi Mi Mix 3 is the successor of company’s Mi Mix 2 device. It is the first ever smartphone to come with 5G capabilities and would come with a massive 10GB RAM. Image courtesy: Donovan Sung’s Twitter profile, Lin Bin’s Weibo page Video: Tech News’ YouTube channel
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Android 9.0 update for older OnePlus smartphones gets delayed

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Android 9.0 update for older OnePlus smartphones gets delayed
If you own a OnePlus 5, OnePlus 5T, OnePlus 3 or a OnePlus 3T smartphone, then we have some news for you that you may not like too much. You will have to wait for a little longer before your phone gets the Android 9.0 Pie update. The company had earlier said that these devices will be getting an Android 9.0 Pie update, but now it seems like it’s going to take more time than what users were expecting. OnePlus CEO has confirmed this when he replied to a user on Weibo saying that Android Pie update for these devices is delayed, but will definitely come to the smartphones nevertheless. This clearly points towards the fact that OnePlus would need more time before it dispatches the latest Android update to its older smartphones. As of now, OnePlus 6 mobile is the only smartphone by the company that has got the Android 9.0 Pie update. The update has got with itself new features like gesture based navigation controls to the device. And OnePlus’ upcoming flagship smartphone, OnePlus 6T will also run Android 9.0 Pie out of the box. To recall, OnePlus 3 and OnePlus 3T were launched by the company in 2016. While they were launched with Android 6.0 Marshmallow, they have already received two updates, one of Android Nougat and the other of Android Oreo. Denying reports that OnePlus 3 and OnePlus 3T will only receive updates till Android Oreo, the company had said that the smartphone will also receive the Android 9.0 Pie update. Speaking of OnePlus 5 and OnePlus 5T, the two devices were launched last year with Android 7.1 Nougat. They currently run Android 8.1 Oreo after receiving an update for the same. The company has said that both the smartphones will receive two major software updates and security patches. The company’s next flagship device, OnePlus 6T, is all set to launch on October 30. In India, it is already up for pre-orders on Amazon India’s website. Besides Android 9.0 Pie, the smartphone sports an in-display fingerprint sensor and it is replacing its 3.5mm headphone jack with a Type-C port. It would not be dust or water resistant and would not support wireless charging.
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Nokia 7.1 to get Android 9.0 Pie update next month: Report

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Nokia 7.1 to get Android 9.0 Pie update next month: Report
HMD Global recently unveiled its Nokia 7.1 smartphone at an event in London. Although the smartphone runs Android 8.1 Oreo, it announced at the event that the mobile phone will soon be getting an upgrade for Android 9.0 Pie. And it seems like the company is keeping its promise. Just two weeks after Nokia 7.1 got launched, the smartphone has reportedly appeared on Geekbench with Android 9.0 Pie. The report further said that this means that that the company will be rolling out the latest Android version’s update to the smartphone next month, as it was initially scheduled. To recall, Nokia 7.1 sports a 5.84-inch FHD+ IPS LCD display and comes with PureDisplay screen technology. The smartphone is powered by 1.8GHz Snapdragon 636 processor clubbed with 3GB/4GB RAM and 32GB/64GB of onboard storage. Nokia 7.1 comes with 12MP+5MP dual rear cameras that come with Zeiss-branded lenses. It also has an 8MP selfie camera on its front panel. The smartphone houses a 3,060mAh battery and is ARCore certified. It is worth noticing that all Nokia smartphones that we have seen getting launched recently are a part of Android One program, and we consider this to be a big plus for any smartphone. Being a part of Android One program, the smartphone receives timely security patches for three years from the date of launch, And regular Android updates for two years. The company also plans to roll the latest Android version update to Nokia 6.1, Nokia 6.1 Plus, Nokia 8 and Nokia 8 Sirocco. While Nokia 6 and Nokia 6.1 are scheduled to get an update this month, Nokia 8 and Nokia 8 Sirocco users will have to wait till next month. HMD Global has also said that it plans to roll out the Android 9 Pie updates to Nokia smartphones other than the ones it mentioned. The company recently also launched the Nokia 3.1 Plus smartphone in India. Although Nokia 3.1 Plus (first impressions) runs with Android 8.1 Oreo, it also falls under Google’s Android One program, much like other Nokia smartphones. So although it has not been announced, it is very likely that we will see the smartphone getting the Android 9.0 Pie update too. And it this turns out to be true, then Nokia 3.1 Plus will be one among the first budget smartphones in the country to get the Android Pie update. Image courtesy: GSMArena
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Why customers are not happy with Flipkart, Amazon’s festive season sales

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Why customers are not happy with Flipkart, Amazon’s festive season sales
The festive season sales of Amazon and Flipkart have become a time that shoppers look forward to. Every year, Amazon and Flipkart hold this sale before the festive season begins. Like every year, technology companies like Samsung, Xiaomi, Nokia, Honor, Asus, etc announced discounts on their products. Shoppers generally consider these festive season sales on Flipkart and Amazon a good to time to get the products they want at a reduced price. However, not all customers are happy with what they got. We came across a few tweets on Twitter in which buyers have complained about counterfeit products or products they ordered for being delivered to them followed by bad customer service by both Flipkart and Amazon. A Twitter user che guevara has claimed that his friend bought a new pair of Apple Airpods during the recently held Big Billion Days sale, only to get fake ones instead. https://twitter.com/cheguwera/status/1052101604609019904?s=19 The tweet further explains that when the customer tried to contact Flipkart in order to either exchange or return the counterfeit product, the e-commerce giant did not address the issue. Instead Flipkart said that it cannot help because the product was bought during the festive season sale. The tweet also carries pictures of the allegedly ‘fake Apple Airpods’, and till now, it has been retweeted over 1,200 times. A number of other users have recounted their similar experiences on the Twitter thread, where most of them have spoken about buying a product from Flipkart only to find out that the product is fake. Another thing common between these experiences is the fact that none of them were happy with Flipkart’s customer service. Most of them were supposedly told by the company to contact the seller they bought the product from. It is worth noticing that Flipkart Support has also replied to the che guevara’s tweet saying that “they are working on it to get it sorted.” However, this is not the only customer complaining against Flipkart after Big Billion Days sale. Another Twitter user, Srikanth, claims that he got a defective product delivered to him. When he contacted Flipkart, he was told by the customer care executive that the only solution is to get the money refunded and buy the product again. However, since Big Billion Days sale is over, the product is now available at a higher price. A different complaint on Twitter says that the user ordered Xiaomi Redmi Note 5 Pro, but instead got a smartphone from Oppo. To make things worse, it seems like Amazon isn’t far behind too. A Twitter user Amit Arora, claims that a small plastic fan was delivered to him, when actually he had placed an order for the 256GB storage variant of iPhone X. He further explained that he had raised the complaint multiple times, but Amazon India was not addressing it. Arora also said that he has approached Ministry of Consumer Affairs and Consumer Court regarding the same. Amazon has replied to the user on Twitter urging him to send them his details via a link they provided. Another user on Twitter with the name of Prathamesh Bovlekar, said that Amazon’s delivery boy came with one item instead of two for which he had placed the order. However, he was demanding Bovlekar to pay for both the items. When Bovlekar did not agree to this, his order was rejected. A customer care executive then told him to place his order again, but now that the Great Indian Festival is over, the prices have risen again. Well, we can only hope that these customers do get the required support from the respective companies. While Amazon’s Great Indian Festival kicked off on October 10 and carried on till October 15, Flipkart’s Big Billion Days sale started on October 10 and went on till October 14.
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