As the week comes to an end, we take a look at the news that grabbed the headlines.
WhatsApp for Business gets launched in India
WhatsApp’s all-new app — WhatsApp for Business — is now available in India. Users in the country can download the app from Google Play Store. WhatsApp for Business app allows small businesses to interact with customers as well as manage their presence on the platform. The Facebook-owned company introduced the app in September last year and started testing it with some companies in India and other regions.
Xiaomi surpasses Samsung to become the number 1 smartphone company in India
According to latest data from research companies Counterpoint and Canalys, India’s smartphone market has finally seen a change at the top with Xiaomi emerging as the new numero uno. According to Canalys report Chinese vendor Xiaomi led the market in Q4 2017 with shipments close to 8.2 million units. Samsung on its part posted an annual growth of 17%, however, it failed to maintain its lead, shipping just over 7.3 million smartphones to take second place. Xiaomi led the market with 25% market share during the fourth quarter of 2017 as per Counterpoint Research. Canalys puts the same figure at 27%.
Reliance Jio announces new tariff plans
Relaince Jio announced its Republic Day 2018 offer this week. Under this, the company is offering 50% more data on its existing plans. The new tariff plans under Reliance Jio’s Republic Day offer will come into effect starting January 26, 2018. All existing plans that offer 1GB data per day have been bumped up to offer 1.5GB data per day and the plans that were offering 1.5GB per day will now have per day limit of 2GB. This means that plans at Rs 149, Rs 349, Rs 399 and Rs 449 will all have 1.5GB data per day limit with a validity of 28 days, 70 days, 84 days and 91 days respectively. Whereas, the plans at Rs 198, Rs 398, Rs 448 and Rs 498 will have 2GB data per day with a validity of 28 days, 70 days, 84 days and 91 days respectively. All the aforementioned plans include unlimited calling benefits for both local and national calls. Jio has also introduced a lower entry price-point plan at Rs 98. This plan offers 56GB data with a FUP limit of 2GB data per day and valid for 28 days. The company is also offering 1GB data per month for just Rs 49 to its JioPhone users. It also restarted taking bookings for JioPhone.
Big security loopholes got discovered in Tinder
Priced at Rs 44,990, the Xbox One X is available on both Amazon and Flipkart. The device will compete against its arch-rival the Sony PlayStation 4 Pro which is selling at Rs 38,990 in the country. The Microsoft Xbox One X is capable of handling 4K HDR content and is powered by a 2.3GHz octa-core AMD CPU. The gaming console packs 2GB of DDR5 RAM and 8GB of 8GB flash memory and 1TB of HDD storage. The device also incorporates Dolby Digital 5.1, and PCM 2.0, 5.1 and 7.1 audio for enhanced audio experience. In terms of connectivity, the Xbox One X offers dual-band Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, 2 HDMI ports, 3 USB 3.0 ports, IR-out and Ethernet ports and IR blaster.
