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1. Reliance Jio Effect: How Much Will 4G on Airtel & Vodafone Cost?
Reliance Jio will offer its free services up to 31 March this year. The company hopes to have 100 million customers on its network by then.
However, Jio’s rivals have other plans. After supposedly blocking Jio’s free voice calls on their networks, Airtel and Vodafone are now offering some attractive internet data offers. In addition to that, they’ve made voice calls (local and STD) free for most 4G circles.
You must have heard a lot about the Jio effect on India’s telecom sector, and you’ll be glad to know that the effect is totally in favour of consumers.
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2. Review: Redmi Note 4 Is Xiaomi’s New Budget Benchmark
The Redmi Note 3 was among 2016’s most successful smartphones. It earned high praise from customers and critics alike for its one-two punch of a good product at an insanely good price point.
Now, if you’re Xiaomi, how do you follow up a phone that was that downright “holy crap” successful? More importantly, how do you do it in a competitive market? You do it with the Redmi Note 4, a phone that in rides on the coattails of the Note 3 and refines the experience in many small yet discernible ways.
The question is – did Xiaomi do enough to replicate the success of its predecessor?
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3. #DeathBySelfie: Dear Selfie Lovers, It’s Time To Pause And Think!
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4. Review: InFocus Epic 1 is Beautiful, But It is Only Skin Deep
If you have been focusing on the recent activities in the Indian smartphone market, you'd know about InFocus, the smartphone brand.
While InFocus has largely targeted the budget segment with their products and pricing, the InFocus Epic 1 has been launched in the mid-range. At a price of Rs 12,999, does it make for a sensible investment?
Read the review here.
5. India Ahead of US in Downloading Apps From Google Play Store
Over 6 billion apps from Google Play Store were downloaded from India in 2016. This damning fact means that India tops the chart of countries with the most downloads, even surpassing the US.
While the growth from 3.5 billion downloads in 2015 is awe-inspiring, the app usage trends reveal some interesting facts about the Indian mobile user. The data has been sourced through the App Annie fourth annual Retrospective Report released this week.
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