TecQ is The Quint’s weekly technology news roundup.
1. Reliance Jio Now Has 215 Million Users, But ARPU Drops in Q1 2018
Reliance Jio has 215 million users on its network as of June 2018, adding over 28 million users over the past quarter. These numbers were revealed in the latest quarterly results for the Reliance-owned telecom operator.
The Mukesh Ambani-run telco has also claimed that Jio is the fastest to cross the 200 million userbase mark in 22 months.
Click here for more about Jio’s quarterly results.
2. New ‘Mission Impossible’ Movie is the Best BMW Ad I’ve Ever Seen
It’s been 22 years since the Mission Impossible franchise kicked off, and at 56 years of age, Hollywood star Tom Cruise has still been able to keep up with all the action that’s been thrown at him.
The franchise has not only been about hardcore action and gadgets, but also the cars and bikes that have captured the eyes of audiences around the world.
Mission Impossible: Fallout is the perfect advertisement for BMW and BMW Motorrad as the German automaker had partnered with Paramount Pictures as the movie’s official automotive partner.
Click here to see all the BMW vehicles used in the movie.
3. World’s First Indian Made AR Headset
There aren’t a lot of Indian startups that work on innovative products or technologies in the augmented reality segment. It’s heartening to see an Indian startup called Tesseract looking to make this happen with its product called Holoboard.
What is Holoboard all about? Find out.
4. Huawei Nova 3 First Impressions: Too Flashy for a Flagship?
Huawei has made a name for itself in the international smartphone market but when it comes to India, it still has a lot of ground to cover. The flagship department wasn’t always Huawei’s strongest suit but recently it has learned from its mistakes after disasters like the Huawei P9.
I thought the Huawei P20 Pro was a master stroke but the company lost its way, pricing the phone higher than expected, which ensured lukewarm response for the product.
Now, Huawei is back with the Huawei Nova 3 and is looking to pit it in the sub Rs 35,000 category.
Click here to find out if the market really needs another Huawei flagship or is this another one of those phones that’ll get lost in the crowd.
5. The Most Expensive Car in The World is a Rs 120 Crore Pagani Zonda
Italian supercar maker Pagani unveiled the rare and expensive Zonda HP Barchetta Special edition rather silently at this year's Goodwood festival of speed. How rare? Pagani will make only three such models and they are all are already sold (of course).
The car costs a whopping €15 million – that’s over Rs 120 crore.
Click here to find out more.
6. How Rugged & Fast Are Expensive External Storage Drives?
Everyone is on the lookout for a good deal on external storage drives, which otherwise cost a lot. There are usually two types of storage drives. One is the regular hard disk drive (HDD), which is bigger in size and carries fatter drive discs inside it.
The other is a solid state drive (SSD) which is compact in its dimensions, and the resulting speeds are quicker than what you get with HDD with fewer moving parts. But generally, people go for a HDD because it’s affordable compared to the SSDs.
Now there is a third kind of drive, which claims to be rugged and can withstand a fair amount of rough handling and abuse.
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