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Apple iPad Pro, MacBook Pro to Use OLED Displays from Samsung, LG
Motorola launches Budget Device Moto E30 with Triple Rear Cameras
WhatsApp Web to be Accessible Without Smartphone in the Latest Feature
Tata Sky Broadband vs ACT 300 Mbps Plan, Check Price, Benefits
Apple Fixes Bug That Bricks Macs With macOS Monterey And T2 Security Chip
Indian Telecom Industry Now a Favourable Ground for Outside Investors
Airtel vs Jio vs BSNL Affordable Broadband Plans With Unlimited Data
Jio or Airtel, Whose 4G Smartphone Offer is Better?

Apple iPad Pro, MacBook Pro to Use OLED Displays from Samsung, LG

Posted: 06 Nov 2021 08:01 AM PDT

Apple is slated to unveil the next-generation iPad Pro and MacBook Pro models featuring double-stack OLED display panels. These display panels feature a couple of layers of light-emitting diodes and achieve twice the brightness than the usual Retina display panels. Furthermore, the report states that the Cupertino tech giant is in talks with display manufacturers such as LG and Samsung to provide OLED display panels to its large-screen devices.

Upcoming Apple iPad Pro Models

A recent report by The Elec notes that there will be two upcoming iPad Pro models with 11-inch and 12.9-inch models that could be the first Apple devices to ship with OLED displays. Also, these upcoming models could arrive with OLED panels sometime in late 2023 or early 2034. The current issue is that the OLED display tech is quite expensive and the manufacturing process is not completely developed. As per the sources that are familiar with the development, the first units could take some time prior to their launch in a couple of two years. It makes sense for the company to debut the OLED production with the iPad Pro series as the mini-LED display panel. The company expanded its portfolio of devices that come with Liquid Retina XDR display back in October post the unveiling of the 14-inch and 16-inch MacBook Pro units. As the South Korean tech giant is the leading manufacturer of OLED display panels, Apple has to turn towards Samsung for the same. Reportedly, it is also in discussions with LG to secure OLED panels for MacBook. Also, the new OLED display technology could double the production cost. Apple is likely to try to keep the cost down by making use of an oxide TFT rather than the usual TFT. The thin-film-transistor (TFT) acts as a switches to the pixels that are on the display. Furthermore, there are other cutting-edge display technologies such as LTPO (low-temperature polycrystalline oxide) that are under consideration but these are on the expensive side of the scale. Currently, the iPhone 13 Pro models use the LTPO TFT OLED panels that are supplied by Samsung. Also, LG provides Apple with these panels and these are used on the Apple Watch. LG can also manufacture the panels for future iPads and MacBooks as well but the production capacity is quite low. While this is yet to be confirmed, it will be interesting to see whether both LG and Samsung invest in the requirements of Apple.

Motorola launches Budget Device Moto E30 with Triple Rear Cameras

Posted: 06 Nov 2021 05:55 AM PDT

Motorola has just launched its latest budget device Moto E30 in the market. Motorola owned by Lenovo also launched Moto E40 globally last month including Indian and European markets and Moto E30 has quite a resemblance with the former device. Moto E30 has a hole punched display design and comes with a considerable battery backup of 5000mAh along with triple rear cameras. What makes Moto E30 distinctive from Moto E40 is the fact that the latter offers a complete android experience and the newly launched device is based on Android Go, a streamlined platform by Google.

Specifications of Moto E30

As mentioned, the new Moto E30 will operate on Android 11(Go edition) and has a dual sim capacity. The device comes with a 90Hz refresh rate and has an HD display screen of 6.5 inch along with (720 x 1600 pixels) Max Vision IPS display with an aspect ratio of 20:9. The new budget device uses an octa-core Unisoc T700 SoC for the processor and has 2GB RAM. The storage on the device is 32GB and has expandable memory accessible with an SD card up to 1TB. The center of attraction in the device is its triple rear camera which comes with a 48MP primary sensor with an f/1.79 lens. It also features a 2MP depth sensor and a 2MP macro shooter. For the front camera, this device has an 8MP selfie camera with an f/2.0 lens. The connectivity option for Motorola's latest budget device includes 4G LTE, Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, Bluetooth v5, GPS/ A-GPS, USB Type-C, and a 3.5mm headphone jack. The phone also features a rear-mounted fingerprint scanner. For the battery specifications, the device features a 5000mAh battery and supports a 10W charging support. The device claims 40 hours of battery life on a single charge. Moto E30 has been designed to weigh 198 grams and the measured size of the device is 165.1×75.6×9.1mm.

Price and Availability for the New Moto E30

The price for Moto E30 has been set at Colombian Peso (COP) 529,000 which equals roughly around Rs 10,200 for the only 2GB + 32GB variant of the device. As of now, Moto E30 is made available in some South American regions including Colombia and Slovakia. The device is available in blue and grey color options. The global launch of Moto E40 is yet to be decided and the details for it are unknown. Earlier, Moto E40 was launched at a price of Rs 9,499 in the domestic market for the variant with 4GB + 64 GB. The same device was introduced in Europe at EUR 129 which equals roughly around Rs 12,800.

WhatsApp Web to be Accessible Without Smartphone in the Latest Feature

Posted: 06 Nov 2021 04:16 AM PDT

WhatsApp has been constantly making updates to provide better and enhanced features to improve user experience. In the same direction, WhatsApp will be coming up with an upgrade where users can very easily link WhatsApp to devices without the use of smartphones. Currently, users need to keep their smartphones online in order to connect WhatsApp on their desktops. This new feature basically provides all Android and iOS users to use the multi-device feature on WhatsApp. WhatsApp will allow its users to connect on multiple devices without having any need for being online with their smartphones.

How to Access WhatsApp on Multiple Devices?

As of now this new feature where users can connect with WhatsApp on multiple devices has been kept in the Beta stage. To access this optional feature, for now, users need to go to the settings menu and find 'Beta' under Linked Devices option. Once the user opts for this feature, they will be unlinked from all the devices and will have to link it again to use WhatsApp on multiple devices. After the fresh link, users will not need to have their smartphones for the login. At present, users need to keep their smartphones near the desktop and online to access WhatsApp which won't be needed anymore. The linked devices will be allowed to send and receive messages up to 14 days of login if the users don't manually log out of the device. There are more than a few scenarios where this feature might be very useful. In case if a person loses their smartphone, they can easily access WhatsApp from a linked device. The feature would also be very helpful in case the smartphones run out of battery. However, users of iOS devices won't be able to access WhatsApp on any other secondary phones or tablets. They can only link to desktops other than their primary smartphones. Moreover, the users can't delete a message or conversation through the linked device. These restrictions are only for iOS users whereas Android users don't have such specifications. They can easily access WhatsApp from a secondary smartphone as well as from a desktop.

Tata Sky Broadband vs ACT 300 Mbps Plan, Check Price, Benefits

Posted: 06 Nov 2021 02:32 AM PDT

During the COVID-19 pandemic crisis, there has been a sudden surge in the demand for high-speed internet as many people are working from their home. At this point in time, people prefer using high-speed broadband connections to make sure they do not get interrupted services as they work, play online games and stream videos. Understanding this requirement, several internet service providers are offering up to 1 Gbps data speed. However, not all broadband plans provide such high-speed data speed. Most plans offer average data speeds and here we have listed a couple of plans that provide 300 Mbps data speed for their users. Here is a comparison between the 300 Mbps broadband plans offered by Tata Sky Broadband and ACT.

300 Mbps Broadband Plan From Tata Sky

The 300 Mbps broadband plan offered by Tata Sky Broadband is priced at for Rs 1,500 per month. This broadband plan offers 3.3TB or 3300GB FUP (fair usage policy) data for a month. This broadband plan offers a free landline connection and the installation of this service is completely free. Also, users will get a free dual-band router from TataSkyBroadband. Interested users can subscribe to the plan on a long term basis as well. For instance, subscribing to the 300 Mbps broadband plan from Tata Sky Broadband for 12 months, you will be able to save up to Rs 2,400.

300 Mbps Broadband Plan From ACT

ACT Fibernet offers one of the cheapest 300 Mbps broadband plans for the subscribers as compared to the other top private Internet Service Providers. ACT Fibernet's A-Max 1325 broadband plan priced at Rs 1,325 offers up to 300 Mbps and unlimited data benefit with a FUP of 3.3TB or 3300GB per month. This plan does not bundle any voice calling benefit and many OTT subscriptions. It offers one-month free trial to ZEE5 Premium worth Rs 99, Epic ON and Cure Fit. Also, subscribers can get Rs 100 cashback on Netflix subscription if it is paid via ACT Fibernet. The ISP is allowing customers to choose from 24 months, 12 months, eight months, six months and one month for Rs 23,850, Rs 13,250, Rs 9,275, Rs 6,500 and Rs 1,325 respectively.

Apple Fixes Bug That Bricks Macs With macOS Monterey And T2 Security Chip

Posted: 06 Nov 2021 01:02 AM PDT

The Cupertino tech giant Apple released the macOS Monterey recently. Since then, several Apple users who have installed the update complained that it bricked their computers. However, there was no clarity regarding what caused the issue to date, claimed Rene Ritchie. Now, a report by 9to5Mac states that he has received the statement from Apple citing that the issue was due to the firmware of the T2 security chip.

Apple macOS Monterey Bug Fixed

As per the report, they have identified and resolved an issue with the firmware on the Apple T2 security chip, which prevented a small number of users from booting their Mac after updating macOS. Now, the updated firmware is included with the existing macOS updates. Users who are impacted by the issue can contact Apple Support for assistance. For now, there are no specifics regarding the affected models, possible configurations and settings that could be vulnerable to the issue, or the meagre number of users who are being affected. A report by MacRumors claims that to have found the tweets from as many as nine users of MacBook, iMac and MacBook Pro devices who claim that their devices failed to boot following the update to macOS Monterey. In case of issues related to the latest update to this OS, users of Apple devices can reach the official Apple Support or assistance. However, it remains to be seen if people will be able to retain the data that was locked in their devices affected by the bug. For those who are unaware, the T2 security chip has appeared in a slew of Apple computers that were launched back in 2018. The company notes that the updated firmware is meant to eliminate the issue that was included in the existing macOS updates. Some update trackers noted a revamped version of the BridgeOS 6.0 software running on the T2 security chip to be rolled out today. Having said that the fix is coming soon, this should not be a major issue on any of these Apple devices with the rollout of the update. We need to wait for all users to get this update to know more about the same.

Indian Telecom Industry Now a Favourable Ground for Outside Investors

Posted: 05 Nov 2021 10:38 PM PDT

The Indian Telecom industry will now become a favourable ground for outside investors. In the last couple of weeks, the Indian government has announced a slew of reforms that are going to boost the telecom sector. The outside investors were worried to step into the Indian telecom sector because of low tariffs resulting in a low average revenue per user (ARPU), high statutory dues for every operator aside from Jio, and a lot of legal troubles. But a lot of these issues have been addressed now. The government has allowed foreign direct investment (FDI) under the automatic route with a certain condition for the neighbours being only allowed to invest under the government route.

Government Has Reduced Statutory Dues Significantly

The Indian government has already announced that the Bank Guarantees (BGs) will be reduced for the operators. Further, the definition of the adjusted gross revenue (AGR) dues has been changed to exclude the non-telecom revenues. The government has also removed spectrum usage charges (SUC) for future spectrum auctions. The operators have also been provided with the option of a payment moratorium for spectrum and AGR dues. Bharti Airtel and Vodafone Idea (Vi) have accepted it as well, which will boost their cash flow in the near to medium term. Further, the government is working to reduce litigation from the sector. This will also save the telcos a lot of money. On top of all this, a tariff hike is expected in the near future that can increase the ARPU of the telcos. All of this marks India as a favourable ground for outside investors who want to invest in the telecom sector. With 5G on the way, the revenues of the telecom sector, especially the enterprise revenues, are expected to grow. The telcos will require a lot of capital to invest in 5G spectrum and related technologies. This is the right time for the outside investors to jump on the telecom sector's 5G train.

Airtel vs Jio vs BSNL Affordable Broadband Plans With Unlimited Data

Posted: 05 Nov 2021 08:53 PM PDT

Recently, the demand for broadband plans has increased rapidly in the Indian market. To catch on with this ongoing demand, the various internet service providers in the country have come up with many affordable broadband plans. There are many broadband plans from companies such as Jio, BSNL, Airtel, and others. Despite being affordable, these broadband plans come bundled with unlimited calling benefits and high-speed data. Having said that, here we have listed the affordable broadband plans from Airtel, BSNL, and Jio.

BSNL Rs 449 Broadband Plan

The State-run telco, BSNL offers the Rs 449 broadband plan as the most affordable offering. This plan is bundled with a total of 3.3TB or 3300GB of data at a speed of 30 Mbps. Post this data limit, the internet speed drops to 2 Mbps. Along with this, the BSNL Rs 449 plan comes with benefits such as free and unlimited voice calls to any network. However, this entry-level broadband plan does not bundle any OTT subscriptions.

Airtel Xstream Rs 499 Broadband Plan

Another most affordable broadband plan available for users is the Airtel Rs 499 plan. This Airtel Xstream broadband plan is bundled with benefits including unlimited data at a speed of 40 Mbps, unlimited voice calling for both local and STD calls, and OTT subscriptions such as free access to Wynk Music, Shaw academy, Voot Basic, Eros Now, Hungama Play, Shemaroo M, and Ultra app. Subscribers will also get the Airtel Thanks benefit. Also, users can also opt for Xstream Bowith a free one month HD pack. Notably, the validity of the Airtel Rs 499 broadband plan is 30 days.

Jio Rs 399 Broadband Plan

The most affordable broadband plan from Reliance Jio is priced at Rs 399. This JioFiber broadband plan offers unlimited calling and unlimited internet benefits. The notable aspect is that the plan offers symmetrical speed, which means the same download and upload speed. With a validity of 30 days, the plan high-speed data at up to 3.3TB or 3300GB post which the speed will drop. Also, users will get access to a slew of Jio services. Having seen these three broadband plans, we feel that Airtel’s plan offers more benefits and is appealing to users.

Jio or Airtel, Whose 4G Smartphone Offer is Better?

Posted: 05 Nov 2021 06:32 PM PDT

Both Reliance Jio and Bharti Airtel are trying to make India a 4G only nation by rolling out new smartphone offers. Airtel came with its smartphone offer in October, while Jio announced the JioPhone Next a few days later. Analysts have already commented on the pricing of the JioPhone Next and have called it non-disruptive. Many might be confused between the JioPhone Next and the Airtel smartphone offer. Here's a short analysis of which company's 4G phone offer is better for you.

Reliance Jio's JioPhone Next Offer

The JioPhone Next has been launched for a price of Rs 6,499 in India. Jio has released the smartphone at an unbelievably high price point. People expected it to be more affordable. Further, if you are going with the EMI option, you will have to pay Rs 1,999 upfront and, on top of that, a processing fee of Rs 501. Further, the EMI options will make you pay large sums of money for a pretty basic Android device. Note that I haven't reviewed the JioPhone Next and since it is being promoted by the company for its software optimisation, remember that I am here only talking about the price and not the device's features. The EMI schemes also come with data and voice calling benefits. If you want to know about the EMI schemes and the complete JioPhone Next offer, and the device's features, click here.

Bharti Airtel Smartphone Offer

Bharti Airtel's smartphone offer is pretty simple. Purchase an Android device of up to Rs 12,000 and get a cashback of Rs 6,000. However, users will have to continuously keep recharging with the Rs 249 plan or more for 36 months or two years to be eligible for the cashback. There is a list of select smartphones that are available under the offer. But the good thing is, you can choose from multiple brands and more than 100 devices. Gopal Vittal, CEO of Bharti Airtel, has already said that Airtel's cashback offer is getting a lot of interest from the users. If you want to know the complete details about the Airtel smartphone offer, click here.

Which Offer is Better?

So if you are thinking about which one is a better offer, here are some pointers. You will have to spend upwards of Rs 8,000 on any EMI scheme of the JioPhone Next. One EMI plan even asks the users to pay more than Rs 15,000. At this price point, even though the consumer is getting data and voice calling services, it just becomes too expensive. Airtel's smartphone offer, on the other hand, keeps the purchasing power in the hands of the customers themselves. Customers can go for a device of their choice amongst hundreds of devices and then also get a cashback of Rs 6,000. Even here, customers will have to pay for the mobile recharges, and that too quite a hefty sum. But the good thing is, most of it will come back in the form of cashbacks. So if the JioPhone Next isn't very well optimised when it comes to software, there's really no solid case that the smartphone makes for itself. It would be better to go for the JioPhone Next in one go rather than purchasing its EMI plans. On a regular day, Airtel's 4G smartphone offer looks better.

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