Elon Musk shares Super Important Proposal about how Dogecoin can grow

The billionaire, Founder - CEO of Tesla and SpaceX, Elon Musk opens up on how Dogecoin can grow and become a viable source of payment for the consumers - the general public. 

We already know from the past that Elon Musk has a great interest in Dogecoin and other cryptocurrencies. His tweets are known to create volatility in the cryptocurrencies market. His new take on the Dogecoin use states that it is important for the Dogecoin fees to fall for it to become more widely used in retail while responding to a tweet by Dogecoin co-creator Billy Markus who tweets with the handle Shibetoshi Nakamaoto. 

 Markus took to the microblogging site, responding to Chief Executive of U.S. cinema chain AMC, Adam Aron tweet.  Markus tweets - , "Robinhood announcing wallets, AMC CEO not only talking about accepting dogecoin but saying it was the single most interacted with tweet he has ever made, the crypto market finally seeing some green."  And shortly, Musk responded, "Super important for Doge fees to drop to make things like buying movie tix viable."

Super important for Doge fees to drop to make things like buying movie tix viable

— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) September 22, 2021 AMC CEO Adam polls over accepting Dogecoin 

AMC Entertainment Holdings is  the largest movie exhibition company in the US, Europe, and the world. AMC CEO  has earlier announced that they will accept Bitcoin, Bitcoin Cash, Litecoin, and Ether for payments. CEO Adam Aron set up a poll on Twitter to ask the crypto community if his company should also accept the popular meme cryptocurrency dogecoin (DOGE).

I never thought I would see this day. @ElonMusk liked my Dogecoin Twitter Poll tweet. If you happen to see this tweet too Mr. Musk, congratulations on Tesla and SpaceX. I have strived to be an innovator my entire career, but you sir are the epitome of innovation above all others. pic.twitter.com/rIW6OpOnYL

— Adam Aron (@CEOAdam) September 22, 2021

“I sincerely want to hear your opinion, via this Twitter Poll. By year-end 2021, AMC will take Bitcoin, Etherum, Litecoin and Bitcoin Cash for online payments. I hear from many on my Twitter feed that we should accept Dogecoin too. Do you think AMC should explore accepting Dogecoin?"Adam Aron said in a tweet, which was liked by Musk.  And commenting on Musk's reaction to the tweet, Aron wrote, "I never thought I would see this day. @ElonMusk liked my Dogecoin Twitter Poll tweet. If you happen to see this tweet too Mr. Musk, congratulations on Tesla and SpaceX. I have strived to be an innovator my entire career, but you sir are the epitome of innovation above all others," he said in another tweet."

According to the poll results, 68% of the 140,388 voters said, “Yes, for sure do it." A further 9% supported the addition of dogecoin as a payment method but said they “won’t use it." Only 23% said “no" to the company accepting DOGE. The AMC CEO was overwhelmed by the results and enthusiasm of the dogecoin community.

Meanwhile, dogecoin rose 8% to $0.22, as per CoinDesk. Earlier in May, Dogecoin rallied after Musk announced that he is working to improve system transaction efficiency. On the other hand, Bitcoin had slumped after the Tesla chief tweeted that his car making company has decided not to accept payments in BTC

High Transaction Cost  

This tweet has come from Musk despite Dogecoin having  low transaction cost as compared to other cryptocurrencies. Dogecoin has an average transaction cost of USD 0.593 against USD 46.31 of Etherum and  USD 2.156 of Bitcoin. These transaction costs are still on a much higher side for retail transactions as, according to the reports, the average value of a transaction is USD 53.98 for a SMB retailer which reduced to USD 22.88 for a food retailer. The lower cost of transaction will help in greater adoption of cryptocurrencies. A responsive graph shows us the difference between the transaction costs of three different cryptocurrencies. 

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Texting Friends Just Got Easier with BSNLs Reduced SMS Tarffis

Bharat Sancham Nigam Limited (BSNL) has now slashed SMS rates by 66.67% for the existing BSNL eSIM customers. There are different reductions that will apply to on-net and off-net SMSs that go beyond the subscription plan. The company has now changed the SMS base tariff to 5 paise per SMS for on-net SMS and 10 paise per SMSs sent from your BSNL network to another network. What this basically means is that after you’ve used up the SMS freebies in the subscribed eSIM or M2M plan, you need to pay 5 paise or 10 paise per SMS for on-net and off-net messages respectively.

“In the M2M tariff, different plans are designed where a limited data and limited number of free on-net SMS are provided. The tariff for on-net (after free SMS limit) and off-net SMS was 15 Paise per SMS. It was conveyed by some field units that this SMS tariff becomes very high when there is a requirement of fallback to SMS in areas of no data connectivity. To cater to this requirement, different Add-on On-Net SMS Packs have been introduced and tariff for On-Net SMS beyond the Plan/Package rate and Off-Net SMS has been revised,” the telco in an official statement noted.

Other BSNL SMS packages and rates

BSNL now also offers three other add-on SMS packs priced at Rs 12, Rs 20 and Rs 25. These packages offer a total of 500, 1000 and 2000 on-net SMSes respectively. Additionally, BSNL also slashed its tariff for their Bulk Push SMS Service. In view of TRAI’s newest guidelines, the company has also done-away with the deposits that customers had to first pay in order to use these services. The BSNL Web Portal can also be used by enterprises to send Bulk Push SMSs for promotional or transactional messages.

Also Read: BSNL will end all Prepaid Broadband Plans and will migrate existing users to new Postpaid Plan

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Ola Electric Scooters: You Can Now See Their Estimated Delivery on the Ola App

Launched in August this year, Ola Electric Scooters sold out shortly after being made available, clocking sales worth over 1,100 Crore. It’s clear that many Indians want to adopt a greener lifestyle, and an affordable offering within the clean tech space is certainly a great way to meet that need. To reassure customers of their purchase, Ola now lets buyers see the delivery status of their Ola bikes right on the Ola App itself. As the pandemic saw fewer people relying on on-demand cab services, this is a move that should help re-integrate the app and its usage into our lives once more.

What is the expected date of delivery for Ola Scooters?

Ola claims that all deliveries will happen in October itself, with the next round of sales opening on 1st November. This should give most green tech enthusiasts enough time to gauge the scooter’s performance and make purchase decisions accordingly. 

The estimated delivery dates for individual orders are listed on the Ola app for customers to see. 

 

Ola Electric Scooters: What do we know?

Ola offered its first two offerings, S1 and S1 Pro earlier this year, with the former priced at Rs 85,099 - 1.10 Lakh, and the latter being priced at Rs 1,29,999. The vanilla Ola S1 model is priced Rs 30,000 higher than most scooters available in the market, but this vehicle offers a range of features like a large screen interface, short charging time (claimed to be just over four hours), remote boot opening, proximity lock/unlock, navigation and more. The Ola S1 Pro, on the other hand, has all this and also features a voice assistant, hill mode and cruise control.

Widespread adoption of electric scooters, coupled with the government’s target to replace all buses with electric ones by 2025, should help cut down on the pollution levels in India. 

Also read: Hyundai and Kia invest $300 million in Ola, to make Electric Vehicles for Indian market

 

 

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Twitter: Bunch of privacy and other updates, working on NFT and Crypto Integration

The micro-blogging giant, Twitter has announced the  release of some new exciting features to its platform in the next few months. The company has said that it will soon support NFT authentication for creators. Artists and creators will be able to connect their crypto wallets and take payments from other users directly. The most awaited update is the Tips Feature. The company tested the Tips feature in the US, where the users could tip others not only using real currencies, but also using cryptocurrencies. The company is also preparing its own creator fund to provide audio creators with financial, technical and marketing support. 

Twitter Tips: Tip others in Crypto

Twitter earlier in May had rolled out its Tips in the US for a few users for testing purposes, and soon is rolling it out worldwide on Android and iOS. Tips uses the help of third party apps such as Razorpay to tip the creators off on Twitter. Initially called Tips Jar, it is now available globally as Tips. The users will now be able to Tip others using the Digital currencies and also using Bitcoin. The payment service is based on the Bitcoin  Lightning Network based application - Strike. Strike is available to people in El Salvador and the US (excluding Hawaii and New York). Users for receiving Bitcoins need to have a Strike account but other Twitter users will be able to use any Bitcoin Lightning wallet to send tips to someone’s Strike account. This feature is being rolled out to iOS and Android users will get it over the coming weeks.

Integration of Bitcoins for Tips (Source: Twitter)

 

Also, Twitter said that it is adding more supported third-party platforms to process the tipping feature. The company has added support for GoFundMe and PicPay, which join Bandcamp, Cash App, Chipper, Patreon, Razorpay, Wealthsimple Cash, and Venmo. Twitter is also planning to add support for authenticating NFTs (non-fungible tokens) by letting people connect their crypto wallets. By connecting the wallets, they will be able to track and showcase their NFTs on the platform. The NFT authentication functionality will be available in the form of a badge that is shown on users' profile pictures, which in turn would mark the owner’s NFT as authentic. This feature of NFT Authentication is still in development and the company is trying to figure out different ways of deploying it.  The Super Follows feature which provides Subscription based content is also ready to be rolled up all over the globe. 

Integration of NFTs Authentication (Source: Twitter)

Twitter Expands its Space Platform

Twitter had recently launched its in-app voice based social network platform, the Spaces, and is also bringing new updates to that. The company is working on improving the discovery of ongoing Spaces conversations. With the launch of Ticketed Space, where an entry ticket is required, the monetisation from these Spaces will help the Creator and they can set the prices and audience sizes.  

The hosts of the Spaces will now be able to record and even replay their programs. This feature is set to launch in the coming few months. 

The company is also testing a new feature known as “Communities”- a feature similar to Facebook Groups, wherein people with similar interests can join and interact. This feature is still in its testing phase. 

Twitter’s new Features for improved protection of user’s privacy 

Twitter announced a host of new features that are aimed at making the platform safer for its users. 

Twitter had launched a new feature called “Safety Mode”, earlier this year, and is now in the testing phase in the beta mode, with a small group on iOS, Android, and Twitter.com. It started with the accounts that have English-language settings enabled. The Safety Mode offers an automated level of protection against online harassment and cyberbullying on the platform. People can quietly remove followers. 

Further, Twitter said it is experimenting with a feature to give people a “heads up" when they are about to join a heated discussion on Spaces. This will give users a context about the “conversation vibe" before they join the room.

Recently, Twitter has also started labelling bot accounts clearly. According to sources, the company said it will start labelling more accounts, based on their type including businesses, brands and memorialized accounts.

For users who are frequently involved in the platform and interact a lot, as mentioned by others in their tweets, Twitter will be adding a feature that allows users to remove themselves from such conversations. 

Lastly, Word filters will allow users to filter out “unwanted speech" and bad words in their replies. Users will be able to choose specific words and emojis, which will be blocked on their replies. The feature is still in the concept phase right now and the company will provide more updates at appropriate time. 

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Pokemon Unite: Its time to catch them all

The Pokemon Company and TiMi Studios have released their first MOBA offering on Android and iOS, Pokemon Unite, a game that was earlier only available on the Nintendo Switch. The game has cross-platform functionality to enable Nintendo Switch users to play it on their smartphones too, without losing their points or collection of Pokemons.

How do you play Pokemon Unite?

Pokemon Unite is a free-to-play multiplayer online battle arena (MOBA) game with optional in-game downloads. The objective of the game is to increase your points by collecting wild Pokemon. You can also join a team of five people to battle it out with another team and earn more points.

How do you share your saved data to Pokemon Unite on your smartphone?

To make sure that your saved data transfers to the smartphone version of Pokemon Unite, you need to link your old account with the account you’re creating on your smartphone. This will either be your Nintendo Switch account or a Pokemon Trainer Club account. You then need to log in with that account and start a new game. 

What are the new features in Pokemon Unite?

To add more value to players, the smartphone version of Pokemon Unite offers additional features. For starters, trainers can team up with squad mates to battle, and can also expect new battle passes,  a bunch of themed events, and new content. There is also a limited spectator mode with additional language support. Moreover, you’ll get to see a second battle pass with new cosmetic items like Holowear. 

Pokemon Unite was originally launched for the Nintendo Switch in July 2021, and saw 9 million downloads. As a part of the celebration for the same, Pokemon Unite players stand to win a gift of 2,000 Aeos tickets starting September 29.

Also Read: Pokemon Go Turns 5: We Take A Look At How It Changed Mobile Gaming

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BSNL Rs 499 prepaid voucher: Everything you need to know

Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) offers a variety of plans that are priced between Rs 300 and Rs 500. These plans come with a good validity period, daily data limit and free SMSs, making them ideal for the masses.

BSNL Rs 499 Recharge (and other plans)

The following are the different BSNL recharge plans priced between Rs 300 and Rs 500, along with their offerings.

Plan

Validity Period

Data 

SMS per day

Other offerings

BSNL Rs 499 prepaid plan

90 days

2GB per day 

100

Unlimited calls and BSNL tunes, access to the Zing app

BSNL Rs 429 prepaid plan

81 days

1GB per day 

100

Unlimited calls, EROS Now streaming

BSNL Rs 447 STV

N/A

100GB high-speed data for 60 days (speed is reduced to 80 Kbps after 60 days)

100

Unlimited calls, EROS Now streaming, BSNL Tunes

BSNL Rs 319 prepaid plan

365 days

2GB daily for 60 days (speed is reduced to 80 Kbps after 60 days)

100

PRBT, unlimited calls 

BSNL Rs 398 prepaid plan

30 days validity

N/A

100 for Indian national numbers only

N/A

BSNL also announced a special discount scheme for present landline customers who are migrating to BSNL FTTH, the scheme will facilitate the smooth migration of prepaid DSL connections. According to the reports, the company is offering a discount of Rs 600 to the users who are migrating.

Also Read: BSNL will end all Prepaid Broadband Plans and will migrate existing users to new Postpaid Plan

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Report: Bitcoin price can hit 100K by the end of 2021

Bitcoin is the most valuable digital asset but volatile

Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) was created by Satoshi Nakamoto and its ledger started on January 3, 2009. Since its inception, it has become the most valuable and popular digital asset in the world. 

2021 has been a highly volatile year for Bitcoin. In April 2021, it touched an all-time high of $ 65,000 (roughly ₹ 47.7 lakhs). In May 2021, Bitcoin prices corrected by more than 50 percent from the all-time high after Tesla (NASDAQ: TSLA) CEO Elon Musk announced that his company would no longer accept Bitcoin as a payment mode. After a few months of consolidation, it reclaimed the $ 50,000 level (roughly ₹ 36.8 lakhs). 

On September 7, 2021, El Salvador became the first country to declare Bitcoin as legal tender.

Bitcoin prices may touch $100K by the end of 2021

According to a report published by Bloomberg, the price of Bitcoin is likely to approach by the end of 2021. “About $40,000 may be the Bitcoin cap a while within that we see as a resting crypto-asset bull market. No. 2 Ethereum is rapidly moving towards No. 1 market-cap status and has been a top driver of the Bloomberg Galaxy Crypto Index in 2021. Bitcoin is more likely to resume appreciating towards $100,000 resistance rather than sustaining below $20,000,” the report read.

On September 16, 2021, Mike McGlone, Bloomberg Intelligence Senior Commodity Strategist, tweeted that he expects a “significant advance in 2021, potentially to $100,00, we believe”.

Can Bitcoin Reach $100,000 in 2021? Five Charts Show Potential - Past #Bitcoin trading trends and the crypto's declining supply vs. mainstream adoption suggest a significant advance in 2021, potentially to $100,000, we believe. pic.twitter.com/0tH7PS7QEI

— Mike McGlone (@mikemcglone11) September 16, 2021 Bitcoin’s supply cap will boost the upside movement

“The human nature of acknowledging a new asset class is what we see as a primary support in 2021,” stated Mike McGlone in Bloomberg Crypto Outlook 2021, June 2021 Edition. 

The report states that the supply cap of Bitcoin will help it to become more expensive. Bitcoin supply will keep ‘halving’ every four years, and its supply will stop once its circulation supply touches 21 million coins. “The 2020 halving came amid unprecedented global fiscal and monetary stimulus, along with institutions tilting towards Bitcoin allocations,” the report added. 

At the time of writing this article, 1 Bitcoin was trading at $ 42,325.10 (₹ 31,28,438.60).

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Oppo Watch Free marks the companys step forward in the wearables market

The smartwatch market is a huge one that’s poised to grow further, so it’s no surprise that more brands want to enter it. Oppo has launched its latest wearable the Oppo Watch Free, which made its debut in China this Saturday and will be available for purchase in India on September 30. It is rumoured to be priced at around Rs. 6,200. 

What are the Oppo Watch Free Specifications?

The Oppo Watch Free has a 1.64-inch AMOLED touchscreen with 280x456 pixels resolution and 2.5D curved glass. This smartwatch comes with a 230mAh battery claimed to offer 14 days of battery life in the light battery life mode. It is also claimed to take only 75 minutes to charge fully. 

The Oppo Watch Free has more than 100 sports modes including cricket, kayaking, volleyball, rowing, swimming, badminton, skiing, and more. Additionally, it automatically tracks your performance across four sports: walking, running, using the rowing machine, and using the elliptical machine. It also has an  e-sports mode that ensures your smartphone’s notifications reach your wearable while you’re gaming (currently, the feature is only available on the Oppo Find X series and Oppo Reno 6 series smartphones).The Oppo Watch Free has a myriad of health features like heart rate monitoring, monitoring your oxygen levels, sleep monitoring, daily activity, and sedentary reminders, and snoring monitoring. The smartwatch is also equipped with a Xiaobu voice assistant.

You can choose from over a 100 watch faces, and even create customised ones that go with your outfit by uploading an image of what you’re wearing. The straps of this smartwatch are made of silicone .It comes with Bluetooth BLE v5 and is compatible with any smartphone that runs at least Android 6.0 or iOS 10.0.

Also Read: Oppo ColorOS 12 based on Android 12 unveiled; list of supported Oppo, OnePlus devices revealed

 

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Poco C Series could launch in India on September 30, Poco C4 reveal speculated

Poco recently teased the launch of its newest offering in the Poco C series, with the model expected to launch on the 30th of September, at noon. It is believed that this will be the Poco C4 which is the successor to the Poco C3, which was launched last year. The smartphone was Poco’s most affordable model, and was also believed to be a spin off of the Redmi 9C thanks to its triple rear camera and a water drop notch display.

Poco shared an image on its official Twitter account, along with the caption “C U Soon”, which is what led to the speculations of the Poco C4 being launched. 

What are the Poco C3 specifications?

The Poco C3 was received well by Indian audiences as it offered decent specifications at an affordable price point. It sold over a million units in January, with the number touching 2 million in February this year. 

The Poco C3 has a 6.53-inch HD+ (720x1,600 pixels) display with a 20:9 aspect ratio. The phone has a  triple rear camera setup with a 13-megapixel primary sensor at the helm, and a 5-megapixel selfie camera sensor. It runs on an octa-core MediaTek Helio G35 SoC processor, coupled with up to 4GB of RAM. It packs a 5,000mAh battery with 10W charging and carries a Micro-USB port. You can expand the 32GB/ 64GB storage up to 512GB using an SD card. 

Poco C3 Price

The Poco C3 is priced at Rs. 7,349 for the 3GB + 32GB model, and Rs. 8,349 for the 4GB + 64Gb model. These prices may go down during the upcoming Flipkart Big Billion Days coming up in October.

Will the new Poco C4 be worth a purchase? Stay tuned for our official review on the same. 

Also Read: Interview: Anuj Sharma from POCO India reveals the secret behind the brand’s incredible growth story

 

 

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You can now subscribe to Airtel Business and Xstream Fiber for Rs 999

If you thought that Bharti Airtel only catered to consumers, note that it also has a B2B model known as Airtel Business. Airtel Business is geared towards organisations that want their offices to have Wi-FI. Internet plans under Airtel Business and Xstream Fiber are both offered for Rs 999, however, the offerings are vastly different.

What falls under the Airtel Business Rs 999 plan?

Clients can gain unlimited data at 200mbps along with two Airtel Bluejeans licenses and two Device Security by Kaspersky licenses. The plan also offers parallel calling services under which you can answer calls made to the landline via your smartphone. Finally, the brand also offers a landline along with the other services.

What falls under the Xstream Fiber Rs 999 plan?

The Airtel Xstream Fiber Rs 999 plan offers 3.3TB of 3,333GB of fair-usage-policy (FUP) data with the plan along with a free landline connection. The internet speed promised is 200mbps. Consumers can also access extra benefits as per the Airtel Thanks program. As of now, this includes a free subscription to Disney+ Hotstar Super and Amazon Prime Video for one year, along with a subscription to Wynk music. Consumers can also pay an additional Rs 1,500 to get the Airtel Xstream Box. 

Also Read: Airtel launches Rs 119 add-on data plan, offers 15GB data - Benefits, validity and more

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Heres why Indians will love Apples latest iOS 15

Apple’s iOS 15 has been launched, and it brings with it a host of great features that should enhance your user experience. The tech giant has tweaked the way FaceTime looks and operates, changed the notification bar and even added a new feature called Live Text in the camera. Additionally, it has also rolled out a few features that are geared towards Apple users in India. 

New Apple iOS 15 Features in India

Some of the new Apple iOS 15 features made for India include:

Notifications in Messages

Users can now customise the notification setting for the Apple Messages app. You can disable notifications from unknown numbers, as well as those related to promotional messages and transactional updates. 

UPI app selection when using the camera

If you’re scanning a UPI QR code through your Apple iPhone’s camera, the smartphone will allow you to choose from your 10 most-used UPI apps so that you can instantly make the payment.

Siri to understand mixed language

An update that’s surely going to benefit most Indians using an Apple iPhone is Siri now supporting mixed-language messages. This means that if your English sentence contains a few words from your mother tongue, Siri will still understand what you’re saying. With this update, the app supports Hindi, Telugu, Kannada, Marathi, Tamil, Bengali, Gujarati, Malayalam, and Punjabi.

Smart Replies Support for 10 languages

The Smart Replies feature has been updated to understand 10 different Indian languages. These include Urdu, Bangla, Tamil, Punjabi, Marathi, Gujarati, Malayalam, Telugu, Kannada, and Odiya.

Temporary iCloud Storage during data transfers

The iOS 15 offers temporary iCloud storage during data transfers - you can access as much storage as you need while transferring data from your old phone to your new one. Your data will be stored for three weeks. 

Apple Maps

Apple Maps in India will also feature data on the Air Quality - a feature that, unfortunately, is the need of the hour. 

Keep an eye on our website for an official review of the new Apple iOS 15!

Also Read: Apple iPhone 13 series, iPad 2021, iPad mini 2021 India pricing and availability detailed

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Google Meet now finally receives a Low-Light Mode

Tired of attending meetings with inadequate lighting? Google Meet will now feature an automatic low light mode on its web interface. This mode uses artificial intelligence to gauge your ambient lighting and switch itself on when needed. As a result, you should be able to broadcast brighter videos with more clarity while attending business meetings. The feature is expected to roll out within the next 15 days, and will be available to Google Workspace, G Suite Basic, and G Suite Business users. 

The new Google Meet Low Light Mode may hamper your devices’ performance!

Google has acknowledged that using the low light mode takes more processing power than what’s offered by old devices, and thus, using the feature might just hamper performance. Users who find their devices underperforming due to the new feature can simply turn it off by going into their video settings.

Google Meet’s smartphone interface already offers this feature. In fact, it’s available for use on both Google Meet and Google Duo. 

Also Read: Google Search now has dark mode on desktop and here's how to activate it

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Jio revises three of its Disney+Hotstar Prepaid plans to now offer 10 GB of extra data

The telecom giant launched the upgraded prepaid plans in the market on August 31.

These plans came with the latest one year Disney+Hotstar mobile subscription in addition to existing benefits such as access to Jio suite apps, Unlimited calls, 100 SMS per day and more. Now, the company has upgraded three of them by adding an extra 4GB/3GB/6GB and 10 GB respectively. Streaming apps like Disney+Hotstar Netflix and Prime Video and more have been building their user bases during the pandemic and it also helps telecom operators add more customers by offering free subscriptions to these services.

Also read:Jio Phone discontinues two of it's affordable prepaid plans 

Jio upgraded Rs 499 Plan 

This starting prepaid plan of ₹499 comes with a validity of 28 days and offers one year Disney+Hotstar 3GB per day data. With newly added 6GB extra, unlimited voice 100 SMS per day and access to Jio suite apps namely JioTV, Jio Cinema,Jio News, Jio Security and JioCloud, this is the best VFM plan, considering that the Disney+Hotstar subscription by itself costs ₹499.

Rs 888 Prepaid plan 

The company mentioned this plan as a SUPER VALUE plan.This one comes with a validity of 84 days which offers a total of 173 GB high speed 4G data, 2GB per day.

Unlimited calls,100 SMS/Day, one year Disney+Hotstar mobile subscription and access to all Jio apps such as JioTV, Jio Cinema,Jio News, Jio Security and JioCloud are also a part of this plan. 

Also read:Jio, Airtel, BSNL, and Vi 1.5GB daily data prepaid plans under ₹500: Everything you need to know

Rs 2599 prepaid plan

This is a one year validity plan which comes with 2GB/Day and newly added 10 GB extra so it gives you 740GB total data.

Other benefits include access to all jio suite apps namely JioTV, Jio Cinema,Jio News, Jio Security and JioCloud.100 SMS and Unlimited voice calls are part of the package. 

All plans mentioned above are available to customers starting from September 1. We can clearly see that Jio aims to attract  more customers towards its network as Airtel and Vi also offer similar plans. 

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WhatsApp will soon let you customise your group icons

The latest Whatsapp Beta version for iOS lets users set emojis and stickers as your Whatsapp group icons. Now, instead of pondering over group images for ages, users just need to select a background colour along with a specific emoji or sticker, as per their preference. 

How to use this new Whatsapp Feature? 

With the new update, WhatsApp’s Menu will feature an added option known as “Emoji and Sticker”. Clicking the option will take users to a separate page with two tabs, Emojis and Stickers, and the desired changes to the group icon can be applied from there. Once the settings are applied, users need to click ‘Done’ to make sure they are visible to others.

These settings are a step towards ensuring privacy and enhancing the user experience at the same time. However, in light of more important features such as end-to-end encryption and more being launched, this particular roll out feels a little frivolous.

Do you think this Whatsapp feature will improve your user experience? Comment below and let us know. 

Also Read: Whatsapp Expands into the Business Directory Market with latest offering

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Microsoft Office 2021 launching with Windows 11 on October 5

Last year at Microsoft Ignite 2020 the company mentioned the release of the latest version of Microsoft Office on Windows and Mac OS through a post on its official blog. Now, this version of Office also has an official release date. It's gonna hit the market on 5th October 2021, alongside the new Windows 11.

What is Microsoft Office's latest perpetual version?

Microsoft Office's perpetual version or the standalone version can be purchased with a one-time payment, as part of a volume licensing deal, instead of paying monthly subscription fees. With the perpetual license, one can run that version of Microsoft Office for as long as they want, even after Microsoft stops releasing security updates for that version. This can be installed on one Windows or Mac PC, so it's bound to that PC, not to the user.

Why use the perpetual version?

There are millions of Microsoft Office 365 users. And, although Microsoft recommends Office 365, loaded with many cloud and collaboration features and AI-based automation tools, there are still many personal users and even companies who prefer the perpetual version over the subscription-based one. Also, Microsoft is increasing their subscription fee for Office 365 from next year, which might give some users a bit of a hard time. 

Microsoft LTSC service

On 17th October this year, Microsoft also launched their LTSC service for both commercial and government users on Windows and Mac. Microsoft's Long Term Services Channel (LTSC) is another non-subscription version of Office packed with only the essential features from Office 365 so it'll be missing all the AI- and cloud-powered features. Although it's meant for some specific uses, such as devices that aren't connected to the Internet or act as process control devices in a factory environment. 

Latest announcements

Some of the latest features that Microsoft has added in Office LTSC might also pop up in Office 2021, namely, Dark Mode, Line Focus for Word documents, dynamic arrays in Excel, XLOOKUP function to make the hectic job of searching through tables much easier. Microsoft promised 5 years of support for both the Office LTSC and perpetual version. And the good news is, they've also promised to release one more final perpetual version of Microsoft Office, after 2021. Microsoft is also making project and Visio available for the people who are interested in their next version of the on-premises Exchange Server, Skype for Business Server, Project Server, and SharePoint Server. The pricing of Microsoft Office 2021 is yet to be known, and we'll keep you updated as soon as more info is released. 

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Airtel Rs 349 Plan gives 28 days Amazon Prime benefit: Check similar plans from Vi and Jio

Earlier this year, Airtel partnered with Amazon to offer Prime Video Mobile Edition to Airtel subscribers that give streaming benefits to prepaid users on their phones. Airtel XStream has also added OTT content from Mubi for users.

Airtel revises its regular Rs 349 plan 

Airtel, in June, added some benefits to its regular prepaid plan priced at Rs 349. Airtel  Rs 349 prepaid plan previously gave 2GB high-speed data per day with 28 days validity. The plan has now been revised to offer 2.5GB of daily data. This plan also gives unlimited calling and 100 SMS per day. This prepaid plan comes with a free subscription to Amazon Prime. Users must note that the validity of Amazon Prime will last till the validity of the plan, which is 28 days. Additional benefits of this plan include Apollo 24/7 Circle 3 Months, at No Cost, free hello tunes, Wynk music ,free courses from shaw academy and Rs 100 cashback  from FasTag. Airtel also introduced a ₹499 prepaid plan which gives Disney+ Hotstar Mobile benefit. This plan is again very cost-effective as Disney+Hotstar Mobile separately costs Rs 499. Along with getting access to all content on Disney+ Hotstar, users will get 3GB daily data for 28 days, along with unlimited calls and 100 SMS per day. 

What Jio, Vi and BSNL offers with similar plans 

Jio has updated their plans and now offers Disney+Hotstar. These plans now begin with Rs 499 and come with 3GB daily data+6GB extra, 1 year Disney+Hotstar subscription, 100 SMS and Unlimited calls for 28 days .This plan is again cost-effective since Disney+Hotstar separately costs Rs 499.

Vi on the other hand offers double data benefits with Rs 299 and Rs 449 prepaid plans along with access to Zee5 Premium. These plans, thus, give 4GB daily data with unlimited calls and 100 SMS per day and access to streaming benefits. Government telco BSNL also gives some streaming benefits like Eros Now with some of its plans.

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SBI bans its UPI for crypto: Uncertain days for Investors

Crypto trading in India received an unexpected twist as the largest lender in India - State Bank of India (SBI) baned the use of its UPI platform for the transactions related to crypto exchanges. It has also asked the payment processors to disable the option of SBI UPI on their platform as well. 

The National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) developed Unified Payment Interface (UPI)  is a Reserve Bank of India (RBI) regulated instant-payment system. It allows instant transfer of money between any two bank accounts.

Snowball Impact of SBI Banning UPI for crypto? 

It is being said that this decision of SBI comes after many banks imposing similar bans on Crypto Trading in the past few months. HDFC Bank, in May, had warned investors against dealing in virtual currencies, including bitcoin.  A media report also stated that ICICI Bank informed a few payment gateways to shut off its net banking services for those users who were trading in cryptocurrencies.

With this ban from SBI, not only SBI account holders, but many other users will not be able to buy or sell crypto including the most famous - Bitcoin, by transferring funds using UPI, as none of the processors which handle funds for exchanges will be unable to receive money sent for crypto purchases on their SBI accounts.

What is surprising is that the move comes months after the Reserve bank of India (RBI) issued a clarification to banks asking them not to block crypto exchanges over an earlier “invalid circular”.

While the crypto traders were enjoying the possibility of cryptocurrency being treated as a commodity through the new  yet to be introduced Crypto Bill, and Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharamana saying that, “We are not saying no to cryptocurrency”, this shift in the attitude of India’s largest banks disappoints crypto exchanges and the traders in the unregulated market.

After SBI’s recent decision, one of the few payment avenues left for crypto exchanges has been shut off. When SBI was asked more about the decision, one of the spokesperson just said that, “It is the policy of the bank not to comment upon matters relating to the subject matter.”

Traders are now restricted to use E-Wallet services to continue crypto trading but the increasing wallet charges and the fund transfer limits discourages them to use these services. They thus usually prefer UPI in the absence of other payment modes like credit and debit cards, NEFT (national electronic fund transfers) and net banking.

Uncertain days Ahead for Cryptocurrency Investors!

The Reserve Bank of India Governor, Shaktikanta Das recently said the Central Bank had conveyed to the government its "serious and major" concerns around crypto and its financial stability.  For crypto investors, his comments come at an inopportune time with the Union Cabinet just weeks away from taking up a bill to regulate virtual currencies and their fledgling market in India.

India has nearly 1.5 crore investors who hold crypto worth Rs 15,000 crore — and an increasing number of people are looking to get into the space, especially following the Bitcoin price rally over the last year. Nearly 350 Indian startups are operating in the cryptocurrency field, and its related blockchain space.

The largest domestic crypto trading platform, WazirX, has already been impacted by the decision as the processing agency follows the directive of SBI. Experts also indicate that the payment processors may stop accepting payment for other exchanges as well, unless SBI does a rethink.

When WazirX chief executive Nischal Shetty was contacted he said, “We’re trying to discuss and put forward our points to SBI. WazirX follows KYC (know your customer) norms and AML (anti-money laundering) policies. Being the largest crypto exchange in India, millions of Indians are currently affected due to this move by SBI. We look forward to a positive resolution soon.”

After SBI’s decision, many banks may be reluctant to onboard crypto merchants on their respective UPI platforms.

While there has been no explicit direction from RBI to disallow payments for crypto trades, banks and other several payment gateways have sensed the unstated regulatory stance on cryptos. In the course of meetings, RBI officials have voiced their reservations on cryptos, according to the senior bankers.

Significantly, the National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI), which developed UPI, has refused to block fund movements for cryptocurrency trades.

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Players Beware Those tempting BGMI Redeem Codes are all fake

If you’re looking to browse the internet for BGMI redeem codes, you’ll find a ton of offers wherever you look. However, as tempting as they might be, steer clear of them as these promotions are fake. As of now, there are no redemption centers in India for these BGMI redeem codes. Until the brand makes any official announcements for the same, fans of Battleground Mobile India should refrain from trying to get them. 

What are BGMI redeem codes?

If you ever played PUBG before it was banned, you’ll know that the game often offers redeem codes that can be used to purchase skins, outfits, skins, and other in-game cosmetics that can personalise the experience for you. These PUBG redeem codes are quite easy to find on the internet. Unfortunately, fake BGMI Redeem Codes are just as easy to find. As there are no official redemption centers in India, you will not be able to exchange these redeem codes for in-game cosmetics. 

Also Read: Battlegrounds Mobile India Vs PUBG New State: What Can You Expect?

 

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BSNL unveils 2GB, 3GB daily data plans with up to 365 Days validity under Rs 500

Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited, a government-owned telecom company has unveiled new daily data plans. The company offers a plan for Rs 187, in which users get 2GB daily with unlimited calling and 100 SMS per day. The plan comes with a validity of 28 Days. The other plan they offer is priced at Rs 199. The plan also provides 2GB daily data, 100 SMS per day, and unlimited calling with 250 FUP. For this plan, it offers a validity of 30 days.

BSNL also offers a plan for Rs 247 and Rs 250. Both these plans offer a 3GB daily data limit. The plan comes with unlimited calling with 250 FUP and 100 SMS per day. The company provides a validity of 40 days.

BSNL 2GB, 3GB daily data plans with 365 days validity

BSNL also offers an annual plan for the user. The 2GB daily data pack priced at Rs 365 offers a validity of 365 days. The plans also give unlimited calling and 100 SMS per day with access to Lokdhun content and free caller tunes. The company also offers another annual plan priced at Rs 398. The prepaid plans provide unlimited data without any speed curb, unlimited voice calling, and 100 SMS per day.

BSNL vs Jio vs Airtel vs VI prepaid plans with 2GB daily data 

If we compare the plans of the three telecom companies, BSNL offers 2GB daily data, unlimited calling, and 100 SMS per day for a 365 days validity. Talking about Airtel, the company gives a plan at Rs 448, in which they provide 2GB of data per day, unlimited voice calls, and 100 SMS per day with a validity of 56 days, whereas Reliance Jio’s 2GB daily data plan offers unlimited voice calling and 100 SMS per day for a priced at Rs 444. The Vi offers a plan of Rs 449 that provides 4GB daily data, unlimited voice calls, and 100 SMS per day with 56 days validity.

Furthermore, Jio and Airtel provide other benefits too. Airtel brings benefits including Airtel XStream subscription, Wynk music, and access to free online courses. Jio provides a complimentary subscription to Jio apps.

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