Apple has announced its best of 2018 list, recognising the top apps, games, movies and more, which made waves on the App Store this year. Battle Royale games like PUBG Mobile and Fortnite have clearly dominated the mobile gaming scene this year and the same has been stated in Apple’s game trend of the year. Users seem to have become more mindful of their needs and the self-care category has been crowned the app trend of the year. Donut Country has been declared as the app of the year for iPhone, while the iPhone app of the year is Procreate Pocket. The company has also announced the best apps in various categories and here’s the entire list: Best Apps of the Year Alongside the above-mentioned app and game of the year for iPhone, Apple has also announced the same for iPad, Mac, and Apple TV. App Trend of the Year - Self-care Game Trend of the Year - Battle Royale-style gaming iPhone App of the Year - Procreate Pocket iPhone Game of the Year - Donut County iPad App of the Year - Froggipedia iPad Game of the Year - Gorogoa Mac App of the Year - Pixelmator Pro Mac Game of the Year - The Gardens Between Apple TV App of the Year - Sweat Apple TV Game of the Year - Alto’s Odyssey Favorite Watch Apps of the Year Top 10 Songs (India) Drake is Artist of the Year, while the Breakout Artist of the Year is Juice WRLD. Song of the Year is ‘I Like It’ by Cardi B featuring Bad Bunny & J. Balvin, while Kacey Musgraves’ Golden Hour bagged Album of the Year. Apple also revealed the top 10 songs for India, which are: Atif Aslam - Dil Diyan Gallan Badshah & Qaran - Tareefan Camila Cabello - Havana (feat. Young Thug) Ritviz - Udd Gaye (Bacardi House Party Sessions) Drake - God's Plan Ed Sheeran - Shape of You Zack Night & Jasmin Walia - Bom Diggy Diggy Maroon 5 - Girls Like You (feat. Cardi B) Charlie Puth - Attention Post Malone - rockstar (feat. 21 Savage) TV and Movies Apple has included a slew of best movies (both global and India listing) and TV shows in its best of 2018 list. Best Movies of 2018 on Apple TV and iTunes Annihilation Black Panther Crazy Rich Asians Eighth Grade Green Book* Hereditary Incredibles 2 Minding the Gap A Star is Born* Won’t You Be My Neighbor *available for pre-order Best Movies - India Soorma Raazi Hichki Ocean’s 8 Deadpool 2 The Shape of Water Jumanji Welcome to the Jungle Justice League Tiger Zinda Hai Tomb Raider (2018) Best TV Shows of 2018 on Apple TV App and iTunes The Americans Atlanta Barry The Expanse The Good Fight The Good Place The Handmaid’s Tale Killing Eve The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel Pose Additionally, there are also the best podcasts, books and audiobooks of 2018 Best Podcasts of the Year In The Dark Caliphate The Dream Everything is Alive Slow Burn Dr. Death Armchair Expert with Dax Shepard Bubble Bundyville A Very Fatal Murder Wolverine: The Long Night Serial The Daily This American Life 99% Invisible Best Books of the Year Book of the Year: American Marriage Best Nonfiction: The Library Book Best Mystery: The Witch Elm Best Thriller: Light It Up Best Bio/Memoir: Educated Best Romance: Too Wilde to Wed Best Science Fiction/Fantasy: Spinning Silver Best Feel-Good Fiction: When Life Gives You Lululemons Best Literary Fiction: There There Best Young Reader Book: Harbor Me Best Audiobooks of the Year Audiobook of the Year: American Marriage Best Nonfiction: 21 Lessons for the 21st Century Best Mystery: Something in the Water Best Thriller: Long Road to Mercy Best Bio/Memoir: Becoming Best Business Audiobook: Dare to Lead Best Health, Mind, Body: Girl, Wash Your Face Best Family Audiobook: Rebound Best Humor: Calypso Best Historical Fiction: The Great Alone Google Play also recently announced its “Best of 2018” listing, which you can check out here. 
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Oppo’s upcoming smartphone, the Oppo R17 Pro, will go on pre-order at 9:30pm on Amazon India today. Those who are interested can visit this link to pre-order a unit and be one of the early birds to get their hands on the handset. Oppo has already launched the smartphone in August in China at a price of 4,299 yuan, which is approximately Rs 44,300. The device comes with a Fog Gradient design on the back that shifts from Deep Blue to Purple in the Radiant Mist colour option and there is also an Emerald Green colour variant. One of the biggest USPs of the Oppo R17 Pro is SuperVooc Flash Charging technology which can reportedly charge the Oppo R17 Pro to 92 percent in just 30 minutes. Oppo R17 Pro India launch offers Oppo has partnered with Reliance Jio and customers who buy the smartphone will get up to 3.2TB of Jio 4G data and benefits up to Rs 4,900. The 3.2TB data is only applicable when recharging with the Rs 299 prepaid plans for 39 recharge cycles. Oppo has also extended a OneTime screen replacement offer. Low on money? Oppo has got you covered with its no-cost EMI and you can also get Rs 2000 off on exchange of any smartphone on Amazon.in. Oppo R17 Pro features and specifications The Oppo R17 Pro features a 6.4-inch Full HD+ AMOLED display with a resolution of 2340x1080 pixels and an aspect ratio of 19:9. There is a “Waterdrop” notch on the display which allows the device to achieve a 91.5 percent screen-to-body ratio. The display is protected by Corning Gorilla Glass 6. There is an in-display fingerprint sensor on the phone and Oppo claims it can unlock the smartphone in just 0.41 seconds. The Oppo R17 Pro is powered by a Qualcomm Snapdragon 710 SoC (Dual 2.2GHz Kryo 360 + Hexa 1.7GHz Kryo 360 CPUs) and is accompanied by Adreno 616 GPU for graphics. The smartphone may come in a single 8GB RAM + 128GB storage variant and run on ColorOS 5.2 based on Android 8.1 (Oreo). The photography duties are being given to a dual-camera system on the back and a single shooter in the front. The primary 12MP rear camera comes with variable aperture (f/1.5 and f/2.4) that switches depending on the availability of light. The secondary 20MP camera helps in capturing portrait shots. It also features Time of Flight (TOF) 3D Sensing technology that can get high-precision 3D depth information through nanosecond infrared light measurement. On the front is a 25MP AI camera. The Oppo R17 Pro houses a 3,700mAh battery with SuperVOOC Flash Charge technology that was first introduced on the Find X Lamborghini Edition earlier this year and later made its way to Oppo F9 Pro as well. Oppo claims that the technology can charge the phone from 0 to 40 percent in just 10 minutes. Recently, a report claimed that Oppo R17 Pro is the fastest charging phone. It said that the Oppo R17 Pro competed against 59 other smartphones and charged the 3700mAh battery to 92 percent with company's SuperVOOC flash charging technology in just 30 minutes.
There are a slew of prepaid recharge options to choose from but these options are slightly limited when we talk about postpaid plans. Majority of users want more bang for their buck, which now converts to more data and features, but there are only a handful of options that one can choose from when it comes to postpaid plans. The competing telecom operators also offer a free subscription to some additional services to entice customers. We have compared some of the best postpaid plans under Rs 1,000 to help you decide which ones best fit your needs. Do note that all of these postpaid plans offer unlimited voice calling and are valid for one bill cycle, which is usually one month. Best postpaid Plan under Rs 400 Most postpaid plans under this category are priced at Rs 399, except for the one offered by Reliance Jio. Jio’s plan is priced at Rs 199 and it offers a total of 25GB data for one bill cycle with a complimentary subscription to Jio’s suite of apps. After exhausting the daily data limit, one will be charged Rs 20 per GB. Coming to Vodafone and Idea, both offer the same benefits under their Rs 399 postpaid recharge. With the plan, one gets to avail 40GB data per month with a data rollover of up to 200GB. However, Vodafone customers will also be eligible for free Amazon Prime and Vodafone Play subscription for 12 months, along with coupons worth Rs 399. Idea subscribers get a free subscription to the Idea Movies and TV app and Idea Music app for 12 months. Coming to Airtel, the telco’s Rs 399 plan also offers 40GB of data with a rollover of up to 200GB. One will also get one year of Amazon Prime and subscription free with the pack, along with free access to shows and series on the VOD platform Zee5 and Airtel TV. Best postpaid Plan under Rs 500 While Jio has no other postpaid plan, all the other telcos offer more data and additional features at a higher price. Vodafone and Idea’s Rs 499 postpaid pack offers 75GB high-speed data with a data rollover of 200GB. The extra offers remain the same as previously mentioned, sans the addition of a free Device Protection plan and Idea Phone Secure for Vodafone and Idea subscribers respectively. Matching the price of this plan, Vodafone also offers free coupons that are worth Rs 499. Airtel also offers 75GB data with the same 200GB rollover option with its Rs 499 plan. However, alongside the aforementioned benefits, one will also get a free three month Netflix subscription, along with a free Handset protection plan. Best postpaid Plan under Rs 500 - Rs 1000 Coming to slightly higher priced options, both Vodafone and Idea have postpaid plans priced at Rs 999. Under both the packs, one will get to avail 100GB of data per month with a 200GB data rollover facility and add free 50 minutes for ISD calls. Vodafone also throws in a free two-month subscription of Netflix with this plan. Airtel has two postpaid plans falling under this price range, which are priced at Rs 649 and Rs 799. They offer 90 and 100GB of data respectively and alongside the previously mentioned benefits, the plans come with the option to add a free add-on connection with unlimited calls. Comparing the higher priced plans between the three telcos, it’s clear that Airtel offers better value for money proposition with its Rs 799 plan. Consumers are advised to check the availability of these postpaid plans in their circle online or through the respective apps of the telecom operators before opting in.
A 7-year-old kid has taken over the internet by storm, or should we say, by reviewing toys. It takes months and years for people to rake up tons of money but Ryan of Ryan ToysReview has achieved an incredible feat in just three years. Ryan has been revealed as YouTube’s highest-earning star as he has collected $22 million in one year from June 2017 to June 2018, Forbes has reported. The kid grabbed the top spot beating famous YouTube personality Jake Paul, who earned $500,000 less than Ryan during the same time period. BBC has claimed that Ryan's earnings, which do not include tax or fees charged by agents or lawyers, have doubled compared with the previous year. When asked by NBC (see video below) why kids like watching his videos, Ryan said, “Because I'm entertaining and I'm funny.” Ryan’s parents set up a channel in March 2015 and in three years, the channel has 17.3 million followers and the videos have almost 26 billion views. Forbes claims that $1m of the $22m total is generated by advertising shown before videos and the rest of it comes from sponsored posts. “The amount generated by sponsored posts is small compared with other top YouTubers. It is the result not only of how few deals Ryan (or his family) chooses to accept, but also the fact that his pint-sized demographic isn't exactly all that flush,” Forbes said. The level of popularity is so much that if Ryan reviews a toy, that toy would sell out instantly. What’s more interesting is that in August this year, Walmart started selling an exclusive range of toys and clothing called Ryan's World. Soon after this, Ryan ToysReview had a video post showing Ryan and his parents searching for his own toys at a Walmart store. The video garnered 14 million views in three months. The revenues from the Walmart deal are set to substantially increase Ryan's total earnings next year, BBC reports.
Microsoft is reportedly working on another version of Windows 10, called Windows Lite, and the company may pit it against the Chrome OS. If launched, Windows Lite could be the successor to Windows 10 in S Mode. Windows 10S is basically a protected operating system created and managed by Microsoft and its goal is to offer support for lower-end devices. It is meant to streamline/avoid performance issues that usually appear in Windows laptops over time. Later, Microsoft announced Windows 10 in S Mode, a new SKU of Windows which is locked to the Microsoft Store apps. According to a report in windowslatest.com, the name “Lite” was spotted in Windows 10 19H1 Insider builds and is expected to come pre-installed on select devices. There are chances that this OS will not be available for all consumers, enterprises or even small businesses. Windows Lite could be referred to as the company’s third attempt to develop a lightweight operating system, having failed with previous two versions - the Windows RT and Windows 10S. Just like Windows 10 in S Mode, Windows Lite is also reported to coexist with the current versions of Windows 10 and it can run on different chipset architectures such as a Snapdragon processor. Windows Lite is said to be based on the rumoured Windows Core OS and is expected to have some advantages over its predecessors. Since it is based on the Windows Core OS, Windows Lite could feature a different UI. There is no official confirmation on this development and if true, Microsoft could make some announcements regarding the OS at Microsoft Build 2019. In related news, Microsoft is said to be working on a new Chromium-based web browser to replace Microsoft Edge as the default browser for Windows 10. As per Windows Central, it is still not known whether the browser, codenamed Anaheim will use Edge branding or if the user interface between Edge and Anaheim is different. According to statcounter, Microsoft Edge had 2.15 percent of market share as of November 2018.
