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16/08/2018

Kerala Floods: How Jio, Airtel Are Helping Affected Subscribers:

Kerala rains and floods have ravaged daily life in the state, affecting the millions living there. A red alert has been issued in Kerala due to the rains, which have already resulted in 67 deaths. Airtel is giving prepaid subscribers based in the state free data and crediting talk time worth Rs. 30, and postpaid users get an extension on bill payments. The operator will also be providing free Wi-Fi and calling facility to affected users, and is providing them the option to recharge their phones’ batteries at select Airtel stores. Similarly, Jio is giving free voice calls and data to users to help its subscribers.

Airtel is providing auto-approval of talk time credit worth Rs. 30 to prepaid customers, and all STD and local calls made to Airtel numbers will be free on August 17 to August 19. This sum will be credited automatically to their accounts, and will have to be paid back later on. Along with this, the prepaid users will get 1GB of mobile data with validity of 7 days. Postpaid and home broadband users are getting an extension on bill payment as well uninterrupted access to services. Airtel is also setting up VSAT at five centres to deliver free Wi-Fi and calling to people.

Additionally, anyone can come to one of the 30 Airtel Stores to charge their phones and to make free calls to their friends and family. These Airtel Stores are located in Thrissur, Calicut, Malappuram, Kannur, Kottayam, Thiruvananthapuram, and Ernakulam.

As for Jio, customers will get complimentary unlimited voice and data access for a week to stay in touch with their friends and family.

The unprecedented rains in Kerala have caused flooding and resulted in the death of 25 people in just the last 24 hours. Kochi airport has been shut down, and the army, the navy, the NDRF and other forces are working on rescue and relief operations. Food packets and drinking water are being rushed to Kerala for distribution among the people in 14 worst affected districts, while additional National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) teams are also being sent to the state to assist the local administration in operations.

Researchers Develop App That Can Extend Your Smartphone's Battery Life:

Amid growing demand for good battery life, researchers have developed an app that reduces the energy consumption of smartphone devices without impacting performance.The finding, suggests that the novel method can extend the battery life of smartphones for up to an hour each day.

"The built-in multi-window feature released with the new Android operating system allows users to have multiple windows and files open at the same time similar to a laptop, but this results in unnecessary energy drain," said co-author Kshirasagar Naik, professor at the University of Waterloo."We have developed an app which users can install on their devices and use to reduce the brightness of non-critical applications," Naik added.For the study, the app was evaluated in an experiment involving 200 smartphone users, who downloaded the software on their devices and used it while they had multiple windows opened.The researchers found that when the energy saving technique was used it extended their battery life by 10 to 25 percent.

"What happens now is that you put the phone on a charger for the night and when you leave home the next day the battery is at 100 percent, but there is a lot of behind the scenes computation and communication going on, and it drains the battery," said Naik. "By midday charge is reduced to 30 percent. So, you need to charge the battery many times in a day, and from the user's perspective that is a big pain."Due to the excess energy consumption, the phone becomes warmer and warmer while the frequent charging reduces the life of the battery. So, batteries that are meant to last for three years may have to be replaced in two years, the researchers noted.

Samsung Galaxy Note 9@Aug22:

Samsung Galaxy Note 9 is set to launch as the company's latest flagship smartphone in India on August 22. After unveiling the handset globally earlier this month, Samsung has now confirmed its launch date in India as well. Previously, it was reported that Samsung will launch the Galaxy Note 9 in the country next Wednesday, but the company has now started sending out media invites for the event. Interestingly, the India launch of the Galaxy Note 9 will take place just two days ahead of its global availability - August 24 - but that is not surprising considering the market's importance to Samsung. The highlights of the smartphone are an upgraded S Pen with Bluetooth support, a bigger battery, and the biggest display yet in the Note series. Gadgets 360 has also learnt that the event will be attended by DJ Koh, President and CEO of IT & Mobile Communications Division, Samsung Electronics, and that this will be his first visit to India.

Samsung Galaxy Note 9 price in India, launch offers

As per the invite sent by Samsung, the company will launch the Galaxy Note 9 at an event in Delhi NCR on August 22 at 12pm. Interested buyers are currently able to pre-book the handset via online and offline channels. However, the pre-bookings will close on August 21. As reported earlier, the price in India of Samsung Galaxy Note 9 starts at Rs. 67,900 for the 6GB RAM/ 128GB inbuilt storage variant, while the 8GB RAM/ 512GB inbuilt storage model costs Rs. 84,900.

Samsung Galaxy Note 9 specifications, features

In India, Samsung will launch the dual-SIM variant of the Galaxy Note 9. It runs Android 8.1 Oreo along with Samsung Experience UX on top. The smartphone sports a 6.4-inch Quad HD+ (1440x2960 pixels) Super AMOLED Infinity Display panel. The India variant of the Galaxy Note 9 is powered by the Exynos 9810 processor, coupled with 6GB and 8GB RAM options.The Galaxy Note 9 features a horizontally-placed dual rear camera setup with a 12-megapixel dual pixel sensor along with a wide-angle lens that has a variable f/1.5 and f/2.4 aperture and a 12-megapixel sensor along with a telephoto, f/2.4 autofocus lens. Both sensors are powered by dual OIS (optical image stabilisation) and support features such as 2x optical zoom and 10x digital zoom. At the front, the smartphone has an 8-megapixel sensor backed by an f/1.7 aperture, autofocus lens. There is a scene optimiser with 20 scene types. Additionally, the phone has features such as flaw detection that can detect the blinking of eye, lens smudge, and backlight to improve images. Further, there are HDR and live focus modes and an AR Emoji feature that first arrived on the Galaxy S9 models earlier this year.

When it comes to storage, the Galaxy Note 9 packs 128GB and 512GB of inbuilt storage options that both are expandable via microSD card (up to 512GB). There are several connectivity options, including 4G VoLTE (LTE Cat. 18), dual-band (2.4GHz and 5GHz) Wi-Fi 802.11ac, Bluetooth v5.0, GPS/ A-GPS, NFC, ANT+, USB Type-C, and a 3.5mm headphone jack. Sensors on board include an accelerometer, barometer, gyroscope, geomagnetic sensor, hall sensor, heart rate sensor, proximity sensor, RGB light sensor, Iris sensor, and a pressure sensor. There is also a fingerprint sensor that sits below the rear camera setup.The Galaxy Note 9 packs a 4,000mAh battery with fast charging support, and it is compatible with wired and wireless charging technologies. Samsung has also embedded street speaker tuned by AKG and an enhanced security offering through Samsung Knox and biometrics. In terms of dimensions, the Galaxy Note 9 measures 161.9x76.4x8.8mm and weighs 201 grams. The Bluetooth-enabled S Pen measures 5.7x4.35x106.37mm and weighs 3.1 grams. Besides, both the Galaxy Note 9 and its S Pen are IP68 rated.

Jio Phone YouTube Rollout Goes WhatsApp Way, App to Roll Out to Users in Batches:

The highly-anticipated launch of WhatsApp and YouTube for Jio Phone on August 15 disappointed many a user as the two popular apps remained absent from the platform. With a pretty big user base hungry for WhatsApp and YouTube, two of the most widely used apps in the world, it was an unpleasant surprise when the company announced the WhatsApp rollout will be in batches and only a few users will get it in one go - though the YouTube rollout was still said to be on schedule. However, even the Jio Phone YouTube app is missing so far, though that may not be for long, Gadgets 360 has learnt. To recall, the company claims more than 25 million units of the Jio 4G feature phone have been sold so far, and a new model is set to go on sale Thursday.

At the RIL AGM last month, the company had demoed WhatsApp and YouTube on Jio Phone, with the promise of releasing them on the platform on India’s 72nd Independence Day. While we had been informed that WhatsApp on Jio Phone will not be available to all users immediately, it turned out the YouTube app was also not available for download from Jio Store. Gadgets 360 has now learnt the Jio Phone YouTube app should be available for all users over the next few days - the company will release a software update for the handset that will bring the video streaming app to the 4G feature phone. Some users should start getting this week itself, while others may receive it a few days from now.To check whether your Jio Phone unit has YouTube now, go to the Settings app on the handset, scroll to the Device menu and open Software Update. At present, a check for software update only shows “The system is already up to date” on the unit we have access to.This is similar to Jio Phone WhatsApp launch, which will be in batches too. Both the apps should appear in Jio Store once the device is updated, and users should be able to download them like they do Facebook, Google Maps, Hotstar and other apps on the platform.

Now, rent premium smartphones if you can't buy them:

One of the biggest turn-offs for some of the latest smartphones is their hefty price tags. The difference between desire and reality is hard to bridge. But as they say, if you can't buy it, rent it.Homegrown furniture rental service Rentomojo has taken a step ahead to offer premium smartphones for rent through its portal. From its electronics rental section, the company is offering smartphones and smart devices at as low as Rs 399 per month.

Currently, the devices on offer include the premium Apple iPhone X 64GB at a rental cost of Rs 4,299 with a refundable deposit of Rs 9,998. So essentially the first-month payment you make for the premium phone is less than Rs 15,000.Now, one of the interesting additions here is you get to own the product, if you wish to, after 24 months of renting it. The iPhone X is available at the owning cost of Rs 15,556. While the iPhone X has the highest rent, the Google Pixel 2 comes cheaper at Rs 2,099 per month rent.Other devices on rent include the Samsung Galaxy S9, Samsung Note 8, Apple iPhone 8, and the Google Home smart speaker.

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