WhatsApp to Integrate UPI Based Payment System into the App Itself

 By Unknown on April 06, 2017       

Facebook-owned WhatsApp is looking to enter into the digital payments segment by integrating a UPI-based P2P money transfer system for easy transfer of money claims some reports. 

WhatsApp, earlier this year suggested that the company is looking into the digital payments system in India to help people bail out the cash crunch situations. WhatsApp will partner with certain banks to roll out the service initially.

It was also reported that the instant messaging platform was ready to roll out the services, but the change in RBI guidelines last month forced the company to change its plans and to work on a new business model. 

If WhatsApp ever enters the digital payments segment, it will surely change how the sector currently in India. 

Twitter Announces Twitter Lite, Designed for Slow & Spotty Internet connections

 By Vaibhav Jain on April 06, 2017       

Slow Internet? Twitter announced today data-friendly Twitter Lite to the mobile web for Slow and Spotty Internet connections. The Lite version reduce your data usage by up to 70%, loads quickly, and take up less space.

The Twitter Lite is a new mobile web experience which can be accessed via mobile.twitter.com. It minimizes data usage, loads quickly on slower connections, is resilient on unreliable mobile networks, and takes up less than 1MB on your device. 



Twitter Lite allows users access timeline, Tweets, Direct Messages, trends, profiles, media uploads, notifications, and more. You could also save Twitter Lite to your home screen as a shortcut, and receive push notifications and alerts via Chrome.

In addition, you can also enable data saver mode, which further reduces the amount of mobile data used. This mode will show you previews of images and videos before letting you decide which to fully load. Twitter says this can save data usage up to 70%.



Via: Twitter

Android O to Come With Support for Self Destructing Notifications Feature

 By Unknown on April 06, 2017       

A little two weeks ago, Google released the first Developer Preview of Android O to developers. The next iteration of Android is expected to come with some new features such as notification channels, advanced doze mode, etc. We have already listed the completely new features of the Android O here. 

Speaking about the notifications channel feature, Google will allow users to customize what they want to see in the notification shade. For example, you can limit the OS to display a notification when a screenshot is captured.



And now, Google announces a new feature to the developers called 'notification timeout,' which essentially allows developers to push a self-destructive notification. For instance, in India, we love shopping, and there are numerous portals to shop from, and the major one is Myntra. These days, Myntra run several discount offers, and they push notifications for the same now and then. 

Myntra pushes a notification, and you open the app after few hours due to your busy schedule, and by the time you open the app, the offer is long gone. With this self-destructive notification feature, developers can choose a certain time for killing the notifications, and after that time, notifications will be destroyed automatically. 



Nevertheless, this feature will be very much useful for the developers out there. 

Breaking: Reliance Withdraws JIO's 3 months Summer Surprise Offer

 By Vaibhav Jain on April 06, 2017       

This is something breaking news coming in for Reliance JIO customers, Reliance has announced to withdraw the 3 month complimentary offer AKA "Summer Surprise offer".

What was Reliance JIO Summer Surprise offer? 

Customers who could not enroll for JIO PRIME by 31st March for whatever reason can still do so by paying Rs 99 along with their first purchase of Jio’s Rs 303 and other plans till 15th April. The service has been extended due to the overwhelming response from the customers.



The users opted for JIO Prime prior to 15 April using Jio's Rs 303 plan or of any higher value will get services for the initial three months on a complimentary basis. The regular tariff plan (monthly basis) will be applicable from July, once the complimentary service ends. 

The above offer is no longer valid as of now and will be soon discontinued over next few days. So if you haven't registered for Reliance JIO Prime membership, do it right away! 



According to reports, TRAI has advised JIO to withdraw the 3 months complimentary benefits of JIO Summer Surprise. JIO is in the process of fully complying with TRAI's advice, and will be withdrawing the 3 months complimentary offer as soon as operationally feasible, over the next few days.  

However, the customers who have already subscribed to JIO SUMMER SURPRISE offer prior to its discontinuation will remain eligible for the offer.

The Successor of Motorola Moto Z Will be Called as Moto Z2: Rumor

 By Unknown on April 06, 2017       

Motorola's take on the modular smartphones paid off with the Moto Z series of phones. However, rumors were rife about the next generation Moto Z smartphones. Now, the famous tipster, Evan Blass revealed that the upcoming Moto Z (2017) will be called as Moto Z2. 

Blass posted an image with the logo of the device and that shows the phone as Moto Z2, which is kind of interesting as everyone expected it to be Moto Z (2017). There are no details regarding the specifications of the phone, though. 



For now, it is said that the Moto Z2 will come with Snapdragon 835 SoC, coupled with 4GB of RAM. The phone was reportedly showcased at the Sprint booth in Barcelona last month at the MWC 2017 event. 

So, like, this is happening. pic.twitter.com/mwyEPAbCXq

— Evan Blass (@evleaks) April 5, 2017

Sprint used the phone to tease the gigabit speeds offered by the Snapdragon 835 chip. Also, the phone retains the same rear design language, but expected to come with an entire new design from the front, which will be in-line with the recently announced Moto G5 series.