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Jio Oppo Monsoon Offer: Jio's New Offer Gives Users Benefits Worth Up to Rs. 4,900   Jio has announced a new offer for those buying an Oppo smartphone. Under the brand new Jio Oppo Monsoon offer, the telco is offering benefits worth "up to Rs. 4,900" though you may have to wait a long, long time for most of those benefits to get realised. The offer is being extended to both new and existing Jio SIM users, though you will have to buy a new Oppo 4G phone to get these benefits - existing users are out of luck. Specifically, the benefits are being offered to those who use the Jio 198 or Jio 299 recharge, which offer 2GB and 3GB of 4G data respectively every day and each come with 28-day validity. Jio Oppo Monsoon offer details The Jio Oppo Monsoon offers runs from June 28, 2018 to September 25, 2018. As for the benefits,  Jio  users will get 36 instant cashback coupons worth Rs. 50, taking the total cashback amount to Rs. 1,800. These vouchers can b...

Man Arrested for Threatening to Kill US FCC Chairman's Family A California man who told investigators he was upset about the repeal of  net neutrality  rules was arrested Friday and is accused of threatening to kill  Federal Communication Commission  Chariman  Ajit Pai's  family, authorities said. Markara Man, 33, of Norwalk told investigators that he sent three emails to Pai in December 2017 because he was angry over Pai's role in repealing the regulations and wanted to scare the chairman. "I will find your children and I will kill them," Man wrote in one of the emails, according to court documents. The same email listed the names and addresses of several preschools in Arlington, Virginia, though the chairman's children did not attend any of them, officials said. In another message, Man accused Pai of being responsible for a child's suicide, and a third email included a photograph of the chairman and a framed photo with his family, authorities ...

Apple Maps to Be Rebuilt 'From Ground Up', but Will Still Tap TomTom Apple  is rebuilding the widely used mapping application on its  iPhones from the ground up with its own dataset, but Amsterdam-based  TomTom  will continue to be a data provider for Apple's maps app, Cupertino, California-based Apple told Reuters on Friday. Apple did not say how its use of TomTom would compare to its previous use, but TomTom shares fell after the news. Apple said it is completely rebuilding its  Maps  app - the most frequently used app on its iPhones - with data gathered by its own fleet of sensor-equipped vans and with anonymous data from iPhone users that choose to share it. Apple said it will start the rollout this fall with new maps of Northern California. Technology publication TechCrunch  reported  Apple's mapping effort earlier on Friday. After the story was published, TomTom shares fell as much as 5 percent from session highs before closing th...

Tesla Lagging on Model 3 Production, Workers Say Tesla  is not producing enough  Model 3s  per shift to reach the 5,000 per week target that Chief Executive Officer  Elon Musk  said it would reach by Saturday, three line workers at the company's Fremont, California, assembly plant told Reuters this week. The company was able to assemble and paint 210 Model 3s during the first of two 12-hour shifts on Wednesday, one worker told Reuters. On one of two Monday shifts, the company produced 305 of the vehicles, another worker told Reuters. The number of vehicles assembled per shift is displayed for line workers in the plant. The company is running two 12-hour shifts per day every day this week on the Model 3, the two workers who provided the production figures said. If the company produces 300 Model 3 vehicles during all 14 shifts, it would produce 4,200 cars for the week. Tesla declined to comment on its production numbers or on employee reports of problems....

Whatsapp 'Send Messages' Group Controls Officially Rolling Out on Android, iPhone Earlier this week,  WhatsApp's  latest 'Send Messages' permissions feature for groups on the platform was seen  rolling out  on the latest  Android  (beta) and  iPhone  versions of the messaging app. In an announcement late Friday, WhatsApp revealed the official rollout of the new feature that allows group admins to restrict participants from sending messages, on the stable version of Android and iPhone. The new 'Send Messages' tab is available on version 2.18.70 on iPhone and version 2.18.201 on Android (stable). "Today, we're launching a new group setting where only admins are able to send messages to a group. One way people use groups is to receive important announcements and information, including parents and teachers at schools, community centers, and non-profit organisations. We've introduced this new setting so admins can have better tools for these use...

YouTube Signs Jordan Peele for Sci-Fi Comedy Weird City Just days after a deal for a  Kirsten Dunst-led comedy , YouTube has inked a deal with Oscar-winner Jordan Peele (Get Out) for a comedic sci-fi anthology series called Weird City. Peele co-created the show with former Key & Peele writer Charlie Sanders, and will write six half-hour episodes that will air on  YouTube Premium  in 2019. Weird City is set in the not-too-distant future metropolis of Weird. Each episode is an exploration of issues that pertains to present-day life, stories that could only be told now through the prism of sci-fi and comedy. Adam Bernstein – an Emmy winner for his work on 30 Rock – is set to direct the first two episodes. Jose Molina (Firefly, Agent Carter) will serve as showrunner and executive producer. “Writer/creator Charlie Sanders and I collaborated on some Key & Peele sketches that took on everything from the ‘Black Republicans’ to ‘Continental Breakfasts’ to ‘Family Ma...

Microsoft Office July 2018 Preview Reveals Updates to Word, Outlook, and PowerPoint on Android and iOS Microsoft  on Wednesday announced an array of feature updates to several of its properties on  Microsoft Office  on both Android and iOS platforms. Additions to  Word ,  PowerPoint , and  Outlook  are part of the update on Android (Build 16.0.10325.20010), while a couple new updates will be available on version 2.15 (180626) for iPad and iPhone for Word and Outlook. These features are available for Office Insiders in a preview of the July 2018 update, which will roll out to all users sometime next month. On Microsoft Word for Android, a new word counter has been  added  that will display the number of words in the sheet, alongside the number of pages. Word on Android also gets zoom capabilities to fit documents to the entire screen, keeping in mind the influx of fullscreen smartphones in the market. As for Microsoft Outlook on Android...

Apple Looking to Get in LG Display as Second Supplier for iPhone 2018 OLED Panels: Report Rumours in the past have suggested that  Apple  is planning to launch three new  iPhone  variants as part of its annual refresh coming up in September 2018. Two of the models are expected to sport an OLED panel, while the cheapest of the lot might get an LCD display. As per a new report, Apple might soon bring in South Korean manufacturer  LG Display  to join  Samsung  in becoming the second supplier of OLED panels for the  iPhone models coming in 2018 . This move is suggestive of an attempt to decrease dependence on Samsung for the panels. The $1,000 (roughly Rs. 68,500) base price tag of last year's  iPhone X  was ascertained in large part due to price hike in the OLED displays procured from Samsung. The Cupertino giant will be looking to change that by getting leverage with a new supplier, LG Display. A Bloomberg report  suggests t...

LG Names Fourth-Gen Heir Koo Kwang-Mo as New CEO Marking leadership transition at South Korea's  LG Group , Koo Kwang-mo, the son of the family-controlled conglomerate's late Chairman Koo Bon-moo, became a board member of the holding firm and its CEO on Friday. Koo Kwang-mo, who was adopted by the late business tycoon so as to fulfil the family's tradition of handing over power to the chairman's eldest son, effectively became the fourth-generation leader of conglomerate, Yonhap news agency  reported . The appointment marks the first time that a great-grandchild of the founder will head one of South Korea's top 10 conglomerates. LG Group, which holds various globally-known affiliates under its wing, including LG Electronics and LG Chem, is considered South Korea's fourth-biggest business group. Koo was named as the newest board member during the group's shareholders' meeting on Friday and was named by the board as CEO later in the day. He cur...

Airtel Rs. 149, Rs. 399 Prepaid Packs See Their Data Benefits Reduced Airtel  is said to have reduced data benefits on its Rs. 149 and Rs. 399 prepaid packs just in a month after bringing as much as 2.4GB of daily data offering. The latest move has once again opened the field for  Reliance Jio to attract new subscribers. Just earlier this month, the New Delhi-based telco  upgraded its Rs. 399 pack  that was  followed by the revised Rs. 149 pack that received 2GB of daily data limit for select subscribers. Jio, in contrast, offers 1.5GB data per day with its Rs. 149 and Rs. 399 packs that come with 28 days and 84 days of validity, respectively. This doubles through the Double Dhamaka offer that  is ending this Saturday . As per a  report  by TelecomTalk, Airtel is no longer offering 2GB daily data benefits with the Rs. 149 prepaid pack and 2.4GB daily data benefits with the Rs. 399 pack. The company has instead reportedly rolled back the packs...

Chipmaker Aims to Help Free Amazon's Alexa From the Power Cord Amazon's  Alexa voice assistant started out in Amazon's own  Echo speakers  but is spreading fast, embedded directly inside products from other companies such as light fixtures, thermostats and dashboard cameras for cars. But one place  Alexa  often cannot be found is too far from a power outlet. The "always on" microphones that listen for the assistant's name, plus an Internet connection, require so much electricity that Alexa-enabled devices usually need to be plugged in. Milpitas, California-based chipmaker DSP Group on Thursday said it has partnered up with Amazon to try to change that. The company is offering a standardised chip that is a little smaller than a US 10-cent coin that gadget makers can use to embed Alexa into their own device. DSP is not the only entrant in the race. Though its Alexa Voice Services division, Amazon has been working with a broad range of chipmakers...

BSNL Revises Postpaid Plans, Data Add-On Plans to Offer Unlimited Data, Rivalling Jio Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited ( BSNL ) is at it again, and this time it has reportedly revised all of its postpaid plans to offer unlimited data benefits. The telco operator is said to have announced all postpaid plans and data add-on plans will provide unlimited data starting July 1. The data FUP will remain the same, but once the user has reached the ceiling limit, they will then receive data at a speed of 40Kbps. This comes just days  after BSNL introduced a new Rs. 1,999 prepaid pack offering 2GB of data per day, and unlimited voice calls, with a validity of 365 days. The move helps the state-owned telco take on Reliance Jio, which has been gaining popularity since its launch two years ago. BSNL has announced that all postpaid plans and data add-on plans will provide unlimited data from July 1, Telecom Talk  reports , adding that no changes in data offering has been made to postpaid p...

Ford, Baidu Join Forces to Develop Smarter Cars in China Ford Motor Co  said on Wednesday it signed a letter of intent with China's Internet search company  Baidu  to develop artificial intelligence and smart connectivity in cars. The No. 2 US automaker said it would develop new in-vehicle infotainment systems and digital services based on Baidu's voice-interaction system DuerOS for Ford owners in China. Financial terms were not disclosed. As part of our 'In China, For China' strategy, we look forward to working closely to offer smart products and solutions that can make people's lives easier and more enjoyable," said Peter Fleet, president of Ford Asia Pacific. DuerOS will enable car owners to command and communicate with their vehicles using natural language and allow people to easily access information and services that they need in daily life, Ford  said . The companies would also seek to set up a joint connectivity lab to investigate innovatio...

Apple Reportedly Preparing a Subscription Bundle for Original TV Shows, Music, and News Content Apple  is reportedly set to offer a single subscription model for its original TV shows, music service, and news content. The new model, if it comes into force, will offer an experience similar to  Amazon Prime  service that includes  Prime Video ,  Prime Music , Prime Reading, and  Prime Now  among other key services under a single subscription offering. In March, the Cupertino giant  acquired Texture , which is known as the "Netflix of magazine plans". That acquisition is considered to help the company enhance the existing subscription experiences through developments such as  Apple News  and  iTunes  and ultimately push the subscription bundle. Citing a couple of people familiar with the internal plans, The Information  reports  that bundling of video, music, and news content will help Apple boost in its efforts to ...

Google's Diane Greene Says Microsoft Beat Search Giant to Buy GitHub Microsoft  agreed to  pay $7.5 billion  for  GitHub  earlier in June, but it wasn't the only interested party.  Google  was in the running too, according to  Diane Greene , head of the company's cloud arm. "I wouldn't have minded buying them, but it's OK," Greene said at a Fortune Magazine event in San Francisco on Wednesday. Alphabet's Google has yet to confirm reports that it bid on the startup, a leading repository for software. Greene declined to say more about if Google bid. For Microsoft, GitHub is a key asset for appealing to developers in the competitive cloud computing market. Greene said that two Google products are among the most popular now used on GitHub. "I really hope Microsoft can keep them totally neutral," she said. During the sale process, Greene was also dealing with an  internal fire over Google's Pentagon work . She opted not to renew the c...

Google Classroom Update Brings Classwork View, Locked Quizzes, Stream Redesign, and More Google  is updating its  Classroom  app to give users more control over the way they organise everything, including assignments, announcements, and class rosters. The technology giant has announced several new features that are coming to Classroom. The class management service for teachers and students will also be adding redesigns later this year. Google says that it is the same Classroom that teachers are familiar with, but has been redesigned to help both teachers and students "find what they need quickly." Additionally, Google will also be adding a new feature to Quizzes that lets teachers control what students can see when taking assessments in Forms. Meanwhile, Google has also announced that the Acer Chromebook Tab 10, the first Chrome OS tablet, is now available. Classroom comes with a 'Stream' of chronological posts where assignments, questions, and more such things a...

Steam Link for Galaxy App Launched, a Customised Version Meant Only for Samsung Galaxy Devices Link for Galaxy app to let users play any of their favourite  Steam  games directly on their Galaxy device. The new app is touted to be specially designed and optimised for the Samsung Galaxy family and is initially available for download in the US and Korea, with more countries to follow. Last month, Valve announced a  standard Steam Link app  for  Android  and  iOS  devices and released the  first Android beta version  a few weeks back. On iOS however, the company is  having  some trouble  getting the app to comply  with Apple's revised App Store Review Guidelines - however, work is  progressing  on this front. Being a Samsung Galaxy family-specific offering, the Steam Link for Galaxy app supports a handful of high-end Galaxy models, including the Galaxy S7, Galaxy S7 Edge, Galaxy S8, Galaxy S8+, Galaxy S9, ...

Oculus TV App Now Available on Oculus Go VR Headset Facebook -owned virtual reality (VR) hardware and software products manufacturer  Oculus  has announced launching of  Oculus TV  - its dedicated hub for watching flatscreen video in VR on the standalone  Oculus Go  headset. "Today, we're thrilled to announce the launch of Oculus TV - a new and immersive way to experience your favourite shows, movies, and more on Oculus Go," the company wrote in a  blog post  late on Monday. Originally announced at  Facebook F8 2018 , Oculus TV is a hub for must-watch programming, like  Hulu  and  Showtime  shows, sports programming including MLB Live games via  Facebook Watch , the best in pulse-pounding e-sports and more-all on a massive virtual screen, equivalent to a 180-inch TV in real life. "At the centre of the Oculus TV experience is a sleek, modern, and entirely immersive viewing area. Designed with comfortable lou...

FireEye Denies Breaking Into Laptops of Chinese Military Hackers Global cybersecurity firm FireEye has refuted claims that its US-based subsidiary Mandiant broke into the laptops of Chinese military hackers. In his new book titled "The Perfect Weapon: War, Sabotage, and Fear in the Cyber Age", the New York Times reporter and author David E. Sanger has chronicled numerous examples of the impact of cyber activities on geopolitical conditions, including the infamous Chinese hacking group APT1. The scale and scope of the Chinese Army's economic and industrial espionage targeting organisations for commercial gain including PT1 was uncovered by Mandiant after a multi-year investigation. "In our APT1 report, we provided attribution for cyber espionage conducted by the Chinese PLA Unit 61398. As part of the APT1 report's initial release, we coordinated with Sanger, giving him access to the methods we used to gather evidence of the attribution of APT1 to PLA un...

Android Messages for Web Now Available to All Users, Says Google Google  on Monday announced that the global rollout of Android Messages for Web is now complete. Following an  announcement by Google , and months of rumours Google had  officially started rolling out  Android Messages  for Web last week. The company had informed that the new feature had started to roll out and should be available globally by this week. Now, Google has officially confirmed the rollout is complete, and that users need to update the Android Messages app to the latest version in order to avail the feature. With the update, sending and receiving SMS and RCS (Rich Communication Services) messages from a PC will become easier for  Android  users. Taking on Apple's iMessage service, Android Messages is Android's official app for texting (SMS and MMS) and chat (RCS). Earlier this year, Google's plans for turning Android Messages into something of an iMessage competitor were ...