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Tech wrap Sep 11: Sony PS5 Pro, Sonos Ace, JioPhone Prima 2, HMD 110, more

Sony announced its most powerful gaming console, the PlayStation 5 Pro. Sonos forays into India with the Ace headphones launch. JioPhone Prima 2 launched in India. HMD 110 debuts with YouTube Shorts

JioPhone Prima 2, powered by Qualcomm chip, launched: Check price, features

The JioPhone Prima 2 is priced at Rs 2,799 and is available on e-commerce platform Amazon. The feature phone is offered in Luxe Blue colour

JioPhone Prima 4G with smartphone-like features, UPI app coming this Diwali

Announced at India Mobile Congress 2023, the JioPhone Prima 4G is a feature phone based on KaiOS. It will come with apps such as WhatsApp, YouTube, and UPI (JioPay) for smartphone-like experience

Retail value of Reliance Retail doubled in less than 3 years: Isha Ambani

During the 46th Annual General Meeting (AGM) of Reliance Industries Limited, Isha Ambani, director of Reliance Retail, said that the retail company saw around 1,000 million transactions last year

Reliance Jio likely to announce two 5G smartphones at RIL AGM: Details here

Indicating a forthcoming announcement, two Jio smartphones have recently received certifications from Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS)

Jio's Rs 149 pack with 20 days validity; everything you need to know

Jio is offering its customers a Rs 149 plan which can be a value for money deal for users if that they are searching for something affordable and of short-term validity

Weekend Bites: Mukesh Ambani's ides of July, and the threat of Threads

In which we munch over the week's platter of news and views

Reliance launches the cheapest phone Jio Bharat V2 4G on trial at Rs 999

Reliance launched Jio Bharat V2 4G smartphone in collaboration with Karbonn to produce India's cheapest smartphone at Rs 999. The device has pre-installed apps like Jio Cinema, Jio Pay, Jio Savan, etc

Jio launches Jio Bharat 4G phone at Rs 999 to make India '2G-mukt'

Also announces a monthly plan of Rs 123, against rivals' cheapest plan of Rs 199

Reliance Jio launches entry-level UPI, 4G-enabled JioBharat phone at Rs 999

The company said that apart from Reliance Retail, other phone brands (starting with Karbonn) will adopt the 'Jio Bharat platform' to build 'Jio Bharat phones'

Bharti Airtel to focus on rural markets to narrow gap with Reliance Jio

Decision on differential 5G pricing may be taken after 6-9 months: Vittal

Nothing to enable support for Reliance Jio True 5G on Phone (1) via update

The Nothing OS 1.1.5 version update is rolling out in phases, and it will be available on Nothing Phone (1) before October 24

JioPhone 5G price leak stirs controversy, research firm clarifies

Leading market research firm Counterpoint Research has refuted certain reports that used its findings to convey that Reliance Jio is set to launch the 5G version of its Next affordable smartphone

WhatsApp-JioMart to help RIL take on Amazon and Flipkart, experts say

Experts say the partnership will give JioMart access to over 487 million WhatsApp users in India. Experts say that the total annualised active e-commerce users in the country are only 200 million.

RIL AGM 2022: Ambani to unveil 5G phone, spell out new, bigger energy plans

On 5G, RIL may provide a timeline on rollout of its 5G services in 13 cities; Analysts believe the firm may revive plans for an O2C demerger which was shelved last year

Tariff hike boost helps Reliance Jio log 24% jump in net profit

Jio gained 9.7 million mobile subscribers in the June quarter, after witnessing a decline for three consecutive quarters

Reliance Jio partners with DigiBoxx to offer extra 10 GB cloud storage

In addition to the storage space of 20 GB available at present, Reliance Jio users can now have extra 10 GB space on DigiBoxx by signing up through the JioPhotos app

Glance acquires gaming firm Gambit; forays into NFT-based live gaming

The acquisition of Gambit brings together Glance's scale and lock screen centric innovation with Gambit's expertise and understanding of the gaming ecosystem

Can JioPhone Next achieve Reliance's ambition of '2G-Mukt Bharat'?

Reliance Jio's smartphone, JioPhone Next, was expected to be a disruptor, but its price has made some analysts a tad sceptical. Let's understand if JioPhone Next can live up to its hype

TMS, Ep 35: Credit card spend, JioPhone Next, markets and ethical hacking

What's behind the recent surge in Indians' credit card spending? Can JioPhone Next help make India '2G-mukt'? How is 'ethical hacking' different from hacking as we know it? Get all the answers here