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For everyone who uses a mobile phone in India, every day must feel like some kind of festive occasion. Nearly every telecom operator has been offering one great deal after another ever since Reliance Jio[1] came along. The latest deal to join the party is BSNL's[2] 'Rakhi pe Saugaat' recharge plan for its prepaid customers[3]. For Rs. 74, BSNL customers can get unlimited on-net voice calls, full talk value, and some data benefits as well. The catch is that this plan is valid only for five days and the recharge will be available from August 3 to 12.

Under that Rs. 74 BSNL plan there's a limit of 1GB of data per day. The company has also launched other combo offers for Rs. 189, Rs. 289, and Rs. 389 ahead of the Indian festival of Raksha Bandhan. This comes after BSNL's 'Sixer 666' pack[4] for prepaid users that offered people 2GB of data per day for 60 days. The company had also announced increased data offers for its postpaid customers. All of this makes us believe that as long as these plans last, everyone can make hay while the sun shines.

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Samsung Galaxy Note 8 specs leaked; flip phone launched
Samsung[5] has already announced that the company will launch the Galaxy Note 8[6] smartphone on August 23 and several leaked renders have given a fairly good idea about the handset’s design. Now, the final specifications that will be offered by the smartphone have also been leaked and suggest that the upcoming Galaxy Note series flagship will pack 6GB of RAM[7]. As per the leak, Galaxy...

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...background market conditions are not at all favorable for a further, prolonged advance.

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