Welcome back to our weekly news roundup of everything that matters from the world of technology. Here are all the highlights that you need to know. For one thing, Amazon[1] announced its next big sale, yet another Great Indian Sale[2], which will be taking place in the coming week. The Amazon sale will start from 12 am August 9, Wednesday, that is to say, midnight on Tuesday night. It will continue until 11:59 pm on August 12, Saturday night. As usual, Amazon Prime[3] members will have early access to top deals.
Amazon Great Indian Sale deals will include up to 35 percent off on iPhone models and up to 40 percent off on other mobiles and accessories. There will also be deals on TVs and laptops, and gaming consoles will have a minimum discount of Rs. 2,000. On the Amazon app, customers will be able to play a 'Guess Who' game and solve puzzles, in order to get a sneak peek what's going during the Amazon India sale.
Meanwhile, BSNL[4] announced a new plan this week, offering unlimited voice calls and 1GB data for Rs. 74[5], as a part of its new Rakhi prepaid plan. However, the BSNL 74 pack has a validity of only five days.
Vodafone[6] also announced a new plan, called the Campus Survival Kit[7], with 84GB data for 84 days priced at Rs. 352, similar to Reliance Jio's[8] Rs. 399 Dhan Dhana Dhan[9] offer. Customers will get 1GB of 3G or 4G data per day.
And Idea[10] has responded to the Jio Phone[11] by announcing that it...