Welcome back to our weekly roundup of all the news that you can use from the world of tech. Among the major events that took place this week was the start of Jio Phone bookings[1] - bookings that are already closed[2], in very short order. On the Reliance Jio website, a message now reads that millions have pre-booked Jio Phone, and pre-booking will resume at a later point. When the bookings initially opened, Reliance Jio servers struggled to cope with the load[3], but we - and apparently 'millions' of other people - were able to book their phone after some time[4].
Reliance Jio[5] also released the full specifications[6] of Jio Phone[7] on its website just before the pre-bookings went live. The Jio Phone has a 2.4-inch QWVGA display and is powered by the 1.2GHz Spreadtrum SPRD 9820A/QC8905 dual-core processor, alongside 512MB of RAM. It offers 4GB of storage. It has a 2-megapixel camera and a VGA front camera, and it packs a 2000mAh battery that's supposed to deliver 12 hours of talk time. Obviously, the Jio Phone supports 4G VoLTE, so that it can be used on the Reliance Jio 4G-only network.
Aside from that, the phone supports 22 Indian languages, for voice commands, allowing you to control functions without having to type. Using the voice commands, you can place calls, send text messages, or use the browser or camera. The Jio Phone also comes with Jio's suite of apps, such as JioTV, JioCinema, JioMusic, and so on. With these, the simple feature phone can be used to power entertainment from the Internet.
There are two plans for Jio Phone users - priced...