Welcome back to our weekly recap of the top news from the world of technology. This week, Reliance Jio[1] is back in the headlines, thanks to its Happy New Year 2018[2] plans, of Rs. 199 and Rs. 299. Under these plans, you get 1.2GB and 2GB respectively of 4G data every day for 28 days, along with all the usual Jio add-ins, such as free voice calling, national roaming, SMS, and Jio apps[3] access for Prime members. Aside from this, Jio also announced that it's Jio Triple Cashback offer[4], first announced in November[5], is being extended to December 25[6]. Under this offer, subscribers who purchase recharges of Rs. 399 and above from MyJio or Jio.com site will get Rs. 400 cashback in the form of eight vouchers of Rs. 50. These vouchers can be used to deduct Rs. 50 while purchasing future recharge packs. There are also additional cashbacks for using the various mobile wallets to pay.
Apart from this, Reliance Jio also brought its JioTV[7] app to the Web, at least for a little while. JioCinema, its Video on Demand service, has already been made available on the Web, and JioTV was also working on the Web[8] on Monday. However, the site was replaced with an Under Construction sign within a day, so it's clearly still a work in progress. When it worked, you could sign in with your Jio account details, and watch live television, just like on the mobile app[9]. Unlike JioTV, JioConema remains available on the Web.
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