Flipkart has announced the dates of its first sale of 2018[1] – January 3 to January 5. As the name 2018 Mobiles Bonanza suggests, this Flipkart[2] sale will exclusively offer deals on smartphones, such as flat discounts, buyback guarantees at Rs. 149, exchange discounts and no-cost EMIs, and more. Among the deals announced so far, the notable ones include Google Pixel 2[3] at Rs. 39,999 (MRP Rs. 61,000), Moto G5 Plus[4] at Rs. 9,999 (MRP Rs. 16,000), Samsung Galaxy S7[5] at Rs. 26,999 (MRP Rs. 46,000), Xiaomi Redmi Note 4 4GB RAM[6] at Rs. 10,999 (MRP Rs. 12,999) and Xiaomi Mi A1[7] at Rs. 12,999 (MRP Rs. 13,999). Apart from these, the Swipe Elite Star[8] and Lava A52[9] 4G VoLTE smartphones will be available at Rs. 2,018 in the sale.
Apple apologises for slowing down older iPhones, offers discount on battery replacements
Apple has issued an apology[10] in a message posted on its website for the way it handled the battery issue[11], and said it would make changes to "regain the trust of anyone who may have doubted Apple's[12] intention." As part of the changes, it will offer battery replacement on out-of-warranty iPhone 6[13] and later models at Rs. 2,000 (excluding taxes), instead of Rs. 6,500 (including taxes) in India. The same price has been reduced from $79 to $29 in other markets. It will also introduce software that will show users the battery health of their iPhones.
Airtel offers unlimited calls, free roaming, 1GB data at Rs. 93
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