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Biggest Smartphone Facepalms

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                 (Use Landscape Orientation in Smartphones to Read) Alexander Graham Bell's iconic telephone call to his assistant Watson on March 10, 1876, changed the world for the better. The world changed again when Steve Jobs launched the legendary iPhone on June 29, 2007, giving the world an invaluable gift and thus the word smartphone came into existence. Today, smartphones have become an invaluable part of our lives. They are something we cannot live without as our daily lives revolve around them. Over time, we have had iconic smartphones but fairly disappointing ones are there too.  Here is a list of the Top 5 Biggest Smartphone Facepalms: 1. BLACKBERRY STORM With the crown given by the users and reviewers of "The Worst Smartphone Ever" back in 2008 this phone definitely had a lot of haters. The smartphone had a clickable touch screen which some found satisfying but for most people was a nightmare. A laggy screen, outdated softw...

Reliance AGM 2020: The Major Developments

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September 5th, 2016 Reliance Industries owned Jio announced its commercial launch for the people of India. Since then, Jio has been a market disruptor and changed the face of the Indian Telecom Industry. Before Jio, the other telecom aggregators charged an exorbitant amount just to connect to the internet, a necessity of the 21st Century's Digital Age. According to "cable.co.uk" India has the lowest data prices in the world at $0.26 or  ₹ 18 for 1 GB. Before Jio it was priced anywhere between  ₹ 250 to  ₹ 300. Due to this aggressive pricing strategy, the company quickly made a name for itself and gathered a huge subscriber base as it offered voice and data services free of cost for 3 months to everyone who had a Jio sim card. As quoted by the company, Jio acquired 100 million users in 170 days which is said to be the fastest in the world. As of Jan 2020, Jio has the highest subscriber base in India which has led to a series of investment in the company.  At the fir...

iOS 14: The New Standard Of Digital Privacy

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"Privacy is not an option, and it shouldn't be the price we accept for just getting on the internet."                                                                       - Gary Kovacs The 21st Century is referred to as the digital age. Countless bytes of data are being transferred around the world every second. In this transfer of the countless amount of data, the safety of the netizens is often at risk. The development of new encryption software has reduced these attacks a lot but what if I told you we are still not safe. This danger does not come from hackers or phishing scams but from the most used applications worldwide. These companies have been taking our private and sensitive information for a very long time and using it to make huge profits by targeted advertisements.   Apple Inc. has alway...