Lenovo’s New Tablet Lineup Starts at $69.99 For Android Go Variant Even as the global tablet market continues to shrink, dropping 13.5-percent in the last quarter according to latest data from IDC,Lenovohas announced five new budget tablets for the US market. The devices run Android Oreo, with prices that start at just $70. The tablets are divided into three distinct lineups – the E-series on the base, the M-series in the middle and the P-series at the top....

MobiKwik, IRCTC Tie-up Brings 10% Discount on Indian Railway Tickets MobiKwik has tied-up with IRCTC to announce a new promotional offer for the upcoming festive season that promises up to 10 discount on train ticket bookings. According to an official press release from the company, all users who book their train tickets withIRCTCwill be eligible for the offer when they make payments viaMobiKwik. Users will also be eligible to use their‘SuperCash’balance to get an instant discount of up to 10-percent on the ticket price....

Samsung’s First Android Go Phone Is the Exynos 7570-Powered Galaxy J2 Core An Android Go-powered Samsung smartphone was spotted onGeekbenchback in May and a month later, hands-on images of the device and itskey specswere leaked. Samsung has now officially unveiled theGalaxy J2 Core, an entry-level smartphone which is Samsung’s first Android Go device. The Galaxy J2 Core boots Android Go based on Android 8.1 Oreo and comes with ‘Go’ edition of optimized Google apps such as Assistant Go, Gmail Go, Maps Go, and YouTube Go among others....

The Great Honor Sale: Get Huge Discounts on Honor Phones Starting August 27 on Flipkart Honor has announced‘The Great Honor Sale’where a wide range of Honor smartphones will be available at huge discounts and with lucrative exchange offers starting August 27, 2018. The upcoming sale of Honor smartphones will be hostedexclusively on Flipkartand will be live until the midnight August 29, so mark the dates in your calendar. As part of ‘The Great Honor Sale’, the flagship Honor 10, Honor 9 Lite, Honor 9i, and the recently launched Honor 9N will be up for grab....

The ‘Neta’ App Lets Voters Rate Local Politicians, Report Problems “Neta – Leaders’ Report Card”, an app that seeks to connect voters with political leaders, was downloaded over 1 lakh times on Google Play Store within hours of launch on Thursday. The app, which enables voters to rate their MLAs and MPs with an aim to bring transparency and accountability among political leaders, was formally launched on Friday by former President Pranab Mukherjee....

Vodafone Launches New Prepaid Plans With 1.5GB Daily Data Starting at Rs. 209 Vodafone has introduced three new prepaid plans which offer 1.5GB of data per day, alongside bundled voice calls and SMS benefits. Vodafone’s new prepaid plans are priced atRs. 209, Rs. 479andRs. 529, and take on similarly priced prepaid plans from Jio which also offer 1.5GB of daily data. The new Vodafone plans are only available in a select few telecom circles across the country, however, they are expected to become available in all circles soon....

WhatsApp Feels It’s Being Singled Out in India Over WhatsApp Payments Delay WhatsApp’s UPI-basedWhatsApp Paymentshas so far been available to only alimited set of usersin India, and its wider rollout has been delayed due to reasons such as oppositionfrom rivals, ambiguous language about data sharing with Facebook, lawmakers andFacebook’s own troubles with data scandals. Insider sources have now revealed that WhatsApp feels its payments service is being singled out by the government, while its rivals are enjoying an unfair advantage....