TecQ: Micromax Bharat 1, iPhone X, Chandrayaan-1 & More

Micromax has launched a feature phone in the same price range as the Jio Phone

(Photo: The Quint)

TecQ is our weekly round-up of top stories within the technology space.

Few Takers For iPhone 8 Means Apple Needs iPhone X to Hit It Big

Portrait lighting mode on the iPhone X camera. (Photo: The Quint/@2shar)

Apple needs iPhone X to be a runaway hit this year, especially with market analysts highlighting the less-than-favourable demand for the iPhone 8.

Wireless carriers in the West have seen an underwhelming response to the newest iPhone iteration, as most of them are saving up their cheques for the special edition iPhone X (ten).

Read the full story here.

Reliance JioPhone or Micromax Bharat 1— The 4G VoLTE Phone Battle

The Micromax Bharat 1 comes with a Qualcomm 205 processor(Photo: The Quint)

Micromax launched its Bharat 1 4G VoLTE feature phone with BSNL amidst much fanfare and this phone goes right up against the JioPhone from Reliance Jio. Priced at Rs 2,200 you can get the Bharat 1 with BSNL’s attractive unlimited data and voice plan worth Rs 97 every month.

Both these phones are identical in what they do and what they offer, but which one of these should you go for, which one offers better value and features that you’ll be needing? Find the answer here.

PayTM, BHIM Or Tez? Which Digital Payment App Is Best For You?

PayTM registered 200 million customers in February 2017(Photo: The Quint/Canva)

There are many of these applications out there and no matter which one you pick, you feel they’re all the same. I am talking about digital payment applications like PayTM, BHIM and Google’s Tez.

Yes, their numbers have grown over the past couple of years but that was after demonetisation hit the Indian economy with full force.

Now that you know that having a digital payment application is a must these days, we’ll try to find out which one from the three most headline grabbing apps – PayTM, BHIM & Tez – suits you best, and which app should you have on your phone.

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Google Is Finally Clamping Down on Malware Apps From Play Store

Apps on Play Store could become healthier with this program.(Photo: iStock)

Android is plagued with malware and Google has been at pains to make it go away, once and for all.

But it looks like they’ve had enough of the detractors, which is why they’re starting up a Play Store bounty program, that serves to end maliciousness from Android for good.

The Android developer team at Google has joined hands with independent bug bounty program platform HackerOne, to enable developers to find vulnerability within the Play Store, report them to Google, and once fixed get rewarded for their effort.

Read the full story here.

The Quint Celebrates India’s First Mission to the Moon

Chandrayaan-1 sent 70,000 images of the lunar surface (Photo: The Quint)

It’s been 9 years since India launched its first mission to the Moon, Chandrayaan-1. The launch took place on 22 October 2008 by the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) to conduct experiments and beam home pictures of the lunar surface.

The project was announced by former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee on 15 August 2003.

The lunar probe was successfully inserted into orbit on 8 November 2008.

Check out the video here.