Neowin News Feed for: Jio

Starlink internet inches closer to India as it gets Jio as new partner after Airtel

Aditya Tiwari — Wed, 12 Mar 2025 07:38:01 +0000

Hopes for Starlink's India launch are high, as it is teaming up with another telecom partner for its satellite internet service. Read more...

Google and Jio-backed Android lockscreen platform Glance pilots in the US

Sagar Naresh Bhavsar — Wed, 24 Apr 2024 05:24:01 +0000

After expanding its availability in India, Southeast Asia, and last year in Japan, the popular India-based Android lockscreen platform Glance, is reportedly commencing its pilot program in the US. Read more...

Reliance Jio partners up with Nokia to expand 5G services in India

Karthik Mudaliar — Mon, 17 Oct 2022 11:50:02 +0000

Reliance Jio has partnered up with Nokia for its 5G equipment portfolio. This will allow the carrier to expand further in India. Jio currently has more than 425 million customers in the country. Read more...

Reliance Jio looking to launch $184 JioBook within three months

Paul Hill — Sun, 02 Oct 2022 17:06:35 +0000

Reliance Jio is close to releasing an affordable laptop called JioBook. The device will come with an embedded 4G SIM card, removing the need for a broadband connection to take the device online. Read more...

Reliance Jio is leveraging WhatsApp's humongous user base for its retail industry

Karthik Mudaliar — Tue, 30 Nov 2021 06:46:01 +0000

Reliance's JioMart has partnered up with Meta's WhatsApp to offer Indians a new way to shop for groceries. Users can "tap and chat" using WhatsApp and get free delivery with no minimum order. Read more...

Google to invest $4.5 billion in India's Jio Platforms

Abhishek Baxi — Wed, 15 Jul 2020 12:08:01 +0000

Reliance Industries announced that Google is investing $4.5 billion for a 7.73% stake in Jio Platforms. This investment is part of the Google For India Digitization Fund announced earlier this week. Read more...

WhatsApp launches on KaiOS-powered JioPhone in India

Paul Hill — Mon, 10 Sep 2018 18:02:01 +0000

Facebook has just announced that it has released a version of WhatsApp for the JioPhone and JioPhone 2. The app is more bare than its Android and iOS counterparts but delivers core functionality. Read more...

Reliance Jio announces a 4G LTE feature phone; to launch in India at $0

Vishal Laul — Fri, 21 Jul 2017 19:54:01 +0000

India's Reliance Jio has announced a 4G LTE feature phone with VoLTE support, dubbed as JioPhone. The device will be sold for an effectively free price and cheaper tariffs on the Jio network. Read more...