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Voice rate cutter plans are recharge plans that focus on, as the name suggests, cheaper call rates. The USP for these plans is not data or SMS or other benefits like subscriptions to streaming services, but to bring down call rates without affecting the validity or value of the plan. Over the years, call rates have reduced significantly with most telcos like Vi (Vodafone Idea), Airtel, Reliance Jio, and Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) offering unlimited voice calling.

Voice rate cutters could be part of a plan or offer cheaper rates on existing plans. They can also come in the form of unlimited calling plans, as is the case with the major telcos in India. There are multiple ways in which these plans could work. Here are some of the best voice rate cutter plans available in India.

Oppo A93 5G has been launched officially in China as the latest smartphone offering from the company. The phone is powered by the new Qualcomm Snapdragon 480 SoC and packs a triple rear camera setup on the back. The rear cameras include a 48-megapixel primary sensor and two 2-megapixel macro and monochrome lenses. Oppo A93 5G also packs a large 5,000mAh battery with 18W fast charging support. The phone also has a side-mounted fingerprint sensor and a full-HD hole-punch display.

Oppo A93 5G price

Oppo A93 5G is priced at CNY 1,999 (roughly Rs. 22,500) in China for the 8GB + 256GB storage model. There is also an 8GB + 128GB storage model launched alongside, but its price is not announced. The 256GB storage model is up for pre-order via JD.com. Shipping is expected to begin on January 20. Oppo A93 5G comes in Silver, Black, and Aurora colour

Microsoft is increasing the upload file size limit of OneDrive, Teams, and SharePoint from 100GB to 250GB. The company announced that support for 250GB file size upload will begin rolling out by the end of this month and that general availability is expected by the end of Q1 2021. The change is aimed at those who need to share large files or data sets while working from home. Those using OneDrive for personal use can also make use of the large file limit by uploading video albums, zip files with large PC games, and more.

Announcing the new file size limit, Microsoft said that it managed to raise it to 250GB by optimising storage for upload performance. Each file is split into chunks and each piece is encrypted with a unique key. Besides that, all the files are backed up in Azure Storage, said Microsoft.

Users will be able to

Steam Year in Review for 2020 shows 21.4 percent more games were purchased compared to 2019 and the total amount of playtime doubled in 2020. With the coronavirus pandemic having forced people to stay inside their homes for most of last year, more and more people gravitated towards video games, be it on their smartphones,l consoles, or PCs. Valve’s Year in Review for Steam shows just that, along with some interesting statistics showing significant increase in engagement on the platform.

The 2020 Year in Review for Steam shows there were 120 million active players on the platform per month in the year. With these many players dedicatedly playing video games, the overall hours invested increased by 50.7 percent compared to 2019. 21.4 percent more games were purchased during 2020 from Steam and there were 2.6 million first time purchases monthly.

Steam saw 62.6 million daily active players in 2020 across

Vivo Y31s has been launched in China and it is powered by the recently announced Qualcomm Snapdragon 480 SoC. It is a budget-friendly phone that comes with slim bezels on the side but relatively thicker bezels on the top and bottom. The Vivo Y31s has a notch for the selfie camera and a dual-rear camera setup. The phone comes in two RAM and storage configurations, as well as three colour options. It boasts of 5G connectivity thanks to the Snapdragon 480 SoC being the first Snapdragon 4-series processor with 5G support.

Vivo Y31s price

Vivo Y31s is priced at CNY 1,498 (roughly Rs. 17,000) for the 4GB + 128GB variant and CNY 1,698 (roughly Rs. 19,300) for the 6GB + 128GB variant. It is offered in grey, red, and silver colour options. The phone is currently listed on the Vivo China website for reservation and will start shipping from January