Whopping 63 billion WhatsApp messages were sent on New Year"s eve

New Year"s eve saw people sending a total of whopping 63 billion WhatsApp messages, according to Facebook, which owns the mobile messaging service. Of the total, nearly 14 billion messages were sent in India alone.
While images constituted around 8 billion messages, nearly 2.5 billion WhatsApp messages were videos, a WhatsApp spokesperson revealed.
The 63 billion figure assumes significance given that back in April 2016 it was revealed that both Facebook Messenger and WhatsApp combined were sending 60 billion messages each day. WhatsApp alone was responsible for 30 billion messages a day back in January 2016 – that figure jumped to 42 billion in February.
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The Alcatel A3 XL is a new budget handset with a whopping 6-inch display

TCL seems to be keeping its efforts on the budget scene alive and well in 2017, now with the launch of a new “A” family of smartphones. The exact wording used to describe it is “a new premium range of affordable mobile devices” and while, we remain skeptical on the first point, competitive pricing seems almost guaranteed given Alcatel"s recent track record.
Alcatel A3 XL
Kickstarting the new family is the Alcatel A3 XL. If we had to point out one definitive feature on it, it would definitely be the large 6-inch IPS LF panel. It is housed in what appears to be a plastic shell, measuring 165 x 82.5 x 7.9 mm.
Unsurprisingly, no premium materials are actually part of the mix. On a positive note, the body appears to be available in quite a few colorful shades on the frame and textures on the back.
Back to the question of specs, the aforementioned display only has HD resolution at its disposal, so sharpness might not be great.
Under the hood, there is a MediaTek MT8735B quad-core c..

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