About the author: Arpit spends his day closely following the telecom and tech industry. A music connoisseur and a night owl, he also takes a deep interest in the Indian technology start-up scene and spends rest of his time spilling poetry and stories on paper.

June 11th, 2018 6:25 PM 0 COMMENTS

LG Stylo 4 Spec-Sheet Leak Confirms the Presence of Snapdragon 450 Chipset

South Korean electronics giant, LG has been launching a lot of mid-range and budget smartphones of late in its homeland South Korea. And the next one on the list is the LG Stylo 4, which will be the successor to LG Stylo 3. The Stylo 3 was launched in May 2017 and the Stylo 4 spec-sheet leak confirms the launch of the smartphone is around the corner. The LG Stylo... Read More

June 11th, 2018 2:36 PM 2 COMMENTS

MediaTek to Start Shipping Helio M70 With 5G Connectivity in 2019

MediaTek is not letting the Qualcomm Snapdragon wave to get in its way. These days a lot of budget smartphones feature MediaTek processors. To capitalise on the upcoming surge of 5G, MediaTek has designed a new 5G connectivity based processor – the Helio M70. MediaTek has been expected to start shipments in 2019 for the latest debut in their portfolio. New Architecture - SMC’s Advanced 7nm Process Like we mentioned... Read More

June 11th, 2018 11:32 AM 17 COMMENTS

Ad Council Agrees on Complaints By Bharti Airtel Over Misleading Ads by Jio

Ad council’s fast-track panel has upheld the complaint by Bharti Airtel on Reliance Jio, in which the largest telco alleged that Jio was falsely claiming over its advertisements that their network was the best and the largest. Bharti Airtel said that the ads were misleading by "ambiguity" and "implication”. The Fast Track Complaints Panel (FTCP) of the Advertising Standards Council of India (ASCI) showed agreement with the complaints on the basis that... Read More

June 11th, 2018 9:51 AM 1 COMMENTS

DoT to Install 10,000 More Public Wi-Fi Hotspots Nationwide in the Coming Month

After providing 600 Wi-Fi access points all over the country, now the Department of Telecommunications has decided to level up the game by planning to install 10,000 more Wi-Fi hotspots in the country in the coming next month. Aruna Sundararajan, Telecom Secretary, told in an official statement “The idea is to launch it first, and refine as we go. We expect to launch 10,000 Wi-Fi hotspots when we launch it... Read More

June 9th, 2018 12:54 PM 58 COMMENTS

UK-Based Vodafone Plans to Invest Rs 8000 Crore in its Indian Arm

The UK-based telecom operator Vodafone, in its annual report, has stated the plans for investing 1 billion Euro or around Rs 8,000 crore in the yet-to-be-merged entity with Idea Cellular. Both the telcos are expecting the proposed merger to get required approvals within this month itself. Furthermore, Vodafone stated that it would be ready to monetise the stake in Indus Towers if required, to make more investment in the merged... Read More

June 8th, 2018 6:23 PM 0 COMMENTS

Xiaomi Launches Mi Gaming Mouse With Wireless and Wired Modes

After offering the Wireless Mouse Youth Edition at a very affordable price of CNY 49 (Rs 500), Xiaomi has now come up with a contrasting release of a gaming mouse which has been priced heftily at CNY 249 (approx. Rs 2,600). This new gaming mouse by the Chinese manufacturer is the most expensive of the lot. Users of this new device will have the option of operating it in two... Read More

June 8th, 2018 6:00 PM 1 COMMENTS

Moto Z3 Play Comes With a Lot of Changes Over the Moto Z2 Play: Detailed Breakdown

After a lot of speculations and hype, the Moto Z3 Play smartphone has been made official by Motorola. This new device by the Lenovo owned brand comes with a lot of improvements over its predecessor, the Moto Z2 Play. Although, in the US the phone is shipping with a price tag of $499, which translates to Rs 33,460. With that price tag in the US, the Indian release of the... Read More

June 8th, 2018 4:51 PM 8 COMMENTS

Spectra to Boost its 1 Gbps Broadband Plan Service to Users Nationwide

Spectra is one of the two top broadband providers in country when it comes to offering a Gigabit fibre broadband connection. The company also boasts of providing this plan under the price tag of Rs 1,000 (with FUP). These plans are currently being offered in Delhi and Bengaluru. There is some news brewing related to Spectra as the broadband provider has decided to partner up with the Finnish giant, Nokia... Read More

June 8th, 2018 3:22 PM 0 COMMENTS

OnePlus to Hold Open Ears Event in India, Registration Open Till June 12

OnePlus has scheduled an ‘Open Ears’ event in India which is to be held on July 7. This event will witness the participation of 30 people from all over the country. This event will be focused on helping the China-based phone maker in understanding how the public perceives its products. This iteration of the ‘Open Ears’ event is going to focus more on ‘Products’ in contrast to the one which... Read More

June 8th, 2018 2:27 PM 0 COMMENTS

Facebook Bug Which Changed Privacy Setting to Public Affected 14 Million Users

Facebook admitted that because of a bug in the platform, as high as, 14 million users posted publicly on their timelines despite their previous privacy settings. Under perilous times for the social media giant, this might be the second big blow it is facing since the start of this year. The social media giant stated that because of the bug users were suggested that they post publicly even if they... Read More

June 8th, 2018 12:58 PM 21 COMMENTS

Jio Supports Trai Decision of Scraping IUC While Other Telcos Convey Disappointment

Mukesh Ambani led telco Reliance Jio Infocomm has backed the Trai decision, whereby the regulator has decided to cut down the Interconnection Usage Charge (IUC). The telco says that this move will remove the “artificial tariff hurdle” and will be a good step towards the adoption of new technologies like VoLTE. In its annual report, Jio said that the IUC cut “…not only removes the artificial tariff hurdle with floor... Read More

June 7th, 2018 7:06 PM 2 COMMENTS

Now UIDAI Will Allow Aadhaar Users to Pull Up Data Update History

The Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) has launched a new feature using which Aadhaar holders will be able to pull up their Aadhaar information update history and use it for official purposes when demanded by an authority. The CEO of UIDAI Dr Ajay Bhushan Pandey said "This is yet another innovative and useful facility through which people can now obtain their own Aadhaar update history from the UIDAI's website... Read More

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