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About the author: Born in India, Yogesh loves to travel and has lived in multiple countries including New Zealand and Canada. His bylines can be found on various newspapers and blogs throughout the world, including Vancouver Sun, Surrey Now-Leader, Daily Hive , Investing News Network and Rach F1.

Bala Yogesh August 5th, 2020 2:37 PM 0 COMMENTS

Apple Unveils New 27-inch iMac with a Base Price of Rs 1,69,990, Updates 21.5-inch Models

Apple on Tuesday introduced a new 27-inch iMac dubbed as the “most powerful and capable iMac ever” with up to 10 core Intel processors, double memory capacity along with new AMD graphics. The company said that the new 27-inch iMac will also feature a latest nano-texture glass option “for an even more stunning Retina 5K display” and a 1080p FaceTime HD camera. The new 27-inch iMac will also sport a... Read More

Bala Yogesh August 5th, 2020 12:20 PM 1 COMMENTS

BSNL Bharat Fiber 200 Mbps Broadband Plan Now Available in More Circles

Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) has expanded its 200 Mbps plan dubbed as “1500GB CS55” to more circles across India. The state-run operator introduced the 200 Mbps plan in early 2020 in the Chennai and Telangana circles on a promotional basis. While the operator no longer offers the plan in the Chennai circle, it has since expanded the plan to Tamil Nadu, Puducherry and recently re-introduced the plan in the... Read More

Bala Yogesh August 4th, 2020 7:36 PM 0 COMMENTS

Tablet Shipments Jump 26% as Consumers Seek Large Screen Devices for Education and Remote Work

Canalys, an independent analyst company on Monday said that the worldwide tablet shipments hit 37.5 million units in the second quarter of the current year. The company said that the tablet shipments recorded in Q2 2020 represent an 26% increase on a yearly basis. Canalys said that the demand for tablets increased as consumers sought larger screens for remote work and educational purposes. Additionally, the firm said that the retailers... Read More

Bala Yogesh August 4th, 2020 4:04 PM 2 COMMENTS

Lava Targets Photography Enthusiasts with Lava Z66

Lava International, the Indian mobile handset brand on Tuesday introduced the Lava Z66, a “Made in India” smartphone. The company said that the device is equipped with an 13MP front camera that captures “stunning portraits even in low-light” conditions. The device with a rear dual camera setup is said to offer an “superior photography experience.” It has to be noted that the Lava Z66 is the first major device from... Read More

Bala Yogesh August 4th, 2020 2:24 PM 1 COMMENTS

Multiple Cable TV Operators Across India Unveil Updated NCF Under Trai NTO 2.0

Hathway Cable and Datacom, Den Networks and GTPL Hathway have unveiled the updated Network Capacity Fee (NCF) charges with reduced prices for Multi TV connections. The updated NCF of the three Cable TV operators reflects the amendments introduced by the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) to the National Tariff Order dubbed as NTO 2.0. Introduced in January, 2020, the NTO 2.0 enables users to save more on their cable... Read More

Bala Yogesh August 3rd, 2020 5:41 PM 0 COMMENTS

Prasar Bharati Announces Addition of New Channels on DD Free Dish Platform

Prasar Bharati, India’s public service broadcaster on Friday announced that two new channels have secured slots on its DD Free Dish platform, India’s only free Direct to Home (DTH) service. The broadcaster announced that the slots secured by the two channels would be valid between August 6, 2020 to March 31, 2021. Prasar Bharati on July 20, 2020, had invited applications from TV channels for filling up the vacant slots... Read More

Bala Yogesh August 3rd, 2020 3:20 PM 1 COMMENTS

BSNL Enhances Rs 499 FTTH Broadband Plan to Offer 200GB Data

Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) has enhanced its Rs 499 Bharat Fiber plan in multiple circles across India on a promotional basis till September 26, 2020. The state-run operator offers multiple variants of the Rs 499 plan across India that serves as a base plan under Bharat Fiber services in various circles. The standard Rs 499 plan dubbed as “100GB CUL” enables users to browse up to 20 Mbps till... Read More

Bala Yogesh August 3rd, 2020 1:46 PM 0 COMMENTS

Indian Telecom Networks Are Ill Equipped: ATC

Tom Bartlett, president and CEO of American Tower Corporation (ATC) in the earnings call on Thursday said that the Indian telecom networks are ill equipped to handle 4G levels of traffic for more than billion people. The company had earlier reported the second quarter financial results for the period ended June 30, 2020 with ATC recording an 1.2% increase in its total revenues to US$1,913 million. ATC said that its... Read More

Bala Yogesh July 31st, 2020 7:56 PM 1 COMMENTS

Facebook to Expand WhatsApp Commerce to Non Jio Users

Mark Zuckerberg, CEO of Facebook on Thursday said in the second quarter earnings call that Facebook is “really excited about the opportunity” in India. The company on Thursday reported its financial results for the quarter ended June 30, 2020, with Facebook recording an 11% year-over-year (YoY) growth in its revenue. The social networking giant said that its daily active users (DAUs) increased 12% YoY to 1.79 billion on average for... Read More

Bala Yogesh July 31st, 2020 5:25 PM 1 COMMENTS

BSNL Introduces Rs 147 Plan with 10GB Data, Withdraws Multiple Plans and Services

Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) Chennai circle on Thursday introduced a new Rs 147 voucher with multiple benefits including 10GB data on the occasion of 74th Independence day. The operator is also offering additional validity on multiple vouchers including the Rs 1999 plan. Further, BSNL also announced that various vouchers including the Patanjali plans are being withdrawn from the market. The operator said that the introduction of new plans and... Read More

Bala Yogesh July 31st, 2020 9:45 AM 0 COMMENTS

Samsung Introduces Three New Shopping Schemes Including India First Student Programme

Samsung on Wednesday announced the launch of its three new shopping programs in India designed to reward existing users while also enhancing the “value proposition” for Gen Z and millennial users. The company said that the three new programs would “enhance the shopping experience for consumers who are buying consumer electronics & mobile devices” on its online store. Samsung said that it had witnessed a “significant rise in traffic and... Read More

Bala Yogesh July 30th, 2020 9:18 PM 0 COMMENTS

Google One Backup Tool Available to All Users for No Additional Charge

Google on Wednesday announced that two Google One features including phone backup and a new storage manager tool will be available to all Google users for no additional cost. The company said that the phone back up feature enables users to back up their Android or iOS device. The storage manager tool is said to aid users in cleaning up the files across Drive, Gmail and Photos. The company said... Read More