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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 June 18th, 2020 9:44 AM 0 COMMENTS

Smartphone Shipments Decline, Oppo and Xiaomi Register Gains

Counterpoint Research on Monday said in a report that the shipment of the premium smartphones registered a 13% year-over-year (YoY) decline during the first quarter of 2020. The company offering industry analysis of the mobile and technology markets said that the premium smartphone segment consisting of devices above US$400 or approximately Rs 30,492 were impacted by COVID-19 pandemic. Crucially, Counterpoint Research said that the premium smartphone segment continued to account... Read More

Bala Yogesh June 17th, 2020 7:57 PM 1 COMMENTS

Oppo Find X2 and Find X2 Pro Launched in India at Base Price of Rs 64,990

Oppo on Wednesday announced the launch of its latest flagships, the Oppo Find X2 and the Find X2 Pro in India. The Find X2 series had its global unveiling in March with Oppo expanding its availability to several European countries in May. The Find X2 series is powered by the Snapdragon 865 platform and features an 120Hz Quad HD+ AMOLED screen, triple rear camera system along with support for 65W... Read More

Bala Yogesh June 17th, 2020 6:51 PM 0 COMMENTS

Airtel Life Insurance Plans Covers Benefits up to Rs 4,00,000

Bharti Airtel currently offers multiple plans with insurance cover up to Rs 4,00,000 to its subscribers across India. The company offers the insurance policies on its Rs 179 special tariff voucher (STV) and on its Rs 279 STV. Airtel highlights that the insurance policy on both the vouchers are applicable to users within the age limit of 18 years to 54 years. The company said that the insurance policies are... Read More

Bala Yogesh June 17th, 2020 11:30 AM 0 COMMENTS

Qualcomm Announces “Even More Affordable” 5G Platform

Qualcomm on Tuesday announced its first 5G enabled 6-series platform, the Qualcomm Snapdragon 690. The company said that the new platform has been developed to “make 5G user experiences even more broadly available around the world.” According to Qualcomm, the Snapdragon X51 5G modem has been optimised for the 6-Series platform and that introduces multi-gigabit speeds and 5G coverage to the 6-series. The Snapdragon 690 also supports 120Hz displays and... Read More

Bala Yogesh June 16th, 2020 7:16 PM 7 COMMENTS

Mobile Broadband Speeds Continues to Rise in India, Fixed Broadband Speeds Marginally Dip

Ookla on Monday said that the mean mobile download speed in India increased in the week of June 8 as compared to the speeds registered in the prior week of June 1. The company engaged in the internet testing, data and analysis said that India registered a mean mobile download speed of 12.39 Mbps during the week of June 8 to June 14. According to Ookla, the speeds registered by... Read More

Bala Yogesh June 16th, 2020 6:39 PM 0 COMMENTS

Oppo R15 Pro, Find X Series Among Devices Scheduled to Receive VoWi-Fi Update in India

The list of Oppo smartphones eligible for Voice over Wi-Fi (VoWi-Fi) update in India was released by Oppo on Tuesday. According to Oppo, R15 Pro and Find X series are among the devices that are scheduled to receive the VoWi-Fi Update by the end of July. The VoWi-Fi enables devices to latch onto the user’s WiFi connection for voice calls and thereby eliminating the need for complete mobile signal. Reliance... Read More

Bala Yogesh June 16th, 2020 6:02 PM 6 COMMENTS

Vodafone Work from Home Add-on Pack Available Pan India, Airtel and Jio Offer Marginal Differences

Vodafone on Tuesday expanded its Work from Home pack that offered 50GB of data to its users across India. The company initially rolled out the Work from Home pack in May to select circles across India including Chennai, Tamil Nadu, Kerala and Odisha. In early June, Vodafone expanded the availability of the Work from Home pack to 10 other circles followed by further expansion of its availability on Saturday to... Read More

Bala Yogesh June 16th, 2020 1:49 PM 0 COMMENTS

India Gains 5 Places in Mobile Broadband Speeds, Still Behind Pakistan and Nepal

India has registered a five place gain on the Speedtest Global Index for mobile broadband speeds in May as the country with four major telecom operators took the 127th spot on the charts. Ookla, the company engaged in fixed broadband and mobile network testing applications, maintains a Speedtest Global Index that compares internet speed data of countries around the world on a monthly basis. According to Ookla, the data for... Read More

Bala Yogesh June 15th, 2020 7:29 PM 0 COMMENTS

OnePlus Android 11 Beta Reveals 65W Super Warp Charging

The upcoming flagship devices from OnePlus might support 65W Super Warp Charge, XDA Developer reports. The publication citing a Twitter User Lavin Amarnani said that the strings relating to the fast charging solution was spotted on the OnePlus’ Engineering Mode app on the latest Android 11 beta. The current flagship from OnePlus, the OnePlus 8 Pro supports 30W wireless and 30W wired fast charging while the OnePlus 8 supports 30W... Read More

Bala Yogesh June 15th, 2020 4:10 PM 0 COMMENTS

Microsoft Surface Duo Could Ship Ahead of Samsung Galaxy Fold 2

Microsoft Surface Duo, a foldable device from Microsoft will reportedly start shipping in less than two months. The company was initially scheduled to launch the device for the 2020 Holiday season. However, Zac Bowden of Windows Central said in a tweet that Microsoft now intends to launch its first foldable device ahead of the second generation Samsung Galaxy Fold. While Samsung has not officially listed a launch date for Galaxy... Read More

Bala Yogesh June 13th, 2020 7:00 AM 4 COMMENTS

BSNL Drops 200 Mbps Plan, Unveils New 100 Mbps Plan with 1.4TB Data

Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) withdrew its Bharat Fiber 200 Mbps plan in favor of a new 100 Mbps plan with a Fair Usage Policy (FUP) of 1400GB or 1.4TB. The operator made the changes in the Chennai Circle where BSNL initially introduced the 200 Mbps plan along with the Telangana circle in January. While BSNL introduced the 200 Mbps plan on a promotional basis with an initial validity of... Read More

Bala Yogesh June 12th, 2020 5:30 PM 0 COMMENTS

OnePlus 8 Series Become First Non-Pixel Devices to Receive Android 11

OnePlus on Thursday announced that the Android 11 Developer Preview is now available for the OnePlus 8 series of smartphones, the OnePlus 8 and the OnePlus 8 Pro. The company said that the Android 11 build is intended for developers and other advanced users, as the operating system is still in the early stages of development. Google announced the Android 11 Beta for Pixel phones on Wednesday following months of... Read More