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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 April 3rd, 2020 7:35 PM 14 COMMENTS

Airtel Unveils 15GB Postpaid Add-On for Rs 100, Targeted at Work From Home Users

Bharti Airtel has been sending targeted ad banners to selected postpaid users for its work from home data add-on plan that provides users with 15GB of data for Rs 100. With India currently under COVID-19 lockdown, several people are working from home and Airtel seems to be targeting these users with the work from home add-on pack. As the data from the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) suggests, India... Read More

Bala Yogesh April 3rd, 2020 5:21 PM 0 COMMENTS

Xiaomi Unveils PatchWall 3.0 for Mi TVs And Disney+ Hotstar Content

Xiaomi India announced on Friday that the Disney+ Hotstar app is now available to stream on its PatchWall, Xiaomi’s Android based custom software built for its TVs. The company said on Twitter that “the long-awaited entertainment package is here” as it unveiled Disney+ content and PatchWall 3.0. Star India launched the Disney+ content onto its Hotstar app on Friday. The Disney+ Hotstar app now features over 250 animated and superhero... Read More

Bala Yogesh April 3rd, 2020 2:07 PM 2 COMMENTS

Broadband Provider Cherrinet Offers Higher Speeds on Residential Plans, New Plans Detailed

Cherrinet, a broadband provider in Tamil Nadu offering services in around 10 cities has unveiled three new upgraded residential plans offering higher speeds. The new plans from the company can be seen on its website while its Facebook page still reflects the old plans. According to the data available on its website, Cherrinet now offers 150 Mbps speed on its base plan as compared to 100 Mbps with the data... Read More

Bala Yogesh April 3rd, 2020 12:16 PM 5 COMMENTS

Indian Users Spends More Time on Cellular Networks Over WiFi

Opensignal in a report released on Monday said that it did not detect an “statistically significant” increase in the percentage of time the Indian users spent on WiFi. The company said that the report was based on the data between the second week of January and third week of March. According to Opensignal, smartphone users across the world including North America, parts of Europe, Australia, Brazil, Peru and Argentina spent... Read More

Bala Yogesh April 2nd, 2020 8:22 PM 0 COMMENTS

OnePlus 8 Series Receives A+ Rating From DisplayMate

DisplayMate on Thursday announced that the OnePlus 8 series smartphones, the upcoming devices from OnePlus, has received its highest ever display rating. The company said that the OnePlus 8 series sets or matches more than 10 smartphone display performance records. DisplayMate, the company that deals with mobile phone display assessment, said that the display performance records that the OnePlus 8 sets or matches include color accuracy, image contrast, display brightness,... Read More

Bala Yogesh April 2nd, 2020 7:29 PM 0 COMMENTS

Channel Stats, Archives and New Animated Emojis Now Available on Telegram

Telegram on Sunday introduced several new features on its platforms including chat folders with desktop sync, unlimited pins and swipe to archive. With more countries under COVID-19 lockdown, several work from users and students are said to be increasingly dependent on apps to communicate with each other. Telegram said that many of its users rely on its app more than ever in the last few weeks including for work and study... Read More

Bala Yogesh April 2nd, 2020 1:36 PM 2 COMMENTS

Apple and Samsung Hike Prices on Various Models After Increase in GST

Global smartphone majors Apple and Samsung have announced an increase in price of its various models in India effective April 1, 2020. With the Indian government revising its Goods and Services Tax (GST) rates on mobile phones from 12 to 18% beginning April 1, several companies announced an increase on its smartphone models. Poco, Realme, Vivo, Oppo and Mi are some of the companies that have already announced that its... Read More

Bala Yogesh April 2nd, 2020 11:21 AM 0 COMMENTS

Airtel Xstream Fibre to Soon Launch in 25 More Cities

Airtel has revamped its Xstream Fibre broadband section page where it has revealed that it will likely be expanding to 25 other cities in the upcoming months. Airtel had launched its Airtel Xstream Fibre broadband identity in October 2019 for its home broadband services. The company said that its home broadband plans will be placed under this new identity and that it reflects the strength of its network which is... Read More

Bala Yogesh April 1st, 2020 5:28 PM 6 COMMENTS

COAI Says No Additional Spectrum Required as Telcos See Flattening of Data Traffic

The Cellular Operators Association of India (COAI) said that telecom operators no longer require additional spectrum to maintain the stability and quality of networks as operators are witnessing a flattening of traffic demand. COAI, the industry body for telecom operators like Airtel, Reliance Jio and Vodafone Idea in the recent past has been vocal about its member networks witnessing a surge in data usage. Last week, the COAI urged users... Read More

Bala Yogesh April 1st, 2020 3:48 PM 4 COMMENTS

ACT Fibernet Stretches Unlimited Data and 300 Mbps Speed Offer to April 30

ACT Fibernet users across India have been reporting on social media that their unlimited data and 300 Mbps speed offer have been extended to April 30. The company initially announced these offers on March 7 as several companies had already asked the employees to work from home. ACT Fibernet said that the offer would “enhance your work efficiency at home due to the present scenario” but that users would require... Read More

Bala Yogesh April 1st, 2020 2:33 PM 0 COMMENTS

Hotstar Welcomes Disney+ Content on April 3; New Plans Revealed

Star India announced on Tuesday that it is upgrading its Hotstar to Disney+ Hotstar on April 3, enabling users to watch over 250 superhero and animated films along with existing Hotstar content. The company said that the users would enjoy an enhanced user experience as the upgraded platform would bring together “magic of Disney’s storytelling and the scale and technological expertise of Hotstar, giving users an unparalleled video streaming experience.”... Read More

Bala Yogesh April 1st, 2020 11:47 AM 3 COMMENTS

Work From Home Users Are Using Zoom As Their Favourite Tool

Zoom, the Video conferencing app that lets users especially those working from home to connect with their peers virtually has now emerged as the top free app in India. Zoom Cloud Meetings has now moved past TikTok, Uvideo, Google Pay, Instagram and WhatsApp to become India's top app. According to the data from Google, the app has been downloaded over 10 crore times. The app lets 100 users to connect... Read More