About the author: Chakri is a go-to guy for your next smartphone recommendation. Back in his engineering days, he used to play with smartphones by installing custom ROMs and that passion got him into the tech industry. He still goes nuts about a smartphone knocking his door for review. Currently managing everything at Telecom Talk, Chakri is trying to master PUBG Mobile in his free time.

December 21st, 2018 9:09 AM 3 COMMENTS

Coolpad Mega 5, Mega 5C and Mega 5M Smartphones Launched in India, Prices Start at Rs 4,999

After Micromax, it seems like Coolpad is looking to make a re-entry into the Indian market. After the Coolpad Mega 5A, the smartphone maker has now launched three other smartphones of the Mega 5 series including the Coolpad Mega 5, 5C and 5M. All these three smartphones belong to the budget segment category and will compete against the Redmi phones in India. As for the availability, all the three Coolpad... Read More

December 20th, 2018 9:27 PM 7 COMMENTS

Tata Docomo Rs 88 Prepaid Plan Comes With Unlimited Voice Calling Benefit for 28 Days

Tata Docomo, the soon-to-be-merged entity of Bharti Airtel has recently removed talk time recharges for prepaid users following the footsteps of other private telcos. With the removal, Tata Docomo introduced a Rs 23 prepaid plan which extends your account validity by 28 days. However, the telco is not stopping right there as it has now introduced an entry-level prepaid plan of Rs 88 which not only provides unlimited voice calling... Read More

December 20th, 2018 5:55 PM 14 COMMENTS

Bharti Airtel and Tata Teleservices Merger Deal Receives Clearance from NCLT Mumbai Bench

In its bid to strengthen 4G network capacity and to bridge the gap in subscriber base between the telecom leader, Vodafone Idea, Bharti Airtel made the move to acquire the Tata Teleservices’ consumer mobility business last year. However, the acquisition was pending clearance from the National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT). In the latest revelation made by ET Telecom, the Mumbai bench of the NCLT has finally approved the Sunil Bharti Mittal... Read More

December 20th, 2018 4:48 PM 0 COMMENTS

Xiaomi Starts Offering UPI-Based Payment Services in India Through Mi Pay Beta

People who are thinking that the digital payment sector in India has saturated might get another shock as the famous smartphone manufacturer Xiaomi has finally made its foray into digital payments with its Mi Pay application. Earlier we were listening about Xiaomi’s plans to enter the digital payments sector, and now it seems that the Chinese company has actually materialised these plans and is ready to provide payment services to... Read More

December 20th, 2018 3:09 PM 0 COMMENTS

Upcoming 48MP Xiaomi Camera Phone Could Be Called Redmi Pro 2, Will Have Snapdragon 675 Inside

Xiaomi is all set to launch the Xiaomi Play smartphone on December 24. After the Play is official, the next phone that the Chinese smartphone maker will launch is the 48MP camera phone that Xiaomi’s President Lin Bin confirmed beginning this month. So far the 48MP camera Xiaomi phone was said to be the Mi 9 but a report beginning last week revealed that it would actually be a Redmi phone.... Read More

December 20th, 2018 1:36 PM 9 COMMENTS

Real Life Pictures of Xiaomi Redmi 7 Pro Surface Online, Shows Waterdrop Notch Display

Xiaomi is working on several smartphones to launch in 2019. The year is expected to start with the 48MP phone that the company executive teased a weeks ago. The 48MP phone has likely got a name now and could be called Redmi 2 Pro. Alongside this, the company is also working on the Redmi 7 series which include three phones -- Redmi 7, Redmi 7A and Redmi 7 Pro. Out... Read More

December 20th, 2018 10:53 AM 53 COMMENTS

Cable TV Broadcasters ZEE, Sony and Star India Introduce New Channel Pricing Under Latest Trai Regime

Major broadcasters such as Zee Entertainment, Sony Picture Networks and Star India have come out with the a-la-carte and bouquet prices of their channels as mandated under the new framework for broadcasting and cable services by the sectoral regulator Trai, applicable from December 29, 2018. The new framework allows consumers to select and pay only for the channels they wish to view and requires TV broadcasters to disclose maximum retail... Read More

December 19th, 2018 9:01 PM 1 COMMENTS

Nokia 8 Android 9 Pie Stable Update Starts Rolling Out in Phases

HMD Global has started pushing the stable Android 9 Pie update to the Nokia 8 smartphone. Notably, it's a delayed release as HMD was supposed to roll it out by the end of November. Since the company ran into some issues, it pushed a Pie Beta update last week, and now, it's being HMD Global has been on a roll lately as the company only recently launched the Nokia 8.1... Read More

December 19th, 2018 5:10 PM 7 COMMENTS

New Update Brings Camera, Connectivity and Audio Improvements to Asus ZenFone Max Pro M1

Asus just launched two smartphones in India, the ZenFone Max M2 and the ZenFone Max Pro M2 for a starting price tag of Rs 9,999. Most Android OEMs forget the old smartphones after launching a new device, but Asus isn't one of them. Soon after the launch of the ZenFone Max M2 and the ZenFone Max Pro M2 the company has decided to upgrade the months old ZenFone Max Pro... Read More

December 19th, 2018 1:09 PM 13 COMMENTS

Average Fixed Line Broadband Download Speeds in India Increased by 50.4% in 2018: Ookla

Ookla, one of the well-recognised speed test service across the globe today released its '2018 Year in Review' report in which it highlighted the improvements took place in both the mobile and fixed-line broadband segments. In the report, Ookla revealed that India saw the greatest improvement in fixed broadband speeds among the world's most populous countries- China, India, United States, Indonesia and Brazil. From November 2017 to December 2018, the... Read More

December 19th, 2018 12:19 PM 0 COMMENTS

Xiaomi Redmi 7 Pro Full Specifications Revealed by TENNA, to Come With Smaller Battery Than Redmi 6 Pro

Xiaomi is working on three new smartphones to launch in the beginning of next year. Late last week, TENNA listing showed that three Redmi phones with codenames M1901F7E, M1901F7T and M1901F7C are in the works. Although Xiaomi is yet to confirm the names of these phones, rumours say they could be the successors to the Redmi 6A, Redmi 6 and Redmi 6 Pro. This otherwise means that the three new... Read More

December 19th, 2018 10:15 AM 0 COMMENTS

Nokia 6 Android 9 Pie Beta ROM Leaked Online

Ever since HMD Global acquired Nokia Mobiles, the company has been doing wonders in the smartphone market. Besides the wonderful glass design and great build quality, another key highlight of the Nokia phones has been the stock Android interfere which the company managed to bring with the help of Google’s Android One programme. Not just that, HMD has been very committed to upgrading its phones to the latest software. The... Read More

Recent Comments

TheAndroidFreak :

Mmwave and 5G on every band by Jio 5G atleast. Everywhere.

Vodafone Idea and BSNL Added Wireline Users in March 2024

TheAndroidFreak :

Yes, Airtel has expanded really fast and Airtel fiber service and 4G service is far better than Jio to be…

Vodafone Idea and BSNL Added Wireline Users in March 2024

Vishal D :

Vi harming itself by providing 179 recharge to keep validity. In this way it will not survive. I think investors…

Will Indians Stop Using Second SIM After the Next Tariff…

Faraz :

Airtel really expanded fiber network across India much faster after Jio Fiber entry. In our Village Airtel brought service first…

Vodafone Idea and BSNL Added Wireline Users in March 2024

Load More