Chakri K

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.

October 22nd, 2018 5:34 PM 0 COMMENTS

Xiaomi-Backed Yeelight Enters India With Four Smart Lights Starting at Rs 2,499

After teasing for a whole month, the Xiaomi-backed Yeelight has entered the Indian market with four smart lights at a starting price of Rs 2,499. The company has introduced four products including a smart lamp, a light strip and two smart bulbs, priced between Rs 2,000 to 10,000, the China-based company said in a statement. The four products launched by Yeelight are Yeelight Smart LED Bulb (coloured and white), Yeelight Aurora... Read More

October 22nd, 2018 2:37 PM 1 COMMENTS

Oppo R15x With Snapdragon 660 SoC and In-Display Fingerprint Scanner is Now Official

After an array of leaks and rumours, Oppo has finally made the R15x official in its homeland China. The Oppo R15x is yet another smartphone with Qualcomm Snapdragon 660 chipset and in-display fingerprint scanner from Oppo. Very recently, the BBK Electronics-owned company launched the Oppo K1 handset in China and the specifications of Oppo R15x is quite identical to the K1, except for the colour options the new model ships... Read More

October 22nd, 2018 1:19 PM 2 COMMENTS

Airtel Users Can Now Ask Google Assistant About Their Outstanding Bill and Data Usage Details

As Google announced at its Made for India event last month, Airtel smartphone users will now be able to get instant answers to their frequent account related queries through the Google Assistant. This essentially means Airtel prepaid, postpaid users will be able to know their data balance by issuing a query 'what is my data balance' to Google Assistant, and the virtual assistant will answer the query. To achieve this,... Read More

October 22nd, 2018 12:19 PM 1 COMMENTS

OnePlus 6T Global Launch Preponed to October 29

OnePlus has now announced the preponement of its OnePlus 6T's launch to October 29. OnePlus took this major decision to avoid the collision with Apple which recently sent out media invites for a hardware event on October 30. Notably, if not for the preponement, the launch events of OnePlus and Apple would have taken place with just one hour gap in New York. Incidentally, Apple is also holding its launch... Read More

October 22nd, 2018 9:43 AM 0 COMMENTS

MyBox to Launch a Set-Top Box With Alexa Built-In Next Month

Four Indian manufacturers on Monday announced to launch new products like portable headsets, smart speakers and set-top boxes with the Amazon Alexa built-in. The hardware manufacturers are iBall, Sirena Technologies, boAt and MyBox who have integrated Alexa into their products with the Alexa Voice Service (AVS) which enables developers to integrate Alexa directly into their products, bringing the convenience of voice control to any connected device. All four devices will... Read More

October 21st, 2018 6:34 PM 40 COMMENTS

Sunil Mittal and Mukesh Ambani to Speak About Indian Telecom Industry at the IMC

Heads of the country's top telecom firms will be seen sharing dais during the India Mobile Congress from October 25-27, where these telcos are expected to discuss critical issues facing the industry. According to the event schedule, Reliance Jio Chairman Mukesh Ambani and Bharti Airtel Chairman Sunil Mittal are going to be part of the inaugural session on October 25. Vodafone Idea Chairman Kumar Mangalam Birla is also expected to... Read More

October 20th, 2018 4:53 PM 18 COMMENTS

BSNL Intros New Annual Plan of Rs 1,097 With Unlimited Calling and 25GB Data

Right after Reliance Jio introducing a new yearly prepaid plan, state-run telecom service provider BSNL has launched a new annual plan of Rs 1,097, providing benefits for 365 days. Sadly, this plan from BSNL comes with just data and voice calling benefits, unlike Jio's prepaid plan which gives data, voice calling and SMS benefits for the same period. In addition, BSNL has launched this new plan only in Kolkata circle... Read More

October 20th, 2018 11:25 AM 12 COMMENTS

Google Will Likely Charge $40 Per Device from Manufacturers to Pre-Install Play Store

Android manufacturers will have to pay $40 per device to Google in Europe to be featured into Google Play Store and other mobile apps. According to a report in The Verge on Friday, a confidential fee schedule shows costs as high as $40 per device to install the "Google Mobile Services" suite of apps. "The new fees vary depending on country and device type, and it would apply to devices... Read More

October 20th, 2018 9:28 AM 18 COMMENTS

Xiaomi Mi A2 at Rs 14,999 is a Must Buy for All Those Looking for a Camera-Centric Smartphone on Budget

Keeping the festive season in mind, smartphone brands are offering massive discounts and offers on their phones to sell out more units. As we know, Xiaomi has been on the ramp up this year with its very attractive offerings which come at even more attractive pricing and the company is showing no signs of stopping. Having said that, Xiaomi, like other smartphone brands, isn’t leaving any stone unturned to make... Read More

October 19th, 2018 5:19 PM 4 COMMENTS

Telecom Department Asks State-Run MTNL to Reveal Long-Term Roadmap as Part of Revival Talks

State-run telecom service provider, Mahanagar Telecom Nigam Limited (MTNL) is already conducting its revival talks with the DoT. As part of the talks, the Department of Telecommunications has asked MTNL to draft a long-term roadmap on how the telco is planning to sustain the competitive Indian telecom market. All the top private telcos- Airtel, Vodafone Idea and Reliance Jio have a pan-India footprint, but MTNL is providing services in just... Read More

October 19th, 2018 1:47 PM 0 COMMENTS

Apple Expected to Launch New iPads, Revamped MacBook Air at its October 30 Event

As expected earlier, Apple has sent invites for a hardware event to be held on October in Brooklyn. At the event, Apple is expected to launch new iPads and MacBooks at the event. Apple sent at least two versions of its invite. One, colourful with sketched of images of people, buildings and other items, possibly indicating a new Apple Pencil or other artistic features, CNET reported on Thursday. The other,... Read More

October 19th, 2018 12:47 PM 69 COMMENTS

Prepaid War: Airtel Ships 35GB Data, Unlimited Voice Calls With its New Entry-Level Plan

Airtel is concentrating on grabbing more users by launching new entry-level plans and the latest one to join the list is Rs 195 prepaid plan. Bharti Airtel has launched a new prepaid plan of Rs 195 taking the battle to Reliance Jio and Vodafone Idea Limited. This new entry-level plan offers a total of 35GB data and unlimited voice calls, but Airtel users will miss out on SMS benefits. With... Read More

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