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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.

Chakri K October 14th, 2018 10:56 AM 1 COMMENTS

Poco Launcher is Now Available for Every Android Smartphone Running Lollipop and Above

Poco- the sub-brand of Xiaomi has released its exclusive launcher on Google Play Store allowing every Android user with a smartphone on Android Lollipop or above to experience its launcher. The POCO Launcher (as listed on Play Store) weighs 16MB in size, although the size might differ with different versions of Android. Usually, smartphone brands keep their customised launcher or apps exclusive to their smartphones, but Poco by Xiaomi is... Read More

Chakri K October 13th, 2018 6:37 PM 14 COMMENTS

Users on iOS 12.0.1 Report Battery Life, Broken Calls and Network Issues

Apple issued the iOS 12.0.1 update to its latest iPhones earlier this week which fixed the much-needed charging issue. However, various users on the web reported that the update brought way too many bugs with the major ones include broken calls, network and signal connectivity problems and battery life issues. "Since upgrading, owners of both new and old iPhones are finding their phones either don't make or receive calls. Bluetooth... Read More

Chakri K October 13th, 2018 10:31 AM 0 COMMENTS

Airtel Counters Vodafone by Offering Unlimited Voice Calls for 84 Days With its New Prepaid Plan

Telecom operators in the country are currently focussing on launching voice-only prepaid plans to their subscribers. Vodafone Idea made this move by launching Active Recharges, and later on, it was followed by Bharti Airtel. Vodafone also launched a Rs 279 prepaid plan offering benefits for 84 days, which no other telco has provided in the past including Reliance Jio. Following the footsteps of Vodafone, Bharti Airtel also launched a similar... Read More

Chakri K October 12th, 2018 8:27 PM 8 COMMENTS

Facebook Allows Users to Initiate Group Chats With 250 Persons

Facebook Groups gets the ability to initiate chats with 250 people at one go. According to the social media giant, this new feature allows its 1.4 billion active users of the all to collectively plan events, arrange in-person meetings, or have deeper discussions with their close ones or people of familiar interests. Facebook is rolling out the ability for members of Facebook Groups to launch group chats that, up to... Read More

Chakri K October 12th, 2018 6:25 PM 9 COMMENTS

Govt Hikes Custom Duties on Telecom Equipment to Promote Make in India

The Government of India has hiked customs duties on telecom equipment and has also imposed taxes on the printed circuit boards which are used in the manufacturing of the same. Products being imported from other countries like base stations, optical transport equipment, combination of one or more of Packet Optical Transport Product or Switch (POTP or POTS) have been levied with an increased customs duty of 20% in order to... Read More

Chakri K October 12th, 2018 5:59 PM 0 COMMENTS

Xiaomi to Sell Poco F1 Across Offline Stores Starting October 13

Poco India, the sub-brand of Chinese handset maker, Xiaomi today announced that it would be selling the popular Poco F1 flagship smartphone across Mi Home and Mi Preferred Partner stores. The Poco F1 will be available for purchase across Mi Home stores starting October 13 and it will be available in the offline partner stores of Xiaomi from October 17. A press release from Poco India states that the decision... Read More

Chakri K October 12th, 2018 5:40 PM 0 COMMENTS

MTNL to Raise Authorised Share Capital by 10 Times to Rs 10,000 Crore

Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Limited (MTNL) today confirmed that it received approvals from shareholders to its proposals of raising authorised share capital to Rs 10,000 crore, which is over 12 times. At the same time, MTNL said that it would raise the borrowing limit by around 38% to Rs 25,000 crore. "To increase the authorised share capital of the company from Rs 800 crore to Rs 10,000 crore, a total of... Read More

Chakri K October 12th, 2018 4:59 PM 0 COMMENTS

OnePlus 6T Will Run Android 9 Pie Out of the Box, Confirms Benchmark Listing

OnePlus 6T has paid a visit to popular benchmark portal Geekbench, way ahead of its much-awaited launch on October 30. While we all know that the OnePlus 6T will have Snapdragon 845 SoC under the hood, it's unknown whether the company will release it with Android 9 Pie or Android 8.1 Oreo, both based on its custom skin OxygenOS. This benchmark listing confirms that the OnePlus 6T will run Android... Read More

Chakri K October 12th, 2018 4:24 PM 0 COMMENTS

Import Duty Hike on Telecommunication Products Will Add to Industry’s Financial Woes: COAI

The industry body, COAI, today urged that the hike in import duty on telecommunications products would rest in an overall increase in industry's import costs by about 10%, which will add to the already existing financial woes. However, COAI affirmed that telcos are fully aligned to the interest of the nation. The Cellular Operators' Association of India (COAI) estimates that the industry's imports bill for network equipment stood at about... Read More

Chakri K October 12th, 2018 2:44 PM 3 COMMENTS

Nokia X7 Powered by Snapdragon 710 SoC Appears on Geekbench

After launching the Nokia X6 and X5 smartphones in China, HMD Global is now prepping for the launch of Nokia X7 on October 16. If history is anything to go by, the Nokia X7 will launch in global markets as Nokia 7.1 Plus, including India, which could be the reason why HMD did not bring the Nokia 7.1 to the Indian market. Ahead of the launch event on October 16,... Read More

Chakri K October 12th, 2018 1:54 PM 0 COMMENTS

Instagram Users Might Soon Be Able to Browse Through Posts by Tapping

Out of the many features currently under testing by Instagram is 'Tapping.' The Facebook-owned Instagram might soon allow its users to scroll through the posts by tapping. This feature will arrive as a replacement to scrolling through posts on the platform. According to a TechCrunch report, the company is currently testing the tap-to-advance feature to navigate between posts in the Explore section of the app. Instagram Confirms the Tap to... Read More

Chakri K October 12th, 2018 12:08 PM 15 COMMENTS

Bharti Airtel Offering Rs 2,000 Cashback for Just Purchasing a New 4G Smartphone

Bharti Airtel has come up with yet another offer this festive season. After providing free Rs 51 Amazon Gift Card to its subscribers, Airtel is now offering Rs 2,000 cashback for literally doing nothing. Yes, you heard it right. This festive season, if you purchase a new 4G smartphone from anywhere and insert your Airtel 4G SIM card on the new smartphone, then you'll get Rs 2,000 cashback from Airtel.... Read More