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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 August 13th, 2018 8:12 PM 4 COMMENTS

BSNL Data Postpaid Add-On Plan Packaging 30GB Data at Rs 1711

Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited, the state owned telco has introduced various data add-on plans for its postpaid users. These data add-on plans will get the postpaid subscribers with limited or unlimited data, which will be applicable over their existing plans. In case the subscribers feel that they are getting insufficient data in their postpaid plans, then they can upgrade their data for a month using these postpaid add-on plans. Below... Read More

Chakri K August 13th, 2018 7:17 PM 15 COMMENTS

Samsung or Xiaomi : The Fight for Leading Indian Smartphone Brand Just Got Interesting

According to the latest report by International Data Corporation, Xiaomi has retained its top position in the Indian smartphone market with a 29.7% market share, significantly higher than Samsung's market share of 23.9%. Having said that, users in the country are confused a lot more after this new report from IDC as last month, two global firms- Counterpoint Research and Canalys gave Samsung bigger or almost identical market share with... Read More

Chakri K August 13th, 2018 3:49 PM 11 COMMENTS

Xiaomi Retains Top Place in Indian Smartphone Market During Q2 2018: IDC

Xiaomi retained its top spot in the Indian smartphone market as smartphone shipments in India grew 20% during Q2 2018, according to International Data Corporation (IDC). On the whole, smartphone brands in India shipped 33.5 million units with Xiaomi leading the list as it shipped a record 10 million units for the first time. As per an IDC report, the shipments are boosted by the launch of online exclusive devices... Read More

Chakri K August 13th, 2018 3:13 PM 3 COMMENTS

RCom Reinstates Rs 774 Crore Worth Bank Guarantees With DoT

Reliance Communications (RCom) has now said it has reinstated bank guarantees worth Rs 774 crore with DoT (Department of Telecommunications), much ahead of the timelines set by the telecom tribunal. The move not only staves off a looming crisis that the company had faced after the telecom department's show-cause notice to it on the spectrum and licence cancellation but clears the way for the asset monetisation plan of the debt-ridden... Read More

Chakri K August 13th, 2018 2:04 PM 33 COMMENTS

Reliance Jio GigaFiber Broadband Plans to Start at Rs 500, Much Lower Price Than Other ISPs

Reliance Jio in RIL’s 41st Annual General meeting of stakeholders announced that it would be stepping into the broadband sector with the rollout of Jio GigaFiber, a new gigabit broadband service which would commence operating in 1,100 cities initially. A piece of news has surfaced hinting us about the pricing of this new service. The Mukesh Ambani led telco had also revealed that the registration for Jio GigaFiber and related... Read More

Chakri K August 13th, 2018 11:48 AM 29 COMMENTS

Vodafone Lures Prepaid Users With Unlimited Voice Calls at Rs 99 for 28 Days

Vodafone is targeting basic users in recent times and the same continues with the all-new Rs 99 prepaid plan. Vodafone has introduced a new voice-only prepaid plan of Rs 99 to take on Reliance Jio and Bharti Airtel. It's a voice-only plan from Vodafone, but it's valid for all the users in circles where Vodafone has its 4G operations. Unfortunately, Vodafone users in 3G circles will not be able to... Read More

Chakri K August 13th, 2018 9:26 AM 6 COMMENTS

Xiaomi Redmi Note 5 Pro Finally Available Via Open Sale in India

Xiaomi has finally made the Redmi Note 5 Pro available 24×7 in India. The Chinese company which is selling the Note 5 Pro in India through Flipkart and Mi.com today silently announced the device's availability through open sale model. The Xiaomi Redmi Note 5 Pro is one of the popular smartphones during the first two quarters of 2018 with Xiaomi selling five million smartphones in four months of launch. Both... Read More

Chakri K August 13th, 2018 6:34 AM 0 COMMENTS

Terrific Offer By Airtel, Galaxy Note 9 Available for a Payment of Rs 7,900

Samsung has introduced its latest flagship device - the Galaxy Note 9. The company has also revealed the pricing of the phone for the Indian market. The new Note 9 has debuted in two variants of 128GB and 512GB storage. The base variant of the phone will come with a price tag of Rs 67,900, on the other hand, the higher 512GB variant will debut at the price of Rs 84,900.... Read More

Chakri K August 12th, 2018 6:52 PM 0 COMMENTS

ACT Fibernet Rolls Out Wired Broadband Services in Warangal, Launches Two Plans Starting at Rs 549

ACT Fibernet has rolled out its wired broadband services in Warangal city. With this expansion, ACT now has its broadband services spread across 15 cities in the country. In Andhra Pradesh & Telangana states alone, the Internet Service Provider has its operations spread across 10 cities, out of 15 cities. In Warangal city, ACT Fibernet introduced two broadband plans starting at Rs 549. Last year, ACT Fibernet stated that it... Read More

Chakri K August 12th, 2018 4:17 PM 0 COMMENTS

UIDAI Plans a Public Outreach Program to Sensitise People About Dos and Don’ts of Sharing Aadhaar

The Aadhaar body, Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) is planning a user outreach to sensitise people about the dos and don'ts of sharing their biometric identifier. This move from UIDAI comes after Trai chief RS Sharma's open Aadhaar dare on Twitter, which reached a lot of backlash from the Indian consumers. The UIDAI intends to equate the Aadhaar number with other personal information (such as PAN, bank account and... Read More

Chakri K August 12th, 2018 2:47 PM 0 COMMENTS

BSNL Unveils Rs 499 Postpaid Plan With 45GB Monthly Data But Still No Data Carry Forward Feature

BSNL has launched a new postpaid plan of Rs 499 aiming to take on the private telecom operators. Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited is going against the top three private telecom operators in India with this new Rs 499 postpaid plan. The new plan from the government-owned PSU offers 45GB of data and unlimited voice calls without any FUP limit. With the recent change made by BSNL to postpaid plans, the... Read More

Chakri K August 11th, 2018 4:51 PM 0 COMMENTS

WhatsApp Tweaks the Design of Reporting a Chat or Group With Latest Android Beta

WhatsApp has lately been surrounded by questions from around the globe from techies and general users alike about the app’s privacy and security. After Jan Koum, the founder left the company following the clash with Facebook over the issue of data security; Facebook has been making back to back updates to WhatsApp to push new features on board. The latest WhatsApp beta version for Android brings redesigned layout for reporting... Read More