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.

July 4th, 2018 9:33 AM 0 COMMENTS

OnePlus 5 and 5T Receives Project Treble Support With Latest OxygenOS Open Beta

OnePlus has released a new OxygenOS Open Beta update to both of its 2017 smartphones- the OnePlus 5 and the OnePlus 5T. The former is getting OxygenOS Open Beta 13, while the latter is being upgraded to OxygenOS Open Beta 11. This new Open Beta update brings in a lot of new features to the smartphones, including the much-awaited Project Treble support. Yes, OnePlus has now rolled out Project Treble... Read More

July 3rd, 2018 6:51 PM 87 COMMENTS

Vodafone-Idea Merger Delayed Not Because of DoT: Manoj Sinha

Manoj Sinha in an official statement has remarked that there is no delay being imposed on the Vodafone-Idea merger from the government’s side. The Telecom Minister said that the Department of Telecommunications wasn’t the authority responsible for the delay in the consolidation of two entities and that it was only a matter of few formalities after which the merger would be finalised. In an industry event held in New Delhi,... Read More

July 3rd, 2018 5:18 PM 0 COMMENTS

Vivo Z10 With 24MP Selfie Camera and Snapdragon 450 SoC Silently Introduced in India

Vivo has introduced a new mid-range smartphone, the Vivo Z10 in India without much fanfare. The Vivo Z10 is listed on the company's official website without any pricing details. But coming to the availability of the handset, the Vivo Z10 will be available across offline stores in Karnataka, Telangana, Andhra Pradesh & Tamil Nadu. Vivo did not mention anything about the handset's availability via e-commerce portals such as Flipkart or... Read More

July 3rd, 2018 4:50 PM 37 COMMENTS

Over 83% of Aircel Subscribers Migrated to Airtel in Jammu and Kashmir

Bharti Airtel has achieved a new milestone in Jammu and Kashmir recently. Airtel now has over 5 million subscribers in J&K region, following the successful migration of Aircel subscribers. A new report from PTI states that Airtel added more than 83% of Aircel subscribers in the region and as a result, its subscriber base has grown bigger in recent times. For the uninitiated, telecom operator Aircel filed for bankruptcy at... Read More

July 3rd, 2018 4:31 PM 0 COMMENTS

Ericsson Announces Centre of Excellence and Innovation Lab for 5G in New Delhi

Ericsson, the popular telecom gear maker today announced that it has established a Centre of Excellence (CoE) and Innovation Lab for 5G in the country at the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Delhi. This first-of-its-kind 5G innovation Lab, which has been set up by Ericsson for Indian industry and academia to leverage, was dedicated to the nation by the Telecom Minister Manoj Sinha together with Borje Ekholm, President and CEO,... Read More

July 3rd, 2018 3:09 PM 0 COMMENTS

Dual VoLTE Issues on the Nokia 7 Plus Fixed With a Server-Side Update

HMD Global is rolling out a new server-side update to the Nokia 7 Plus fixing the network related bugs. Post the June 2018 security update on the Nokia 7 Plus, several users stated that they're facing issues related to dual VoLTE. However, the company has now fixed the VoLTE issues faced by the users on the Nokia 7 Plus with a server-side update. HMD has already issued the update, so... Read More

July 3rd, 2018 12:36 PM 1 COMMENTS

Oil Painting Effect Fix for OnePlus 6 On the Way: OnePlus

OnePlus is apparently working on the fix for 'oil painting effect' that's occurring on the images captured with the OnePlus 6. Several OnePlus 6 users are reporting an oil painting effect in their pictures. Most of the users are facing this issue while using the HDR mode, but some users are reporting the oil painting effect is appearing even on normal shots. OnePlus has confirmed this news to a customer... Read More

July 3rd, 2018 11:53 AM 23 COMMENTS

Bharti Airtel Heats Up Postpaid War With an Increase of Data Benefit by 85%

Bharti Airtel has intensified the postpaid war by revising the postpaid plan of Rs 649. Airtel's revised Rs 649 offers a whopping 90GB of data, which is 85% increase compared to the previous benefit of 50GB. Airtel introduced the Rs 649 postpaid plan last year, but quickly, it was killed due to some unknown reasons. Later on, the plan was reintroduced at the start of April 2018 with improved benefits... Read More

July 3rd, 2018 9:55 AM 1 COMMENTS

Android P Developer Preview 4 is Now Live for Google Pixel and Pixel 2 Devices

Google has released the fourth Developer Preview (DP) of Android P for the Google Pixel, Pixel XL, Pixel 2 and the Pixel 2 XL. The update has arrived a bit later than expected as Google releases the DP4 every year during the end of June. The DP4 images are now live on Google's website for the four devices, and the OTA updates are being rolled out too. However, users on... Read More

July 3rd, 2018 8:43 AM 1 COMMENTS

Xiaomi Redmi Y2 Review: More Than Just a Selfie Smartphone

It's not so surprising to see Xiaomi releasing so many smartphones in recent times because it's currently India's No 1 smartphone brand right now and with bigger market share comes new challenges. Being the leading smartphone brand in the country, Xiaomi has to stay connected with the users, and the best possible way to do it is by releasing a new product every now and then. That's what Xiaomi India... Read More

July 2nd, 2018 7:39 PM 14 COMMENTS

Jio Offering Rs 500 Cashback on Combo Purchase of JioFi and Jio Postpaid Connection

Reliance Jio has come up with a new cashback offer for JioFi and postpaid subscribers. Under this offer, the telco will be offering Rs 500 cashback for the users who purchase a new JioFi along with a new Jio postpaid SIM card and uses the postpaid SIM card in the JioFi device. That said, if the user does everything right, then Jio will be providing Rs 500 cashback in the... Read More

July 2nd, 2018 7:22 PM 6 COMMENTS

BSNL Requests Trai to Default e-Bill Method for Postpaid Customers

In its latest move, state-owned telecom operator Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited has asked the permission of Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) for generating e-bills by default for its subscribers. The telco has asked for the consent of the regulator whether or not it can give out soft-copy of the bills to its customers unless requested otherwise by the customer to hand over the hard copy. Trai, in the coming... Read More

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