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.

June 30th, 2018 9:47 AM 13 COMMENTS

Vodafone Postpaid Bill Guarantee: How It Works?

Vodafone India has rolled out revised RED range of postpaid plans very recently. Along with the plans, the telco has come with a new scheme called 'Bill Guarantee,' touting that there won't be any more bill shocks to the customers. Reliance Jio also introduced a similar feature with its JioPostpaid plans, saying that the customers should do away with bill shocks. Usually, what happens in postpaid is, users often receive... Read More

June 29th, 2018 7:57 PM 0 COMMENTS

Xiaomi Redmi Y2 and Mi Mix 2 Receives MIUI 10 Global Beta ROM

As it promised earlier, Xiaomi has now released the MIUI 10 Global Beta ROM for the recently launched Redmi Y2 and the company's flagship smartphone, Mi Mix 2. For the users already on the MIUI 9 Global Beta ROM, they'll receive an OTA update, while others have to install it manually by either downloading the Recovery ROM or Fastboot ROM. Xiaomi also released the fastboot and recovery ROMs for both... Read More

June 29th, 2018 5:59 PM 0 COMMENTS

Qualcomm Announces QCC3026 Bluetooth Audio SoC Promising Truly Wire-Free Listening Experience

Qualcomm, the chipmaker today introduced the QCC3026, which is a flash-programmable Bluetooth Audio System-on-Chip (SoC) that is designed to reduce power consumption by up to 50% compared to previous generation entry-level flash devices. Qualcomm says that the new SoC is engineered to balance functionality and cost to help manufacturers simply and quickly develop and launch feature optimised truly wireless headsets. These days manufacturers are removing the 3.5mm headphone jacks on... Read More

June 29th, 2018 3:38 PM 3 COMMENTS

Xiaomi Redmi Note 4 to Get MIUI 10 Global Beta Update by the End of July: Check the Full Schedule

Xiaomi has started seeding a new MIUI 10 Global Beta update to the first batch of devices. The MIUI 10 Global Beta ROM 8.6.28 comes with bug fixes such as settings app keeps stopping, phones entering recovery mode when charging and translation issues to the cleaner app. Furthermore, the Chinese company also revealed the entire list of devices receiving MIUI 10 Global Beta update along with the schedule. The popular... Read More

June 29th, 2018 1:21 PM 0 COMMENTS

Moto Z3 and a Couple of Android One Smartphones Expected at Motorola’s August 2 Event

Motorola has started sending press invites for an event to be held on August 2 at the company's headquarters in Chicago, United States. Motorola also released a teaser video for the event stating that the product will unleash a whole new way of interacting with the smartphone. It's been a year since Motorola launched a flagship smartphone, so everyone's eye is currently on the Moto Z3 flagship handset. Alongside the... Read More

June 29th, 2018 12:03 PM 2 COMMENTS

Oppo 4G Smartphone Users Can Avail Up to Rs 1,800 Cashback to JioMoney Wallet

Chinese smartphone brand Oppo and telecom operator Reliance Jio joined hands and introduced 'Jio Oppo Monsoon' offer. Under the offer, Oppo 4G smartphone users can avail up to 3.2TB of free 4G data from Jio along with additional benefits of up to Rs 4,900. Firstly, this offer is applicable to both old/new Jio SIM card users, but the Oppo smartphone should be a new one. After purchasing a new Oppo... Read More

June 28th, 2018 7:47 PM 4 COMMENTS

Telegram for Android and iOS Receives Replace Media and Mark as Unread Features

Telegram has released a new update for both its Android and iOS versions. Telegram for Android has been updated to version 4.8.10, while the iOS version gets bumped to 4.8.3. And the latest update brings in a ton of new features such as replace media and add captions, 2x playback support for voice and video messages, mark as read or unread and share contacts with multiple numbers at one go.... Read More

June 28th, 2018 7:13 PM 13 COMMENTS

Trai All Set to Levy Penalty on Telcos Who Have Not Met Call Drop Norms

The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) has completed the assessment for two-quarters on call drops and is all-set to penalise the telecom operators. The telecom regulator is in the final stage of issuing penalty notices to telecom operators who have not met the new call drop norms for the quarter that ended March 30, 2018. “For the quarter of January to March, we are in the final stage of... Read More

June 28th, 2018 6:39 PM 14 COMMENTS

OnePlus Announces Software Maintenance Schedule Programme Guaranteeing Updates for 3 Years

OnePlus is one of the few brands in the market right now which takes the software updates section seriously. The Chinese company has now announced 'OnePlus Software Maintenance Schedule' programme guaranteeing platform updates for two years and security patch updates for three years. OnePlus confirmed that it would provide two years of regular software updates from the release date of the phone including new features added by Google, Android versions,... Read More

June 28th, 2018 2:53 PM 15 COMMENTS

Xiaomi Sells Over 5 Million Units of Redmi Note 5 Series in India

Xiaomi continues to break records in the Indian smartphone market. The Chinese company which is also the country's leading smartphone brand with 31% market share has now announced that the Redmi Note 5 series have crossed 5 million sales within four months of launch. The Redmi Note 5 series in India includes the standard Redmi Note 5 and the premium Redmi Note 5 Pro. Xiaomi, however, did not reveal which... Read More

June 28th, 2018 1:28 PM 8 COMMENTS

Samsung Galaxy A6 Receives its First Price Cut, Now Retailing for Rs 19,990

Samsung Galaxy A6 has now received its first price cut in India. The base variant of the Galaxy A6 with 4GB of RAM and 32GB of internal storage will now retail for Rs 19,990, down from the launch price of Rs 21,990. This news was posted by Mumbai-based retailer Mahesh Telecom, and the price cut is already effective on Amazon India, while Samsung Shop is still selling the device for... Read More

June 28th, 2018 12:56 PM 1 COMMENTS

Instagram Lite is a 573KB Android Application Aimed at Developing Countries

Following the footsteps of its parent company Facebook, Instagram has now come up with a Lite version of its original app, dubbed as Instagram Lite. The application is already live on Google Play Store, but you can't just download the app at the moment as it's limited to a few countries. Instagram Lite is just 573KB in size which is way lesser than the original app' size of 32MB. Instagram... Read More

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