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.

March 31st, 2017 6:19 PM 54 COMMENTS

Last Minute Rush to Get Reliance Jio Prime Membership: In Pics

The six months free 4G services from Reliance Jio is set to expire today. There's a lot of hype going around the total number of users enrolled into the JioPrime membership scheme; Some say it as 50 million, and others say it as 25-27 million. However, the final number is known only to Jio, which is expected to be announced by Jio today at 7:30 PM. Before that, we have... Read More

March 31st, 2017 6:08 PM 8 COMMENTS

ASCI Asks Airtel to Modify/Pull Down the ‘Fastest Network’ Ad

The battle is still on. Bharti Airtel has been titled as the fastest network in India by speed test service, Ookla. Later on, a flaw revealed in the Speedtest application raised several eyebrows related to the 'Fastest Network' title. Though Ookla explained the entire methodology, that isn't sufficient enough to convince ASCI (Advertising Standards Council of India) as the agency now asked Airtel to stop/modify the campaign. The Fast Track... Read More

March 31st, 2017 4:03 PM 19 COMMENTS

Idea Cellular Launches New Postpaid Pack of Rs. 300 Offering 1GB of Data Per Day

Idea Cellular has come up with a new postpaid plan, which they call it as 'unparalleled offer' of Rs. 300. This plan offers 1GB data per day for a month and is available only for 4G handset users. However, this plan is different from other postpaid because you have to avail it on top of your existing postpaid plan. "The new Idea pack can be availed by all postpaid customers... Read More

March 31st, 2017 3:33 PM 11 COMMENTS

DataWind Plans to Take on Reliance Jio Offering Data at Just Rs. 200 Per Year

DataWind, who is known for their affordable tablets in India will be soon foraying into the telecom services as well. Recently, the company said that they would be investing Rs. 100 crore in the Indian telecom services in the first six months of getting the license. DataWind has applied for pan-India Virtual Network Operator (VNO) license in the country. After receiving the license to provide mobile telephone and data services, the... Read More

March 31st, 2017 11:32 AM 77 COMMENTS

Reliance Jio to Come Up With New Tariff Plans After March 31 Based on Three Key Aspects: Report

It will be done and dusted today. Yes, the six months long free 4G services from Reliance Jio set to expire today. With the company not receiving much response to the JioPrime scheme, it is in sight of bother on how to get the consumers back. If the new reports are believed to be true, Reliance Jio will announce new tariff plans to maintain the 100 million subscriber mark based... Read More

March 30th, 2017 3:33 PM 29 COMMENTS

ACT Fibernet Announces 1 Gbps Broadband Plan at Rs. 5,999 with Monthly FUP of 1TB

ACT Fibernet, one of the leading broadband player in India has announced the launch of its 1 Gbps wired broadband internet service. The plan will be first rolled out in Hyderabad and will be quickly rolled out to other cities as well. ACT Fibernet states that Hyderabad is the highest internet penetration area. ACT Fibernet is the first player in the Indian internet market to GIGA enable an entire Indian... Read More

March 30th, 2017 11:03 AM 7 COMMENTS

Google Reportedly Sold Over 2.1 Million Units of Google Pixel and Pixel XL

Google's Pixel phones are widely regarded as the best smartphones of 2016. However, getting your hand on a Pixel phone is a tough job as Google Store always shows the shipping date ranging from four weeks to six weeks in the US. Thankfully, that's not the case in India. At least, one storage variant of the phone was available to purchase irrespective of the demand in India. It's been already... Read More

March 29th, 2017 9:26 PM 22 COMMENTS

Samsung Galaxy S8 and S8+ Goes Official With Bezel-Less Displays and Snapdragon 835 SoC

After being in the news for a long time, Samsung announced their first flagship series of 2017 and the eighth Galaxy S series smartphones- the Galaxy S8 and S8+. In line with all the rumours and leaks, the smartphones have the bezel-less display and feature an entirely new design when compared to their predecessors. The all new Galaxy S8 and S8+ come with the same glass back as seen in... Read More

March 29th, 2017 1:24 PM 19 COMMENTS

Lenovo P2 Started Receiving Android 7.0 Nougat Update in India

Chinese smartphone vendor, Lenovo, after facing a lot of heat in Twitter starting pushing the Android 7.0 Nougat update for the Lenovo P2 in India. The update weighs around 2GB and comes with build number P2a42_S232_170320_ROW. Various users across the country have confirmed that they have received the update. However, there's no information from Lenovo officially regarding the update roll out. So, we don't have a changelog nor the new... Read More

March 29th, 2017 1:04 PM 117 COMMENTS

Airtel is the Fastest LTE Network in Major Metro Cities Of India With Average Download Speeds of Over 10 Mbps Says OpenSignal Website

Yesterday, we reported the OpenSignal's report on India's fastest LTE connections chart and now, the company's website data shows that Airtel is the fastest network in the major metro cities of India with average download speeds of over 10 Mbps as of today. However, in some areas, Reliance Jio has the upper hand along with Idea Cellular. According to the OpenSignal's website,... Read More

March 28th, 2017 5:09 PM 55 COMMENTS

Idea Cellular Launches 4G Services in Jammu & Kashmir; Aiming to Cover 20 Towns by June 2017

Idea Cellular has announced the launch of their 4G services in the regions of Jammu & Kashmir circle today. The company has rolled out the services to Jammu today, and will, later on, expand the 4G network to cover ten towns by the end of this month. Idea 4G services will cover 20 towns including the major cities of Jammu, Udhampur, Rajouri, Punch, Reasi, Kathua and Samba by June 2017.... Read More

March 28th, 2017 3:03 PM 9 COMMENTS

Sony Xperia XZs With Snapdragon 820 Chipset and 19MP Rear Camera to Launch in India on April 4

Sony India will be launching their flagship phone, the Sony Xperia XZs in India on April 4. The company has sent out media invites for an event, and the invite explicitly mentions the Xperia XZs name. The invite states as 'Dramatize Every Moment.' To recall, the Sony Xperia XZs was announced back at the MWC 2017 event in Barcelona, Spain last month and it's the successor for last year's Sony... Read More

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