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Rudradeep Biswas May 15th, 2018 2:43 PM 2 COMMENTS

Trai Considering to Review IUC Charges on Messages

The telecom regulator, Trai is planning a review of the charges that telcos pay each other for text messages, and possibly even consider discarding the charges, according to an ET report. The regulator will be issuing a consultation paper to seek stakeholder views on revising the interconnection usage charge (IUC) for SMS. This may include the possibility of scrapping the interconnection fees altogether, people aware of the matter told ET.... Read More

Rudradeep Biswas May 15th, 2018 12:25 PM 0 COMMENTS

OnePlus 5 and 5T Starts Receiving New OxygenOS Open Beta Update

OnePlus is seeding a new Open Beta update to the OnePlus 5 and 5T smartphones. The former is receiving OxygenOS Open Beta 10, while the latter gets bumped to OxygenOS Open Beta 8. However, they both bring same features to the smartphones. In this beta update, OnePlus has added three new features to the OnePlus launcher app. The OnePlus launcher now offers support for editing dynamic icons such as weather,... Read More

Rudradeep Biswas May 15th, 2018 9:39 AM 4 COMMENTS

Oppo Realme 1 Smartphone to Launch in India Today Under Rs 15,000

Oppo Electronics, the third largest phone brand in India, is set to debut their online-only sub-brand called Realme exclusively on Amazon. The brand will mark a new phase for the company as it looks to take on sub-brands like Honor and Redmi that primarily dominate the budget to mid-range segment. The first smartphone, the Realme 1 will launch in Delhi today, and the event will kick off 12:30 PM IST. The... Read More

Rudradeep Biswas May 14th, 2018 10:06 PM 0 COMMENTS

WhatsApp Could Allow Users to Filter Chats in Future

WhatsApp is working on several new features to enhance the user experience, and one of them is 'Chat Filter'. As the name itself suggests, WhatsApp is expected to soon allow its users to filter the chats based on three options. As of now, the Facebook-owned company has a simple search function which works alright, but it gets extremely tough when you've got a myriad of chats. The Chat Filter feature... Read More

Rudradeep Biswas May 14th, 2018 7:41 PM 1 COMMENTS

Motorola C2 and C2 Plus Renders Reveal Similar Design as the Moto E4

Lenovo-owned Motorola earlier announced its Moto G6 series and is also preparing to launch next-gen Z series phone, the Moto Z3 Play. Now, the second generation of Moto C smartphones, the Moto C2 and Moto C2 Plus have appeared in online renders hinting their imminent release in upcoming days. The first ever renders give up a good look at the upcoming budget Moto C2 and C2 Plus smartphones. The second... Read More

Rudradeep Biswas May 14th, 2018 5:03 PM 0 COMMENTS

Apple iPhone SE 2 Launch Reportedly Pushed Back to September

Apple’s upcoming iPhone SE 2 or iPhone SE (2018) has been in news for quite some time and reports till now suggested that Cupertino tech giant will launch it in June during its Annual Developers Conference, WWDC 2018. Now a new report claims that Apple may not launch the iPhone SE 2 before September. A Macotakara report states that the iPhone SE 2 will not launch until September of this... Read More

Rudradeep Biswas May 14th, 2018 12:31 PM 21 COMMENTS

Samsung Galaxy S8 Price in India Slashed to Rs 45,990

Samsung has yet again slashed the prices of its last year's flagship smartphones, the Galaxy S8 and S8+ in India. The new MOP (Market Operating Price) of the Galaxy S8 is Rs 45,990, while the same of the Galaxy S8+ is Rs 51,900. This is the second price drop from Samsung in less than two months. Earlier in April 2018, Samsung reduced the price of the Galaxy S8 to Rs... Read More

Rudradeep Biswas May 14th, 2018 10:27 AM 0 COMMENTS

OnePlus 6 Official Images and Pricing Leaked by Amazon

Mere days to go before the official launch of the OnePlus 6, Amazon Germany has published the high-res renders of the smartphone along with its price. Though Amazon promptly pulled down the product page, German website WinFuture was able to capture all the details including OnePlus’ official photos. The photos show the handset dominated by bezel-less display complete with a notch on the front and a glass back on the... Read More

Rudradeep Biswas May 13th, 2018 4:51 PM 9 COMMENTS

Jio Asks DoT to Levy Penalty on Bharti Airtel Over Apple Watch Service

Telecom operator Reliance Jio, in its latest move, has asked the Department of Telecommunication (DoT) to take severe action and levy penalty on Bharti Airtel over Apple Watch Series 3 Cellular variant service. Jio accused Airtel of violating license conditions because the telco is claimed of using a network of nodes that are used to pair the iPhone and Apple Watch Series 3 Cellular variant, based abroad. These network nodes... Read More

Rudradeep Biswas May 12th, 2018 3:09 PM 1 COMMENTS

Xiaomi Launches Mi Bluetooth Audio Receiver and Mi Selfie Stick Tripod Accessories in India

Xiaomi India today announced two new accessories in the country- one is the Mi Bluetooth Audio Receiver and the other one is the Mi Selfie Stick Tripod. The Bluetooth Audio Receiver is priced at Rs 999 in the country, while the Selfie Stick Tripod can be purchased for Rs 1,099. Both the products will be available in the country via Mi.com. Xiaomi is constantly adding new accessories to its product... Read More

Rudradeep Biswas May 12th, 2018 2:11 PM 1 COMMENTS

OnePlus 6 Camera Teased to Compete With Google Pixel 2 and Samsung Galaxy S9

The OnePlus 6 launch is just around the corner, and the company continues to ramp up teasers for one of the year’s most anticipated phone releases. This time around the Chinese manufacturer maker pitches the OnePlus 6 against the phones considered the best in camera performance in the premium phone segment. In a Twitter post on Friday, OnePlus challenged users to match four photos of the same scene to their... Read More

Rudradeep Biswas May 11th, 2018 4:46 PM 37 COMMENTS

Jio’s New Postpaid Plan to Hurt the ARPU of Bharti Airtel and Idea Cellular: Report

After disrupting the prepaid market, Reliance Jio' focus has now shifted towards the postpaid market, a move which will make it a de-facto operator for consumers. Investment banking firm Jefferies has now stated that the Mukesh Ambani-led telco's new move will surely hurt the ARPU (Average Revenue Per User) of incumbent telcos such as Bharti Airtel, Idea Cellular and Vodafone India. Already, the ARPU of telcos such as Airtel, Idea... Read More