Crisis-ridden MTNL, whose revival package is in the works, has exuded confidence that it would not face any challenge in payment of April salaries to its 22,000 employees, as it plans to tap internal accruals and available cash. The comment assumes significance as distressed telecom PSUs Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Ltd … Read More
As part of the efforts to make its platform appear less toxic, Twitter is planning to give people an option to hide replies to their tweets, thereby giving users more control over the nature of conversation they would like to have on the platform. “Starting in June, we’ll be experimenting … Read More
Apple continued to lead the global premium smartphone segment by capturing more than half of the market (51%) while OnePlus entered the top five brands (with 2% share) in this segment for the first time ever in 2018, a Counterpoint Research report said on Tuesday. According to Counterpoint Research’s “Market … Read More
Chinese telecom major Huawei Technologies on Tuesday raised the market demand projection for 5G services and forecast the figure of 2.8 billion 5G users by 2025 and 58% global coverage by this ultra-fast spectrum-based services. “The 5G subscriber base will touch 2.8 billion by 2025 and 58% of the population … Read More
Chinese telecom equipment major Huawei on Tuesday said that India should address the constraints in the spectrum availability to make 5G technology-based services a success in the country. Speaking to IANS on the sidelines of the Huawei Global Analysts Summit 2019, Huawei Executive Director David Wang, who is also the … Read More
Reliance Jio Infocomm has approached the telecom department for in-flight connectivity licence, that allows service providers to offer connectivity and data services to Indian and foreign airlines, according to sources. Besides Jio, the Department of Telecommunications (DoT) has also received a clutch of other applications including those from Ortus Communications, … Read More
In a clear signal that India is Apple’s next growth market, Taiwanese smartphone manufacturer Foxconn’s Chairman Terry Gou said, on Monday, the company would begin mass production of iPhones in India this year. Addressing an event, Gou said the move “will get Foxconn more deeply involved in the development of … Read More
Panasonic on Monday launched its first full-frame mirrorless Lumix S series with two models for the Indian market. The Lumix S1 is priced at Rs 199,990 and with 24-105mm F4 lens, will cost Rs 267,990 while S1R is priced at Rs 299,990 (body only) and Rs 367,990 with a 24-105mm … Read More
Telecom operator Reliance Jio has crossed the 300 million customers mark in two-and-a-half years of its operations, sources said to PTI. The milestone was reached on March 2, they added. Queries sent to Jio on the matter remained unanswered. However, in its television commercials during the ongoing IPL season, Jio … Read More
Telecom operator Bharti Airtel and the FICCI Ladies Organisation (FLO) on Sunday launched a safety app My Circle – aimed at aiding women in the event of distress or an emergency situation, by sending an SOS alert. The carrier-agnostic app can be installed by both Airtel and non-Airtel customers. “My … Read More
Adding to the breach scandals surrounding Facebook and its family of apps, this time a bug on photo-messaging app Instagram exposed Stories from certain users to complete strangers. Out of Instagram’s total global one billion followers, over 500 million users actively use the Stories feature and this incident, once again, … Read More
Taking on streaming giants like Netflix and Hulu, Walt Disney Co. has announced it will launch its new streaming service called Disney+ in November, at a price of $6.99 a month. This comes after the entertainment giant sealed the deal on its $71 billion acquisition of 21st Century Fox. “The … Read More
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