In a pre-service rollout exercise for telcos, spectrum allocation for 5G trial and subsequent field experiments can take place June onwards, official sources said on Wednesday. The panel constituted for such an exercise would soon begin deliberations on the quantum of spectrum, the time period and venue to hold the … Read More
Major Android apps such as search service Yelp and language learning platform Duolingo are still sending personal data, without user consent, to Facebook for ad tracking, despite the backlash the social media giant faced on charges of collecting data by bribing teenagers in India and the US. Two other Muslim … Read More
Riding the popularity of ultra cheap data packs offered by Reliance Jio, which has amassed 280 million subscribers in a short time, India has emerged as the country that provides mobile data at the lowest rate in the world, a new study says. Indians pay on an average Rs 18 … Read More
Japanese smartphone maker, Panasonic, today introduced a new smartphone in the Indian market. The Panasonic Eluga Ray 800 is the newest member in the Eluga lineup of phones which is Panasonic’s entry-level and budget series. The Eluga Ray 800 offers decent specifications, but they not on par with the Xiaomi … Read More
Telecom operator Bharti Airtel’s proposed rights issue is “credit positive” as it will enable the company to pare debt and improve liquidity, according to Moody’s. Airtel’s Board had last week approved fund-raising plans of up to Rs 32,000 crore through a combination of rights issue and bond — a move … Read More
Facebook is facing backlash over its secure login process two-factor authentication (2FA) where it asked users to add phone numbers, which can be searched by advertisersFacebook is facing backlash over its secure login process two-factor authentication (2FA) where it asked users to add phone numbers, which can be searched by … Read More
Swedish music streaming platform Spotify, which made its debut in India last week, has garnered over one million users, the company said on Tuesday. “One week since its launch, Spotify now has more than one million Indian users, across both its Free and Premium tiers,” a company spokesperson told IANS. … Read More
Broadcast regulator Trai has written to DTH operator Independent TV (formerly Big TV) asking it to justify its current tariff plans in the backdrop of the sector’s new regulatory framework. In a letter to Independent TV, the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) has also called a meeting with the … Read More
Facebook’s new “Dark Mode” feature for Messenger, which the company said it is still working on, can now be enabled manually on Android and iOS devices. The social media giant had announced last October that it would soon roll out the much-awaited feature. But it’s been more than four months … Read More
Chinese tech major Xiaomi said it is exploring new products, available in its home market, that can be introduced in India. “In China, we have 80-100 categories, while in India we have only 10-12 of these. Last year alone, we introduced new categories like televisions, suitcases etc. in the Indian … Read More
Apple could be planning to develop an Augmented Reality (AR)-based headset that would work alongside an iPhone to enable users to experience an environment where computer images are overlaid on the real world. The development came into notice when the iPhone-maker published an update titled, “Systems, methods and graphical user … Read More
The government on Thursday cleared an FDI proposal of telecom giant Vodafone Idea Limited (VIL) ahead of its proposed fundraising up to Rs 25,000 crore rights issue. “The Cabinet has approved the proposal of Vodafone Idea Ltd, which had proposed foreign direct investment (FDI) of more than Rs 5,000 crore … Read More
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