The government on Wednesday urged states to use the rural broadband infrastructure being put in place through Bharat Net project and said it would create opportunities for monetisation and ensure that the benefits of the network reach the masses. Addressing the Rural Telecom Summit organised by Confederation of Indian Industry … Read More
The Google Assistant app on iOS is now backed with Siri shortcut to make the use of Assistant more convenient for iOS users. “We added support for Siri Shortcuts to make it even easier to access your Assistant,” read the app description on Apple’s App Store. You can also set … Read More
Kumar Mangalam Birla, Chairman of Vodafone Idea Ltd, has flagged concerns about a severe liquidity crunch in the telecom sector and high spectrum payments at a recent meeting with Telecom Minister Manoj Sinha, an official said. Telecom sector has been battered by falling tariffs, eroding profitability, and mounting debt, in … Read More
The traditional PC market in India grew 20.2% in the third quarter of 2018, with HP Inc leading the segment with 30.7% share and Dell at second spot with 22.9% market share, International Data Corp (IDC) said on Wednesday. The overall India traditional PC market shipments stood at 2.71 million … Read More
Just days after photo-messaging app Instagram rolled out the feature to track users’ time spent on the app, Facebook has now released “Your Time on Facebook” tool that counts how many minutes people spend on the app. The feature is designed to help users manage social networking by maintaining time … Read More
Tech giant Google will roll out its ‘Neighbourly’ app, which aims to help people source local information from their neighbours, across India starting Wednesday. In May, Google had launched the beta version of the app in Mumbai and later expanded to Jaipur. In September, it expanded the availability of the … Read More
Chinese technology giant Huawei is set to launch the premium Mate 20 Pro, its first smartphone powered by the 5G-ready 7nm Kirin 980 chipset, in India on November 27, industry sources told IANS on Tuesday. The smartphone was launched in London last month for 1,049 euros (roughly Rs 89,155) for … Read More
With over 50% market share, Samsung has emerged as the top player in India’s premium smartphone market in the third quarter of 2018, a top company executive said here on Tuesday. “The past quarter has been phenomenal for us. For the whole quarter, in the premium category, we are at … Read More
The country’s over-the-top (OTT) market is estimated to reach USD 5 billion by 2023, driven by rising affluence, increasing data penetration in rural markets and adoption across demographic segments including women and older generations, a BCG report said Tuesday. The report named ‘Entertainment Goes Online’ expects the advertising-based video on … Read More
India’s largest smartphone vendor Xiaomi today said that it would set up 5,000 Mi Stores across rural India by the end of 2019, a move that is expected to generate over 15,000 jobs. Xiaomi, which entered India in 2014 and sold smartphones exclusively online, ventured into offline retail in 2017. … Read More
Chinese electronics major Xiaomi on Tuesday announced it has opened a record 500 retail stores in rural parts of India. Called Mi Stores and opened on October 29, these are similar to the bigger “Mi Home” stores currently operational in metro cities. “The company created a Guinness record for opening … Read More
The Cellular Operators Association of India (COAI) on Monday said the industry needed a web-based automatic and timely approval process for Right of Way (ROW) for the country to be prepared for 5G connectivity. Right of Way refers to the legal right, established by usage or grant, to pass along … Read More
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