Social media giant, WhatsApp is working on a new feature for its desktop users. The new feature would enable WhatsApp users to be able to make voice and video calls using the WhatsApp Web. Currently, only the mobile version of the app supports voice and video calling. But soon, support for this feature will be extended for the desktop users as well. As per a report from 9to5 Google, whenever... Read More
Vodafone Idea Foundation, the Corporate social responsibility (CSR) arm of Vodafone Idea Limited on Thursday unveiled MyAmbar app in partnership with NASSCOM Foundation, Safety Trust, and UN Women. The MyAmbar app solution is said to be designed and developed especially for safety and empowerment of women in India. The company said that the app developed under the ‘Connecting for Good program’ is intended to aid women to understand and stand... Read More
Truecaller, a mobile application that enables users to identify and block calls on Wednesday unveiled Call Reason feature. The company said that its latest addition to its platform, the Call Reason feature will let users know why someone is calling them with Truecaller highlighting its new addition as a “game-changer.” The Call Reason feature is said to be available only for Truecaller users on Android with the feature said to... Read More
Reliance Jio has just announced JioPages, a new web browser completely developed in India. The new browsing app is built on the powerful Chromium Blink engine which will ensure a faster experience for the user. It is completely conceptualised and designed within India. JioPages will offer users best-in-class webpage rendering, efficient media streaming, and an encrypted connection amongst other things. One thing that you should note is that JioPages is... Read More
Netflix, the American streaming company on Tuesday said that it will be providing “everyone” in India a complimentary access to its services “for a weekend.” The development was shared by Gregory Peters, chief operating officer and chief product officer at Netflix in its third quarter earnings call. Peters said that the company hopes to “create an event” and “get a bunch” of people to sign up for its services. Netflix... Read More
Paytm, the Indian digital payment and technology platform on Monday said that it will be “partnering with various card issuers to introduce co-branded cards” in the market. The company said that it is keen on transforming the credit card market by enabling ‘new to credit’ users to be part of the credit card user base. Paytm said that its ‘Next Generation Credit Cards’ are intended to “democratise the access to... Read More
Reliance Jio, the largest telecom operator in India on Tuesday said that it has partnered with USP Studios to boost the kids content on its platform. The operator said that its users thanks to Jio’s partnership with USP Studios will now have access to eight “exciting edutainment apps” including Kids First and Kids TV India. USP Studios is said to be a company engaged in creating content for kids largely... Read More
Bharti Airtel on Tuesday said that its Airtel Payments Bank has enhanced its app to simplify payment experience for its merchant partners. The company said that the enhanced app will “further empower its merchant partners with a range of digital benefits” that streamlines the payment experience. The merchants using the Airtel Payments Bank would now be introduced to two new features namely “Smart ePOS” and “On-Demand Settlement.” The company said... Read More
Paytm, the Indian digital payment and technology platform on Monday introduced its Android Mini App Store to “support Indian developers to take their innovative products to the masses.” The company said that the mini apps are a “custom-built” mobile site that provides users “app like experience” without the requirement of users actually downloading the apps. Paytm said that the mini apps “would greatly benefit millions of citizens” by allowing them... Read More
Telegram, the cloud-based multi-platform messenger app on Thursday introduced a new update with features such as search filter and channel comments. The company also said that the update also includes the ability to support anonymous group admins and that “few more” features will also be made available to the users. Telegram said that the update is intended in enabling the group and channel admins to “make their forums interactive and... Read More
Facebook on Tuesday announced that it is “testing” Accounts Center on its ecosystem of apps such as Facebook, Instagram and Messenger enabling users to “control connected experiences” across the company apps. The social networking giant said that it wants to make it “easier” for users to switch between the apps to post the same content or entering credit card information. The company said that the Accounts Center and connected experiences... Read More
Instagram on Wednesday said that it is rolling out a new update that enables users to create a reel up to 30 seconds in length. Instagram in early August unveiled Instagram Reels that lets users to “create and discover short, entertaining videos” on its platform. The company prior to the update had restricted the users to record and edit clips up to 15 seconds in length. It has to be... Read More
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um no no i meant how 3500mhz doesnt penetrate through walls and such
That not gonna happed instead Government should mandate all new phone (Smartphone & Keypad phone) should come with 4G Network…
Target is mid May for 1L sites. I don't have any doubt that it won't be covered. I am keeping…
2G should be shut down immediately by all three operators. BSNL should fast track LTE on 700Mhz and 900Mhz bands…
6G frequency should be around 7-8Ghz and bandwidth should be atleast 500Mhz per operator and sub-Ghz bandwidth should be 30-40Mhz(600/450Mhz).
