February 10th, 2016 3:33 PM 4 COMMENTS

Motorola Moto G Turbo Edition and Moto G (3rd Gen) now up for sale on Amazon, Flipkart loses its exclusivity

Motorola is trying to increase its reach outside Flipkart’s bubble in India. The company has now tied up with Amazon as well to sell its smartphones — Moto G (3rd Gen) and Moto G Turbo Edition. As of now, the Moto G (third-generation) 16GB variant is up for sale on Amazon at Rs. 10,999, while the 8GB variant will be up for grabs by the end of this week. The... Read More

February 10th, 2016 2:44 PM 21 COMMENTS

Vodafone rolls out 4G network in parts of Mumbai- With speed test

Vodafone India has begun deploying next generation, high-speed 4G network in prominent business and residential corridors of Mumbai across the Western Suburbs and South Mumbai in a phased manner. The roll-out across all parts of Mumbai is expected to complete by the end of March 2016. Built on the efficient 1800 MHz band, this network will enable customers to access the internet via mobile with speeds across a range of... Read More

February 10th, 2016 2:36 PM 13 COMMENTS

Bharti Airtel goes green; turns 40,000 sites into green network sites

Telecom operator Bharti Airtel has migrated over 40,000 of its network sites across India to green technology in sync with its commitment towards green network initiatives. More than 40,000 of these green network sites are designed to operate largely on battery-hybrid, lithium-ion and solar hybrid solutions with very little diesel consumption. Apart from these measures, Airtel maintains strict adherence to Indian Emission Norms along with its own safeguards that ensures emissions... Read More

February 10th, 2016 12:58 PM 8 COMMENTS

Moto G (2nd Gen) finally starts receiving Android 6.0 Marshmallow update in India

Well, Motorola Moto G 2nd Gen users in India have been waiting for this moment for quite a while. The company has finally begun the roll out of Android 6.0 update to its Moto G (2nd Gen) smartphone in India. The update is currently being rolled out to both the 4G LTE and 3G variants around the country. Last month, we reported about the release of update notes by Motorola... Read More

February 9th, 2016 3:07 PM 5 COMMENTS

ZTE launches world’s first VoLTE smartwatch for kids

ZTE Mobile Devices has launched the world’s first VoLTE smartwatch for kids, named mamorino. The watch will be available by March end in Japan through KDDI and the Okinawa Cellular Telephone Company. Developed for preschool or young schoolchildren, the waterproof and dust-proof watch offers unique, easy-to-operate features such as touch panel and speech recognition. “We’re happy to work with KDDI to benefit children’s communication and safety in Japan, all while providing... Read More

February 9th, 2016 2:02 PM 0 COMMENTS

Nokia partners IIT-M partner to connect rural India through new technology solutions

Nokia said that it has tied-up with the Indian Institute of Technology-Madras (IIT-M) to create technology solutions using unlicensed spectrum to deliver cost-efficient, last-mile broadband connectivity to remote rural communities in India. Under a 3-year partnership, Nokia will also fund and provide technological expertise for research at IIT-M's Center of Excellence for Wireless Technology (CEWiT). Sandeep Girotra, Vice President and Head of India region, Nokia, said that the collaboration will leverage... Read More

February 9th, 2016 11:33 AM 24 COMMENTS

Apple fixes more than 100 lethal bugs by pushing out a security update for iOS 9, sadly it won’t fix the infamous Error 53

Apple had been under the bug scanner for quite a while, thanks to security loopholes in Apple Pay and Safari. Now, taking a cue from all that, the company has fixed more than 100 such issues by sending out a security update on iOS 9. To start with, there were 30 flaws that were found in the WebKit, a browser engine that is employed by Safari. It meant that this... Read More

February 9th, 2016 10:23 AM 16 COMMENTS

COAI gives a thumb down to TRAI’s decision on differential pricing

The Cellular Association of India (COAI) today expressed its disappointment over TRAI’s decision against differential pricing and said that the rule will have an impact on the government’s ambitious ‘Digital India’ initiative. The telecom regulator today announced that no service provider will be allowed to offer or charge discriminatory tariffs for data services on the basis of content and a penalty of Rs 50,000 a day, capped at Rs 50... Read More

February 9th, 2016 6:38 AM 9 COMMENTS

IAMAI welcomes TRAI’s decision on net neutrality, Facebook expresses disappointment

Internet and Mobile Association of India (IAMAI) heartily welcomed TRAI’s ruling on net neutrality announced today. In the regulation on Differential Pricing “Prohibition of Discriminatory Tariffs for Data Services Regulations, 2016”, published today, TRAI ruled that no service provider has the right to charge discriminatory tariffs for data services on the basis of content. The regulatory body also refrained the service providers from entering into any kind of agreement or contract... Read More

February 8th, 2016 7:26 PM 5 COMMENTS

Better late than never: Whatsapp Web now available for Microsoft Edge

Here is a reason to feel good for those Microsoft users who wanted Whatsapp Web functionality on both the Microsoft Edge and Internet Explorer. Whatsapp has officially launched its web client for the browsers. As followed on Chrome, this one too follows the QR code setup. You would be required to open the Whatsapp website in your browser and then open the Whatsapp application on your phone and go to... Read More

February 8th, 2016 5:28 PM 42 COMMENTS

Net Neutrality wins! TRAI against differential pricing, to charge penalty of Rs 50,000/day for breach of rules

In a big blow to Free Basics and Airtel Zero platforms, the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) today announced that no service provider will be allowed to offer or charge discriminatory tariffs for data services on the basis of content. In what could be a major win for net neutrality in the country, the telecom regulator said that a penalty of Rs 50,000 a day, capped at Rs 50 lakh,... Read More

February 8th, 2016 5:21 PM 4 COMMENTS

VoLTE calls less stable than traditional voice services, says Amdocs study

VoLTE calls may be a strategic service for operators as it offers operating expense (OPEX) and capital expense (CAPEX) reductions through the promise of repurposing 2G and 3G, but call drops can be four to five times higher on such calls compared to traditional services, says an Amdocs study. “The quality of experience VoLTE provides initially, post-deployment, can be less stable than the traditional voice service it replaces, requiring aggressive... Read More

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