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Srikapardhi July 13th, 2016 6:07 PM 53 COMMENTS

Airtel, Vodafone & Idea plan to counter Jio with content play

India’s incumbent telecom operators—Bharti Airtel, Vodafone India and Idea Cellular—are increasingly focusing on building competence around content to counter the looming threat from Mukesh Ambani-owned Reliance Jio, which is expected to commercially launch services anytime in the country. Jio is planning to position itself as a digital content company, according to brokerage CLSA, which said that the prime services differentiator would continue to revolve around network experience, especially since content... Read More

Srikapardhi July 13th, 2016 4:36 PM 0 COMMENTS

Mobile handset makers ask DeitY to amend new customs rules

Mobile handset makers have asked the Department of Electronics & Information Technology (DeitY) to bring back the old rule of bank guarantee for importing parts for mobile manufacturing, in place of the surety condition, which was introduced in the new customs rules or IGCR, 2016. In a letter to Diety Secretary Aruna Sharma and Department of Revenue Secretary Hasmukh Adhia, Pankaj Mohnidroo, national president of the Indian Cellular Association (ICA)... Read More

Rudradeep Biswas July 13th, 2016 4:21 PM 2 COMMENTS

Trai proposes flat levy for spectrum usage charge

The Indian telecom regulator has proposed a flat levy for spectrum usage charge, its own weighted average formula to calculate the annual spectrum usage charge (SUC), to replace the existing formula used by the telecom department. "While the optimal solution in the view of the Authority is to move to a flat rate regime, we are constrained to limit ourselves to examine the weighted average solution as suggested by Ld.... Read More

Ria Lakshman July 13th, 2016 3:51 PM 8 COMMENTS

With Nougat around the corner, Marshmallow reaches 13.3% Android devices

The devices running Android 6.0 Marshmallow has increased to 13.3%, reveals the latest Google Play distribution data. Last month, this count was only 10.1%, meaning there has been an increase of 3.2%. However, with Android Nougat coming soon, experts wonder if this rate of penetration is fast enough for Marshmallow OS. Meanwhile, Android Lollipop 5.0 is running on 14.3% devices, and Android Lollipop 5.1 is running on 20.8%. It takes... Read More

Ria Lakshman July 13th, 2016 3:10 PM 1 COMMENTS

Asus launches ZenPad 3S 10 with 9.7-inch display, 8MP rear camera and 5900mAh battery

Last month, rumours were making rounds online claiming the arrival of a new tablet from Asus. It looks like the company has confirmed the existence of the tablet by launching the new ZenPad 3S 10. Regarding specifications, Asus ZenPad 3S 10 comes with a 9.7-inch screen, with a resolution of 1536 x 2048p backlit with LED. Wrapped in an aluminum body and with a weight of 430gm, the tablet belongs... Read More

Zara Ali July 13th, 2016 1:29 PM 1 COMMENTS

Samsung Galaxy Note 7 confirmed to launch at Unpacked 2016 event on August 2

Following a series of leaks and speculations, the Samsung Galaxy Note 7 is all set to come out of the veil on August 2 at Samsung's Unpacked event. Today, the company revealed that the Note 7 would feature an all new S Pen, even the event invite also showcases an image of the S Pen. The device is anticipated to come in Black Onyx, Silver Titanium, and Blue Coral color... Read More

Zara Ali July 12th, 2016 3:31 PM 12 COMMENTS

Asus ZenFone 3 Deluxe: World’s first Snapdragon 821-based smartphone

At the Computex 2016 event held in May, Asus unveiled the ZenFone 3, ZenFone 3 Ultra and ZenFone 3 Deluxe smartphones. The company has now started accepting orders for the Zenfone 3 and Zenfone 3 Deluxe smartphones in Taiwan. Along with these devices, Asus has now launched a high-end ZenFone 3 Deluxe variant with the latest Snapdragon 821 chipset, 6GB of RAM and 256GB of storage. Rest of the specifications in... Read More

Zara Ali July 12th, 2016 2:08 PM 15 COMMENTS

Samsung Galaxy On5 Pro and Galaxy On7 Pro made official in India for Rs. 9,190 and Rs. 11,190

Samsung seems to be on a launch spree; the company recently launched smartphones in the J series. In its latest move, the company has made the Galaxy On5 Pro and Galaxy On7 Pro smartphones official in India. The On5 Pro will retail at Rs. 9,190 while the On7 Pro will be up for sale Rs. 11,190. Both the devices will be available in Black and Gold color options, exclusively via... Read More

Zara Ali July 12th, 2016 6:00 AM 1 COMMENTS

Qualcomm announces Snapdragon 821 chipset, touts 10% faster performance

Qualcomm finally announced its much talked about high-end processor, the Snapdragon 821. The company touts the processor to deliver 10% faster performance than its predecessor, the Snapdragon 820. The 820 SoC is currently powering flagships such as the Samsung Galaxy S7, LG G5, HTC 10, OnePlus 3, Xiaomi Mi 5, and more. Being the latest processor in the Snapdragon 800 series, the 821 speeds up to 2.4GHz with quad-core custom... Read More

Tharun G July 11th, 2016 5:28 PM 225 COMMENTS

Jio 4G on 850MHz LTE goes live in Kerala, Tamilnadu and Karnataka

Ahead of RCOM CDMA shutdown across the country, Jio 4G on 850MHz spectrum has started going live in many locations across Kerala and Tamil Nadu. Jio currently does not hold any spectrum 850MHz band in Kerala, Karnataka, Tamilnadu and Rajasthan. However, has entered into spectrum sharing agreement with RCOM to use its 850MHz. At one particular location in Kottayam, Kerala we got Jio 4G signal on 850MHz spectrum for few minutes. However, the... Read More

Rudradeep Biswas July 11th, 2016 5:21 PM 9 COMMENTS

Jio’s entry to help telecom industry double data revenues to $11 billion by 2017-18: CLSA

Reliance Jio would drive the Indian telecom market further and help the overall industry to double to $11 billion by 2017-18, according to brokerage firm CLSA. The firm, in a note, said that Bharti Airtel and Reliance Jio are best placed to gain from the surge. "Over fiscal years 2015-16 to 2017-18, we expect data revenues to double and Bharti Airtel and Reliance Jio are best-placed to gain, given their lead... Read More

Ria Lakshman July 11th, 2016 2:40 PM 1 COMMENTS

Facebook introduces ‘Secret Conversations’ on Messenger

In order to extend better support for sensitive conversations between users, Facebook has made its Messenger more secure by adding the “Secret Conversations” feature. In a blog post published on Friday, Facebook states that it will be useful in case such as when user wants to discuss private information like health issues with trusted friends and family, or sending financial information to an accountant. The Secret Conversations on Messenger uses end-to-end... Read More