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Asif Iqbal August 26th, 2015 3:57 PM 2 COMMENTS

Meizu MX5 with a fingerprint sensor launched in India for Rs. 19,999, will compete with Xiaomi Mi 4 and OnePlus One

Back in June 2015, Meizu had launched its flagship smartphone for the year, the Meizu MX5, which was leaked through GFXBench benchmarking application. However, it didn't launch the device in the Indian market right away. Some days ago, the company had announced that it will officially launch the brand on the 26th of August. Along with the brand launch, the company has also officially launched the MX5 in India. Priced at Rs.... Read More

Chethan S August 26th, 2015 2:20 PM 4 COMMENTS

Non-Voice revenue continued to demonstrate double-digit growth for MTS India

Sistema Shyam TeleServices Ltd. (SSTL), which operates its telecom services under the MTS brand in India, today announces its unaudited consolidated financial results for the second quarter ended June 30th, 2015. According to Dmitry Shukov, Chief Executive Officer of Sistema Shyam TeleServices Ltd, “All our operational parameters have shown significant improvement during the quarter which has resulted in 12% growth in consolidated revenues. Our data centric approach has further enhanced... Read More

Chethan S August 26th, 2015 12:22 PM 7 COMMENTS

After Kochi, Airtel Brings 4G to Kozhikode

Airtel, customers in the city can experience high speed wireless broadband on Airtel 4G and get on to the digital superhighway to enjoy uninterrupted HD video streaming, superfast uploading and downloading of movies, music and images. Airtel 4G is available to customers across a range of smart devices including mobile phones, dongles & 4G hotspots. Commenting on the launch of Airtel 4G in the city, George Mathen, HUB CEO –... Read More

Srikapardhi August 26th, 2015 12:03 PM 9 COMMENTS

Airtel launches 4G services in Kohima and Dimapur (Nagaland)

Bharti Airtel Limited, today announced the commercial launch of its high speed 4G services (also called LTE) in Kohima and Dimapur (Nagaland). Now, customers across the country can experience high speed wireless broadband on Airtel 4G and get on to the digital superhighway to enjoy uninterrupted HD video streaming, superfast uploading and downloading of movies, music and images. Airtel 4G is available to customers across a range of smart devices... Read More

Asif Iqbal August 26th, 2015 7:03 AM 4 COMMENTS

Nokia 222 and Nokia 222 Dual SIM are the company’s new low-cost Internet-enabled mobile phones priced below the Rs. 2,500 mark

Even though Microsoft acquired Nokia to save Windows Phone from dying and to continue its smartphone efforts, it didn't kill Nokia's feature phone lineup. After launching the Nokia 220 and the Nokia 220 Dual SIM last year, the company is ready to serve the audience that doesn't want to buy touchscreen smartphones. It has announced two new low-cost Internet-enabled mobile phones, the Nokia 222 and the Nokia 222 Dual SIM.... Read More

Esmail August 26th, 2015 1:47 AM 1 COMMENTS

SanDisk launches new range of portable external Solid State Drives in India

SanDisk today entered the portable Solid State Drive (SSD) market with a family of high-performance drives, including the SanDisk Extreme 900 Portable SSDs, the world’s fastest line of Type C-based portable SSDs; and the SanDisk Extreme 500 Portable SSDs, the company’s new pocket-sized, rugged drives. The SanDisk Extreme 900 drives feature speeds of up to nine times faster than a portable hard drive, while the SanDisk Extreme 500 drives offer speeds... Read More

Asif Iqbal August 25th, 2015 11:26 PM 17 COMMENTS

Samsung is the largest 4G LTE smartphone brand in India. Surprised?

With the craze around 4G LTE smartphones increasing day by day in the country, brands have been launching 4G compatible devices from the past 3-6 months. Xolo and Apple were one of the first brands to launch devices that are compatible with 4G LTE cellular bands in India, but they are no longer the ones who sell most 4G devices in the country. According to a report by analytics firm... Read More

Ria Lakshman August 25th, 2015 7:30 PM 0 COMMENTS

Global: South African company Vodacom introduces solution to solve unexpected network crisis in 48hours

Vodacom, a leading African mobile communications company has launched Radio Access Network (RAN) Mobile Recovery Solution, mobile data centers on wheels to solve unexpected network crisis. The facility enables the company to restore functionality of its defective Mobile Telephone Exchange (MTX) within 48 hours. The MTX sites link the RAN (base station) to Vodacom’s core network. Each site is dependent on transmission infrastructure to route voice and data traffic between... Read More

Ria Lakshman August 25th, 2015 7:21 PM 9 COMMENTS

PM intervenes in call drop issue, asks official to solve it on ‘urgent basis’

Prime Minister (PM) Narendra Modi himself has finally intervened in the call drop issue, citing it as ‘an issue that affects the common man’ and asked officials to address the problem on urgent basis. The direction was given in a high-level meeting chaired by PM to review the progress of digital and rural infrastructure, besides connectivity. "He directed that steps be taken urgently to resolve the problem, and also to... Read More

Ria Lakshman August 25th, 2015 7:02 PM 2 COMMENTS

HD Boom in SAARC countries, India accounts for 90% of subscribers

According to a report by Dataxis, High-definition television (HDTV) segment in the SAARC region is expected to boom in the next three years driven by digitization. Among the countries in the region, India accounts for more than 90% of the total subscribers. The HDTV penetration in India is driven by DTH players who are promoting HD STBs in the country. According to the report, India seeded around 4 million STBs... Read More

Asif Iqbal August 25th, 2015 6:10 PM 3 COMMENTS

Micromax Canvas Nitro 4G with an octa-core processor and 2GB RAM goes on sale for Rs. 10,430

Most of the smartphones with a price tag above Rs. 6,000 mark that are being launched in India these days come with 4G LTE connectivity. Micromax, the second largest smartphone brand in the country in terms of unit sales, has launched multiple 4G LTE-equipped smartphones this year. After launching the Micromax Canvas Sliver, the company has now launched yet another 4G LTE-equipped Android smartphone, the Micromax Canvas Nitro 4G E455. The... Read More

Esmail August 25th, 2015 6:03 PM 37 COMMENTS

Exclusive: Could this be our first look at a Jio partnered smartphone?

Today we had the opportunity to lay our hands on the yet to be launched 'Lenovo Vibe shot' smartphone. The vibe shot is a photography focused smartphone which features a 16 megapixel back cam with optical image stabilization, IR focus sensor and triple LED flash. The handset has a premium feel in the hand with a metal frame running around the border and a brushed metal strip running vertically along... Read More