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Bhupendra Sharma May 2nd, 2015 6:03 PM 9 COMMENTS

TRAI Brings Virtual Network Operators Within Licensing Framework

The long envisioned issue of distributing licenses to virtual network providers or the companies that offer telecom services without owning a network infrastructure has earned wings. TRAI has proposed bringing all the virtual network operators within the licensing framework and bestow them to offer various services such as data, voice and video streaming. Experts call it a bold step by the government and hope that it will make the road... Read More

Ria Lakshman April 30th, 2015 9:07 PM 17 COMMENTS

Reliance broadcast Network under hack attack

Hell Shield Official seems to have launched their next attack on Reliance broadcast Network. Its two website – bigmagicinternational.com and 927bigfm.com currently stays inaccessible. The hacker group celebrates their hacking now on Twitter, with claims like ‘User privacy is not joke’. The group, with its Twitter accounts @RealHSH tweeted saying ‘Reliance got Hacked’ and ‘We won’t let You Rule over our freedom’. Another hacker group Anonymous India (@AnonOpsIndia) too upheld this... Read More

SuperGeek April 30th, 2015 8:08 PM 0 COMMENTS

LG G Pad 8.0 with 3G listed in India for Rs 21,000

LG has just listed the G Pad 8.0 tablet with 3G in on its India website for Rs 21,000. The Wi-Fi only variant of the tablet has been around for about a month in the country and currently sells for about Rs 17,000-18,000. The listing pretty much confirms that the official launch is just around the corner. We can expect LG to launch this device quietly in the country, like... Read More

SuperGeek April 30th, 2015 7:07 PM 5 COMMENTS

Micromax Canvas LapTab launched for Rs 14,999 in India

Micromax recently teased that it was going to launch a new product line on April 30. The new product that the Indian OEM was planning to launch is the Canvas LapTab which is a 2-in-1 hybrid device. It has been priced at Rs 14,999 and will be available exclusively on Amazon.in from May 6th. The Canvas LapTab has a 10.1-inch IPS display and comes with a full-fledged keyboard which has... Read More

Zara Ali April 29th, 2015 5:22 PM 1 COMMENTS

Google Now adds 70 new third-party apps, including Foodpanda, BookMyShow

Google Now is about to become even more useful to the users, as it is the app gives out the handy information in the form of cards and now it has added 70 more third-party apps to its platter. Among these 70 apps there are few India-centric apps too, which are directed towards fetching the important information encompassing food, travel, banking and much more. Earlier this month, Google has already... Read More

Rudradeep Biswas April 29th, 2015 4:45 PM 16 COMMENTS

Vodafone deploys first ever instant network in Nepal to help rescue efforts

The Vodafone Foundation Instant Network Mini, a portable ‘mobile network in a backpack’, has been taken to the Kathmandu Valley in Nepal to help restore communications to some of the areas worst affected by last weekend’s earthquake. The Instant Network Mini is a robust backpack that can be taken as hand luggage on commercial flights and deployed by non-technical staff. Instant Network Mini can connect up to five mobile phone... Read More

SuperGeek April 29th, 2015 1:34 PM 4 COMMENTS

OnePlus and Cyanogen Inc decide to part ways from each other

The love-hate relationship of Cyanogen Inc and OnePlus has been among the news from quite a while for all the wrong reasons. It all commenced when YU entered into an exclusive partnership with Cyanogen to use its ROMs for its upcoming devices. This resulted in the Indian version of the OnePlus One getting affected as Cyanogen stated that it won't provide OTA updates for it in future. As a consequence, OnePlus... Read More

Chethan S April 28th, 2015 8:41 PM 40 COMMENTS

Exclusive: Self Care just a tweet away for Reliance Customers – SmartCare powered by Twitter

In the recent times banking has moved to twitter. India's second largest bank, ICICI Bank had recently introduced twitter banking where a host of operations like checking account balance, funds transfer can be achieved through the social channel. Back in 2012, Tata Docomo had introduced an innovative service wherein customers could use certain hashtags to recharge and activate services. We are not sure if the service works now. TelecomTALK has... Read More

Srikapardhi April 28th, 2015 5:50 PM 14 COMMENTS

Idea defends its negative revenue in Q4, blames it on changes in TRAI interconnection regulation

Idea's gross revenue both for the quarter Q4FY15 and for FY15 is negatively impacted by ~Rs. 1050 million and cites its due to the changes in the TRAI Interconnect (IUC) regulations (Amendment XIth and XIIth) effective March 01, 2015, though the impact on EBITDA is minimal. Idea continues its enviable track record of being amongst the fastest growing large Indian Mobile operators with 19.1% growth in gross revenue in FY15 at... Read More

Ria Lakshman April 26th, 2015 6:50 PM 8 COMMENTS

Vodafone, MTS offer Rs.1/min calls to Nepal, Aircel makes incoming roaming and calls Free

Although a day late, Vodafone, MTS India and Aircel are offering discounted calls from India to Nepal, as an assistance to support the earthquake disaster relief efforts and to enable people to reach out to their friends and families in Nepal. Vodafone and MTS India are offering calls at the rate of Rs. 1 per minute. The offer is provided for next two days (48 hours). MTS’s offer began at... Read More

Ria Lakshman April 26th, 2015 1:24 AM 22 COMMENTS

Idea, Reliance join the lead of reduced call rates to Nepal, Vodafone and Aircel are busy playing cricket

More telecom operators are coming forward to provide reduced tariffs for India to Nepal calls as their noble gesture to help the earthquake impacted people today. Idea Cellular and Reliance are the latest to offer discounts. Through Idea Cellular networks, the friends and families can reach their dear ones in Nepal at a local call rate, precisely at Rs. 1/min instead of the regular Rs. 12/min. The offer will begin... Read More

Ria Lakshman April 25th, 2015 9:25 PM 26 COMMENTS

Airtel follows BSNL, makes all calls from India to Nepal free for next 48 hours

All India to Nepal calls on Airtel network will be free of cost from midnight for the next 48 hours effective from 00:00 hrs 26 April, announces Airtel. This is to enable the customers across the country to reach their families and friends in Nepal, who are struck in the country due to massive earthquake. Besides making the call rates, Airtel has also conveyed their condolence to all who lost... Read More