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Chakri K February 9th, 2021 7:01 AM 1 COMMENTS

BSNL to Offer Double Data Benefit With Rs 109 Prepaid Plan Till March 31

State-run Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) continues the revision spree by doubling the data benefit offered by Rs 109 prepaid recharge. Also known as Mithram Plus prepaid plan, the Rs 109 plan from BSNL is a validity extension recharge for the users looking to keep their BSNL prepaid number active. The plan was first introduced in December 2019; So far, it is offering 5GB of data and unlimited calling benefit... Read More

Chakri K February 8th, 2021 9:03 PM 17 COMMENTS

WhatsApp UPI Transaction Volume Dips in January; PhonePe Extends Lead at the Top

Facebook-owned WhatsApp continues to witness poor response for its payments service in India. The National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) released UPI data for the month of January 2021. PhonePe continues to lead the Unified Payments Interface (UPI) payments market in India with an overall transaction volume of 968.72 million and Rs 1,91,973.77 crore transaction value. Google Pay is second on the list, followed by Paytm Payments Bank App, Axis... Read More

Shloke Sarkar February 8th, 2021 7:40 PM 0 COMMENTS

Xiaomi’s Mi 11 Goes Global, Here’s What We Know About It

Chinese smartphone giant Xiaomi on Monday released its latest flagship, the Mi 11 in Europe. Having previously been launched in China, the device marked the debut for Qualcomm's Snapdragon 888 chipset. The device also ditched the charger in the box, which made headlines, that being said, the company is offering an option to get the charger in the box if one wishes for a charger, free of charge. The Mi 11... Read More

Shloke Sarkar February 8th, 2021 5:50 PM 0 COMMENTS

ASUS Is Going to Join the Mini Smartphone Trend With the ASUS Zenfone Mini

Apple, well known for being a trendsetter from the AirPods to the iPad, has done it again, or so it seems. The company brought back the concept of the smaller smartphone with the iPhone 12 Mini, a device offering the features of a regular smartphone, minus the larger footprint. Whilst the current situation suggests this was not the best idea, other companies still wish to take a gamble on this... Read More

Tanay Singh Thakur February 8th, 2021 2:54 PM 4 COMMENTS

Samsung Galaxy A52 5G Expected to Pack 4,370mAh Battery and Snapdragon 750G

The Samsung Galaxy A52 5G has recently been spotted at the US Federal Communications Commission (FCC) site. The listing reveals some of the key specifications of the smartphone. The Galaxy A52 5G is expected to be powered by the Qualcomm Snapdragon 750G SoC and pack a 4,370mAh battery. The listing of the device on the platform suggests that its launch is very near. It is worth noting that the device... Read More

Tanay Singh Thakur February 8th, 2021 1:59 PM 30 COMMENTS

Bharti Airtel Stays Ahead of Reliance Jio in Postpaid Market

Bharti Airtel is miles ahead of Reliance Jio when it comes to the postpaid market. It is fair to say that Reliance Jio is quite new to the segment, but its offerings aren’t much different from Airtel’s and were expected to uproot the existing postpaid user base of the telco. However, postpaid customers are generally considered more loyal to their operators, and it has been proved once again. Airtel added... Read More

Tanay Singh Thakur February 8th, 2021 1:01 PM 27 COMMENTS

5G in India to be Delayed Because of ‘Poor Planning’ from the Government: Report

According to a report by the Parliamentary Panel on IT, the next-generation connectivity technology, ‘5G’ will not arrive India any time soon. The report has blamed the ‘poor planning and execution’ by the government to introduce 5G in India. The estimated Rs 54,000 crore, which is expected to be the government's revenue from the telecom sector in FY22 doesn’t include any proceeds from 5G. The government hasn’t even mapped out... Read More

Shloke Sarkar February 8th, 2021 12:12 PM 0 COMMENTS

Hyundai, Kia Shares Tumble as the Companies Reveal They Were Never in Talks With Apple

In an instance of positive hype resulting in a major let down, the two major automotive companies, namely Hyundai and Kia announced on Monday that they were not in talks with Apple for the company's Smart car, sending their shares tumbling. As part of separate regulatory filings by the two automotive brands, the companies announced that they were not having talks with Apple in relation to developing autonomous vehicles. What... Read More

Shloke Sarkar February 8th, 2021 11:30 AM 2 COMMENTS

Official Intel 11th Gen Chipset Benchmarks are Intended to Ridicule Apple M1

Apple, the Cupertino based tech company, dumped Intel in 2020 in favour of its own M1 chip, which is based on the company's A14 Bionic chipset, that makes use of 5nm processing technology. This came as a huge blow to the company since a lot of their revenue came from Apple and its Mac series of PCs and Laptops. That being said, it seems Intel was ready with its answer to... Read More

Chakri K February 8th, 2021 10:40 AM 3 COMMENTS

Samsung Galaxy F62 With Exynos 9825 SoC Launching in India on February 16

Samsung Galaxy F62 is set to debut in India on February 16, the company confirmed via e-commerce website Flipkart. The Galaxy F62 will be powered by the Exynos 9825 chipset which is Samsung's 2019 flagship chipset used on the likes of Galaxy Note 10+ and Galaxy Note 10. The Exynos 9825 SoC was a mid-cycle refresh to the Exynos 9820 that was used on Galaxy S10 series. The Galaxy F62... Read More

Shloke Sarkar February 8th, 2021 9:53 AM 1 COMMENTS

WhatsApp Is Finally Bringing Mute Video Option to Users

Popular messaging service WhatsApp, which has been the primary choice when it comes to messaging in India features a lot of add ons and tools that make it easy to use. Some of these include the ability to hide the status of users, making both audio and video calls, sending documents via the app and more. That being said, for the user who wished to mute a video before sending... Read More

Shloke Sarkar February 8th, 2021 9:00 AM 0 COMMENTS

Apple Is Going to Be TSMC’s Biggest Customer

As per a report that was released by Counterpoint, it is being predicted that Apple will be TSMC's biggest customer in terms of 5nm chips, owing to the high usage of the company's A14 chips on its latest iPhones and MacBooks followed by the launch of the A15 Bionic later this year. All this combined will result in Apple accounting for 53% of the 5nm chip production. Do note, this increased... Read More