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Chakri K February 2nd, 2021 7:26 AM 2 COMMENTS

BSNL Cinema Plus Service: Bundled Premium OTT Subscriptions at Just Rs 129 per Month

Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) is actively losing wired broadband customers in the country. At the same time, the government-led telco's wireless subscriber base isn't growing at a rapid pace like Bharti Airtel. To lure the subscribers, BSNL has introduced a new 'Cinema Plus' service that bundles OTT subscriptions into a single package. A couple of weeks ago, we reported the same news as OTT add-on packs, however, back then... Read More

Shloke Sarkar February 1st, 2021 8:29 PM 12 COMMENTS

Realme Accidentally Lists X7 Pro, Full Specifications Leaked

Realme is a tech company that is not known for making accidental screwups. Today, however, seems to be different for the Chinese company, as, by accident or by intention, be what it may, the company released the specifications for the X7 Pro (Indian variant). This came complete with listings regarding the chipset, the camera and, most importantly, the ability of the phone to make use of 5G, giving us... Read More

Shloke Sarkar February 1st, 2021 7:17 PM 0 COMMENTS

Government Removes Exceptions on Smartphone Parts, May Result in Price Hike

The Indian government, which announced its Budget for the year 2021 made many important announcements, which also included some announcements that would impact the smartphone segment in quite a major way. In an announcement made by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, the government has decided to remove exemptions on parts of chargers and mobiles in a bid to promote local manufacturing. The new Budget proposes an increase from 0 to 2.5%... Read More

Tanay Singh Thakur February 1st, 2021 6:15 PM 1 COMMENTS

You Can Change Your Airtel Digital TV Package This Way

Airtel Digital TV is the third largest Direct-to-Home (DTH) operator of the country. It offers different kinds of packages to the users. But sometimes, you end up choosing the wrong package for yourself. However, the DTH operator allows users to change their channel package whenever they feel like. Users can do so by going to the mobile app or the website of the service provider. If customers wish, they can... Read More

Tanay Singh Thakur February 1st, 2021 5:11 PM 0 COMMENTS

5G Might Ease and Develop Physical Banking Experience for Users

The next generation of wireless connectivity is surely going to be revolutionary in many ways. It will change the way people interact with technology and would connect more IoT devices together. One of the things it will have a major impact on is the user’s experience with Automated Teller Machine (ATM). If you think that 5G would somehow ease the way people take out cash from ATMs, you are not... Read More

Tanay Singh Thakur February 1st, 2021 2:04 PM 0 COMMENTS

New SMS Templates Hard for 50% Business to Understand and Implement: Report

Telecom operators have reached a consensus on pushing the deadline for businesses to implement new SMS content templates in their system. The reason cited by the telcos to push the deadline from January 31, 2021, until further notice is that approximately 50% of businesses couldn’t understand the new SMS templates. Since they couldn’t understand it, they couldn’t apply it. The 50% businesses which couldn’t understand the new blockchain-based SMS system... Read More

Tanay Singh Thakur February 1st, 2021 1:10 PM 19 COMMENTS

Airtel and Jio Might Spend 20% More in Upcoming Spectrum Auctions

Bharti Airtel and Reliance Jio are now expected to flush in more money at the upcoming spectrum auctions. The sudden change in the estimated expense for the telcos comes because of the government's latest decision. The government has now reduced the time for the telcos to give notices for using the spectrum won at the auction to roll out any new technology. For the unaware, the time has been reduced... Read More

Shloke Sarkar February 1st, 2021 12:11 PM 0 COMMENTS

The Long Awaited Chrome Extension for iCloud is Finally Here

On Monday, Apple finally released an official extension meant for the Windows and Mac versions of Chrome, with a long-awaited feature that lets users use their passwords stored in their iCloud Keychain. This comes at a time when the use of both Windows and Mac-based devices is at an all-time high when most tasks have moved online. It is a welcome addition to someone who uses the Chrome browser but... Read More

Shloke Sarkar February 1st, 2021 11:08 AM 15 COMMENTS

Redmi Note 10, Realme X7 Series and Other Phones Which Are Expected to Launch in February

February is going to mark the return of the immensely popular budget segment and its plethora of products. Since 2021 began, the big names like Redmi, Realme and to some extent Samsung have not unveiled devices that are part of the brand’s new year portfolio. Our wait for these devices is soon going to be over, with five big launches scheduled for the month of February and, this is just... Read More

Shloke Sarkar February 1st, 2021 9:28 AM 4 COMMENTS

Here’s How You Can Prevent Facebook From Tracking You on the Internet

The last few weeks have been everything but kind to Facebook. The company was under a lot of scrutiny for having access to user data that it doesn’t require of. In addition to that, the whole WhatsApp privacy issue and the shift to better alternatives such as Telegram and Signal that followed, Facebook has had a bad January to say the least. The company is yet to learn that not... Read More

TT Desk February 1st, 2021 7:02 AM 20 COMMENTS

When Will Bharti Airtel, Vi and Jio Announce 5G Plans in India

India has been patiently waiting for 5G, with the network being available in most, if not all the popular countries for quite some time now. Add to this the increasing number of smartphone launches with a focus on 5G and the subsequent introduction of newer bands, so as to accommodate Sub-6 GHz and mmWave based 5G, making the absence of 5G in the country seem even longer than it actually... Read More

Tanay Singh Thakur January 31st, 2021 2:54 PM 0 COMMENTS

Jio and Airtel See Steady Broadband Growth in November 2020: Report

Fixed broadband connections have seen a surge in demand because of more and more people working from their homes. However, the number of subscribers added in November were slightly lower than what was estimated. Still, according to a Kotak Institutional Equities report citing Trai data, both Jio and Airtel saw ‘steady’ growth in the number of fixed broadband subscribers. What’s interesting to see was the ‘slower than estimated’ growth in... Read More