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Shloke Sarkar February 5th, 2021 3:56 PM 4 COMMENTS

FAU-G Ratings are Dropping Fast on Google Play Store, Who’s to Blame?

FAU-G, the Made in India alternative to PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG Mobile) launched in India on January 26, on the occasion of India celebrating the 72nd Republic Day. Currently limited to the Google Play Store (Android), the game is expected to arrive on the App Store (iOS) within a few months, FAU-G saw great initial recognition, with reviews reaching up to 4.5 stars. However, as is evident weeks into its launch,... Read More

Tanay Singh Thakur February 5th, 2021 2:55 PM 0 COMMENTS

BookMyShow Stream, New OTT Platform Available Now: Details

BookMyShow is one of the largest movie and event booking platforms of the country. The company is now offering ‘BookMyShow Stream’, a homegrown Transaction Video-on-Demand (TVOD) platform to its web and app users. It is the first time that the company is offering any entertaining content through its platform. There will be 72,000+ hours of content with over 600 movie titles available on the ‘BookMyShow Stream’ for the users to... Read More

Tanay Singh Thakur February 5th, 2021 1:50 PM 0 COMMENTS

Telecom Industry Revenue Will Grow by 40% in FY20-21: Analysts

The telecom industry's revenues are expected to grow by 40% in the FY20-21 compared to the 25% growth in FY19-20. According to a rating agency Fitch, Reliance Jio and Bharti Airtel will keep growing at a steady rate in terms of market share in the near future. Both the telcos are expected to own 80% of the market share, eating up a major chunk of business from Vodafone Idea’s (Vi)... Read More

Tanay Singh Thakur February 5th, 2021 1:01 PM 14 COMMENTS

Bharti Airtel to Offer 5G in ‘Larger Cities’ Before Going National

The CEO of Bharti Airtel, Gopal Vittal, recently said that the company would offer 5G in ‘larger cities’ first before it takes the national route. He further said that Airtel’s mobile broadband infrastructure is ‘future-proof’ and can be leveraged to offer quick 5G services. Vittal has confirmed that Airtel will go after the sub-GHz spectrum in the upcoming spectrum auctions which will enable it in deploying 5G and also renew... Read More

Shloke Sarkar February 5th, 2021 12:20 PM 2 COMMENTS

You Can Now Track Heart Rate Using a Google Pixel Smartphone, Here’s How

Google is quite well known for its Pixel line of smartphones. They have been Google's version of what Android should be, offering features exclusive to the Pixel lineup, adding up to the Android experience. The devices have been dubbed one of, if not the best camera smartphone on offer, irrespective of the price. Add to this the Pixel design, which is muted and tasteful and, you have a great phone. That... Read More

Chakri K February 5th, 2021 11:38 AM 9 COMMENTS

Realme V11 5G Goes Official With Dimensity 700 SoC and 5000mAh Battery

Realme is on a launch spree. The Oppo spin-off company has launched a budget smartphone with 5G support in China. The Realme V11 5G just went official in mainland China with MediaTek Dimensity 700 chipset. Realme's V series of phones is aimed at dominating the budget 5G smartphone segment and the Realme V11 carries the legacy forward. Key specifications of the Realme V11 5G include 5000mAh battery, up to 6GB... Read More

Shloke Sarkar February 5th, 2021 10:57 AM 0 COMMENTS

Samsung Launches Level U2 Neckband in India, Priced at Rs 1,999

Neckbands have seen a rise in terms of sales ever since the headphone jack was removed on smartphones, and when users got their hands onto budget truly wireless earphones, their experience was far less than ideal, resulting in them shifting to the conventional neckband style of Bluetooth earphones. Most brands, including smartphone makers such as Redmi, OnePlus, Oppo and Realme have entered the neckband earphones market and recently another well-known... Read More

Shloke Sarkar February 5th, 2021 9:50 AM 1 COMMENTS

Realme Has a New Smart Upgrade Programme, Here’s What It’s All About

During the launch of the X7 series yesterday, Realme talked about the Realme Smart Upgrade programme. This effectively showcased a price difference between the regular price and the price if one purchases a phone using this upgrade program, with the Realme X7 going down to Rs 13,999 for the Rs 19,999 variant (6+128GB), Rs 15,399 for the higher variant of the X7 (8+128GB) and, the best deal of them all,... Read More

Shloke Sarkar February 5th, 2021 9:00 AM 10 COMMENTS

Union Minister States Government Has No Plans to Shutdown BSNL and MTNL

Union Minister Sanjay Dhotre has stated in the Lok Sabha that the government has no plans as of now to close the public sector telcos such as BSNL and MTNL. This is a sigh of relief for users of these services since they have been part of the loss-makers and some were predicting an exit for Bharti Sanchar Nigam Limited. The minister shared that the losses incurred by BSNL had... Read More

Chakri K February 5th, 2021 7:15 AM 2 COMMENTS

Vodafone Idea Hikes Prices of Family Postpaid Plans in 4 More Circles

Vodafone Idea has silently hiked the prices of postpaid plans in four more circles- Chennai, Tamil Nadu, Kolkata and Maharashtra & Goa. Vi increased the prices of Rs 598 and Rs 699 Family postpaid plans to Rs 649 and Rs 799, respectively in the Uttar Pradesh East circle. Back then, the revised plans were effective in only the UP East region, but now, these postpaid plans are applicable in five... Read More

TT Desk February 4th, 2021 10:44 PM 0 COMMENTS

TeleBytes Episode 2: Vi Network Upgradation in Kerala, BSNL Postpaid Plan Revision, More

A lot of things happened in the technology, telecom and other sectors today. The day began with BSNL's Rs 199 postpaid plan revision and it ended with Google rolling out a new Android TV home screen update with Discover tab. Realme also launched its much-awaited Realme X7 series in India at a starting price of Rs 19,999. At the same time, we exclusively reported that Vi is soon going to... Read More

Chakri K February 4th, 2021 8:26 PM 0 COMMENTS

Android TV Now Offers Personalised Recommendations Based on the Content You Watch

Android TV became immensely popular over the last two years with a wide range of companies opting the platform. A lot of TV manufacturers use Android TV without making any changes to the user interface. For example, the Smart TVs from Nokia, Motorola and Xiaomi (if you want to disable PatchWall UI) offer a stock version of Android TV. Google today announced a major revamp to Android TV's home screen.... Read More