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Chakri K February 11th, 2020 3:40 PM 1 COMMENTS

Vivo Withdraws Participation from MWC 2020 Over Coronavirus Fears

Chinese brand Vivo became the latest smartphone brand to withdraw participation from the upcoming Mobile World Congress 2020 tech show. The reason behind Vivo pulling at the last minute is Coronavirus. Already, smartphone brands like Sony, LG and other companies like Intel, NTT DoCoMo and Ericsson withdraw their participation from MWC. The Novel Coronavirus Pneumonia (NCP) outbreak has put the entire MWC show in jeopardy as the companies feel it's... Read More

Chakri K February 11th, 2020 2:08 PM 0 COMMENTS

Idea Rated as Fastest 4G Operator in Madhya Pradesh & Chhattisgarh During December Quarter by Ookla

Idea TurboNet 4G has become the fastest 4G operator yet again in Madhya Pradesh & Chhattisgarh (MPCG) telecom circle, according to Ookla. During the quarter which ended on December 31, 2019, download and upload speeds offered by Idea 4G are better than those of rival operators. The results are based on analysis by Ookla for tests taken by Idea 4G users between October-December 2019. Idea is one of the largest... Read More

Chakri K February 11th, 2020 12:31 PM 6 COMMENTS

Xiaomi Adds Dual Camera Setup to Redmi 8A and Calls it Redmi 8A Dual, Launches in India at Rs 6,499

Xiaomi Redmi 8A Dual is the first smartphone from the house of Chinese brand to launch in 2020. The Redmi 8A Dual, as the name itself suggests, is basically the Redmi 8A with dual rear cameras. The handset features Snapdragon 439 SoC, USB Type-C port, 5000mAh battery, 18W fast charging support and a Dot Notch display is present on the front. Similar to the Redmi 8A, the Redmi 8A Dual... Read More

Chakri K February 11th, 2020 11:53 AM 0 COMMENTS

OnePlus Fast Charging Power Bank Likely to Launch Alongside OnePlus 8 Series

OnePlus is reportedly planning the launch of its new flagship series at some point around March end or beginning of April. Besides the OnePlus 8 series, the company is also planning a number of accessories to go along with the smartphone, with one of them being a Power Bank. OnePlus branded Power Bank is ready to roll out soon if a recent tweet by CEO Carl Pei is to be... Read More

Chakri K February 11th, 2020 10:50 AM 2 COMMENTS

Samsung Galaxy M31 India Launch Set for February 25: Check Confirmed Features

Samsung has been teasing the launch of its Galaxy M31 smartphone in India since last week. The phone was suggested to debut alongside the Galaxy M11, the Galaxy M21 and the Galaxy M41, that would all be a part of Galaxy M series for 2020. Samsung now formally confirmed the launch date for its Galaxy M31 smartphone. Amazon India revealed that Galaxy M31 would be announced on February 25 in... Read More

Sneha Bhardwaj February 11th, 2020 9:40 AM 0 COMMENTS

Delhi Election Counting 2020: Airtel Xstream, JioTV and Tata Sky Apps Providing Live Coverage

Voting for Delhi Assembly Elections 2020 was concluded very recently, and later today, results will be announced. Right now, Delhi is led by Arvind Kejriwal of Aam Aadmi Party. But this year's elections are very interesting since Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Bharatiya Janata Party also said to give a tough fight to the current ruling party. Delhi Assembly Elections 2020 has become a hot topic across the country and not... Read More

Arpit Sharma February 10th, 2020 7:58 PM 7 COMMENTS

Bharti Airtel 4G User Base Gets a Major Boost Owing to 6 Paise Off-Net Charges from Jio

Bharti Airtel added a whopping 21 million 4G subscribers in a single quarter for the first time. During the September-December 2019 quarter, Airtel 4G subscriber base got a major boost, owing to the six paise interconnect usage charges introduced by Reliance Jio. For the unaware, Jio started charging six paise per minute for off-net calls which made its subscribers shift to Bharti Airtel on a large number. Last week, Bharti... Read More

Chakri K February 10th, 2020 6:24 PM 0 COMMENTS

Xiaomi to Discontinue Redmi K20 Pro This Month as Redmi K30 Pro Launch Nears

Xiaomi Redmi K20 Pro was amongst the best-selling premium devices in 2019 in India and China. Globally, the phone arrived as Mi 9T smartphone and it did well too. According to Redmi General Manager Lu Weibing, the company will discontinue Redmi K20 Pro in China this month as the launch of Redmi K30 Pro is right around the corner. The Redmi K20 series went official nine months ago in China... Read More

Chakri K February 10th, 2020 4:54 PM 0 COMMENTS

Oppo Reno 3 Pro India Launch Very Soon, Rumoured to Offer 44MP Dual Selfie Camera Setup

Oppo Reno 3 Pro with 4G specifications is launching in India very soon, confirmed Oppo India R&D Head and Vice President, Tasleem Arif in a latest tweet. The Reno 3 Pro was recently launched in China with Qualcomm Snapdragon 765G chipset, however, we may not see the phone coming to India with the same SoC. Furthermore, Arif also mentioned that the Reno 3 Pro in India would come with 'Expert... Read More

Chakri K February 10th, 2020 4:26 PM 3 COMMENTS

BSNL Rs 499 Bharat Fibre Broadband Plan With 100GB Data and 20 Mbps Speeds Launched

Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) has brought a new Rs 499 promotional Bharat Fibre broadband plan across all the circles except Andaman & Nicobar. It's a basic broadband plan offering just 100GB data and 20 Mbps speeds on a monthly basis. Similar to other Bharat Fibre plans, this newly launched broadband plan also provides 2 Mbps after FUP speeds. The plan also comes with unlimited voice calling benefit via BSNL's... Read More

Chakri K February 10th, 2020 3:09 PM 10 COMMENTS

Proposed 5G Spectrum Auction Will Not Generate Enough Income for the Government

The 5G spectrum sale will only generate Rs 10,000 crore as upfront payment according to Telecom Department officials, a figure far lower from government’s expectations as some of the major telcos are facing a financial crisis due to adverse AGR decision. This means next spectrum sale could bring only around Rs 35,000-40,000 crore overall against the Rs 5.86 lakh crore worth of airwaves that the government intends to put on... Read More

Chakri K February 10th, 2020 1:41 PM 0 COMMENTS

Realme X50 Pro 5G to Launch at MWC 2020: Snapdragon 865 and 12GB of RAM in Tow

Realme X50 Pro 5G will be the company's first 5G smartphone to launch in global markets. The Realme X50 Pro 5G, as the name itself suggests, will be a beefed-up version of the Realme X50 5G which went official in China last month. The X50 offers specs like Snapdragon 765G SoC, 64MP quad-camera setup and a 4200mAh battery. However, the Realme X50 Pro 5G is confirmed to come with Qualcomm... Read More