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Chakri K January 22nd, 2020 11:01 AM 3 COMMENTS

WhatsApp for Android Beta Finally Gets Dark Theme, Here’s Your First Look

WhatsApp is finally getting the much-awaited dark theme functionality with the latest beta update. WhatsApp Beta for Android v2.20.13 comes with Dark Theme facility, which can be enabled via the app settings manually. After updating to the latest beta version, WhatsApp users can spot the new 'Theme' option under Chats section in the app Settings page. WhatsApp has been working on the Dark Theme feature ever since Google announced Android... Read More

Chakri K January 22nd, 2020 9:06 AM 11 COMMENTS

BSNL Adding Subscribers Despite No 4G Network But Losing Wired Broadband Customers

Apart from Reliance Jio in the Indian telecom market, the only operator to add new subscribers over the last three years was state-run BSNL. Thanks to the aggressive approach, Reliance Jio added more than five million new users every month since its launch, which made it the leading telecom operator in just 3.5 years. Coming back to BSNL, it has been adding at least one lakh new users every month... Read More

Arpit Sharma January 21st, 2020 7:40 PM 0 COMMENTS

Xiaomi Launches Mi Router 4C With Wi-Fi Optimisation and More Features for Rs 999

Whenever you have to buy electronics gadgets, there is one brand that you can certainly trust, and that is Xiaomi. The brand has come far from its image of only being a smartphone company and has now solidified its position as a consumer electronics brand with tons of products on the shelves. Now in a new launch, Xiaomi has debuted a new router in India which the Mi Router 4C.... Read More

Arpit Sharma January 21st, 2020 7:14 PM 0 COMMENTS

Dish TV and Airtel Digital TV Merger Talks in Hold Yet Again Over Deal Structure

Dish TV and Airtel Digital TV merger talks have been 'stalled' yet again. To counter Reliance Jio and Tata Sky in the broadcasting sector, the second and third largest DTH operators in the country have been in talks of merging operations. However, for the second time, we are hearing the talks are put in the hold between the two parties over the deal structure. A new Bloomberg report says Dish... Read More

Chakri K January 21st, 2020 5:20 PM 20 COMMENTS

Qualcomm Launches Snapdragon 720G, 662 and 460 Chipsets in India: Everything You Need to Know

Qualcomm unveiled three new chipsets for the Indian market today. The chipmaker is already going great guns when it comes to 5G, but in India, we may not see telcos launching 5G network this year. This forced Qualcomm to launch three new 4G chipsets for India. The three chipsets in question are Qualcomm Snapdragon 720G, Snapdragon 662 and the Snapdragon 460. At the launch event in New Delhi, Qualcomm confirmed... Read More

Chakri K January 21st, 2020 4:04 PM 1 COMMENTS

Samsung Galaxy Note 10 Lite With S-Pen and 4500mAh Battery Launched in India, Prices Start at Rs Rs 38,999

Samsung Galaxy Note 10 Lite has officially made its way to the Indian market. The watered-down version of the Galaxy Note 10 features Exynos 9810 chipset, S-Pen and even comes with a 4500mAh battery. Prices of the Galaxy Note 10 Lite in India start at Rs 38,999, but with an introductory upgrade offer, the phone can be picked up for as low as Rs 33,999. To recall, Exynos 9810 is... Read More

Arpit Sharma January 21st, 2020 2:59 PM 0 COMMENTS

Tata Sky Optimise Feature Helps the Users Reduce Their Channel Pack Prices

Of all the four pay DTH operators right now, Tata Sky is leading the chart thanks to the wide range of channel packs and several other features on offer. Tata Sky offers unique features like recording and setting reminders on the Set-Top Box right from the mobile app itself. And there's another unique feature on offer called 'Optimisation.; Tata Sky users can reduce their channel pack prices using this optimisation... Read More

Chakri K January 21st, 2020 12:59 PM 0 COMMENTS

Poco F2 Lite Might Launch in India as Rebranded Redmi K30

If there is one brand in India which has been shrouded under mystery for an entire year, it has been the Xiaomi sub-brand Poco. However, there has been some news brewing in the industry that Poco might make a return this year to India. To delve more into this, we will have to look at the launch of the Redmi K30 5G, which has been launched by Xiaomi in China... Read More

Arpit Sharma January 21st, 2020 12:09 PM 0 COMMENTS

Realme Market Share Takes a Hit After Festive Season But Others Remain Stable

In the September to November 2019 period, Xiaomi and Samsung, the two major smartphone companies grew their market share after the festive season. However, the BBK Electronics owned Realme became the only brand which lost a large chunk of the market share in the same period as per the report of IDC for the respective period, as reported by ET Telecom. In the September month, Realme witnessed massive sales on... Read More

Arpit Sharma January 21st, 2020 11:24 AM 3 COMMENTS

Trai Says Only Two Private Telcos in Industry is a Risky Affair

As per the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) and one of its top officials, a situation where there are only two private telecom operators leading to a duopoly could be a dangerous situation for the industry, ET Telecom reported. The Trai official who decided to be anonymous added that Trai has already suggested some of the relief measures to the government which include a reduction in Spectrum Usage Charges... Read More

Arpit Sharma January 21st, 2020 10:28 AM 0 COMMENTS

Independent TV Now Cornered By TDSAT to Pay IndiaCast Dues

While in 2019, the DTH industry in India had five pay DTH operator with the inclusion of Independent TV besides other players like Tata Sky and Dish TV. Come the third quarter of the year, as per the reports studying the July-Sep period, there were only four pay DTH operators in the country. This meant that one of the companies had been shut down and it’s fairly known that taking... Read More

Arpit Sharma January 21st, 2020 6:27 AM 1 COMMENTS

Trai Tariff Regime Dented the DTH Industry But Subscribers Are Starting to Come Back

The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) has made very rapid changes to the rules which govern the broadcasting and the DTH industry in India. This has not gone well with the broadcasters and the DTH service providers. Largely, the stakeholders have been reluctant for the new changes that Trai proposes. Although Trai pushes the stakeholders towards innovation and better consumer-centric practices, the move with the Trai tariff regime in... Read More