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Chakri K June 5th, 2019 12:14 PM 2 COMMENTS

Latest OxygenOS Stable Update Brings May 2019 Security Patches to OnePlus 6, 6T

OnePlus is now rolling out a stable OxygenOS update to its 2018 smartphones- the OnePlus 6 and the OnePlus 6T. The OxygenOS 9.0.6 update is rolling out to the OnePlus 6, while the OnePlus 6T is getting OxygenOS 9.0.14 version. While the version number of both smartphones differ, it brings the same features to the table. The update adds May 2019 security patches to both the smartphones alongside fixing general... Read More

Chakri K June 5th, 2019 9:43 AM 10 COMMENTS

BSNL Follows Private Telcos by Removing Rs 10, Rs 20 Talk Time Plans

State-run telecom operator, Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited or BSNL is making new changes to its tariff portfolio in recent times. To recall, the telco has removed several popular prepaid STVs like Rs 333, Rs 444, which offered great value for money. With all the private telcos now looking to increase their ARPU, BSNL is likely aiming for the same as it's retaining only high-end plans. As part of this move,... Read More

Arpit Sharma June 5th, 2019 7:27 AM 2 COMMENTS

Airtel TV App for Android Gets Dark Theme, New Navigational Changes and PiP Mode With Latest Update

In the recent times, telecom operators had a switch regarding the type of offers they want to provide to the customers. While at one point of time, data, voice and SMS were the main offerings, now most prepaid and postpaid plans are being judged based on how much free content they offer and Live TV apps make up a big part of it. One of the biggest Live TV app... Read More

Arpit Sharma June 4th, 2019 8:12 PM 0 COMMENTS

Airtel Payments Bank Now Allows Merchants to Collect Payments Using BHIM UPI

Airtel Payments Bank has announced today that it has finally started offering open loop BHIM UPI based transactions at over 500,000 merchant points across India. This new introduction will allow the consumers to make digital payments for goods and services by using any BHIM UPI enabled bank or payments app over their mobile phones. It is worth noting that Airtel Payments Bank has been providing payments solutions to consumers to... Read More

Arpit Sharma June 4th, 2019 7:10 PM 0 COMMENTS

Reliance Jio Cricket Season Offerings You Must Know About: Rs 251 Recharge, Play Along App and Live Matches

During the Indian Premier League (IPL) season we have already seen the telecom operators provide numerous benefits to their customers. Most of these benefits were focused around providing more data to the consumers to catch the cricket action live on Live TV apps, some telecom operators were also providing games and other offers to the consumers. One telco which was most active during the cricket season was Reliance Jio, and... Read More

Chakri K June 4th, 2019 6:18 PM 0 COMMENTS

OnePlus 7 Gets DC Dimming, Camera Improvements and Fnatic Mode in Its First Update

Today noon, OnePlus 7, the second in the ladder of the OnePlus series for 2019 went live for sale. After the OnePlus 7 Pro, the OnePlus 7 was the most talked about phone, and with a price tag of Rs 32,999 for the base 6GB RAM and 128GB variant, it comes as one of the best performing phones in the market right now, owing to the Snapdragon 855 SoC. Just... Read More

Arpit Sharma June 4th, 2019 3:49 PM 14 COMMENTS

Airtel Introduces Two New Circle Specific Postpaid Plans Priced at Rs 349 and Rs 399

We have seen Airtel make a huge change in its postpaid portfolio in the past few weeks. This postpaid portfolio revamp by the telecom operator was considered a massive one because it removed a lot of postpaid plans and increased the starting price of its base postpaid plan, which now starts at Rs 499. However, it was expected that a lot of customers were on the lower rung postpaid plans... Read More

Arpit Sharma June 4th, 2019 2:04 PM 2 COMMENTS

Following Rollout of New Trai Tariff Regime, Hindi GEC Channels Viewership Underwent Massive Change

In the effects following the rollout of the new regulatory framework from the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai), we have seen lots of parameters change like pricing of channels, monthly subscription bills, and even viewership. While nobody expected the viewership to take hit by large margins for some channels, it has undoubtedly happened. Many big broadcasters like Zee Entertainment Enterprises (ZEEL), Star India, Viacom18 and Sony Pictures have withdrawn their... Read More

Arpit Sharma June 4th, 2019 12:08 PM 3 COMMENTS

Tata Sky Finally Allows Users to Choose Different Channels on Secondary Connection

Several users are already in the opinion that Tata Sky's Multi TV prices are on the higher side compared to other DTH operators. Earlier, the operator did not allow users to choose different channels in the secondary connection, however, it has now changed now. Tata Sky users with multiple connections will be able to choose different channels for the second set-top box compared to the primary one. Other DTH operators... Read More

Chakri K June 3rd, 2019 6:24 PM 0 COMMENTS

Nokia 6.2 India Price Tipped to Be Rs 18,999

There has been a new HMD Global launch brewing in the news right now. On the June 6, #GetAhead event scheduled in India, we are expecting the Finnish brand to launch the Nokia 6.2. Although there have been speculations about which phone the brand is going to be launched at the upcoming event, one of the candidates for the limelight is the Nokia 6.2 We say this because, in the... Read More

Chakri K June 3rd, 2019 4:26 PM 0 COMMENTS

Xiaomi Redmi K20 and Redmi K20 Pro Smartphones Teased to Launch in India Within 6 Weeks

The much-awaited announcement from Xiaomi India is finally here. Xiaomi Redmi K20 and Redmi K20 Pro smartphones will be reaching the Indian market within six weeks from today. And yes, Xiaomi will be bringing both the phones under the Redmi sub-brand itself, so the Poco F2 will be a different smartphone altogether. To recall, Redmi, the independent brand in China unveiled the Redmi K20 mid-range smartphone and Redmi K20 Pro... Read More

Arpit Sharma June 3rd, 2019 3:45 PM 1 COMMENTS

Xiaomi and Oppo Reveal New In-Display Selfie Camera Technology in Prototype Videos

In the past few years, all the design efforts from smartphone companies have been focused on increasing the screen-to-body ratio of smartphones. We have seen various innovations in the past two years including the notched displays, punch-hole style cutout displays which we first got to see in Honor View 20 and then on Samsung Galaxy A8 and Galaxy S10. Lately, we have also been witnessing the pop-up style selfie camera... Read More