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Arpit Sharma August 28th, 2018 6:55 PM 11 COMMENTS

Bharti Airtel to Expand its 4G Network in Rajasthan by Deploying 9000 New Sites This Year

Bharti Airtel has now announced its massive network expansion plans for FY 2018-19 in Rajasthan. With this new expansion plans, Airtel is looking to improve its high-speed mobile data footprint in Rajasthan. Under its network expansion program, Project Leap, Airtel promised to add more than 9000 new sites in FY 2018-19, along with the addition of more than 4150 kms of optic fibre in Rajasthan. Airtel wants to step up... Read More

Chakri K August 28th, 2018 6:23 PM 2 COMMENTS

Government to Facilitate Wi-Fi in 6000 Railway Stations

The government has been trying hard to make the railway stations in India Wi-Fi enabled. According to the new information provided by Minister of Railways, Piyush Goyal, around 6,000 railway stations will be WiFi-enabled in the next six-eight months. Speaking at the 'Smart Railways Conclave' organised by Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI) here, Goyal said that the railways were focusing on smarter project implementation. "We believe... Read More

Arpit Sharma August 28th, 2018 5:26 PM 0 COMMENTS

Google Pay to Offer Pre-Approved Loans from Some Banks in India

Earlier today, Google announced the rebranding of Google Tez to Google Pay, during the company's 'Google for India' event. Alongside the rebranding, Google introduced new features that could soon help its Indian users get instant pre-approved loans from some banks. "Building for India has often meant Google building for everyone all around the world," Caesar Sengupta, Vice-President, Next Billion Users initiative and Payments, Google. The search giant has confirmed that... Read More

Arpit Sharma August 28th, 2018 5:06 PM 0 COMMENTS

LG Q7 With 5.5-inch Full HD+ Display Launched in India: Price, Specifications

LG has expanded its Q series in India with the launch of LG Q7 in India. Coming as the successor to the LG Q6, the smartphone has been priced at Rs 15,990 in the sub-continent. LG stated the device would be available for purchase across leading retail stores from September 1. Notably, LG has launched only the LG Q7 in India, not the Q7+ and Q7 Alpha. Last year as... Read More

Chakri K August 28th, 2018 3:09 PM 1 COMMENTS

Xiaomi India Sold Over 5 Lakh Mi TVs in Six Months

Xiaomi, the Chinese Internet company has announced that it has sold more than 5 lakh (500,000) Mi LED TVs in India in over six months. So far, Xiaomi has launched three Mi TVs in India, and the company has stated half a million Mi TVs including Mi LED TV 4, Mi LED TV 4A 32-inch and Mi LED TV 4A 43-inch sold across mi.com, Flipkart.com and Mi Homes. This achievement... Read More

Arpit Sharma August 28th, 2018 2:52 PM 5 COMMENTS

Google Station to Provide Wi-Fi Services in Andhra Pradesh, Google Tez Gets Rebranded to Google Pay

The search giant, Google at its 'Google for India' event today announced its partnership with Andhra Pradesh State FiberNet Ltd (APSFNL). As part of the partnership, Google will bring Google Station to over 12,000 villages, providing Internet access to about 10 million people in the state. "Building for India has helped Google build for everyone all around the world... Our partnership with RailTel is an example where millions of people... Read More

Chakri K August 28th, 2018 1:33 PM 33 COMMENTS

Realme 2 With Snapdragon 450 and 4230mAh Battery Launched at Rs 8,990

Realme, the sub-brand of Oppo today launched its second smartphone, namely, the Realme 2. While the name of the smartphone sounds like an upgrade, the hardware doesn't justify the same. The Realme 2 is a downgrade to the Realme 1, but it comes with some noteworthy upgrades over its predecessor. The Realme 2 has a Snapdragon 450 chipset include, which doesn't come close to the Realme 1's MediaTek Helio P60... Read More

Chakri K August 28th, 2018 12:54 PM 5 COMMENTS

LG G7 One Android One Smartphone With Snapdragon 835 SoC Goes Official

South Korean electronics company, LG has launched a new Android One smartphone right ahead of the IFA 2018 event. The smartphone, dubbed as the LG G7 One has been unveiled along with the LG G7 Fit. The G7 One is an Android One smartphone with last year's Snapdragon 835 chipset on board, while the G7 Fit sports the two-year-old Snapdragon 821 SoC. Furthermore, both these devices share its specifications with... Read More

Chakri K August 28th, 2018 10:57 AM 5 COMMENTS

BSNL Revises a Slew of Broadband Plans to Offer Up to 1.1TB FUP

Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) is gearing up for the arrival of Jio GigaFiber high-speed broadband service from Reliance Jio. After revising the Rs 699 broadband plan, the state-run PSU has made changes to four broadband plans of Rs 875, Rs 1,025, Rs 1,091 and Rs 1,199. The Rs 1,199 broadband plan now comes with 1.1TB of FUP, better than any other plan in the similar price range. All these... Read More

Chakri K August 27th, 2018 9:09 PM 7 COMMENTS

Kimbho App, the WhatsApp Rival’s Launch Delayed Yet Again

Kimbho app by Patanjali was supposed to go live on Google Play Store today, however, the WhatsApp rival's launch has been delayed yet again. Patanjali has now come out and said that they would issue a new launch date very soon. "We will announce new date of official launch asap," Patanjali Ayurved Managing Director Acharya Balkrishna, who earlier this month declared the August 27 launch date, said in a tweet... Read More

Chakri K August 27th, 2018 8:22 PM 50 COMMENTS

Vodafone Increases Data Benefit by Two-Fold on Select Prepaid Plans: Check Out Now

Vodafone India is intensifying the prepaid tariff war in India. The telco has started offering 235.2GB of 3G/4G with its Rs 458 prepaid plan for select users. This essentially converts to 2.8GB data benefit per day for a period of 84 days. While a certain set of users are receiving the Rs 458 plan, some users are receiving the same plan at just Rs 398. Alongside the data benefit, the... Read More

Chakri K August 27th, 2018 7:23 PM 3 COMMENTS

COAI Concerned Over New Face Authentication Norms Set by UIDAI For Telcos

The Cellular Operators' Association of India (COAI) has raised its concern over UIDAI's new norms on face recognition for telcos. COAI today urged that some of the conditioned provisions will put additional cost and time burden on telecom firms. COAI also voiced that the new norms are against the tenets of ease of doing business. The apex industry body opined while the industry fully supports all efforts to make authentication... Read More