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Asif Iqbal November 30th, 2014 9:00 PM 10 COMMENTS

Will the absence of Cyanogen OS affect OnePlus One sales in India?

OnePlus One, the newly formed company's first smartphone garnered positive reviews due to its flagship-grade specifications at a mid-range price tag. It was initially launched in 17 countries including China, some European countries, and the US. Following a huge positive response from Indian consumers, the company decided to officially launch itself in the country. A few days ago, the company made it official that the OnePlus One will be officially available in India through Amazon... Read More

Asif Iqbal November 30th, 2014 5:40 PM 0 COMMENTS

Xolo Opus 3 featuring a 5MP front-facing camera launched, priced at Rs. 8,499

Xolo has added a new device to its line-up of Android smartphones, the Opus 3. Price at Rs. 8,499, the Xolo Opus 3 features a 5-inch HD IPS display, Android 4.4.2 KitKat, a quad-core MediaTek processor, 1GB RAM, and a 2,500 mAh battery. It is equipped with an 8-megapixel primary camera with 1080p video recording and a 5-megapixel front-facing camera. Xolo Opus 3 Specifications 5-inch IPS LCD... Read More

Rudradeep Biswas November 30th, 2014 4:16 PM 0 COMMENTS

DoT seeks Attorney General’s advice on Airtel’s internet license merger issue

Department of Telecommunications (DoT) has approached Attorney General for advice on whether it should impose a fee on Bharti Airtel for merging the four internet licences acquired from Qualcomm with its existing unified licences. Initially DoT had said that Airtel has to pay Rs 436 crore for merging the licences, Airtel had acquired ABSPL. Airtel Broadband Services (ABS), formerly Wireless Business Services Private Limited — a telecom company founded by... Read More

Chethan S November 29th, 2014 8:51 PM 7 COMMENTS

Vodafone Service Friends by Vodafone Germany – Teenagers for Tech Support. Can it happen in India?

Several of us, the tech savvy populace often receive queries from older friends and elders about carrying out operations on their smartphones and computers. This is a global phenomenon and many are happy to help. Vodafone Germany recently innovated surrounding this trend and introduced Vodafone Service Friends. The service experiment leverages the expertise of tech savvy teenagers to help Vodafone customers in need. All a user needs to do is... Read More

Mahit November 29th, 2014 8:37 PM 36 COMMENTS

YOU Broadband starts offering 100Mbps at Rs. 1699 for 200GB in Bengaluru

You Broadband is one of the leading ISPs in Bengaluru and they have come up with a recent plan that will delight heavy Internet users. The ‘WTF 100’ plan offers a whopping speed of 100Mbps and a free data usage quota of 200GB per month. After the free data quota is over the speed would be throttled to a respectable 1Mbps. This plan costs Rs.1699 per month if you opt... Read More

Asif Iqbal November 29th, 2014 6:48 PM 8 COMMENTS

Xiaomi to put up 50,000 units of Redmi Note for sale on December 2

When Xiaomi first announced Redmi Note for India, it quoted a price of Rs. 9,999, but it has reduced the price right before the launch. Last week, it announced that the Redmi Note will be available for Rs. 8,999 from Flipkart, while a 4G LTE variant of the device will be priced at Rs. 9,999. The registrations to buy the dual-SIM 3G variant of Redmi Note has already started and... Read More

Rudradeep Biswas November 29th, 2014 6:12 PM 3 COMMENTS

Licence extension: SCI to hear Vodafone petition on December 18

The Supreme Court of India (SCI) has issued notice to the Department of Telecommunication (DoT) on a fresh petition by Vodafone India Ltd for extension of its licences in six telecom circles due to expire in December 2015. The SCI will next hear the case on December 18. Yesterday, Vodafone petition filed in the SCI where it had mentioned that the company’s licences in six telecom circles including Maharashtra, Gujarat,... Read More

Srikapardhi November 29th, 2014 5:55 PM 1 COMMENTS

Payment banks to be a new revenue stream for Telecom Companies

The Reserve Bank of India has issued final guidelines for companies seeking to set up payment banks and small finance banks in a bid to expand banking services to more people and small businesses. Going ahead, Crisil Research said in a research note that telecom operators are the ideal candidates to set these up, given their significant customer base in rural areas and well-entrenched distribution networks. There is a strong... Read More

Asif Iqbal November 29th, 2014 2:53 PM 3 COMMENTS

HTC Desire 620 and Desire 620G announced, both featuring 5-inch HD screens and Dual-SIM card slots

HTC has announced two new mid-range Android smartphones; the Desire 620 and the Desire 620G. Both the devices feature similar specifications except the processor and cellular connectivity speed. The Desire 620 features a 64-bit quad-core Snapdragon 410 SoC, Adreno 306 GPU, and 4G LTE connectivity, while the Desire 620G features a 32-bit octa-core MediaTek MT6592 processor, Mali-450MP4 GPU, and HSPA+ connectivity. HTC Desire 620 specifications 5-inch LCD display, 1280 x 720... Read More

Rudradeep Biswas November 29th, 2014 1:23 PM 10 COMMENTS

Indian government in favor of data tariff reduction

AK Bhargava, Advisor (Technology), Department of Telecommunications (DoT) said that government of India is in favor of reducing data tariff, as the country is getting ready for 3G and 4G spectrum auctions. The announcement comes while the Department of Telecommunications is preparing to roll out spectrum auctions, which is expected to intensify the competition between service providers, and may push up spectrum prices. “With the increase in the availability of... Read More

Mahit November 29th, 2014 12:20 PM 3 COMMENTS

BSNL hikes Broadband rental in Chennai circle

BSNL has revised the Broadband Tariffs for the existing as well as new customers in the Chennai circle. The rentals have been hiked considerably and the BBG Rural combo which was charged a rental of Rs.250 earlier has been hiked to Rs.350. The increase in the rentals are less pronounced as we move towards the bigger tariff plans. BSNL has retained the annual payment mode and it has also said... Read More

Apurva November 28th, 2014 9:34 PM 12 COMMENTS

OnePlus One users in India won’t receive updates from Cyanogen; company plans to make its own software

OnePlus One is about to launch in India on December 2 via Amazon but it has been greeted with a bad news today. Cyanogen has announced on its blog that it has inked a deal with Micromax, in which, it will provide software Cyanogen OS to Micromax's YU brand of smartphones exclusively. This came as a shock to OnePlus and OnePlus One users in India, as the device won't receive... Read More