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Zara Ali March 28th, 2016 7:13 PM 1 COMMENTS

Intex Cloud Jewel launched with 4G LTE and 2GB of RAM, priced at Rs. 5,999

Intex has unveiled yet another budget smartphone in its Cloud series, named as Cloud Jewel, exclusively via Snapdeal. The Intex Cloud Jewel bears a 5-inch HD display (1280 x 720 pixels), and is powered by 1GHz quad-core MediaTek chipset coupled with 2GB of RAM. The phone runs Android 5.1 Lollipop, sports an 8-megapixel primary camera with LED flash along with a 2-megapixel selfie camera. The device supports connectivity options such... Read More

Ria Lakshman March 28th, 2016 6:54 PM 2 COMMENTS

FreeCharge-CCAvenue partnership: Customers now get access to 1 lakh online merchants

FreeCharge, the fastest growing digital wallet in the country has partnered with CCAvenue, a leading payment gateway, giving the customers real-time access to 1 lakh leading online merchants from sectors hospitality, retail, education etc. Besides, the customers can now avail multi-currency online payment services. Commenting on the new partnership, Govind Rajan, Chief Operating Officer, FreeCharge said, “We want to make FreeCharge wallet ubiquitous in both the online and offline space... Read More

Srikapardhi March 28th, 2016 3:22 PM 21 COMMENTS

Spectrum auctions: Nokia says telcos may focus on pan-India 3G footprint, may skip 700 MHz

Finnish telecom equipment maker is of the view that Indian telcos will primarily focus on buying the 2100 Mhz spectrum to achieve pan-India 3G through the upcoming auctions, and may aggressively bid for the 700 Mhz band in upcoming spectrum auction due to its excessively steep pricing, compared to other markets, ET reported. Sandeep Girotra, vice-president at Nokia, told the publication that the Indian telcos’ move to getpan-India 3G footprint... Read More

Rudradeep Biswas March 28th, 2016 1:57 PM 9 COMMENTS

Airtel introduces free 3 day 2 GB hotspot offer to increase 4G uptake

Bharti Airtel, the country's largest telecom service provider by subscribers, is offering free 4G hotspot device for trial to its subscribers with door step delivery, a move aimed at increasing the uptake of its 4G services, even as its rival Reliance Jio is reportedly prepares to launch commercial 4G services in select cities. "4G Hotspot trial- Dare ro return it. Such thrilling network speeds, we bet you won’t return the... Read More

Imon March 28th, 2016 11:53 AM 53 COMMENTS

Vodafone gears up for data war; launches 1 GB data pack at Rs 99

Vodafone, the second-largest telecom operator in the country, has launched the cheapest 1 GB Internet pack at Rs 99, which will offer 4G data to its customers for a day. The new Internet pack will offer 1 GB of 4G data to customers for a day, besides, customers in only 3G circles will also get similar benefit for data. However, the new pack would not be attractive to all as the... Read More

Rudradeep Biswas March 28th, 2016 8:30 AM 1 COMMENTS

India’s 4G LTE device shipments jumped 1676% in 2015: CMR

The total 4G LTE device shipments in the country reached 33 million in the calendar year 2015, a 1676% jump as compared to the calendar year 2014 with smartphones contributing a whopping 98% to the total shipments, according to CMR India annual LTE (4G) Devices Market Review, 2015. The study said that tablets and data cards contributed 0.9% and 1.0%, respectively, towards the overall device shipments in CY 2015. Smartphones,... Read More

Zara Ali March 28th, 2016 6:00 AM 1 COMMENTS

Meizu to unveil the M3 Note on April 6, here are the leaked specs and pricing details

Taking a cue from other Chinese manufacturers such as Huawei, Meizu is also gearing up to launch a new smartphone. The upcoming device by Meizu is a successor to the M2 Note, dubbed as M3 Note. The event is scheduled for April 6, which is the same day when Huawei is going to unveil its flagship smartphone, the Huawei P9. Coming on to the upcoming Meizu M3 Note, the company... Read More

Srikapardhi March 27th, 2016 6:50 PM 23 COMMENTS

India recorded lowest average connection speed in Asia-Pacific region at 2.8 Mbps: Akamai

In a study conducted Akamai Technologies, India has yet again recorded the lowest average connection speed in Asia-Pacific region at 2.8 Mbps, while South Korea dominated the segment with highest average connection speed at 26.7 Mbps. The global average internet connection speed increased by 23 percent to 5.6 Mbps in the quarter ended December 2015 compared to the same period of 2014, the study revealed. In the fourth quarter, India... Read More

Srikapardhi March 27th, 2016 6:45 PM 13 COMMENTS

Biggest ever spectrum auction to commence in mid-July: Report

The government seems set to start the biggest ever spectrum auction around mid-July this year, following an approval from Cabinet on spectrum pricing in May, and issue notice for auction in June, PTI reported. The Indian government is looking to fetch a whopping Rs 5.36 lakh crore from the auction, which will be the biggest-ever auction in terms of value and is more than double the gross revenue of telecom... Read More

Tharun G March 27th, 2016 3:16 PM 6 COMMENTS

BSNL introduces unlimited broadband plans for Kalyan, Maharashtra

Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd (BSNL), the state-run telecom service provider, has introduced five new unlimited broadband plans exclusive for Kalyan SSA of Maharashtra telecom circle. The new promotional broadband plans are available for a period of 90 days with effect from 22 March, 2016. The new broadband plans offer higher FUP (Fair Usage Policy) limit compared to existing broadband plans. However, the plan speeds are limited to 2 Mbps and post FUP speed is... Read More

Imon March 27th, 2016 8:22 AM 7 COMMENTS

Instant recharge at fingertips now, with new feature from ‘My Airtel’ app

Telecom firm Bharti Airtel has come out with its new feature that allows customers to instantly recharge prepaid numbers from the main account balance through the ‘My Airtel’ app. Airtel's new feature will help its prepaid users to make recharge with any denominations, which would be deducted from the main account balance. The company has also added some support for ‘Airtel Money’ in self care app 'My Airtel' recently. Till now,... Read More

Ria Lakshman March 26th, 2016 4:54 PM 1 COMMENTS

SanDisk Connect Wireless Stick gets a capacity boost of 200GB

The global leader in flash storage solutions SanDisk Corporation has upgraded its most popular mobile flash drive SanDisk Connect Wireless Stick with 200GB capacity, with faster transfer speeds. The upgraded stick will be available on Amazon.in for a price of Rs. 9990. “With the explosion of content, people need more advanced storage solutions to keep up with the volume and quality of the photos, videos and files they’re creating on... Read More