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Imon July 30th, 2016 11:22 AM 53 COMMENTS

Airtel starts deploying 4G on band 40 in circles where it bought spectrum from Aircel

Ahead of Reliance Jio's 4G launch; India's largest telecom operator Bharti Airtel is now all set to launch their 4G network on Band 40 across 8 telecom circles for which they brought spectrum from Aircel at around Rs 3500 crore. According to our readers, Airtel has already started distributing 4G SIM cards in four circles including Rest of West Bengal, Bihar, J&K and Assam. In the remaining four circles namely... Read More

Imon July 30th, 2016 9:02 AM 35 COMMENTS

Vodafone may soon cross the 200 Million subscribers mark in India

Vodafone India, the country's second-largest telecom operator, is just a step away from crossing the 200 million subscribers mark. As per the latest COAI subscriber report, the British telecom giant’s local unit had 199.38 million subscribers as of June. If it crosses the subscriber count, it would be the second operator in India to touch the milestone after market leader Bharti Airtel crossed the figure in Feb 2014. The company... Read More

Zara Ali July 30th, 2016 6:01 AM 5 COMMENTS

LeEco Le 2 Review: A Premium Phone For Budget Money

LeEco (formerly known as LeTV) is no more a new name for the Indian smartphone market. The LeEco Le1s has brought laurels to the company with its huge sales graph in India. With its fresh lineup of Le 2 and Le Max 2 smartphones, LeEco is trying a new strategy, regarding streaming services in India. Not many know that LeEco is also called Netflix of China, and it is a... Read More

Imon July 29th, 2016 8:18 PM 6 COMMENTS

BSNL makes data roaming free for postpaid users who are using data bundled voice plans

The state-run telecom operator BSNL now has decided to extend the 2G/3G data offer of their postpaid users to be valid during national roaming. Earlier, BSNL postpaid mobile customers were not allowed to use their voice plan bundled free 3G/2G Data outside home circle or LSA (licensed service area). The new offer means that the postpaid customers can now enjoy Roam-like-Home (RLH) facility for data usages under bundled plan across... Read More

Ria Lakshman July 29th, 2016 2:22 PM 9 COMMENTS

Lyf Water 8 with 3G RAM, 4G VoLTE support, 13MP camera launched at Rs. 10,999

Reliance Retail has added another budget smartphone to its line of Lyf devices – Lyf Water 8. Priced at Rs. 10,999, Reliance Lyf Water 8 smartphone sports a 5-inch HD display with 720x1280 pixel resolution wrapped in a metal frame and a glass back. This dual-SIM smartphone is powered by an octa-Core 64-bit Qualcomm Snapdragon 615 MSM8939 processor with Adreno 405 GPU on top and paired with 3GB RAM. There... Read More

Ria Lakshman July 29th, 2016 1:52 PM 4 COMMENTS

TCL 562 smartphone with 5.5-inch display, 4G connectivity, 13MP camera launched in India at Rs. 10,999

The Chinese electronics company TCL Corp. has expanded its portfolio in India by launching TCL 562 smartphone. TCL 562 smartphone boasts of a 5.5-inch full-HD IPS display and octa-core MediaTek Helio P10 SoC processor with Mali T860 GPU on top. There exist a 3GB RAM and a 32GB internal storage as well. The internal storage is expandable up to 64GB using a microSD card. The smartphone runs Android 6.0 Marshmallow... Read More

Imon July 29th, 2016 11:02 AM 3 COMMENTS

Vodafone launches Live chat feature for My Vodafone self-care app

In an attempt to improve customer service & satisfaction, Vodafone India has now updated their self-care app 'My Vodafone' with 'Live Chat' support. The company which is the second largest telecom operator in India by subscriber base, had taken several steps in last few months to improve the way the customers manage their Vodafone accounts. The latest update has added the much needed feature to live chat with customer care... Read More

Imon July 28th, 2016 11:25 PM 75 COMMENTS

Reliance Retail introduces fresh price cut for LYF brand phones ahead of JIO commercial launch

Few weeks after slashing LYF device rates, Reliance Retail has now introduced a fresh round of price cuts for its popular LYF devices LYF Flame 1, Wind 5 & Water 7. LYF Flame 1 which was launched at Rs 5499, was available for Rs 4999 after the last price cut in 1st week of July; will now be available for only Rs 4399 after the current price cut of Rs 600.... Read More

Srikapardhi July 28th, 2016 10:08 PM 41 COMMENTS

Vodafone has deployed over 6000 3G/4G sites across Karnataka in last 6 months

Vodafone India has upgraded its network in Karnataka to provide best in class connectivity solutions to over 7 million customers. Having introduced Vodafone SuperNet™, a seamless network experience that empowers users to remain confidently connected at all times for voice and data needs, Vodafone has further invested in strengthening network and customer experience. Expressing pride on the upgraded Vodafone SuperNet™ Service platform, Amit Kapur, Business Head – Karnataka, Vodafone India,... Read More

Imon July 28th, 2016 5:11 PM 11 COMMENTS

After revising data tariffs, Idea Cellular revises STV packs with extra validity in Kerala

After revising the data packs, Idea Cellular now has revised voice rate cutters or STV for Kerala circle. With the new tariff revision, Idea Cellular has revised its Idea to Idea Voice Special Tariff Voucher. The validity of existing STVs has been increased, and new STVs with increased benefits are being introduced. This revision has come at a time when the operator is trying to counter Jio which is already... Read More

Ria Lakshman July 28th, 2016 4:28 PM 5 COMMENTS

Sales of Galaxy S7, S7 Edge smartphones boost Samsung’s revenue in quarter earnings

Samsung Electronics has registered a most profitable quarter in two years, mainly driven by the strong sales of Galaxy S7 and S7 Edge smartphones. Between the two Galaxy phones, the expensive Edge variant marked over half of the Galaxy S7 sales. Samsung’s revenue stood at $45.2 billion, an increase of 5% when compared to the same quarter in the previous year. The operating profit was $7.22 billion, up 18%. According... Read More

Zara Ali July 28th, 2016 3:37 PM 4 COMMENTS

Prisma plans to add video support; fetching 2 million downloads everyday on Android

Prisma, the photo editing app that has become popular ever since its launch is now planning to introduce more editing options. The app makers are now working towards adding the video-editing feature. Similar to the filters available for photos, videos will also be transformed into artsy work. Interestingly, Prisma Labs co-founder Alexey Moiseenkov reportedly had a meeting with Facebook at the Silicon Valley. This session hints at a possible acquisition... Read More