January 30th, 2018 8:37 AM 12 COMMENTS

BSNL to Stop Offering Free Sunday Calls on Broadband and Landline Plans from February 1

Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd (BSNL), the state-run telecom operator has sent a press statement saying that the telco is planning to end its free voice calling benefits from wired broadband connections from on Sundays from February 1. This essentially means that the telco's customers will now be charged on Sundays for landline/combo/FTTH broadband plans similar to any weekdays. To recall, the offer was first introduced by BSNL on August 21,... Read More

January 29th, 2018 9:46 PM 22 COMMENTS

Exit From Wireless Business Helped RCom Lower Net Loss to Rs 130 Crore in Q3

Anil Ambani-led ailing telco Reliance Communications (RCom) said that its net loss has come down sharply by over 95% to Rs 130 crore in the third quarter ended December 31, 2017, largely helped by the planned exit from consumer business which comprised wireless, direct to home and PCO. The telco had reported Rs 2,712 crore net loss in the second quarter of the ongoing fiscal. During the quarter, RCom had... Read More

January 29th, 2018 6:59 PM 1 COMMENTS

WhatsApp for iOS 2.18.20 Adds Private Reply Feature and Search Button in Group Info Menu

WhatsApp has pushed a new update to Apple iPhones which takes the version number to 2.18.20. As usual, there are few hidden changes in this update too which WhatsApp did not highlight, but WABetaInfo has revealed the complete changelog of this update for iOS. Firstly, this new 2.18.20 adds a Private Reply button for users who're no more a participant in the group, new search button in group info, and... Read More

January 29th, 2018 6:02 PM 5 COMMENTS

Asus Zenfone 3 Started Receiving Android 8.0 Oreo Update With New Launcher and User Interface Tweaks

Asus has begun rolling out the Android 8.0 Oreo OTA update to its Zenfone 3 series. This is the second major update for the smartphone since the Taiwanese manufacturer rolled out the Android 7.0 Nougat OTA update to the devices just a few months back. As announced through Asus ZenTalk forums today, Google’s latest Android 8.0 Oreo update would take around a week to reach all the Zenfone 3 units. The... Read More

January 29th, 2018 4:33 PM 9 COMMENTS

Motorola Moto X4 6GB RAM Variant With Up to 490GB of 4G Data from Vodafone Launched at Rs 24,999

After teasing for the entire last week, Motorola has now officially announced the 6GB RAM variant of its mid-range smartphone, the Moto X4 in India. Like the earlier two Moto X4 versions, the Moto X4 6GB will be available exclusively on Flipkart and Moto Hub offline stores at a price of Rs 24,999. Customers purchasing the newly launched variant of the Moto X4 will get additional 490GB of free data... Read More

January 29th, 2018 3:40 PM 73 COMMENTS

Exclusive: Reliance Jio’s Data Add-On Pack of Rs 101 to Offer 6GB of Data Without Voice Benefits

Reliance Jio already announced four new data add-on tariff plans alongside the Rs 49 tariff plan for JioPhone a couple of days ago. But the company did not reveal the data offering though. The data add-on packs we're speaking about are Rs 11, Rs 21, Rs 51, and Rs 101. As per our sources, these four data boosters will be live later today, meaning customers can recharge them from Jio's... Read More

January 29th, 2018 2:33 PM 17 COMMENTS

Coolpad Cool 1 With Snapdragon 652 SoC Receives a Price Cut, Now Retailing for Rs 7,999

Chinese brand Coolpad today announced major price cuts on all its smartphones- the Coolpad Cool 1, the Coolpad Note 5, and the Coolpad Note 5 Lite. As per the price cut, the Coolpad Cool 1 becomes the cheapest smartphone with Snapdragon 652 SoC in India. The 3GB of RAM and 32GB storage model of the Cool 1 is now available at Rs 7,999, whereas the 4GB of RAM and 32GB... Read More

January 29th, 2018 1:29 PM 21 COMMENTS

Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 Users Will Start Receiving MIUI 9 Stable ROM Update Starting Today

Chinese smartphone maker Xiaomi has started the official rollout of MIUI 9 Global Stable ROM for its Redmi Note 3 users. This announcement was made by one of the Xiaomi's top official on Twitter today. Rohit Ghalsasi, the Product Manager at Xiaomi India, took to Twitter to reveal the MIUI 9 will be rolling out to Redmi Note 3 devices starting today January 28. He tweeted: “Redmi Note 3 users... Read More

January 29th, 2018 12:48 PM 15 COMMENTS

Vodafone India is Offering 1GB of Data at Rs 47 for One Day Competing Airtel and Idea Cellular

Vodafone India is now offering 1GB of 3G/4G data at Rs 47 for all its prepaid customers in the country. This plan is listed on the company's official website, and interested customers can head over to MyVodafone app or Vodafone India website to recharge the plan. For the unaware, other private telcos Bharti Airtel and Idea Cellular also offering a similar plan for the prepaid subscribers in India. Vodafone's Rs... Read More

January 29th, 2018 11:51 AM 5 COMMENTS

Ahead of Global Release, Xiaomi Redmi 5 Gets a 4GB of RAM and 32GB Storage Variant

Xiaomi announced the Redmi 5 in China in December 2017. The Chinese phone maker initially offered the Redmi 5 in two variants, either with 2GB RAM and 16GB of storage, or 3GB of RAM and 32GB of storage. Xiaomi quietly began shipping a third variation of the model, one with 4GB of RAM and 32GB of storage, starting January 25. The Redmi 5 4GB version is already up for grabs... Read More

January 29th, 2018 10:53 AM 0 COMMENTS

Samsung Galaxy S9 and S9+ Will Allow Users to Unlock the Device Using Facial and IRIS Scanning Combinedly

The Samsung Galaxy S9 and S9+ will pack a more advanced security system designed to rival that of Apple’s FaceID, as per latest reports. An APK teardown of the Settings app on Galaxy Note 8’s Oreo beta has revealed pretty interesting information regarding the Samsung’s upcoming 2018 flagships. The Galaxy S9 and Galaxy S9+ will come equipped with a new feature dubbed “Intelligent Scan”. Intelligent Scan reportedly uses the combination... Read More

January 29th, 2018 10:23 AM 3 COMMENTS

Xiaomi Mi Box 4 and Box 4c Smart TV Set-Top Boxes With Artificial Intelligence and 4K HDR Support Officially Launched

Xiaomi has officially announced two Smart TV STB's in China, dubbed as the Xiaomi Mi Box 4 and Mi Box 4c. It's been a while since Xiaomi launched an STB; To be precise, the last launch of Mi Box 3s and Mi Box 3c happened back in November 2016. The highlight of the newly announced Mi Box 4 and Box 4c is the support for Artificial Intelligence (AI) and 4K... Read More

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