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Rudradeep Biswas February 28th, 2018 9:35 PM 9 COMMENTS

Samsung Galaxy S9, S9+ to Land in India on March 6, Will Be Available Via Airtel Online Store

Samsung unveiled their latest flagships Galaxy S9, S9+ at its Unpacked Event ahead of Mobile World Congress 2018. The company also started pre-booking for the smartphones in India soon after the announcement. Now the South Korean giant is said to officially launch the Galaxy S9 in India on March 6. Samsung has reportedly sent media invites for an event on this date in Delhi, where the new Galaxy phones will... Read More

Chakri K February 28th, 2018 7:35 PM 116 COMMENTS

Aircel Files for Bankruptcy Leaving 84 Million Users in Disarray

As the headline itself states, it's official now. Aircel has filed for Bankruptcy at National Companies Law Tribunal (NCLT)- Mumbai bench today, leaving 84 million subscribers across the country in disarray. Aircel, in some circles also stated that the network would go away and even informing users via an SMS to look for an alternate operator to stay connected. Furthermore, the company has joined hands with Airtel for Intra Circle... Read More

Chakri K February 28th, 2018 6:13 PM 26 COMMENTS

Idea Cellular to Kick Off VoLTE Services in Over 30 Cities Across 4 Circles Starting March 1, 2018

Idea Cellular, the Aditya Birla-owned entity moments ago announced the launch of its Voice over LTE (VoLTE) services in the country. Don't get excited as the service will be initially available only for employees and Idea is calling the launch as 'Soft Launch.' The soft launch of Idea Cellular VoLTE services will commence tomorrow across select circles. Idea’s VoLTE services will be launched in over 30 cities across four circles... Read More

Rudradeep Biswas February 28th, 2018 5:44 PM 59 COMMENTS

Telcos are Free to Match Reliance Jio’s Aggressive Tariff Plans in their Dominant Circles: Trai

Facing a threat from Mukesh Ambani-led Reliance Jio, established players like Airtel and Vodafone recently complained to Telecom Regulatory Authority of India citing “predatory pricing” by Jio. Trai, however, says they are not stopping anyone from competing from with Jio. Airtel, Idea and Vodafone are free to lower tariffs as much as they want to match or challenge Jio’s aggressive pricing in their dominant circles, a couple of officials two... Read More

Chakri K February 28th, 2018 4:53 PM 3 COMMENTS

Xiaomi Mi 6 Receiving MIUI 9.2.3 Update Based on Android 8.0 Oreo

After a short period of beta testing Android Oreo on the Mi 6, Xiaomi is finally rolling out the stable version of Oreo update to the device. The latest MIUI 9.2.3 Global Stable ROM brings Android 8.0 Oreo to the Mi 6 along with a ton of bug fixes. The rollout of the MIUI 9.2.3 Global Stable ROM was first announced on the MIUI Official Forum. Alongside the full changelog... Read More

Rudradeep Biswas February 28th, 2018 3:59 PM 5 COMMENTS

The Iconic Motorola RAZR Foldable Phone Might Make a Massive Comeback

Motorola’s prodigy, nostalgic RAZR was a widely loved phone of its era. The sharp design, minimalist colours and a revolutionary form factor were the driving force of its immense success back then. Building further on the previous breakthrough and possibly taking inspiration from their past success of the RAZR, Motorola might really be planning to revive the RAZR, but of course, this news has to be taken with a pinch... Read More

Chakri K February 28th, 2018 2:50 PM 1 COMMENTS

Xiaomi Opens its First-Ever Experience Store in India, Showcases Several IoT Products

Xiaomi, India's top smartphone brand today opened its first ever Mi Home Experience Store in Chennai. Also, the first experience store is the company's 25th Mi Home store, and it's located at Level 1, Phoenix Market City Mall, Velachery, Chennai. This flagship store will be open to public starting March 1, 2018. In its first ever Experience Store, Xiaomi will be showcasing wide-range of IoT products which are yet to... Read More

Chakri K February 28th, 2018 1:01 PM 0 COMMENTS

A Whopping 148.3 Million 4G LTE Devices Were Shipped in India in 2017: CMR

CMR India today released its Annual 4G LTE Devices India Market Review Report 2017, and in the report, the research firm stated that the 4G LTE device shipments in India grew at 80% in 2017 YoY with total shipments reaching 148.3 million. Amongst the data cards, 99% of the shipments in CY2017 were 4G LTE enabled data cards. On the other hand, 4G LTE enabled mobile handset shipments accounted for... Read More

Rudradeep Biswas February 28th, 2018 12:39 PM 17 COMMENTS

Amazon Music Service Finally Made Available for Users in India

Amazon has officially announced the launch of its music streaming service, Prime Music in India. The service can be accessed by users on their Android and iOS devices by downloading the app from Play Store and App Store respectively. In addition, it is also available on the web via music.amazon.in. As the e-retailer announced previously, the music service is free for Amazon Prime customers since it is already included in... Read More

Chakri K February 28th, 2018 11:29 AM 1 COMMENTS

Asus Unveils ZenFone 5Z and ZenFone 5 Smartphone with iPhone X-Like Top Notch

Asus on Tuesday launched its 2018 flagship ZenFone 5 series at the MWC conference in Barcelona, Spain. Specifically, the company unveiled the ZenFone 5Z, ZenFone 5 and ZenFone 5 Lite. All three smartphones come with all screen 18:9 displays, dual camera systems and AI enabled features. Asus will release the Zenfone 5 Lite in March, followed by the Zenfone 5 in April and then the Zenfone 5Z in June. At... Read More

Rudradeep Biswas February 28th, 2018 9:34 AM 0 COMMENTS

WhatsApp for iOS 2.18.30 Adds Time and Location Stickers, Also Gives Hint About Group Calls

WhatsApp is possibly the best instant messaging application available right now, but the company is not looking to settle down anytime soon. The Facebook-owned company today pushed a new update to its iOS users with version number 2.18.30, which added the much-awaited time and location stickers to the photo editing tools. But that's not all, this update comes with a lot of hidden features, which WhatsApp will enable in the... Read More

Chakri K February 28th, 2018 8:49 AM 0 COMMENTS

How to Manage JioFi Account on MyJio Application

Reliance Jio’s 4G hotspot JioFi device can be connected to MyJio application on your smartphone to easily manage your data plans. The portable hotspot requires a SIM card and functions on Jio’s high-speed network as you might be aware of. And the recharge plans are same as the Jio's prepaid recharge plans. If you are a JioFi customer and want to check your JioFi data usage, these instructions will help... Read More