Bharti Airtel, country's largest mobile operator, is going to enter a challenging phase with Reliance Jio's upcoming & much-anticipated commercial launch of 4G services. To make it short, Airtel's strategy regarding 4G is basically in limbo until Jio launches its services. They are watching Jio's footprints but thanks to Jio's super secret policy they can see only what Jio is showing to everybody. Jio have understood that there is no... Read More
Last month, Micromax announced that it will launch its online-only Cyanogen OS powered Android smartphones to compete with the likes of Xiaomi, Asus, OnePlus, and Motorola. Micromax has even sent out media invites for the launch of YU series of smartphones, which is set to happen on December 18. Now, a tweet from Amazon India's official Twitter account has kind of confirmed that the first YU smartphone from Micromax will be... Read More
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
The Lenovo VIBE X2, which was launched in India last week, is now available for purchase from Flipkart for Rs. 19,999. Flipkart is offering some extra goodies with the VIBE X2 under the launch day offer scheme. The device comes with a unique tri-layer design, a 5-inch 1080p IPS LCD display, 2GHz octa-core MediaTek MT6595M processor, PowerVR G6200 GPU, 2GB of RAM, 32GB of inbuilt storage, and a 2,300 mAh... Read More
The Diwali festive season is here and many of us would be buying gifts for ourselves or our loved ones. If you are thinking to buy a smartphone, here's a comprehensive list of the absolute best smartphones in the market right now. No matter what your price budget is, you would find a good smartphone for yourself or for gifting it to your family or friends. Disclaimer: Every reader might... Read More
Anyone who has even thought of rooting their Android smartphone must have heard about CyanogenMod. If not, CyanogenMod is a "more open version of Android" which gives an extra layer of customisability to the users. Earlier only a bunch of custom ROM cookers, which has now turned into a company, has already started providing software for a couple of smartphone brands including Oppo and OnePlus. Oppo N1 was the first... Read More
Airtel is the first operator to come up with actual 4G LTE services in India and just like 3G, 4g services have not taken off and is growing at a rather sluggish pace. I have been using Airtel 4G via Huawei LTE dongle for the past 6 months as my primary source of Internet and have opted the Rs 999 10GB Unlimited Plan. Here are some reasons why you should be... Read More
Aircel has introduced “Aircel Home” which is essentially a Wi-Fi solution for home. It is basically a WiFi Hotspot that lest you connect to the internet from all the nook and corner of your house. This router is equipped with a High Gain Antenna that captures signals more efficiently than the conventional modems and then literally works like a Wi-Fi router. The Aircel home has a Sim card slot just... Read More
Airtel has been the forerunner when it comes to 4G LTE technologies in India. Airtel has been offering huge discounts and incentives on new connections and is also offering a buyback scheme for 3G dongles. The 4G coverage is also increasing and Airtel are focusing on bringing this technology across Tier 2 cities. We review the Airtel 4G dongle in Bangalore and see if it is a viable and affordable... Read More
Idea Cellular had recently launched a 3G Wingle branded Smart wifi. We at TelecomTALK got an opportunity to review the device at Hyderabad. The Smart wifi Wingle is an Idea branded Huawei E8231s-1 device (white colour). It supports up to 10 simultaneous Wi-Fi connections. In the Box The device comes in a neat small box. We particularly liked the string attached to the Wingle which also includes the cap and... Read More
ZTE has confirmed through a reply on their Facebook page that the Nubia Z7 Max will be launched in India soon, though, they haven't confirmed its actual launch date and price tag. To a user query on their official Facebook Page, ZTE replied, 'Thanks for the asking! Yes, it is coming soon.’ ZTE has also not disclosed whether it will be launching the complete Nubia range in India, or just the Nubia Z7 Max.... Read More
We have got a new Internet device at our place, thanks to Team MTS India. The device is MTS 3GPlus WiFi Router / power bank. MTS with its data driven strategy, has launched country's first operator branded USB dongle cum Wifi router (Huawei launched HiLink series of such devices, but these were unlocked GSM/3G devices). But this device from MTS is simply innovative for a market where GSM is predominant. With... Read More
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