As expected, Xiaomi has finally made its Mi 5S smartphone official in China. The company also launched the Mi 5S Plus alongside. The Mi 5S Plus is a bigger and better variant of the Mi 5S. Both the devices will be available in Gold, Dark Grey, Silver, and Rose Gold color options. Xiaomi has not yet revealed a timeline for the global launch of these devices. Most of the specs... Read More
Anil Ambani the CEO of Reliance communications today addressed the Annual general meeting for the shareholders of the company in Mumbai. The event started off with Gurdip Singh highlighting the shift in consumption trends of the mobile user today who spends 90 mins a day on apps as opposed to 10 mins on a voice call, indicating that data is the current growth driver for this decade like voice was... Read More
Xiaomi seems to be riding high on the success of its Redmi Note 3 smartphone, which was launched in March, this year. The company claims that the device has touched a new sales mark and is now the best-selling smartphone in India. As per a tweet by Xiaomi, Around 2.3 million units of the Redmi Note 3 have been sold to date. Xiaomi claims that Indian sales of the Redmi Note 3... Read More
When Jio's announcement to make voice calls free on their network made incumbents worried about the future of voice revenues which contributes more than 70% of total revenue, it seems incumbent operators are still finding ways to balance the voice market by cutting down tariff of voice calls. After cutting down data tariffs to match Jio, market leader Bharti Airtel has now started revising most voice rate cutters across major... Read More
A new security flaw has been found in iOS 10, which makes it vulnerable for cracking backups. The claim comes from Elcomsoft, a Russian company specialized in computer security programs, with its focus on password and system recovery software. Encrypted iTunes backups created on a Mac/PC are protected by a password. In iOS 10, these passwords can be hacked by password cracking software as the backup system in the operating... Read More
Samsung is going through a tough phase and its problems seem to be never ending. After announcing a global recall of Galaxy Note7 due to an issue with its battery, the company recently started rolling out the replacement units. But another problem has surfaced, as it turns out, many of these replacement units are still not safe for use. Many of these units are reportedly plagued with overheating issues. Earlier this... Read More
State-run telecom operator, BSNL is reportedly planning to launch lifetime free voice service starting from January 2017, along with plans that will be cheaper than what Mukesh Ambani-led Reliance Jio had announced earlier this month. The move is aimed at quickly expanding the subscriber base across India, expect Mumbai and Delhi, where MTNL provides services. Further, the move will put further pressure on operators such as Airtel, Vodafone and Idea... Read More
Customers of MobiKwik can make partial payments for ticket reservations, announces the company. In addition, the users can also claim for a cash pick up facility for bus ticket booking. The new provisions are added to make the journeys seamless, thereby to enhance the customer experience, said MobiKwik. “We are currently doing 4000 daily bus bookings and have already seen the service grow hundred percent in the past one month.... Read More
According to latest COAI subscription data, India's GSM subscriber base grew to 781.14 million with GSM telecom operators including Airtel, Vodafone and Idea together adding 2.09 million subscribers in August. The combined subscriber base grew upward even though Jio was offering free benefits under preview offer. Total subscriber base of these six operators grew at a rate of 0.26% when compared to July 2016 subscriber figure of 779.05 million. Telecom major... Read More
Samsung went downhill with the battery issue in its Galaxy Note 7. Due to the reported incidents; the company had to halt the sale of its flagship around the world. However, a new report claims that Samsung is now gearing up to relaunch the Note7 in India on October 7. Things are about to get interesting for the Indian smartphone market, as the iPhone 7 will also go on sale... Read More
With the growing usage of smart-phones and increasing demand for data while away from office and home, there is a strong need for Wi-Fi at hangouts frequented by people on a regular basis. Keeping this in mind, Café Coffee Day (CCD), the coffee house chain owned by Amalgamated bean coffee trading company has tied up with leading Wi-Fi service provider O-Zone Networks to provide free Wi-Fi access to customers at its... Read More
Shopclues the e-commerce company has collaborated with Reliance Jio Infocomm Ltd for its 'Jio Welcome Offer', becoming the first e-commerce player to do so. Customers can purchase any 4G-enabled Jio eligible smartphone from ShopClues and get a free Jio SIM card from any Reliance Digital/ Digtal Xpress/ Digtal Xpress Mini store. Under the Jio welcome offer, users can enjoy unlimited access to HD voice calls (on Jio eligible VOLTE phones),... Read More
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