July 21st, 2016 4:07 PM 0 COMMENTS

New Corning Gorilla Glass 5 shows 80% chance of survival when dropped from 1.6m

After two years of releasing Gorilla Glass 4, glassmaker Corning unveiled its next version Gorilla Glass 5. According to the company, Gorilla Glass 5 survives up to 80% of the time when dropped from 1.6 meters. This means that the glass will survive 2x improvement in damage resistance over Gorilla Glass 4, which survived drops from about a meter high. However, reports from The Verge pointed out few hinges in the... Read More

July 21st, 2016 2:26 PM 0 COMMENTS

OnePlus teases soft gold color variant of the OnePlus 3, expected to launch soon

OnePlus recently teased another colour option for its latest flagship, the OnePlus 3. The teaser made its way on a Chinese website, Weibo. The teased Soft Gold colour option could be an ideal pick for the ones who want a flashier outlook. The company has not yet revealed availability and pricing details for the version yet. To recap, at the time of launching the OnePlus 3, the makers promised two... Read More

July 20th, 2016 4:33 PM 7 COMMENTS

Zopo Speed 8 with MediaTek deca-core processor, 21MP camera launched in India

The Chinese smartphone maker Zopo, which debuted in the Indian smartphone market with Speed 7, last year. The company has launched another smartphone in the country, dubbed as the Speed 8. The device is claimed to be India’s first smartphone with MediaTek deca-core Helio X20 MT6797 SoC. The processor is paired with a 4GB RAM. Zopo Speed 8 was first launched in MWC 2016 in Barcelona, Spain along with another... Read More

July 20th, 2016 3:07 PM 10 COMMENTS

Nokia-branded Android phones with Snapdragon 820 SoC might debut this year

Once upon a time, Nokia used to be the king of smartphones. The company lacked in keeping up with the times and before it could plan a strike back, Samsung and Apple already dominated the arena. The company got acquired by Microsoft, and now Microsoft is trying to rebuild the brand by launching Android-powered smartphones. Reportedly, two Nokia smartphones are being manufactured in collaboration with HMD global. Nokia sold off... Read More

July 20th, 2016 12:06 PM 16 COMMENTS

Reliance Industries to infuse another Rs 15,000 crore in Jio via rights issue

Mukesh Ambani-led Reliance Industries (RIL) is set to infuse another Rs 15,000 crore in its telecom arm Jio through a rights issue, which is expected to be completed in the next three months. The issue will increase the equity of Reliance Jio to Rs 60,000 crore from Rs 45,000 crore, making it one of the most capitalised telecom companies in India. The rights issue Rs 15,000 crore follows a similar... Read More

July 19th, 2016 6:13 PM 18 COMMENTS

Telenor India posts Rs 105 crore operating loss in Q2

Telenor India has posted an operating loss of NOK 132 million or Rs 105 crore in the second quarter of the current fiscal. The operating loss has widened from NOK 90 million or Rs 71.3 crore in the same period of last year. Telenor, in a statement, said that the operating profit was negatively impacted by NOK 224 million in impairments and write-downs, but offset by lower depreciations following the impairment... Read More

July 19th, 2016 6:05 PM 16 COMMENTS

Telenor says no to spectrum auction in India; may exit the market

Telenor on Tuesday said that it will not participate in the upcoming spectrum auction, giving an indication that it may well exit the Indian telecom market, which is currently seeing consolidation among telecom operators. “We recognise the significant operational and financial improvement delivered by our Indian operation. We have however, after thorough consideration, decided not to participate in the upcoming spectrum auction, as we believe the proposed spectrum prices do... Read More

July 19th, 2016 4:20 PM 0 COMMENTS

Meizu MX6 announced with 10-Core Helio X20 chipset and 4GB of RAM

Meizu has come up with yet another smartphone in its M series, dubbed as the MX6. It will be going on sale in China from July 30, in Gray, Silver, Gold, and Pink color options for a price of 1999 yuan (approx. Rs. 20,040/US$298). Besides, Meizu has also unveiled a Life Jack protective cover for the device, priced at 79 yuan (approx. Rs. 790/US $12). The company has not revealed... Read More

July 19th, 2016 8:58 AM 140 COMMENTS

Jio to launch MNP port in facility for new customers soon, might launch postpaid plans with 5-10 times more data & free voice calls: Sources

Prior to the expected launch on August 15, Reliance Jio seems to have fallen well behind the target of 5 million customers, especially because it has acquired only a few more than 1 million subscribers on its network irrespective of providing benefits such as unlimited data, voice, and SMS usage. Even the launch on August 15 is unlikely to be a full-fledged launch. According to Reliance Industries officials, who wish... Read More

July 18th, 2016 3:08 PM 0 COMMENTS

Oppo teases camera-centric F1s smartphone launch on Twitter

The Chinese smartphone maker Oppo has announced on Twitter that it’ll launch a successor to F1 on 3 August. Similar to other smartphones in F-series, the new Oppo F1s will focus on its camera performance. If to recap, Oppo F-series was first launched in CES 2016 focusing on its camera function. Launched in January, Oppo F1 featured a 5-inch display of HD resolution, powered by an octa-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 616... Read More

July 18th, 2016 12:16 PM 19 COMMENTS

Airtel will now offer 4G using dual spectrum bands of 2300 Mhz and 1800 Mhz in Bangalore to offer better data speeds and coverage

Airtel, today rolled out of 4G services in Bangalore in the 1800 MHz spectrum band using FD LTE technology. With this, Airtel 4G in the IT capital of India will now operate in dual spectrum bands of 2300 MHz and 1800 MHz. This will translate into enhanced 4G network capacity and a superior mobile broadband experience for customers through better network coverage and data speeds. Airtel launched its 4G services in... Read More

July 17th, 2016 12:02 PM 10 COMMENTS

Tata DoCoMo revises tariff and data validity of internet packs in Gujarat circle

Tata DoCoMo has reduced the validity and changed the tariffs of few of the internet data packs in Gujarat circle. The company has 3G presence in the category A of the circle. Earlier, 1GB of 3G data with a validity of 7 days was available for Rs. 99. The validity of this pack is currently revised to 4 days, keeping the data benefits unchanged. The earlier 1GB of 2G data... Read More

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