LG has made four new additions to its X series smartphones -- LG X Power, X Style, X Mach, and X Max. As the names imply, each model excels in one particular feature. Besides the fact that these smartphones were first unveiled in Ukraine, LG hasn’t announced the specs or pricing for these four new smartphones. “Each X series smartphone pairs perfectly with its user by offering uncompromising quality... Read More
Sunil Bharti Mittal, founder-chairman of Bharti Enterprises, has been elected Chairman of the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC), taking over from Terry McGraw, Chairman Emeritus of S&P Global, who has now become ICC's honorary chairman. Mittal has become the third Indian head of the world business organisation in its nearly 100 years history. "At a time when the global economy is facing unprecedented challenges, I am committed to ensuring ICC plays... Read More
Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd (BSNL) is planning to take the franchise route to offer 4G LTE services across 14 circles in the country. The telco has reportedly invited bids from private companies to roll out 4G services across these circles on a non-exclusive revenue-sharing franchise model. According to a Financial Express report, BSNL has categorised the 14 telecom circles, where it has spectrum to offer 4G services, into six zones,... Read More
Lenovo has finally revealed the availability of its recently launched Moto Z smartphone in India. The device is most likely to be up for sale sometime in September-October this year. Of course, the Moto Mods accessories will always be up for purchase along with the Moto Z. The announcement Moto Z's India availability was made by Aymar de Lencquesaing, Senior Vice President and Chairman for Motorola and Lenovo. Interestingly, Lenovo... Read More
After the launch of 4G services in Varanasi in March, Norwegian telecom firm Telenor has launched its 4G services in Agra on the spectrum of 1800 Mhz, confirmed an executive from Telenor. The operator has announced a few data packs for the location. The data packs start at Rs. 11, with which a user can avail 100MB free 4G data & 4p/20KB. There is also a Rs. 147 pack that offers... Read More
OnePlus seems to be re-thinking on its product strategy. With the launch of its latest flagship, OnePlus 3, the company has planned to produce only flagship smartphones. As a result, OnePlus is going to discontinue it 'OnePlus X' series. The X series had just one smartphone until now and it seems to be the end of the line-up. In a conversation with Engadget, OnePlus CEO Pete Lau confirmed that the... Read More
Ahead of the upcoming merger with Reliance Communication, Aircel has reduced the price one of their packs, perhaps to sustain the customers and boost revenues. The pack of Rs. 123, which seems to be currently available for Kolkata users, now offers unlimited calling to Aircel numbers. Besides, the pack also offers free 500 MB of 3G data. Post the 3G usage, subscribers can use unlimited 2G data for next 14 days.... Read More
Just when we thought that Xiaomi and LeEco are the leading Chinese brands, we get a surprise from Oppo. The Chinese brand has revealed that its F1 Plus smartphone has made a selling record. As per Oppo's claims, it has been selling a unit once every 1.1 seconds. Benefitting from these sales, Oppo has emerged as the fourth biggest smartphone manufacturer worldwide. Oppo has shipped whopping 7 million F1 Plus... Read More
After a trial of few months, Facebook has finally integrated SMS into the Messenger app of Android. This means that the users can send and receive SMS to anyone via their Messenger App. This was earlier tried during 2013, but Facebook withdrew the feature after finding that not many users are using the service. Besides the text messages, people can send stickers, voice clips, emojis etc. To enable the feature in... Read More
Idea Cellular, the country’s third largest telecom carrier by subscribers, has started offering 1GB 4G/3G data for as low as Rs 149 through USSD special offer in Kerala. Compared to standard data pack cost of Rs 249 for 1GB 4G/3G, Idea is offering Rs 100 discount through the special offer. Idea customers can check their USSD special offer by dialing *122#. According to a release by the company, Idea 4G network... Read More
Jio’s subscriber base has reportedly surged to 7 lakh due to the availability of 4G SIMs through LYF smartphones in the country. The telco is currently offering 4G LTE services under the extended trial launch, even as there’s no official word on the commercial launch in the country. The total usage of these 7 lakh subscribers was at around 13 million GB, which translates into 18.57 GB per user, as... Read More
VimpelCom has entered into a software partnership with Swedish telecom gear maker Ericsson in a deal worth more than $1 billion that will radically transform VimpelCom's global IT infrastructure. The partnership encompasses a complete overhaul of VimpelCom's IT infrastructure across 11 countries and 12 time zones - on a scale that is the largest and most ambitious in the industry's history. Under the deal, VimpelCom will digitalize and globalize its Business... Read More
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