February 22nd, 2018 4:14 PM 4 COMMENTS

BSNL Introduces Bulk SMS Service Allowing Users to Send Multiple SMS at One Go at Affordable Rates

State-owned Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited has introduced new Bulk SMS plans which provide an easy and user-friendly way for sending bulk and as well individual messages at affordable rates. The BSNL service provides facility to send both transactional and promotional SMSes. Transactional SMS can be sent by customers through the web portal or API while promotional SMS can be sent on behalf of the customer by CSR. The main features... Read More

February 21st, 2018 1:49 PM 134 COMMENTS

Aircel Warns Employees of Difficult Times Ahead, Expecting Things to Get Even More Worse

We all know that Aircel is in bad shape. Although the company never admitted it in public, Aircel customers across the country are facing call drop and no signal issues. Earlier this week, chief executive officer Kaizad Heerjee at Aircel, in a mail written to more than 5000 employees stated that the things are expected to get even worse going forward. Aircel has not received any funding in the last... Read More

February 13th, 2018 4:17 PM 0 COMMENTS

BSNL is Offering 50% Cashback on Recharges Done Through PhonePe

BSNL or Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited has announced a 50% cashback offer on payments made via PhonePe, Flipkart’s payment app. The state-run telecom operator will be giving cashback only to the prepaid customers who make their first BSNL recharge via PhonePe. This means if you have already used the app for recharging your BSNL prepaid number, then you are not eligible for this cashback. BSNL’s PhonePe promotion is available to... Read More

February 11th, 2018 9:31 PM 52 COMMENTS

Review: Setting Up All New WhatsApp Payment Feature Powered by UPI

Many of you might have already been lucky enough to try out the new WhatsApp Payment feature powered by homegrown UPI. The payment option became live on one of our WhatsApp numbers last evening and we put the feature to test. Before going into the details, we must say it's nicely done and the setup is by far the simplest we have ever seen in the UPI apps. Payments made... Read More

February 8th, 2018 12:33 PM 4 COMMENTS

WhatsApp Pay Service Now Available for Select Users on Android and iOS Platforms in India

WhatsApp has been constantly working hard to improve the user experience for hundreds of millions of users in India. WhatsApp made the headlines when it announced the UPI based payments feature for Indian users. Back in January, WhatsApp was rumoured to roll out the WhatsApp Pay payments feature to its users in February. And now, this feature is enabled for select WhatsApp beta users on both Android and iOS platforms.... Read More

January 26th, 2018 4:23 PM 14 COMMENTS

OnePlus Clipboard App in Latest OxygenOS Beta Found Transmitting Personal Data to a Chinese Server

Chinese smartphone brand OnePlus is yet again found transmitting users personal data to a Chinese server. In the latest OxygenOS Beta update, an application named Clipboard is preinstalled on OnePlus devices, which is now said to transmit users personal data to a Chinese server owned by Teddy Mobile. For the unaware, Teddy Mobile is a service in China which helps in identifying unknown caller identities, same as Truecaller, but for... Read More

January 21st, 2018 3:19 PM 6 COMMENTS

Motorola Moto G5 at Rs 6,999, Xiaomi Redmi Note 4 at Rs 10,999, and More Smartphone Deals on Flipkart and Amazon Sale

As a part of the Republic Day celebrations in India, e-tailers such as Flipkart and Amazon are offering great deals on smartphones. Amazon India has started ‘The Great Indian Sale’ while Flipkart has brought its ‘The Republic Day’ sale starting January 21. On top of the discounted deals, both the e-commerce portals are offering additional 10% cashback on purchase with select debit/credit cards. Amazon India is offering a flat 10%... Read More

January 20th, 2018 10:09 AM 3 COMMENTS

OnePlus 5T Lava Red Variant Will Be Available Starting 12 PM Today for Rs 37,999

OnePlus will start selling the Lava Red colour variant of the OnePlus 5T from 12 PM today on Amazon India and oneplusstore.in. This new colour variant was announced a couple of weeks back, and it's priced similarly at Rs 37,999. The Lava Red colour option comes after the successful launch of the Star Wars Limited Edition, and yes, the Lava Red variant will also be available in limited quantities. Thankfully,... Read More

January 19th, 2018 2:24 PM 17 COMMENTS

Trai Directs RCom to Refund the Unspent Balance of Prepaid and Postpaid Users by February 15

The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) today directed Reliance Communications (RCom) to refund the unspent balance of prepaid mobile subscribers and security deposit of postpaid subscribers pursuant to the closure of 2G GSM, CDMA and discontinuation of voice services in all the licensed services areas. RCom closed its 2G services in eight circles and CDMA services in nine circles. Right after the closure of 2G GSM and CDMA service,... Read More

January 18th, 2018 11:49 AM 0 COMMENTS

WhatsApp Pay in Beta Stage, To Go Official Next Month: Report

WhatsApp is long rumoured to be working on adding a payment feature within the app, but the precise launch date still remains a mystery. A new report from ET now claims the WhatsApp payment option will go live in India as early as next month. WhatsApp is reportedly conducting the final phase of tests with a select group of users, and the payment feature will roll out most likely by... Read More

January 16th, 2018 12:36 PM 14 COMMENTS

Mandatory Aadhaar Linking Deadline May Extend Beyond March 31, 2018: Report

Aadhaar body, Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) will soon meet the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) and Telecom Regulator Trai to check whether there is any requirement for extending the deal of mandatory Aadhaar linking with essential services. UIDAI is exploring this option because of the implementation of new security protocols such as Virtual ID. UIDAI recently introduced two new security protocols to make the Aadhaar data secure. “In... Read More

January 15th, 2018 6:29 PM 5 COMMENTS

Karbonn Titanium Frames S7 With Airtel Cashback Offer and 4G VoLTE Support Launched at Rs 6,999

Homegrown smartphone brand Karbonn has come up with a new smartphone dubbed as the Karbonn Titanium Frames S7. Priced at Rs 6,999, this smartphone from Karbonn offers features such as Full HD display, selfie flash, and Karbonn has put the device against the likes of Tenor E and Xiaomi Redmi 4. Also, telecom operator Bharti Airtel has added this smartphone to the Mera Pehla Smartphone initiative and offering up to... Read More

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