December 26th, 2017 8:17 AM 9 COMMENTS

2G Scam Verdict: STel Owner C Sivasankaran, Loop and Videocon to Seek Damages From Indian Govt

C Sivasankaran, the owner of STel licenses, is reportedly planning to take the telecom department to the Supreme Court next month, seeking compensation of around Rs 3,400 crore. Loop Telecom and Videocon Telecom have already revealed their intentions to seek compensation after a special court last week acquitted all 18 individuals including former telecom minister A. Raja and DMK leader MK Kanimozhi, besides related companies, accused in the 2G case.... Read More

December 22nd, 2017 8:01 PM 2 COMMENTS

Google Pixel 2 and Pixel 2 XL Prices Slashed in India for a Limited Period; New Prices Start at Rs 49,999

Google has now officially announced a limited period discount on its flagship smartphones, the Pixel 2 and the Pixel 2 XL. The Pixel 2 is down to Rs 49,999 on Flipkart for the 64GB model, while the Pixel 2 XL is retailing for Rs 67,999. The prices will further go down to Rs 40,999 for the Pixel 2 and Rs 56,999 for the Google Pixel 2 XL if a customer... Read More

December 21st, 2017 10:49 AM 5 COMMENTS

Trai to Quickly Evolve a Mechanism for Telcos Closing Operations to Return the Unused Balance

Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) Chairman R S Sharma said the regulator is seriously looking to introduce a new mechanism for telcos who're shutting down the services or operations to return the unused balance of prepaid customers. In recent times, there are a lot of small players who closed their operations or merged with other telecom top telecom operators, and Trai has also asked the operators to disclose the... Read More

December 19th, 2017 10:14 PM 28 COMMENTS

Reliance Jio, Telenor, Tata Teleservices, and Two More Telecom Operators Understated Revenues by Rs 14,800 Crore: CAG

Indian telecom operators are already going through a tough phase, thanks to the competitive market. Today, Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG) tabled in Parliament said that five telecom operators in the country had understated their revenues. And the telecom operators are Tata Teleservices, Telenor, Videocon Telecom, Quadrant (a Videocon group firm) and Reliance Jio. These five telecom operators have understated the revenues by over Rs 14,800 crores, which... Read More

December 19th, 2017 2:00 PM 2 COMMENTS

Xiaomi Announces No.1 Mi Fan Sale: Xiaomi Redmi Note 4 at Rs 9,999, Re 1 Flash Sales, and More

Xiaomi announced No. 1 Mi Fan Sale as part of its Christmas and New Year sale that kicks off on December 20. The sale will officially start on December 20 at 12 noon and continue till December 21 on Xiaomi’s official Mi.com website. Xiaomi will be launching its new limited edition Mi A1 in RED colour and as well offer a discount on all products from smartphones, power banks, to... Read More

December 18th, 2017 10:00 AM 2 COMMENTS

LG V30+ Goes On Sale for the First Time in India; Exclusively Available on Amazon

LG announced the launch of a souped-up version of its flagship V30 smartphone, the LG V30+ in India last week. The V30+ was first unveiled back in August at LG’s IFA 2017 press conference in Berlin. Priced at Rs 44,990, the LG V30+ will available exclusively on Amazon India starting today. The South Korean tech giant is giving away free wireless charger for the first 2,000 customers along with a... Read More

December 18th, 2017 9:35 AM 13 COMMENTS

Apple Increases the Prices of iPhones in India Following the Import Tax Hike

It's been just two days since we reported the import duty hike on smartphones by the Indian Government. As I already highlighted in the article, with this change from the government, the Cupertino-based company Apple would be the most hit one when compared to other major companies. And the reason for this is Apple imports all of its smartphones, expect the Apple iPhone SE, which is being assembled in the... Read More

December 17th, 2017 9:27 PM 3 COMMENTS

OnePlus Celebrates 4th Anniversary in India With Exclusive Offers on its Smartphones and Zero Cost EMI

OnePlus turned four this December. Back in 2013, a relatively new company was formed with an aim to disrupt the heavyweights such as Apple, Samsung, HTC, Sony by offering similar-specced smartphones at affordable prices. The company has been successful in doing that all the four years it present in the market. Recently, the company also launched the OnePlus 5T Star Wars Limited Edition in India. On the occasion of its... Read More

December 16th, 2017 2:29 PM 0 COMMENTS

Things We Liked and Disliked in the Bezel-Less Gionee M7 Power Smartphone

Gionee launched an all-new Gionee M7 Power smartphone last month as its latest budget offering in India. Not to be left behind, Gionee brought in the 2017’s trendy bezel-less display design for its line of devices. Packing in Full View 6-inch 18:9 aspect ratio screen and an impressive 5000mAh battery, 4GB RAM, the M7 Power (first impressions) comes with everything that other devices in the mid-range offering. But with a... Read More

December 15th, 2017 1:47 PM 7 COMMENTS

Supreme Court Extends the Date of Mandatory Aadhaar Linking With Mobile Numbers Until March 31, 2018

As expected, the Supreme Court today extended the date for linking of Aadhaar with mobile numbers and other services till March 31, 2018. Recently, the Centre extended the date of linking Aadhaar with PAN card until March 31 and this news comes right after that. The deadlines for linking Aadhaar with PAN (Permanent Account Number), existing bank accounts, mobile numbers, and welfare schemes are extended till March 31, 2018. The... Read More

December 13th, 2017 2:21 PM 1 COMMENTS

Vodafone M-Pesa Allows Rural Rajasthan Go Cashless; Now Has Over 14 Lakh Users Across 33 Districts

Vodafone's digital wallet solution, Vodafone M-Pesa is growing with time. Being one of the oldest digital wallet services in the country, Vodafone M-Pesa is supporting Government of India's Digital India programme. Today, Vodafone India has announced that the Vodafone M-Pesa has over 14 lakh registered users alone in Rajasthan, allowing the customers to go cashless. "Vodafone M-Pesa now has 14 lakh registered users across 33 districts in Rajasthan, and most... Read More

December 11th, 2017 3:42 PM 1 COMMENTS

RBI Sets Up Awareness SMS Campaign Against “RBI Lottery” Scams, Launches a Toll-Free Helpline

Several of us have received those phone calls or fictitious SMSes claiming that you’ve won a lottery and the Reserve Bank of India will only release the money after you pay the processing fees. While many of us ignore these routine scams, there are plenty of people in India, who still fall into such traps and end up losing their hard earned money. In an effort to curb these scams,... Read More

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