September 17th, 2018 8:29 PM 65 COMMENTS

From Rs 255 for 1GB of Data Two Years Ago, Airtel and Other Telcos Now Offering 500MB Data at Rs 28

There used to be a time when telecom subscribers in India paid a whopping Rs 255 for 1GB of 4G data from top telecom operators. But the scenario has now changed and telcos are now bundling data, voice and SMS benefits into a single plan, and the cost of 1GB data has come down to as low as Rs 1.5. In a new turn of events, the top three telcos-... Read More

September 14th, 2018 6:33 PM 4 COMMENTS

MIUI Calendar App Now Allows Users to Import their Facebook Friends’ Birthdays

The Calendar in Xiaomi’s custom mobile skin MIUI has received a new update which will allow the users to export the birthdays of their friends on Facebook on to their MIUI Calendar application. This new feature will enable the users to remember their friends’ birthdays without needing them to log in to their Facebook account in order to check for birthday notifications. MIUI Calendar Integration for Importing Friends’ Birthdays Keeping... Read More

September 12th, 2018 7:24 PM 40 COMMENTS

Reliance Jio to Cross 400 Million Subscribers Mark in 2020, JioPhone Users Projected to Grow 150 Million

Analysts have projected that Reliance Jio will likely have 400 million subscribers under its umbrella by March 2020. The Mukesh Ambani led telco will probably have 150 million JioPhone users by that time with the most representation from the rural market, analysts said. It is no surprise that Reliance Jio has benefitted exceptionally well from its competitive product offerings targeted towards rural India. The officials also said that Reliance Industries,... Read More

September 11th, 2018 6:00 PM 0 COMMENTS

App Actions in Android 9 Pie Explained: One Step Ahead of Text Searches or Google Assistant Conversations

Google has promised many new features on the Android 9 Pie. There is the new gesture-based navigation system on the latest Android. Besides, the Digital Wellbeing feature on the latest operating system is highly awaited. Apart from all these features, the Google Android 9 Pie is also being said to be very smart. An example of such a feature would be the ‘App Actions’. Predictive App Actions is something Google... Read More

September 11th, 2018 9:55 AM 2 COMMENTS

Nokia 7 Plus Gets Android 9 Pie Beta 4.1 With September Patches and Predictive App Actions

HMD Global is now rolling out a new Android 9 Pie Beta update to the Nokia 7 Plus, which comes with build number v3.190. The update adds various new features including the much-awaited predictive app actions, which was absent in the earlier Android Pie Beta versions. Furthermore, the changelog states the update improves the overall stability of the handset, which means that we're inching closer to the stable update rollout... Read More

September 10th, 2018 8:57 PM 0 COMMENTS

Google to Fully Comply With RBI Norms for Payment Services by December

Google, which is offering payment services in India via Google Pay (formerly Google Tez) have agreed to comply with Reserve Bank of India's norms for payment services by December. Under the RBI norms, every payment service provider in India has to store the data locally, amid security concerns. While Google has stated that it will fully comply with the payment norms of RBI, it confirmed some time would be required... Read More

September 10th, 2018 6:22 PM 0 COMMENTS

Consolidation in the Telecom Sector Not a Cause for Concern: Manoj Sinha

Manoj Sinha, telecom minister, has confided in the public that no more telecom operators will lose out to the increasing competition in the industry. Also, he said that the concerns rising after the consolidation in the sector need to be dispelled. The telecom minister highlighted that even in developed countries, there are three to four players which also seems to be the case in India. Talking about government intervention in... Read More

September 7th, 2018 4:23 PM 0 COMMENTS

JioPhone Next Flash Sale on September 12: All Details You Need to Know

Reliance Jio’s second generation feature phone is being sold via the flash sale model in the country, and the phone has gone through a couple of flash sales already. However, given the high demand of this device Reliance Jio is doing back to back flash sales and every time the device is getting entirely sold in just a matter of few minutes. The next Flash sale for JioPhone 2 has... Read More

September 4th, 2018 11:03 AM 1 COMMENTS

Networking Bug Caused Temporary Outage on Facebook and Instagram

Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp users faced a temporary outage earlier today. Facebook and its other social media platforms temporarily went down late on Monday in the United States, Canada and various other parts of the world, including in India. Facebook blamed a networking issue for the temporary outages. People took to Twitter, reporting about the outages across Facebook platforms which were later restored. "Earlier today, a networking issue caused some... Read More

August 29th, 2018 8:36 PM 12 COMMENTS

Xiaomi Awaiting RBI Approval for Mi Pay Service in India, Will Facilitate Digital Payments Via UPI

According to a new report, Chinese tech giant Xiaomi is going to launch its UPI based Mi Pay digital payments application in India soon. The China-based tech giant has launched a lot of its products in India, the majority of them constituted by smartphones, TVs and much more. Now Xiaomi will also step into the digital payments sector and will compete with the likes of Paytm, BHIM, WhatsApp and PhonePe.... Read More

August 27th, 2018 7:23 PM 3 COMMENTS

COAI Concerned Over New Face Authentication Norms Set by UIDAI For Telcos

The Cellular Operators' Association of India (COAI) has raised its concern over UIDAI's new norms on face recognition for telcos. COAI today urged that some of the conditioned provisions will put additional cost and time burden on telecom firms. COAI also voiced that the new norms are against the tenets of ease of doing business. The apex industry body opined while the industry fully supports all efforts to make authentication... Read More

August 27th, 2018 6:46 PM 4 COMMENTS

JioPhone 2: Top 5 Features Which Make it Worthy 4G Feature Phone at Rs 2,999

Reliance Jio launched the second generation of its JioPhone; the JioPhone 2 on August 15, Independence Day and the phone witnessed massive sales even though the company decided to stick to the online sales model this year, unlike it was the case with the first JioPhone. The Mukesh Ambani led telco touted that the phone would come with a lot more additions compared to its predecessor when it announced the... Read More

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