"WhatsApp" | TelecomTalk

Home
You are Seaching for: " WhatsApp"

Arpit Sharma August 26th, 2018 4:45 PM 26 COMMENTS

BSNL Wings Explained: What is the Hype Around Free Voice Calling?

BSNL has recently announced its internet telephony service in the country, namely, BSNL Wings. BSNL has worked several years with the Indian government to make this service available for the users, and finally, the state-run telco has introduced the service a couple of months ago. BSNL Wings is the VoIP (Voice over Internet Protocol) service which allows users to stay connected and make calls using an internet connection. This service... Read More

Chakri K August 26th, 2018 1:18 PM 5 COMMENTS

The Clash of the Ultimate 4G Feature Phones: JioPhone 2 and Nokia 8110 4G

Reliance Jio launched the second generation of its popular feature phone, JioPhone 2. The new JioPhone came with a striking new upgrade with a QWERTY keypad which bears an uncanny resemblance with the BlackBerry phones. Although, the hardware inside the phone wasn’t upgraded the phone has also been touted to come with WhatsApp support soon. However, Finnish giant HMD Global has also launched its new 4G feature phone, the Nokia... Read More

Arpit Sharma August 23rd, 2018 6:58 PM 0 COMMENTS

DoT Not Willing to Impose a Blanket Ban on Messaging Apps: Aruna Sundararajan

The telecom department is not willing to command a blanket ban on messaging apps and platforms, however, it's looking for technical solutions to control certain instances of misuse, according to Telecom Secretary Aruna Sundararajan. Recently, the DoT has sought views on blocking services such as WhatsApp, Facebook in specific instances, which didn't go well with the said companies and COAI as well. It's already a known news that the government... Read More

Chakri K August 21st, 2018 4:19 PM 6 COMMENTS

Microsoft Finally Rolls Out End-to-End Encryption on Skype

Redmond-based company, Microsoft has finally rolled out end-to-end encryption for private conversations on Skype. For the unaware, end-to-end encryption ensure the chat content between two people is hidden in both the chat list and the notifications. Other popular messaging platforms such as WhatsApp, Viber, Facebook Messenger are already offering end-to-end encryption for quite some time, and Microsoft's rollout on Skype should be termed as a delayed one. This feature comes... Read More

Arpit Sharma August 10th, 2018 7:13 PM 12 COMMENTS

JioPhone 2 Registrations to Kick Start on August 15: Specifications, Offers, Pricing and More

After the massive success of JioPhone in the country by selling 25 million units, Reliance Jio in its Annual General Meeting announced that it would be launching a new JioPhone 2 device and the sales would start on August 15 – Independence Day. The JioPhone 2 does not differ from its predecessor a lot apart from its pricing and design. Reliance Jio has accumulated some high expectations from the new... Read More

Chakri K August 9th, 2018 3:45 PM 2 COMMENTS

Asus Zenfone Max Pro M1 With 16MP Rear Camera is Surely a Step up from the Older Variants

Asus Zenfone Max Pro M1 with 6GB of RAM and upgraded 16MP rear & front cameras is finally made available for users at a price of Rs 14,999. The new variant comes with better cameras compared to the earlier launched variants. Also, this new option goes directly against the Xiaomi Redmi Note 5 Pro, which so far had the best cameras in this sub- Rs 15,000 price point. Asus recently... Read More

Chakri K August 6th, 2018 9:29 AM 6 COMMENTS

UIDAI Stresses Contact Number Cannot Steal Data, Rubbishes Rumour Mongering Against Aadhaar

Aadhaar body, UIDAI stated that vested interested misused Google's "inadvertent" act around its old helpline number to create fear and tarnish the image of Aadhaar while emphasising that a number stored in contact list cannot steal data from a mobile phone. The Unique Identity Authority of India (UIDAI) said rumour mongers attempted to tarnish the image of Aadhaar for a Google's inadvertent act that led to the appearance of its... Read More

Chakri K August 4th, 2018 1:48 PM 6 COMMENTS

Trai’s New Rules on Curbing Pesky Calls and Messages Will Involve Rs 200-400 Crore Investment: COAI

The mobile industry body, COAI, today stated that Trai's new rules on curbing pesky calls and messages saying tailoring of systems and use of blockchain technology will involve Rs 200 to Rs 400 crore investment and 18 months of time would be required for the final roll out. The Cellular Operators' Association of India (COAI) represents the voice of large telecom operators in the country, all of who would be... Read More

Arpit Sharma July 30th, 2018 6:54 PM 0 COMMENTS

Reliance JioPhone Users Averaging 7GB Data Consumption Per Month

A new update has come out of Reliance Jio which tells us that JioPhone users contrary to popular belief are using much more data than ever. The 25 million users of JioPhone in India are hooked to the content which they are getting access to on the feature phone. Notably, the phone’s attractive pricing and the bundled data and voice calling feature shot it to popularity among the fans of... Read More

Chakri K July 25th, 2018 11:34 AM 70 COMMENTS

Vodafone Rolls Out Rs 47 Prepaid Plan With 7500 Seconds, 500MB Data in this Unlimited Benefits Era

Vodafone India has rolled out a new entry-level prepaid plan of Rs 47 with sub-par benefits. The all-new open market Rs 47 prepaid plan offers voice calling, SMS and data benefits for 28 days from the date of recharge. The voice calling is limited to 7500 seconds during the validity period, while the data and SMS benefits are 500MB and 50 SMS for the entire duration of the plan. Having... Read More

Arpit Sharma July 24th, 2018 7:33 PM 6 COMMENTS

Reliance Jio Retained Top Spot in the Indian Feature Phone Market With 47% Share

Reliance Jio extended its lead in the Indian Feature Phone market during Q2 2018, according to Counterpoint's Market Monitor service. Jio secured a market share of 47% at the end of Q2 2018 by capturing almost half of the total feature phone market driven by the success of its JioPhone, its highest ever. Counterpoint predicts that Reliance Jio will likely maintain the growth momentum as it refreshed its JioPhone lineup,... Read More

Arpit Sharma July 18th, 2018 1:57 PM 1 COMMENTS

COAI Asks Trai to Rethink Norms for Pesky Calls Citing Financial Reasons

The Cellular Operators Association of India (COAI) has approached Trai to request the regulator not to finalise regulations concerning pesky calls and unwanted messages. The industry body is of the opinion that the draft regulations which the Trai is pondering upon would further burden the operators amidst tough financial times. The implementation of the rules in the current form would mean large surplus costing on the carriers’ part. Before proceeding,... Read More