Idea launches VoLTE services across six circles, offers 10GB free data

Idea 4G

Couple of months back Idea Cellular started roll out of its VoLTE services in Maharashtra & Goa, Kerala, Gujarat, and Andhra Pradesh & Telangana for its employees in the first phase. Today the company has started commercial roll out of VoLTE services across six circles  – Maharashtra (excluding Mumbai) & Goa, Gujarat, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh & Telangana , and, Madhya Pradesh & Chhattisgarh. The company had promised to roll out VoLTE services by the end of 2017. Continue reading “Idea launches VoLTE services across six circles, offers 10GB free data”

Government confirms Aadhaar card not mandatory to get mobile SIMs

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The Center has announced that Aadhaar card is no longer mandatory for getting a mobile SIM, meaning that telecom operators can now accept another form of verification like driving license, passport, and voter ID card. The operators have been asked to follow the directive immediately. Continue reading “Government confirms Aadhaar card not mandatory to get mobile SIMs”

Telecom Commission approves internet telephony, use of mobile services in flights and ships in India

TRAI In Flight Connectivity

Telecom Commission on Tuesday has approved the proposal to allow internet telephony in the country as well as in-flight mobile services. With this new approval, users can now make calls to mobile phones as well as landlines using the Wi-Fi broadband. The proposals were approved by the commission chaired by telecom secretary Aruna Sundararajan. Continue reading “Telecom Commission approves internet telephony, use of mobile services in flights and ships in India”

Nokia to sell its Digital Health business back to Withings co-founder Éric Carreel

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Nokia announced a review of strategic options for the Digital Health business in February 2018. After rumors that Google’s Nest is looking to acquire Nokia’s Health Division, the company today confirmed that plans to sell back its Digital Health business to Éric Carreel, co-founder and former chairman of Withings. Continue reading “Nokia to sell its Digital Health business back to Withings co-founder Éric Carreel”

Airtel announces roll out of world’s first carrier digital platform for wholesale voice business

Bharti Airtel today has announced the launch of first-of-its-kind carrier digital platform which will enable global carriers with wholesale voice business with Airtel at the click of a button. This platform will offer paperless sign-up, quick voice interconnects and real-time traffic analytics for global carriers across the world. Continue reading “Airtel announces roll out of world’s first carrier digital platform for wholesale voice business”

Facebook smart speaker said to launch in international markets first, might come with ‘M’ smart assistant

Facebook Smart Speaker

Facebook’s smart speaker has been in the news for quite some time now, the company actually planned to launch it at the F8 event but backed out after the privacy concerns. Now it is said that the company will first launch the smart speaker in the international markets first to avoid U.S. public scrutiny of data privacy issues. Continue reading “Facebook smart speaker said to launch in international markets first, might come with ‘M’ smart assistant”

OnePlus 6 pre-sale pop-up events will be held across 8 cities in India on May 21st and 22nd

OnePlus is all set to introduce its flagship OnePlus 6 smartphone in a couple of weeks, including the Avengers Edition. Today the company has announced pop-up events globally, including India, as usual. Pop-ups will be held across 8 cities in Bengaluru, Delhi, Mumbai, Pune, Chennai, Hyderabad, Kolkata & Ahmedabad in India. Across the globe pop-ups will be held in New York, London, Paris, Milan and Beijing.

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Fitbit partners with Google to accelerate digital health and wearables

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Fitbit has announced that it has partnered with Google across wearables and digital health. Under this partnership, Fitbit will be using Google’s Cloud Healthcare API to provide an interoperability solution to enable users to collaborate on care with their own healthcare providers.  Continue reading “Fitbit partners with Google to accelerate digital health and wearables”

Twitter releases new app with refreshed look, push notifications for Windows 10

Twitter Windows 10

Twitter app is now available for Windows 10 on the Microsoft Store. It packs most of the essential features like longer Tweets, the Explore tab to find topics relevant to your interests, and the ability to bookmark Tweets to be read later. Continue reading “Twitter releases new app with refreshed look, push notifications for Windows 10”

Google announces .app HTTPS-default top-level domain, early registrations start today

Google today has announced the .app HTTPS-default top-level domain. The company purchased the TLD in 2015 for approx $25 million, and it is launching it today with apps, developers, and security as the primary objective.  Continue reading “Google announces .app HTTPS-default top-level domain, early registrations start today”

Facebook introduces ‘Clear History’ tool to delete browsing history, Dating service; WhatsApp to get group calling and stickers

Facebook F8

At the Facebook F8 event, the company has made some significant announcements to its products. One of them is the new ‘Clear History’ tool to delete browsing history amidst the privacy concerns.  Continue reading “Facebook introduces ‘Clear History’ tool to delete browsing history, Dating service; WhatsApp to get group calling and stickers”

Instagram Stories gets GoPro and Spotify integration, Video calls, AR camera effects and more

Instagram

Instagram today is rolling a bunch of new features including GoPro, Spotify integration, Video calls, AR camera effects and more. Instagram now allows users to post directly to Instagram Stories from apps like Spotify and GoPro, it also mentioned that it will bring the ability to share to Stories to many other apps in the future.  Continue reading “Instagram Stories gets GoPro and Spotify integration, Video calls, AR camera effects and more”

Facebook Messenger for brands gets AR camera effects, Spanish translations

AR in Messenger

Facebook at the F8 event has introduced a bunch of new features to its Messenger platform. It now brings the ability for brands to incorporate augmented reality into their Messenger experiences and also adds Spanish translations so that buyers and sellers in Marketplace can communicate across languages with M suggestions for translations. Continue reading “Facebook Messenger for brands gets AR camera effects, Spanish translations”

Sneak peek of what the OnePlus 6 camera is capable of

With OnePlus 6 launch around the corner, Vogue has shared a glimpse of ‘how awesome the camera quality is’ with the release of its cover image for its May issue, also hinting as to what they can expect from the much-awaited upcoming flagship. Vogue India has released its new cover for their May edition featuring popular Bollywood actress Aditi Rao Hydari, which was shot on the upcoming flagship OnePlus 6! Continue reading “Sneak peek of what the OnePlus 6 camera is capable of”

Sony WH-H900N h.ear on 2 Wireless Noise Cancelling Headphones Review

Sony has ramped up and defined their range of audio products very well over the last few years. The top of the line model is, of course, the WH-1000XM2, a luxurious noise-canceling model that also delivers perhaps the best audio quality in its category. A little further down the lineup, however, is the h.ear line up that gives you High Res audio support, noise cancellation capabilities and more for a substantially lower price point. There has to be a catch, right? Let’s find out in our review. Continue reading “Sony WH-H900N h.ear on 2 Wireless Noise Cancelling Headphones Review”