Foreign Tourists arriving in India can get a free pre-loaded SIM card on e-Visa

Dr. Mahesh Sharma, Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Tourism and Culture, yesterday launched a new initiative of the Ministry of Tourism, Government of India for providing pre-loaded SIM Card to foreign tourists arriving in India on e-Visa.

ZTE to mark its arrival to the Indian smartphone market on February 3rd

The name ZTE may be familiar to many of you out there. Some of you maybe familiar with their smartphones while others might not be familiar with their products but the name would definitely strike a chord in the minds of most Indians. This is because ZTE has very much been on Indian soil since … Continue reading “ZTE to mark its arrival to the Indian smartphone market on February 3rd”

Ministry of External Affairs launches Twitter Seva live customer service for your queries

The Ministry of External Affairs has launched a new platform for customer service solution to provide real-time service delivery and user interaction globally. Dubbed as Twitter Seva, the service will enable Indians here and abroad, tourists and business travellers to tweet for speedy resolution to their visa and passport queries.

Datawind tops Indian tablet market with 34.2% market share in Q1 2016: CMR

A total of 0.91 million tablets were sold in India, recording a 7% growth over the last quarter of CY 2015, according to CMR’s India Quarterly Tablet PC Market Review, 1Q CY 2016. The report said that 4G launches will increase sales of large screen smart connected devices, including tablets, for video content consumption, leading to market stabilization.

Xiaomi leads $25 million funding in Hungama

Chinese smartphone maker Xiaomi has made its first investment in India today by leading a funding of $25 million in Hungama Digital Media Entertainment. The funding round included other existing investors like Intel Capital, Bessemer Venture Partners, and Indian billionaire Rakesh Jhunjhunwala.

Google in talks with Indian telecom operators to pilot Project Loon

Rajan Anandan, Google’s Managing Director for South East Asia and India has said that the company is initiating talks with telecom operators in India to pilot its Project Loon initiative, according to a latest report from the Economic Times.

smartbro app for Android lets prepaid users keep track of talktime balance and data usage

smartbro is a new Android app from startup Optinno Mobitech Pvt Ltd. that helps you save money on prepaid by offering you detailed bill for all your calls and data. It is based on operator popups and uses its own data analytics engine to figure out correct latest talktime balance and automatically shows it on the dialer, before making … Continue reading “smartbro app for Android lets prepaid users keep track of talktime balance and data usage”

TRAI cuts Interconnection Usage Charges for mobile and landline

The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) has revised interconnection usage charges (IUC) for both landline and mobile after almost six years. It reduced domestic termination charges for fixed to fixed, fixed to mobile, mobile to fixed and mobile to mobile from 30 paise to 20 paise per minute back in 2009. Now it has further reduced mobile to … Continue reading “TRAI cuts Interconnection Usage Charges for mobile and landline”

Huawei to launch 4G smartphones under Rs. 10000 in India by mid-2015

Huawei plans to launch new smartphones with 4G LTE support under Rs. 10,000 in the Indian market within the next six months, according to a report from PTI (via TOI). Airtel already offers TDD-LTE services in some cities. Reliance Jio plans to provide LTE by mid-2015 through an integrated ecosystem since it owns both 1800 MHz FDD-LTE  and on 2300 … Continue reading “Huawei to launch 4G smartphones under Rs. 10000 in India by mid-2015”

ACT Broadband making a strategic announcement tomorrow

ACT Broadband is one of few ISPs in India offering very high speed internet services at reasonable prices in a few cities in South India. The company is expected to make a strategic announcement tomorrow according to an invite which just landed in our inbox.  The invite reads “it’s incredible, it’s fast, it’s about to … Continue reading “ACT Broadband making a strategic announcement tomorrow”

MTNL makes incoming calls free while roaming between Mumbai and Delhi

As expected, Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Ltd (MTNL) has launched free incoming calls for their customers in Delhi and Mumbai. This would let them attend calls from any network for free of cost, without any packs while roaming between Mumbai and Delhi. The company launched new packs for free roaming last year in these circles for … Continue reading “MTNL makes incoming calls free while roaming between Mumbai and Delhi”

Zync Z605 phablet with 6.5-inch display, Android 4.2 launched for Rs. 7999

Zync Global launched Cloud Z5 5-inch Dual SIM Phablet back in 2012, now the company has launched Zync Z605. It has a 6.5-inch ( 800×480 pixels) TFT Capacitive Multi-Touch display, powered by a dual-core porcessor and runs on Android 4.2 (Jelly Bean). It has a 2-megapixel rear camera and a 0.3-megapixel front-facing camera. It comes with … Continue reading “Zync Z605 phablet with 6.5-inch display, Android 4.2 launched for Rs. 7999”

Samsung Mobile, Nokia top Attractive brands in India

Samsung Mobile is the India’s Most Attractive Brand, according to a recent survey conducted by research firm Trust Research Advisory (TRA). It released a survey for India’s Most Trusted Brand 2013 earlier this year, which was won by Nokia, which retained the first position from the Brand Trust Report 2011 and the Brand Trust Report 2012, but Samsung Mobile has grabbed … Continue reading “Samsung Mobile, Nokia top Attractive brands in India”