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”

Google ‘Solve for India’ mentoring program to support startups

Google India has hosted a four-day workshop which is a mentorship boot camp for around ten Indian startups this week. This initiative was launched last year and was initially aimed at an India-only pilot for mentorship and engagement by Google Developers Launchpad team. Continue reading “Google ‘Solve for India’ mentoring program to support startups”

Samsung 970 PRO and 970 EVO NVMe SSDs launched in India starting at Rs. 10500

Samsung SSD 970

Samsung today launched the flagship 970 PRO and 970 EVO SSDs, both these are designed based on the M.2 form factor standard and with the latest PCIe Gen 3×4 lane interface. The 970 series maximizes the potential of NVMe bandwidth. Continue reading “Samsung 970 PRO and 970 EVO NVMe SSDs launched in India starting at Rs. 10500”

India feature phone market doubled, mobile phone shipments grew 48% YoY in Q1 2018: Counterpoint

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According to the latest market research from Counterpoint, India’s overall mobile phone shipments grew 48% YoY in Q1 2018. The feature phone segment almost doubled in Q1 2018 due to strong shipments of Reliance JioPhone, while the smartphone market remained flat compared to same time last year. Continue reading “India feature phone market doubled, mobile phone shipments grew 48% YoY in Q1 2018: Counterpoint”

Tata Sky, Netflix team up for content delivery in India

Netflix Tata Sky

Tata Sky and Netflix today announced a strategic partnership for content delivery in India. Through this partnership, Tata Sky users will now be able to browse and access the entire Netflix service, including TV shows, films, documentaries through the Tata Sky platforms in the coming months.  Continue reading “Tata Sky, Netflix team up for content delivery in India”

Google is now making it easier to search for jobs in India

Google today at an event in Delhi has announced that it is bringing job search to Indian job seekers. This new search was first announced at I/O in 2017 and is a key component of Google for Jobs, which is an initiative focused on connecting job-seekers and employers through deep collaboration with the job matching industry. Continue reading “Google is now making it easier to search for jobs in India”

Razer Atheris wireless mouse with 7200 DPI optical sensor launched in India for Rs. 4499

Kaira Global, the distribution house for Razer in India today announced the availability of Razer Atheris mobile mouse. It is a wireless notebook mouse with long-lasting battery life and lag-free wireless gaming-grade performance. The mouse offers up to 350 hours of continuous use on a single pair of AA batteries. Continue reading “Razer Atheris wireless mouse with 7200 DPI optical sensor launched in India for Rs. 4499”

Sony SRS-XB41, SRS-XB31, SRS-XB21 and SRS-XB10 EXTRA BASS wireless water resistant speakers launched in India

Sony SRS-XB41

Sony today has launched the SRS-XB10, XB21, XB31, XB41 wireless water-resistant speakers in India. These speakers were earlier introduced at the CES 2018 event earlier this year. These come with extra bass sound and Live Sound mode feature. Continue reading “Sony SRS-XB41, SRS-XB31, SRS-XB21 and SRS-XB10 EXTRA BASS wireless water resistant speakers launched in India”

Panasonic introduces Arbo Hub AI-powered Hub to access multiple apps and services

Panasonic today launched ‘Arbo Hub’ which is an AI powered Hub which provides Panasonic users access to multiple apps and services on a single platform. Arbo Hub observes and adapts to the users specific needs, interests and provides the services under one single platform. The company has partnered with Ola, AccuWeather, NewsPoint, MobiKwik and Gamezop.  Continue reading “Panasonic introduces Arbo Hub AI-powered Hub to access multiple apps and services”

Reliance Jio said to be in talks with Qualcomm to launch laptops with 4G connectivity

Reliance Jio is said to be in talks with the chip maker Qualcomm to bring laptops running Windows 10 and built-in cellular connection for the Indian market. With Qualcomm already working closely with Jio for the 4G feature phone, these reports do make sense as they also help Jio in increasing its average revenue per user. Continue reading “Reliance Jio said to be in talks with Qualcomm to launch laptops with 4G connectivity”

Intex UDAY with 5.2-inch display, 3GB RAM, fingerprint sensor launched in India for Rs. 7499

Intex Uday

Intex Technologies today has launched the Intex UDAY smartphone in India. It comes with 5.2-inch HD IPS display and is powered by the 1.3GHz Quad-Core processor coupled with 3GB RAM. It also comes with a Fingerprint sensor. Continue reading “Intex UDAY with 5.2-inch display, 3GB RAM, fingerprint sensor launched in India for Rs. 7499”

Reach Allure Rise with 5.5-inch HD display, 4G VoLTE launched for Rs. 5499

Reach Mobile today has launched the Allure Rise smartphone in India. It comes with 5.5-inches HD display, runs on Android 7.0 Nougat. The company says that its latest budget smart-phone is aimed at creating an eco-system for next-generation gadgets through its Make-in-India drive. Continue reading “Reach Allure Rise with 5.5-inch HD display, 4G VoLTE launched for Rs. 5499”

Lenovo ThinkPad T, X and L series laptops launched in India starting at Rs. 54000

Lenovo had announced the ThinkPad T, X, and L series laptops at the CES earlier this year, and today the company has launched them in India. These laptops come with thinner and lighter designs, powered by the 8th Generation Intel Core processors with the support for Windows Hello Facial Recognition. Continue reading “Lenovo ThinkPad T, X and L series laptops launched in India starting at Rs. 54000”

Panasonic Lumix G7 and Lumix G85 Mirrorless cameras with 4K video launched in India starting at Rs. 53990

Panasonic Lumix G7

Panasonic India today launched the new Lumix G7 and G85 Digital Single Lens Mirrorless (DSLM) cameras. The company says that they are aimed at quality of videos for filming, YouTube and still photography. These come equipped with 4K video recording & editing capabilities.  Continue reading “Panasonic Lumix G7 and Lumix G85 Mirrorless cameras with 4K video launched in India starting at Rs. 53990”

Xiaomi announces local manufacturing of PCBA units, launches 3 new smartphone manufacturing plants in India

Xiaomi Manufacturing Plant

Xiaomi today at its first-ever Supplier Investment Summit in India announced that it is opening three more smartphone plants in India. Xiaomi has also started manufacturing smartphones at its power bank plant in partnership with Hipad Technology in Noida, Uttar Pradesh, bringing the total smartphone manufacturing plants in India to Six. Continue reading “Xiaomi announces local manufacturing of PCBA units, launches 3 new smartphone manufacturing plants in India”