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ACT Fibernet enterprise plans in Bengaluru revised again, 250Mbps plan now has 2TB FUP

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ACT Fibernet by ACT (Atria Convergence Technologies Pvt. Ltd.) launched 250Mbps plan for business users in Bengaluru back in 2015, later it revised the plan by increasing the FUP from 1TB to 1.25TB, recently the plan has 2TB for the same price and is called ACT SME Phenomenal Plus. FUP limit for 200Mbps and 150Mbps plans have also been upgraded to 1.25TB and 900GB, respectively. Speed after FUP limit remains the same. Speed after FUP limit remains the same. Continue reading “ACT Fibernet enterprise plans in Bengaluru revised again, 250Mbps plan now has 2TB FUP”

Uber releases road safety features in drivers app in 29 Indian cities

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In a bid to predict, prevent and reduce road accidents, Uber has rolled out new safety features in the driver’s app powered by telematics. These features were first rolled out for driver partners in Bangalore and will now be available for hundreds of thousands of driver partners in 29 cities across India. Continue reading “Uber releases road safety features in drivers app in 29 Indian cities”

Airtel Payments Bank launched in 29 states across India

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After rolling out pilots in several cities, Airtel Payments Bank, a subsidiary of Bharti Airtel today rolled out its banking services at 250,000 banking points in all the 29 states across the country. Airtel retail stores across the country will also function as banking points, and customers will be able to open savings accounts, deposit and withdraw cash across any of these banking points. Continue reading “Airtel Payments Bank launched in 29 states across India”

Coolpad Conjr with 5-inch display, 3GB RAM, metal body expected to launch in India this January

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Coolpad introduced Conjr, its latest budget smartphone with unibody metal design at the CES 2017 last week. Now the company has announced that the phone could launch in India as early as this month. The phone packs a 5-inch HD 2.5D curved glass display, is powered by a quad-core MediaTek MT6735 processor, has 3GB of RAM and runs on Android 6.0 (Marshmallow) with Cool UI 8.0. Continue reading “Coolpad Conjr with 5-inch display, 3GB RAM, metal body expected to launch in India this January”

Larry Paulson appointed as Qualcomm VP and President of Qualcomm India

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Qualcomm today announced that it has appointed Larry Paulson as vice president and president of Qualcomm India. He will report directly to Jim Cathey, senior vice president and president of Asia Pacific and India. He has more than 20 years of experience in strategy, R&D, customer development, product marketing and technology creation. Continue reading “Larry Paulson appointed as Qualcomm VP and President of Qualcomm India”

Travel search engine Kayak enters India

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Kayak, the global travel search engine has officially announced its entry into the Indian market. The company lets people people search, plan and manage their travel. Kayak claims to operate with more than 40 international sites in 20 languages and powers 1.5 billion queries annually for travel information and displaying results from hundreds of airlines, 900,000+ hotels, along with rental cars, holiday packages, activities and millions of verified reviews. Continue reading “Travel search engine Kayak enters India”

Xiaomi ties up with B2X for after sales service across India

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Xiaomi has partnered with B2X, leading provider of customer care for smartphones for after sales service in India, couple of years after signing a partnership in Europe for after sales support for Mi accessories. B2X has rolled out a comprehensive service offering to 31 walk-in service centers across India, providing premium face-to-face support. Continue reading “Xiaomi ties up with B2X for after sales service across India”

Lenovo P2 Unboxing and First Impressions

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The Chinese handset maker Lenovo just launched P2 smartphone in the Indian market exclusively on Flipkart. The successor of Vibe P1 was initially showcased at IFA 2016 in Berlin along with K series smartphones. We have unboxed the phone and here are our first impressions. Continue reading “Lenovo P2 Unboxing and First Impressions”

Lenovo P2 with 5.5-inch 1080p AMOLED display, 5100mAh battery launched in India starting at Rs. 16999

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Lenovo just launched P2, the company’s latest ‘P Series’ smartphone and the successor of last year’s P1 smartphone in India, as it has promised. It packs a whopping 5100mAh battery with support for 24W quick charge. It promises up to 10 hours of usage in just 15 minutes of charge and can fully charge in under 90 minutes. You can also charge other phones using the phone and it also features one-key power saver, which puts the phone in ultimate power saver mode. It promises up to 32 days of standby and up to 78.69 hours of talk time on 4G.

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Samsung Gear S3 classic and Gear S3 frontier launched in India for Rs. 28500

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Samsung just launched Gear S3 classic and Gear S3 frontier smartwatches in India, as it had promised. These were introduced IFA 2016 back in September last year, have a 1.3-inch (360×360 pixels) Circular Super AMOLED Always On Display with Corning Gorilla Glass SR+ protection, rotating bezel and IP68 ratings for water resistance. Continue reading “Samsung Gear S3 classic and Gear S3 frontier launched in India for Rs. 28500”

Asus R558UQ notebook with 15.6-inch display launched in India starting at Rs. 48990

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Asus has launched R558UQ, its latest Windows 10 notebook in India. It has a 15.6-inch Full HD display, is powered by Intel Core i7-7500U processor with 8GB of RAM or Intel Core i5-7200U with  4GB of RAM. Continue reading “Asus R558UQ notebook with 15.6-inch display launched in India starting at Rs. 48990”

Lenovo K6 Note Review

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Lenovo wrapped up its 2016 with the launch of its mid-ranger K6 Note smartphone in the Indian market. In fact, this is the first smartphone under K-series to be available through offline channels. While its predecessor (K5 Note) is indeed a big hit in the market, this new K6 Note is ought to carry some responsibility to live up to its expectations. Continue reading “Lenovo K6 Note Review”

Flipkart Apple Fest: Rs. 5000 off on iPhone 7, up to Rs. 10000 off on Apple Watch and more

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Flipkart has started ‘The Apple Fest’ today in which it offers good deals on iPhone, Apple Watch and accessories, including flip covers for iPhone, dongles and adapters. It also offers up to Rs. 23,000 off on exchange of old smartphones. Check out all the offers below. Continue reading “Flipkart Apple Fest: Rs. 5000 off on iPhone 7, up to Rs. 10000 off on Apple Watch and more”

Honor 6X with dual rear cameras launching in India on Jan 24 exclusively on Amazon

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Huawei’s Honor brand introduced the Honor 6X smartphone for global markets last week at the CES 2017.  It recently sent out invites for the launch of the smartphone in India on January 24th. Now it has confirmed that the phone will be available in India exclusively from Amazon.in. There is also a page for the phone on Amazon India, but it is not live yet. Last year’s Honor 5X was launched on both Amazon and Flipkart. Continue reading “Honor 6X with dual rear cameras launching in India on Jan 24 exclusively on Amazon”