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Vodafone, Idea announce merger to become India’s biggest telecom operator

[Update] – Kumar Mangalam Birla will be chairman of the merged company, and Vodafone will appoint a CFO.

Couple of months after Vodafone confirming merger talks with Aditya Birla Group’s telecom arm Idea Cellular, Board of Directors of Idea Cellular at its meeting held today, 20th March have approved amalgamation of Vodafone India Limited (VIL) and its wholly owned subsidiary Vodafone Mobile Services Limited (VMSL) with Idea. The combined market share of both the telecom operators add up to 43%, making it the largest telecom firm, surpassing Airtel.

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Vodafone customers who sign up for Amazon Prime membership get Rs. 250 Amazon Pay cashback

Vodafone India has entered into a first of its kind partnership with Amazon Prime Video India to offer benefits for Amazon Prime subscribers. Under this offer, starting March 22nd Vodafone consumers who sign up for Amazon Prime via MyVodafone App or Vodafone Website for an annual introductory subscription price of Rs. 499 will Rs. 250 cashback as Amazon Pay Balance. Continue reading “Vodafone customers who sign up for Amazon Prime membership get Rs. 250 Amazon Pay cashback”

Sennheiser HD 2 and HD 4 Series of headphones launched in India starting at Rs. 3990

Sennheiser HD 2 and HD 4 Series

Sennheiser has launched closed-back, around-ear HD 4 series of headphones that includes the HD 4.20s, HD 4.30i, and HD 4.30G and the lightweight, ultra slim on-ear headphones in the new HD 2 series that includes the HD 2.10, HD 2.20s and HD 2.30i and HD 2.30G. Continue reading “Sennheiser HD 2 and HD 4 Series of headphones launched in India starting at Rs. 3990”

Apple iPhone SE now available in India starting at Rs. 19999

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Apple launched the iPhone SE smartphone in India starting at Rs. 39,000 in India back in April last year. In September it got a Rs. 5000 price cut in the country unofficially. Now Flipkart is selling the phone starting at Rs. 29,999 and it is available from Amazon.in starting at Rs. 26,500. But Kerala-based retailer ITNET Infocom today tweeted that it is offering the 16GB version for just Rs. 19,999, which is Rs. 19,000 cheaper than MRP and 64GB version for Rs. 25,999, which is Rs. 23,000 cheaper than MRP.
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Vivo Y66 with 5.5-inch display, 16MP front camera with flash, 4G VoLTE launched in India for Rs. 14990

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Vivo has launched Y66, the company’s latest mid-range selfie-focused smartphone with a 16-megapixel front-facing camera with soft flash for capturing good selfies even in low lighting conditions. It packs a 5.5-inch HD 2.5d curved glass display, is powered by an Octa-Core MediaTek MT6750 processor, runs on Android 6.0 (Marshmallow) with Funtouch OS 3.0 and has a 13-megapixel rear camera with LED flash. Continue reading “Vivo Y66 with 5.5-inch display, 16MP front camera with flash, 4G VoLTE launched in India for Rs. 14990”

Kerala has declared Internet as basic right, 20 lakh families to get free internet

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Recently, during the budget session in Kerala, its Finance Minister Thomas Issac announced free internet connections to 20 lakh citizens. Having said that, Internet access has been declared a basic right just like water, food, and education for each and every Kerala citizen. Continue reading “Kerala has declared Internet as basic right, 20 lakh families to get free internet”

Intex Aqua Trend Lite with 5-inch display, 4G VoLTE launched for Rs. 5690

Intex Aqua Trend Lite

Intex has launched Aqua Trend Lite, the company’s latest budget 4G smartphone with Voice over LTE (VoLTE) support. It has a 5-inch FWVGA display, is powered by 1.25 GHz quad-core MediaTek MT6735 64-bit processor and runs on Android 6.0 (Marshmallow). It has a 5-megapixel rear camera with LED flash and a 2-megapixel front-facing camera that also has LED flash for capturing better selfies in low lighting conditions. Continue reading “Intex Aqua Trend Lite with 5-inch display, 4G VoLTE launched for Rs. 5690”

Cat S60 world’s first smartphone with built-in thermal camera launched in India for Rs. 64999

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Cat phones, popular for its rugged phones has launched its flagship Cat S60 in India. It was introduced at MWC 2016 as the world’s first smartphone with an integrated thermal camera. It is also waterproof to depths of up to 5 meters for one hour, allowing it to be used as an underwater camera. It also exceeds military spec since it is built to withstand drops onto concrete from up to 1.8 meters, and it’s dustproof. Continue reading “Cat S60 world’s first smartphone with built-in thermal camera launched in India for Rs. 64999”

Xiaomi confirms new Redmi device is launching exclusively on Amazon India on March 20, could be Redmi 4 and 4A

Xiaomi Redmi March 20 Amazon exclusive

Earlier this week Xiaomi India said that it will launch a new product in the country on March 20th. Today it has confirmed that it will launch a new Redmi device. Amazon India has also confirmed that it will be available exclusively with them. Continue reading “Xiaomi confirms new Redmi device is launching exclusively on Amazon India on March 20, could be Redmi 4 and 4A”

Micromax planning to launch 4G VoLTE feature phone priced under Rs 2500

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Micromax is the latest smartphone maker which is planning to launch a feature phone. According to a latest report from the Economic Times, Micromax is looking forward to release a 4G VoLTE feature phone that is priced under Rs. 2,500.
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Xiaomi Redmi Note 4 will be available through offline stores in India from March 18 starting at Rs. 11499

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Xiaomi launched the Redmi Note 4 smartphone in India in January and started selling the smartphone exclusively on Mi.com and Flipkart from 23rd January. It recently said that it sold more than one million units in less than 45 days, making it the fastest selling smartphone in India till date. Continue reading “Xiaomi Redmi Note 4 will be available through offline stores in India from March 18 starting at Rs. 11499”

Coolpad Note 5 Lite with 5-inch HD display, 3GB RAM, fingerprint sensor, 4G VoLTE launched for Rs. 8199

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Coolpad just launched Note 5 Lite, the company’s latest mid-range smartphone in the ‘Coolpad Note’ series in India.It’s same Coolpad Conjr that was introduced earlier this year at the CES 2017. It has a 5-inch HD 2.5D curved glass display with 70.6% screen-to-body ratio, is powered by a Quad-Core MediaTek MT6735 processor and runs on Android 6.0 (Marshmallow) with Cool UI on top. Continue reading “Coolpad Note 5 Lite with 5-inch HD display, 3GB RAM, fingerprint sensor, 4G VoLTE launched for Rs. 8199”

Zebronics ZEB-VR100 headset launched for Rs. 1499

Zebronics ZEB-VR100

Zebronics launched ZEB-VR headset, its first consumer-oriented virtual-reality headset last year. Today it has launched ZEB-VR100, its second-generation VR headset that has similar memory foam padding for extra comfort for an extended period and a pair of lenses with interpupillary distance and focus adjustment based on the phone display size and the users eye focus comfort. The elastic strap hold it in place. Continue reading “Zebronics ZEB-VR100 headset launched for Rs. 1499”

Micromax Canvas Mega 2 Plus Q426+ with 6-inch display, 4G VoLTE launched for Rs. 7499

Micromax Canvas Mega 2

Micromax launched Canvas Mega 2 back in May last year. Now it has launched the Canvas Mega 2 Plus Q426+ with improved specifications. It still has a 6-inch qHD screen, is powered by a 1.3GHz quad-core processor, has an 8-megapixel rear camera with LED flash and a 5-megapixel front-facing camera and packs a 3000mAh battery, but this runs on Android 6.0 (Marshmallow), has 2GB of RAM and 16GB of internal storage. Continue reading “Micromax Canvas Mega 2 Plus Q426+ with 6-inch display, 4G VoLTE launched for Rs. 7499”

Sony Xperia XZ gets Rs. 10000 price cut in India

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Sony Mobile launched Xperia XZ, its flagship smartphone in India back in September last year at Rs. 51,990 (MRP). Now the smartphone has received Rs. 10,000 price cut and is available for Rs. 41,990 (MRP). However it is available for Rs. 39,990 from online retailers such as Flipkart. Continue reading “Sony Xperia XZ gets Rs. 10000 price cut in India”