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Aircel launches Mobile Radio IVR-based music streaming service for free

Aircel today launched Mobile Radio; an IVR-based music streaming service powered by Techzone. This lets users dial toll free number 56060555 and listen to music completely free of cost without any subscription. You can listen to songs ranging from different genres, artists and in various regional languages like Hindi, Marathi, Gujarati, Assamese, Bhojpuri, Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam and more. All existing and new customers irrespective of the handset can enjoy this service. Continue reading “Aircel launches Mobile Radio IVR-based music streaming service for free”

LG G Vista with 5.7-inch display goes official for Verizon

LG G Vista1

LG G Vista that surfaced earlier this month has gone official for the Verizon in the US. It has a 5.7-inch HD display with Corning Gorilla Glass 3 Screen Protection, powered by a 1.2 GHz quad-core Snapdragon 400 processor and runs on Android 4.4 (KitKat). It has a 8-megapixel rear camera with single LED flash, laser auto focus and a 1.3-megapixel front-facing camera.

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Airtel launches 4G LTE services in Nashik

Airtel 4G

Airtel has launched 4G services in Nashik, Maharashtra. The company launched 4G services in Pune, Maharashtra in 2012. It launched 4G services in Nagpur last week. Nashik is the 15th city in the country to get Airtel 4G. Customers in Nashik can access 4G on dongles and Wi-Fi CPEs (Customer Premise Equipment/ routers), but the company has not launched 4G on mobile in the city yet. Continue reading “Airtel launches 4G LTE services in Nashik”

Airtel reaches 300 million customers

Airtel today announced that it has cross 300 million customers across its operations globally. This includes, mobile, fixed line & DSL, and DTH services. Earlier this year the company crossed 200 million mobile subscriber mark in India. Since it began its operation in 1995, Airtel reach 100 million customers mark in 2009 and crossed the 200 million mark in 2012. The latest 100 million customers have joined the Airtel family in less than two years, says the company. Continue reading “Airtel reaches 300 million customers”

Airtel launches 4G LTE services in Nagpur

Airtel 4G

Airtel has launched 4G services in Nagpur, Maharashtra. The company already offers 4G services in Pune, Maharashtra since 2012. It launched 4G services in Patiala, Punjab last week. Nagpur is the 14th city in the country to get Airtel 4G, said the company. Customers in Nagpur too can access 4G on dongles and Wi-Fi CPEs (Customer Premise Equipment/ routers). 4G on mobile is not available in the city yet. Continue reading “Airtel launches 4G LTE services in Nagpur”

Aircel launches Micromax Canvas Beat music smartphone with bundled offers for Rs. 9999

Micromax Canvas Beat

Aircel has partnered with Micromax to launch Canvas Beat, a new music smartphone. It went on sale recently as Canvas Beat A114R and packs a 5-inch (960 x 540 pixels) IPS display, powered by 1.2 GHz quad-core Broadcom BCM23550 processor with Vidcore IV GPU and runs on Android 4.2 (Jelly Bean). It has a 8-megapixel auto focus rear camera with LED Flash and a 2-megapixel front-facing camera. It comes with dual SIM support, similar to other Canvas smartphones.

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Idea offers 200,000 hours of free internet through Idea Web Pass for the next 20 days

Idea Web Pass

Earlier this year Idea Cellular tied up with Opera Software to launch Idea Web Pass that lets users enjoy customized, time-based mobile internet packages within the Opera Mini browser. Earlier this month Idea introduced Sponsored Web Pass that offered 10 MB of internet access for a day sponsored by Quikr. Today Idea has introduced a new Free Internal Trial Pass that offers their customers 200,000 hours of free internet access, over the next 20 days through the web pass service on Opera Mini. Continue reading “Idea offers 200,000 hours of free internet through Idea Web Pass for the next 20 days”

Micromax teams up with Vodafone to offer 2GB of free data with Canvas Knight

Micromax Canvas Knight-9

Micromax has partnered with Vodafone India to launch Canvas Knight with 2GB of free data for customers not active on a data pack. The pack would be activated in 48 hours on first Vodafone SIM inserted in the Canvas Knight before October 31, 2014. This offer would be extended to a wider portfolio of Micromax devices soon, says the company. Micromax started selling Canvas Knight A350 with Android 4.4 (KitKat) since last month. It is not clear when current Canvas Knight users would get the Kitkat update. Continue reading “Micromax teams up with Vodafone to offer 2GB of free data with Canvas Knight”

Aircel launches 4G LTE services in Andhra Pradesh, Assam, Bihar and Odisha

Aircel today launched its 4G services in India finally. It is available across four circles – Andhra Pradesh, Assam, Bihar and Odisha. Aircel becomes the second operator in India to offer 4G services after Airtel that already has 4G service in several cities. Reliance Jio recently announced that it would offer 4G services in 2015. Continue reading “Aircel launches 4G LTE services in Andhra Pradesh, Assam, Bihar and Odisha”

Airtel launches 4G LTE services in Amritsar, Hoshiarpur, Phagwara and Kapurthala in Punjab

Airtel 4G

Airtel has launched 4G services in Amritsar, Hoshiarpur, Phagwara and Kapurthala in Punjab. Airtel launched its 4G LTE services in Chandigarh, Mohali and Panchkula in Punjab and Haryana last March and rolled out voice services on 4G in these three cities and in Ludhiana and Jalandhar back in May. Airtel customers can access 4G on dongles, Wi-Fi CPEs (Customer Premise Equipment/ routers) and mobile phones in these cities. Continue reading “Airtel launches 4G LTE services in Amritsar, Hoshiarpur, Phagwara and Kapurthala in Punjab”

MTS MBlaze Power Wi-Fi, portable MiFi Router with power bank launched

MTS MBlaze Power Wi-Fi

Sistema Shyam TeleServices Limited (SSTL) that nationally operates its telecom services under the MTS brand has launched MTS MBlaze Power Wi-Fi, a portable MiFi router with 5200 mAh battery to charge your devices. This lets you create portable hotspot and share your data with 6 devices simultaneously. It also has media sharing capabilities that enables users share documents, songs, videos and pictures and more over WiFi. This runs on MTS’ 3GPlus telecom network. This is available for both prepaid and postpaid users. Continue reading “MTS MBlaze Power Wi-Fi, portable MiFi Router with power bank launched”

Opera Sponsored Web Pass with free mobile internet access launched in India on Idea

Opera Idea Web Pass

Earlier this year Opera introduced Sponsored Web Pass, new mobile internet packages to consumers that lets operators team up with advertisers to sponsor mobile internet access for a limited time, free of cost. Today Idea Cellular has teamed up with Opera Software and Quikr, popular online mobile classifieds portal to offer sponsored mobile data through Sponsored Web Passes for its customers in India. Idea tied up with Opera earlier this year to launch Idea Web Pass. Continue reading “Opera Sponsored Web Pass with free mobile internet access launched in India on Idea”

Airtel launches 21Mbps 3G dongle, offers cashback for postpaid plans

Airtel 3G WiFi dongle

Airtel today launched its new 3G dongle that would offer download speeds of up to 21.6 Mbps on 3G. This lets users create a Wi-Fi hotspot easily by plugging it into a laptop, phone charger or a car stereo. This can be shared with up to 5 devices simultaneously. It also has a microSD card slot and comes with SMS support. This dongle is manufactured by ZTE. Continue reading “Airtel launches 21Mbps 3G dongle, offers cashback for postpaid plans”

Aircel launches ‘Design your own plan’ service for prepaid and postpaid customers

Aircel has launched Design your own plan, a new online service that enables prepaid and postpaid subscriber create a plan of their choice. This enables users customize their plans across calling, texting and surfing using the Plan Designer tool. Customers can also redesign the plan or add extra packs for calling or SMS depending on their needs. Continue reading “Aircel launches ‘Design your own plan’ service for prepaid and postpaid customers”

Samsung Galaxy S5 Sport announced for Sprint

Samsung Galaxy S5 Sport

Samsung has announced Galaxy S5 Sport for Sprint in the U.S. It’s a variant of the Samsung Galaxy S5 Active with slight changes in the design and new colors. Otherwise it has similar hardware keys, IP67 water and dust resistant and specifications as the S5 Active including a 5.1-inch full HD (1920×1080 pixels) Super AMOLED display, 2.5 GHz quad-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 processor and it runs on Android 4.4 (KitKat) with Samsung own UI on top. Unlike the S5 Active, this is not shockproof. Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy S5 Sport announced for Sprint”