Airtel to launch Wi-Fi services in Gurgaon

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Airtel has announced that it has won contract from Municipal Corporation of Gurgaon (MCG) to launch Wi-Fi services in Gurgaon. Airtel said that it has become the preferred partner to provide residents of the Millennium City an opportunity to connect to world-class internet experiences on the move. Continue reading “Airtel to launch Wi-Fi services in Gurgaon”

Reliance Jio to launch 4G services by December 2015, 4G smartphones below Rs. 4000

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Reliance Jio Infocomm, a subsidiary of Reliance Industries Limited (RIL) would begin commercial operations around December. This was announced by Mukesh Ambani, Chairman and Managing Director of the Reliance Industries at its 41st Annual General Meeting today. At the last AGM last June, the company announced that it will start expanded trials in August 2014 across multiple cities, which would continue through the end of 2014 and early 2015. Continue reading “Reliance Jio to launch 4G services by December 2015, 4G smartphones below Rs. 4000”

Aircel launches ‘Five States, One Rate’ offer with free roaming in South

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Aircel has launched a new Five States, One Rate offer that lets customers in South enjoy free incoming calls and 1p/s for all outgoing ( local and STD) calls when roaming in Aircel network in five states – Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana and Kerala. It will be useful for Aircel customers in the south, travelling between these states. Continue reading “Aircel launches ‘Five States, One Rate’ offer with free roaming in South”

LG G Flex 2 on Sprint gets 5.1.1 Lollipop OTA update

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Sprint has begun the roll-out of Android Lollipop 5.1.1 for the LG G Flex 2 devices on its network. The update was made live as an OTA update for users yesterday. The update changes the version number from LS996ZV5 to LS996ZV6.

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LG G4 leather covers now available for pre-order in USA – Buy one get one free

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LG’s flagship, the G4 is now available across all major carriers in the US – Sprint, AT&T, Verizon, T-Mobile and US Cellular. They have now made the leather back covers available for pre-order for customers online and they have an interesting offer as well.

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Tata Docomo Photon Max Wi-Fi Duo with built-in 4400mAh power bank launched for Rs. 2899

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Tata Docomo has launched Photon Max Wi-Fi Duo that has a 4400 mAh battery power bank, offering Wi-Fi connection on-the-go for up to 5 devices and also lets you charge other devices. It even has a microSD expansion slot that lets users create a MicroSD Cloud enabling Internet storage, sharing and access remotely. Photon Max Wi-Fi Duo uses Max technology which gives three times faster speed than Plus technology, says the company. Continue reading “Tata Docomo Photon Max Wi-Fi Duo with built-in 4400mAh power bank launched for Rs. 2899”

Spectrum allocation for 2015 auction winners expected soon

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The Department of Telecom (DoT) issued letters of intent (LoIs) recently to Bharti Airtel, Vodafone India, Idea Cellular, Reliance Communications and Reliance Jio Infocomm, who won spectrum in auction earlier this March, according to a report from the ET.  At the end of the recent auction for 800 MHz, 900 MHz, 1800 MHz and 2100 MHz spectrum, government got bids worth Rs 1.098 lakh crore. Continue reading “Spectrum allocation for 2015 auction winners expected soon”

AT&T teases the launch of the Samsung Galaxy S6 Active

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AT&T have taken to Twitter to tease the upcoming Samsung Galaxy S6 Active smartphone. The smartphone was leaked several times in the past, including a recent page leak on Samsung’s website itself.

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Apple Stores no longer offer iPhones with 2 year AT&T contract

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Apple Stores are no longer offering iPhones with 2 year contracts on AT&T’s network. Instead, customers will be asked to opt for AT&T Next plan.

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Motorola is apparently readying two QHD flagships – Currently testing on Verizon’s network

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Apparently, Motorola is working on two new devices and both the devices are equipped with QHD screen ie a resolution of 2560×1440 pixels. The devices are currently being tested under the Verizon network in USA.

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My Airtel app for iPhone gets new design, coupons on recharges and more

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Airtel released a new version of My Airtel app with complete UI refresh for Android, back in March. Today My Airtel app for iPhone has been updated to v3.0 with the same intuitive interface and new features that includes, ‘Airtel Surprises’ coupons on all recharges for the value of the recharge,  zero data charges on app usage, management of various customer accounts, quick replication of frequent tasks, faster payment checkout through stored cards (PCI-DSS certified) and ability to recharge any number. Continue reading “My Airtel app for iPhone gets new design, coupons on recharges and more”

Motorola DROID Turbo to receive Lollipop update in June

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The Motorola DROID Turbo that is available in the USA on Verizon’s network was launched in India as the Moto Turbo in March. The Moto Turbo came preloaded with Android Lolliopop 5.0 out of the box. The DROID Turbo and the Mexican variant known as the Moto Maxx still haven’t gotten the update though and are still running on KitKat 4.4.4.

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Motorola to release three new colors for the DROID Turbo on May 28th

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Motorola’s DROID Turbo which is on the Verizon network will be receiving three new colors on 28th of May. To be specific, the DROID Turbo will be available in the Ballistic Nylon back in grey color along with three different choices of accents.

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