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To compete with Reliance Jio, Vodafone today announced that it will offer four times more data for its 4G customers. Customers buying 1GB and 10 GB 4G data packs will get 4GB and 22GB data for Rs. 250 and Rs. 999, respectively. Continue reading “Vodafone launches new 4G data packs, now offers 4GB data for Rs. 250”
Samsung just launched Galaxy C9 Pro, its top-end smartphone in the Galaxy ‘C Series’ in India. It was announced in China back in October last year, packs a 6-inch 1080p Super AMOLED 2.5D curved glass screen, is powered by the latest Octa-Core Snapdragon 653 processor, runs on Android 6.0.1 (Marshmallow) with Samsung’s own UI on top, has 6GB of RAM and has 16-megapixel front and rear cameras. Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy C9 Pro with 6-inch 1080p display, Snapdragon 653, 6GB RAM launched in India for Rs. 36900”
Amazon has announced its first Great Indian Sale for this year that is scheduled between January 20th till 22nd. Amazon will offer 15% cashback on app and 10% on site for SBI debit and credit card customers on purchase of Rs. 4999 and later and 15% cashback on app and 10% cashback on site for purchases (orders between Rs. 250 to Rs 4999) done with the Amazon Pay wallet Balance. Continue reading “Amazon Great Indian Sale scheduled from Jan 20 to 22, Snapdeal Unbox India sale from Jan 21 to 23”
Micromax launched Vdeo 1 and Vdeo 2, budget smartphones with 4G VoLTE support last month, now it is gearing up to launch the Vdeo 3 and Vdeo 4 smartphones soon. Both the phones have been listed on the official site that reveals metal back for both the phones, similar to other Vdeo phones. These phones will come with a 5-inch screen. Both these also come pre-loaded with Google Duo video calling app out of the box and also come bundled with Jio SIM card. Continue reading “Micromax Vdeo 3 and Vdeo 4 with metal back, 4G VoLTE launching soon”
Uber today announced that it has partnered with Steelbird Helmets, one of the oldest and leading manufacturers of Helmets in India, to giveaway free Steelbird SB-35 Cruz Helmet on demand in Gurugram (Gurgaon) tomorrow, January 17th, in the spirit of Road Safety Week 2017. Continue reading “Uber to give away free Steelbird Helmets on demand in Gurugram on Jan 17”
Airtel today announced that it has rolled an upgraded mobile network in Delhi-NCR. The ‘Dual Carrier’ technology combines the spectrum capacities of two 5MHz carriers in the 2100 MHz band that significantly boosts network capacity through highly efficient usage, and promises a superior mobile experience in the form of faster data speeds, better voice quality, and improved network coverage – indoors and outdoors. Continue reading “Airtel deploys ‘Dual Carrier’ technology in Delhi-NCR, promises 4G-like data speeds on 3G”
Samsung has launched Galaxy J2 Ace and also officially launched the Galaxy J1 4G (SM-J120G) smartphone with 4G VoLTE support in India. It packs a 5-inch qHD screen, is powered by a 1.4GHz quad-core MediaTek MT6737T processor with 1.5GB of RAM, runs on Android 6.0 (Marshmallow), has a 8-megapixel rear camera with LED fash and a 5-megapixel front-facing camera that also has LED flash. Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy J2 Ace with 5-inch display, 4G VoLTE launched in India for Rs. 8490”
Vivo launched V5, a selfie-focused smartphone in the ‘V series’ in India last year with a 20-megapixel front-facing camera with Sony IMX376 1/2.78″ sensor, f/2.0 aperture and 5p lens. It already teased the high-end version called the V5 Plus during the launch, later it announced that it will launch the phone in India on January 23rd. Now the phone is available for pre-order in Malaysia and the specifications of the smartphone are detailed.
Xiaomi last week confirmed that it will be launching a new product on January 19th, which will likely be the Redmi Note 4. Now Flipkart has announced that it will be exclusively available on its store. The teaser says All New All-Rounder is Coming to Flipkart and also mentions Ravindra Jadeja. Last year’s Redmi Note 3 was launched on both Mi.com and Amazon.in, later it was expanded to others. Continue reading “Xiaomi Redmi Note 4 launching in India on January 19 exclusively on Flipkart”
Lenovo launched the Z2 Plus in India starting at Rs. 17,999 as the cheapest smartphone with Snapdragon 820 SoC. Now the smartphone has received up to Rs. 3,000 price cut and starts at Rs. 14,999 for the 3GB RAM and 32GB internal storage, while the 4GB RAM with 64GB version that was launched for Rs. 19,999 has received a Rs. 2,500 price cut and now costs Rs. 17,499. Now the smartphone is also available from Flipkart, in addition to Amazon.in. Continue reading “Lenovo Z2 Plus gets up to Rs. 3000 price cut in India, now starts at Rs. 14999”
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”
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”
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 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”
Aeris, the Internet of Things (IoT) provider has partnered with MapmyIndia to tap the IoT market in India. The duo will provide geo-spatial intelligence-based IoT solutions in the country. Continue reading “MapMyIndia teams up with Aeris for IoT”
