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The Indian City Patna is now the top city in terms of 4G availability beating major tech hubs like Hyderabad, Bangalore, etc. according to the latest OpenSignal report. Patna has 4G availability of 92.6% while Bangalore comes in at 10th place with 88.3%. The report states that the 4G availability between India’s cities is getting slimmer. Continue reading “Patna emerges as top city in India in terms of 4G availability: OpenSignal”
HMD Global announced the new Nokia 6 Android One smartphone at the MWC, which was launched in India earlier this week. Today the company has started selling the smartphone across the country. It has a 5.5-inch 1080p 2.5D curved glass display with Corning Gorilla Glass 3 protection, is powered by Snapdragon 630 Mobile platform, runs on Android 8.1 (Oreo), has a 16-megapixel rear camera with f/2.0 aperture, dual-tone LED flash, ZEISS optics and a 8-megapixel front-facing camera.
After Delhi-NCR, Mumbai, Gujarat, Maharashtra and Goa and Rajasthan,Haryana, Uttar Pradesh (UP) west, and Karnataka, Vodafone has launched its VoLTE (Voice Over LTE) services in Uttar Pradesh (UP) East in India. It is currently available in cities of Lucknow, Kanpur, Varanasi, Gorakhpur, Allahabad and Faizabad, and, around 26,000 towns and villages in the UP East circle. Continue reading “Vodafone launches VoLTE services in UP East”
American Express has introduced the ‘AMEX Pay’ mobile payment solution in India that allows eligible Cardholders to make contactless or QR code-based payments to merchants using the mobile app. The AMEX IN mobile app is available for Android and iOS. Continue reading “American Express launches Amex Pay mobile payment solution in India”
At its first Bi-Monthly Monetary Policy Press Conference for the financial year 2018-2019, Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has asked banks to stop having business relationship with the entities dealing with virtual currencies with immediate effect. Regulated entities which already provide such services are also ordered to end relationship within a period of three months. Some of the banks have already banned buying cryptocurrencies using credit and debit cards. Continue reading “RBI orders banks to stop services to those dealing in crypto currencies”
Airtel today announced that its customers can enjoy unlimited streaming of all live matches of IPL 2018 with the new version of Airtel TV app via Hotstar. Already already said that all content on Airtel TV app is completely free for Airtel Postpaid and Prepaid customers until June 2018. Continue reading “Airtel to offer free streaming of IPL matches on Airtel TV app”
Xiaomi today started its two-day Mi Fan Festival sale on Mi.com as well as Flipkart and Amazon.in to offer discounts on its smartphones and accessories. Check out the list of offers. Continue reading “Xiaomi Mi Fan Festival sale on Amazon and Flipkart: Discounts on Mi MIX 2, Mi Max 2, Mi Band HRX Edition and more”
Xiaomi today announced that it would be organising a Supplier Investment Summit in India from April 9th to April 11. The summit will be hosted with up to 50+ Xiaomi component suppliers from around the world who will visit different states learning about the opportunities in India. Continue reading “Xiaomi to host Supplier Investment Summit in India from April 9 to 11”
Transsion Holdings’ TECNO Mobile launched the Tecno Camon i, with 18:9 FullView display, a 13-megapixel front camera with LED flash and much more features recently. The Tecno Camon i comes in Champagne Gold, Midnight Black and City Blue colors carrying a price tag of Rs. 8999. Is this smartphone worth the price tag? Let’s find it out. Continue reading “Tecno Camon i Review”
Xiaomi today launched Mi Crowdfunding, where users can support, buy and also help Xiaomi decide which products can be launched in India. When 100% support is achieved within a stipulated timeline, a project will be considered successful for a specific product. It will be shipped to backers and will also be launched for others. Continue reading “Xiaomi launches Mi Crowdfunding in India”
HMD Global just launched new Nokia 6, Nokia 7 Plus and Nokia 8 Sirocco, the company’s latest Android One smartphones that were introduced at the MWC 2018, as expected. All these run Android Oreo, come with Face unlock and also have Pro Camera mode. The company has also promised to offer latest Android security updates every month and also update to Android P. Continue reading “Nokia 6 2018, Nokia 7 Plus and Nokia 8 Sirocco Android One smartphones launched in India starting at Rs. 16999”
Panasonic has launched Eluga Ray 550, the company’s first smartphone with Full View display. It has a 5.7-inch HD+ 2.5D curved glass display, is powered by MediaTek MT6737H SoC, runs Android 7.0 (Nougat), has a 13-megapixel rear camera and an 8-megapixel front-facing camera, both with flash. Continue reading “Panasonic Eluga Ray 550 with 5.7-inch 18:9 display, 3GB RAM, metal body launched for Rs. 8999”
Hotstar, entertainment platform from Star India already offers Rs. 199 per month or Rs. 999 per year subscription for watching premium content including live live sports. Now it has introduced new Rs. 299 annual All Sports subscription plan ahead of IPL 2018 this week. This is targeted a people those who likes to watch live Cricket, Football, Tennis, Formula 1 and other sports. Continue reading “Hotstar All Sports subscription for live sports at Rs. 299 per year launched ahead of IPL 2018”
Microsoft today announced that it had enabled digital payments services on Microsoft Kaizala; a communication and productivity tool in India by integrating YES BANK and MobiKwik payment services using both organizations mobile payment infrastructure. Continue reading “Microsoft Kaizala gets YES BANK UPI and MobiKwik payment integration”
Update 2: Google Home speakers will be Flipkart exclusive. You can now register on Flipkart app to get updates on availability and launch offers. Continue reading “Google Home and Google Home Mini smart speakers launching in India on April 10 [Update: Flipkart exclusive]”
