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Panasonic has launched Eluga Pulse and Pulse X, two new smartphones in the Eluga lineup in India. The Eluga Pulse has a 5-inch HD display, packs 2GB of RAM and a 2200mAh battery, while the Pulse X comes with a 5.5-inch HD dispaly, packs 3GB of RAM and a 3000mAh battery. Continue reading “Panasonic Eluga Pulse and Eluga Pulse X with metal body, fingerprint sensor, 4G VoLTE launched starting at Rs. 9690”
Reliance Industries Chairman and Managing Director, Mukesh Ambani recently announced that Jio had crossed 100 million customers and launched Jio Prime membership. Jio Prime is basically an annual membership scheme for Jio users, which will enable them to enjoy a host of services for a nominal charge of INR 99 per year. Continue reading “How to get Jio Prime membership offer”
ZOPO today announced Flash X Plus, the company’s latest smartphone in the Flash series in India. It packs a 5.5-inch 1080p 2.5D curved glass display, is powered by an Octa-Core 64-bit MediaTek MT6753 processor, runs on Android 60 (Marshmallow), has a 13-megapixel rear camera with dual-tone LED flash and an 8-megapixel front-facing camera with moonlight screen flash. Continue reading “ZOPO Flash X Plus with 5.5-inch 1080p display, 3GB RAM, fingerprint sensor announced for Rs. 13999”
Continue reading “Hyperloop One Vision for India discusses high-speed transportation system”
Nokia finally launched new Android smartphones at MWC 2017 in Barcelona including the Nokia 3,5 and 6 devices. We had a chance to speak to Ajey Mehta, India VP at HMD Global who shed light on the company’s India plans. HMD plans to manufacture these phones through Foxconn in India from day one. The new Nokia Android phones are expected to hit stores in India by June this year.
Continue reading “New Nokia Android phones to be made in India and launch in June”
[Update] – Motorola has officially sent out invites for the Moto G5 and Moto G5 Plus launch event that is scheduled for March 15th.
Motorola yesterday introduced its mid-range Moto G5 and Moto G5 Plus smartphones at the Mobile World Congress (MWC) 2017. Now Moto India has started teasing the launch of the Moto G5 Plus smartphone in India on March 15th.
Paytm CEO Vijay Shekhar has announced via his Facebook account that there are now over 200 million wallet users. The company has reached this milestone in just three years since its inception. Continue reading “Paytm crosses 200 million wallet users, unveils online shopping portal Paytm Mall”
Huawei’s Honor brand launched the Honor 6X smartphone last month in India starting at Rs. 12,999. The smartphone went on sale exclusively on Amazon.in through flash sale starting this month. Today Honor announced that the smartphone will be available through open sale in the country on Amazon. Continue reading “Honor 6X with dual rear cameras goes on open sale on Amazon India”
WhatsApp now has 200 million monthly active users in India. The Facebook owned messaging app has reached this milestone by adding 40 million users in just three months at it had 160 million monthly active users in November. Continue reading “WhatsApp hits 200 million monthly active users in India”
Portronics, popular for its mobile accessories has launched Harmonics Talky, its latest Bluetooth in-ear earbud for hands-free calls and music listening. It has 8mm strong magnetic speaker with Acoustic Echo Reduction technology and Enhanced Noise Cancellation technology to filter out the external noise and enable clearer sound during the calls or while listening to music, says the company. Continue reading “Portronics Harmonics Talky mini Bluetooth earbud launched for Rs. 1199”
Digital payments industry in India is expected to reach $500 billion by 2020, with over 50 percent of internet users in the country will be using it, according to a latest report by global telecom body GSM Association and Boston Consulting Group.
Continue reading “Over 50% of people in India will use digital payments by 2020: BCG Report”
After rolling out Android Nougat update for unlocked HTC 10 smartphone in the U.S. and Europe last November, the company resumed the roll out in Europe earlier this month after pausing it due to an unforeseen technical issue, with the company estimating a fix due in February. Today the company has started rolling out the Nougat update for HTC 10 users in India. Continue reading “HTC 10 Android 7.0 Nougat update starts rolling out in India”
Hyperloop One, the futuristic high-speed transport promoter has scheduled an event in Delhi on February 28. The US based company is creating a new mode of transport that offers speeds three to four times faster than high-speed rail for 67% of the cost to deploy and operate. Continue reading “Hyperloop One global showcase event scheduled on February 28 in India”
Airtel today announced that it has agreed to acquire Telenor India. As part of the agreement, Airtel will acquire Telenor India’s running operations in seven circles – Andhra Pradesh, Bihar, Maharashtra, Gujarat, UP (East), UP (West) and Assam, and transfer of all of Telenor India’s assets including spectrum, licenses and operations, including its employees and customer base of 44 million as well as outstanding spectrum payments and other operational contracts, including tower lease. Continue reading “Airtel to acquire Telenor India”
Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh, Chandrababu Naidu has signed two Memoranda of Understanding (MoU) with fintech multinationals Visa and Thomson Reuters. Under the agreement, Thomas Reuters will build fintech initiatives using government provided infrastructure and university resources. Continue reading “Andhra Pradesh government signs MoU with Visa and Thomson Reuters”
