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Airtel has launched 3G services in Punjab. It rolled out 4G services in Chandigarh – Tricity last year and in Ludhiana in Punjab last week. It offers 2G, 3G and 4G services in these two areas in Punjab and it also offers 4G on mobile in Ludhiana. The company claims that it is the largest mobile operator in Punjab with over 7.5 million customers. Continue reading “Airtel launches 3G services in Punjab”
At the Voice of the Body event few hours back, Samsung announced Simband, an open hardware reference design for wearable technology, that has most advanced sensing technologies that could be used to track measurements such as heart rate, respiratory rate and blood pressure using the wrist-mounted band that has a modular array of sensors on the bottom. The Simband is being designed in a modular way, allowing for innovation in areas like battery life, form factor and noninvasive sensor technology, says Samsung.
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Broadcom has announced BCM59350, a high performance wireless charging power management unit (PMU) with support for all three leading standards organizations including the Alliance for Wireless Power (A4WP), Power Matters Alliance (PMA) and Wireless Power Consortium (WPC). This has a unique Broadcom design that enables multiple devices with different power requirements such as tablets, smartphones or a smartwatch charge at the same time, without the trouble of accurate positioning or alignment. Continue reading “Broadcom introduces BCM59350 multi-standard wireless charging chipset for smartphones”
Google has been working on the self driving car for quite some time (almost four years) now, which means we have come across several speculations. However, today the company is putting a stop on these rumors as it has revealed a prototype of the new self-driving car.
Continue reading “Google unveils self-driving car prototype without steering wheel or brake”
The year 2014 was touted to be the year of wearables and we did see devices like smartwatch, smart ring, smart contact lens and range of fitness trackers. Another new technology that we saw this year were “Smart Appliances” which reminded us of the popular cartoon Jetsons. Companies like LG and Samsung sell home appliances like washers and refrigerators that can be connected to internet and controlled via smartphone.
Continue reading “Apple reportedly planning to foray into Smart Home market”
Samsung is reportedly working on a Virtual Reality(VR) headset that will be compatible to its Galaxy line of devices. The South Korean tech giant plans to release the headset later this year.
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It’s a bird, it’s a place, it’s not Superman but a drone. Francesco Pizzeria, a eatery joint in Mumbai tested drone for its food delivery. Drones had come into limelight last year, when Amazon announced that it is testing its Prime Air service for 30 minutes delivery.
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Airtel has launched 4G services in Ludhiana, 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 earlier this month. In Ludhiana, Airtel customers can access 4G on dongles, Wi-Fi CPEs (Customer Premise Equipment/ routers) and mobile phones. Airtel also offers 4G LTE services in Kolkata, Bengaluru and Pune and 4G on mobile in Bengaluru.
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Reliance Jio Infocomm, a subsidiary of Reliance Industries Limited (RIL) and Tower Vision India, an independent tower company in India have signed a new deal. Under this MSA (Master Service Agreement), Reliance Jio would utilize Tower Vision’s 8400 towers across India for its 4G roll out. Continue reading “Reliance Jio, Tower Vision tie up to share telecom infrastructure”
Belgian operator Mobistar has announced that they have successfully finished testing its LTE-Advanced or 4G+ network in Mechelen. This uses a combination of 1,800 and 800 MHz 4G frequencies to allow a more efficient use of the spectrum higher speeds and a better coverage inside buildings. It has managed to achieve a throughput of over 200 Mbps. Continue reading “Mobistar tests 200 Mbps 4G LTE-A service in Belgium”
Bharti Airtel has launched 4G on mobile in three cities, Chandigarh, Mohali and Panchkula in India. The company launched 4G LTE service on mobile back in February starting from Bengaluru and also set up experience zones in the city to showcase the power of 4G on mobile in partnership with LG and Qualcomm. Continue reading “Airtel launches 4G on mobile in Chandigarh, Mohali and Panchkula”
Videocon Telecommunications plans launch its 4G services using FDD-LTE technology by December 2014, according to a report by ETTelecom. It would initially launch the services in Gujarat, Haryana, Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh. At the 4G World India conference, Videocon Telecom CEO Arvind Bali said to ETTelecom that it plans to launch the services between December to January and would launch it in 10 towns initially.
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Last month, LG had announced the LTE variant of their popular G2 smartphone. While they had a demo of the device, it was mainly for the press and media. Now Qualcomm and LG have set up an LTE Experience Zone for the public in Bangalore.
Continue reading “Testing 4G LTE on LG G2 LTE powered by Snapdragon 800 processor”
Reliance Jio Infocomm, a subsidiary of Reliance Industries Limited (RIL) and Reliance Communications have signed a new deal. Under the agreement, Reliance Jio would utilize RCOM’s nationwide intra-city fiber network for its 4G roll out. It also noted that the pricing would be at arm’s length, based on prevailing market rates. Continue reading “Reliance Jio, RCom sign intra-city optic fiber sharing agreement for 4G rollout”
OmniVision Technologies has launched OV6211, the company’s new ultra-compact, low-power global shutter sensor designed for notebooks, tablets, mobile phones, wearable electronics, gaming devices, security systems and more. It is the first global shutter sensor to capture 400 x 400 (square) resolution video at 120 frames per second (FPS), says the company. OmniVision sensor is already present in several smartphones from companies such as Gionee, Motorola, Xiaomi, Micromax and more. Continue reading “OmniVision unveils ultra-compact camera sensor for smart devices with eye tracking and biometrics”
