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Proximity sensors are something that is a standard on smartphones ever since touchscreens came along as they help to avoid accidental input when calling or when the phone is in your pocket. The issue however is that they ruin the phone’s design and aesthetics especially on lighter coloured phones.
Idea today launched its 4G LTE services across four more states or three telecom circles – Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Haryana and Punjab, three weeks after it launched 4G services across five states in South India – Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala, Tamil Nadu and Telangana. Idea said that its 4G LTE services will be available across 183 towns in these circles by 31st January 2016. It also said that it has received over 1.5 million 4G service requests from existing customers on its pre-book offer. Continue reading “Idea launches 4G LTE services in Madhya Pradesh & Chhattisgarh, Haryana and Punjab”
5G is the next major phase of mobile telecommunications and follows the global adoption of the 4G LTE (Long Term Evolution) standard since 2012. A new report from China states that the Chinese Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) has started research and testing of the 5G technology.
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Vodafone has launched its 4G LTE services in Mysore (Mysuru), Karnataka after a month of launching its 4G services in Kerala. It is based on 1800MHz FDD-LTE band 3, which the company acquired last year. “It is built on a strong fibre back-haul, and is supported by new and superfast 3G services on a modern network of 2100 MHz,” said the company. Vodafone is offering free 4G upgrade to 4G with instant SIM swap through all Vodafone stores and select retail outlets in the city. Continue reading “Vodafone launches 4G LTE services in Mysore”
Vodafone has launched its 4G LTE services in Kozhikode (Calicut), Kerala, almost a month after launching LTE services in the country starting from Kochi. It is based on 1800MHz FDD-LTE band 3, which the company acquired last year. Its 4G service in Kozhikode is built over fibre backhaul, and is supported by its 3G services on a network of 2100 MHz. Vodafone is offering free 4G upgrade with a SIM and additional data for first three months. Continue reading “Vodafone launches 4G LTE services in Kozhikode”
Reliance Jio Infocomm, a subsidiary of Reliance Industries Limited (RIL) yesterday launched its 4G LTE services for its employees at an event in Reliance Corporate Park on the eve of the 83rd Birth Anniversary of the group’s founder Chairman Dhirubhai Ambani. Continue reading “Reliance Jio launches 4G LTE services for its employees”
Idea Cellular, today launched its 4G LTE services across five states in South India – Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala, Tamil Nadu and Telangana. In the first phase it will be available across 75 Towns in Southern India, which includes Kochi, Hosur, Kadapa, Malapuram, Madurai, Mysore, Rajahmundry, Tiruchirappalli, Tirunelveli, Tiruppur, Vijayawada and Vishakhapatnam, while Belgaum, Calicut, Cuddalore, Chitradurga, Guntur, Kakinada, Kancheepuram and Trichur will follow by 31st December 2015, said Idea. Continue reading “Idea launches 4G LTE services in 75 towns in South India”
Airtel has launched its 4G LTE services in industrial township of Sri City, Andhra Pradesh, commercially. Airtel launched 4G services in 296 towns across India in August. Airtel 4G is available to customers across mobile phones, dongles, 4G hotspots and Wi-Fi dongles in the city. Airtel has become the first telecom services provider to introduce super fast 4G speeds in Sri City. It kicked off Project Leap, network transformation program in Andhra Pradesh & Telangana Circle earlier this month. Continue reading “Airtel launches 4G LTE services in Sri City”
Airtel has launched its 4G LTE services in Salem, Tamil Nadu, after it launched it in Chennai, Pondicherry, Vellore, Trichy, Madurai, Coimbatore, Tirupur & Tirunelveli. Airtel launched 4G services in 296 towns across India in August. Airtel 4G is available to customers across mobile phones, dongles, 4G hotspots and Wi-Fi dongles in the city. Continue reading “Airtel launches 4G LTE services in Salem”
Reliance Jio Infocomm, a subsidiary of Reliance Industries Limited (RIL) already said that it plans to launch commercial 4G around December. Now a new report from Bank of America Merrill Lynch says that it expects a small scale launch of Reliance Jio Infocomm’s 4G services by the end of December in select areas, especially in Mumbai, according to ET. It also said that pan-India commercial start could be delayed till Q2 2016. Continue reading “Reliance Jio expected to launch 4G in select areas by Dec 28, pan-India roll out in Q2 2016: report”
Vodafone has launched its 4G LTE services in Kochi, Kerala in India, as expected. It is based on 1800MHz FDD-LTE band 3, which the company acquired last year. It is offering free 4G upgrade with a SIM, with a trial pack of 120MB at Rs 29 and a bonanza pack of 20GB at Rs. 2499. Vodafone 4G services will be available to customers in Kochi starting from December 14. Vodafone already announced that it will roll out 4G services in Trivandrum and Kozhikode in Kerala in the first wave of the roll-out in a phased manner. Continue reading “Vodafone launches 4G LTE services in India starting from Kochi”
Vodafone India has sent out invites to announce a “new strategic national initiative to enhance mobile internet experience” at an event in Kochi, Kerala on December 8th. It is expected to launch its 4G services in the country on Tuesday, starting from Kerala. Sunil Sood Managing Director & CEO, Vodafone India will be present at the event, Suresh Kumar, Operations Director –South and Abhijit Kishore, Business Head –Kerala will also be present at the event. Continue reading “Vodafone expected to launch 4G services in India on December 8 starting from Kerala”
TP-LINK has launched M7350 LTE-Advanced Mobile Wi-Fi router that lets you instantly establish an LTE hotspot. It offers download speeds of up to 150Mbps, supports LTE cat.4 connectivity, Dual Band (2.4G/5GHz) WiFi channels and has a built-in SD card slot that can be shared either via standard USB connection to a laptop or PC, or shared wirelessly between other devices connected to the network. Continue reading “TP-LINK M7350 4G LTE Mobile Wi-Fi router launched in India for Rs. 7999”
Samsung has announced that they will be collaborating with KDDI to develop next generation 5G technologies. The brands had previously collaborated to innovate 3G and 4G technologies.
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The touchscreen on a smartphone is probably the biggest consumer of battery life compared to other components and devices. This is why despite manufacturers trying their best to increase capacities, the battery life still remains poor especially since the display size and resolution too keep increasing.
Continue reading “Smartphones screens of the future will require barely any power”
