The Department of Telecom (DoT) has announced the winners in the 2G auctions in various circles that ended after 14 rounds. Earlier this year, Supreme Court of India cancelled 122 2G licenses issued by the Government on after 10th Jan 2008. At the end of the 2G auction government got bids worth Rs. 9,407.64 crore, much lower than their target revenue of Rs. 40,000 crore. Continue reading “India 2G spectrum auction ends, Winners announced”
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AU Optronics announces a 4.46 inch 720p display with practically no border
Earlier this fall, Motorola announced two very interesting smartphones called the RAZR M and the RAZR i. From the outside they look exactly the same, but on the inside the M model sports a dual core Qualcomm chip, whereas the i model uses an Intel Atom. Silicon aside, what makes these phones so intriguing is their displays. At 4.3 inches and a resolution of 960 x 540 pixels, they’re not the most advanced panels on the planet, but they have almost no border. What advantages does that bring? The RAZR M, despite having a 4.3 inch display, is practically the same size as Apple’s new 4 inch iPhone 5. Continue reading “AU Optronics announces a 4.46 inch 720p display with practically no border”
Qualcomm Snapdragon demos at IQ India 2012
At the Innovation Qualcomm India 2012 Qualcomm demoed Snapdragon S4-powered devices such as Smartphones and Tablets. These features range from Audio, Camera, WiFi displays and more. They also demoed AllJoyn technology that enables ad hoc, proximity-based device-to-device communication for local Multi-player gaming and apps.
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Airtel launches 4G LTE services in Pune
Airtel has launched their 4G LTE services in Pune, followed by Kolkata and Bengaluru. Airtel has also reduced the price of the LTE CPE and dongles, the Indoor CPE with Wi-Fi and the 4G Multi Mode Dongle, that are now available for Rs. 4999 each. Airtel has also announced the availability and free trial offer of Airtel Broadband TV and Games On-Demand for their 4G LTE customers. They have introduced cash back offers for post-paid customers. Airtel 4G services would be available soon for prepaid customers in Pune . Continue reading “Airtel launches 4G LTE services in Pune”
IDEA TV app demoed on AURUS 3G Android Smartphone
Today we were at the Idea Cellular’s Press Conference for the AURUS smartphone launch. We also checked out the Idea 3G TV app on the entry-level Android Smartphone. The service is provided free for 3 months along with AURUS and other Idea smartphones. It would let you watch more than 100+ Live TV channels. Continue reading “IDEA TV app demoed on AURUS 3G Android Smartphone”
GoCarz partners with Airtel to offer free in-cab Internet
GoCarz, Radio Taxi Service in Delhi and the National Capital Region (NCR) has entered into a deal with Airtel to offer free Wi-Fi for the passengers travelling in their Cabs. This would let the customers stay in touch with their work and friends on their mobile phone or laptops while travelling. GoCarz already provides a bottle of water and free newspaper to the customers once they enter the car. Continue reading “GoCarz partners with Airtel to offer free in-cab Internet”
4G LTE Speed Test on EE featuring the Galaxy S3 LTE and Ascend P1 LTE
Today’s announcement by EE on the arrival of 4G LTE in the UK heralds a new era in this Britain’s telecommunication industry. It’s been a long time waiting, and judging by the initial hands on demonstration, it seems that it will be worth the wait.
Huawei’s Ascend P1 and the Samsung Galaxy S3 were two of the few handsets on display at the EE press conference today. Initial speed test shows that the devices were capable of achieving and maintaining 25+Mbps download and 12+Mbps upload speed, a fair upgrade over T-Mobile’s current 3G network.
No price plans has been announced yet. The rollout of EE’s 4G LTE network will begin this year and they aim to cover 1/3rd of the population by the end of the year.
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Everything Everywhere launches a new company brand, LTE in Britain
Everything Everywhere, the UK telecommunication company that was formed following the merger of T-Mobile and Orange UK, today announced a new company brand and details of their LTE network, the first in Britain. The company will from today be called EE, though the T-Mobile and Orange brands will continue to co-exist. EE is positioning the new brand as one focused on delivering super fast broadband via fiber and 4G LTE service.
EE’s 4G network will be switched on for trials today in London, with more cities joining at a later date. In addition to London, EE aims to launch LTE Birmingham, Cardiff, Bristol, Edinburgh, Belfast, Leeds, Sheffield, Manchester, Liverpool, Glasgow, Newcastle, Southampton, Hull, Nottingham and Derby by Christmas of this year. They aim to provide a coverage for 20 million people, a third of the population of Britain, by the end of the year.
EE has insisted that the new brand will allow them to tap other markets, including fibre and broadband as well as other new categories. While the 700 T-Mobile, Orange and Everything Everywhere stores will be rebranded to EE, there will be three distinct brands for consumers, with EE focused primarily on the top-end of the spectrum. Phones confirmed to be launching on the network includes the Samsung Galaxy S III LTE, HTC One XL, Huawei Ascend P1 LTE, Nokia Lumia 820 and Nokia Lumia 920.
Press release after the jump.
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Winknet MF50 3G Pocket Wi-Fi Router Review
Winknet launched the MF50 3G Pocket Wi-Fi Router, earlier this month in India. It is manufactured by ZTE and has HSPA support up to 14.4 Mbps download and 5.76 Mbps upload speeds. It has a LCD display, WiFi 802.11 b/g/n & WPS support that lets you connect up to 10 WiFi-enabled devices and comes with a 1500 mAh battery. Since it was originally launched in July for BSNL with bundled plans, the box has BSNL branding. Tata Docomo launched 3G Wi-Fi Hub last year at a similar price, but it offers download speeds only up to 7.2 Mbps and lets you share the connection only with 5 WiFi-enabled devices. Let’s get into the detailed review. Continue reading “Winknet MF50 3G Pocket Wi-Fi Router Review”
Idea launches 3G Dongle with 2GB free cloud storage for Rs. 1799
Idea Cellular has launched a new 3G dongle with cloud storage. It would come with 2GB of free cloud storage to share pictures, music, videos and documents and Cloud Messenger+, a cloud based messenger that would offer free and unlimited communication between cloud users. Continue reading “Idea launches 3G Dongle with 2GB free cloud storage for Rs. 1799”
Sony to ship Exmor RS CMOS image sensors for Smartphones and Tablets starting from October
Sony announced back-illuminated stacked 8MP and 13MP CMOS image sensors for smartphones and tablets back in January. Now they have announced that they would start shipping these starting from October 2012. The IMX135 type 1/3.06 model with 13.13 effective mega pixels and the IMX134 type 1/4 model with 8.08 effective mega pixels would feature RGBW coding function and HDR (High Dynamic Range) movie function. Continue reading “Sony to ship Exmor RS CMOS image sensors for Smartphones and Tablets starting from October”
Micromax 144F Ferrai Opus 3G data card launched for Rs. 2199
Micromax has launched the 144F Ferrai Opus, their first Ferrari branded data card. It has Plug n play functionality that connects to the network instantly without and tedious process such as driver installation or manual configuration. It offers download speeds of up to 14.4 Mbps and upload speeds of up to 5.76Mbps and also includes, Phonebook, SMS and Voice call support. Continue reading “Micromax 144F Ferrai Opus 3G data card launched for Rs. 2199”
Winknet MF50 3G Pocket Wi-Fi Router launched for Rs. 5,800
Winknet has launched MF50 3G Pocket Wi-Fi Router in India. This is aimed at young professionals, entrepreneurs and travelers who are always on the move that enables them easily stay connected through various access devices. It has HSPA USB Modem with a LCD display that displays status, signal strength and battery life. Continue reading “Winknet MF50 3G Pocket Wi-Fi Router launched for Rs. 5,800”
ARM unveils second generation Mali-T600 GPUs for tablets and smartphones
ARM has announced 3 new GPUs, Mali-T624, Mali-T628 and Mali-T678 in the Mali-T600 series for tablets, smartphones and smart-TVs. These would offer 50% better performance and would include, Adaptive Scalable Texture Compression (ASTC), a texture compression technique and are based on the Mali Midgard architecture. Continue reading “ARM unveils second generation Mali-T600 GPUs for tablets and smartphones”
Huawei E355 3G data card launched in India for Rs. 5499
Huawei has launched E355 3G Data Card in India. It is the World’s 1st Data Card with Wi-Fi for 5 at the same time. It functions both as a data card for a single user and as a mobile Wi-Fi hotspot, which can simultaneously connect up to five Wi-Fi-enabled devices. Huawei launched the E303Cs HiLink data Card in July that automatically connects users to the Internet in less than 15 seconds. Continue reading “Huawei E355 3G data card launched in India for Rs. 5499”