Reliance Communications Ltd reported disappointing results for the June quarter on a steep decline in voice usage, but the company’s voice pricing is now more or less at parity with that of Idea Cellular. However, in the absence of data growth, the company was not able to report impressive numbers for the first quarter. Net […]
After Intex, Lava and Micromax, it is the turn of iBall to enter the 4G space with the iBall Cobalt Solus 4G, which is starting to become available at select retailers. The phone is being quoted at a price of Rs 11,000, which puts it on the pricier side and pitches it next to the […]
After having made a splash with its M2 Note priced at Rs 9,999, Chinese smartphone maker Meizu is all set to launch its flagship MX5 in the next seven days, according to an industry source. UPDATE:UPDATE: The phone has been priced at Rs 19,999 in India, as expected. The company also said it will give […]
Samsung has unveiled the latest Galaxy phones – the S6 Edge+ and the Note 5. The features of the phones are as follows. Galaxy Note 5 “The (big) display (of the Note) once called a gimmick has become essential,” said Samsung unveiling the Note 5. The company said users wanted a big screen, but a […]
Microsoft is offering the Lumia 535 for Rs 5,999 under a limited period exchange offer, implying a discount of Rs 750 from its existing price on Amazon. The Lumia 535 is available on Amazon at Rs 6,750 from seller Cloudtail. The phone was superseded by the Lumia 540, which was launched recently and comes with […]
The new Samsung Galaxy S6 Plus Edge that will be launched in a couple of hours from now will come with a 5.7 inch display, and not a 5.5-inch one as expected, making it 7.5% bigger than that of the iPhone 6 Plus. This has raised speculation that the next iteration of the Galaxy Note, […]
Samsung Mobile has announced that it will stream the unveiling of its next batch of Galaxy devices — expected to be the Galaxy S6 Edge Plus and the Note 5 — on its Youtube channel – www.youtube.com/SamsungMobile – on Thursday. The live streaming of the event will kick off at 11 AM Eastern Daylight Time – […]
Chinese smartphone brand Phicomm has introduced the 5-inch Energy 653 at a price of just Rs 4,999, making it the cheapest HD phone in India with 4G LTE. It will be sold exclusively by Amazon in India. At present, the cheapest HD phones in India with LTE are the Redmi 2S and the Coolpad Dazen […]
Sony India has launched two new advanced Cyber-shot cameras under its RX series — the compact RX100 IV and high-zoom RX10 II cameras — with 960 fps and 4K UHD recording. The Sony Cyber-shot RX100 IV has been priced at Rs 69,990 and the RX10 II is priced at Rs 94,990. The two new models […]
Olga Tellis, Consulting Editor of the The Asian Age, has turned out to be one of the rare journalists, if not the only one, in India to complete 50 years in the profession. She will be honored in a special function at the Mumbai Press Club on Wednesday at 3 pm. “One of the best […]
With operators like Bharti Airtel and Idea Cellular asking the government to be allowed to block certain web applications that compete with their own offerings, data-centric service provider MTS has declared that it will never block any web traffic on its network. Sistema Shyam TeleServices – which runs its services under the MTS brand – […]
Online purchases made through mobile phones are steadily increasing in India and are likely to touch $40 million in 2016 from the current level of $30 million, reveals the ASSOCHAM and Grant Thornton joint study. The results are likely to interest players like Amazon and Flipkart. Flipkart especially has been very aggressive as it sees […]
Online seller Flipkart said it has crossed 150 mln (15 cr) product listings on its website and said that 75% of its traffic is now coming via mobile. We have “witnessed a 150% growth in the number of products sold as compared to 2014. From introducing new categories/products to innovative last mile delivery options, the […]
Lenovo K3 Note, one of the top two best selling phones in India right now, will be available in a special ‘yellow’ edition on Tuesday, Flipkart said. The phone is otherwise available in a ‘black and white’ edition that comes with a black front and a white back-cover. The K3 Note has been among the […]
In the tussle with neighboring state Telengana over attracting investments, Andhra Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu has managed to win a small battle with the decision of Xiaomi to establish its first manufacturing plant in India at Vishakapatnam. Though an official announcement about Xiaomi’s India manufacturing has not been made yet, the company leaves very little […]
Flipkart is offering substantial discounts on smartphones, TVs, home appliances, laptops and other items under its ‘Freedom Sale’. The Freedom Sale is available today and tomorrow. However, to get the discounts, you’ll have to download Flipkart’s mobile app and use that to make the purchase. Those with SBI credit or debit cards can get an […]
TRAI today issued the “Telecom Consumers Protection (Eighth Amendment) Regulations, 2015” to requiring strict levels of disclosure of billing for mobile data. While prepaid users do get such notifications even now, these rules will extend the benefit to postpaid users in addition. TRAI has been receiving several complaints from consumers regarding non-availability of information relating to […]
With competition increasing due to the launch of 4G by Bharti Airtel and the impending launch of Reliance Jio, 3G data prices seem to be on a rapid decline. Vodafone today announced that all 3G data packs in Mumbai will now offer double the data than previously, in effect halving the cost of 3G data. […]
If you are a Sennheiser aficionado and want to get hold of some wireless headset from the German brand, make sure you visit Croma this weekend or the next. Sennheiser is giving away one RS-110 wireless headset, worth Rs 5,990, in each of the 15 Croma outlets covered by the scheme. These Croma outlets comprise […]
Bharti Airtel, India’s largest telecom provider, today launched 4G in another 296 cities, adding to the nearly three dozen or so places where it was already available. The total number of cities with Airtel 4G is now above 300. These cities are spread over 12 circles where Airtel has 4G spectrum. These telecom circles, starting from […]
