Despite media reports claiming that Reliance Jio has extended its free Welcome Offer to March, company sources indicate that such a decision has not been taken. The offer, which includes free voice and data usage, was unveiled on Sept 5 by Mukesh Ambani at Reliance Industries annual general meeting. At the time, Ambani had said […]
Bharti Airtel said it was expanding its 10-GB-for-Rs-259 offer to all new 4G handsets on its network irrespective of make and brand. The company was earlier giving the offer to select models and customers. ‘New 4G handset’ usually means any 4G handset that has never been used on Airtel’s network. In other words, if you […]
L&T Technology Services, a leading global provider of digital engineering solutions announced that it has secured a new multi-year, multi-million dollar contract with a large global semi-conductor company to provide verification support on their expansive portfolio of offerings and products. The client is a one of the world’s most respected technology companies, the company said. […]
Are you wondering about buying the Xiaomi Redmi Note 3, but worried about lack of 4G voice on it? Are you disappointed about the lack of big compelling deals on new mobile phones in the Diwali offers issued by Amazon, Flipkart, Snapdeal and so on this year? Worry not. Samsung Galaxy On8 is here. The […]
Amazon has kickstarted its ‘Great Indian Fesival Sale’ today morning and is offering some decent deals on mobile phones, especially smartphones, for those on the lookout for value. The most interesting offers are on the Moto range, followed by Samsung, Xiaomi and LeEco. And unlike earlier years, most of the deals this Diwali are focused […]
What do you do when your rival Amazon is holding its big holiday sale two days ahead of you? If you’re Flipkart, you make sure that your customers know what’s in store for them if they wait. According to clues we’ve picked up from the social media and other promotions, Flipkart will offer some hefty […]
Adding to the number of choices for entry-level VoLTE phones in India, iBall has launched its Andi Wink 4G model with 2 GB of RAM. Most phones in the Rs 5,000-6,000 category tend to come with only 1 GB of RAM, and the new model is a welcome break from the trend. Rival Intex recently […]
Flipkart, one of India’s top online shopping sites, has warned users not to click on suspicious links or otherwise give credence to purported offers from the website seen on social media platforms. “With the Flipkart Big Billion Days just round the corner, a host of fake offers and discounts are being offered on various fraudulent […]
Zee Entertainment Enterprises said it bought UAE-based Hum 106.2 FM, marking its first radio property. After being a pioneer with the launch of India’s first Hindi Satellite channel, Zee TV in 1992, Zee Entertainment was the first to launch a Bollywood TV channel, Zee Aflam in 2008 for the Arab audience as well introduce the […]
Even as the telecom industry finds itself in a tariff war with entry of a major player, an ASSOCHAM-KPMG paper has pointed towards the operators grappling with a huge debt burden of Rs 3.80 lakh crore, reinforcing a case for rationalisation of taxes and other levies along with spectrum charges. The telecom operators have an […]
Bharti Airtel slashed its data and voice rates for international roaming customers in certain countries. The company has introduced new packs offering outgoing call rates of Rs 3 per minute and pay-as-you-go data rates of Rs 3 per MB. It will also bundle as much as 3 GB of data that can be consumed in […]
State-owned Mahanagar Telefone Nigam Ltd has made all calls free for some of its more expensive broadband combo plans. According to the company’s tariff chart updated on its website, all local and STD calls will be free for anyone opting for the rather expensive Rs 1,999 plan in Delhi. Under the plan, a user gets […]
Days after Bharti Airtel slashed its data price to Rs 51 per GB under a special scheme to compete against Reliance Jio, Idea Cellular has chosen to imitate its larger peer. It has started informing users of a special scheme under which users can get 6 GB of 3G or 4G data for just Rs […]
China-based Huawei said it will start to manufacture smartphones in India in collaboration with leading Sketch-to-Scale solutions provider, Flex, in October. Starting from first week of October 2016, the Flex manufacturing plant in Chennai will manufacture one of the Honor smartphones models, the company said. The plant will have the capacity to make three million […]
After crying wolf over Reliance Jio’s free offerings, rival Bharti Airtel has decided that if you can’t beat it, it’s better to join in. The company said it has decided to offer free 4G data to all its 4G customers for 90 days if they subscribe to its ‘rate cutter’ pack for data, starting from […]
After crying wolf over Reliance Jio’s free offerings, rival Bharti Airtel has decided that if you can’t beat it, it’s better to join in. The company said it has decided to offer free 4G data to all its 4G customers for 90 days if they subscribe to its ‘rate cutter’ pack for 4G data, starting […]
Gayatri Projects, along with its Russian joint venture partner PTPS, won a Rs 1,255 cr contract from the National Highway Authority of India. The Contract is to be executed on an EPC (Engineering, Procurement & Construction) basis, which, the company said, is in line with the management’s decision to maintain an asset-light model. The contract […]
Café Coffee Day (CCD), India’s leading youth aggregator has tied up with leading and ‘neutral’ Wi-Fi service provider O-Zone Networks to provide free Wi-Fi access to customers at its cafes in select cities across the country. CCD will now provide high-speed connectivity to its tech-driven customers through a dedicated leased line at its cafes, the […]
Ola Cabs, the desi competitor to the Uber, has cut its starting share cab price to Rs 3 per km in Mumbai for morning and evening commute. The fare makes it competitive against share cabs operated by black and yellow taxi operators in the city, who charge Rs 5-10 per ride. The rides are usually […]
Oppo, the Chinese smartphone giant, looks set to start manufacturing OnePlus 3 in India, according to an industry source. Oppo is the former employer of OnePlus founder Pete Lau, and investment company Oppo Electronic was disclosed to be a shareholder in OnePlus. At present, the OnePlus 3 is manufactured in Shenzen in China and at […]
