Xiaomi is all set to launch its biggest phone, the Mi Max, in India in a few minutes and has provided a live stream for its fans to watch the unveiling live. With a 6.44-inch display, the Mi Max will compete with Lenovo’s PHAB Plus, which comes with a 6.8-inch screen. The PHAB Plus is […]
Lenovo Vibe K5, the latest entry-level handset from the Chinese hardware maker, has cross the 1 lakh sales mark in India, 8 days after it first became available in the country. This makes the phone the second fastest moving phone this year after the Le 1s, which sold around 1.5 lakh units in the first […]
After Delhi, Anil Ambani-promoted Reliance Communications has launched its 4G services in several more circles today, including Mumbai and Kolkata. Maharasthra, which was among the first telecom zones where the company introduced 4G SIM cards, could also see 4G launch today. In addition to these three circles, RCom is expected to start 4G services in […]
Lenovo managed to sell out its entire stock of Vibe K5 Plus at the second flash sale for the device on Amazon today. The company is expected to soon reveal how many units it managed to sell today. At its first flash sale a week ago, it had managed to get orders for 52,000 units. […]
LeEco, the Chinese ‘ecosystem player’ that arguably offers the best value-for-money smartphones in India, 61,000 of its second-generation smartphones worth Rs 72 crore on Day 1 of its sales. The company sold the Le 2 and its more expensive cousin, the Le Max 2, yesterday on LeMall.com and Flipkart at prices of Rs 11,999 and 22,999 […]
Nokia is to make the first ever demonstration of a 5G network running on commercial platforms as part of its showcase at 5G World, the Finland-based telecom equipment maker said. Other vendors have demonstrated 5G connectivity, but using lab equipment. 5G World is a telecom industry event that will kick off tomorrow in London. The […]
Reliance Communications, the Anil Ambani promoted company, has started moving its CDMA users to the 4G LTE network of Reliance Jio, according to user testimony. According to information obtained from users (and not from the company), the users are being moved to Jio’s Band 3 LTE network. Separately, RCom is also trying to set up its […]
Reliance Communications has officially unveiled its much anticipated 4G data tariff plans, and they are unlikely to please CDMA data users who have recently upgraded to the new technology. As of now, only Mumbai circle tariffs have been announced. We have separately carried news about Maharashtra and UP circles, which show slightly lower tariff charges […]
After a frustrating wait of nearly a month, CDMA subscribers of Reliance Communications who upgraded to 4G are likely to get LTE signals on their new SIMs this week as a roaming agreement with Jio takes effect. According to a report by PTI, the intra-circle roaming agreement between Reliance Communications and Reliance Jio will kick […]
Reliance Communications and the shareholders of Aircel Cellular said they expect to be able to “shortly” sign an agreement for the merger of the latter’s wireless operations into the Anil Ambani company. “Maxis Communications Berhad and Sindya Securities and Investments Private Ltd expect to sign binding definitive documentation and announce the proposed Transaction for the […]
In a surprise move, listed online retailer Infibeam has started offering 32 GB versions of Xiaomi’s much-in-demand-ever-so-elusive Redmi Note 3 phone on its website. This is at a time when the phone has gone out of stock on other websites like Flipkart, Snapdeal and Amazon. Infibeam was not listed among the suppliers for the phone, […]
Huawei has priced its latest phone, the Honor 5C, at a competitive Rs 10,999, taking the fight to other models like Xiaomi Redmi Note 3, Meizu M3 Note and LeEco Le 2. The phone, which is priced around Rs 15,000 in Europe, was expected to be priced along similar lines in India as well. However, […]
The next-generation of chips is all set to hit the Indian affordable smartphone market with the launch of Huawei 5C phone in the country today. Unlike older chipsets like MT6753 and Snapdragon 410 — which are built on legacy 28 nm technology — the Huawei 5C flaunts the new Kirin 650 processor from HiSilicon, the chipmaking […]
Le 2, the latest mass market smartphone from LeEco, got off to a decent, though not overwhelming, start to its first flash sale in India. In the first 24 hours, 1.5 lakh people signed up for the sale that will be conducted next Tuesday. The number is decent, but could also indicate flagging demand for such phones […]
Asus, the Taiwanese hardware maker known for bringing affordable smartphones to India, will be the first brand to launch a model with the new Snapdragon 821 chipset in India. The 821 is a slightly optimized and more powerful version of the 820 found in most high-end phones today. The company is all set to unveil its […]
Having unveiled the new Samsung Galaxy C5 and C7 in China recently, the Korean smartphone maker is preparing to launch the devices in India, according to distributor sources. The C series phones were unveiled in China about three weeks ago, with the company starting preorders for the 5.2-inch C5. The 5.7-inch Galaxy C7 was not […]
Reliance Communications is not charging customers for migrating them from CDMA to GSM in certain states such as Kerala. It is also providing the ‘4G’ SIM free of charge in these places. In other words, customers do not have to pay anything to migrate to the GSM network, while in the first 17 circles, they […]
Going by various news agency reports, Reliance Jio, the telecom arm of Mukesh Ambani-led Reliance Industries, is likely to overtake all other operators in the total amount of wireless data carried even before it starts commercial operations. According to a report by news agency IANS, the company has reached 7 lakh subscribers, while a report from rival […]
OnePlus 3, the latest from the start-up phonemaker, is now available with online seller Amazon India via an open sale, just a day after the phone was announced globally. Whatever your complaints have been about OnePlus’ products, the dreaded queue-system will not be one any more. This marks a different distribution approach from the company compared to any of its […]
Reliance Communications, the telecom service from Anil Ambani Group, has started the process of moving its CDMA subscribers in four remaining circles — Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Karnataka and Rajasthan — to its GSM network. Once moved to the GSM network, these subscribers will be able to use RCom’s 4G network when it becomes operational. Customers […]
