WhatsApp, the most widely used instant messenger in India, has added a much-awaited feature to the latest version of the app – support for use of WhatsApp on a PC. With the latest version that is available in the Google Play store, users can simply open the main menu, touch ‘WhatsApp Web’, hold the phone […]
Aircel Cellular unveiled a new scheme under which users can make STD calls for just 10 paise per minute to other Aircel customers. For this, they have to recharge with Rs 71 for a validity of 28 days. Recently, the company launched roaming and local calls @ 10p/min. The pack will be called Uniting India […]
The BlackBerry Classic, arguably the best handset in the world for typing-intensive purposes like managing email and text messages, will be launched in India at a price of Rs 31,999 or thereabouts by mid January, according to a distributor. The phone will replace the BlackBerry Q10, which is both smaller and cheaper. Unlike all other […]
Rahul Khullar is IAS officer with an excellent reputation in Delhi circles. He’s reputed to be honest, frank (even blunt) and very efficient. But the TRAI chairman’s latest suggestions on Bharti Airtel’s separate-billing-for-VOIP data scheme do not paint a full picture of the situation. In an FE interview, he seems to have made broadly two […]
Google Nexus 6, arguably the most sought after high-end phone in India right now, will start shipping in the next two days from Flipkart in India, according to a source in the e-commerce firm. The online retailer had opened the Google Nexus 6 for preorder on Nov 18, more than a month ago, but had […]
Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Ltd or MTNL plans to more than double its GSM and 3G coverage and capacity in Mumbai and Delhi over the next 2-3 years, the government said in a statement today. MTNL’s mobile services, despite being affordable, have seen a steady decline in users, and by implication, in revenue and profitability, in […]
Bharti Airtel said it will sell over 1100 telecoms towers across 2 countries in Africa to IHS Holding Limited, the largest mobile telecommunications infrastructure provider in Africa. The sale in Zambia and Rwanda will be followed by a 10-year leaseback contract. “The agreements will allow Airtel to focus on its core business and customers, enable […]
The Samsung Galaxy Note Edge, a curved display version of the Note 4, will be launched in India next week at a price of around Rs 61,000 ($1000), or the same as the iPhone 6 Plus. According to distributors, the handsets will be available for sales in time for Christmas. The India launch of the […]
The department of telecom has opposed TRAI’s suggestion to auction the CDMA spectrum surrendered by Tata Teleservices (Tata DoCoMo) in the upcoming auctions, saying that there is a chance that the spectrum may have to be returned to the operator. However, in its response to DoT’s doubts, the TRAI reiterated that the spectrum should be […]
Reliance Communications has launched ‘true unlimited’ high-speed services using its CDMA service in in Chennai, Bengaluru, Hyderabad and Pune, and promised to launch in other cities soon. The so-called ‘Pro 3’ services are based on EVDO Revision B (Rev B) technology, that helps combine multiple carriers of EVDO Rev A. Under Rev A, a single […]
Vodafone has become the first operator in India to offer 3G services across the country, the company said in a statement. Its latest launch has been Orissa, where it will give a 40% discount on 3G data packs for the next ten days. In Orissa, Vodafone’s postpaid plans start from monthly rentals of INR 150 […]
Idea Cellular, Vodafone, Bharti Airtel and others got new mobile number series from the Department of Telecom last week. Every time a new number series is allotted, the companies also get hold of premium numbers, such as 995000000 and so on. Telecom operators are allocated new number series as and when they near exhausting the […]
Vodafone and Bharti Airtel have been told to compensate a customer after Vodafone disconnected a customer who ported from Airtel saying that the customer did not pay Airtel’s bills. The North 24 Parganas district consumer forum found that Bharti Airtel guilty of issuing ‘vague bills’ to a customer who had already ported out of the […]
Tata Communications said revenue from operations for its core business grew 1.7% to Rs 44,950 million (USD 742 million @average INR/USD exchange rate of 60.58) from INR 44,187 million during the corresponding quarter in the previous year. Total Income has increased from Rs. 49919.50 million for the quarter ended September 30, 2013 to Rs. 52350.60 […]
T-Series, which kickstarted the audio cassette revolution in India, has entered the mobile handset space with the launch of its first phone SS909. The T-Series SS909, priced at Rs 5,999 on Snapdeal, is powered by a quad-core processor and has half a GB of RAM. The company did not specify the display resolution, but said […]
India will see the launch of yet another big smartphone this week – the 6-inch Samsung Galaxy Mega 2 – priced at just Rs 21,000. It will be one of the cheapest phones from Samsung in the 5.5-inch-plus category, and will compete against HTC Desire 820q (5.5-inch, Rs 22,500) and the LG G3 Stylus (price […]
HTC has announced the prices of a slew of products launched in India, including the 64-bit HTC Desire 820 and 820q, the Desire Eye, the One M8 Eye and the RE Camera. The most surprising of all would probably be the ‘limited’ number pricing for the RE Camera – at just Rs 9,999 on exclusive […]
Telenor Group announced today that it has completed the acquisition of the 26 per cent ownership stake in Telewings, held by Lakshdeep Investment & Finance. As a result, Telenor now takes full ownership of the company that operates under the brand name Uninor. The process was finalized after Telenor received approval from the Indian government’s […]
Indians first got a taste of what low-cost marketing and production can achieve with the recent launches of Xiaomi Mi 3 and RedMi 1S. But now, one of the original price warriors of India’s handset market and a fellow Chinese brand – Huawei, has taken on the challenge posed by Xiaomi. The company has unveiled […]
Jumbo Electronics, a leading IT, telecom and consumer electronics retailer and distributor in the UAE, and Flipkart, India’s largest e-commerce marketplace, have launched the world’s first dual-screen smartphone – YotaPhone – in the subcontinent. After being named as the exclusive distributor of Yota Devices in the Middle East earlier this year, Jumbo has successfully expanded […]
