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Airtel launches 4G in Bangalore
Bangalore has become the 2nd city in India to have access to 4G LTE technology. After launch of 4G in Kolkata a few weeks back, Airtel has gone ahead and launched cutting-edge 4G LTE technology in IT hub of India, Bengaluru. 4G services are…
Why Samsung Galaxy S3 will revolutionize Android’s battle for Supremacy?
Smart phone enthusiasts, journalists, geeks and gadget freaks spent the whole of yesterday night tweeting, blogging and sharing about just one event. The launch of Samsung Galaxy S3 on May 3rd, 2012 at 7pm, GMT was a momentous event in…
8 mln new mobile subscribers added in March – Totals 919 mln
The growth of mobile subscribers in India remains steady in last few months – According to the report released by Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI), India saw addition of 8 million new mobile subscribers in March 2012 taking the…
Prepaid or postpaid mobile subscription: Which is better in India?
In 2011, Nielsen's Survey titled Mobile Youth Around the World pointed out that 97% of the Indian youth use prepaid mobile connections. Assuming that the numbers haven’t changed drastically, the recent announcement by mobile giant Vodafone…
New Consumer centric Digital Cable TV regulations released by TRAI
Telecom Regulatory Authority of India yesterday released regulations for Digital Cable & Broadcasting services – and it should put smile of Television viewers. It also addresses many disputes between Cable Operators & Channel…
Top 5 budget Android phones of 2012
What do you call an Android based mobile phone with at least the latest Android v2.3 OS, touchscreen, a decent camera and most other smartphone features that you can buy in India for less than Rs. 8,000? We call it a Budget Android Phone.…
Aircel launches Cheap unlimited 3G plans!
One of the biggest reasons why 3G has not really taken off in India even after close to 2 years is because of sky-high prices. 3G prices are currently atleast 5 times higher than normal 2g connections. From Telecom Operator’s point of view,…
Datawind launches upgraded tablet Ubislate7+ & Ubislate7c!
Datawind wants to cash in big time on exposure it has received with Aakash tablets. All the controversies & issues with Aakash tablets aside, they have announced launch of 2 commercial upgraded versions of Aakash tablet – Ubislate7+ and…
Sony’s New Xperia NXT range set to dazzle the Smartphone Market!
Sony Ericsson has been a silent force in the battle for Android dominance. While Samsung have made a slew of super smart and super powerful phones, Sony Ericsson has consistently made unique and powerful devices with great display and a…
5 Cheap Budget Android Tablets in India!
Unless you have a fat pocket and you don't mind spending a bomb on expensive android tablets or even the much awaited Apple iPad 3, you will love the hot picks that we've featured here. Please note that we are not talking about hordes of…
iPad 3 makes India debut on April 27th, cost starting at Rs. 30,500
Unlike iPad 1 & iPad 2, the 3rd generation iPad will not have Indian consumers waiting for too long (atleast officially). According to a press release put out by Apple, the new 3rd generation iPad will arrive in India on April 27th…
Airtel to bring 4G mi-fi device for Indian consumers
Airtel became the first Indian telecom operator to launch 4G (4th Generation in Mobile Network Technology) services when it was launched in Kolkata on Tuesday. 4G services are based on LTE (Long Term Evolution) technology which is capable…
Know your Mobile Processors [An Overview]
Smartphone sales have hit an all time high and is growing at an increasing rate. If you are a smartphone user and a premium one at that you wouldn't be surprised at the sheer amount of functionality that your phones have. But have you…
3G connections in India: From 10 to 100 million in 2 years?
GSMA India has come out with a report that puts forth some interesting growth numbers for mobile Broadband connections in India. According to the press release India is slated to become 2nd largest Mobile Broadband market globally in next…
Vodafone India sets Guinness World Record for a 25 hour uninterrupted call
This is something which Vodafone should be really proud about – They have set a Guinness World Record for an uninterrupted call of 25 hours 11 minutes & 40 second. That’s an entire day and some more… The uninterrupted telephone…
Micromax’s Content rich Funbook Tablet launched at Rs. 6,500
Micromax has finally launched its much awaited tablet and it does not disappoint. Micromax Funbook has decent specifications and is competitively priced tablet that would surely appeal to younger crowd, especially students. Looks like…
2012- The year of Android Breakout
The rise of Android phones in India has been phenomenal with over 600% YOY growth in the year 2011.Today they hold a comfortable 34% of the Indian smartphone market behind only the (now aging) Symbian OS. Even as analysts and experts have…
Full VOIP services approved by Indian Telecom Panel!
Better late than never! The much need Voice over Internet (VOIP) services have been approved by the Indian Telecom Commission and will be released in National Telecom Policy 2012 as per Mint, who have reviewed an internal DoT memo in…
TRAI directive to prevent Misleading Tariff Advertisements [Details]
TRAI has taken a serious note of Telecom Operators presenting convoluted ways of presenting the Tariff advertisements, which essentially are not understood clearly by a average mobile user and hence gets fleeced by the mobile…
Why Nokia sells in India?
Doomsayers and critics have made sweeping statements about how Samsung have caused the decline of Nokia and are on their way to beat Nokia’s supremacy in the mobile phone industry. However, latest press releases from PTI have declared Nokia…