The upcoming Neo series phone’s launch date has not yet been confirmed by iQOO. The upcoming high-end smartphone from iQOO’s specifications have been listed by tipster Yogesh Brar. Under the hood, the device is rumoured to have a MediaTek Dimensity series SoC. Additionally, the tech support for fast charging will be improved. Let’s look at the iQOO Neo 7 SE’s features, specifications, and other information that is currently known....

The popular smartphone maker Vivo’s sub-brand – iQOO has launched its new iQOO Neo6 SE smartphone in the Chinese market. The latest smartphone from iQOO comes with a number of exciting specs and features including a Qualcomm chipset, triple cameras on the back, 120Hz refresh rate and more. The newly launched smartphone is the latest addition to the Neo 6 series of the gaming-focused brand iQOO. Let’s take a look at the specifications and price details of the new iQOO Neo6 SE....

iQOO, the relatively new smartphone brand which launched its first product in India in the form of the iQOO 3 in 2020 seems to be gearing up for the next launch, after recently having launched the iQOO 7 series in the country a couple of months ago. Now, it has been confirmed that the device maker will be launching a device with the new Qualcomm Snapdragon 768G powering the same in India....

Telecom operators in India provide a variety of prepaid plans for their subscribers to choose from. The most popular prepaid plan, however, remains the daily data packs offered by the telcos. The daily data packs have a wide range from high data expensive plans to low data-offering affordable plans. With a majority of the user base in India being budget-centric, the cheaper prepaid plans are always high in demand. Mentioned below are the most reasonably priced 2GB/Day daily data plans offered by Jio, Airtel and Vi along with the plan details....

Bharti Airtel and Reliance Jio have pre-paid their deferred spectrum liabilities. The amount pre-paid by the telcos amount to Rs 26,200 crore, and because of this, the government might be able to reach its revenue target from the telecom sector in the current fiscal. A few days back, Bharti Airtel announced that it had pre-paid its deferred spectrum liabilities worth Rs 15,519 crore pertaining to the spectrum auction held in 2014, while Reliance Jio had paid around Rs 10,700 crore for acquiring spectrum in the 2016 auction....

Reliance Jio’s 5G SA (Standalone) networks would run on most of the 5G smartphones from OPPO. OPPO India collaborated with Reliance Jio to build products which can offer consumers high speeds, superior reliability, and negligible latency for an immersive and True 5G experience. Many OPPO India smartphones are already receiving updates which will enable them to support 5G SA, which Reliance Jio is deploying across India. Currently, Jio has reached over eight cities in the nation with its 5G - Mumbai, Delhi, Kolkata, Varanasi, Nathdwara, Chennai, Hyderabad and Bengaluru....

Leading telecom operator Reliance Jio has approached the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) asking to take ‘strict action’ against Bharti Airtel and Vodafone Idea. The Mukesh Ambani-led telco says Airtel and Vi are running ‘unethical and anti-competitive MNP campaign’ touting that it will benefit from the three agricultural bills passed by the Parliament. Right after Jio writing to Trai, Bharti Airtel termed the charge by Jio as ‘baseless.’ Vodafone Idea, on the flip side, also termed these charges by Jio as baseless and claimed such things would tarnish its reputation in the market....

Reliance Jio, the number one telecom operator has an excellent 84 days prepaid plan for its customers which comes with the over-the-top (OTT) benefit of Disney+ Hotstar. This plan offers decent amount of data and the Disney+ Hotstar subscription offered comes with a validity of 3 months. There are additional benefits offered as well. Jio’s prepaid plans could be the right choice for you because as per Opensignal, Jio offers the best 4G coverage amongst all the telecom operators in India and also scores the best in 4G availability....

“Our high-level attempt to normalise these factors points to a potential loss of Rs 15,000 crore in FY2019. Far worse than Bharti’s or Vodafone Idea’s,” it said. Jio using non-standard depreciation and amortisation has been reported previously as well and the regulators have found nothing wrong with such a reporting. Bernstein said it is making this point only to highlight that Reliance will ultimately want to make a positive return on its investment which will require a reduction in handset subsidies and a boost in subscriber revenue....

If you are looking to opt for a postpaid plan, telecom operators provide a number of postpaid plans that offer a variety of benefits. However, it might get a bit tricky with postpaid plans when it comes to the budget. Users need plans that not only come with a reasonable price tag but also provide additional benefits such as OTT platforms. Mentioned below are the postpaid plans provided by the two leading private players – Jio and Airtel that costs less than Rs 1,000 and offers OTT access....

Every digital service provider is looking to build super apps. The era of bundling several things into one is coming fast in the app space. Already, OTT (over-the-top) aggregation platforms are on the rise, and now, Viacom18, one of the largest media houses in India, is looking to build one as well. Viacom18 owns several OTT platforms. The company might bring all of them under a single roof to build a super app to offer something extra to the customers....

BSNL yesterday announced new fiber broadband plans for its customers. It is interesting to look at how various internet service providers in the market are ramping up their plans since the time Airtel Xstream Fiber and JioFiber started providing customers unlimited data with cheaper plans. BSNL also launched a broadband plan priced under Rs 500 to make it similar to that of the cheapest plans offered by JioFiber and Airtel Xstream Fiber....

JioTV Live TV Channel Count Continues to Rise Reliance Jio always focussed on providing better content to its users, be it from JioTV or JioCinema app. The JioCinema app recently got integrated with SunNXT content, and now, we can see the JioTV app offering a whopping 679 Live TV channels to the users at no extra cost. Talking more about the channels, Reliance Jio has divided the overall count into 13 categories....

OnePlus 6, 6T Gets Zen Mode and Screen Recorder Features For the unaware, OnePlus introduced a lot of new OxygenOS features with the OnePlus 7 series. Now two of the important features are making it to the OnePlus 6 and 6T smartphones. Firstly, OnePlus has added the Screen Recorder feature which allows users to record their screen along with phone’s internal audio. For example, this feature comes in extremely handy for gamers who want to record their gameplay on PUBG Mobile and Call of Duty, and post it on YouTube....

“The pace of disruption in the smartphone market is raising the bar for innovation in the PC segment and consumers are demanding similar features in all their devices, including laptops. AI coupled with smart features like facial unlock, voice assistant, makes Yoga S940 the smartest ultra-slim laptop yet. “Lenovo’s ‘Yoga S940’ is designed for the power users who value security and privacy, alongside a more convenient, personalised and immersive experience,” Rahul Agarwal, CEO and MD, Lenovo India, told reporters here....

The second season of Masaba Masaba has a trailer, and it is out now! Masaba Gupta and Neena Gupta, a mother-daughter team, are returning to Netflix with a fictionalised biographical drama based on their life. The programme is scheduled to air on July 29. This season will see the couple attempting to rebuild their jobs while juggling their personal lives. The fashion house of Masaba is rebranded in the trailer in an effort to start over and move ahead of the past....

Xiaomi yesterday launched the Mi Band 6 in China. It is the successor of the Mi Band 5 and comes with the largest display ever seen on a Mi fitness Band. The Mi Band 6 boasts a massive 1.56-inch display which is around 0.46-inches larger than its predecessor. But the great thing is, the price of the Mi Band 6 is still in the same range as that of the Mi Band 5....

The Windows 11 event successfully concluded yesterday and, with it came Microsoft’s new Windows operating system, a whole six years after the launch of the current generation of Windows, Windows 10, which took place in July of 2015. The Windows 11 update has been called the next generation of Windows from Microsoft, primarily offering a redesign, complete with a fresh boot screen and start-up sound, to the centrally-located Start menu and widgets....

Mi 9 Pro and Mi MIX 5G: What to Expect? The Mi MIX 4 has been subjected to various leaks during the last few weeks. It’s unknown whether the Mi MIX 4 is the Mi MIX 5G smartphone that Xiaomi has teased today, but the company has confirmed some details regarding the Mi MIX 4. Going by the leaks, the Mi MIX 4 will feature a new screen called Waterfall Screen and it will have a 90Hz refresh rate....

MIUI to Soon Offer Manual Disable Option for Ads A few months back, Xiaomi stated that MIUI 11 would show very minimal ads compared to MIUI 10 as the company doesn’t want to ruin the user experience. A few days ago, MIUI Experience Head, has confirmed that the company will soon introduce an option that will allow users to disable the ads entirely on their smartphone. Right now, there are several ways to disable ads on Xiaomi smartphones, but it has to be done individually and it’s a time-consuming process....