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Android TVs are becoming a common sight in households all around the world. People are more excited about OTT platforms for watching content than the traditional cable TV way. Google is always working behind the scenes to make using Android a more seamless experience for its users. That is why Google keeps on sending updates to not only Android for smartphones but also for TV. Now Google has announced Gboard TV which is a virtual keyboard designed especially for Android TV....

There should be rules in place to make social media accountable, says Ashwini Vaishnaw, Minister for Electronics and Information Technology. In a question hour held at Rajya Sabha on Friday, the Minister revealed that the government is ready to introduce ‘stricter’ guidelines to regulate social media if Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha can build a consensus on it. His response was to a query raised by Anand Sharma of the Congress party on initiatives taken against websites like ‘BulliBai’ that targeted women belonging to the Muslim community....

Grameenphone is the leading telecommunications service provider in Bangladesh, with several million subscribers. It is a joint venture between Telenor and Grameen Telecom Corporation. The telecom regulator sent an order to halt Grameenphone’s SIM sales until it “improves its quality of service, including cutting down call drop rate.” This was done on June 29, four days after the Padma bridge’s official opening. As the telecom minister recently expressed satisfaction with the service quality of the nation’s top mobile operator, Grameenphone, the company’s SIM sales prohibition is lifted....

When it comes to broadband connections, prominent players in the market such as Jio, Airtel and more are hugely popular. They provide their services pan India and offer a ton of plans for their subscribers with great benefits. However, there are some other internet service providers (ISPs) as well that have plans that are reasonable as well as come with good benefits. Two such service providers are Hathway and Netplus, which offer 200 Mbps broadband plans that are actually quite attractive....

Hathway Makes Changes to Multi TV Policy: What’s New? Following the Tata Sky route, Hathway is now charging Rs 153 NCF charges for every secondary connection. “The network capacity fee for the second television connection will be equal to the network capacity fee charged to other television connection,” says Hathway. So the maximum NCF charges right now are Rs 153 and it’s applicable to almost every TV viewer looking to watch a single paid channel....

Huawei Harmony OS Details Sensing this threat from the US, Huawei instantly started working on its own operating system, which was termed as Hongmeng OS back then. Later on, it was revealed that the US had rolled back the sanctions, but even then the threat had not entirely subsided for Huawei. There were massive security concerns looming in the US about Huawei. On August 9, Huawei finally announced the arrival of its operating system, Harmony OS....

At a time when the world is reeling under acute semiconductor shortage, we believe the latest initiative and policies introduced by the Government will ensure India’s place in the global map of hi-tech production hubs. Electronics plays an important role in everyday life, and semiconductor chips form a crucial part of electronics, Rishi Kishore Gupta, Vice President, Consumer Business Group, Huawei India, told TelecomTalk. Q1. How was Huawei India’s performance YoY during CY2021, and what is the company’s outlook for 2022?...

Sita Ramam, starring Dulquer Salmaan and Mrunal Thakur, was released in Telugu, Tamil, and Malayalam before being released in Hindi. Sita Ramam, directed by Hanu Raghavapudi and starring Rashmika Mandana, shows how humanity trumps conflict, boundaries, and religion. The 1964 drama revolves around Lt. Ram, an orphan army soldier stationed in Kashmir, who only receives love letters addressed to “Sita Mahalakshmi” Ram wishes to locate Sita and express his feelings for her....

The Indian government is yet to make a final decision on the growing concerns of allowing Chinese vendors to be part of 5G field trials in the country. Union Home Secretary Ajay Kumar Bhalla, however, stated that the “penetration of the neighbouring country into the existing network is too extensive.” Indian telecom operators relied heavily on Chinese telecom gear makers like Huawei and ZTE. In recent times, we have seen Airtel and Vodafone Idea switching to non-Chinese vendors like Ericsson and Nokia....

The Indian telecom industry is going to see repeated tariff hikes in the coming years. This will specifically happen with 4G tariffs. Right now, because the prepaid mobile tariffs are very affordable, a lot of users keep more than one SIMs active at all times. This gives them the freedom of using multiple networks for staying connected with their friends, family, and colleagues. But there’s one thing that a lot of multiple SIM owners in India will think after a few more rounds of tariff hikes — Is the secondary SIM worth it?...

5G has been the most awaited feature for consumers, promising to change the way one uses his/her phone due to the enhanced capabilities that come with 5G. Some of these include downloading major files or sending larger files in a fraction of the time that is currently taken. That being said, the feature is yet to arrive, and, as per reports, it will still be delayed in India, with the possibility of a launch in 2022, given the situation regarding 5G spectrum auctions and the trials, which are just starting....

Infinix Hot 8: Specifications and Features The Infinix Hot 8 offers excellent specifications on paper. The phone has a 6.52-inch HD+ display on the front with a teardrop notch and 90.3% screen-to-body ratio. Under the hood, we have the octa-core MediaTek Helio P22 chipset running the show, clubbed with 4GB of RAM and 64GB of storage. Yes, you read it right. At Rs 6,999, the Infinix Hot 8 offers 4GB of RAM and a decent 64GB of internal storage....

Instagram appears to be adding a feature that will allow you to repost other people’s posts and reels. The platform will be tested with a limited number of users, the company has stated. Users currently have to use third-party apps in order to repost pictures or videos from other people’s accounts. Here is all the information you require on this feature. According to a Meta spokeswoman who talked with TechCrunch, Instagram is exploring the option to reshare posts in Feed — similar to how you can reshare in Stories — so users can share what resonates with them and so original authors are credited for their work....

Nothing Phone 1 has been compared to iPhone 13’s design quite a lot. Upon the launch of the iPhone 14 series, Carl Pei, founder of Nothing, had something positive to say about the iPhone 14 Pro. Apple introduced something new to the world with ‘Dynamic Island’. While it sounded funny at first, however, as Apple explained how it works, it started making a lot of sense. Carl Pei called Dynamic Island a smart feature....

ITV 2.0 to Start Selling New Connections from September Independent TV is completely getting a makeover as ITV 2.0, confirmed the company’s CEO Vivek Prakash. He also added that the DTH operator has a definite plan which also includes training of ZD and SSD engineers to repair and replace the existing set-top boxes from customer houses. Indian Television reported this news first. The Set-Top Boxes which are currently with the sellers will be repaired by the engineers and they will be used to replace the existing STBs in the customer houses....

Reliance Jio is the largest telecom operator in the country and provides high-speed 4G internet with its prepaid and postpaid plans. However, there could be instances where users can experience poor network connections or might face lags and issues with their Jio connection. On such occasions, it is thought that the issues are arising due to average network coverage but the problems can also occur due to smartphones as well....

Reliance Jio has received approval from NCLT to acquire Reliance Infratel Limited. Jio’s tower business arm, Reliance Property and Projects Management Services Limited, will acquire Reliance Infratel Ltd. A few days back, Jio requested the NCLT to fast-track the process of approving the acquisition because of the fear of depreciating assets due to inter-creditor disputes. Jio had proposed depositing Rs 3720 crore in an escrow account in the State Bank of India (SBI) to complete the transaction....

Reliance Jio has been asked by the telecom department to shift to the 1800 MHz frequency band from the current 850 MHz frequencies in the Junnar region of Pune, Maharashtra. The decision has been taken by the Department of Telecommunications (DoT) after a careful review of the interferences caused by Jio’s 4G network in the region. The operation of the Giant Metrewave Radio Telescope (GMRT) was losing a lot of data because of the interference created by Jio’s 4G networks operating in the 850 MHz frequency band....

Reliance Jio to soon increase the price of original JioPhone by Rs 300 which will take its retail price to Rs 999. A 91mobiles report citing sources as offline retailers says the telco is all set to hike the price of JioPhone. To recall, Jio introduced the Rs 699 JioPhone offer during Diwali 2019 and the same offer is available till now. While launching the offer last year, Jio stated it would be a ’limited period’ deal....

If you are someone who enjoys consuming devotional content, then Jothi TV might make for a perfect channel for you. Note that it is a regional channel and won’t be of any use to you if you don’t understand the Tamil language. It will be available in all the major cable and Direct-to-Home (DTH) networks. There are a lot of people who are trying to find this channel on their TVs but have been unsuccessful....