After years, Google has finally brought a new Pixel smartphone to the Indian market. The Pixel 6a, which has just been made available in India to pre-order, is the toned-down version of the Google Pixel 6. If you are expecting a flagship level of performance from this smartphone, my advice would be – don’t! The Pixel 6a can be seen listed on Flipkart with a single memory and price variant....
Details About Google Pixel 6a Tech giant Google has once again decided to omit India from the list of countries that will witness the launch of flagship devices from the company. There’s a high possibility that Google Pixel 6 and Pixel 6 Pro might not arrive in the country at all and looking at the previous trends related to Google Pixel Series, customers should not wait for them either. However, there have been several speculations that the tech giant might be gearing up to launch a budget device from the Pixel 6 Series instead which is expected to be Google Pixel 6a....
Google TV is a smart TV platform based on Android TV OS and it runs on Chromecast and select smart TVs from Sony and TCL among others. It comes with support for streaming apps such as Netflix, Disney+ Hotstar, and others. Now, it looks like Google is all set to add free TV channels to the Google TV platform sometime soon. The addition of free TV channels will give Google an upper hand over the others....
GTPL Reduces Manpower Working on Ground To ensure all the preventive measures are being followed strictly, GTPL Hathway has reduced the workforce, which works on the ground. Nearly 20% of the technical staff are allowed to work on real locations, whereas 80 % of the remaining staff are working from home. Piyush Pankaj also marked that since MSOs and LCOs come under essential services, all on-ground team are equipped with proper identification cards to avoid any hassle....
Hathway Lifelong Binge Offer Details To recall, Hathway had introduced the “Life Set Hai” offer in Hyderabad only back in May. The service provider was shipping the 50 Mbps plan for Rs 449 per month, but under this offer the company was providing a discount of Rs 100 on the monthly rental meaning that subscribers could get the 50 Mbps unlimited data plan for Rs 349 only. But this time around, Hathway has made a little change for its “Lifelong Binge Offer” and is offering this plan for Rs 399 per month and the speed remains the same at 50 Mbps....
Display technologies have been more or less the same in recent years, with the only exception being the flexible displays that can provide a unique canvas to view content on. OLEDs have been replacing LCD, with budget smartphones finally adopting OLED screens, forgoing their LCD past. The market however was shaken up by the introduction of Mini-LED technology and, with Apple choosing to make use of the same for its new iPad, it seems that the day is not that far when flagships and premium devices make the move from OLEDs to Mini-LED....
In the latest March quarter, Huawei was the second largest smartphone vendor with global shipments of 59.1 million units and 19% market share, behind Samsung that had 71.9 million units shipment (23.1% share), according to the research firm IDC. A product team official of Honor said that the three smartphones that were unveiled will be launched in India on June 11 and there is no change in schedule as of now....
Reliance Jio had earlier announced the ‘Jio Emergency Data Voucher’ facility. Using this facility, users can get data loans from the company. It is meant for users who don’t have access to money to pay for purchasing data from the telco. There are many 4G data vouchers offered by Reliance Jio. If you are going to purchase one, you will have to pay for it upfront. But in case you need it desperately and don’t have the money to pay for it, you can get it as Jio data loan under the Emergency Data Voucher facility from the company....
Redmi Note 9 Pro: Camera Specifications Thanks to this, mobiles that are compatible with the GCam application can achieve improvements in photography. Such as the software-enhanced blur effect found in Pixel models such as the Pixel 4, which, even with a single rear camera, achieved excellent results. Thanks to the support of the software developed by Google. The Redmi Note 9 Pro is one of the most exciting smartphones that Xiaomi has recently launched earlier this month....
Huawei, a Chinese telecom gear company, has reported that its profits for 2021 have touched a record high despite being out of fresh contracts from countries such as the United States (US), India, and more. Be it European nations, India or the US; the company is not welcomed for fresh 4G expansion contracts for 5G gear. It all started with the US and China trade and technology standoff. Donald Trump, former president of the US, had crippled Huawei over cybersecurity and espionage concerns....
Independent TV Customers Still in Jeopardy Due to Lack of Services Independent TV has more than 80,000 subscribers on board and it’s one of the popular DTH operators in the Northern India regions. However, since mid-June, the company was facing issues with its satellite signal provider Antrix Corporation over non-payment of dues. To recall, Independent TV disconnected services to consumers in the second week of June, stating that it might resume TV channels in a week....
India is seeing an increase in the number of wireline subscribers. From July 19.82 million subscribers in July 2020, the number of wireline subscribers grew to 23.13 million in September 2021. The upward trend in the number of wireline subscribers has been shared by the Cellular Operators Association of India (COAI). COAI said that the telecom industry had seen a boost in the total wireline subscriber base. The industry body recognised the efforts of the government in ensuring easy market access to telecom equipment and a proactive regulatory framework ensuring the availability of services at affordable prices....
The 2021 iPad Pro models, which used Apple’s M1 CPUs from the previous generation, are scheduled to be replaced by new versions. Apple’s M2 chip, which was recently introduced in the 2022 MacBook Air model, is supposed to be used in the new iPad models. This chip is said to provide a little improvement over the previous generation. The new models are anticipated to be released prior to the company’s October 27 release of its quarterly and annual earnings....
Four new iPhone models will debut this year as well, and one of the models will be produced in India at the time of the introduction, which will make the iPhone 14 series unique from previous models. For Apple and India, this is a first. This is the first time that Apple would construct iPhones concurrently in India and China, though the company has long produced other iPhone models locally....
iQOO is soon planning to launch a new premium smartphone in China. The brand has officially confirmed that it will introduce its iQOO Neo 6 smartphone in China on April 13. The smartphone will arrive as a successor to the iQOO Neo 5 which was launched last year. Moreover, the launch of the device has been set just a couple of days after the Vivo X Fold launch event. The handset will also be launched in India, however, the brand is yet to officially confirm this fact....
iPhone 12 Overview iPhone 12 will be available at a huge discount, but the base model comes with 64GB and not 128GB. So that’s something to consider. The 128GB variant would likely be priced a few thousand rupees more. Ideally, you should be able to get the 128GB variant of the iPhone 12 for under Rs 50,000 in the upcoming sale. The iPhone 12 is powered by the A14 Bionic SoC, which is very powerful and capable of allowing users to multitask easily....
To ease out the process of mobile recharges, Reliance Jio and the National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) have announced UPI AUTOPAY for the telecom industry. All hundreds of millions of Jio users will be able to leverage UPI AUTOPAY for automatic recharges without any hassle. Now onwards, Jio users can set standing orders on the MyJio app using UPI AUTOPAY for their favourite tariff plans and never worry about mobile recharges ever again....
Reliance Jio, India’s largest telecom operator, has just announced 5G for 50 more cities in the nation. This takes the total count of the 5G cities in the country to 184. The telco has covered around 17 states and union territories (UTs) in this wide-scale launch. Reliance Jio currently provides 5G at no additional cost to the users invited under the 5G Welcome Offer. The customers invited by the telco to experience its 5G can get speeds of more than 1 Gbps, and there’s no limit to how much data they consume when they are on the 5G networks of Jio....
Reliance Jio has just announced that it is forming a joint venture with SES, a global satellite-based content connectivity solutions provider. The new joint venture (JV) will be called Jio Space Technology Limited (JSTL). With this new venture, Jio and SES will look to provide next-generation affordable and scalable satellite broadband services in India. Jio Platforms Limited (JPL) will hold the majority and controlling equity stake of 51%, while SES will hold 49% of the new joint venture....
Jio Platforms Limited has just announced an investment of $15 million into ‘Two Platforms’, a Silicon Valley-based startup, for a 25% stake, marking the startup’s value at $60 million. Two Platforms, founded by Pranav Mistry, is a company that focuses heavily on Artificial Reality (AR) and wants to create immersive and interactive AI experiences. AI’s future after text and voice is visual interaction, believes Two. Two’s artificial reality platform enables real-time AI video and voice calls, lifelike gaming, immersive spaces and digital humans....
