Oppo Reno 2F and Reno 2Z Become Affordable by Rs 2,000 in India The first-gen Oppo Reno products were priced quite competitively, however, the Reno 2 series of phones are priced on the steeper side. That said, the reason behind the steep prices for Reno 2 series is the change of strategy- offline market. The Oppo Reno and Reno 10X Zoom smartphones were aimed at the online market, while the Reno 2 series is focussed at offline stores....

The OTT (over-the-top) communication applications such as WhatsApp, WeChat, and Messenger are going to leave a dent in the revenues of mobile or telecom operators in 2023. More and more businesses are leveraging OTT communication platforms to communicate internally and with customers. A new Juniper Research suggests that mobile operators are going to lose around $2.5 billion in business messaging revenues. This will be an increase of 20% over 2022....

Panasonic TV Smart TV Features and More The new Smart TV series by Panasonic brings six models of 4K TVs and Smart TV range. These models include the GX655 4K Android TV and GS655 Android Smart TV, which are specially designed to deliver best in class picture quality and sound. These TVs also come with16W & 20W speakers along with the integrated home theatre systems, the Android TVs by Panasonic, as the company hypes, will extend the ultimate cinematic experience to viewers in the comfort of their homes....

Earlier this year, Google teased the Pixel 6 series of smartphones. Last month, the company launched the Pixel 6 and Pixel 6 Pro, and now it is reportedly prepping an affordable variant in the series called Pixel 6a. Going by the previous report, the new smartphone from the Mountain View-based tech giant could arrive with mid-tier specifications. Recently, we came across the leaked renders of the device, revealing what we can expect from its design....

Poco launched its latest smartphone for the Indian market today. It is the Poco M2. A few days back we reported that it is confirmed that Poco is going to launch M2 with an AI quad-camera setup and a Full HD+ display. Back in July, Poco announced the Poco M2 Pro and it was launched with the Qualcomm Snapdragon 720G for Rs 13,999. Now Poco M2 has been launched with the MediaTek Helio G80 paired with 6GB of RAM....

According to a release from Poco, the Poco M3 saw more than 1,50,000 units selling via Flipkart on the day of its first sale. To recall, the device was launched on February 2, 2021, in India and its first sale via Flipkart was slated to take place on February 9, 2021. Over 30 lakh or 3 million people have expressed their interest in purchasing the Poco M3. The company has assured that the device will come back in stock on Flipkart at 12 PM, February 16, for the consumers who couldn’t get their hands on the device during the first sale....

Prepaid plans are the backbone of the telecom industry. Even though the postpaid plans get more revenue to the telecom companies owing to their high earning status, most people in India rely on prepaid plans for their day-to-day calling and data needs. These prepaid plans last went through an accelerated evolution when Reliance Jio bundled data and calling in a single plan and reduced the per GB data price by quite a margin....

According to IGN India, Sony might make the PS5 available in India again in June 2021. The exact date isn’t mentioned, but the sale of the console is expected to take place as early as June. Sony Didn’t Offer Entire Stock During the Sale A key thing to note here is that Sony didn’t avail its entire PS5 stock that landed in India during April 2021 on the May 17 sale....

Zee5 will present the online premiere of director R Balki’s Chup: Revenge of the Artist on November 25, the streamer revealed on Saturday. The movie will be accessible to viewers in five languages after its global digital premiere on Zee5: Hindi, Telugu, Tamil, Kannada, and Malayalam. Further Information Regarding the Film “Chup” The suspenseful drama, which stars Sunny Deol, Dulquer Salmaan, and Shreya Dhanwanthary, tells the tale of a psychopath who preys on movie critics....

Poco launched one of its most-awaited and anticipated smartphones of the year- the Poco M2 Pro. It was launched in the same price segment as of Realme 6 Pro. The Realme 6 Pro comes for Rs 18,499 whereas the Poco M2 Pro comes for a starting price of Rs 13,999. A similarity both of these devices have is that they both come with the Snapdragon 720G chipsets. If looked carefully, the Poco M2 Pro feels like a rebranded version of Realme Note 9 Pro....

While the market is awaiting the release of the Realme GT 2 series on January 4, the Realme C31 handset is listed on the NBTC certification website. The listing confirms the name of the model as well as provides a model number RMX3501. The NBTC listing further reveals that this upcoming Realme smartphone comes with 10W charging support. The smartphone may have a 5000mAh battery, and it is likely to be a budget offering of around Rs 10,000 in India....

Of late, smartphone manufacturers are increasing the cost of their offerings in India. One of the brands that has increased the cost of its smartphones is Realme. As per a report by 91Mobiles citing offline retail sources, a slew of smartphones including Realme 8 5G, Realme C21, Realme Narzo 30 4G and Realme C25s have received a price hike of Rs 500. The price hike is effective only to the offline stores and Flipkart and Realme websites sell these devices at their old pricing....

Realme has expanded its smartphone lineup in the Malaysian market with the launch of the Narzo 30. The handset was speculated on numerous reports and leaks, now it has finally launched in the global market revealing all the vital information. The handset comes with highlighted features like the MediaTek Helio processor, 48MP camera sensor, 5,000mAh battery, and a lot more among others. Looking at the configuration of the smartphone we can say that the newly launched Narzo 30 can be pitted against the Redmi Note 10S which was recently launched in India....

Realme started teasing its first tablet, the Realme Pad earlier last month during the launch of the Realme GT smartphone in Europe, post which it was spotted being tested in public and stopping by at certain certification sites. To date, however, we have not seen any renders of the same. That is set to change today, as, 91Mobiles and industry insider Stever Hemmersofffer, from @onleaks have presented the Realme Pad renders to showcase how the upcoming tablet will look like, with each and every angle in view, complete with key details such as screen size, dimensions and I/O having been revealed as well....

Combined Discount for Airtel Postpaid and Broadband Users The first thing that the Airtel Digital TV users can enjoy is a combined discount on their subscription. One of the advantages of being a loyal Airtel user would factor in here as Airtel extends discounts to its customers under Airtel Home, who use all of its three services. Therefore, if you have an Airtel postpaid connection, Airtel broadband connection and also an Airtel Digital TV connection, then you will be able to save up to 10% on bills when you pay through Airtel Thanks app....

Reliance Jio 4G Data Vouchers Start at Rs 11: Everything You Need to Know Starting with the Rs 11 data voucher from Reliance Jio, it offers 400MB of 4G data, followed by the Rs 21 voucher with 1GB of data. Then we have the Rs 51 data voucher that comes with 3GB of data, and lastly, there’s the Rs 101 voucher which provides a user 6GB of data. Talking about the validity, these vouchers will be valid until your current combo prepaid plan....

Reliance Jio is currently offering two prepaid plans under the annual packs’ category. The sad thing is that there is no annual pack that comes bundled with an OTT (over-the-top) benefit. The OTT benefit bundled plan worth Rs 4199 was removed recently by Jio. The Rs 4199 plan used to offer 3GB of daily data for one year with a free Disney+ Hotstar Premium subscription. Right now, the two plans that you can get from Jio with annual validity are - Rs 2999 and Rs 2879 plans....

Reliance Jio has released the quarterly performance report for Q3 FY21 (October 31, 2020-December 31, 2020). Key highlights of this quarter performance from Jio include an increase in ARPU to Rs 151, subscriber base boost to 410.8 million, total data traffic increase by 28.4% YoY and total voice traffic increase by 18% YoY. Despite the challenges put by COVID-19, Reliance Jio says it managed to add 25.1 million subscribers during the quarter....

Reliance Jio is reportedly working with National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) to bring UPI Apps on JioPhones. Jio has been working on the NPCI infrastructure even before the Facebook deal was finalised. It is expected that working with NPCI will bring UPI apps for all the JioPhone users out there. Also, the move by Jio will encourage people for online payments and broaden the reach of Digital PaymentS in India....

The beginning of Consolidation in the DTH Industry There are no two thoughts about the fact that the broadband industry is already preparing for the coming of Reliance Jio FTTH service. BSNL and Airtel have already debuted their revised plans which offer more to the users. The government led telecom operator has also removed FUP limit on many of its plans which means that it is trying to attract more and more consumers to stick....