Xiaomi this week launched its ‘new big’ Mi Max phablet in India at an event in Delhi. The smartphone was announced in China last month. Continue reading “Weekly Roundup: Xiaomi Mi Max, LYF Earth 2, Vivo X7, X7 Plus, ZTE Nubia Z11 and more”
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Reliance Jio 4G Speed test and VoLTE demo
We have been testing Reliance Jio 4G network though the Jio lyf preview offer for the past few weeks on a Lyf Water 1 device and also the Lyf Flame 1 device. The Jio SIM cards are locked to Lyf devices at this point of time. We even managed to get hold a Jio sim from someone working for Reliance so that we could do some speed tests on the network on high end devices like the Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge, iPhone 6s Plus, Redmi Note 3, Lenovo Vibe X3 and more.. We managed to test the network in Chennai, Bangalore, Delhi, Hyderabad and Mumbai. We managed to test the upcoming VoLTE feature of the network too.
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Now buy a Reliance Lyf handset and get a free Jio SIM card with 3 months unlimited 4G data without an invite
Reliance Lyf handsets are now available at non-Reliance stores and open market as the company is nearing towards the commercial launch of Jio services. We spotted Lyf branding at multiple mobile showrooms in Bangalore and Chennai and even spotted this poster at a store in Bangalore. Previously Lyf handsets could be purchased only at Reliance Digital Xpress or a Digital Xpress mini stores across the country and you required an invite from a Reliance employee in order to join the limited Jio Lyf Preview. From our limited testing , Jio 4G could be one of the fast mobile networks in India and we saw download speeds reaching almost 70Mbps which is impressive.
Indian smartphone shipment drops 8.2% in Q1, Reliance Jio grabs 5th spot: IDC
India shipped a total of 23.5 million units of smartphones in Q1 2016 registering 5.2 percent growth over the same period last year, according to the International Data Corporation’s (IDC) Quarterly Mobile Phone Tracker. The smartphone shipments has decreased by 8.2 percent over Q4 2015 and it has been dipping consecutively for two quarters. Continue reading “Indian smartphone shipment drops 8.2% in Q1, Reliance Jio grabs 5th spot: IDC”
Reliance JioMoney Wallet launched for Android and iOS
Reliance is joining the bandwagon of several other companies and launched its own mobile wallet. Dubbed as JioMoney, the digital wallet lets you pay easy bill payments, mobile, DTH recharges and so on.
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Weekly Roundup: LeEco Le 1s Eco, Supertainment, LeMe, UE Boom 2, Coolpad Note 3 Plus and more
This week kicked off with a big event in Mumbai by LeEco, where the company made couple of announcements – a new ‘Made for India’ Le 1s Eco smartphone and its ecosystem-based membership program. Continue reading “Weekly Roundup: LeEco Le 1s Eco, Supertainment, LeMe, UE Boom 2, Coolpad Note 3 Plus and more”
Weekly Roundup: HP Chromebook 13, HTC One S9, Meizu M3, Samsung Gear 360 and more
This week, Google and HP announced a high-end Chromebook 13 which is ultra thin and features an anodized aluminum chassis.
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RCom 4G MiFi WD670 router with built-in battery gets listed for Rs. 2699
Reliance Communications had listed its 4G LTE based MiFi pocket router on its e-store. The device listing was taken down from the e-store at the time of writing this article. Continue reading “RCom 4G MiFi WD670 router with built-in battery gets listed for Rs. 2699”
Reliance Jio to offer 40-80 times faster mobile broadband speeds, says Mukesh Ambani
Reliance Industries (RIL) Chairman Mukesh Ambani has offered some fresh insights regarding company’s Jio 4G service.
Reliance Jio inches closer to 4G rollout, starts shipping 4G SIM cards
Reliance Jio Infocomm, a subsidiary of Reliance Industries Limited (RIL) had launched 4G services for its employees in December last year. Now, it looks like the company is gearing up for a public launch of the 4G service soon.
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Weekly Roundup: LG G5, Samsung Galaxy S7, S7 edge, Xiaomi Mi 5 and more from MWC 2016
This week, we reported from Mobile World Congress (MWC) in Barcelona. The South Korean giants LG and Samsung launched their 2016 flagship devices a day before MWC kick-off, and there were quiet a few launches that made the tech world buzzing. Continue reading “Weekly Roundup: LG G5, Samsung Galaxy S7, S7 edge, Xiaomi Mi 5 and more from MWC 2016”
Weekly Roundup: Sony Walkman, Intex fitness band, new Lava phones, Amkette Evo Gamepad Pro 2 and more
This week, Sony finally brought its new compact NW-A25HN Walkman with Hi-Res digital noise canceling feature to India. It was introduced at the IFA last September. Continue reading “Weekly Roundup: Sony Walkman, Intex fitness band, new Lava phones, Amkette Evo Gamepad Pro 2 and more”
Reliance JioChat messaging app now present across 9 countries
Jio Chat, the instant messaging app from Jio is now available across nine countries, including India, Canada, United States of America (USA), United Kingdom (UK), United Arab Emirates (UAE), South Africa, Singapore, Australia and China. The messaging app claims to have over 2 million subscribers.
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YU smartphones now available at offline retail stores – Announces partnership with Reliance Retail
YU Televentures has just announced a new partnership with Reliance Retail that will put their smartphones on sale at physical offline retail stores across the country.
Reliance details iPhone 5S and 5C plans with zero down-payment, starts at Rs. 2599 per month with a 2 year contract
Reliance Communications (RCom) has launched the iPhone 5S and the iPhone 5C in India as they promised. We reported that the operator plans to launch these phones in India with attractive plans with a 2 year contract. Now the company has detailed those plans. The company has announced two new offers, Rs. 2,599 per month for the iPhone 5c and Rs 2,999 per month for the iPhone 5s with a 24 month contract. This include the handset cost, unlimited local and STD calls, SMS’, national roaming and 3G data. This makes RCOM the first company to launch the iPhone with no down payment plans.