Both Reliance Jio and Vodafone Idea offer their users a Rs 199 plan option. Post the tariff hikes, the Rs 199 plans don’t offer users what they used to. In fact, the validity of low-end plans such as this one has been dragged down plenty. If you are considering to subscribe with a sub Rs 200 prepaid plan, Reliance Jio and Vodafone Idea might have something in store for you....

Samsung has impressed the market with its Galaxy S20 lineup a couple of months ago. Devices in the S20 series are some of the best smartphones in the world right now. But now a piece of exciting news has hit the market. People who are thinking of purchasing any of the devices from the S20 series. Samsung has said that anyone who had pre-booked a smartphone from the S20 lineup will be eligible to receive an e-voucher of Rs 4,000....

Samsung Galaxy A90 5G: Specifications and Features The Galaxy A90 5G doesn’t look anywhere close to the Galaxy Note 10 or the Galaxy S10 series as the phone has a teardrop notch display. On the front, Samsung has added a 6.7-inch Full HD+ Super AMOLED display featuring a teardrop notch on top that houses the 32MP selfie camera. Underneath, the smartphone has the Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 chipset which we earlier saw on high-end phones like OnePlus 7 Pro, OnePlus 7, Redmi K20 Pro and so on....

Korean smartphone giant Samsung has been on a roll in recent times, from the M-series of devices to the A-series of devices and the upcoming rumoured foldables that might be launched in a month or two. The latest of these devices is the Samsung Galaxy F22, which has been priced at Rs 12,499 for the base model and is on offer in different variants. In the same segment, Xiaomi too has an offering that can take the fight to the Samsung Galaxy F22, in the form of the Xiaomi Redmi Note 10, which is priced at Rs 12,999....

Samsung recently launched the Galaxy M32 5G in India. In a fresh development, the South Korean tech giant might go ahead and launch the Galaxy M33 5G soon as well. The M33 5G would ideally be the upgraded version of M32 5G. According to a report from GalaxyClub, a new 5G smartphone from Samsung has been spotted with the model number SM-M335G. The device might be called Galaxy M33 5G....

There have been several rumours and leaks in the past about soon to be launched Samsung Galaxy M33 5G. The launch of the device might even be imminent considering the rate at which details about it are being leaked. Recently it was reported that the device could feature a massive 6000mAh battery as informed by the leaks and now the device has been spotted at the Geekbench portal. Samsung Galaxy M33 5G could be a budget device launched by the tech giant....

Samsung had recently launched the Galaxy S21 FE 5G for the Indian market. It has not even been two weeks, and the smartphone’s price has been reduced. To recall, Samsung had launched the Galaxy S21 FE 5G in two variants in India with - a) 8GB+128GB and b) 8GB+256GB for Rs 54,999 and Rs 58,999. Not just this, but customers can get additional discounts if they go with the bank offers....

South Korean tech giant Samsung has launched its latest budget offering, Samsung Galaxy Tab A8, worldwide. The latest version of the affordable Galaxy Tab A8 from the company comes with improved performance, an increment in screen size of the device, higher storage capacity and multi-tasking features allowing for more versatile usage. The latest budget device from Samsung comes with an in-built Samsung TV Plus that offers streaming of about 200+ free channels both live and on-demand but only available in select markets....

A new wave of connectivity solutions and technologies will emerge with the arrival of satellite broadband services in India. The satellite communications (satcom) sector needs all the help it can get from the government to ensure that it has a good base to operate on, and companies such as OneWeb and Starlink, which plan to come to India next year, can sustain their businesses in the long run. According to a PTI report, the Department of Telecommunications (DoT) is currently working to simplify and fasten the clearance procedures for satellite networks....

Smartphones and automobiles supply in the country is going to get better as the supply chain constraints of the semiconductors are expected to ease out according to the chip designers from the second quarter of 2022. The availability of the semiconductors for smartphones is being speculated to start balancing out over the next couple of months whereas semiconductors for automobiles will see an improvement in supplies by the end of this year....

DTH Operators Say Interoperable STBs May Have Several Flaws Tata Sky, which is currently providing the cheapest Set-Top Boxes in the industry, wrote to Trai that the interoperable STBs would fall behind in the security aspect. For example, DTH operators, along with the STB manufacturers, are able to offer security solutions like HDCP, water-marking and so on. For example, if Trai implements the interoperability functionality, STB manufacturers may not be able to add these security solutions....

These are the 16 Star India Channels Which Will Receive Price Hike Star India always stayed on top of the list when it comes to providing discounts on broadcaster packs and a-la-carte channels. The popular broadcaster will increase prices of 16 a-la-carte channels on January 9. Notably, the 16 channels will be back to their original prices which Star India announced earlier in 2019 as part of Trai tariff regime....

Canalys, an independent analyst company on Monday said that the worldwide tablet shipments hit 37.5 million units in the second quarter of the current year. The company said that the tablet shipments recorded in Q2 2020 represent an 26% increase on a yearly basis. Canalys said that the demand for tablets increased as consumers sought larger screens for remote work and educational purposes. Additionally, the firm said that the retailers and carriers in several markets offered financial incentives on devices and data “to encourage tablet purchases....

ICICI Securities through a report said that the next round of tariff hikes for the telecom industry could come as early as March 2021. In the same report, ICICI Securities also mentioned that it would help telcos such as Bharti Airtel and Vodafone Idea (Vi) grow their average revenue per user (ARPU) by up to 20% in the FY22. Last year, during the same time as now, tariff hikes by up to 25% to 40% were implemented by the telecom operators of the country....

India’s number one Direct-to-Home (DTH) operator, Tata Sky, has added five new channels to its offerings. Note that these channels are not entirely new to the platform, and some or all of them may have been a part of Tata Sky’s offerings earlier. The four new channels added are - ‘Mango TV’, ‘Hornbill TV’, ‘Enterr10 Rangeela’, ‘Music Zone’ and ‘Colors Bangla Cinema’. Removal of old channels and addition of new ones is regular work for Tata Sky....

It has been a while since Tata Sky introduced the Binge+ Android TV Set-Top Box. However, the company became serious about the hybrid STB segment only three months ago when it reduced the price of Binge+ to Rs 2,999. For several months now, the Airtel Xstream Box and DishSMRT Hub were available at just Rs 2,499, and they made the Tata Sky Binge+ look like a lot pricier at Rs 5,999 & Rs 3,999 (after the first price drop)....

DTH operator Tata Sky has introduced a new offer to the customers who are looking to purchase a connection. The offer, introduced as part of this Diwali 2020, allows the new customers to get up to Rs 400 off on the company’s Set-Top Boxes. Tata Sky is offering Rs 400 discount on its premium HD+ Set-Top Box, whereas the Android TV-based Binge+ STB is available with Rs 200 discount. However, Tata Sky mentioned on its website that the new discount offer is applicable only on online payments....

Removal of HD Access Fee So if you have been a Tata Sky subscriber since long, then you know that there was a time when the customers were charged a base fee for watching HD channels, and this was known as the HD access fee. The subscribers of Tata Sky with HD set-top box were charged with a Rs 175 base fee to access HD channels. However, soon after the rollout of the new tariff regime, Tata Sky removed the HD access fee for all its subscribers which was seen a positive move on Tata Sky’s part....

Last month, IPL 2021 tournament returned for the second league in UAE. The season had stopped earlier this year in India. After a surge in the number of COVID-19 cases within the team, it was postponed. Now, as the tournament is going on, the final match of IPL 2021 is slated for October 15 in UAE. If you want to watch the IPL 2021 live streaming, then you can watch it on some Star Sports channels that also stream the IPL 2021 live telecast....

New Broadcaster Packs on Tata Sky The MRP of the Sony Happy India South B pack is Rs 25, and after the taxes, the rental of this plan comes out to be Rs 29.5 The channel pack consists of 6 SD channels which include AXN, Sony Pix, Sony BBC Earth, Sony Yay, Sony Six and Sony Ten 1. The second pack listed on Tata Sky’s website is Turner Family HD pack which also bundles a total of 5 channels including 4 SD channels and 1 HD channel....