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Jio Platforms Limited (JPL), the holding company of Reliance Jio, India’s number telecom operator, has partnered with Optiva, a Canadian provider of business support systems (BSS) software and services to the telecommunications industry. With this partnership, Jio aims to offer 5G solutions to global operators. As per the collaboration, JPL will offer its cloud-native 5G core to telcos globally along with Optiva’s proven and future-ready converged charging engine to accelerate the monetisation of a wide range of 5G services and use cases....

Reliance Jio has recently partnered with ‘HITS’, a pay-TV service to offer JioTV and JioTV+ users with the best of Hollywood and UK TV. So now both the JioTV and JioTV+ users can access the content from HITS. For the unaware, HITS offers some of the best content from Hollywood and UK TV released in the past few decades. Users watching through smartphones can utilise the JioTV app, and JioFiber users who have the Set-Top Box (STB) of Jio can use the JioTV+ for streaming through HITS....

JioTV Plus Service Will Be Available for JioFiber Users While announcing the commercial plans of JioFiber, Mukesh Ambani confirmed that the JioFiber users would get access to a special service called ‘JioTV Plus.’ Right now, details about this service are not known, but we’re expecting it to be an OTT service platform. For example, JioFiber customers will be able to watch content from other OTT service platforms like ZEE5, Hotstart and so on under this JioTV Plus service....

The Kpop world is becoming more popular by the day. Over the past few years, South Korean artists like BTS, BLACKPINK, and others have developed enormous fan bases. Not only regular people but also celebrities have voiced a similarity to Kpop. The popularity of Kdramas (South Korean Dramas) has recently grown along with Kpop. More intriguing Kdramas are slated for release as the year draws to a conclusion. On OTT services like Netflix, Discovery+, and others in November, you have must-watch shows like Call My Agent, Revenge of Others, The Fabulous, and others....

Kodak, better known for selling professional cameras also indulges itself in the Smart TV market. The company currently offers some of the most affordable Smart TVs in India. In a recent announcement, Kodak has said that it is reducing the price of its Smart TVs for a limited period. The company is offering a bumper sale to the people in India where one can get a new TV starting at just Rs 8,999....

Samsung has been known for its cameras in recent times, with the company finally opting for cameras that can take on Apple’s offerings on the iPhone and the Google Pixel. Today, it seems that Samsung has been working on a movable camera design meant for handsets that could allow for variable aperture for the camera. This design was showcased in a patent that was spotted by LetsGoDigital. In this patent, the camera setup, which in its regular style, is placed in a horizontal manner on the smartphone’s back....

Lava International, the Indian mobile handset brand on Tuesday introduced the Lava Z66, a “Made in India” smartphone. The company said that the device is equipped with an 13MP front camera that captures “stunning portraits even in low-light” conditions. The device with a rear dual camera setup is said to offer an “superior photography experience.” It has to be noted that the Lava Z66 is the first major device from the company since the Lava Z71 that Lava launched in early January, 2020....

macOS, Apple’s primary software OS for it’s Mac lineup has been through a lot of change ever since it’s announcement back in 2001. The OS, which was the key reason for users to shift from Windows is quite feature-rich, having been developed and worked upon for over 20 years. It has gone through multiple update cycles and versions from High Sienna to Mojave to Big Sur, which is the current version....

Since COVID-19 first came to the scene, virtually all sectors – including telecommunications – have faced continuous challenges. Despite these challenges, it came with a few silver linings. We’ve seen many innovative products and services getting adopted at faster rates than predicted, including some services that were created years ago that have been under-utilised and under-appreciated. A prime example is video conferencing. It has been around for some time now, but it was only in the past year that it became widely adopted by consumers due to booming teleworking trends....

MediaTek Helio G85 Supports 8GB of RAM The MediaTek Helio G85 chipset can support category 7 - 4G LTE, VoWi-Fi, Dual 4G VoLTE, full HD+ display with 60Hz refresh rate, 802.11ac, and Bluetooth 5.0. Talking about the cameras, the chip can support up to 2 cameras at a time, which can be both 16MP cameras, and with one primary camera, it can support up to 48MP. It is also said that the chipset will enhance the camera AI....

The Taiwanese semiconductor manufacturer MediaTek has disclosed its revenue generation for the month of January 2022. The company was able to generate total revenue of NT$43.502 billion which is somewhere about $1.55 billion. The company’s revenue has increased by about 23.1% year-on-year basis but when it comes to a month-on-month basis, it has witnessed a 5.8% downfall. Even though the manufacturer had faced a rough start as compared to December 2021, the company is positive about the quarter as a whole....

Meta, the parent company of social media giant Facebook, is laying off over 11,000 employees. This is a recent development and has been confirmed by Mark Zuckerberg, founder of Facebook and owner of Meta. Meta owns some of the largest internet businesses in the world, such as Instagram, Facebook, WhatsApp and more. Removing 11,000 employees from the company is almost 13% of the workforce inside it. It is a massive firing by the company and something that it hasn’t done before....

As more of the data is stored and transacted digitally, it can be hacked and accessed by people with malicious intent. Thus, network security is a major focus for the current Indian government. With 5G, the way people and machines connect will evolve into something entirely different than 4G; of course, in a better way. To ensure that the 5G future of India is safe, the Modi government is only allowing equipment from trusted vendors to be a part of the mobile networks....

Moto Edge X30, which has already launched for the China market, is gearing up for India launch in late January or February 2022. A noteworthy thing about this smartphone was that it was the first to arrive with the Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen1, the new flagship chipset of Qualcomm. According to a 91Mobiles report, the device might also launch in India in late January or February 2022. Other smartphone companies such as Realme and Xiaomi are also expected to launch new flagship devices with Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen1....

Moto G Stylus 2021 Specifications (Expected) By looking at the listings of the device, the Moto G Stylus 2021 is expected to come with a 6.8-inch punch-hole display where the camera cutout is placed on the top left corner. The device is likely to come with a quad-camera setup at the rear. The fingerprint scanner is expected not to be mounted on the back but at the side of the device....

Moto G7, Moto G7 Plus, Moto G7 Power and Moto G7 Play: Specifications Like we mentioned above, the Moto G7 series have something in common like the rear fingerprint sensor, face-unlock capability, microSD card slots, stock Android 9 Pie and USB Type-C port. Additionally, all the Moto G7 phones support the 3.5mm headphone jack. When it comes to screen, the Moto G7 Play sports a slightly smaller 5.70-inch (720x1512 pixels) display, while the other models come with a larger 6....

The Lenovo backed smartphone maker Motorola is looking to expand its G-series portfolio even further by introducing the Moto G82 device. The rumours regarding the device have been emerging for some time now and the smartphone has apparently been spotted at TENAA, China Compulsory Certification (3C), Wi-Fi Alliance, EEC, BIS, and TDRA certification sites. It is likely that Moto G82 has the codename Rhodes 5G+ and could be the first smartphone to have a G8 name....

The Motorola Edge 30 Ultra smartphone is about to be on sale all around the world. Recently, the device was discovered on the BIS database, indicating that the country of debut will be India. Currently, a Motorola Edge 30 Ultra teaser on Flipkart shows that the handset will launch in India on September 10 at 1 PM, according to tipster Abhishek Yadav. However, the renders of the smartphone that have just been leaked do not match the image used for the teaser....

On October 1st at the India Mobile Congress, Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced the availability of 5G services in India. Both Airtel and Jio have already announced their deployment strategies and begun deploying 5G in a few towns. In the midst of this, consumers’ Android or iOS handsets must be 5G compatible in order to use 5G services, and OEMs must send an OTA update to activate the functionality. Now, Motorola, a company owned by Lenovo, has disclosed that a software update will be delivered to its 5G-capable smartphones, enabling customers to connect to the 5G network on their gadgets....

Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Limited (MTNL) has extended the promotional offer on its select special tariff vouchers (STVs) which includes STV 153, STV 259, and STV 409. Post the announcement of the extension, the promotional offer will now run from August 18, 2021, to November 15, 2021. This means that the offer will now be there for additional 90 days. Note that the promotional offer is exclusively reserved for MTNL customers in Mumbai....