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MTNL Chairman and Managing Director PK Purwar told PTI recently that the telecom corporation expects annual salary expenses to reduce by Rs 1,080 crore, from the current about Rs 2,500 crore - bringing it to far more manageable levels of 40-50% of revenue. “We are expecting that nearly 50% of the targeted employees may (opt for it)… 19,000 employees will be offered and we expect that number of people who will opt for it will be roughly 9,500....

Reportedly, the instant messaging platform WhatsApp is working on a new feature that will let users add a message rating for business accounts. This feature will let users rate the messages sent by business users, which is something like adding feedback. This feature is rolling out for the Android beta users and a few iOS users have also mentioned to have witnessed this feature. With this feature, users can rate a message with up to five stars with the maximum being five stars and the lowest being one star....

WhatsApp is on an update spree by regularly releasing new features on the platform. Over the last year, the company added a few significant features, including the provision to transfer money. It is already the biggest texting application around the globe. But not everyone knows about the kind of features it comes with. So here we are going to look at six amazing WhatsApp features that you make use of....

At the beginning of the year, Facebook-owned WhatsApp brought a series of new changes to the privacy policy. However, it didn’t go like how the online instant messaging platform expected it would. The new privacy policy update by the company faced huge criticism and backlash from Indian users. The reason behind the disappointment was the new policy stated that the company would share the user details with the parent company Facebook....

The spyware on WhatsApp was reportedly developed by the Israeli cyber intelligence company NSO Group. According to experts, the victims of the latest WhatsApp spyware attack may have lost important personal information, including location data and email content. “In almost six years of its existence, Telegram didn’t have any major data leak or security flaw of the kind WhatsApp demonstrates every few months,” said Durov. Unlike Telegram, WhatsApp is not open source, so there’s no way for a security researcher to easily check whether there are backdoors in its code....

WhatsApp is developing many new features that are quite interesting and enhance the experience of users. In a recent development, it looks like the developer team is improving the experience of the already implemented features. One such feature that is all set to get an improvement is the playback speeds for voice notes. The ability to play voice notes using various playback speeds was quite a success. It was released on the WhatsApp Android Beta 2....

If you are into consumer tech, you ought to be aware of the special edition devices that come once in a while, grabbing all the spotlight for some collaboration with a famous entity or a funky, new design. Have you ever wondered, though, why smartphone companies launch special edition devices? They usually do not offer any new specifications, nor do they attract a ton of sales, with most users not choosing to go with the slightly more expensive edition....

The Delhi government has a draft Master Plan for Delhi 2041 (MPD41) outlining a digital roadmap for the city for the next several years. With this new draft, the government aims to provide universal broadband access to every house that’s in Delhi along with Wi-Fi connectivity at up to 1 Gbps speeds to each citizen of the city. Further, the government wants to create appropriate infrastructure for enabling complete coverage of the upcoming 5G networks in the city....

Wynk Music, an online music streaming platform owned by Bharti Airtel, has just introduced ‘Podcasts’ on its platform. Podcasts are a fun way to consume content without having to look at a screen all the time. You can hear podcasts while walking, running, doing laundry, and basically anything. Wynk will offer ‘audio shows’ in different genres, including sports, fitness, comedy, news, and more. With this new offering, Wynk will allow users to hear and enjoy shows that are specifically curated based on their likes and preferences....

For months, speculations have been circulating about the Xiaomi 12 Ultra. The company began developing its main lineup in late 2021 and released it to worldwide markets earlier this year. The smartphone will be the first device to use the Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 CPU, according to the tipster Digital Chat Station. Furthermore, the tipster claims that the Realme GT 2 Master Explorer Edition, which was recently seen with full specifications at TENAA, would launch in China in tandem with the Xiaomi 12 Ultra....

Xiaomi is tipped to be gearing up for the launch of a MediaTek Dimensity 900 powered Redmi Note 10 series in its home country China. However, the latest leak suggests that the company is planning to launch the Redmi Note 8 (2021) with some interesting features like a 120Hz display, a MediaTek processor, and more in select markets. Let’s have a detailed look at the latest speculations about the upcoming Redmi Note 8 (2021) smartphone....

Xiaomi Redmi Note 9 Pro Max: Design and Display Starting with the design, the Redmi Note 9 Pro Max features the latest Aura Balance Design with a 3D glass back. Xiaomi says the smartphone even has a functional design. The handset has a 6.67-inch Full HD+ 20:9 Cinematic Screen with a punch-hole located on the top centre. It is a step-up from the Dot Notch display we saw on the Redmi Note 8 Pro....

After updating the mid-range Redmi Note 9 Pro to Android 11 in India, Xiaomi is rolling out a new Android 11-based MIUI 12 update to its flagship smartphone Mi 10. Xiaomi launched the Mi 10 5G in India earlier this year. Later on, we saw the brand launching Mi 10T series as well in India. The Xiaomi Mi 10 already picked up MIUI 12 update in the country, but it was based on Android 10....

In November 2021, it was stated that Xiaomi might introduce its first electric vehicle (EV) in 2024. Now, a rumour from Sina Tech (via) claims that Xiaomi’s founder Lei Jun will introduce the company’s first car prototype in the following month (August). According to the report, Jun spends nearly two-thirds of his time at the Xiaomi Auto headquarters keeping an eye on the development of the company’s first vehicle. The business will carry out a number of tests following its launch in August, including its first winter test....

You Broadband, a fiber broadband subsidiary of Vodafone Idea (Vi), is offering an excellent 200 Mbps plan only for Rs 900 per month (exclusive of taxes). Note that the plan because an even better deal if the users are taking it for the long-term as the company offers extra days of service with long-term purchases. Anyway, coming back to the monthly rates, it is first worth noting that this plan is available in the circle of Ahmedabad....

Spectra, a regional internet service provider catering to both retail as well as enterprise customers, offers a 500 Mbps plan to customers with 750GB of monthly data. This plan can feel insufficient to many as the data offered by the plan is comparatively very low to what users get when they purchase internet plans from other ISPs. It is very much understandable that consuming 750GB of data when you are getting 500 Mbps of download and upload speeds is not a big task....

The United States (US) Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), on Friday, disclosed a list of 50 US airports that will have buffer zones for 5G. For the unaware, 5G services using the C-band spectrum has been looked down upon by the FAA and other aviation bodies in the US because it poses problems for sensitive electronic equipment inside the aircraft, which can disrupt communication as well as visibility for the pilots....

5G networks would require spectrum in high-frequency bands. There are concerns, not just in India, whether sub-6 GHz frequencies would be safe to be used for 5G services. On a similar note, the Cellular Operators Association of India (COAI) said that the issue of spectrum interference raised by the Federation of Indian Pilots is uncorroborated. The industry body said that there is enough gap in the transmission of frequencies that will be used for 5G and aviation to let both co-exist in a safe manner....

Kotak International Equities in a report on Thursday highlighted that Reliance Jio, the country’s largest telecom operator has 87 million users who recharge their mobiles without connecting to Jio network. The report is based on the Telecom Subscription Data for June as released by the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) in late September. Kotak International Equities in its note highlights the gap between active users as reported by Trai and the paying subscriber base as reported by the telecom operators....

Airtel Digital TV Offerings Airtel Digital TV, the DTH arm of Bharti Airtel is one of the most lovable and Demanded DTH operators in India. Airtel Digital TV provides unlimited entertainment to its subscribers. To ensure that subscribers get the best premium content, Airtel Digital TV is offering four channels for free amid the lockdown period. The free channels offered by Airtel Digital TV covers all major sectors. For people who love cooking, Airtel Digital TV is offering Aapki Rasoi....