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Android 10 for Android TV Improvements The announcement of the new Android 10 for Android TV-based devices, comes from a new blog post from Google in which the company has highlighted that it ships new performance and security upgrades. Along with this announcement, Google has also shown excitement for its new project Treble that will bring speedier Android updates for all Android devices, including Android TV. The company has noted in its blog post, “We’re excited to provide faster updates through Project Treble and more secure storage with encrypted user data....

Apple finally brought the AirPods Pro 2 to its fans globally on Wednesday’s launch event. The AirPods Pro first generation has been a massive success. The pricing for the second-gen AirPods Pro is almost the same as well. But in terms of performance, the AirPods Pro 2 should leave the previous generation far behind. Check out its complete specifications and price here. AirPods Pro 2 Price AirPods Pro 2 have launched in India for Rs 26,900....

Apple Hikes Prices Around 5% on Its Models Mumbai-based smartphone retailer Mahesh Telecom on Wednesday tweeted about the increase in price of Apple smartphones with several models including iPhone 7 witnessing a price hike. The iPhone 7 now starts at Rs 31,500 while its sibling iPhone 7 Plus is now priced at Rs 39,900. Similarly, the iPhone 8 is now priced at Rs 42,600 while iPhone 8 Plus has been hiked to Rs 53,400....

A couple of months back, the Cupertino tech giant Apple unveiled the new iPad Mini featuring an 8.3-inch display. As soon as it was released, some users of the device complained about the ‘jelly scrolling’ issue. Notably, with this issue, the right of the display runs relatively faster than the left in the portrait mode. Regarding this, the company stated that it is common for LCD displays including as the screens refresh line-by-line....

At the California Streaming event, the Cupertino tech giant Apple unveiled a plethora of products including the iPhone 13 series. This series comprises the iPhone 13 mini, iPhone 13, iPhone 13 Pro and iPhone 13 Pro Max. Also, it unveiled the Apple Watch Series 7, iPad 9th Gen model and iPad mini 6th Gen model. Soon after the unveiling of the iPhone 13 series, the cost of the previous generation models including the iPhone 12 and iPhone 11 series came down by a whopping up to Rs 14,000....

Apple’s next-generation iPhones are all set to be launched next month and we are coming across constant updates regarding these upcoming models. The new models in the iPhone 13 series are speculated to get three major new camera and video recording features, thereby making these models significant upgrades to their predecessors. Apple iPhone 13 Camera Improvements The iPhone 13 lineup is said to include a video version of the Portrait model feature, which will give it the ability to record high-quality videos in a format called ProRes....

In recent times, the discussion regarding Apple and its coveted ecosystem has grown to the point that there is a debate almost every moment when talking about whether or not an iOS-based device is better than an Android. Another superstition has been in relation to user data, thinking that Apple users prefer to stick to iPhones due to a multitude of features. These features, at least the ones that are evident, are in relation to software and performance, stating that iOS had been a great skin to use with good privacy-related features as well as a great camera setup to the back....

Taiwan-based, multinational computer hardware and consumer electronics company Asus has just launched a new budget device called Asus Chromebook CX1101, expanding its portfolio. The company has designed its latest Chromebook to be versatile and tough and is loaded with features worthy of being highlighted. The latest device from Asus has been launched at a price that could be well under the budget of the students. With the weight of only around 1....

The Asus Zenfone 9 will go on sale on July 28. At 9 am in New York, 3 pm in Berlin, and 9 pm in Taipei, the smartphone will make its premiere (6.30 pm IST). A purported promotional film for the device was recently leaked online, revealing some important details. A 5.9-inch Samsung AMOLED screen with a 120Hz refresh rate is claimed to be included. It is anticipated that the Qualcomm Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 SoC will power the Zenfone 9....

On November 4, just in time for the holidays, AT&T will release the Samsung Galaxy Tab A7 Lite Kids Edition, a tablet designed specifically for children, for less than $7. The Samsung Galaxy Tab A7 Lite Kids Edition is a tablet designed specifically for children. It has an 8.7-inch display, a tough and durable case, educational and entertainment apps, security functionality to ensure child safety, and a long-lasting battery to keep your kids entertained wherever you go....

The top 5G mobile phones under Rs 20,000 provide a necessary set of features in addition to 5G capability, making them 5G ready for next-generation networking. According to statistics, only 18% of the market was occupied by 5G smartphones in 2021, but analysts expect over 40% of all 5G smartphone sales in 2022. Here are some of the top 5G mobile phone options for you if you’re wanting to purchase a 5G smartphone....

Airtel Offering Free Talktime and Data Benefit to Subscribers Airtel in its release has announced that mobile customers in the affected districts will get free credit of talk time along with 100MB to 5GB data in their accounts with extended validity to ensure that they remain connected with their loved ones and can stay online. For Postpaid customers the bill payment dates have been extended. Airtel’s aim with this move is to provide relief to its customers so that they don’t have to worry about connectivity....

Airtel Reintroduces Rs 558 Prepaid Plan: New Benefits Detailed The Rs 558 prepaid recharge reintroduction is also part of the same strategy. Moving onto the benefits, it now ships with truly unlimited voice calls to any network within India, 3GB data per day and 100 SMSes per day for 56 days. Earlier, the validity of the plan used to be 82 days, but it has now been reduced to 56 days by Airtel....

Positive Effects on ARPU and Other Financial Metrics The start of this positive growth for Bharti Airtel began with the introduction of the minimum recharge plans and the discontinuation of the talk time prepaid plans. After the data tariff war, the telco was experiencing meagre average revenue per user (ARPU), which is a critical industry parameter. To weed out low paying subscribers, the telecom operator decided to do away with talk time plans and introduced a minimum recharge plan starting at Rs 35 per month....

Country’s second-largest telecom operator, Bharti Airtel hosted India’s first O-RAN Alliance Plugfest recently. The event was aimed to demonstrate and explain the growing maturity and development of O-RAN (Open-Radio Access Network) ecosystem in serving the customers and clients with better and new technologies such as the 5G network. For the unaware, O-RAN Alliance was announced back in 2018, and major telecom companies across the world such as AT&T, Orange, China Mobile and more have been a part of it....

Bharti Airtel, India’s second-largest telecom operator, has launched 5G plus network services at the Lal Bahadur Shastri International airport, Varanasi. The announcement from the telco was made just a few minutes ago. This is the third airport that Airtel has reached with its 5G network services. The other two airports are - Bengaluru’s new Terminal 2 and Pune Airport. Bharti Airtel is moving fast with its 5G network rollout and seems to be specifically targeting the airports....

Airtel 400MB Extra Data Offer Details The first plan to ship with this offer is the Rs 499 prepaid plan. This plan bundles 2GB data per day, and it comes with 82 days of validity. Under this offer, the plan will offer 400MB extra data per day, meaning that the total data offering in this plan will come out to be 2.4GB per day. Not only this, but this Rs 499 prepaid plan also comes with Airtel TV Plus and device cashback benefit as well....

Bharti Airtel Tata TSL Merger Details Both of the merging telcos also added, “Consequently, all customers, assets, spectrum and agreed liabilities of the Consumer Mobile Businesses of TTSL and TTML now stand merged with Airtel.” To recall, it was back in 2017 when both the companies had announced this merger, and it has taken almost two years for the companies to complete it. Airtel will get only a handful of customers from Tata Teleservices’ actual base....

Airtel users are eligible to get 50% cashback, up to Rs 40 on their prepaid recharges. The offer is in place from October 1, 2020, and will stay valid until October 30, 2020. The cashback will be credited into the account of the user within 3 days of making the transaction. One user can benefit from this offer a maximum of one time only. Airtel Aiming to Become a Clean Telco Like Jio In a bid to become a clean telco like Reliance Jio, Airtel has said no to the Chinese vendors....

BluSmart, India’s first 100% electric and sustainable mobility solution, announced that it would be leveraging the Truecaller Verified Business Caller ID solution to establish trust in the identity and communication between the users/riders and drivers. The collab is in line to add to the overall user experience by leveraging Truecaller’s expertise. The partnership will enable users to see a strong/prominent display of brand elements (names and logo) which creates a strong recall....