In a recent development, the Telecom Disputes Settlement Appellate Tribunal (TDSAT) asked the Department of Telecommunications (DoT) to not encash any bank guarantees against the telecom operators Vodafone Idea and Bharti Airtel till the next hearing. These telcos are alleged to have denied points of interconnection to Reliance Jio in 2016, which impacted the quality of Jio’s services. Both Vi and Airtel have moved the TDSAT against the telecom department’s demand seeking penalties for the same....

In the latest developments, the government of India has issued guidelines to immediately resolve the issues pertaining to the installation of mobile phone towers at and nearby airports. Senior Deputy Wireless advisor at Department of Telecommunications (DoT), LD Meghwal has apparently written a letter to the general manager of Airport Authority of India and JCES director stating that if the applications seeking approvals from Airport Authority of India (AAI) and Joint Communications and Electronic Staff (JCES) are not taken care of within 30 days of filing, will be regarded as cleared off....

What exactly is a Production-Linked Incentive Program? The central government unveiled a program in March of this year that aims to provide incentives to businesses on incremental sales from goods produced in local units in an effort to increase domestic manufacturing and reduce import costs. The program attempts to encourage local businesses to establish new manufacturing units or expand already existing ones in addition to enticing foreign businesses to locate in India....

The Department of Telecommunications (DoT) wants social media applications such as WhatsApp, Facebook Messenger and Skype to be brought under a licensing regime. As per an ET Telecom report, the government has approached the Home Ministry for its views on the same. According to a senior government official aware of the matter, these applications require some sort of licensing for ensuring that all the data of the Indians is stored within the country....

Cupertino based tech giant Apple Inc recently held its spring event, which saw the company go on stage to unveil the new iMacs, a refreshed iPad Pro lineup and the hotly anticipated AirTags. You might have seen them surface on social media or during the event and wondered as to what the purpose of an AirTag is. If you were wondering about this, worry not, as we will go in-depth on who needs an AirTag, what exactly an AirTag is and how one can use it....

Facebook’s use cases have been reducing day by day, with most techies opting to use Twitter and Instagram over Facebook, given the UI and ease of use that the former apps have over Facebook. Today, it was announced that Facebook was streamlining its settings page on the mobile app as part of a new redesign that is being rolled out in the wee hours of Thursday. On a visual basis, the new layout gets rid of the clutter, with individual pages now lacking descriptions, allowing the user to see more of the page and get access to more data at a time....

In-app Browser: Although other Facebook-owned platforms like Instagram and Facebook have their in-app browsers, WhatsApp is one platform which has been devoid of the same until now. However, when WhatsApp brings this feature onboard, it will not only open the links in the in-app browser, but it will also inform the users whether a link is safe to visit or not. Further, it will avoid opening a different browser window altogether on the phone thus supporting faster load times....

Taking a brief look at the last few years, the smartphone industry as a whole has been subject to change in all regards. Be it the retirement of some major names or the return of some controversial brands; everything has occurred in India. Amidst all this chaos, we saw a key aspect of smartphones, the price to performance ratio, increasing to such an extent that, if one was to tell a user in 2015 about what was to come, they would simply scoff....

Germany has started investing money into researching technologies based on 6G connectivity. The German government has announced a sum of 700 million Euros ($833 million) for the research on 6G, which will be invested by the Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) by 2025. This will make it the first step of Germany towards 6G. Germany’s Federal Research Minister, Anja Karliczek, while explaining the country’s optimistic plan about future communication technologies, informed that the country is all set to create infrastructure for 6G technology....

As part of the new additions, the speed limit would appear in the bottom corner of Maps and the speed traps would show up as icons on the roads. The rollout is taking place on both Android and iOS. Android users will additionally be able to report mobile speed cameras and stationary cameras, while both iOS and Android users will be able to see those updates during their drive. In 2017, Google started testing this feature in the San Francisco Bay Area in California and Rio de Janeiro in Brazil....

How to Use Google Search for Mobile Recharge In order to use this feature, Android phone users need to be signed-in to their devices. Users will need to type for a search query like ‘’sim recharge”, “mobile prepaid recharge” or other similar queries on their Android devices. The search result will then show a Mobile Recharge section wherein users get to feed their relevant information like phone number, operator, circle and then hit “Browse plans”....

Google might have delayed the launch of its latest Pixel 4a to October 22. Market expectations were that Google might be launching the Pixel 4a with the first beta version of Android 11. Though the online event where Google would have launched the product got cancelled. Thus the Pixel 4a remains unannounced at the moment. But according to a new leak online, Google might delay the launch of Pixel 4a even further to October 22 instead of any time in the near future....

Google Pixel 6 series is slated to launch ahead this year. The smartphone series has garnered a lot of interest from the market and the Pixel fans can’t wait to get their hands on one of the Pixel 6 devices. While multiple things about the smartphone are already confirmed, there are a few things that people are still wondering about. Now, the head of the Android division at Google has revealed a key specification about the smartphone....

Google Pixel 6 Series Listed in India is Unlocked All the sellers claim that the device is unlocked, giving users the flexibility to change carriers as per their wish. The Pixel 6 Pro is one of the best Android smartphones in the world right now, and it runs on Android 12 out of the box. There are exchange offers available which can give you a discount of up to Rs 15,000....

Now when users search for a product or service and Google displays an important advertisement, a highlighted ad label would show on top of the card alongside the web address. “This new design allows us to add more action buttons and helpful previews to search result cards, all while giving you a better sense of the web page’s content with clear attribution back to the source,” Leach said. This redesign is first coming to mobiles and would continue rolling out over the next few days....

MWC 2020 Cancelled and it Will Be Back Next Year Coronavirus made a lot of brands pulling out from holding their events at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona which is scheduled to start on February 24. The four-day show would have seen various brands like HMD Global, Samsung, Xiaomi, Realme, LG, Sony, and so on holding their events to unveil latest products. Samsung was all set to showcase its Galaxy S20 series at the MWC, whereas HMD Global was said to launch a brand new series....

DEN Networks and Hathway Subscribers to Enjoy Channels at Lower Prices To recall, only a few days back the All India Digital Cable Federation (AIDCF) which represents almost all the Cable TV operators of India announced that it would be passing on the new benefits which the channel broadcasters have introduced on to the subscribers of the service. The AIDCF president, SN Sharma, said that all the Cable TV operators would bring the reduced pricing of these channels to the subscribers....

Huawei’s sub-brand had previously said in a statement: “We will continue to provide security updates and after-sales services to all existing Honor smartphone and tablet products, covering those that have been sold and that are still in stock globally.” This comes at a crucial time when the US has imposed a trade ban on Huawei, which is the world’s largest maker of telecom equipment. Meanwhile, Huawei on Thursday said things have started looking up for the company with the signing of key 5G deals in the UK and Russia, adding that it is “positive” about the future....

Qualcomm, the popular chipset maker has kicked off its 2 days 5G summit and announced its partnership with Huawei’s sub-brand Honor. The company has officially confirmed that the Honor 50 series will be shipped with the newly launched Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G 5G Mobile Platform. Qualcomm has shared an official tweet revealing the news and Honor Global has also retweeted the post. According to the tweet, the collaboration was announced during the 5G summit....

Over the last month, many users have shifted to chatting and texting apps such as Signal and Telegram. One of the more reputable and old texting applications, ‘Telegram’ saw a whirlpool of users coming to its platform leaving WhatsApp. It has some great interactive features for texting which enhance the way users communicate with each other. If you are worried about privacy and security on Telegram, we are here to help you get rid of that worry....