Xiaomi now has 1000 service centers in over 600 cities across India, leader in after sales service

Xiaomi has achieved a new milestone by opening its 1000th authorized service center in India in Hyderabad. This includes 500 service centers for Mi TV. It opened its 500th service center in Bengaluru back in June last year. Xiaomi's service centers are now in over 600 cities in 4 years since the company entered India. The company said that it has over 6000 workforce contributing to the service network. Xiaomi says that it has emerged as the industry leader in after sales service against other players, based on an independent study by Red Quanta. It also said that it has  earned a Customer Satisfaction (CSAT) score of 86% with an industry Field Failure rate (FFR) at less than half of the industry average and the company's after sales team  recorded an Turn Around Time (TAT) with 95% cases resolved within 4 hour repair time and an average of 84% cases been resolved in just 2 hour repair time. To improve the customer satisfaction, Xiaomi has have taken new initiatives such as E-token system which offers customers the privilege to save time and pre-book a visit to their nearest service center on Mi.com or Mi Store app, thereby experiencing a 72% reduction in the customer waiting time at ...

Airtel to deploy 15000 new mobile sites, Massive MIMO pre-5G technology, 3000 kms of additional optic fiber in Andhra Pradesh and Telangana

After Kerala, Mumbai and Tamil Nadu, Airtel has announced massive network expansion in Andhra Pradesh and Telangana as part of its network transformation initiative – Project Leap. During the FY 18-19, Airtel plans to roll out 15,000 new mobile sites that translates to one new site being added every hour along with an addition of more than 3000 kilometers of optic fiber.  Airtel also plans to deploy pre-5G Massive MIMO technology across major business and residential hubs in the two states to step up high speed data experience for customers. Massive MIMO expands network capacities by 5-7 times on the same spectrum and delivers super fast data speeds despite a large number of concurrent users at the same location. Back in April, Airtel had deployed Massive MIMO pre-5G solution across IPL match venues offering up to 3x faster 4G speeds. Airtel 4G already covers over 85% of the population across two states. Commenting on the same, Avneet Singh Puri, Chief Executive Officer – Andhra Pradesh and Telangana, Bharti Airtel Ltd, said: As India’s leading mobile network, we are committed to providing a world-class experience to our customers and are committed significant investments this year to expand our high speed data footprint across the two geographies. This will further boost the coverage and data ...

Panasonic P90 with 5-inch HD display with Corning Gorilla Glass Protection, 4G VoLTE launched in India for Rs. 5599

Panasonic today launched P90, the company’s latest budget smartphone in India. It has a 5-inch HD display with Corning Gorilla Glass protection, is powered by a quad-core MediaTek MT6737 SoC with 1GB RAM, runs Android 7.0 (Nougat), has an 5-megapixel front and rear cameras with LED and packs a 2400mAh battery. Panasonic P90 specifications 5-inch (1280 x 720 pixels) HD 2.5D curved glass display with Corning Gorilla Glass protection 1.25 GHz quad-core MediaTek MT6737 64-bit processor with Mali-T720 GPU 1GB RAM, 16GB internal storage, expandable memory with up to 128GB microSD Android 7.1.2 (Nougat) 5MP auto focus rear camera with LED flash 5MP front-facing camera with LED flash 3.5mm audio jack, FM Radio Dimensions: 143x71.8x9.3mm; Weight: 151g 4G VoLTE, WiFi 802.11 b/g/n, Bluetooth 4.1, GPS 2400mAh battery The Panasonic P90 comes in Blue, Black and Gold colors, is priced at Rs. 5599 and will be available through offline retailers across India starting today, June 20th. Commenting on the launch, Pankaj Rana, Business Head – Mobility Division, Panasonic India said: Post our association with Corning, we are happy to launch another P-series device, P90, with Corning Gorilla Glass protection which will keep the device protected from all damage and scratches. It has a 5MP front camera with LED flash and smart ...

Honor 10 Review

Past couple of years have marked  the rise in the mid-range flagship segment with the offerings from companies like Honor, Xiaomi and the OnePlus. These are the devices with few compromises yet offers an excellent experience at half the price of the flagships from Samsung, LG and Apple. Since India being an economic market, these devices are received well among masses and critic alike. One such company that enjoyed warm receptions over the years in Indian market is undoubtedly Huawei's online brand Honor. Some devices like Honor 8, Huawei View 10, and even budget Honor 9 Lite mark major changes for Honor in terms of product design. Not long ago, Honor launched its latest flagship device dubbed as Honor 10 sharing lots of aspects from Huawei P20 Pro. The Honor 10 is aimed at Sub 35k segment with some tried and tested elements, retaining their core philosophy yet with some compromises. We got the Honor 10 unit in Phantom Blue with 6GB RAM and 128GB on-board storage. Here's our take on it. Unboxing https://youtu.be/hM5DtkkOCa0 Display The Honor 10 sports a 5.84-inch (2240 x 1080 pixels) Full HD+ 2.5D curved glass, 19:9 aspect ratio with a pixel density of 432 ppi. It has 82.6% screen-to-body ratio, making it compact ...

Amazon Alexa now lets you control smart home cameras, ACs, TVs, set-top boxes and more with voice

Amazon India today has announced that Echo users can now control their Smart Home cameras, ACs, TVs and set-top boxes with just their voice. You can switch on the lamp, turn on the geyser without getting out of bed or dim the lights from the couch to watch a movie without lifting a finger.  These new capabilities are available to the newly launched Echo Spot. The company says that Alexa can now show live feeds from an Alexa-compatible camera on the screen of the Echo Spot. Alexa now also supports Smart Voice Remotes or IR Blasters such as OakRemote from Oakter and Silvan Sirus. These smart remotes replicate the infrared codes of conventional remotes and enable customers to voice control existing devices like ACs, TVs, and set-top-boxes. These devices come pre-configured for major satellite TV providers and customers can switch on/off their TVs and set-top boxes with their voice command. Much like Google routines, Alexa Routines also allows customers to automate a series of customizable actions using a single voice command. Users can create Routines from the Alexa app. Puneesh Kumar, Country Manager for Alexa Experience & Devices, Amazon India said: With the introduction of Alexa and hands-free voice in the home, we think customers are seeing now- more than ever- that ...

Xiaomi Redmi 6 Pro with 5.84-inch FHD+ display, dual rear cameras and Mi Pad 4 announcement set for June 25

Xiaomi has finally scheduled an event for the announcement of Redmi 6 Pro and the Mi Pad 4, successor of last year's Mi Pad 3 in China on June 25th. The Mi 6 Pro will have a 19:9 aspect ratio display with a notch, AI powered dual rear cameras, Snapdragon 625 and a 4000mAh battery, as mentioned in the invite, and the Mi Pad 4's back is teased in the invite and the company also confirms that it will have an 8-inch display. Xiaomi Redmi 6 Pro (M1805D1SE ) rumored specifications 5.84-inch (2280×1080 pixels) Full HD+ 19:9 2.5D curved glass display 2GHz Octa-Core Snapdragon 625 14nm Mobile Platform with Adreno 506 GPU 2GB RAM with 16GB storage, 3GB RAM with 32GB storage, 4GB RAM with 64GB storage, expandable memory up to 256GB with microSD Android 8.1 (Oreo) with MIUI Dual SIM (nano + nano / microSD) 12MP rear camera with LED Flash, secondary rear camera 5MP front-facing camera Fingerprint sensor, Infrared sensor Dimensions: 149.33×71.68×8.75mm; Weight: 178g 4G VoLTE, Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, Bluetooth 4.2, GPS + GLONASS 4000mAh (typical) / 3900mAh (minimum) battery Xiaomi Mi Pad 4 rumored specifications 8-inch FHD+ display with 18:9 aspect ratio, 320 PPI Octa Core Snapdragon 660 14nm Mobile Platform (Quad ...

Facebook starts rolling out autoplay video ads inside Messenger

Facebook has confirmed that it is starting to roll out autoplay video ads inside Messenger. This makes things way more annoying to have messages and ads sit right next to each other. To remind you, Messenger first started showing ads almost a year ago, but they were static ads, not video. Since video ads are way more expensive, it is profitable for Facebook to have. Stefanos Loukakos, head of Messenger ad business says that the company is aware that this placement might be obnoxious, so it will monitor user behavior to determine if these ads turn people off. The ads will automatically start playing as you scroll through your messages, and it is rolling out to a small group of users. Facebook in a statement said: "People that use Messenger each month are our top priority and they will remain in control of their experience.” However, remaining in control doesn't mean that you can opt out of Messenger ads, it means you can hide an ad, report it, or manage your targeting preferences. Source 1, 2

TP-Link introduces Deco M9 Plus Tri-band Mesh Wi-Fi System

TP-Link today announced the availability of the Deco M9 Plus Tri-band Mesh Wi-Fi 2-Pack System. It features AC2200 speeds and tri-band Wi-Fi with dedicated backhaul to deliver fast, dependable connections to more than 100 devices throughout your entire home. It also doubles as a smart home hub for your IoT devices. The Deco M9 Plus Mesh Wi-Fi System utilizes TP-Link Mesh technology to eliminate dead spots and buffering black holes and thanks to the TP-Link Mesh, it can provide a stronger and more dynamic backhaul than others, supplementing its dedicated 5 GHz backhaul with additional backhaul throughput from other Wi-Fi bands. It automatically identifies the strongest path for 4K video streaming or video chatting connects for every device to ensure uninterrupted Wi-Fi in every corner of your home. It packs a standard 2-pack offers coverage up to 4,500 sq. ft, powerful AC2200 tri-band Wi-Fi, Quad-core CPU with 4 GB eMMC Flash and 512 MB RAM. It supports wireless speeds of up to 400 Mbps on 2.4 GHz + 867 Mbps on 5 GHz (1) + 867 Mbps on 5 GHz (2). It features 6 Wi-Fi antennas, 1 Bluetooth antenna and 1 ZigBee antenna inside each Deco Unit, 1 USB 2.0 port and 2 Gigabit ports, built-in smart home hub ...

Adobe Spark for Android with intelligent graphic design, typography, design filters and more released in beta

Adobe today has finally released the Spark app for Android in beta, the app was available on Web and iOS for a while now. It is the company's storytelling app that includes 'Page,' 'Post,' and 'Video.' The app can create collages, flyers, and social posts based on a set of templates. The company says that the Spark Android beta features of the web and iOS apps and it plans to add animation/text effects, a hex color picker, Adobe Stock integration, custom size options, and more in the future. However, it will eventually include paid features like the ability to add your own logo, fonts, and branded templates. It will have access to the same set of fonts, shapes, color palettes, design filters, templates that are available on iOS and web. You can turn your text and photos into pro-level graphics by applying design filters that will get you thinking like a graphic designer and done in a flash. As for the features that will be coming; the company says that the Spark app will soon get icons library, hEX color & custom color picker, custom size, duplicate, animation, text effects, multiple text styling, Adobe Stock integration. You can download the Adobe Spark beta app ...

Idea VoLTE services now available across all its 4G circles, offers 30GB free data

Last month Idea Cellular started commercial roll out of VoLTE services across six circles  – Maharashtra (excluding Mumbai) & Goa, Gujarat, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh & Telangana, and,  Madhya Pradesh & Chhattisgarh, after rolling it out to its employees in the first phase. Later it expanded expanded VoLTE services to 9 more circles – Mumbai, Karnataka, Punjab, Haryana, West Bengal, UP East, UP West, Bihar, Jharkhand and Rajasthan. Now it has rolled out VoLTE services in five more circles - Himachal Pradesh, Odisha, Assam, North-East and Jammu & Kashmir. With this Idea now has its VoLTE service available across all its 20 circles. Idea is also offering 10 GB of free data to its customers in these circles upon making first VoLTE call, 10GB on giving feedback about the service after four weeks, and another 10GB on giving feedback about the service after eight weeks, making it 30GB in total. With the roll-out of VoLTE, Idea customers will now get benefits like “HD-quality” voice calls, faster call setup times, and, the ability to use 4G data simultaneously while on a voice call. Moreover, customers also don’t have to pay anything extra to make calls on VoLTE, as call (and data) charges will be based on ...