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Just yesterday Xiaomi came out with its latest fitness band, the Mi Smart Band 5. The company also launched a few other pretty exciting products with the Smart Band such as Smart LED Bulb (White), shoes among other products. The Mi Smart Band 5 brings some really impressive features to the table. There are 11 sports modes which the users can choose through and a new charging system to make the experience of charging more convenient for the customers....

Xiaomi Mi Super Bass Wireless Headphones: Features and Specifications There are two signature features of Xiaomi Mi Super Bass Wireless Headphones. Firstly, the product comes with a battery life promise of 20 hours as it features a 400mAh battery unit underneath. According to Xiaomi, users can listen to 300 songs on a single charge wirelessly. Second, the headphones feature a 40mm dynamic driver that delivers deep and impactful bass. Aforesaid, users can connect to the headphones wirelessly via Bluetooth 5....

Xiaomi Targets the Premium Segment With Mi TV 5 Pro Kicking off things with a discussion of the Mi TV 5 Pro. It is worth noting that with the launch of the Mi TV 5 series, and especially the Pro version of the same, Xiaomi is targeting the premium segment with these TVs and hence the sizes which are available for buy starting with the 55-inch variant and include the 65-inch and 75-inch variant....

Xiaomi Redmi 7A: Specifications and Features The Redmi 7A is a major upgrade over the Redmi 6A which featured MediaTek Helio A22 chipset. The Redmi 7A has the same 5.45-inch IPS LCD panel with HD+ resolution, but internally, we get to see a lot of upgrades. Underneath, the Redmi 7A comes powered by the Qualcomm Snapdragon 439 chipset, paired with 2GB/3GB of RAM and up to 32GB of internal storage....

Mi A3 Initial Android 10 Updates Halted The Xiaomi Mi A3 was introduced in mid-2019 as part of the Android One programme featuring stock Android with the promise of monthly security updates and OS updates for at least two years. In February, Xiaomi said that the Android 10 update for Mi A3 will include features like dark theme, gesture navigation, focus mode, smart reply and privacy controls. However, Xiaomi users in early March complained of numerous bugs with the Android 10 update including problems with the fingerprint reader, mismatch in UI, bootloops and even battery drain....

JioCinema on Mi TV: Details It is worth noting that smartphones aren’t the only industry where Xiaomi has managed to span its foothold in the market. The smartphone manufacturer brought its popular Mi TVs to India a few years back, and since then, the Indian buyers have appreciated not only Mi TVs but also purchased a lot of units. The features and the services that Mi avails to its consumers at the affordable price range is what makes Mi TVs famous in India....

As 2022 draws to a close, we look back on popular OTT films and television shows. The best way to enjoy movies and television shows in December is to curl up under a blanket with some munchies and warming beverages. Here is a list of Hindi films and web series that dominated OTT services like Netflix, Zee5, Disney + Hotstar, and others as we look back on the year that was....

The next-generation connectivity technology, 5G is being adopted at a rapid pace throughout the world. It is a robust technology which will enhance the role of the internet of things (IoT) products globally. As per a report from the Global Mobile Suppliers Association (GSA), more than 61 countries now have live 5G networks. This list is for the month ending January 2021. It mentions that 144 commercial 5G networks are already present worldwide and more are about to come....

According to a report by the Parliamentary Panel on IT, the next-generation connectivity technology, ‘5G’ will not arrive India any time soon. The report has blamed the ‘poor planning and execution’ by the government to introduce 5G in India. The estimated Rs 54,000 crore, which is expected to be the government’s revenue from the telecom sector in FY22 doesn’t include any proceeds from 5G. The government hasn’t even mapped out a timeline for the 5G spectrum auctions in the country — more details on the story ahead....

5G network technology will arrive in India by 2022. Initially, the launch of the next-generation connectivity networks will only be limited to a few major cities. One of the things worth noting here is that with every new generation of network technology, new use cases of mobile networks emerge. All the telecom operators and other research groups are continuously testing 5G solutions and networks to see just what they can make possible....

There are investors pulling their money out of the telecom market because of the current environment; then there are investors who are putting their money in the telcos and thinking 5G is going to solve their problem. The thing is, 5G is going to help, but not as fast and not as much as people anticipate it would. There’s one thing absolutely clear; the telcos aren’t going to avoid offering 4G services even once they launch 5G....

Telecom operators in Malaysia are considering getting a stake in the government’s 5G agency, Digital Nasional Berhad (DNB). The government had offered the telecom operators up to a 70% stake in DNB. According to a Reuters report, Celcom, DiGi, U-Mobile, and Maxis, in a joint statement, said that they would explore the government’s offer. Earlier, the telcos in Malaysia had raised concerns over the presence of DNB as a single 5G network provider in the country....

5G smartphones shipment grew in India by 6x in 2021 as compared to 2020 and contributed to about 17% of the total smartphone shipments in the country, shared Counterpoint Research in a report. As the competition in the market intensifies amongst the original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) and more 5G smartphone options are available at declining prices, the growth of 5G smartphone shipments will rise further. In the last six months alone, the cost of entry-level 5G smartphones has come down by 40%, which is a huge decline....

While the 5G services are yet to be rolled out in India, there is a surge in the shipment of 5G smartphones. These devices have gained traction and accounted for 22% of the overall market share in Q3 2021, claims a report by CyberMedia Research (CMR). As per the new CMR India Mobile Handset Market Review Report for the third quarter of this year, over 20 5G-enabled smartphones were launched during the September quarter....

5G trials for rural broadband has begun in India on Thursday. The test is being conducted at Ajol Village, Gujarat. For the 5G trial, a base transceiver station (BTS) was installed 17 km away at Unava town in Gandhinagar. As per an ET Telecom report, a team of two private mobile service providers along with the Department of Telecommunications (DoT) officials reached the Ajol village for measuring the speeds achieved....

ACT Fibernet, an internet service provider (ISP) in India, has organised ‘Fibernet on Wheels’ to help customers living in Bengaluru who have been affected by the heavy rainfall. For the last couple of days, several areas of Bengaluru or Bangalore have been flooded with rainwater. This has resulted in an interruption in network services. Bengaluru is India’s tech hub, and network disruption in the city would potentially cost millions of dollars, if not more, to the economy....

ACT Fibernet Offers Cashbacks and Discounts on OTT Subscriptions Starting with Netflix, ACT offers different broadband plans in different cities which come with the benefit of Netflix. Different plans get different amounts of cashback. For example, there are a total of five Netflix plans on offer from ACT for Bengaluru users. The ‘ACT Blaze’ plan offers users a cashback of Rs 50 when they subscribe to Netflix while the ‘ACT GIGA’ plan offers users a cashback of Rs 500 for the same....

Unsurprisingly, 5G was a key topic during the Africa Tech Festival 2022, which was held in Cape Town last week. Since the spectrum auction proved to be a protracted procedure, South Africa, in particular, has found it frustrating to wait for the new mobile broadband standard. After completing it, service providers all throughout the nation are stepping up their efforts to roll out 5G connectivity and solutions. Reasons for the Need for 4G Despite the fact that this is encouraging for folks in the immediate area, 5G is still a ways off in other parts of Africa....

Postpaid plans offered by telcos range from very cheap to expensive price tags with amazing benefits. Users also have the option to choose from either individual plans or family plans. If you are looking for plans that offer ample benefits, some of the mid-range plans from the telcos might be suitable for you. Mentioned below are the selective few postpaid plans from Airtel, Jio and Vi that are definitely worth your money....

Bharti Airtel had hiked the prepaid tariffs during the end of 2021. The telco was followed by Vodafone Idea and Reliance Jio in hiking prepaid tariffs, which resulted in the average price of overall data going up. Many users want to know Airtel 1GB data price in India after the tariff hikes. But the thing is, Airtel doesn’t offer a single GB data plan or voucher to the users. Here’s what you should know about this....