The government of India has issued a new mandate to register the IMEI number of all mobile phones. Starting January 1, 2023, all mobile phone manufacturers are ordered to register the IMEI number for every handset made for the Indian market with the Indian Counterfeit Device Restriction (ICDR) portal. The step is taken…
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will officially launch 5G in India at India Mobile Congress (IMC) in New Delhi on October 1. The announcement came from the government’s National Broadband Mission Twitter handle, though the tweet is now deleted. However, the IMC official website confirms that PM Modi will kickstart…
Excitel has introduced a new festive season offer. The internet service provider is offering discounts on plans with 300mbps speed. The company has basically waived the onboarding fees for new users under the new offer. These plans start at Rs 530 and go up to Rs 667. Excitel offers services in 29 cities in the…
Multiple security flaws have been identified on the video conferencing platform Zoom, and the government is advising users to update the platform immediately. According to an Indian Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-In) that deals with cyber security threats, the Zoom vulnerabilities let remote attackers join a…
Uber is on high alert after a hacker claimed that the ride-hailing giant has suffered a data breach. The company has reported that it is investigating a cyber security incident and also alerted the law-enforcement authorities. The alleged breach had reportedly forced Uber to take several internal communications and…
OnePlus has announced the launch of a new blue edition of the OnePlus 10R in India. Dubbed OnePlus 10R Prime Blue Edition, the phone will be exclusively available on Amazon, and the company says the device celebrates the two companies’ long collaboration. As an “added treat”, Amazon users who purchase…
iOS 16 will start rolling out to iPhones 8 and above today, September 12. The mobile operating system was available on iPhones in beta form all this while, and now, after months of testing, Apple is finally set to roll out the OS, likely tonight or early tomorrow morning in India. First showcased at WWDC 2022 in June…
iPhone 14 series is official. As rumoured, Apple has launched four new models under the iPhone 14 series including the iPhone 14, the iPhone 14 Plus, the iPhone 14 Pro and the iPhone 14 Pro Max. Surprisingly, only the Pro models get Apple’s latest A16 Bionic chip, while the iPhone 14 and iPhone 14 Plus come with a…
Amazon has announced its next major sale event, the Great Indian Festive sale will begin in India soon. Although the date is yet to be revealed, the company has already created a micro-site that highlights discounts and offers across a slew of product categories. For instance, the dedicated site notes that the…
India’s first night sky sanctuary will be established in Ladakh in a bid to boost Astro tourism in the country and attract foreign researchers to work with high-altitude telescopes in the region. The Department of Science and Technology will set up the proposed Dark Sky Reserve at Ladakh’s Hanle as part of…