Voice Services

Airtel has announced new plans for its prepaid and postpaid users to let them stay connected when travelling on a flight. The plans will offer high-speed data, limited minutes of free calling, and a limited number of free SMS services, the telecom service provider stated. For those, who do not want to buy a separate plan, the service is also bundle...

Vi (Vodafone Idea) has updated its Vi Max Postpaid plans with new benefits in India. The telecom major has added the Swiggy One membership at no extra cost for Vi Max Individual and Vi Max Family Postpaid users. With this offer, VI users can avail of unlimited free deliveries of food orders above Rs. 149 and groceries above Rs. 199 through Swiggy.

WhatsApp is rolling out voice chats, a new feature that makes group calls on the messaging service less intrusive. Instead of ringing members' devices, voice chats will be less intrusive and allow group members who are in a conversation to perform other tasks on the messaging app. The feature will be available to groups with more than 33 members.

The e-commerce giant’s ambitions appear in recent job postings reviewed by Bloomberg News. One listing seeking a senior software development engineer says the company is “reimagining Amazon Search with an interactive conversational experience” designed to help users find answers to questions, compare products and receive personalised suggesti...

Web conference company Zoom Video Communications (ZVC) has secured a pan-India telecom licence that will enable it to offer telephone services as well to enterprise customers, ZVC said on Wednesday. US-based Zoom has been offering voice and video conference service through its website and app.

Amazon.com said its cloud computing division Amazon Web Services (AWS) and its voice assistant service Alexa were back online after a brief outage on Sunday. Downdetector, an outage tracking website, also reported Apple TV to be down for several users.

Apple Music Sing, a new karaoke mode for Apple's music streaming service, was announced by the company on Tuesday. Users can access real-time lyrics that are synced to the rhythm of the vocals and Apple will offer users over 50 dedicated "companion playlists" with karaoke-ready songs to pick from. The feature will be available to all users globally...

Realme has launched Realme Care service system that will provide users end-to-end customer support for users in India and will be available in India across social media, email, voice, WhatsApp, and web chat. Realme care+ service has also been announced and will provide users with a 1-year extended warranty, 1 year of screen protection, and 1 year o...

Telegram Premium price in India has been slashed by over 60 percent. The messaging service will now charge users Rs. 179 a month for access to larger 4GB file uploads, faster downloads, and the ability to convert voice messages into text, among other features. The Telegram Premium subscription was previously priced at Rs. 469 in the country.

WhatsApp on Monday announced that it will roll out Call Links to allow users to start a new call or join one with a single tap. The Meta-owned messaging service will make it easier for users to share call links when the feature rolls out later this week. WhatsApp will also begin testing group video calls for up to 32 people.

The Department of Telecommunications (DoT) has issued a letter of intent (LoI) to the Reliance Jio Infocomm's satellite unit, according to information from some industry sources, as per a report. The permission will allow Jio to set up global mobile personal communication by satellite (GMPCS) services. The mobile satellite networks can work in sync...

Apple had finished testing the satellite communication service on the iPhone 14 before it entered mass production, according to analyst Ming-Chi Kuo. The analyst believes that the tech giant will have to figure out a business model with the satellite operators in order to integrate the functionality. Kuo said that the satellite communication featur...

Baidu's electric vehicle arm Jidu Auto aims to deliver 800,000 self driving vehicles by 2028, according to Jidu CEO Joe Xia Yiping. Parent company Baidu CEO Robin Li said on Monday that Jidu will be one generation ahead of Tesla, in terms of autonomous driving technology. The company's second model will go into mass production by 2024, according t...

Adani Group announced on Saturday that it would participate in the July 26 5G spectrum auction, in order to set up a private network to help digitise its businesses from airports to energy to data centres. This means that the company will not enter the consumer mobile telephony space, where Ambani's Reliance Jio is the largest player, alongside Sun...

BSNL has reportedly launched two new monthly recharge plans of Rs. 228 and Rs. 239. They will offer unlimited voice calling and 2GB daily data among other benefits.

Airtel has announced new plans for its prepaid and postpaid users to let them stay connected when travelling on a flight. The plans will offer high-speed data, limited minutes of free calling, and a limited number of free SMS services, the telecom service provider stated. For those, who do not want to buy a separate plan, the service is also bundle...

Vi (Vodafone Idea) has updated its Vi Max Postpaid plans with new benefits in India. The telecom major has added the Swiggy One membership at no extra cost for Vi Max Individual and Vi Max Family Postpaid users. With this offer, VI users can avail of unlimited free deliveries of food orders above Rs. 149 and groceries above Rs. 199 through Swiggy.

WhatsApp is rolling out voice chats, a new feature that makes group calls on the messaging service less intrusive. Instead of ringing members' devices, voice chats will be less intrusive and allow group members who are in a conversation to perform other tasks on the messaging app. The feature will be available to groups with more than 33 members.

The e-commerce giant’s ambitions appear in recent job postings reviewed by Bloomberg News. One listing seeking a senior software development engineer says the company is “reimagining Amazon Search with an interactive conversational experience” designed to help users find answers to questions, compare products and receive personalised suggesti...

Web conference company Zoom Video Communications (ZVC) has secured a pan-India telecom licence that will enable it to offer telephone services as well to enterprise customers, ZVC said on Wednesday. US-based Zoom has been offering voice and video conference service through its website and app.

Amazon.com said its cloud computing division Amazon Web Services (AWS) and its voice assistant service Alexa were back online after a brief outage on Sunday. Downdetector, an outage tracking website, also reported Apple TV to be down for several users.

Apple Music Sing, a new karaoke mode for Apple's music streaming service, was announced by the company on Tuesday. Users can access real-time lyrics that are synced to the rhythm of the vocals and Apple will offer users over 50 dedicated "companion playlists" with karaoke-ready songs to pick from. The feature will be available to all users globally...

Realme has launched Realme Care service system that will provide users end-to-end customer support for users in India and will be available in India across social media, email, voice, WhatsApp, and web chat. Realme care+ service has also been announced and will provide users with a 1-year extended warranty, 1 year of screen protection, and 1 year o...

Telegram Premium price in India has been slashed by over 60 percent. The messaging service will now charge users Rs. 179 a month for access to larger 4GB file uploads, faster downloads, and the ability to convert voice messages into text, among other features. The Telegram Premium subscription was previously priced at Rs. 469 in the country.

WhatsApp on Monday announced that it will roll out Call Links to allow users to start a new call or join one with a single tap. The Meta-owned messaging service will make it easier for users to share call links when the feature rolls out later this week. WhatsApp will also begin testing group video calls for up to 32 people.

The Department of Telecommunications (DoT) has issued a letter of intent (LoI) to the Reliance Jio Infocomm's satellite unit, according to information from some industry sources, as per a report. The permission will allow Jio to set up global mobile personal communication by satellite (GMPCS) services. The mobile satellite networks can work in sync...

Apple had finished testing the satellite communication service on the iPhone 14 before it entered mass production, according to analyst Ming-Chi Kuo. The analyst believes that the tech giant will have to figure out a business model with the satellite operators in order to integrate the functionality. Kuo said that the satellite communication featur...

Baidu's electric vehicle arm Jidu Auto aims to deliver 800,000 self driving vehicles by 2028, according to Jidu CEO Joe Xia Yiping. Parent company Baidu CEO Robin Li said on Monday that Jidu will be one generation ahead of Tesla, in terms of autonomous driving technology. The company's second model will go into mass production by 2024, according t...

Adani Group announced on Saturday that it would participate in the July 26 5G spectrum auction, in order to set up a private network to help digitise its businesses from airports to energy to data centres. This means that the company will not enter the consumer mobile telephony space, where Ambani's Reliance Jio is the largest player, alongside Sun...

BSNL has reportedly launched two new monthly recharge plans of Rs. 228 and Rs. 239. They will offer unlimited voice calling and 2GB daily data among other benefits.