The battle in the semiconductor industry is pretty intense and will only grow in the coming years as demand for Internet-of-Things (IoT) devices grows. Samsung Galaxy S22 FE, which is expected to launch later in the year, might ditch either Qualcomm or Exynos chipsets. In a surprise for its fans, Samsung might go with a MediaTek chipset for its Galaxy S22 FE device. Not just this, even the Galaxy S23 series might be powered by MediaTek chips....

Samsung has set February 1 as the date for the Galaxy Unpacked 2023 event. Galaxy S23, Galaxy S23+, and Galaxy S23 Ultra, as well as a few additional gadgets, including Galaxy Buds, the Galaxy Book, and more, are anticipated to be unveiled at the event. However, a recent leak has hinted at the significant changes coming to the top-end model before its formal announcement. Let’s have a look, then....

Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 3 is rumoured to have many camera enhancements as well as fixes over 66 privacy and security vulnerabilities with the latest June 2022 Android security patch. Samsung has begun pushing out the June 2022 Android security patch for the Galaxy Z Fold 3, according to a report from Sammobile. Let’s take a look at how you can receive the update for your device. More information on the new feature and upgrade The newest Android security patch for the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 3 should arrive automatically in June 2022....

Today, the South Korean tech giant Samsung launched the world’s first 3GPP-compliant nationwide public safety LTE (PS-LTE) network in South Korea. Samsung joined hands with the top telecom operators of the country to make this possible. The PS-LTE network in concern will be operating in the 700 MHz spectrum to ensure better coverage and connectivity. The speciality of this network is that the first responders will use it in case of an emergency, such as firefighters, police, special agencies, the military and more....

Reliance Jio and Bharti Airtel are both going to be entering the satellite communications (satcom) market in India. Jio will be in the distribution segment while Airtel will be producing and distributing as it owns the satcom company OneWeb. Jio will operate its satcom business under Jio Satellite Communications Ltd (JSCL), which was incorporated only a few months ago. Ahead of the 5G spectrum auctions, both Jio and Airtel have submitted their recommendations to the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI)....

The second week of the year 2023 has seen the arrival of intriguing TV shows and films on the OTT services. Trial by Fire, a new Netflix series based on the 1997 Uphaar Cinema disaster, premiered this week. Also, Al Pacino’s Hunters’ second season is back on Prime Video. At the same time, Netflix has finally set a release date for Vikings: Valhalla Season 2. Interestingly, several regional movies are available to stream on OTT after their theatrical runs....

The smartphone vendors and manufacturers have increased the price of their 4G and 5G devices. They had to do so because of the rising cost of manufacturing new products. There’s a global shortage of chipsets for electronics. Further, the shipment costs have also risen since the time the coronavirus pandemic hit the world. Other components of smartphones, such as displays, have also become expensive. Because the manufacturers of components and chips are concentrated in a few parts of the world, they are regulating the price as they want....

Sony has finally entered into the truly wireless earphone segment in India. The Japanese multinational company has launched its first truly wireless earphones in the Indian market. The newly launched wireless earphones are WF-SP800N and WF-XB700. Both the earphones are packed with some of the best features and specifications which will be worth the price. One of the most intriguing features of the earphones is battery life. Sony has claimed that the battery will last for 9 hours in a single charge....

Elon Musk-owned SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket launched 52 Starlink satellites to the low-orbit of Earth from the base in California. The Falcon 9 rocket lifted from Space Launch Complex 4 East (SLC-4E) at Vandenberg Space Force Base. The company completed the first eleventh launch and landing of an orbital class rocket booster with the launch. It was the 34th launch for Starlink. The second stage continued into orbit, and deployment of the satellites was confirmed, said launch commentator Youmei Zhou at SpaceX headquarters in Hawthorne, California....

The Partnership Will Help Validate Mobile Network Functions The newly formed partnership between Spirent and AWS would give service providers, or carriers access to Spirent’s vendor-neutral Landslide 5GC Automation Package along with AWS’s Continuous Integration and Continuous Delivery (CI/CD) pipeline. This will enable carriers to validate mobile network functions, services for performance, capacity and compliance, and other requirements. The solution involving elements from both Spirent and AWS can also support parallel testing....

Starlink, a SpaceX owned satellite broadband company is currently in the process of figuring out the regulatory approval process in India. The company plans to enter the Indian market by mid-2022. Starlink’s India Director, Sanjay Bhargava along with his wife Anita Kapur Bhargava recently shared a video presentation demonstrating the company’s plan of rolling out satellite broadband service in rural India next year. Starlink Wants to Operate at Least 200,000 Devices in India by the End of 2022 Starlink wants to operate at least 200,000 devices by the end of 2022 in India....

SpaceX owned satellite broadband company Starlink is going to keep its focus on the regions where it gets the most amount of pre-orders from. Sanjay Bhargava, India Head for Starlink, said that getting government approval for providing services is a very complex process. Thus the company wants to target a quick approval for its pilot programme, and the best way to do that is by focusing on the pre-orders that the company is getting from different regions of the country....

Starlink, a major satellite broadband internet service provider, owned by SpaceX, is planning to launch services in a new popular country by this December. As per a report from the Philippines News Agency, Elon Musk-owned Starlink is going to launch services in the Philippines by the end of this year. The company’s goal would be to provide services in under-served areas. The Department of Information and Technology (DICT), at a press conference in Manila, said Starlink will deploy Starlink Internet Hubs in Q1 of 2023....

Tata Sky Binge+ Set-Top Box (STB) is one of the most popular Smart STBs in the market. While the Binge+ STV restricts users to watch content from select platforms, users can still access content from 10+ over-the-top (OTT) platforms in the highest quality through a stable internet connection. Tata Sky is offering the Binge+ STB for free to the existing users. In actuality, it’s not totally free; here are all the details....

Tata Sky Binge: Check How You Can Avail It The first option is by choosing the standard Tata Sky Binge service. Yes, Tata Sky is allowing users to subscribe to Binge service at Rs 299 per month. Earlier, the price was Rs 249, but it was bumped to Rs 299 because the company is now bundling 10 OTT subscriptions. The second option is the best choice for those who are still using non-Smart TV....

Tata Sky vs Airtel Digital TV: Which DTH Operator Has Cheapest New Connection Charges? While Tata Sky is charging the most for an Android TV Set-Top Box compared to any other DTH operator, it is not the case with entry-level STBs. For example, Sun Direct is charging Rs 1,890 for an HD connection, while Dish TV and D2h charge Rs 1,590 and Rs 1,690 respectively for a new HD connection....

Each of the STB is priced differently with the Tata Sky SD STB being the cheapest and the Tata Sky HD 4K STB being the most expensive. If you have ever thought about purchasing a Tata Sky STB, now would be a good time to buy one. It is because the DTH operator is offering its STBs for a reduced rate under the ‘festive offer’. Three of its STBs can be purchased online right now and each of them come with a discount....

How to Make Tata Sky Referrals and Get Benefits It is worth noting that the referral scheme by Tata Sky was already live on SMS; however, now Tata Sky has extended the referral offer to its website. Now, subscribers of Tata Sky will be able to generate the referral link and do the referral from the Tata Sky website and mobile app too. Tata Sky has detailed that if a subscriber wants to make a referral they would have to visit the Tata Sky website or open the mobile app where they will have to enter their details like name, registered mobile number and email....

TCL and BlackBerry Paternership Ends: What it Means to Consumers? Similar to Nokia, BlackBerry is also one of the much loved mobile brands across the globe. Due to the resurgence of Chinese brands in India and other countries, the charm of BlackBerry faded away. It was in December 2016 when BlackBerry decided to sell its license to TCL Communication. Since then, TCL launched some decent phones under BlackBerry brand like BlackBerry KEYone in 2017, KEY2 in 2018 and so on....

Tech Mahindra, a leading provider of digital, consulting and business solutions, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Digital Economy Promotion Agency (DEPA), a Thailand govt agency to boot the digital industry and innovation in Thailand. The MoU will be focused on accelerating the digital transformation of Thailand. Both organisations will come together to co-develop several innovative digital solutions and work on bagging and executing commercial projects and use cases for enterprises in the areas of AI, Analytics, 5G, IoT, and more....