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• Apple AirPods Max, AirPods and 3rd Gen AirPods Witness a Price Surge in India
• Dell Technologies India Registers Record 64% Growth in FY21
• Realme 9 4G Listed on Geekbench Revealing Key Specs Just Days Ahead of the Launch
• Jio Offers These Postpaid Plans Under Rs 1,000 with Netflix Subscription
• 5G: Jio, Vi, Airtel Might Need to Pay an Annual Fee for Using Street Furniture

Apple AirPods Max, AirPods and 3rd Gen AirPods Witness a Price Surge in India Posted: 05 Apr 2022 09:32 AM PDT The Cupertino-based tech giant Apple has hiked the prices of four new Apple audio products in India today without any major announcement. The products that have witnessed a price hike include three popular AirPods as well as the most premium headphones from the company – the AirPods Max. While the AirPods Max has seen a massive price hike of Rs 7,000, the 3rd gen AirPods from Apple now costs Rs 2,000 more and the third-gen AirPods Pro costs Rs 1,400 more. The Reason Behind Price Hike Even though the particular reason for the rice hike hasn't been revealed by the company, it is very likely that it could be because of the hike in import duties of headphones and earphones. This hike was announced just a few weeks ago at the Union Budget. Going by the new budget for this financial year (2022-23), customs duties on headphones are earphones have been increased to 20% from 15%. This could be a possible reason for the price hike of the above-mentioned audio products in India. New Pricing The price hike in Apple audio products was first spotted by the tipster Abhishek Yadav and apparently, the changes are being reflected only on the Apple website. The high-end headphones from the company, the Apple AirPods Max were originally launched for Rs 59,900 and will now cost Rs 66,100. In addition to this, the price of the third-gen AirPods Pro has been increased to Rs 26,300 from its former price of Rs 24,900. The third-gen AirPods will now cost Rs 20,500, which is a Rs 2,000 hike from the previous price of Rs 18,500. Moreover, Apple has also increased the price of its 2nd gen AirPods which is now listed at Rs 14,100 as opposed to the old price of Rs 12,900. As mentioned before, these changes in the price of the audio products are currently being reflected only on Apple's website and e-commerce partners like Amazon and Flipkart are still showing the previous pricing.

Dell Technologies India Registers Record 64% Growth in FY21 Posted: 05 Apr 2022 08:21 AM PDT As informed by a senior company official at Dell Technologies India, the latter was able to register a record annual business growth in the financial year ended December 2021. Dell Technologies India witnessed an annual growth of 64%, the official said on Tuesday. The President and Managing Director Alok Ohrie credited this growth to the prioritisation of the digital transformation by the company to help meet customer needs and improve productivity. The Company's Growth According to a report from PTI, Alok Ohrie in a statement said that Dell Technologies India grew 64% YoY basis which happens to be the record year for the company's business in India and also includes back-to-back record quarters. He further informed that the company managed to register a 61% growth in the fourth quarter itself. However, he abstained from sharing the actual growth figures except for the percentages. Dell Technologies India follows the financial year from January to December. It is to be noted that according to the Worldwide Quarterly Personal Computing Device Tracker of the market and analysis firm International Data Corporation (IDC), there has been a sturdy growth in India's traditional PC market which includes desktops, notebooks, and workstations with a 44.5% growth in the shipment YoY in 2021. The report further informs that Dell shipments volume in India during the December 2021 quarter grew by 31.7% and 47% for the full year of 2021 on a YoY basis. Alok Ohrie talking about the growth said that with the ongoing situation, working and learning from anywhere has become a new reality and the company is focusing on building technology ecosystems of the future to deliver experiences that are more connected and productive. Elaborating on the same he added that it would mean enabling network infrastructure for 5G and the data era, embedding security solutions that are intelligent, automated and extends everywhere the customers’ data travels, and prioritising cloud and Software-as-a-Service consumption models. The President and MD further said that Dell is focused on key six strategic technologies such as multi-cloud, edge, 5G, artificial intelligence, machine learning, data management and cyber security to enable end-to-end modern IT systems for the future. He particularly emphasised the importance of cyber security which is now a necessity with more and more data being generated every day.

Realme 9 4G Listed on Geekbench Revealing Key Specs Just Days Ahead of the Launch Posted: 05 Apr 2022 07:19 AM PDT The Chinese smartphone manufacturer Realme is all set to introduce its Realme 9 4G smartphone in India on April 7. There have been multiple leaks and rumours in the past giving us almost all the intel on its specifications and features as well as design. Now just ahead of the launch of the handset, it has been spotted at Geekbench confirming the chipset to be featured on the smartphone along with its RAM capacity and Android version. Let's find out more. Geekbench Listing of Realme 9 4G According to a new report from MySmartPrice, Realme 9 4G has appeared on Geekbench with model number RMX3521. The listing of the device on Geekbench reveals that it will be powered by a Snapdragon 680 chipset. The SoC comes equipped with an octa-core processor out of which four are clocked at 2.4GHz whereas the other four are clocked at 1.9GHz. The processor is also paired up with Adreno 610 GPU. The listing further reveals that the smartphone will come with 6GB of RAM and will run on Android 12 out of the box which will come with the Realme UI 3.0 skin on top. Realme 9 4G was able to score 80 points in Geekbench's single-core test and 1569 points in the multi-core test. Realme 9 4G Specs Realme has also recently revealed that it will soon be announcing a smartphone with 108-megapixel ISOCELL HM6 image sensor and it seems that the Realme 9 4G be the device to come featuring it. Realme is yet to officially confirm the specification details for the upcoming smartphone, however, recent speculations suggest that the device will come with an S-AMOLED display that offers 90Hz refresh rate. The Realme 9 4G is expected to arrive with 6 GB or 8GB RAM options and 128 GB of built-in storage. The device is likely to feature a triple rear camera setup headlined by the 108MP sensor along with a 16MP selfie camera at the front. The device will be backed by a 5,000mAh battery that will support 33W rapid charging. The bottom side of the phone is populated with a 3.5mm audio jack, a microphone, a USB-C port, and a speaker grille. The device will be available in gold, black, and white colour options.

Jio Offers These Postpaid Plans Under Rs 1,000 with Netflix Subscription Posted: 05 Apr 2022 06:09 AM PDT The leading telecom operator Jio provides a number of prepaid plans for its users, however, postpaid plans from the telco come with amazing benefits as well. Not only you can get multiple connections under one price tag, but if you are an entertainment lover, Jio offers postpaid plans with OTT subscriptions that include access to Netflix. You can also get these postpaid plans according to your budget. Mentioned below are all the postpaid plans offered by Jio under Rs 1,000 that come with a Netflix subscription. The Postpaid Plans Jio provides multiple plans that cost less than Rs 1,000. Almost all of the plans provided by the telco come with an OTT subscription, whether it is cheap or expensive. For Rs 399, Jio offers a total of 75GB data per month after which users can access the internet at Rs 10/GB. The pack offers data rollover of 200GB as well as unlimited voice calls and 100 SMS/day. Next is a Rs 599 postpaid plan offered by the telco. For Rs 599 users get a total of 100GB of data along with 200GB of rollover data. After the consumption of 100GB, users are charged Rs 10/GB. The plan provides one additional SIM card and offers unlimited voice calls with 100 SMS/day. One of the most reasonable plans from the telco comes at a price tag of Rs 799. Jio offers up to two additional SIM cards with its Rs 799 plan. The plan offers a total of 150GB data and allows data rollover of 200GB. After the completion of 150GB data, users are charged Rs 10/GB. The plan offers unlimited voice calls and 100 SMS per day. The most expensive family postpaid from the telco comes at a price tag of Rs 999. Jio offers up to three additional SIM cards with its Rs 999 plan. The plan offers a total of 200GB data and allows data rollover of 500GB. After the completion of 200GB data, users are charged Rs 10/GB. The plan offers unlimited voice calls and 100 SMS per day. All the mentioned plans offer a subscription to Netflix as well as Amazon Prime Video and Disney+ Hotstar. Moreover, the Amazon Prime Video bundled with the plans comes with a yearly subscription.

5G: Jio, Vi, Airtel Might Need to Pay an Annual Fee for Using Street Furniture Posted: 05 Apr 2022 05:36 AM PDT Reliance Jio, Vodafone Idea and Bharti Airtel are expected to launch 5G network services later in 2022. One of the things that the telecom industry has been asking from the government is clarity on policy around the use of street furniture. As per an ET Telecom report, the Department of Telecommunications (DoT) might allow the telcos to use the street furniture for an affordable annual fee. Telecom operators might have to pay DoT Rs 200-300 for use of each street light or electricity pole as street furniture for deploying small cells for 5G. Street Furniture Critical for Success of 5G To ensure that 5G is a commercial success in India, the telecom operators will need access to street furniture such as electricity poles, street lights, municipal buildings, and other government offices. This would enable the telcos to build a denser infrastructure for providing wireless connectivity services with a high-frequency spectrum. Telecom operators would be able to deploy small cells on these poles and buildings to ensure that 5G coverage and signal strength is maintained throughout the cities. With the street furniture, what the telcos will basically do is bring the networks closer to the end-user. The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) is already conducting a pilot test in several areas of the country for the use of street furniture. Industry body Cellular Operators Association of India (COAI) had also batted for the government to allow the telecom operators access to street furniture for rolling out commercial 5G networks. From the developments so far, it looks like it will happen, and the telcos might be able to get access to street furniture at a very affordable annual cost. The major challenge would come when different state governments have different Right-of-Way (RoW) policies. The 5G spectrum auction is not far from here. The telecom minister, Ashwini Vaishnaw, had said that the spectrum auction would take place as scheduled earlier.

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