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Aircel , the debt-ridden  mobile  service provider, and its two units filed for bankruptcy in the National Company Law Tribunal, underscoring the struggles of India’s smaller telcos in a brutally competitive market amid a crackdown on large loan defaulters. Detailed talks with lenders and shareholders failed to yield a consensus on restructuring Rs 15,500 crore of debt and getting funding, leaving resolution under the Insolvency & Bankruptcy Code, 2016, as the only option, Aircel said in a statement on Wednesday. Aircel’s decision to move the  NCLT  was spurred by the Reserve Bank of India’s decision to scrap debt revamp schemes in favour of the Insolvency & Bankruptcy Code. “No agreement could be reached. Under current circumstances, especially after the 12 February 2018 RBI guidelines, the company believes resolution process under the Code is an appropriate recourse,” the company, majority-owned by Malaysia’s  Maxis , said in the statement. Aircel – founded some 19 y

Nokia 8110 4G price in India has not yet been detailed T he feature phone will be available to buy from May The Nokia feature also supports Google Assistant Nokia 8110 4G was launched by HMD Global at the Nokia Mobile launch event at MWC 2018. The new feature phone is take on the legendary original with the same name, and retains the iconic curved slider design. It adds 4G VoLTE connectivity, a concession to the modern age, and is meant to serve as a 4G feature phone or a companion phone. The smartphone runs on a ‘Smart Feature OS’, with access to apps like  Google Assistant ,  Google Search , and  Google Maps , as a result of HMD Global's partnership with Google. These apps, along with  Facebook  and Twitter, will be integrated into the smartphone after an upcoming update. It also comes with a revamped Snake game.  Nokia 8 Sirocco With Dual Rear Cameras, Stainless Steel Frame Launched Aa@8 Nokia 8110 4G price, availability The Nokia 8110 4G price has been s

While Samsung's Galaxy S9 and S9+ are set to dominate Mobile World Congress this year, Huawei has decided to sit this one out and instead launch its P20 family at its own special event on March 27. This means we're still in for quite a wait before handsets such as the P20, P20 Plus, and P20 Lite become official. In the meantime, however, to help get your mind off Samsung's wares, here are the upcoming Huawei P20 and P20 Plus standing side by side, in a couple of leaked press renders that showcase their screen notches up top. The timing of this leak is incredibly convenient for Huawei, and doesn't seem coincidental at all. With hours to go until its biggest competitor reveals its flagships for 2018, here's a look at two P20 family members... with small bezels and futuristic looks of their own. As you can see, the P20 will have the fingerprint button on its front, while the P20 Plus moves it to the back in order to cut the bottom screen bezel ever so sli

Samsung Galaxy S9 bears a 5.8-inch display Samsung Galaxy S9+ bears dual rear camera setup Both will be available starting March 16 Galaxy S9  and  Galaxy S9+  have been unveiled ahead of the  Mobile World Congress (MWC) 2018  in Barcelona on Sunday. The new Samsung Galaxy S9 series smartphones feature improved cameras with variable aperture sensor on the primary rear camera, and the Galaxy S9+ sports dual rear camera setup. Other new features on the handsets include face recognition and AR Emojis, Bixby Vision, AKG-tuned dual speakers, reduced bezels on the top and bottom, and faster processors. As for the release, Galaxy S9 and Galaxy S9+ launch date is March 16 in select markets, and pre-orders will begin in the US on March 2. The two handsets will be available in Midnight Black, Coral Blue, Lilac Purple, and Titanium Grey colours. Samsung Galaxy S9 and Galaxy S9 price The Samsung Galaxy S9 price in the US starts at $719.99 (roughly Rs. 46,600) for the u

Image: via Amazon upso Amazon has been granted a pair of patents for a wristband that can pinpoint the location of warehouse employees and track their hand movements in real time. The patents,  first spotted by  GeekWire , describe an inventory management system comprised of trackers and receivers used to monitor workers’ performance. The  original patents  were both filed back in 2016 but were granted on January 30th. The proposed system includes ultrasonic devices placed around the warehouse, the wristbands themselves, and a management module that oversees everything. The wristbands also feature an ultrasonic unit that’s used to track where the worker is in relation to any particular inventory bin. If their hands are moving to the wrong item, the bracelet will buzz. Image: Amazon via uspo While the patent describes this tech as a time-saving system, tracking workers in this way seems dystopian. That’s especially true for Amazon, a company that has been accused of e