Unified Payments Interface (UPI) remained the most preferred mode of payment in terms of volume followed by debit cards, Immediate Payment Services (IMPS), and credit cards, said a new report on Thursday. UPI recorded a transaction volume of 10.8 billion in 2019, a year-over-year increase of 188 percent, said the report from payments company Worldline … Read more
Realme X50 Pro 5G was launched on Monday in India, and now, it has been confirmed to have to support ISRO’s NavIC navigation system. The support was confirmed in a tweet by Realme CEO Madhav Sheth. “Yes, our ultimate flagship, the Realme X50 Pro features NavIC and even our upcoming phone will feature it as … Read more
Sony’s Alpha-series APS-C mirrorless cameras have long been popular choices for casual as well as enthusiast photographers, because of their ease of use, very good performance, and portability. Sony has been churning out new iterations of the A6000 series like clockwork and it launched its latest flagship camera, the A6600, in late 2019. This camera … Read more
Samsung on Thursday announced an additional bonus of upto Rs. 5,000 on the Galaxy S20 series in exchange of old smartphones. The Galaxy S20 comes in Cosmic Grey, Cloud Blue, Cloud Pink colours; Galaxy S20+ comes in Cosmic Grey, Cloud Blue, Cosmic Black and Galaxy S20 Ultra comes in Cosmic Grey, and Cosmic Black colours. … Read more
Microsoft has started rolling out the much-awaited Chromium-based Edge browser to Windows 10 users with a new Windows 10 update, starting with the Windows Insiders in the Release Preview ring. The company will eventually make its way to everyone using the platform — excluding Enterprise and Education users, after the update is rolled out to … Read more
WhatsApp beta for Android has received a new version that brings additional ‘Solid Color’ options for the Dark theme. The solid colour options on the instant messaging are meant to let users replace the default light-colour background pattern with some solid colours of their preferences. The new beta update carries version 2.20.60 and is available … Read more
Samsung Galaxy A50s has started receiving its Android 10 update with One UI 2 in India, according to a report. The latest update is said to include the February 2020 Android security patch. The new update is also likely to bring a list of interface-level changes, thanks to the arrival of the latest One UI … Read more
Apple’s success in the smartwatch segment is something everyone is familiar with. The Apple Watch, however, has not only been a success in the smartwatch segment, but also the health tech sector, with the ECG feature on its Series 4 and Series 5 watches, that has claimed to have saved several by detecting atrial fibrillation … Read more
Decathlon Group, a popular sporting retail chain, is found to have suffered from a data breach that exposed its massive user data through a misconfigured database. The issue put the record of over 123 million users and employees at stake, as per a report. It is believed that the affected database mainly contained private information … Read more
Oppo Reno 3 Pro will go up for pre-bookings on Flipkart, Amazon, and offline stores today. The company is opening pre-bookings ahead of the phone’s official launch on March 2 next week. The Oppo Reno 3 Pro is teased to carry a dual selfie camera setup in the front with a 44-megapixel main sensor. The … Read more
Fujifilm has announced the launch of its latest mirrorless digital camera dubbed the Fujifilm X-T4. The new flagship model is the company’s latest addition in its X-series of mirrorless digital cameras known for their compact and lightweight bodies. The Fujifilm X-T4 boasts of a central viewfinder style which has been adopted by the X-T series. … Read more
With the window to submit comments on India’s proposed personal data protection law closing on Tuesday, a period of anxious wait for final version of the Bill started for social media firms. This comes even as global Internet companies have called on the government for improved transparency related to intermediary Guidelines (Amendment) Rules and allay … Read more
Apple will launch its online store in India this year, while its first physical retail stores will open in the country in 2021, CEO Tim Cook reportedly revealed while answering questions at the company’s annual shareholder meeting held in Cupertino, California, on Wednesday. Cook’s comments pertaining to Apple stores in India come months after the … Read more
Indian government is planning to update the around 20-year-old Information Technology (IT) Act to widen its ambit to the changes in technology in the recent years. Speaking to the media in New Delhi on Wednesday, Union Electronics and IT Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad said along the technology ecosystem, the challenges had also changed and increased … Read more
The US Supreme Court on Wednesday refused to back stricter deadlines for workers to sue retirement plans over alleged mismanagement, ruling Intel Corp cannot avoid a suit accusing it of unlawfully making high-risk investments that cost retirement plan beneficiaries hundreds of millions of dollars. The justices unanimously upheld a lower court decision that revived the proposed … Read more
Apple’s shareholders on Wednesday defeated a proposal critical of its removal of apps at the request of the Chinese government, but the proposal drew a much higher proportion of votes than similar proposals in previous years which had gained support only in single-digit percentages. The proposal had called on the iPhone maker to report whether … Read more
Reliance Industries Chairman and MD Mukesh Ambani recently sat down with Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella during Microsoft’s Future Decoded Event in Mumbai. They exchanged ideas about their partnership on various fronts. One of the interesting topics of discussion was gaming and as part of the conversation, Ambani indicated that Jio is working on bringing xCloud … Read more
Airtel is one of the two top wireless carriers in India, and is a popular choice among both postpaid and prepaid users. As it looks to entice more consumers to use its services in this increasingly competitive telecom space, the operator is bringing new and useful features. In the same bid, Airtel is now looking to … Read more
Vivo Nex 3 5G was launched in September in China, and an upgrade of this variant has been rumoured for a while now. The phone was spotted on TENAA last month, and now the same model number has been spotted on Geekbench as well. This phone is expected to be an upgraded variant of the … Read more
Realme is hosting a Realme Xtra Days sale, wherein it is offering price cuts on a range of phones for a limited time period. The sale will end on February 29, and price cuts have been listed on the Realme X, Realme XT, and Realme 5 Pro. The Realme X sees a price cut of … Read more
In five years, OnePlus went from selling a single smartphone model online through a much-lambasted invite system, to launching its very first television. The OnePlus TV was launched in September 2019 with two variants – the Q1 (Rs. 69,900) and Q1 Pro (Rs. 99,900). The company has seen significant success in the smartphone space, and … Read more
Spooked by a sneeze or a cough, Chinese consumers are turning to online consultations in droves for advice about possible coronavirus symptoms – a boon for a fledgeling industry that has struggled to win over customers. Due to the epidemic, hundreds of millions of Chinese are stuck at home due to quarantine restrictions imposed by … Read more
As smartphones are slowing moving towards the 5G technology, manufacturers are fearing that this transition will pose new sets of challenges. One of the immediate challenges is posed on the smartphone’s storage capacity. It is generally assumed that with better Internet speeds, high-resolution content consumption and downloads, including 4K videos will increase. Now Xiaomi seems … Read more
The launch of the AMD Radeon RX 5600 XT was anything but straightforward. AMD announced its latest mid-range graphics offering at CES in January this year at $279 (approximately Rs. 19,890), calling it the “ultimate GPU for 1080p gaming”. AMD’s official publicity materials showed it edging out the equivalently priced Nvidia GeForce GTX 1660 Ti … Read more
Just days after teasing its Snapdragon 865-powered Legion gaming smartphone, Lenovo, on Tuesday hinted at the fast charging on its upcoming gaming device. A poster was released by Lenovo in Chinese, translating to “55W, is it really enough?” which hinted that Lenovo’s upcoming gaming device might have a more than 55W fast charging support. Legion’s … Read more