Google launches Tez mobile payments app in India

Google Tez

After reports, Google has officially launched Tez, its latest payments app in India. It uses UPI (Unified Payments Interface) and works with all major banks and Google also has Axis Bank, HDFC Bank, ICICI Bank and soon State Bank of India as partners. You can pay directly from your bank account, so you don’t need to open a separate account recharge wallets. It has several offers such as Scratch Cards offer, Lucky Sundays Lucky Draw Offer and referral rewards for users.

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Google to block autoplay videos in Chrome starting from 2018

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Starting from January 2018, Google is planning to put an end to ever annoying auto-playing videos while browsing the web. While not everyone has the same preference when it comes autoplay, the company is planning to make it bit customizable as per the user’s wish. Continue reading “Google to block autoplay videos in Chrome starting from 2018”

Airtel now offers 60GB free data for postpaid customers, here’s how to claim it

Airtel 60GB free data

Earlier this year Airtel introduced Airtel Surprise offer for post-paid customers by offering up to 30GB data for 3 months at up to 10GB per month free of cost through MyAirtel app. After extending the offer in April, it extended the offer for 3 more months in June. Since the 3 months are over, it has extended the offer again for 6 more months, so you can enjoy up to 60GB of data. Continue reading “Airtel now offers 60GB free data for postpaid customers, here’s how to claim it”

Weekly roundup: Apple iPhone X, 8 and 8 Plus, Xiaomi Mi MIX 2, Samsung Galaxy Note8 and more

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This week Apple unveiled iPhone X, iPhone 8 and iPhone 8 Plus, Samsung launched Galaxy Note8 in India. Asus launched Zenfone 4 Selfie and Zenfone 4 Selfie Pro and more. Let’s take a look at all the announcements and launches that were highlighted this week.

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Nokia 6 Review

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A few years back, Nokia used to be the house hold name, but in its absence, many smartphone makers climbed up the ladder to what they are now. After going through a lot, Finnish-based handset maker Nokia made its come back in the smartphone industry, in-ties with HMD global. Aiming at the mid-range market, Nokia 6 was launched in the Indian market at a price tag of priced at Rs. 14,999. Continue reading “Nokia 6 Review”

Apple iPhone 8 and iPhone 8 Plus pre-orders begin September 22 on Flipkart and Amazon.in

Apple iPhone 8, iPhone 8 Plus

Apple unveiled the iPhone 8 and iPhone 8 Plus smartphones earlier this week. Several distributors such as Redington India, Ingram Micro and Brightstar Telecommunication already said that the phones will be available for pre-order from September 22nd, Friday across India and will go on sale from September 29th. Now Flipkart, who became authorized online reseller in India last year.  announced that it will start taking pre-orders for both the iPhones starting from September 22nd midnight. Continue reading “Apple iPhone 8 and iPhone 8 Plus pre-orders begin September 22 on Flipkart and Amazon.in”

Google will delete Android backups if a phone is inactive for 60 days

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Google will automatically delete Android backup if a phone has been inactive for 60 days. Interestingly, Google will not give any prior notification to the user before deleting the entire Android backup.
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Gionee M7 with full-screen AMOLED display to be announced on September 25

Gionee M7 September 25 invite

After teasing the M7 smartphone with full-screen display last week, Gionee has officially announced that the phone will be announced at an event in Beijing on September 25th. It also confirmed that the phone will use Samsung’s AMOLED full-screen display and the phone will come with ultra-high security level data encryption chip as well as as pay security chip for secured payments. Continue reading “Gionee M7 with full-screen AMOLED display to be announced on September 25”

Facebook Messenger crosses 1.3 billion monthly active users

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Facebook Messenger now has over 1.3 billion monthly active users. The user base has increased from 1.2 billion in April. Messenger surpassed the one billion monthly active users (MAUs) mark in July 2016. Facebook owned WhatsApp also has 1.3 billion MAUs.
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OnePlus 5 will be available at select Croma stores starting September 19

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OnePlus is expanding its offline presence in India. The Chinese smartphone maker has teamed up with Croma stores to increase the retail availability of its flagship OnePlus 5. Continue reading “OnePlus 5 will be available at select Croma stores starting September 19”

HP Sprocket compact photo printer with Bluetooth launched in India for Rs. 8999

HP Sprocket

HP has launched Sprocket, a Pocket Photo Printer in India. The pocket photo printer offers high quality photo prints and provides Bluetooth connectivity. This supports both Android and iOS smartphones and has a compact design. It uses Zink Zero Ink Printing technology and the photos printed are smudge-proof, water-resistant and tear-resistant.
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Xiaomi Mi Band HRX Edition launched in India for Rs. 1299

Xiaomi Mi band HRX Edition

Xiaomi has launched Mi Band HRX Edition in India in partnership with HRX by Hrithik Roshan, after teasing it earlier this week. This has almost similar specifications as the Mi Band 2, including an OLED display and is splash resistant, but the HRX edition will offer an improved tracking algorithm to accurately monitor your activities and promises up to 23-days of battery life, compared to 20 days on the Mi band 2, however it doesn’t have a heart rate sensor. Continue reading “Xiaomi Mi Band HRX Edition launched in India for Rs. 1299”