Micromax partners with Visa and TranServ for mobile payment solution

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Micromax today announced a strategic partnership with TranServ and Visa to offer mobile payment solution for its customers. This new feature will soon be available to Micromax smartphone users through the Udio app, which is a digital wallet enabled by TranServ to create social or merchant payments. It allows consumers to shop using a Visa card number linked to the underlying prepaid wallet, wherever Visa is accepted, thereby making the same money available for both for the online and offline payment.

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Apple gets relief from HC orders over not using the term ‘SplitView’ in India

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The Delhi High Court had ordered Apple not to use the name ‘SplitView’ in any of its products or services in India. However, it turns out that Apple has got some relief from Delhi HC’s orders.

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Sony Xperia Z2, Z3 and Z3 Compact Android 6.0 Marshmallow update starts rolling out

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A month after rolling out Android Marshmallow update for Xperia Z5, Z5 Compact and the Z5 Premium last month, Sony Mobile has started rolling out Android 6.0.1 update for its Xperia Z2 and Z3 series. The update is currently live for the Xperia Z2 (D6503 only), Xperia Z3 (D6603 only) and Xperia Z3 Compact (D5803 only). These phones were part of the beta program and the final version of the firmware has the same build number (23.5.A.0.570) as beta. Continue reading “Sony Xperia Z2, Z3 and Z3 Compact Android 6.0 Marshmallow update starts rolling out”

HTC Sense UI 8.0 will offer more customization with Freestyle layout and sticker support

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We are only a few days away from the HTC 10 flagship smartphone’s announcement and the smartphone is expected to bring a new HTC Sense UI 8.0 along with it as well. New sources indicate that HTC will give a lot of emphasis on customization thanks to the new Freestyle layout and sticker support.

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Huawei Honor 5X Teardown

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The Honor 5X is one of the best devices in the sub 15k range in India thanks to the specs and premium build quality. We wanted to take a look at the internals to see what exactly makes it tick and this teardown is a result of that. We have included images and an accurate description of the steps involved.

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Facebook rolls out hyperlocal services in India

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With an aim to make it easier for customers in India to find top service providers around them, Facebook has introduced hyperlocal services in India. The service lists over 80 services including plumbing, beauty, home care and so on. Continue reading “Facebook rolls out hyperlocal services in India”

Get Honor Bee for Re. 1 in flash sale on April 10

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Last week Honor, the e-brand from Huawei launched honor store, it’s own online store to sell its smartphones and accessories. As a part of the launch it started offering its Honor Bee smartphone worth Rs. 4,999 at an offer price of just Re. 1 for the first 50 lucky customers everyday through flash sale from April 8th. Even shipping is free, but cash on delivery is not available. If you missed out yesterday and today, it will go on sale again tomorrow at 11AM for one last time. Continue reading “Get Honor Bee for Re. 1 in flash sale on April 10”

Flipkart’s eKart logistics to serve offline sellers

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Flipkart’s logistics arm eKart will soon handle end-to-end fulfillment for offline sellers, reports YourStory. Earlier this week Paytm partnered with eKart to pilot a service, where goods shipped from its platform will be delivered by eKart. 70% of Flipkart’s total number of orders are handled by eKart.

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Samsung Galaxy Note6 could sport a waterproof design

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Samsung brought back waterproofing and dustproofing on the Galaxy S7 and S7 Edge with an IP68 rating. The feature has proven to be popular and gives the handsets an edge over the competition.

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Weekly Roundup: Meizu m3 note, Apple iPhone SE, Microsoft Lumia 650 Dual-SIM and more

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This week we went to Beijing to bring you the Meizu’s latest budget offering the m3 note.The smartphone will be made available in China from April 11th and will launch in India next month. Continue reading “Weekly Roundup: Meizu m3 note, Apple iPhone SE, Microsoft Lumia 650 Dual-SIM and more”

LeEco and Huawei eyeing mobile production in India

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Two more Chinese companies are exploring the opportunities for ‘Make in India’. Huawei and LeEco are looking forward to start mobile production in India, according to a latest report from The Economic Times. Continue reading “LeEco and Huawei eyeing mobile production in India”

Signal Private Messenger beta for desktop with end-to-end encryption released

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Earlier this week WhatsApp rolled out end-to-end encryption across all its communication, which has been developed in collaboration with Open Whisper Systems since 2014. Now Open Whisper Systems has released public beta of its desktop app, Signal Private Messenger on the Chrome Store, after several months of private beta testing through its invitation program. Continue reading “Signal Private Messenger beta for desktop with end-to-end encryption released”

OnePlus One Cyanogen OS 13 Android 6.0.1 Marshmallow update starts rolling out

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OnePlus One has finally started receiving the Cyanogen OS 13 update, few days after the company’s co-founder Carl Pei confirmed that the update is final testing stage. This is based on Android 6.0.1 (Marshmallow) that brings several new features, bug fixes and more. Continue reading “OnePlus One Cyanogen OS 13 Android 6.0.1 Marshmallow update starts rolling out”

Airtel to acquire Aircel’s 4G spectrum in 8 circles for Rs. 3500 crore

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Bharti Airtel has announced that the company and its subsidiary, Bharti Hexacom have entered into definitive agreements with Aircel and its subsidiaries, Dishnet Wireless to acquire rights to use 20 MHz of 2300 Band 4G spectrum for eight circles – Tamil Nadu (including Chennai), Bihar, Jammu & Kashmir, West Bengal, Assam, North East, Andhra Pradesh and Orissa for an aggregate consideration of Rs. 3,500 crore.

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