Google is planning to launch Android Pay in India later this year through Unified Payments Interface (UPI), according to a report from the Economic Times. A person familiar to the matter revealed Google has started testing UPI on its Android Pay platform.
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Uber is integrating Snapchat in its ride sharing app in India. With this integration, riders will be able to use custom Snapchat filters on their ride. Continue reading “Uber adds custom Snapchat filters in India”
Splitwise has added support for Paytm for its Android app. With this integration, users can now repay your friend on Splitwise using your Paytm account. Continue reading “Splitwise adds Paytm Wallet integration for Android”
Last week, Apple started assembling iPhones in India at its Wistron facility in Bengaluru as per WSJ report. The company now wants to expand its contract manufacturer’s facility in Bengaluru, according to Union minister of Electronics and IT Ravi Shankar Prasad.
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Apple was working on assembling iPhone in India and now the has confirmed to the Wall Street Journal that its manufacturing partners Winstron have completed a trial run of the first-ever iPhones assembled in India. The iPhone SE handsets assembled in India will begin shipping to customers some time this month, added the report. Continue reading “Apple starts assembling iPhone SE in India, shipping starts later this month: WSJ”
Chinese smartphone vendors continued dominance and are now contributing to than half of the Indian smartphone market in Q1 2017, according to latest data from International Data Corporation (IDC). Xiaomi Redmi Note 4 was the highest shipped smartphone in Q1. Continue reading “Xiaomi Redmi Note 4 highest shipped smartphone in India in Q1 2017: IDC”
Xiaomi just launched Redmi 4 smartphone in India. Manu Kumar Jain, the VP and MD of Xiaomi India also shared some more news about its upcoming Mi Home stores in India. Jain said Xiaomi Mi Home stores will be launching in four more cities in the country – Delhi, Mumbai, Hyderabad and Chennai.
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Xiaomi has made its Mi Bluetooth Headset available for pre-order on Mi.com website ahead of Redmi 4 India launch. The Mi Bluetooth Headset is lightweight at just 6.5 grams and has a sleek design. It packs two volume rocker buttons on the right side followed by the microphone below.
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Check out the latest FoneArena Daily video that gives you a quick roundup of the latest technology news. Continue reading “OnePlus 5 with 8GB RAM surfaces, Qualcomm announces Snapdragon 660 and 630 – FoneArena Daily”
HTC has given its latest flagship phone U Play a major price cut. HTC U Play smartphone was launched in India in February for Rs. 39,990. With the latest price cut, it will now be available for Rs. 29,990. This means, the HTC U Play has received a price cut of Rs. 10,000. Continue reading “HTC U Play gets Rs.10,000 price cut in India, now available for Rs. 29990”
WhatsApp has revealed some important insights about its video calling feature specific to Indian users. The Facebook owned instant messaging site says India is the top country for the video calling feature in terms of total minutes per day. Continue reading “WhatsApp’s 200M MAUs in India clock over 50 million video calling minutes per day”
Facebook has officially announced the commercial launch of Express Wi-Fi in India. The social network was testing this service in the country since August last year. Facebook has launched 700 hotspots across the four Indian states of Uttarakhand, Gujarat, Rajasthan and Meghalaya. Continue reading “Facebook launches Express WiFi in India; partners Airtel for 20,000 hotspots”
HTC had launched One A9 in India in December 2015 and it came with Android 6.0 Marshmallow. The phone has now started receiving Android Nougat 7.0 update in the country. HTC One A9 user @neelgaganslg has shared a screenshot of the update on Twitter.
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Samsung officially launched Samsung Pay, contactless mobile payments service in India last month. The company had confirmed it will add UPI support for Samsung Pay in future. Now, th UPI support has gone live for Samsung Pay that will allow users to make payments with their bank accounts. Continue reading “Samsung Pay now supports UPI payments in India”
Twitter has introduced a ‘lite’ version of its service aimed at users from emerging markets like India. Dubbed as Twitter Lite, the app weighs less than 1MB and works via a web browser instead of a standalone app. The app is designed to minimize data usage and load quickly on slower connections. Continue reading “Twitter rolls out Twitter Lite for emerging markets”
