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Google launched Tez payments app in India back in September. Today at the Google for India event in Delhi the company said that Tez has seen huge growth in its first 10 weeks of launch. It has processed over 140 million transactions from nearly 12 million active users and over 525,000 merchants are on Tez who pay their suppliers or transfer money to employees. Continue reading “Google Tez clocks 12 million users, to get Bill Payments, Reminders and more”
Google at the I/O 2017 announced Android Go for low-cost Android devices that have 512MB to 1GB of RAM offering smooth and efficient software experience, better data management, better saving and more. Today at the Google For India 2017 in the country it has announced that this will be called Android Oreo (Go edition) and will be based on Android 8.1 (Oreo).
Huawei’s Honor brand last week confirmed that it will launch the Honor 7X smartphone, successor of Honor 6X at a global event in London on December 5th that will start at 2:30PM London Time, which is 8PM IST. You can watch the live stream on Honor’s YouTube channel or on its Facebook Page. Continue reading “Honor 7X to launch today: Here’s how to watch the live stream”
ACT Fibernet has revised its plans for its customers in Coimbatore at no extra cost. Similar to Chennai, Andhra Pradesh and other most other regions, it has increased monthly data limit, which now combines both download and upload, and most plans get upgrade in speed as well. Continue reading “ACT Fibernet revises broadband plans in Coimbatore, increases speed, data limits at no extra cost”
Paytm today has announced the roll out of FASTag with RFID (radio-frequency identification technology) technology in India which enables electronic toll fee collection on highways across the country. These tags are simple and are also reusable. Continue reading “Paytm FASTag for automatic toll fee collection rolls out across India”
Micromax just launched Canvas Infinity Pro, successor of Canvas Infinity that was launched back in August. It has a 5.7-inch HD+ 2.5D curved glass screen with 18:9 aspect ratio and minimal bezels and runs on Android Nougat, but this is powered by an Octa-Core Snapdragon 430 Mobile Platform, instead of Snapdragon 425 and also comes with a 20-megapixel front-facing camera along with a secondary 8-megapixel camera offering Portrait Mode that blur the background in selfie images. Continue reading “Micromax Canvas Infinity Pro with 5.7-inch 18:9 display, 20MP + 8MP dual front cameras launched for Rs. 13999”
Panasonic is planning to up their smartphone game especially in the mid-range segment through online as well as offline sales of its mobile phones under the Eluga brand. Panasonic recently launched Eluga A4 smartphone with a humongous battery pack of 5000mAh capacity. This smartphone will now compete against the likes of other devices in this range including Moto E4 Plus, ZenFone 3s Max and other smartphones that have a huge battery. Continue reading “Panasonic Eluga A4 First Impressions”
After launching Gladiator, a budget smartphone with a 4000mAh battery recently, Kult has launched Ambition, another budget smartphone in the country. It has a 5-inch HD on-cell display, is powered by a quad-core MediaTek MT6737 SoC, runs on Android 7.0 (Nougat), has a 13-megapixel rear camera with LED flash and an 5-megapixel front-facing camera that also has an LED flash for capturing better selfies even in low lighting conditions. Continue reading “Kult Ambition with 5-inch display, 3GB RAM, fingerprint sensor launched for Rs. 5999”
OnePlus introduced the OnePlus 5T Star Wars Limited Edition smartphone at the Comic Con India in Bengaluru on Saturday. Today the company has announced that the smartphone will launch in India at an event in Carnival Cinemax Wadala, Mumbai on December 14th. Continue reading “OnePlus 5T Star Wars Limited Edition India launch event set for Dec 14, goes on sale from December 15”
OnePlus, one of the sponsors of Comic Con India that is happening in Bengaluru, just introduced the OnePlus 5T Star Wars Limited Edition smartphone at the event. This comes after the Lava Red OnePlus 5T that was introduced in China earlier this week. The OnePlus 5T was launched in India and other countries only in Midnight Black color. The phone went on open sale in the country earlier this week. Continue reading “OnePlus 5T Star Wars Limited Edition announced in India”
After launching Ola cab, Auto, Shuttle, Autorickshaws and Motorcycles, Ola has launched bicycle sharing service; ‘Ola Pedal.’ The company is currently running pilot in Kanpur and will soon introduce across several cities where it runs its cab business.
Continue reading “Ola launches ‘Ola Pedal’ bicycle sharing service, pilots in IIT Kanpur campus”
Xiaomi today launched the Redmi 5A smartphone in India. Here we have the unboxing and the first impressions of the phone. Continue reading “Xiaomi Redmi 5A Unboxing and First Impressions”
Xiaomi just launched Redmi 5A, the company’s latest budget smartphone in India, as expected. It has a 5-inch HD display, is powered by a quad-core Snapdragon 425 processor and runs on MIUI 9 based on Android 7.1 (Nougat). It has a 13-megapixel rear camera with PDAF, LED flash and a 5-megapixel front-facing camera. Continue reading “Xiaomi Redmi 5A with 5-inch HD display, Snapdragon 425, 3000mAh battery launched in India starting at Rs. 4999”
TRAI in new regulations on Tuesday has backed Net Neutrality and said that operators shouldn’t show any discrimination in traffic while providing internet access by either blocking or throttling apps, websites, and services or by offering ‘fast lanes’ to others. Continue reading “TRAI backs Net Neutrality, bars operators from discriminatory pricing of services”
Reliance Communications (RCOM) recently announced that it has entered into Memorandum Of Understanding (MOU) with Veecon Media and Television Limited, for sale of its subsidiary Reliance BIG TV Limited (RBTV). Today it has announced that it has entered into a binding Share Purchase Agreement with Pantel Technologies Pvt Ltd and Veecon Media & Television Limited for sale of Reliance BIG TV Limited (RBTV), engaged in the business of Direct-to-Home (DTH) services across India. Continue reading “RCOM to sell DTH business BIG TV to Pantel Technologies, Veecon Media”
