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Friday, 6 November 2020

WhatsApp enables in-app UPI payments for Indian users

With the advent of UPI payments in India, and with apps like Google Pay and PhonePe, transferring money between bank accounts have become incredibly easy. Joining these apps now is WhatsApp, one of India’s most popular instant messaging apps, integrating UPI payments directly into the chat interface. It started testing the payments service back in … Continue reading

Xiaomi introduces Mi Box 4S Pro with 8K video decoding, HDMI 2.1

This week Xiaomi introduced Mi Box 4S Pro, the company’s latest streaming box with support for up to 8K video decoding, compared to 4K in its earlier models. It also has HDMI 2.1 support, and the design looks similar to other earlier Mi Box devices. The box has AV port, HDMI port, USB port and … Continue reading

iPhone 12 mini and iPhone 12 Pro Max go on pre-order in India today with cashback offers

Apple introduced its iPhone 12 series smartphones in India last month. Today the company announced that it will start pre-bookings for the iPhone 12 mini and iPhone 12 Pro Max smartphones in the country online through Flipkart, Amazon.in, Apple India online store as well as Authorized Apple retailers offline from 6:30 PM today, November 6th. These … Continue reading

Thursday, 5 November 2020

Apple iOS 14.2 and iPadOS 14.2 update brings 100 new emoji, new wallpapers, Intercom support, bug fixes and more

Apple has begun rollout of iOS 14.2 and iPadOS 14.2 to all the compatible iPhones and iPads, bringing with a few major changes and a lot of bug fixes. As with every iOS X.2 update, there are a lot of new emoji, support for Intercom on HomePod and HomePod Mini, new wallpapers and more. With … Continue reading

Moto G 5G with 6.7-inch FHD+ display, Snapdragon 750G, 5000mAh battery and Moto G9 Power with 6.8-inch display, 6000mAh battery announced

Motorola has announced Moto G 5G, a cheaper version of the Moto G 5G Plus and the Moto G9 Power with a huge 6000mAh battery. The Moto G 5G has a 6.7-inch FHD+ Max Vision display with a 16MP punch-hole camera, is powered by Snapdragon 750G 5G Mobile Platform with up to 6GB of RAM, … Continue reading

GoPro HERO9 Black with new 23.6MP sensor, 5K video, HyperSmooth 3.0 video stabilization goes on sale in India for Rs. 49500

Update: November 6th, 2020 – The GoPro HERO9 Black is now on sale in India from Amazon, Flipkart, Paytm, Reliance, Croma and select imaging stores Earlier: GoPro just announced the HERO9 Black, the company’s next-generation action camera and the successor of last year’s HERO8 Black. This comes with a new sensor that offers 5K video … Continue reading

WhatsApp begins rollout of Disappearing Messages feature; starting with 7 days option

Just 3 days ago in a blog post, WhatsApp confirmed and released some information about a long rumored feature for their app called Disappearing Messages. The feature has been in development and beta testing for many months now, and is finally rolling out globally to everyone over the next one month. The feature itself is … Continue reading

Acer Enduro N3 rugged laptop with up to 10th Gen Intel Core processor launched in India starting at Rs. 76500

Acer, known for their thin and light Swift series of laptops, is announcing the launch the Enduro N3 in India, which is a rugged laptop designed with military standards and has a IP53 rating. The laptop meets the MIL-STD 810G standard, it is spill resistant, impact resistant and is powered by 10th Gen Intel Core … Continue reading

Sony A8H 65-inch 4K Ultra HD HDR OLED Android TV launched in India

Sony has announced the launch of a new OLED TV in India, called the AH8 which is a 4K HDR ready Android Smart TV. It comes with Sony’s X1 ultimate image processor, Pixel Contrast Booster technology, TRILUMINOS panel, Acoustic Surface Audio, support for Alexa and Apple AirPlay and more. Sony claims that the new X1 … Continue reading

Xiaomi launches 10000mAh Mi Pocket Power Bank Pro with 22.5W two-way fast charging in India for Rs. 1099

Xiaomi today launched Mi Pocket Power Bank Pro 10000mAh comes with 22.5W ultra-fast charging in India. The compact power bank is made from PC + ABS material that makes it lightweight, yet strong and durable. It features Type-C and Micro-USB charging input support, comes with three output ports and supports two-way fast charging. The Mi … Continue reading