Update (Sept 16): Ministry of Finance Twitter handle has now confirmed that Google will indeed be launching the new Tez digital payment app on September 18. Earlier (Sept 14): Google is reportedly planning to introduce a new payment app called Tez in India, marking its entry in the country’s happening digital payments market. According to […]
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Zenfone V quietly listed on Asus website, exclusive to Verizon in US
Taiwanese manufacturer Asus has silently listed a new smartphone – Zenfone V – on its US website. Although the phone is still unannounced, the website listing has revealed quite a few details about the phone, including the fact that Zenfone V V520KL will be exclusive to Verizon in the US. The carrier has already published […]
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Spice V801 with 3GB RAM, 4G VoLTE, HD screen launched at INR 7,999
Spice Devices, a subsidiary of Transsion Holdings, has launched the new Spice V801 phone in India. The smartphone carries a price-tag of INR 7,999 and is now available in the country. According to the company, with the latest launch, its smartphone portfolio now includes a total of four devices including K601, F301 and F301. Spice […]
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Gionee M7 with edge-to-edge screen, dual camera coming on Sept 25
Chinese smartphone maker Gionee has finally revealed that it will launch the much-talked about M7 smartphone on September 25. The phone will be unveiled at an event in Beijing. Set to be the company’s flagship smartphone, the phone will feature an edge-to-edge display, as is being teased in the invite. Another teaser from the company […]
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Oppo introduces R11 special edition for Barça fans
Chinese smartphone maker Oppo has launched a special “Barcelona Football Club” edition of its R11 smartphone. It features FC Barcelona (FCB) blue and maroon colours on the body as well as 18k gold plated crest of the club on the back. This isn’t all, the Oppo R11 rus on FCB themed Android 7.1 Nougat. All […]
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Gmail for Android now allows you to change Google account settings
Believe it or not but sometimes even the most taken for granted features are missing from the applications. Take the example of Gmail Android app, until today, it lacked the ability to change your Google account settings. You had to open the web version of Google accounts page to change the most basic things like […]
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Nokia Android phones launched in Indonesia, Xiaomi Mi A1 incoming
HMD Global has released three Nokia Android smartphones – Nokia 3, 5 and 6 in Indonesia. The Nokia 3 will be the first model to go on sale and has been priced at Rp 1,899,000 ($143). The prices of Nokia 5 and 6 are a mystery at this point and will be revealed closer to […]
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Samsung Galaxy A9 Pro getting Android Nougat update in India
After Galaxy A5 (2017) and Galaxy A7 (2017), Samsung India has now begun rolling out the Android Nougat update for Galaxy A9 Pro smartphone. The new firmware upgrades phone’s operating system from Android 6.0.1 to Android 7.0. According to a report in SamMobile, the Nougat update is over 1.2 gigabytes in size and is available […]