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This company promises to let feature phone users make UPI transactions

The Mumbai-based fintech company says by using its services, feature phone users can access their bank accounts, transfer funds, and make bill payments by giving a missed call

Pixel 7 series, Pixel 6a to get 5G as part of December Feature drop: Google

Google said, it has been actively working with the Indian carriers to enable 5G on its supported devices at the earliest

Surveillance vendor targeted Samsung smartphones with zero-day bugs: Google

The Google Threat Analysis Group (TAG) obtained a partial exploit chain for Samsung devices that it believes belonged to a commercial surveillance vendor

Realme 10 with AMOLED screen, MediaTek Helio G99 unveiled: Details here

Successor to the Realme 9, the Realme 10 is expected to arrive in India soon. The 4G smartphone boasts big capacity 5,000 mAh battery, 33W fast-wired charging, and Android 12-based Realme UI

5G smartphone shipments in India grow 30% in Q3 2022, shows report

Both 2G and 4G feature phone segments declined by 21 per cent and 58 per cent (year-on-year), respectively

Samsung may launch Galaxy A54 5G smartphone earlier than expected: Reports

Previous reports indicated that the Galaxy A54 5G might offer a lower camera resolution than the Galaxy A53 5G

Sony plans to launch 6 Xperia smartphone models next year: Report

The models comprise the Xperia 5 V, Xperia 1 V, Xperia PRO-II, Xperia 10 V, and Xperia ACE IV

Videotex International begins manufacturing webOS Hub 2.0 in India

It is being expanded with a new unit, which has a production capacity of more than 1.8 million TVs per year, for a total manufacturing capacity of 3.2 million

Samsung may launch Galaxy S23 series in early Feb next year: Report

South Korean tech giant Samsung is likely to launch its next-generation flagship smartphone series -- Galaxy S23 -- in early February next year

Apple leads India premium smartphone segment with 40% share: Report

Apple led the premium segment in India with 40 per cent share, followed by Samsung and OnePlus, with registering highest ever shipment share in the country in the September quarter.

All 5G phones except iPhone to work on Airtel network from mid-Nov: CEO

All 5G enabled smartphones, except Apple's iPhones, will start supporting Airtel 5G services by the middle of this month, a senior Bharti Airtel official said. During the company's earnings call, Bharti Airtel Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer Gopal Vittal said Apple will release the software update in the first week of November and all of its devices should support the company's 5G services by mid-December. Airtel is providing 5G services at 4G rates but it is likely to take call on the pricing of the next generation services in the next 6-9 months, he added. "Samsung... I think there are 27 models of 5G. 16 models are already ready and enabled. Rest will happen by November 10-12. OnePlus all 17 models will work on our network. Vivo all 34 models, Realme all 34 models will work on our network. Xiaomi's all 33 models and Oppo all 14 models will work. Apple has 13 models. They will have (software update) release around the first week of November and by mid-December they .

Samsung aims to sell 270 mn smartphones in 2023, focus on foldable devices

It will shift gears to defend profits by selling an increased percentage of premium products next year rather than providing cheap devices

HMD Global launches Nokia G60 5G smartphone in India: Price, specs and more

Priced at Rs 29,999, the Nokia G60 5G is available for pre-booking on Nokia's official website and retail outlets. It will be available for purchase from November 8

Samsung to bring new emojis to its devices with One UI 5 software update

The new release would bring 31 new emojis, including things like a shaking face, a jellyfish, a hair pick, and more

Out of stock: Up to 4-week long wait on Apple iPhone 14 Pro's online orders

The cheaper iPhone 14 and iPhone 14 Plus are available for delivery within 24 hours

Xiaomi unveils four Redmi Note 12 series smartphones in China: Details here

The four smartphones in the series are the Redmi Note 12, Redmi Note 12 Pro, Redmi Note 12 Pro+, and Redmi Note 12 Discovery Edition

Global smartphone market sinks 9.7% YoY in Q3; only Apple in green in top 5

Samsung continues to hold the top spot with 21.2 per cent share as emerging markets contribute the most to global decline in smartphone shipments

Smartphone storage space is the new turf war for mobile game makers

The most common workaround from game studios is to put only a basic installer in app stores, which then downloads further game assets once the player starts

Samsung India reports 10% jump in FY22 revenues from ops to Rs 85,324 cr

In FY22, the South Korean company's overall revenue in India, including other income, increased by 10% to Rs 85,324 crore

Phones, watches, cameras: Diwali gift shopping is back with a bang

Two years of pandemic gloom appear over as e-commerce websites and malls report people splurging and bring them business