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NPCI to Decline UPI Transactions That Contain Special Characters in the Transaction ID
The National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) issued a new notification earlier this month announcing new compliance guidelines. The new rules are aimed at all the members of the Unified Payments Interface (UPI), and state that any transaction identifier (ID) that contains special characters will be declined starting February 1.
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WhatsApp Reportedly Testing Events Scheduling Feature in Individual Chats for iOS and Android Users
WhatsApp will likely to bring its Events feature to personal chats soon. The Meta-owned messaging platform first brought this feature to WhatsApp Communities in May 2024. Reports now suggest that the company is testing the functionality in individual chats for both Android and iOS users. It may roll out to global users in the upcoming days.
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Apple Said to Be in Final Stages of Selecting a Key Supplier for Foldable Display
Apple's foldable phone has been in the rumour mill for quite some time now. While leaks about the launch timeline of the first foldable iPhone are doing rounds on the Web, a new leak suggests that the company is finalising its supply chain's main contractor for the foldable screen. The Cupertino-based company seems to be keeping strict technical re...
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DeepSeek’s Database With Chat History and Sensitive Information Leaked, Says Cybersecurity Firm
DeepSeek’s dataset might have suffered public exposure, claimed a cybersecurity research firm. As per its report, a publicly accessible ClickHouse database belonging to DeepSeek was discovered which allowed full control over its database operations. Additionally, the exposure is also said to contain a large volume of sensitive information includi...
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Vivo, Xiaomi Top India’s Smartphone Market in 2024; Samsung Slips to Third: Counterpoint
India's smartphone market saw a nine percent year-on-year (YoY) growth in revenue in 2024 on a wholesale price basis to reach a record high, as per a report by a market research firm. Samsung, which claimed the top spot in the global smartphone market share, slipped below Vivo and Xiaomi to third place in India's smartphone market share.
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Mistral Small 3 Open-Source AI Model Introduced, Outperforms OpenAI’s GPT-4o Mini
Mistral, the Paris-based artificial intelligence (AI) firm, released the Mistral Small 3 AI model on Thursday. The company, known for its open-source large language models (LLMs), has also made the latest AI model available on Hugging Face as well as several other platforms. Mistral claimed that the latest model was built with processing speed, eff...
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iQOO Z10x 5G Reportedly Listed on BIS Website, May Launch in India Soon
iQOO Z9x 5G with specifications including Snapdragon 6 Gen 1 chip and a 6,000mAh battery was unveiled in India in May last year. The Vivo sub-brand has not announced anything about a possible successor of iQOO Z9x 5G yet, but ahead of it, the iQOO Z10x 5G has reportedly been listed on the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) website, hinting at an imm...
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Ola S1 Gen 3 Electric Scooters With Dual ABS, Chain Drive Technology Launched in India: All You Need to Know
Ola S1 Gen 3 electric scooters were launched in India on Friday. The company claims to deliver big improvements in terms of reliability, quality, and serviceability with its third-generation platform. As part of its latest portfolio, Ola has debuted four scooters — Ola S1 X, S1 X+, S1 Pro, and the S1 Pro+, and all of them come with varied battery...
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Reliance Jio Reintroduces Rs 189 Prepaid Value Plan in India: See Validity, Benefits
Reliance Jio recently unveiled voice-only plans for prepaid subscribers in India. Shortly after, the company revised the plans with lower prices and validity adjustments. Now, the telecom operator has reintroduced an affordable prepaid plan at Rs. 189 after briefly discontinuing it. This plan is listed as a value offering which provides free call ...
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Google Releases AI-Powered ‘Ask for Me’ Feature That Can Call Businesses for You
Google released a new experimental artificial intelligence (AI) feature via Search Lab on Thursday. Dubbed Ask for Me, the feature is available within Google Search and allows users to let an AI chatbot call businesses to make enquiries. The feature is currently available to select users in the US in the Android and iOS versions of the Google Searc...
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Vivo Partners With Zepto to Offer Quick Door Stop Delivery of Its Phones in India
Vivo has joined hands with quick commerce service Zepto to offer doorstep delivery of its smartphones. Customers can order select Vivo smartphones on the instant delivery platform now for quick delivery. The handsets are claimed to be delivered in less than 10 minutes of receiving the order. Customers buying Vivo smartphones on the Zepto app or web...
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Acerone Liquid S162E4, S272E4 Smartphones Listed Online in India: See Features
Acerone Liquid S162E4 and Acerone Liquid S272E4 smartphones from Acer are currently listed online in India. The price and availability details of the handsets have not yet been confirmed. The online listings reveal the design and key features of the phones. Notably, a Bengaluru-based startup called Indkal Technologies announced an agreement with ...
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iQOO Neo 10R to Launch in India in an Exclusive Dual-Tone Colourway
iQOO Neo 10R is scheduled to launch in India soon. The company has now confirmed that it will come in a colourway which has been exclusively developed for the Indian market. The phone is said to sport a dual-tone blue and white back cover and along with a texture which is inspired by racing tracks. iQOO says this colourway has been developed in lin...
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Oppo Find N5, Find X8 Ultra Tipped to Feature Telephoto Macro Lens
Oppo Find N5 will launch in China next month and the foldable could land in international markets as OnePlus Open 2. While Oppo is actively teasing the thin profile of its upcoming flagship, a new leak emerged online revealing its camera and display details. The Oppo Find N5 and Oppo's next Find X series phone — Find X8 Ultra — are said to feat...
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Google’s Gemini 2.0 Flash AI Model Now Rolling Out to All Users
Google is rolling out the stable version of the Gemini 2.0 Flash to all users. Announced on Thursday, the artificial intelligence (AI) model will replace the experimental preview of 2.0 Flash which was first released in December 2024. The new AI model can be accessed in both the web client and the mobile apps by all users.
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NPCI to Decline UPI Transactions That Contain Special Characters in the Transaction ID
The National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) issued a new notification earlier this month announcing new compliance guidelines. The new rules are aimed at all the members of the Unified Payments Interface (UPI), and state that any transaction identifier (ID) that contains special characters will be declined starting February 1.
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WhatsApp Reportedly Testing Events Scheduling Feature in Individual Chats for iOS and Android Users
WhatsApp will likely to bring its Events feature to personal chats soon. The Meta-owned messaging platform first brought this feature to WhatsApp Communities in May 2024. Reports now suggest that the company is testing the functionality in individual chats for both Android and iOS users. It may roll out to global users in the upcoming days.
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Apple Said to Be in Final Stages of Selecting a Key Supplier for Foldable Display
Apple's foldable phone has been in the rumour mill for quite some time now. While leaks about the launch timeline of the first foldable iPhone are doing rounds on the Web, a new leak suggests that the company is finalising its supply chain's main contractor for the foldable screen. The Cupertino-based company seems to be keeping strict technical re...
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DeepSeek’s Database With Chat History and Sensitive Information Leaked, Says Cybersecurity Firm
DeepSeek’s dataset might have suffered public exposure, claimed a cybersecurity research firm. As per its report, a publicly accessible ClickHouse database belonging to DeepSeek was discovered which allowed full control over its database operations. Additionally, the exposure is also said to contain a large volume of sensitive information includi...
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Vivo, Xiaomi Top India’s Smartphone Market in 2024; Samsung Slips to Third: Counterpoint
India's smartphone market saw a nine percent year-on-year (YoY) growth in revenue in 2024 on a wholesale price basis to reach a record high, as per a report by a market research firm. Samsung, which claimed the top spot in the global smartphone market share, slipped below Vivo and Xiaomi to third place in India's smartphone market share.
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Mistral Small 3 Open-Source AI Model Introduced, Outperforms OpenAI’s GPT-4o Mini
Mistral, the Paris-based artificial intelligence (AI) firm, released the Mistral Small 3 AI model on Thursday. The company, known for its open-source large language models (LLMs), has also made the latest AI model available on Hugging Face as well as several other platforms. Mistral claimed that the latest model was built with processing speed, eff...
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iQOO Z10x 5G Reportedly Listed on BIS Website, May Launch in India Soon
iQOO Z9x 5G with specifications including Snapdragon 6 Gen 1 chip and a 6,000mAh battery was unveiled in India in May last year. The Vivo sub-brand has not announced anything about a possible successor of iQOO Z9x 5G yet, but ahead of it, the iQOO Z10x 5G has reportedly been listed on the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) website, hinting at an imm...
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Ola S1 Gen 3 Electric Scooters With Dual ABS, Chain Drive Technology Launched in India: All You Need to Know
Ola S1 Gen 3 electric scooters were launched in India on Friday. The company claims to deliver big improvements in terms of reliability, quality, and serviceability with its third-generation platform. As part of its latest portfolio, Ola has debuted four scooters — Ola S1 X, S1 X+, S1 Pro, and the S1 Pro+, and all of them come with varied battery...
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Reliance Jio Reintroduces Rs 189 Prepaid Value Plan in India: See Validity, Benefits
Reliance Jio recently unveiled voice-only plans for prepaid subscribers in India. Shortly after, the company revised the plans with lower prices and validity adjustments. Now, the telecom operator has reintroduced an affordable prepaid plan at Rs. 189 after briefly discontinuing it. This plan is listed as a value offering which provides free call ...
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Google Releases AI-Powered ‘Ask for Me’ Feature That Can Call Businesses for You
Google released a new experimental artificial intelligence (AI) feature via Search Lab on Thursday. Dubbed Ask for Me, the feature is available within Google Search and allows users to let an AI chatbot call businesses to make enquiries. The feature is currently available to select users in the US in the Android and iOS versions of the Google Searc...
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Vivo Partners With Zepto to Offer Quick Door Stop Delivery of Its Phones in India
Vivo has joined hands with quick commerce service Zepto to offer doorstep delivery of its smartphones. Customers can order select Vivo smartphones on the instant delivery platform now for quick delivery. The handsets are claimed to be delivered in less than 10 minutes of receiving the order. Customers buying Vivo smartphones on the Zepto app or web...
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Acerone Liquid S162E4, S272E4 Smartphones Listed Online in India: See Features
Acerone Liquid S162E4 and Acerone Liquid S272E4 smartphones from Acer are currently listed online in India. The price and availability details of the handsets have not yet been confirmed. The online listings reveal the design and key features of the phones. Notably, a Bengaluru-based startup called Indkal Technologies announced an agreement with ...
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iQOO Neo 10R to Launch in India in an Exclusive Dual-Tone Colourway
iQOO Neo 10R is scheduled to launch in India soon. The company has now confirmed that it will come in a colourway which has been exclusively developed for the Indian market. The phone is said to sport a dual-tone blue and white back cover and along with a texture which is inspired by racing tracks. iQOO says this colourway has been developed in lin...
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Oppo Find N5, Find X8 Ultra Tipped to Feature Telephoto Macro Lens
Oppo Find N5 will launch in China next month and the foldable could land in international markets as OnePlus Open 2. While Oppo is actively teasing the thin profile of its upcoming flagship, a new leak emerged online revealing its camera and display details. The Oppo Find N5 and Oppo's next Find X series phone — Find X8 Ultra — are said to feat...
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Google’s Gemini 2.0 Flash AI Model Now Rolling Out to All Users
Google is rolling out the stable version of the Gemini 2.0 Flash to all users. Announced on Thursday, the artificial intelligence (AI) model will replace the experimental preview of 2.0 Flash which was first released in December 2024. The new AI model can be accessed in both the web client and the mobile apps by all users.
