The payments industry is at a crossroads with the banking regulator on two pressing issues, neither of which seems headed towards an amicable solution. Depending upon which side accommodates the other, customers in India will have to choose between convenience and ironclad safety. In the end, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI), which regulates both banks and all payments services providers, will prevail. But the question is: will it do so by bending a little or by sticking to its firm stand? The two issues - one concerning payment facilitators storing customers' card details and the other about auto-renewal of payments - appear similar but aren't.
Leading telecom operators Bharti Airtel and Reliance Communications will start selling Apple's iPhone 5s and iPhone 5c smartphones from November 1.
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Apple Inc has released an application that helps users locate and lock missing devices.
reQall, one of the first applications for iPhone to be released through AppStore, allows users to capture verbal information without having to key it in on their device. Be it a telephone number, an appointment or sending a text message, all one needs to do is say it aloud and reQall archives it. Currently, the application combines only voice-to-text recordings.
Galaxy S10+ will be available in 1 TB, 512GB and 128 GB storage variants and will be priced at Rs 1,17,900, Rs 91,900 and Rs 73,900, respectively. The Galaxy S10, on the other hand, will retail for Rs 84,900 (512 GB variant) and Rs 66,900 (128 GB). S10e would be available in only 128 GB storage variant and will be priced at Rs 55,900.
Apple always had an eye on the future. iPhone 5S seems to have provied some glimpse of what may be in store.
Given the dimensions, it is bound to have at least ripple effects across markets. Could ripple turn into cascade? asks Devangshu Datta.
Apple's decision to stop selling the iPod Nano and Shuffle -- leaving only one iPod, the iPodTouch, on the shelves -- takes us down memory lane.
536 new malware families and a further 616 new variants affecting the Android platform were detected.
Bengaluru-based iKaaz Software, a mobile payment solution provider, is launching a new application, MOWA, that works almost like the Apple Pay
According to the decision, such entities can now first operate through e-commerce and then open brick-and-mortar stores.
The posters have made headlines in Durban and people telephoned radio stations complaining about "Indians showing no respect for them".
'Malicious files can silently sit in your phone and relay data to hackers without your knowledge.'
Xiaomi Inc said it had upgraded its operating system to ensure users knew it was collecting data from their address books after a report by a computer security firm said the Chinese budgetsmartphone maker was taking personal data without permission.
Advanced integration of new iCloud features with Apple products make iOS 8 a preferred operating system over its predecessor.
Apple Pay also faces competition from Merchant Customer Exchange (MCX) - a consortium of retailers including Wal-Mart and Best Buy - which is developing its own mobile payment platform.
Of the 2,562 customer complaints received between January 2020 and March 2021, a majority relate to illegal apps. At least two dozen suicide cases have been reported, perpetrated by the harassment by loan app operators, points out Tamal Bandyopadhyay.
Oppo is the second Chinese brand after Xiaomi to secure single-brand retail licence. Xiaomi has now 600 retail partners.
To cash in on the festive season, mobile handset makers like Apple, HTC, Karbonn and Lava have launched a series of smartphones in the price range starting from Rs 5,000 to Rs 59,500 for Indian consumers.
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Losing a phone has become even more costly after the government's push for a cashless society
The software facilitates spoofing of caller id and is difficult to identify to locate or identify actual caller.
Users well-versed in privacy laws or those concerned with their data would be worried; it could well be that many of us have already accepted the end user agreement without ado, points out Ashish Narsale.
'Government intervention in agricultural trade is a problem for farmers.'
A comparison of the latest tablets in the market.
Rajeev Srinivasan on why consumers must be careful with their powerful mobile devices.
Google had indicated that many more firsts could come from India in the days to come.
A sneak-peek at the best, preferred and most wanted free Android applications.
Apple CEO Steve Jobs's authorised biography seems to be a great hit in China as dozens of people were seen lined outside book stores even before they were opened and entire copies being almost sold off within an hour.
The iPhone 6 and its higher end model iPhone 6 Plus will be available across retail stores from October 17.
According to reports, the deal is estimated to be close to $300 mn.
'This is the first of (ideally) many superhero films that will appeal to those who aren't already besotted by the comics and the characters,' says Raja Sen after watching Captain America.
After music on the go, it is time for movie applications (better known as apps) for smartphones.
The growing use of mobile phones for storing personal data has become a security concern, says Ashish Narsale/Rediff.com.
Abhik Sen explores Apple's Monument Valley 2 and Gameloft's Asphalt Street Storm Racing.
Since its inception, Onward Mobility has sold over 300,000 apps and is expanding its reach to 25,000 outlets by March next year.
Get Ahead reader Daya Kaduri says the only novel idea on iPhone 4S is the voice recognition technology that goes by the name of Siri. Everything else is old wine in specced bottle.
By the end of 2017, the Chinese firm had emerged as the fastest growing brand after posting 343 per cent growth with 19 per cent market share for the full year.
