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Cash may be king in India, but Google is prince of mobile payments

The company has one of its fastest-growing hits ever with Google Pay, a two-year-old app that millions of consumers are using to spend and transfer tens of billions of dollars

Huawei promises smartest 5G phone, but who will be brave enough to buy?

Huawei lost five percentage points in market share following the US ban, even as buyers rallied to its brand at home

'Call of Duty: Mobile' to launch on October 1 for Android, iOS phones

Gamers can pre-register for the game on the company's website

Google Assistant to interact with users in HIndi, eight other languages

The new update comes to the Google Assistant a day after Amazon announced that Alexa will support Hindi and Hinglish conversations

Amazon's Alexa to speak Hindi, Hinglish, to get multilingual feature soon

Launched in India in 2017, Alexa was able to understand and pronounce names of popular places, names and songs in regional languages but supported commands only in English

Reliance Jio has widest 4G network, Airtel's network grows 3-fold: Trai

Bharti Airtel's 4G coverage is less than half of Reliance Jio's but it has expanded its network more than three-folds since September 2017

From AI lab to job search platform, all highlights from 'Google for India'

The company has announced a partnership with state-owned telecom operator BSNL to bring open public WiFi network to villages in Gujarat, Maharashtra and Bihar

Mark Zuckerberg sets talks in Washington on 'future internet regulation'

Zuckerberg's visit comes five months after his stormy appearance before Congress, where he was grilled on Facebook's data protection and privacy missteps

Want an iPhone 11? You can pre-order on Amazon, Flipkart from September 20

The iPhone 11-series includes three smartphones; the iPhone 11, the iPhone 11 Pro and the iPhone 11 Pro Max. All three phones will go on sale in India from September 27

The agri-tech start-ups that are transforming agriculture in India

Still nascent and mushrooming in small pockets, agri-tech comprises companies disrupting traditional agriculture through technology

Don't welcome Facebook's Libra

India's policy makers must be alert to any attempt by Facebook, Mastercard and others to force a cryptocurrency on us

An eye in the mine: Hindustan Zinc using drones underground to dig deep

HZL is currently using line-of-sight drones while it waits to try fully autonomous drones by next year

How facial recognition technology is transforming attendance marking system

Artificial intelligence and machine learning also play a major role in many of these detection and identification technologies

Huawei to soon launch Kirin 990 chipset-powered 5G-ready devices in India

According to the company, the 5G version of the chip will be available in India with the upcoming line up of Huawei smartphones

Facebook, Instagram users in India can now add music to 'Stories'

Earlier this year, Facebook India had announced partnerships with music labels T-Series Music, Zee Music Company and Yash Raj Films, licensing their music for use in social experiences on Facebook and

Hero Electronix to invest Rs 150-200 cr, forays into consumer space

The company, which is part of the Hero Group, has launched a voice-controlled smart indoor camera and smart sensors under the 'Qubo' brand

OnePlus 7T, OnePlus TV India launch on September 26: Here is what to expect

The OnePlus 7T Pro is also expected to be announced at the OnePlus launch event on September 26

Xiaomi launches TVs, water purifier, Mi Band 4, night light: Details here

Here are the details of every product that Xiaomi announced at the Smart Living 2020 launch event

US ban: Huawei pours money into research, emerges as stronger competitor

The US claims the company might aid Chinese spying, though Huawei denies that and American officials have provided no evidence

Can Apple TV+ make a dent in Indian OTT with its aggressive pricing?

At Rs 99 a month, Apple TV+ looks like a real steal, but its growth here also depends on local content and distribution