John Velasco / Digital Trends Wireless charging has been a fringe feature for over a decade, despite Apple’s push into the ecosystem with the iPhone X and its later adoption of MagSafe. It has been limited to flagship phones, save for a few exceptions, mostly due to the painfully slow charging speeds. But with Android …
Christine Romero-Chan / Digital Trends The Motorola Moto G Stylus is a line of midrange Android smartphones, each of which comes packing a stylus — as the name ,akes clear. The two latest models are the Moto G Stylus (2023) and the Moto G Stylus 5G (2023). Although these models are similar, they have some noticeable …
Edgar Cervantes / Android Authority TL;DR Google Wallet now requires unlocking your phone for every contactless payment, regardless of the amount. Android 15 might bring back secure one-tap transactions with new features for secure pre-emptive authentication. Google Wallet users, particularly in Europe, are reporting a change in how contactless payments are authorized. Unlike before, regardless …
Apple Pay can make it more convenient to buy things while protecting your credit card info. Launched in 2014, the payment service supports tap-to-pay in physical retail stores, online apps and websites, and person-to-person payments with Apple Cash. Here’s a step-by-step on how to use Apple Pay. How to use Apple Pay on an iPhone …
Image Credits: Photo by Thomas Trutschel/Photothek / Getty Images (Image has been modified) PayPal is working on a new consumer app for its mobile customers, and suggested that it will be “ready” to take advantage of the new EU regulation, the Digital Markets Act (DMA), when it goes into effect next month for tech “gatekeepers,” …
Apple has proposed opening its NFC payment technology to third-party developers in Europe, allowing direct rivals to Apple Pay to operate on the iPhone for the first time. Historically, the use of Apple’s NFC chip in iPhones and Apple Watches for payments has been exclusively utilized by Apple Pay, limiting the ability of banks and …
London-based consumer brand Nothing has announced the rollout of Open Beta 2 for Nothing OS 2.5 powered by Android 14. Nothing is continuing the process of Beta testing on Phone (2) which provides early access to the company’s newest improvements including new features for the Glyph interface and refinements resulting from Open Beta 1. For …
Domestic smartwatch and wireless audio brand, Crossbeats has launched the Diva smartwatch. This new wearable is specially crafted for women. The company claims that it is “a perfect fusion of style and functionality, designed to be a true style statement for modern women.” As per the company, the latest smartwatch is not just a timekeeping …
Some car owners are facing issues while charging their iPhone 15 series models with their in-vehicle charging system. BMW and Toyota Supra model owners have reported that when their iPhone 15 is connected to the in-car wireless charging systems, it temporarily deactivates the Near-Field Communications (NFC) capabilities of the smartphones. Importance of NFC for iPhone …
Unified Payment Interface (UPI) has become one of the most popular ways for transactions in India. To improve convenience in payments, the governor of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) recently launched a new feature called UPI Lite X. This feature will allow users to send and receive money while being completely offline. RBI governor …