PhonePe crosses 50 million merchants, expands digital payments and financial services footprint across IndiaPhonePe has achieved a major milestone with 50 million registered merchants. This growth signifies a significant step in bringing financial...
28 Apr, 2026, 01.42 PM IST
PhonePe launches next-gen SmartSpeaker with integrated card paymentsPhonePe has launched its new SmartPOD, a device merging POS and smart speaker functions, enabling small merchants to accept both UPI and ca...
07 Oct, 2025, 06.17 PM IST
PhonePe focuses on 'Made in India' with next-gen SmartSpeakerPhonePe has launched its next-generation SmartSpeaker, manufactured in India, to better serve merchants' evolving needs. Building upon the ...
05 May, 2025, 05.05 PM IST
US court allows Google speaker imports in Sonos patent fightThe U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit upheld a U.S. trade tribunal's decision that Google's redesigns of products, including Go...
09 Apr, 2024, 12.46 AM IST
PhonePe, Paytm eye sound box advertising; FMCG firms sign up for pilotsPhonePe and Paytm are testing audio ads on sound boxes at retail stores with FMCG brands. The ads, targeting impulse-buying, lack measureme...
03 Apr, 2024, 08.11 AM IST
PhonePe SmartSpeakers get a Bollywood twist! Merchants can now authenticate payments in Amitabh Bachchan's voice; here's how to do itPhonePe, a popular Indian payment platform, has introduced a feature that allows users to authenticate customer payments using the voice of...
04 Sep, 2023, 02.58 PM IST
Google hit with $15 million verdict in US trial over audio patentsPersonal Audio had argued that Google's music app Google Play Music featured playlist downloading, navigation and editing features that vio...
21 Jun, 2023, 10.17 PM IST
US jury says Google owes Sonos $32.5 million in smart-speaker patent caseThe case is part of a sprawling intellectual property dispute between the former collaborators that includes other lawsuits in the US, Cana...
27 May, 2023, 09.35 AM IST
How PhonePe is enabling digital payments for a host of small and medium merchants in IndiaFintech player PhonePe’s recent add ons – SmartSpeakers and Pincode – are driving digital inclusion by making it easier for small merchants...
10 May, 2023, 09.35 AM IST
Google, Sonos head to trial in contentious smart speaker patent fightSonos has asked the court for $90 million in damages from Google in the San Francisco case, down from $3 billion after U.S. District Judge ...
05 May, 2023, 03.48 PM IST
From TWS earbuds to smartwatch: Tech gifts for your sibling this Raksha BandhanA latest smartphone or an e-reader can certainly brighten your sibling’s day.
05 Aug, 2022, 10.47 AM IST
US senator presses Amazon, Google on Matter smart-home effortIn a letter, the chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee's antitrust subcommittee said testimony last week by attorneys from the companies ...
23 Jun, 2021, 03.38 PM IST
Google, Amazon defend devices businessesRepublicans and Democrats at a hearing Tuesday raised concerns about what they said were anticompetitive practices such as selling devices ...
17 Jun, 2021, 07.05 AM IST
Smart speakers shipment in India likely to cross 7.5 lakh units in 2020, Amazon Echo leads: ReportAmazon Echo led the smart speaker market with 91 per cent share in July-September 2020. It was followed by Xiaomi with 7 per cent share and...
16 Nov, 2020, 07.14 PM IST
Google Nest Mini review: Smart speaker offers better connectivity, audio qualityThe speaker volume of the successor to Home Mini is still low.
14 Dec, 2019, 11.00 PM IST
Amazon’s Alexa boasts of 80,000 apps, but there's no guarantee users will find them allSmartphone users can eyeball a list of apps, but multiple options get lost on a voice-based service.
11 Mar, 2019, 06.19 PM IST
Amazon Echo Input review: Add Alexa capabilities to any existing speakerIt is Amazon's cheapest and smallest smart speaker that doesn't actually have a speaker at all!
16 Feb, 2019, 11.33 PM IST