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Apple Pay
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Decoding Apple Pay, Vi’s international roaming, and Xiaomi’s new power banks

Opening thoughts. It took a while to get here, but Apple Pay is now in India. The launch partners are Axis Bank as well as…

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Customers with Axis Bank-issued Visa and Mastercard credit cards can add their cards to Apple Pay (Official/Screengrab)
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Apple Pay launched in India: Step-by-step guide on how to use on iPhone, iPad and Apple Watch

Apple on Tuesday launched its dedicated app for payments, Apple Pay, in India. The app is available on iPhone, iPad and Apple watch and is…

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Alex Karp
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Alex Karp’s straight talk, Jensen Huang is worried, and Apple Reference Image

Opening thoughts. You’ve got to agree with Alex Karp, CEO of Palantir. Even as the AI industry remains morally and ethically underdeveloped, it already shows…

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Apple users have been advised to update their devices after CERT In flagged multiple high risk security vulnerabilities (Getty Images via AFP (Representational Image))
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Own an Apple device? Govt flags a security risk you shouldn’t ignore

Apple users in India have been placed on high alert after the Indian Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-In) issued a security advisory, highlighting multiple vulnerabilities…

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iPhone Duo
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Cupertino dispatch, and analysts’ take on the new iPhones

Opening thoughts. The timing of our conversation last week, was just a few hours after the annual Apple iPhone keynote. I am sure you would…

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The A20 Pro chip which powers the new iPhone 18 Pro and the iPhone Duo, is a significant step forward in terms of performance/ (Official image)
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‘A historical rewind’ is reshaping Apple’s silicon strategy

It is no mean feat that Apple, days apart, has marked significant generational progress for its in-house silicon efforts across the iPhone, Mac and the…

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The iPhone Duo. (Vishal Mathur / HT Photo)
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iPhone Duo price reality check: Duties, GST and what the numbers really mean

There are a few certainties. Death. Taxes. And people comparing the iPhone pricing between the US and India markets. Quite often, pre-tax US pricing, with…

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Apple CEO John Ternus speaks during an announcement of new products on Wednesday, Sept. 9, 2026, in Cupertino, Calif. (AP Photo)
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iPhone Duo, iPhone 18 Pro, and Apple Watch 12: Apple’s John Ternus era begins

We want our products to be simple and intuitive, the words of Apple’s new CEO, John Ternus, as he took the stage for a pivotal…

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There is consensus among analysts that the foldable iPhone will find immediate sales traction. (Rendered image by design studio Geex Arts)
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Apple’s foldable iPhone can end up dominating a market it is swooping in to save

“Three things cannot long stay hidden: the sun, the moon and the truth,” a famous quote attributed to Gautama Buddha. You could add a fourth…

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Lego Skylines game
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Lego Skylines, John Ternus, and assessing Qubo R700 before the pollution spike

Opening thoughts. There was a time, as kids, we’d make all sorts of fantasy overlaid landscapes, cities and buildings with our Lego blocks sets. We…

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