Apple Soon Allow Businesses to Use iPhones to Accept Contactless Payments: Report Apple might soon allow small businesses to accept contactless payments via their iPhones without the need for any additional hardware component. The Cupertino giant, as per a recent report byBloomberg’sMark Gurman, has been working on the technology since 2020, and it might release the feature with an upcoming software update. Apple to Allow Contactless Payments via iPhones In a recentreportbyBloomberg(paywalled), Gurman cited industry sources with the knowledge about the matter and stated that Apple will soon let small businessesaccept payments directly on their iPhones without the need for any extra hardware....

Facebook Messenger Now Supports Screenshot Notifications, Just Like Snapchat Meta’s Facebook Messenger has got hold of a slew of features, which primarily focus on the messaging app’s end-to-end encryption security capabilities. Now, E2EE is also available for groups chats and calls for all on Messenger after being in the testing phase last year and there’s more on the plate. Here are the details. New End-to-End Encryption Features in Facebook Messenger Facebook Messenger now has thenew “Screenshot Notification” feature, which will notify you when someone takes a screenshot of disappearing messages in end-to-end encryption chats....

Google Invests $1 Billion in Bharti Airtel to Boost India’s Digital Growth India’s second-largest telecom operator Bharti Airtel recently announced that Google will invest up to $1 billion in the company to boost India’s digitization journey. The investment will be part of the “Google for India Digitization Fund” and will see the Mountain View giantinvest $700 million to acquire 1.28% of Airteland up to $300 million for multi-year commercial agreements, as per reports....

Google Maps Will Now Let Users Find Plus Codes for Their Address in India Google India has announced a new India-first feature, which will let users get access to the exact locations of their homes with the help of Plus Codes. Plus Codes, which wereintroduced back in 2018for Google Maps, was previously used by NGOs and various other government work. Here’s a look at how this works. Google Maps Gets Plus Codes Home Adresses For those who don’t know,Plus Codes are open-sourced and free digital addresses(a combination of 6 or 7 letters and numbers) for people to find accurate addresses of any place on earth, even the locations that don’t have any defined address....

Google Play Store Gains a New “Offers” Tab to Show Deals on Apps, Games, and More Google has started rolling out a new “Offers” tab in the Play Store on Android phones to make it easier for users to find attractive deals on apps and games. The new section, which was being tested last year, will reside in the bottom navigation bar of the Play Store app and will offer limited-time deals and discounts on various in-app purchases....

Grab the iPhone 12 mini for Under Rs 30,000 on Flipkart; Here’s How Flipkart has commenced its Electronics Sale in India, which will be live until January 31. Apart from providing hefty discounts on various smartphones, the iPhone 12 mini deal proves to be an intriguing one for you can get the device at under Rs 30,000. Here’s a look at all the details. iPhone 12 mini Discount on Flipkart The iPhone 12 mini is currently available at Rs 41,999 for the 64GB storage model on Flipkart....

How to Cast Oculus Quest 2 to TV The Oculus Quest 2 packs a plethora of apps and experiences that make single-player and multiplayer gaming extremely fun. However, a drawback of the headset is the limited enjoyment if there is only one headset and multiple people. Fortunately, Meta did think ahead and implemented the ability to cast the Oculus Quest 2’s content to TVs so everyone can enjoy it. So if you’re a Quest user who wants to share their experience with friends and family, you’ll be happy to know you can do so easily....