Xiaomi introduces product recycling program in India

Xiaomi has announced a new product recycling program in India in collaboration with TES-AMM who will be doing the actual recycling. As part of this program, the company will be taking back electronics, such as smartphones, tablets, laptops, power banks, speakers, headphones, etc. across all brands and recycling them for the user. To take advantage of this program, users will have to fill out a form on the Xiaomi website. The products will be collected by Xiaomi within 15 days at no charge to the user. As an added bonus, a discount coupon worth INR 100 will be given to the user, which...

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Chrome is switching to its 64-bit version on Windows

Google rolled out the Chrome 58 and now is looking ahead to Chrome 59 that will bring some significant changes. All users with at least 4 GB RAM in their devices will automatically get the 64-bit version. Also, the native notifications will have a new more user-friendly design. Starting from version 59, Chrome's notifications will sport a new flat design, and the cards will finally appear naturally on macOS. The new version also will add support for animated PNGs. If you have a 64-bit Windows machine and no less than 4 GB RAM, you will eventually receive the safer and lighter 64-bit...

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Samsung Pay to launch in France in September

According to a new report, payment service Samsung Pay will launch in France in September this year. The report, cites a local retailer and mentions that the South Korean tech giant is planning to launch the service along with a new smartphone. Given the launch time-frame, the pioneer could well be the Galaxy Note8. Recently, Samsung Pay was launched in the UAE and Sweden. In addition, an early access program has also been launched in Hong Kong and Switzerland. UK is expected to get the payments service this month (date is said to be May 16). Source | Via

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Nougat update starts hitting Samsung Galaxy A5 (2016)

Samsung has started pushing out a new update to its Galaxy A5 (2016) smartphone. The update, which arrives as firmware version A510FXXU4CQDK, brings Android 7.0 Nougat. Currently only Russian units are getting it in what looks like a soak-test. If everything goes smoothly, the update should hit other markets in a few weeks. The following video shows an Android 7.0-powered Galaxy A5 (2016): As is usually the case with OTA rollouts, it may take sometime for the update to hit your device. You can manually check for it by heading to your handset's Settings menu. Source | Via

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You can upgrade your Windows 10 S to Windows 10 Pro for $49

We know now that Windows 10 S is coming soon to budget PCs. The question is, do you want to use it? If you are not happy with some of Microsoft's decisions, fortunately, you will be able to upgrade to a 'proper' version of Windows. According to Microsoft, you will be able to upgrade the Windows 10 S installation that will come pre-installed on your computer to a full blown Windows 10 Pro for an additional $49. That's a small fee to upgrade, considering the retail price of Windows 10 Pro is $199. There is no option to upgrade to Windows 10 Home. As for those who purchase the...

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DeutscheBank: Anniversary OLED iPhone will be delayed until next year

Analysts are becoming increasingly sure that the new OLED iPhone will be delayed - Deutsche Bank joins KGI in predicting that supply shortages of key components will not allow the overhauled iPhone to launch alongside the iPhone 7s. The 7s will be an incremental improvement over the current iPhone 7 without much novelty. The OLED-packing iPhone (aka "iPhone 8"), is a much bigger upgrade. The OLED screen is just one of the new components, rumors also suggest 3D sensing cameras and brand new 3D touch. We may be saying "goodbye" to the Home button and screen bezels with this update...

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