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No smartphone, no internet? PhonePe brings UPI to 220 million feature-phone users

At the Global Fintech Fest 2026 in Mumbai, PhonePe announced UPI 123Pay support for its app on feature phones, taking the SMS-based, internet-free payments stack pre-loaded on HMD, Nokia, Lava and itel handsets to 200 million-plus Indians still on basic phones.

The Economic Times

No Internet? PhonePe’s New UPI Trick Changes Everything

For millions of Indians, making a UPI payment usually means one thing: taking out a smartphone and connecting to the internet. PhonePe is now challenging that assumption. The company has launched PhonePe UPI 123Pay, a service designed to bring UPI payments to feature phones without requiring an internet connection. PhonePe…

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Shikhar Dhawan praises Vaibhav Sooryavanshi's fearless batting backs him for bright future

Shikhar Dhawan lauded Vaibhav Sooryavanshi's exceptional batting skills at a young age. Sooryavanshi achieved significant success in recent T20I and IPL matches. Dhawan also inaugurated a new STEM lab at Sarvodaya Vidyalaya, Pitampura. This initiative aims to enhance technology-enabled education for over 2,500 students. The Shikhar Dhawan Foundation supports digital…

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ICYMI: the week's biggest tech news from Samsung's Unpacked teaser to a five-star fitness tracker wowing us

The week's biggest tech news from Nokia, Samsung, Sony, and more for July 11, 2026.

TechRadar

Nokia is back with retro dumb phones for a smarter generation – but why the AI button?

This Nokia feature phone has a decidedly smartphone-like function

Nokia's new retro-styled feature phones have AI buttons for some reason — and users are dismissing the odd feature as 'useless' and 'dumb'

HMD has unveiled four new feature phones, but there are question marks over the inclusion of an AI button.

TechRadar

Enzo Fittipaldi leads every lap in Mid-Ohio Indy NXT win

HMD Motorsports swept the top four as the championship lead changed hands

Motorsport

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'Every day, a child is exposed to two pieces of inappropriate or harmful content': I've spent hours researching the best phone for my son — here are the safest options I've found, from iPhones to 'dumbphones'

What type of phone should you buy your child? Smartphones, dumbphones, and more explained by a parent.

TechRadar

Our 6 favourite dumbphones for digital detoxing

These options are easy to set up with supreme battery life.

Creative Bloq

Katherine Legge will make Indy 500 return in HMD Motorsports with AJ Foyt Racing entry

The Briton becomes the 33rd entrant for this year’s 110th edition of “The Greatest Spectacle in Racing”

Motorsport

Even feature phones can’t escape AI — here’s HMD’s plan to bring more smartphone features to their most basic devices

Mobile payments and AI chatbots on feature phones? That’s the future one phone maker’s trying to build at Europe’s biggest mobile tech conference.

Tom’s Guide

Samsung Galaxy S26 leak just smashed your built-in Qi2 magnet dreams to pieces

Samsung Galaxy S26 is set to skip Qi2 magnets for the second year running, according to the latest leak.

Tom’s Guide

Kucharczyk set for 2026 Indy NXT run with HMD

The 19-year-old will be the first Polish driver to ever run in IndyCar’s developmental category

Motorsport

The Realme GT8 Pro is bonkers – and I hope more brands copy its interchangeable camera design

Tired of tiresome phone design? The Realme GT8 Pro makes it easy to create something unique, and I hope more phones copy its innovative design.

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Android Central

Did Qi2 and Bluetooth Auracast live up to my expectations in 2025?

Did the accessories market live up to my expectations? Lets take a retrospective look at 2025, my predictions from last year, and what came to pass.

Android Central

Wear OS in 2025: How Pixel, Galaxy, and OnePlus smartwatches fared against our expectations

I made a dozen guesses for what Google, Samsung, and other Wear OS watch brands would do in 2025. I got a lot right, but not everything.

Android Central

This feature phone for kids has one rule — no social media

This new kid-friendly “feature phone” skips TikTok and Instagram entirely, and that’s the point.

The Independent UK

I think I’ve found the perfect first phone for kids

Using AI to block nudity, could this be the safest and best smartphone for kids?

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Evening Standard

The HMD FUSE might be the safest and smartest phone you can give your child in 2025

It tracks their location, vets their contacts list, and completely blocks explicit content. Stuart Pritchard reviews the ultimate child-friendly smartphone

Tom’s Guide

Could you ditch your smartphone for an old-school feature phone? Because I tried, and I didn't even last a day

Smartphones aren't novelties; they're useful utilities that are more important than ever. Ditching it all did not go as planned.

TechRadar

HMD launches a $48 4G hotspot that doubles as a 'smartphone' with a 3.2-inch display and a pair of cameras - and you can even chat on it

HMD’s $48 Touch 4G combines a phone and Wi-Fi hotspot into a compact, cloud-powered device designed for affordable connectivity.

The Independent UK

6 best dumbphones for reducing screen time in 2026, tried and tested

Searching for a distraction-free phone? Dumbphones are on the rise, and they’ll stop you from doom-scrolling

TechRadar

This is the most powerful, secure smartphone ever built, and its unique processor even has hardware RFID built in

HMD Ivalo XE is a European-built, rugged 5G smartphone featuring AI-driven processing, modular accessories, and hardened security for mission-critical operations.

Android Central

Pixel 10 says goodbye to reverse charging in favor of Qi2 magnets

Qi2 magnets make reverse charging impossible on Pixel 10, according to Google.

Tom’s Guide

Pixelsnap is the Pixel 10 upgrade everyone should be the most excited about — here's why

Qi2 is finally getting some mainstream attention on Android thanks to Pixel 10 and Pixelsnap — and that's great for everyone.

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