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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

India gets ready to build its own Samsung, Vivo or Xiaomi

India has emerged as a major global smartphone manufacturing hub, but it is yet to build a home-grown brand of comparable scale. A new Rs 62,500 crore government scheme aims to bridge that gap by incentivising Indian-owned brands, design, R&D and domestic sourcing, with companies such as Lava positioned to…

The Economic Times

Get Strong for Brainrots Mutations & Traits Guide

There are different variants of brainrots in Get Strong for Brainrots, including Gold, Diamond, Starfall, Lava, and more. Out of these, some are Mutations

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"Bite down, and feel the music": Lollipop Star is the sweet candy treat that you can both lick and listen to

’Pop music that hits the sweet spot

MusicRadar

The guitar amp of the future? The Lava Studio has a built-in touchscreen tablet – and offers modeling, recording and learning platforms in one compact combo

The Studio offers a looper, multi-track DAW recording, interactive guitar lessons, jam tracks, and plenty more

Guitar World

“What ran the risk of being a toy-like guitar actually proved to be some serious fun”: Lava ME Air review

Lava is hellbent on revolutionizing the acoustic guitar. Forget what you know about spruce and cedar – this one’s boasting about carbon fiber and onboard effects

Guitar World

As crypto comes roaring back, Khosla Ventures’ Keith Rabois is making a bet on Bitcoin lending

Lava has raised $10 million in funding led by Khosla and Founders.

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“You could argue we were the quintessential cult band. But I was thinking, ‘We can be more than this’”: In Absentia sold poorly, influenced greatly, and marked the beginning of the end for Porcupine Tree

They delivered a defining moment in progressive metal with their 2002 album, but it wasn’t easy to do it – and once they had, Steven Wilson didn’t want to do it again

Metal Hammer

“Responds to the touch with incredible nuance, superb sustain and dynamics”: Lava Music’s carbon fibre smart acoustic just got a lot slimmer with the stage, studio and travel-friendly ME Air

Measuring just 7.5cm deep, with a simplified control setup for its onboard effects, the Lava Music Ultra-Thin ME Air is even more lightweight and player-friendly

MusicRadar

2024 Summer Ultimate Gear Guide: the hottest new guitar gear of the year

A detailed rundown of the hottest guitar gear to hit the market over the past year. Here, we dive into the standout pieces.

Guitar World

Lava set to enter smartwatch arena with Prowatch launch

In a move set to shake up the smartwatch market, Indian handset manufacturer Lava has officially announced the debut of its inaugural smartwatch, the Prowatch. Read further on Dynamite News:

Dynamite News

“The perception of what kind of band you are can count for so much… The hard lesson to learn is that the quality of the music counts for very little”: Steven Wilson on Porcupine Tree’s slow rise to success

After a 20-year struggle to secure their status, the band leader looked back on what it took to score a top 30 album

Louder

Google is reportedly looking into building Pixel phones in India

Google currently relies on China and Vietnam to produce its Pixel devices. Due to the ongoing trade war, the company is looking for alternatives starting with India.

Android Central

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From club fame to major-label outcast: Inside the 20-year saga of Jon Brion’s lost album

LOS ANGELES — Jon Brion used to look through liner notes with a fear of seeing his name. Actually, the name was OK — it was the list of a dozen or more instruments that inevitably appeared next to his name that he began to dread.

Evening Standard

The Floor is Lava La Rue’s

Non-binary, queer and about to light up Glastonbury, Lava La Rue is a red hot force for good, says Amy Francombe

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