Month: January 2022

UPI has a bumper year – Record numbers continue in December too

Audio player loading… After showing a dip in September and November, UPI (United Payments Interface) ended the year and the month on a record high —  both in volume and value terms.  According to the nodal National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI), UPI logged in Rs 8.26 lakh crore worth…

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Samsung’s 2022 QLED TVs include the first 144Hz 4K and 8K sets

It wouldn't be CES without a new round of Samsung TVs, and the 2022 models promise their share of quality upgrades — plus a few new conveniences. To start, the mainstream Neo QLED sets now include what Samsung says are the first 4K and 8K sets with 144Hz inputs instead…

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Samsung’s 2022 TV lineup has big software changes, smaller hardware upgrades

Samsung introduced its first TVs with Mini LED technology at CES 2021, and they wound up being perhaps the best sets that the company has produced yet — not counting the exorbitantly priced The Wall, that is. So this year, Samsung is opting for a different approach: it’s taking smaller…

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Samsung’s latest Frame TVs have a matte screen that looks and feels more like real art

Samsung has managed to single-handedly define the category of “lifestyle TVs” — high-design TV sets that blend into the home more seamlessly than traditional TVs — with The Frame. I’ve got several friends, coworkers, and family members who have recently purchased some model in The Frame lineup. For them, the…

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Samsung’s new 2022 TVs bring Nvidia GeForce Now and Google Stadia gaming

Samsung is revealing a new lineup of smart TVs at CES 2022 today, including features as exotic as radio-wave powered remote controls and support for NFTs — and they also happen to be the first Samsung sets in a while to let you play triple-A video games from the cloud…

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Samsung’s new TV remote uses radio waves from your router to stay charged

CES is always a moment when companies reiterate their dedication to environmental causes and trumpet their latest, more efficient products and packaging. After introducing a solar-powered Eco Remote for its 2021 TVs, Samsung is back again with a new version that comes with a pretty fascinating trick. Like the previous…

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