Lenovo Z2 Plus Review

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Lenovo launched the Z2Plus, successor of last year’s ZUK Z1 in India last month exclusively on Amazon.in starting at Rs. 17,999. This was originally introduced in China as ZUK Z2 back in May. With a 5-inch 1080p screen, Snapdragon 820 processor and a unibody glass and metal design, the specifications of the phone look good on paper. Let us dive into the review to find out whether that impressive specifications translate to an impressive all round performance in real life as well. Continue reading “Lenovo Z2 Plus Review”

Amazon Great Indian Festival Sale: Best deals on smartphones, hard disks, microSD cards and more

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Amazon just started Great Indian Festival Sale, its second sale before Diwali for 4 days. As a part of the sale it is offering some great deals on smartphones, accessories, and more that include,  Moto G4 Play, Moto G4 Plus, OnePlus 2, Power banks, routers, microSD cards and lots more. Continue reading “Amazon Great Indian Festival Sale: Best deals on smartphones, hard disks, microSD cards and more”

Google’s Android Wear 2.0 smartwatches coming in Q1 2017, Facebook adds TV streaming to video – FoneArena Daily

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Check out the new FoneArena Daily video that gives you a quick roundup of today’s technology news. Continue reading “Google’s Android Wear 2.0 smartwatches coming in Q1 2017, Facebook adds TV streaming to video – FoneArena Daily”

Samsung Chromebook Pro has a 12.3-inch 360-degree rotating touch display and Pen stylus

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Samsung has silently introduced Chromebook Pro, it’s latest high-end Chromebook in Korea. It has a 12.3-inch (2400 x 1600 pixels) 360-degree rotatable display and a metal body. Continue reading “Samsung Chromebook Pro has a 12.3-inch 360-degree rotating touch display and Pen stylus”

Xiaomi Redmi Note 4 Benchmarks

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Xiaomi unveiled Redmi Note 4, it’s latest mid-range smartphone in the Redmi Note series in China back in August. We managed to get one from Gearbest and brought you the unboxing, here we have the benchmarks. The Redmi Note 4 is powered by a deca-core MediaTek Helio X20 processor that has two clusters of four ARM Cortex-A53 cores clocked at 1.39GHz per core and two bigger ARM Cortex-A72 cores clocked at 2.11GHz per core. It has Mali-T880 MP4 GPU, 2GB of RAM, packs a  5.5-inch 1080p display and runs on Android 6.0 (Marshmallow) with MIUI on top. Check out the synthetic benchmark scores below. Continue reading “Xiaomi Redmi Note 4 Benchmarks”

Lenovo Z2 Plus Camera Samples

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Lenovo launched the Z2Plus, successor of last year’s Z1 in India last month exclusively on Amazon.in starting at Rs. 17,999. We already brought you the unboxing and benchmarks of the smartphone, here we have the camera samples from the smartphone. The Z2 Plus has a 13-megapixel rear camera with ISOCELL Sensor, f/2.2 aperture, PDAF and CAF auto focus, single LED flash and an 8-megapixel front-facing camera with 1.4um pixels and f/2.0 aperture.

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Samsung Galaxy C9 with 6-inch 1080p AMOLED display, 6GB RAM gets certified, Galaxy C9 Pro Surfaces

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Samsung teased a new smartphone in China earlier this week, which was expected to be Galaxy C9 (SM-C9000) that had already surfaced in several benchmark listing. Now the phone has been certified by China’s TENAA that confirms the design with new antenna pattern on the back. This also reveals that it will use an AMOLED display. Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy C9 with 6-inch 1080p AMOLED display, 6GB RAM gets certified, Galaxy C9 Pro Surfaces”

Samsung India offering freebies with Galaxy S7/S7 edge purchases for Galaxy Note7 pre-book customers

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Samsung launched Galaxy Note7 smartphone in India last month and started taking pre-orders for the phone in the country from August 22nd till August 30th. It was supposed to go on sale in the country on September 2nd, later it delayed the launch since it recalled the smartphone globally due to battery issues. Continue reading “Samsung India offering freebies with Galaxy S7/S7 edge purchases for Galaxy Note7 pre-book customers”

Vodafone launches 4G LTE services in Hisar

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Vodafone has launched its 4G LTE services in Hisar, Haryana. It recently launched 4G services in Rohtak. It currently has already launched 4G services in Kerala, Karnataka, Kolkata, Delhi & NCR, Mumbai, Gujarat and Haryana. Continue reading “Vodafone launches 4G LTE services in Hisar”

Xiaomi Mi Music Alarm Clock is also a Bluetooth speaker, has LEDs to show time

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Xiaomi has introduced Mi Music Alarm Clock in China that shows time using LED lights embedded behind the speaker grill. It is a smart clock that connects to Android devices using Bluetooth 4.1. It can play music in the morning to wake you up and also aids better sleep in the night by playing suitable music.

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Asus Incredible Diwali offers from Oct 18 to 22: Cashback and gifts for Zenfone 3, Notebook buyers

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Asus India today announced Incredible Diwali offers for 100 lucky buyers from 18th to 22nd October, 2016. Those who purchase Zenfone 3 ZE520KL & ZE552KL from any ASUS Authorized Partners can register on its microsite to stand a chance to get 100% cashback. Continue reading “Asus Incredible Diwali offers from Oct 18 to 22: Cashback and gifts for Zenfone 3, Notebook buyers”

Apple reportedly in talks to acquire Sonder for dynamic E Ink keyboard tech

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Apple is reportedly in talks with Sonder Design to acquire the company for its dynamic keyboard technology, which uses E Ink to offer dynamic, contextual keys that can be customized to your preference. Continue reading “Apple reportedly in talks to acquire Sonder for dynamic E Ink keyboard tech”

Intex Aqua 5.5 VR and Aqua Craze II with 4G VoLTE, Android 6.0 launched for Rs. 5099 and Rs. 5990

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Intex has launched Aqua 5.5 VR and Aqua Craze II, two new budget smartphones with 4G VoLTE at the ongoing India Gadgetz Expo (IGE) 2016 in Bangalore. Both the phones pack a 5.5-inch display, run Android 6.0 (Marshmallow) and pack 5-megapixel front and rear cameras. The Intex Aqua 5.5 VR comes pre-loaded with 3D content and also comes with LED flash on the front. Continue reading “Intex Aqua 5.5 VR and Aqua Craze II with 4G VoLTE, Android 6.0 launched for Rs. 5099 and Rs. 5990”

Xiaomi Diwali with Mi sale from Oct 17 to 19: Discounts on Mi 5, Redmi Note 3, Redmi 3S and more

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Xiaomi already confirmed that it will hold its Diwali with Mi sale from October 17th to 19th that will have Re. 1 flash sale, bundles at reduced price and more. Today it has announced price cuts for its smartphones and accessories during the sale. Continue reading “Xiaomi Diwali with Mi sale from Oct 17 to 19: Discounts on Mi 5, Redmi Note 3, Redmi 3S and more”

SwiftKey 6.4.5 beta for Android brings incognito mode, text expansion support and more

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SwiftKey beta for Android has been updated to version 6.4.5 that brings Incognito mode and Shortcuts / text expansion along with some bug fixes and Android N support. When the Incognito Mode is enabled, SwiftKey doesn’t learn the words you type. This can be enabled from  SwiftKey Hub and the current theme switches to a dark theme with a mask in the background. Continue reading “SwiftKey 6.4.5 beta for Android brings incognito mode, text expansion support and more”