Smartron t.phone Hands On and Photo Gallery

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Smartron, which recently received investment from Sachin Tendulkar launched the t.phone smartphone at an event in Hyderabad earlier today, about a couple of months after launching its t-book Windows 10 2-in-1. We managed to check out the smartphone at the event, here are our hands-on impressions of the smartphone and a quick walk through of the specifications in the form of photo gallery. Continue reading “Smartron t.phone Hands On and Photo Gallery”

Samsung Galaxy J5 (2016) Unboxing

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Samsung launched the Galaxy J5 (2016) and Galaxy J7 (2016) smartphones in the new J series last week. We already brought you the hands-on impressions, here we have the unboxing of the Galaxy J5 (2016). Check out the unboxing video. Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy J5 (2016) Unboxing”

Android N features set coming to Android TV and Chromecast: Google I/O 2016

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Google at I/O 2016 announced that it is bringing some of the Android N features to Android TVs, along with the release of OS later this year. Continue reading “Android N features set coming to Android TV and Chromecast: Google I/O 2016”

Nextbit Robin launching next week, Xiaomi Mi 4K Android TV Box announced – FoneArena Daily

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ARM’s first 10nm chip enters test production at TSMC

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ARM is about to receive its first multicore 64-bit 10nm FF test chips. The company on Wednesday announced that the test chip based on TSMC’s 10FinFET process technology shows impressive power reduction of up to 30% at same frequency and efficiency gains of 11-12% in comparison to 16FinFET+ process technology. Continue reading “ARM’s first 10nm chip enters test production at TSMC”

Google and Qualcomm developing futuristic Android-based In-car infotainment platform

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Qualcomm at I/O 2016 announced that it is working with Google on an initiative bringing the power of Android OS embedded directly into the car. Continue reading “Google and Qualcomm developing futuristic Android-based In-car infotainment platform”

Samsung Galaxy C5 with 5.2-inch 1080p display, 4GB RAM, slim metal body gets certified

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Samsung is all set to introduce its Galaxy C series smartphones at an event in China on May 26th. Today the smartphone has been certified by TENAA in China that confirms 6.7mm slim metal body.  The phone has a large 16-megapixel camera sensor that clearly shows the protruded part.

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Xiaomi Mi Bluetooth Speaker with microSD Unboxing

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The Xiaomi Bluetooth Speaker was introduced in India recently and retails at a price of Rs 1,999. We’ve already shown you the unboxing of the Indian retail unit but here is the unboxing of the Chinese unit which has one major difference compared to its Indian counterpart.

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Nextbit Robin launching in India on May 25

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Nextbit just sent out invites for the launch of Robin, its “cloud first” Android smartphone in India on May 25th. It finally received regulatory approval from the government earlier this month and also started shipping for Kickstarter backers in the country. Tom Moss, CEO and Co-Founder of Nextbit and Shankar Parasaram, Head of India Operations will be present at the event.

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Smartron t.phone with 5.5-inch 1080p display, 4GB RAM, Android 6.0 launched for Rs. 22999

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Smartron has launched t.phone at an event in Hyderabad as it had promised. It has a 5.5-inch 1080p AMOLED display with Corning Gorilla 3 protection, is powered by an Octa-Core Snapdragon 810 processor and runs on Android 6.0 (Marshmallow). It has a 13-megapixel rear camera with dual-tone LED flash, phase-detection auto-focus (PDAF) and a 4MP front-facing camera. Continue reading “Smartron t.phone with 5.5-inch 1080p display, 4GB RAM, Android 6.0 launched for Rs. 22999”

Google Play Store beta tests, app discovery improved; Play Console and Playbook apps released

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Google at the I/O 2016 announced that Google Play now has over 1 billion monthly active users and Play users installed apps 65 billion times last year. It also announced improvements to beta tests and app discovery on Google Play and also released two new apps – Playbook and Play Developer console for developers.

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Fitbit acquires wearable payment asset start-up Coin

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Fitbit has acquired wearable payment assets start-up Coin for an undisclosed sum. Under the deal Fitbit will gain “key personnel and intellectual property” from Coin wearables payment platform.

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HTC confirms Android N for HTC 10, One A9 and One M9

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HTC has become the first smartphone OEM to confirm upcoming Android N update for some of their smartphones. During the Google I/O, HTC has tweeted that it will roll out Android N update for HTC 10, One A9 and One M9 smartphones, which will be the first set of devices to get the update. Continue reading “HTC confirms Android N for HTC 10, One A9 and One M9”

Apple opens development center in Hyderabad to focus on maps

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Apple has officially opened a new office in Hyderabad, as expected. The new digital center will focus on development of Maps for iPhone, iPad, Mac and Apple Watch.

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