We first heard about WhatsApp’s anticipated feature of ‘Group invites via links’ last month, where a report by Android Police spotted few translation strings hinting about the possible plan by the company. Continue reading “WhatsApp’s upcoming ‘Group invite link’ feature partially working in beta”
Uber has raised a whopping $3.5 billion in funding from Saudi Arabia’s sovereign wealth fund. As a result of the investment, Public Investment Fund managing director Yasir Al Rumayyan will join Uber’s board.
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Check out the new FoneArena Daily video that gives you a quick roundup of today’s technology news. Continue reading “OnePlus 3 launch date confirmed, AMD introduces $199 VR-ready graphics card – FoneArena Daily”
OnePlus has announced that it will officially launch its latest flagship, the OnePlus 3 on June 14. The Chinese manufacturer is also making another big change in its approach – You will no longer need to hunt for an invitation to buy the company’s newest warhorse. Continue reading “OnePlus 3 will launch on June 14, no invites required”
LG has quietly unveiled X Power and X Style in Ukraine. The X Power has a 5.3-inch HD screen, is powered by a quad-core MediaTek MT6735 SoC and packs a 4100mAh battery. The X Style has a 5-inch HD screen, is powered by a quad-core Snapdragon 410 SoC. Both the phones will likely run Android 6.0 (Marshmallow) and come with 4G LTE connectivity. Continue reading “LG X Power with 5.3-inch HD display, 4100mAh battery and X Style unveiled”
A lot has been written about Micromax, Yu and it’s ilk to document their rise to success in a market that has seen industry stalwarts die out. Launched as an aspirational brand that caters to the technology savvy demographic, Yu has seen a massive uptake. The company has dabbled in everything from playing the pricing game to courting the popular Cyanogen Mod Android ROM as it’s operating system of choice. With the Yu Yunicorn, the fledgling brand is launching a full-frontal assault on the competition across price segments. But does it hit the right notes? We find out in our review. Continue reading “Yu Yunicorn Review”
At Computex 2016 in Taipei, AMD today unveiled a new VR-capable Radeon RX 480 graphics card priced at $199. It is touted as the “world’s most affordable solution for premium PC VR experiences”. Continue reading “AMD unveils “world’s most affordable” VR-capable Radeon RX 480 graphics card at Computex 2016”
Google introduced Google Home voice activated home assistant at the I/O conference last month. The device which uses “Okay Google” voice command is said to a “dressed-up version of Chromecast video-streaming device”, according to a latest report from The Information.
Continue reading “Google Home is essentially a Chromecast clone with speaker and microphone: Report”
Microsoft has announced that it had opened up Windows Holographic to all device, especially virtual reality makers. The company has kick started working with HTC’s Vive team to port the Windows Holographic Windows 10 interface to it. Continue reading “Microsoft to open Windows Holographic to virtual reality makers”
OnePlus recently announced the Loop VR Headset, which it is offering for free to watch the VR launch of its flagship OnePlus 3 smartphone. Today it has released its The Loop VR app for Android to watch the launch event using the VR headset. It has a timer that ends on June 14th confirming the VR launch date of the smartphone. Continue reading “OnePlus 3: The Loop app released, VR launch confirmed for June 14”
Samsung is expected introduce the most expected Gear Fit 2 tracker at an event in New York City tomorrow. It has started sending out invites for the event, which just says Go, Move, Explore, Create with Galaxy. “Experience how Samsung’s devices work together to create a Galaxy of possibility”
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Xiaomi had applied to Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion (DIPP) for opening single brand retail stores in India in March. Now the Chinese smartphone maker has withdrawn its request seeking complete exemption from the mandatory 30 per cent local sourcing norms for single brand retail stores, according to latest PTI report.
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LG recently introduced the Style 2 Plus smartphone, an enhanced version of the Style 2 smartphone in Taiwan. Today the company has announced that it has started rolling out the phone starting from Taiwan. It has a 5.7-inch 1080p IPS Quantum display, is powered by a 1.4GHz octa-core Snapdragon 430 processor, runs on Android 6.0 (Marshmallow), has a 16 or 13-megapixel rear camera with LED flash and a 8 or 5-megapixel front-facing camera with LED flash depending on the region. Continue reading “LG Stylus 2 Plus with 5.7-inch 1080p display, Snapdragon 430, 3GB RAM global roll out begins”
LG just launched its flagship G5 modular smartphone in India. We managed to get hold of the phone, here we have the unboxing. Continue reading “LG G5 Unboxing”
Lenovo has started rolling out the Android 6.0 Marshmallow update for its K4 Note in India. The smartphone was launched earlier this year (first week of January). It comes with Android 5.1 Lollipop out-of-the-box. Continue reading “Lenovo K4 Note starts receiving Android 6.0 Marshmallow OTA update in India”
