Qualcomm Snapdragon Wear 2100 SoC and Snapdragon Wear platform for wearables announced

Qualcomm has introduced Qualcomm Snapdragon Wear, a new platform for next generation wearable devices and the Snapdragon Wear 2100 system-on-chip (SoC). The Snapdragon Wear 2100 will arrive in two versions – tethered (Bluetooth and WiFi) and connected (4G LTE and 3G).

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Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories released for Android

Grand Theft Auto Liberty City Stories

Rockstar games has finally launched Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories game for Android, after almost couple of months of launching it on iOS. It was originally released for PlayStation Portable back in 2005 and was released on PlayStation 3 in 2013. The game has several enhancements for Android that includes updated real time lighting and shadows, upgraded textures and art, greater draw distance, performance enhancements for touch-based gaming like analog steering and rebalanced targeting, and cross-platform cloud saves via Social Club. Continue reading “Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories released for Android”

Qualcomm Snapdragon 625 14nm Octa-Core SoC, 435 and 425 with LTE announced

Qualcomm Snapdragon

Qualcomm today introduced three new SoCs – Snapdragon 625, Snapdragon 435 and Snapdragon 425. The Snapdragon 625 is an Octa-Core SoC, which is first in its class of Snapdragon processors to use 14 nm FinFET technology. It also has an integrated X9 LTE modem. The Snapdragon 435 is also an Octa-Core SoC, but this is based on 28nm process technology. It has an integrated X8 LTE modem. The Snapdragon 425 is a Quad-Core SoC based on 28nm process technology and has an X6 LTE modem. Continue reading “Qualcomm Snapdragon 625 14nm Octa-Core SoC, 435 and 425 with LTE announced”

Facebook withdraws Free Basics, HTC One M10 launch details and more – FoneArena Daily

LG G5 Quick Cover case

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Google Clock gets new animations, audio alerts for Android Wear and more

Google has updated Clock app for Android with new features and improvements. The latest update that bumps the app to version 4.3 brings a short and crisp animation to the UI and audio alerts for Android Wear.

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Alto’s Adventure endless snowboarding game finally arrives on Android for free

Altos Adventure

Alto’s Adventure, an endless snowboarding game has finally launched on Android, almost a year after launching on iOS. The game is free, but has in-app purchases for bonuses or if you want to support the developers. The core mechanic of the game centers around an easy to learn, difficult to master one button trick system that allows you to chain together increasingly more elaborate trick combos to maximize the players speed and compete for high scores and distances. Continue reading “Alto’s Adventure endless snowboarding game finally arrives on Android for free”

Lava A88, A71 and X11 budget 4G smartphones launched starting at Rs. 5499

Lava A88

Lava International has launched A88, A71 and X11 three new 4G smartphones. The Lava A71 went on sale online earlier this week. The Lava A88 has a 5-inch FWVGA screen, while the A71 and X11 smartphones have a 5-inch HD display with  Corning Gorilla Glass protection. All these phones run on Android 5.1.1 (Lollipop), but Lava is promising upgrade to Android 6.0 (Marshmallow) for A71 and A88. These smartphones come with dual SIM support and 4G LTE connectivity with both TDD-LTE Band 40 (2300MHz) and FDD-LTE Band 3 (1800MHz) for India.

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HERE and Nuance join hands to offer an improved connected car platform

HERE and Nuance are collaborating to enhance integrated location and voice services in the connected car platform. Both the companies will work together to advance voice-activated point-of-interest (POI) experiences for connected cars.

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Intex FitRist activity and sleep tracker with OLED display launched for Rs. 999

Intex FitRist

Intex has launched FitRist, the company’s first fitness smart band, few months after launching its iRist smartwatch. The FitRist tracker has a 0.86-inch OLED display, uses Bluetooth to pair with Android or iPhone, lets you track steps, distance traveled, calories burnt and monitor quality of sleep. It also offers notifications for incoming calls, control music and use it as a remote shutter for the phone’s camera. Continue reading “Intex FitRist activity and sleep tracker with OLED display launched for Rs. 999”

Spigen officially teases LG G5 case, shows off dual rear cameras and fingerprint sensor

LG G5 Spigen Case

After the LG G5 Rugged Armor case surfaced on Amazon listing few days back, popular case maker Spigen today confirmed it on official channels. The rugged case confirms dual cameras, flash, laser auto focus and fingerprint sensor on the back. Volume rockers have been moved to the left side of the phone, unlike rear buttons on earlier LG G series smartphones.

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Microsoft teams up with Acer to pre-install its Android apps on phones and tablets

Microsoft has partnered with Acer to pre-load productivity apps like Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, OneNote, OneDrive and Skype on select Android smartphones and tablets from Acer. The company said that it will start the pre-installing the apps from second half of 2016.

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Vodafone launches 4G LTE services in Bengaluru

Vodafone 4G Bengaluru

Vodafone has launched its 4G LTE services in Bengaluru, as it announced yesterday, after launching it in Kerala, MysoreKolkataDelhi & NCR and Mumbai. It will first roll out in business and residential corridors such as Jayanagar, Basavangudi, JP Nagar, Electronic City, Bangalore International Airport, Whitefield, BTM. Layout, Chamrajpet and Koramangala, and will gradually roll out across all parts of Bengaluru in a phased manner by March 2016. Continue reading “Vodafone launches 4G LTE services in Bengaluru”

Gionee Elife S8 with 4GB RAM, 16MP camera, Android 6.0 to be announced on Feb 22 at MWC

Gionee Elife S7 -6

Gionee already confirmed that it will introduce its flagship S8 smartphone with pressure-sensitive display at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona on February 22nd. After appearing on Geekbench recently, the smartphone has appeared on GFXBench (Via), revealing several specifications of the flagship that includes a 4.6-inch (5-inch likely) 1080p display, Helio P10 Octa-Core SoC, 4GB of RAM, Android 6.0 (Marshmallow) with Amigo UI, 16-megapixel rear camera with LED flash, 4K video recording and more. Continue reading “Gionee Elife S8 with 4GB RAM, 16MP camera, Android 6.0 to be announced on Feb 22 at MWC”

Myntra founder Mukesh Bansal and chief business officer Ankit Nagori to quit Flipkart

Mukesh Bansal, Flipkart’s head of commerce and founder of Myntra has announced his exit from the company. In addition, Chief Business Officer at Flipkart Ankit Nagori is also leaving the company.

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Lenovo Vibe P1 Turbo with 5.5-inch 1080p display, 3GB RAM, 5000mAh battery announced

Lenovo Vibe P1 Turbo

Lenovo has introduced (Via) Vibe P1 Turbo, a variant of the Vibe P1 with 3GB of RAM in Indonesia. Apart from RAM, other specifications are similar to the P1, including a  5.5-inch 1080p display, Octa-Core Snapdragon 615 SoC, fingerprint scanner embedded on the Home button, 24W quick charge function that can rapidly charge the 2000mAh of phone’s battery in just 30 minutes and a OneKey Power Saver switch on side to improve the battery life. Continue reading “Lenovo Vibe P1 Turbo with 5.5-inch 1080p display, 3GB RAM, 5000mAh battery announced”