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iBall Slide Bio-Mate with 8-inch HD display, fingerprint sensor launched for Rs. 7999

iBall Slide Bio-Mate

iBall has launched Slide Bio-Mate, the company’s latest tablet in the Slide series with a fingerprint sensor that lets you save up to 5 fingerprints. It has a 8-inch (1280 x 800 pixels) display, is powered by a 1.3GHz quad-core processor, runs on Android 5.1 (Lollipop), has a 5-megapixel auto focus rear camera with LED flash and a 2-megapixel front-facing camera. It has 3G connectivity, dual SIM support and voice calling capabilities. Continue reading “iBall Slide Bio-Mate with 8-inch HD display, fingerprint sensor launched for Rs. 7999”

Moto G4 Plus Camera Samples

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Moto G4 Plus was launched in India last month starting at Rs. 13,499, exclusively on Amazon.in. We already brought you the unboxing, photo gallery and benchmarks of the smartphone, here we have the camera samples from the smartphone. It has a 16-megapixel camera with f/2.0 aperture, PDAF, Laser auto-focus and dual-tone LED flash and a 5-megapixel front-facing camera with f/2.2 aperture.

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Sony USB Type-C and Type-A dual connection flash drive launched in India

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Sony introduced USB flash drive in the USM-CA1 Series with USB Type-C and Type-A connectors earlier this year. Today it has launched the OTG drive in India. The USB Type-C reversible drive lets you connect it to smartphones, tablets, laptops and more. The drives also supports USB 3.1 Gen1, which allows for data transfer speeds (read) of upto 130MB/s. It has slim and compact body and metal exterior. Continue reading “Sony USB Type-C and Type-A dual connection flash drive launched in India”

Bose QuietControl 30 and QuietComfort 35 Bluetooth noise-cancelling headphones announced

Bose QuietControl 30

Bose has announced QuietControl 30 and QuietComfort 35, two new Bluetooth noise cancelling headphones. Both these use dual microphones for noise cancellation and reject annoying background sounds that interfere with talking. These also improved Text-to-speech accuracy with Siri and other phone VPAs compared to the predecessor. Continue reading “Bose QuietControl 30 and QuietComfort 35 Bluetooth noise-cancelling headphones announced”

Samsung Galaxy J3 Pro with 5-inch HD display, 2GB RAM, 4G LTE announced

Samsung Galaxy J3 Pro

Samsung Galaxy J3 Pro smartphone has finally gone official in China, few days after it got ceritifed by TENAA. It has a 5-inch HD Super AMOLED display, is powered by a quad-core processor, runs on Android 5.1 (Lollipop), has a 8-megapixel rear camear with LED flash and a 5-megapixel front-facing camera. It has dual SIM support and 4G LTE connecivity. The back cover has metal-like finish even though it is made of polycarbonate material. Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy J3 Pro with 5-inch HD display, 2GB RAM, 4G LTE announced”

OnePlus 2 OxygenOS 3.0.2 Android 6.0.1 Marshmallow update starts rolling out

OnePlus 2 Oxygen OS 3.0 Android 6.0.1

OnePlus has finally started rolling out OxygenOS 3.0.2 update based on Android 6.0.1 (Marshmallow) for the OnePlus 2 smartphone, after the beta release in March. The update brings enhanced doze mode, new OnePlus camera UI, performance improvements, fingerprint performance improvement and several new features. Continue reading “OnePlus 2 OxygenOS 3.0.2 Android 6.0.1 Marshmallow update starts rolling out”

Instagram starts rolling out personalized feed with new algorithm tweak for all

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Back in March Instagram started testing algorithmic feed to show content based on personal interests of users and relationships with other users instead of showing photos in a chronological order. Later it confirmed that nothing is changing with the feed right now and said that it will let people know when changes roll out broadly. Continue reading “Instagram starts rolling out personalized feed with new algorithm tweak for all”

Samsung Galaxy Note 7 edge could feature dual cameras, 72 new emojis coming – 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 “Samsung Galaxy Note 7 edge could feature dual cameras, 72 new emojis coming – FoneArena Daily”

Reliance Lyf Flame 6 with 4G VoLTE launched for Rs. 3999

Reliance Lyf Flame 6

Reliance Retail has launched Lyf Flame 6, the company’s latest 4G smartphone with VoLTE, after launching the Lyf Flame 3 and Lyf Flame 4 smartphones. It has a 4-inch WVGA screen, is powered by a 1.5GHz quad-core processor and runs on Android 5.1 (Lollipop), similar to the Lyf Flame 3 and Lyf Flame 4, but this has a 2-megapixel rear camera with LED flash and a 2-megapixel front-facing camera. It has dual SIM support, similar to most other Lyf smartphones. Continue reading “Reliance Lyf Flame 6 with 4G VoLTE launched for Rs. 3999”

Samsung Galaxy Note 7 edge rumored to feature dual-camera setup

A report from last year said that Samsung is working on a device with Dual cameras for 2016 and a recent patent hinted at the same for the next Galaxy Note edge flagship. Now a new report from Taiwanese media says that the Galaxy Note 7 edge will pack dual rear cameras. Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy Note 7 edge rumored to feature dual-camera setup”

VLC 2.0 for Android brings local network browsing, better playback and more

VLC 2.0 for Android

After a recent VLC 2.0 beta release, VideoLAN has started rolling out stable version of the update for the Android users. This finally adds network browsing so that you can browse content from local network such as NAS or a shared directory on your PC. The update also brings option to toggle any device to the Android TV UI for VLC, new history option in the sidebar and faster to decode and playback all video types. Continue reading “VLC 2.0 for Android brings local network browsing, better playback and more”

Xiaomi Redmi 3 variants with Snapdragon 415, fingerprint sensor, metal body get certified

Xiaomi Redmi 3 variant

Xiaomi Redmi 3 was announced in January earlier this year and the Redmi 3 Pro with 3GB RAM was introduced in March. Now three variants of the Redmi 3 phone with 32GB storage have been certified by TENAA, few days after a similar variant of the phone with 16GB storage in golden color got certified by TENAA. These have almost similar specifications as the Redmi 3 and also includes a fingerprint sensor on the back. Continue reading “Xiaomi Redmi 3 variants with Snapdragon 415, fingerprint sensor, metal body get certified”

Samsung Gear IconX Bluetooth earbuds with fitness tracking capabilities announced

Samsung Gear IconX

Samsung has announced Gear IconX, it’s latest fitness tracking headset that can track heart rate, distance, speed, duration and calories burned and provide data through the voice guide, even without a smartphone.  It also has a standalone music player that lets you transfer music between the Gear IconX and your smartphone with the Samsung Gear application. Continue reading “Samsung Gear IconX Bluetooth earbuds with fitness tracking capabilities announced”

Samsung Gear Fit2 with 1.5-inch Super AMOLED display, GPS and heart rate monitor announced

Samsung Gear Fit2

Samsung has announced Gear Fit2, the company’s latest fitness tracker and the successor of the first Gear Fit that was introduced back in 2014. This has a 1.5-inch Curved Super AMOLED screen, runs Tizen OS and automatically tracks 15 different fitness activities such as walking, squatting, yoga, treadmill and more. It also has a standalone music player that lets you transfer music between the Gear Fit2 and your smartphone with the Samsung Gear application. Continue reading “Samsung Gear Fit2 with 1.5-inch Super AMOLED display, GPS and heart rate monitor announced”