Philips SpeechAir Android-powered smart voice recorder with 360-degree microphone announced

Philips SpeechAir

Philips recently introduced SpeechAir, its new voice recorder powered by Android Kitkat developed by Speech Processing Solutions. It has three microphone, a 360° microphone for recording dictations and meetings, a directional microphone for speech recognition, specifically designed for ambient-sound environment and a MEMS microphone for taking VoIP phone calls. Continue reading “Philips SpeechAir Android-powered smart voice recorder with 360-degree microphone announced”

Gmail 6.4 for Android brings Microsoft Exchange support for all

Gmail 6.4 for Android Exchange

Google has updated Gmail app for Android to version 6.4 that finally brings for Microsoft Exchange accounts for all the users. Gmail 5.0 for Android brought support for Exchange accounts back in November 2014, but it was available only for Nexus, Google Play edition and Android One devices. Continue reading “Gmail 6.4 for Android brings Microsoft Exchange support for all”

Swipe Elite Note with 5.5-inch HD display, 3GB RAM, 4G LTE launched for Rs. 7999

Swipe Elite Note

Swipe Technologies has launched Elite Note, the company’s latest smartphone. It has a 5.5-inch HD display, is powered by 1.3 GHz quad-core MediaTek processor and runs on Android 5.0 (Lollipop) with Swipe’s own Freedom OS on top. It has a 13-megapixel rear camera with LED flash and a 5-megapixel front-facing camera. It has dual SIM support and 4G connectivity. Continue reading “Swipe Elite Note with 5.5-inch HD display, 3GB RAM, 4G LTE launched for Rs. 7999”

Moto G Turbo Virat Kohli edition with Virat FanBox app launched in India

Virat FanBox launch

PrivyPlex, a Singapore-based start-up developing solutions for global celebrities to engage better with their fans has partnered is with Indian Cricketer Virat Kohli to launch Virat FanBox. It is a bundle that includes a customized version of Motorola Moto G Turbo edition smartphone with Virat emblem on the back, a welcome note from Virat, a miniature bat signed by him and also comes pre-loaded with the FanBox app along with one-year membership to the fan club. Continue reading “Moto G Turbo Virat Kohli edition with Virat FanBox app launched in India”

Meizu m3 with 5-inch HD display, 3GB RAM, 13MP camera, 4G LTE announced

Meizu m3

Meizu just announced m3, successor of last year’s m3 at an event in China. It packs a 5-inch HD screen with 2.5D curved glass display, is powered by a 1.5 GHz octa-core 64-bit MediaTek MT6750 processor, compared to the MT6735 SoC on the predecessor and runs on YunOS with FlyMe 5.1 on the top. It has a 13-megapixel rear camera with dual-tone LED flash, phase-detection auto-focus (PDAF) that lets you focus in just 0.2 seconds and a 5-megapixel front-facing camera. Continue reading “Meizu m3 with 5-inch HD display, 3GB RAM, 13MP camera, 4G LTE announced”

Asus Zenfone Go 4.5 2nd Gen with 1GB RAM, Android 5.1 launched in India starting at Rs. 5299

Asus Zenfone Go 4.5 2nd Gen

Asus launched the Zenfone Go 4.5 smartphone with a MediaTek MT6580 SoC back in December last year. Today is has launched the second generation Zenfone Go 4.5 with a Snapdragon 200 SoC. It comes in two variants, one with a 5-megapixel rear camera and a VGA front-facing camera, while the other variant has a 8-megapixel rear camera and a 2-megapixel front-facing camera. Continue reading “Asus Zenfone Go 4.5 2nd Gen with 1GB RAM, Android 5.1 launched in India starting at Rs. 5299”

Obi Worldphone SF1 now available from Snapdeal in India starting at Rs. 9999

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Obi Worldphone SF1, the company’s flagship smartphone was launched in India back in November last year. It went on flash sale starting December 7th and was also available from Amazon.in from earlier this year. Now it is also available from Snapdeal as well. Continue reading “Obi Worldphone SF1 now available from Snapdeal in India starting at Rs. 9999”

OnePlus X gets official CyanogenMod 13 nightly based on Android 6.0

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CyanogenMod has finally released CM13 nightly based on Android 6.0.1 for the OnePlus X smartphone before it could get the Oxygen OS 3.0. This has been in testing for few months now and several users have reported that it is stable enough to use it as a daily driver. Continue reading “OnePlus X gets official CyanogenMod 13 nightly based on Android 6.0”

Huawei Honor V8 with 5.7-inch QHD display, dual rear cameras gets certified ahead of May 10 announcement

Huawei Honor V8

Huawei recently confirmed that it will unveil its flagship Honor V8 smartphone at an event in China on  May 10th. Today the smartphone has been certified on TENAA in three variants –  KNT-AL20, KNT-AL10 and KNT-TL10. The high-end variant is expected to be powered by Kirin 955 SoC and come with 64GB of internal storage, while the other two variants are expected to be powered by a Kirin 950 SoC. Continue reading “Huawei Honor V8 with 5.7-inch QHD display, dual rear cameras gets certified ahead of May 10 announcement”

Xiaomi Max with 6.4-inch 1080p display, Snapdragon 650 to be announced on May 10

Xiaomi Max

Xiaomi already shared a teaser of its upcoming Mi Max phablet with a huge 6.4-inch display. Today Xiaomi has officially confirmed that the smartphone will be announced on May 10th. Even though earlier rumors said that it will have a Quad HD screen and will be powered by a Snapdragon 820 SoC, GFXBench listing reveals that it will be a mid-range smartphone with a 1080p screen and will be powered by a Snapdragon 650 SoC, similar to the Xiaomi Redmi Note 3.

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Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 open sale, Microsoft and Google patch up and more – FoneArena Daily

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Check out the new FoneArena Daily video that gives you a quick roundup of latest technology news. Continue reading “Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 open sale, Microsoft and Google patch up and more – FoneArena Daily”

Samsung Galaxy Note6 could feature 5.8-inch QHD curved display, 6GB RAM, 4000mAh battery

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Samsung Galaxy Note6 rumors have started surfacing months ahead of the official announcement. Earlier reports suggested that the Note6 will be waterproof, similar to Galaxy S7 series, will be powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 823 SoC and come with a iris scanner, in addition to a fingerprint sensor. Now a new report says that Samsung is testing a 5.8-inch Quad HD curved screen for the Note6 as well as a standard screen of the same size, but it is planning to release only one version. Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy Note6 could feature 5.8-inch QHD curved display, 6GB RAM, 4000mAh battery”

Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 will be available without registration in India on April 27

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Xiaomi launched the Redmi Note 3 smartphone in India early last month, which went on sale in the first flash sale starting from March 9th. The smartphone usually sells out in few minutes after the flash sale begins and the 3GB RAM with 32GB storage variant goes on sale rarely. Now Xiaomi India has announced that both the variants will be available through open sale, without registration on April 27th. It will also stock more units this time, but the company did not reveal any numbers. Continue reading “Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 will be available without registration in India on April 27”

SanDisk introduces USB 3.0 iXpand Flash Drive for iPhone and iPad

SanDisk iXpand Flash Drive

SanDisk introduced its first iXpand Flash Drive with a Apple Lightning connector for iPhone and iPad last year. It is large in size and supports only USB 2.0. Now it has introduced a new iXpand Flash Drive that is compact weighing only 5.3 grams and also ha sa USB 3.0 connector for faster transfer speeds to Mac or PCs. It also has a redesigned iOS app to easily manage photos, videos and music. Continue reading “SanDisk introduces USB 3.0 iXpand Flash Drive for iPhone and iPad”