Microsoft and LinkedIn today announced that both have entered into an agreement, under which Microsoft will acquire LinkedIn for $196 per share in an all-cash transaction valued at $26.2 billion. LinkedIn will retain its distinct brand, culture and independence. Jeff Weiner will remain CEO of LinkedIn, reporting to Satya Nadella, CEO of Microsoft. Continue reading “Microsoft to buy LinkedIn for $26.2 billion”
Lenovo today launched Yoga Tab 3 Pro, with built-in 70-inch projector and four front-facing JBL speakers with Dolby Atmos surround sound technology. The project is present on the 180-degree rotatable edge that can beam life-sized images up to 70-inches onto a wall or ceiling. The Indian variant also has 4G LTE support, 32GB of internal storage along with a microSD expansion slot.
OnePlus recently offered Loop VR headsets on Amazon.in in India at Re. 1. It also announced that it received close to a million registrations for the Loop VR headset on Amazon.in and the headsets sold out in under 5 seconds cumulatively on Amazon’s app-only flash sale held over 2 days. Continue reading “OnePlus partners with Uber to giveaway free Loop VR headsets across 8 Indian cities”
Intex has launched Aqua View, the company’s latest smartphone in the Auqa series that comes with a free Eyelet VR Cardboard that is based on Google Cardboard version 2. It has 34 mm lenses and supports smartphones of screen upto 6-inches. The phone has a 5-inch HD 2.5D curved screen, has a fingerprint sensor and also comes with 4G LTE connectivity. Continue reading “Intex Aqua View with fingerprint sensor, 4G LTE, Eyelet VR Cardboard launched for Rs. 8999”
LeEco launched the Le 2 and Le Max 2 smartphones in India last week. At the launch the company announced a new customer engagement program that will allow 200 CEOs – Chief Experience Officers who will be the early adopters of LeEco Le 2. Continue reading “LeEco will offer 200 units of Le 2 smartphones in India before the sale”
Gionee just announced S6 Pro, it’s latest smartphone in the ‘S series’. It packs a 5.5-inch 1080p IPS 2.5D curved glass display, is powered by an Octa-Core MediaTek Helio P10 (MT6755M) processor and runs on Android 6.0 (Marshmallow) wit Amigo OS 3.2 on top. It has a 13-megapixel rear camera with LED flash, phase-detection auto-focus (PDAF) that can focus in just 0.1 seconds and a 8-megapixel front-facing camera. Continue reading “Gionee S6 Pro with 5.5-inch 1080p display, 4GB RAM, metal body, fingerprint sensor announced”
OnePlus is all set to launch the flagship OnePlus 3 smartphone in an online VR event tomorrow. The company already confirmed that the phone go on sale in the country without invites, exclusively through Amazon.in from Wednesday, June 15 at 12:30 AM IST. It has already started importing the phone from Hong Kong into India, according to Zauba listing. So far it has imported 24,480 units of the smartphone in Graphite color to Chennai, each priced of Rs. 22,858.
Continue reading “OnePlus 3 imported to India ahead of launch, hints at pricing”
Meizu just announced m3s, an upgraded version of m3 smartphone 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 and runs on Android 5.1 (Lollipop) with FlyMe OS 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 m3s with 5-inch HD display, 3GB RAM, fingerprint sensor, 4G LTE announced”
Lenovo launched Vibe K5, the company’s latest 4G smartphone in the Vibe series in India, as it had promised last week. The company launched the Vibe K5 Plus smartphone in the country at at price of Rs. 8,499 back in March. The Vibe K5 has the similar design as the K5 Plus, but this has a 5-inch HD screen and is powered by an Octa-Core Snapdragon 415 SoC, instead of 5-inch 1080p display and Snapdragon 616 SoC on the Vibe K5 Plus. Continue reading “Lenovo Vibe K5 with Snapdragon 415, 4G LTE launched in India for Rs. 6999”
Reliance Retail has launched Lyf Water 7, the company’s first top-end smartphone with a fingerprint sensor and unibody design. It has also launched the Lyf Wind 1 smartphone. Both these have 4G connectivity with support for VoLTE and run Android 5.1 (Lollipop). Continue reading “Reliance Lyf Water 7 and Lyf Wind 1 with 4G VoLTE launched for Rs. 12999 and Rs. 6899”
Huawei just announced Honor 5A, the company’s budget Honor series smartphone in China, as it had promised. It is the successor of last year’s Honor 4A. It has a 5.5-inch HD display,is powered by Huawei’s own Kirin 620 64-bit A53 Octa-core processor or a Snapdragon 617 SoC, runs on Android 6.0 (Marshmallow) with Emotion UI 4.1, has a 13-megapixel rear camera with LED flash and a 8-megapixel front-facing camera. Continue reading “Huawei Honor 5A with 5.5-inch HD display, 4G VoLTE, 3100mAh battery announced”
Check out the new FoneArena Daily video that gives you a quick roundup of today’s technology news. Continue reading “Sony Playstation 4 Neo to support 4K Gaming, Intel chips in iPhone 7 – FoneArena Daily”
Last year there was a report that said that more than 1,000 engineers are working on the Intel 7360 LTE modem for the Apple iPhone 7. Now a latest report from Bloomberg has confirmed that Intel won their first major chip order from Apple. It also says that it Qualcomm will remain the modem chip provider for Verizon phones and in China. Continue reading “Intel said to supply modem chips for iPhone 7”
Amazon is all set to launch its own standalone music streaming service in late summer or early fall, according to a report from Reuters. This will directly compete with Apple Music and Spotify. Amazon’s Alexa-powered virtual assistant Echo plays music from Prime Music, Spotify, Pandora, iHeartRadio, TuneIn, and more. According to the report, the music service will have a tight integration with the Echo and will help it stand out and reinforce the speaker’s appeal. Continue reading “Amazon might launch music streaming service this year to take on Apple Music and Spotify”
Sony has confirmed that it is working on the next-generation PlayStation console, which is an upgraded version of the PlayStation 4. This was confirmed by Andrew House, president and CEO of Sony Interactive Entertainment in an interview with the Financial Times. This will supposedly be called the PlayStation 4 Neo, which will have a faster processor, improved graphics and also support for 4K content. Continue reading “Sony confirms new PlayStation 4 with 4K support, faster processor and improved graphics”
