Qualcomm introduced the Snapdragon 820 SoC with custom Kryo cores last year and the LeEco Le Max Pro that was introduced earlier this year became the first smartphone to be announced the processor. Later the Samsung Galaxy S7, Galaxy S7 edge, Sony Xperia X Performance, Xiaomi Mi 5, LG G5 and more smartphones were introduced with the same chip. Continue reading “Snapdragon 823 SoC could power Samsung Galaxy Note6, LG G Flex 3 and more flagships”
Sony has introduced Cherry Pink Xperia Z5 Premium smartphone in China, few months after it introduced Pink version of the Xperia Z5. The Pink version of the Z5 Premium joins the chrome, gold and black colors that have the same glass finish on the back. The new variant is targeted at women customers. Continue reading “Sony introduces Pink Xperia Z5 Premium”
Uber has slashed uberGO rates by up to 22% in 10 cities – Pune (15%), Ahmedabad (17%), Jodhpur (22%), Udaipur (22%), Ajmer (18%), Indore (9%), Nagpur (9%), Vizag (16%), Mangalore (20%), Trivandrum (18%). Uber had slashed rates of low-cost uberX and its cheapest uberGO service across India last year, later it increased the rates due to service tax changes. Earlier this year it reduced the price of uberGO and uberX in some cities, including Chennai. Continue reading “Uber slashes fares by up to 22% in 10 cities across India”
Lenovo has launched Ideapad 100S, the company’s latest affordable Windows 10 notebook in India. It has a 11.6-inch display, is powered by a quad-core Intel Atom processor, has 2GB of RAM, 32GB of internal storage with microSD slot and the 2-cell battery promises up to 8 hours of battery life. Continue reading “Lenovo Ideapad 100S Windows 10 Notebook launched in India for Rs. 14990”
Lava International has appointed Indian cricket team captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni as its new brand ambassador. Supporting Government of India’s “Make in India” initiative, the company already set up its first manufacturing plant in Noida and plans to invest Rs. 2,615 crore in a phased manner to scale it up to have an annual production capacity of 216 million phones. Continue reading “LAVA ropes in Dhoni as brand ambassador, plans to invest Rs. 2615 crore”
HTC 10 had surfaced in press images and live images earlier. Now the official promo video for the smartphone has leaked online, ahead of official announcement tomorrow. It also confirms the HTC 10 name, Carbon Gray, Glacier Silver and Topaz gold color variants of the smartphone.
Continue reading “HTC 10 promo video surfaces, shows off its metal body”
Karbonn has launched Quattro L52 and Titanium Mach Six smartphones that come with free VR headsets. The VR headset also come with a headband for comfortable viewing. These smartphones come pre-loaded with engaging games and video content and users can also create their own VR videos using the VR app. Continue reading “Karbonn Quattro L52 and Titanium Mach Six with free VR headset launched”
Lenovo has launched PHAB, a 6.98-inch phablet in India, months after launching the high-end PHAB Plus in the country. It was announced back in September last year at the IFA, has a HD screen, is powered by a quad-core 64-bit Snapdragon 410 SoC, runs on Android 5.1 (Lollipop), has a 13-megapixel rear camera with dual-tone LED flash and a 5-megapixel front-facing camera. Continue reading “Lenovo PHAB with 6.98-inch display, 4G LTE, 4250mAh battery launched in India for Rs. 11999”
CREO is all set to launch Mark 1, its first flagship smartphone with its own OS based on Android on April 13th. We already know some of its specifications and also know that it will come with unique software features such as built-in answering machine for calls and advanced tracking. Now it has released the official teaser that shows the phone’s metal body and also hints at its unique software features. Continue reading “CREO Mark 1 teased in video ahead of April 13 launch”
Huawei has finally launched the Huawei Watch in India, as expected. It was originally announced back in March last year, but it went on sale only in September. It has a 1.4-inch (400 x 400 pixels) circular AMOLED display with 10,000:1 high contrast ratio, scratch-proof sapphire crystal lens and has cold-forged stainless steel frame. It has built-in heart rate monitor, 6-Axis motion sensors and is also water resistant with IP67 ratings. Continue reading “Huawei Watch launched in India for Rs. 22999”
LG has announced that it has developed the world’s first TV built-in receiver chip (LG3307) that enables users to view Ultra HD (UHD) content without a separate set-top box. This is based on next-generation broadcast standard ATSC 3.0 developed by the Advanced Television Systems Committee (ATSC) and uses ROUTE (Real⁃Time Object Delivery over Unidirectional Transport) protocol. Continue reading “LG introduces world’s first UHD TV receiver chip”
Huawei has introduced MediaPad T2 10.0 Pro tablet, few months after it announced the MediaPad M2 10.0 tablet at the CES 2016. This has a similar 10.1-inch WUXGA IPS display and runs on Android 5.1 (Lollipop) with Emotion UI 3.1 on top, but this is powered by an Octa-Core Snapdragon 616 SoC, instead of Kirin 930 SoC. It has a 8-megapixel auto focus rear camera with LED flash, 2-megapixel front-facing camera. It is just 8.5mm thick and also comes with 4G LTE connectivity. Continue reading “Huawei MediaPad T2 10.0 Pro with WUXGA display, Snapdragon 616, 4G LTE announced”
Micromax today announced a strategic partnership with TranServ and Visa to offer mobile payment solution for its customers. This new feature will soon be available to Micromax smartphone users through the Udio app, which is a digital wallet enabled by TranServ to create social or merchant payments. It allows consumers to shop using a Visa card number linked to the underlying prepaid wallet, wherever Visa is accepted, thereby making the same money available for both for the online and offline payment.
Continue reading “Micromax partners with Visa and TranServ for mobile payment solution”
Check out the new FoneArena Daily video that gives you a quick roundup of today’s technology news. Continue reading “Honor Bee flash sale for Re. 1, CREO Mark 1 answering machine – FoneArena Daily”
A month after rolling out Android Marshmallow update for Xperia Z5, Z5 Compact and the Z5 Premium last month, Sony Mobile has started rolling out Android 6.0.1 update for its Xperia Z2 and Z3 series. The update is currently live for the Xperia Z2 (D6503 only), Xperia Z3 (D6603 only) and Xperia Z3 Compact (D5803 only). These phones were part of the beta program and the final version of the firmware has the same build number (23.5.A.0.570) as beta. Continue reading “Sony Xperia Z2, Z3 and Z3 Compact Android 6.0 Marshmallow update starts rolling out”
