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Samsung Galaxy Note 4 Android 6.0.1 Marshmallow update starts rolling out in India

Samsung Galaxy Note 4 Android 6.0.1 India

Samsung has finally started rolling out Android 6.0.1 (Marshmallow) update for the Galaxy Note 4 smartphone in India. The Galaxy Note 4 smartphone was launched in India running on Android 4.4 (KitKat) back in October 2014. It got the Android 5.0 (Lollipop) update back in April last year. Now it has got the Marshmallow update directly, skipping Android 5.1 (Lollipop), after an year in the country. Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy Note 4 Android 6.0.1 Marshmallow update starts rolling out in India”

Samsung SM-C5000 C-Series smartphone with Snapdragon 617, 4GB RAM surfaces

Samsung CM-C5000, the company’s upcoming C-Series smartphone surfaced in an import listing few weeks back. Now the smartphone has surfaced in Geekbench benchmark listing. Earlier listing revealed a 5.2-inch display for the smartphone, but it didn’t reveal the display resolution. The new listing reveals details about the processor and RAM. Continue reading “Samsung SM-C5000 C-Series smartphone with Snapdragon 617, 4GB RAM surfaces”

Moto G4 Plus with fingerprint sensor surfaces

Moto G4 Plus leak

Moto G4 Plus, the successor of last Moto G (3rd Gen) is coming soon and it will include a fingerprint sensor in the home button, according to @evleaks. Earlier this month an image of a Moto smartphone with a fingerprint sensor surfaced online, which could be the Moto G4 Plus or the Moto X Plus. The image shows a similar design as the Moto X Style and also includes a similar front-facing flash. Continue reading “Moto G4 Plus with fingerprint sensor surfaces”

Huawei VR with 360-degree sound announced

Huawei VR

Huawei has introduced its first VR headset called the Huawei VR at an event in China. It looks similar to the Samsung Gear VR with a head strap and soft padding on the front. Huawei says that it is world’s first VR headset to feature 360-degree sound field, promising an immersive audio experience.

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Huawei Y5 II with 5-inch HD display, front camera with flash and Y3 II official

Huawei Y5 II

Huawei Y5 II smartphone leaked last month, now the smartphone has gone official on the official website along with the Y3 II, another budget smartphone. Both the smartphones come in both 3G and 4G variant, are powered by a quad-core MediaTek MT6735 processor for the 4G variant, while the 3G variant is powered by MediaTek MT6582 processor. The Y5 II even has a front-facing flash. Continue reading “Huawei Y5 II with 5-inch HD display, front camera with flash and Y3 II official”

Gionee Pioneer P5 mini with 4.5-inch display, 1GB RAM launched for Rs. 5349

Gionee Pioneer P5 mini

Gionee has launched Pioneer P5 mini, the company’s latest budget smartphone in the Pioneer series. It has a 4.5-inch FWVGA display, is powered by a 1.3GHz quad-core processor, runs on Android 5.1 (Lollipop) with Amigo UI 3.1, has a 5-megapixel rear camera with LED flash and a 2-megapixel front-facing camera. It has dual SIM support and 3G connectivity. Continue reading “Gionee Pioneer P5 mini with 4.5-inch display, 1GB RAM launched for Rs. 5349”

YU YUREKA NOTE with 6-inch 1080p display, fingerprint sensor now available for Rs. 14999

Yu Yureka Note box

YU YU6000 surfaced in an import listing last month, now the YU YUREKA NOTE smartphone has surfaced online that reveals the price of the phone as Rs. 14,999 (MRP) and is also said to be on stores in some cities. It has a 6-inch 1080p display, 1.5GHz Octa-Core processor, 3GB RAM, 13-megapixel rear camera, 8-megapixel front-facing camera and 4G LTE connectivity. It also has a fingerprint sensor on the back, similar to the flagship YU YUTOPIA smartphone. Continue reading “YU YUREKA NOTE with 6-inch 1080p display, fingerprint sensor now available for Rs. 14999”

Google launches free RailWire Wi-Fi in 9 more stations across India

Google Railwire WiFi India

Indian Railways, RailTel and Google launched free WiFi at the Mumbai Central station earlier this year. Today Google announced that RailWire Wi-Fi is now available in 9 more train stations – Bhopal, Bhubaneshwar, Ernakulam Jn, Kacheguda, Pune, Raipur, Ranchi, Vijayawada and Vishakhapatnam in India. Google said that Mumbai Central’s free Wi-Fi now serves more than 100,000 people every week, and the launch of Wi-Fi in these stations will offer access to over 1.5 million Indians every day. Continue reading “Google launches free RailWire Wi-Fi in 9 more stations across India”

Airtel launches 4G LTE services in Guruvayoor and Kottayam, now in 150 towns in Kerala

Airtel 4G

Airtel launched its 4G LTE services in Kochi, Kerala back in August last year. Today the company has launched it in Guruvayoor and Kottayam, taking the number of its 4G towns in Kerala to 150. Airtel 4G is available to customers across mobile phones, dongles, 4G hotspots and Wi-Fi dongles in the cities. For existing Airtel customers, the company is offering a complimentary upgrade to Airtel 4G at same price as 3G. Continue reading “Airtel launches 4G LTE services in Guruvayoor and Kottayam, now in 150 towns in Kerala”

iBall Andi 5G Blink 4G and Slide Co-Mate tablet launching soon

iBall Andi 5G Blink 4G

iBall is all set to launch Andi 5G Blink 4G, it’s latest 4G smartphone and Slide Co-Mate, a 8-inch tablet with voice calling capabilities. Both the run Android 5.1 (Lollipop) and come with dual SIM support. The Andi 5G Blink smartphone has a front-facing LED flash for capturing better selfies in low lighting conditions. Continue reading “iBall Andi 5G Blink 4G and Slide Co-Mate tablet launching soon”

Google Play Music Podcast expected to launch on April 18

 

Google Play Music Podcasts

Google had announced back in October last year that it will be bringing Podcasts to Play Music soon and Podcasters can start uploading their shows to Play Music via a new portal. Even though the feature went live only for some users few weeks back, now NPR has sent out an email to members announcing that their podcasts will be available on Google Play Music, which will launch podcasts next Monday, April 18th. Continue reading “Google Play Music Podcast expected to launch on April 18”

Meizu m3 with 5-inch HD display, Octa-Core processor, 4G LTE gets certified in China

Meizu m3

Meizu introduced the m3 note in China recently, which is coming to India soon. It is gearing to launch its budget m3 smartphone, successor of last year’s m2 smartphone soon. The smartphone that has been certified by China’s TENAA reveals a similar plastic body, 5-inch HD screen, 13-megapixel rear camera with LED flash and a 5-megapixel front-facing camera as its predecessor, but this will be powered by an Octa-Core processor and a slightly bigger 2800mAh battery. Continue reading “Meizu m3 with 5-inch HD display, Octa-Core processor, 4G LTE gets certified in China”

Google introduces customized Live Cases for Nexus 5X, 6 and 6P

Google Live Cases

Google has introduced customized Live snap case for Nexus 5X, 6, and 6P phones that lets you customize the case using your favorite photo or map. There is also a programmable shortcut button on the back that can be customized to launch any app using the Live Case app. It makes use of NFC in these phones. Continue reading “Google introduces customized Live Cases for Nexus 5X, 6 and 6P”

Amazon Subscriptions now in India, Micromax starts manufacturing in Telengana – FoneArena Daily

Micromax Make in India

Check out the new FoneArena Daily video that gives you a quick roundup of today’s technology news. Continue reading “Amazon Subscriptions now in India, Micromax starts manufacturing in Telengana – FoneArena Daily”

Videocon Krypton V50DA and Krypton V50DC launched for Rs. 5999 and Rs. 6099

Videocon Krypton V50DC

Videocon Mobile Phones has launched Krypton V50DA and Krypton V50DC smartphones. Both the smartphones have a 5-inch FWVGA screen, powered by MediaTek MT6580 SoC, run Android 5.1 (Lollipop), pack 1GB of RAM, come with dual SIM support and 3G connectivity. Even though both the phones share almost the same specifications, the font and rear cameras are different. Continue reading “Videocon Krypton V50DA and Krypton V50DC launched for Rs. 5999 and Rs. 6099”