Microsoft has partnered with Canonical to bring support for native Bash with access to the Windows file system and open source command line tools in an aim to bring Linux users to the Windows platform. You won’t need third-party tools like Cygwin anymore to run Bash commands. This was announced at the //build 2016 event by Microsoft’s Kevin Gallo. Continue reading “Microsoft partners with Canonical to bring Linux command line to Windows 10”
Few hours back at the //Build 2016 in San Francisco, Microsoft announced that Windows 10 is now running on more than 270 million active devices worldwide after 8 months of its launch. Earlier this year Microsoft announced that it was running on more than 200 million active devices worldwide. Windows 10 is the fastest growth on any Windows ever, outpacing Windows 7 in the same timeframe by 145%. Continue reading “Windows 10 now running on more than 270 million devices, fastest Windows growth ever”
OnePlus has finally released OxygenOS 3.0 Beta based on Android 6.0.1 (Marshmallow) for the OnePlus 2 smartphone, after the soak test. The update also brings new OnePlus Camera UI, new wallpaper picker, performance improvements, fingerprint performance improvement and several new features and improvements. It also includes Android security patch for March. Continue reading “OnePlus 2 OxygenOS 3.0 Beta based on Android 6.0.1 Marshmallow released”
Acer has released Chromebook 14, its first Chromebook with all-aluminum chassis and it also promises up to 14 hours of battery life. It comes in 14-inch full HD (1920 x 1080) or HD (1366×768) resolutions with wide viewing angles up to 170 degrees, is powered by an Intel Celeron quad-core or dual-core N3060 processor and comes with 4GB or 2GB dual channel LPDDR3 SDRAM with 32GB and 16GB storage, respectively. Continue reading “Acer Chromebook 14 with full metal body, 14h battery life released”
Check out the new FoneArena Daily video that gives you a quick roundup of today’s technology news. Continue reading “Reliance Jio 4G roll out to begin soon, Vodafone to buy YOU Broadband and more – FoneArena Daily”
Xiaomi has released MIUI global beta ROM 6.3.17 for Mi 3, Mi 4 and Mi Note smartphone. This is based on Android 6.0 (Marshmallow) and also brings several new features, fixes and optimizations. Xiaomi released MIUI 7.2 update for some of its devices in China earlier this month. Continue reading “Xiaomi MIUI global beta ROM 6.3.17 based on Android 6.0 for Mi 3, Mi 4 and Mi Note released”
Samsung has officially announced the Galaxy A9 Pro (SM-A9100), the company’s latest top-end smartphone in the ‘Galaxy A’ series in China, after it surfaced last month. It packs a 6-inch 1080p Super AMOLED display with 2.5D curved glass, is powered by an Octa-Core Snapdragon 652 (Previously 620) processor and runs on Android 5.1 (Lollipop) and a 8-megapixel front-facing camera, similar to the A9, but this a 16-megapixel rear camera with optical image stabilization (OIS), 4GB of RAM and a 5000mAh battery. Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy A9 Pro with 6-inch 1080p display, Snapdragon 652, 4GB RAM announced”
Lenovo launched the Vibe K5 Plus smartphone in India earlier this month for Rs. 8499. We already brought you the photo gallery of the smartphone, here we have the benchmarks. It is powered by an Octa-Core Qualcomm Snapdragon 616 64-bit processor (Even though CPU-Z shows it has Snapdragon 615) that has four ARM Cortex A53 cores clocked at 1.50 GHz per core and other four Cortex A53 cores are clocked at 1.21 GHz per core. It has Adreno 405 GPU clocked at 550 MHz, 2GB RAM, 5-inch 1080p screen and runs on Android 5.1 (Lollipop) with Vibe UI. Check out the synthetic benchmark scores below. Continue reading “Lenovo Vibe K5 Plus Benchmarks”
Micromax has officially launched the Canvas Spark 3 Q385, it’s new budget smartphone and the successor of last year’s Canvas Spark 2, after it surfaced on the official website. It packs a 5.5-inch HD display, is powered by a 1.3GHz quad-core processor and runs on Android 5.1 (Lollipop). It has a 8-megapixel rear camera with LED flash and a 5-megapixel front-facing camera. Continue reading “Micromax Canvas Spark 3 Q385 with 5.5-inch HD display, 1GB RAM launched for Rs. 4999”
Airtel has commercially launched its 4G LTE services in Goa. Airtel launched 4G services in 296 towns across India back in August last year. Airtel 4G is available to customers across mobile phones, dongles, 4G hotspots and Wi-Fi dongles in the city. 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 Goa”
After launching uberMOTO in Bangalore, uber has started piloting the service in Gurgaon. This lets you book a ride on a motorcycle at the push of a button and it is the most affordable Uber ride ever at as low as Rs. 3 per KM and a base fare of Rs. 15. All riders and drivers have to wear a helmet in Gurgaon by law, so your uberMOTO driver will have a spare helmet for you. Continue reading “uberMOTO motorbike service launched in Gurgaon”
LG has signed the popular actor Jason Statham for the first G5 TV spot. “The newest commercial will highlight the fun and playful experiences possible with the G5 and its versatile Modular Type design and the commercial will portray Jason Statham experiencing the G5 in exciting and fun ways. Every character in the commercial is portrayed by Statham, an amusing mise-en-scéne consistent with the G5’s Life’s Good when you Play More tagline,” said LG. Continue reading “LG signs Jason Statham for its first G5 TV commercial”
LeEco Le 2 surfaced in live images earlier this month, now the specifications of the smartphone has surfaced on GFXBench. It reveals a 5.5-inch 1080p screen, Deca-Core MediaTek Helio X20 SoC, 3GB of RAM, 16-megapixel rear camera and a 8-megapixel front-facing camera. Earlier leak already revealed a fingerprint on the back, similar to the Le 1s. Continue reading “LeEco Le 2 with 10-core Helio X20 SoC, 16MP camera, Android 6.0 surfaces in benchmarks”
Gionee has officially announced its latest W909 Android flip phone, as it had promised. It has dual 4.2-inch HD displays, one on the front and the the other on the inside along with a T9 keypad. It is powered by an Octa-Core MediaTek Helio P10 SoC, has 4GB of RAM, comes with a 16-megapixel rear camera with LED flash, phase-detection auto-focus (PDAF) and a 5-megapixel front-facing camera. Continue reading “Gionee W909 dual-screen Android flip phone with Helio P10, 4GB RAM announced”
Samsung has officially introduced the Galaxy J5 (2016) and Galaxy J7 (2016), it’s new selfie-focused smartphones and successors of last year’s Galaxy J5 and Galaxy J7 smartphones in China. The Galaxy J5 (2016) has a 5.2-inch HD screen and is powered by a quad-core Snapdragon 410 processor and the Galaxy J7 (2016) has a 5.5-inch 1080p screen and is powered by an octa-core Exynos 7870 processor. Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy J5 (2016) and Galaxy J7 (2016) Super AMOLED displays announced”
