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Intel said to supply modem chips for iPhone 7
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 might launch music streaming service this year to take on Apple Music and Spotify
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 confirms new PlayStation 4 with 4K support, faster processor and improved graphics
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”
Lenovo Phab 2 Pro with Tango, modular Moto Z and Moto Z Force announced – FoneArena Daily
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NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 launched in India starting from Rs. 40800
NVIDIA introduced GeForce GTX 1070, along with the flagship GTX 1080 last month. The Zotac GeForce GTX 1080 went on sale in India a couple weeks back, today the Zotac GeForce GTX 1070 Founders Edition is now available for purchase in India through several retailers. It is based on new Pascal architecture and is built on TSMC’s 16nm FinFET process. Continue reading “NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 launched in India starting from Rs. 40800”
Lenovo Vibe K5 with Snapdragon 415, 4G LTE launching in India on June 13
Lenovo today announced that it will launch the Vibe K5 smartphone in India on June 13th. 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 launching in India on June 13”
LG G5 Benchmarks
LG launched its flagship G5 smartphone in India earlier this month. We already brought you the unboxing, here we have the benchmarks. It is powered by a Quad-Core Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 64-bit 14nm processor that has two custom Kryo cores clocked at 2.15GHz per core and two smaller Kryo cores are clocked at 1.59GHz per core. It has 624 MHz Adreno 530 GPU. It has 4GB LPDDR4 RAM, has a 5.3-inch Quad HD curved glass display and runs on Android 6.0 (Marshmallow) with LG UX on top. Check out the synthetic benchmark scores. Continue reading “LG G5 Benchmarks”
OnePlus One Cyanogen OS 13.1 update with new MODs now rolling out
OnePlus One recently received Cyanogen OS 13.1 update that brings support for several Cyanogen MODs that allows developers to deeply integrate their apps into its OS. Now Cyanogen has detailed these MODs that is also available for built-in apps such as Phone, Messaging, Camera, Lock Screen, Email, and more. This update includes mods for Skype, Hyperlapse, Twitter, Cortana and OneNote. Continue reading “OnePlus One Cyanogen OS 13.1 update with new MODs now rolling out”
Panasonic T44 with Android 6.0, 1GB RAM and T30 launched for Rs. 4290 and Rs. 3290
Panasonic has launched T30 and T44, two new budget 3G smartphones. Both these have a 4-inch WVGA display, are powered by a 1.3GHz quad-core processor, pack a 5-megapixel rear camera with LED flash and a 2-megapixel front-facing camera. These have dual SIM support, similar to other Panasonic smartphones. The T30 runs on Android 5.1 (Lollipop) and the T44 runs on Android 6.0 (Marshmallow) with Panasonic’s own SAIL UI that has several features such as Pose mode, Child mode, and more. Continue reading “Panasonic T44 with Android 6.0, 1GB RAM and T30 launched for Rs. 4290 and Rs. 3290”
Xiaomi Mi 5 now available from Amazon, Flipkart, Snapdeal and Tata CLiQ in India
Xiaomi Mi 5 went on open sale in India through Mi.com earlier this month, along with the Redmi Note 3. Now the flagship smartphone is available for purchase from Amazon.in, Flipkart, Snapdeal and Tata CLiQ in the country online without registrations. The smartphone was launched in India back in March, priced at Rs. 24,999. Continue reading “Xiaomi Mi 5 now available from Amazon, Flipkart, Snapdeal and Tata CLiQ in India”
OPPO A59 with 3GB RAM, metal body, fingerprint sensor, 4G VoLTE announced
OPPO has introduced A59, the company’s latest smartphone in the A series in China. It has a 5.5-inch HD 2.5D curved glass screen, is powered by a octa-core MediaTek MT6750 processor, runs on Android 5.1 (Lollipop) with Color OS 3.0, has a 13-megapixel rear camera with LED flash, phase-detection auto-focus (PDAF) and a 8-megapixel front-facing camera. It also has a fingerprint sensor on the front that can unlock the phone in under 0.22 seconds. Continue reading “OPPO A59 with 3GB RAM, metal body, fingerprint sensor, 4G VoLTE announced”
Meizu HD50 headset Unboxing
Meizu introduced HD50, it’s premium wired headset last year. We unboxed it recently, check out the unboxing video below. Continue reading “Meizu HD50 headset Unboxing”
Lenovo PHAB 2 Plus with 6.4-inch 1080p display, Dual 13MP cameras and PHAB 2 announced
Lenovo today introduced the PHAB 2 and PHAB 2 Plus phablets at the Lenovo Tech World 2016 in San Francisco. These are the successors of last year’s PHAB and PHAB Plus smartphones. The high-end PHAB 2 Plus has a 6.4-inch 1080p 2.5D Curved Glass display and comes with dual 13-megapixel rear cameras with Futjitsu Milbeaut ISPs, Laser AF, PDAF, LED flash. It has several features such as refocus, background swap,extreme manual settingsand Augmented-Realityspecial effectsIt also has a fingerprint sensor. Continue reading “Lenovo PHAB 2 Plus with 6.4-inch 1080p display, Dual 13MP cameras and PHAB 2 announced”
Lenovo PHAB 2 Pro Tango-enabled smartphone with 6.4-inch QHD display, 4GB RAM announced for $499
Lenovo just announced PHAB 2 Pro, the world’s first tango (project tango previously) smartphone for consumers at the Tech World 2016 in San Francisco in partnership with Google, as it had promised earlier this year at the CES. It has four cameras that includes a 16-megapixel RGB camera, a depth camera, a motion tracking camera and a 8-megapixel front-facing camera for Tango’s 3D mapping technology to understand the world around you. It also has a fingerprint sensor on the back.