Apple iPhone 6 gets the teardown treatment by iFixit

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Apple iPhone 6 has just gone on sale in a few selected markets. The folks at iFixit have already managed to grab a unit and have given at a teardown treatment. Continue reading “Apple iPhone 6 gets the teardown treatment by iFixit”

Lenovo S860 Review

Lenovo as an OEM in the mobile space is one of the biggest gainers in the recent times. Having acquired Motorola, the company has showed that it is very keen on improving its ground and making a name for itself in the market. The Chinese manufacturer has devices like K900 and Vibe Z in its armory, but smartphones like P780 and S860 are the ones that are attracting the large consumer base.

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We have the Lenovo S860 in our labs – a device, which was announced at the Mobile World Congress earlier this year. The S860’s biggest selling feature is its impressive 4,000mAh battery, but how does the device shape up in other aspects? We look at the device in detail to find out an answer. Continue reading “Lenovo S860 Review”

New Motorola Moto G Review

Motorola, a Google owned company back then came out with a mission to educate consumers that affordability doesn’t mean creepy functionality. The first generation Moto G carried a price tag that attracted a lot of audience with its features stretching beyond what was on offer in the market and amazed its competition.

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The 2013 edition of Moto G ticked more boxes than what consumers expected and for the first time users got more than what their money deserved. Today, Moto G has a successor with improved hardware specifications, and 10 months later has Motorola done it right? Well, we have set out to find out the answer. Continue reading “New Motorola Moto G Review”

Apple announces iCloud storage pricing with 1TB costing you $20 a month

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Apple has announced the new pricing details for its iCloud service. Back at the company’s World Wide Developers Conference, Apple did mention that 20GB storage would be priced at $1 per month and all the consumers enrolling to its service would get 5GB of free storage. Continue reading “Apple announces iCloud storage pricing with 1TB costing you $20 a month”

Apple iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus will go on sale in India on October 17

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Apple officially announced its latest flagship smartphone, the iPhone 6 along with its first phablet – iPhone 6 Plus just a couple of minutes ago. Continue reading “Apple iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus will go on sale in India on October 17”

Apple officially unveils iPhone 6 with 4.7-inch display, coming September 19

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Apple iPhone 6 is probably one of the worst kept secrets in the tech industry with the device appearing on numerous occasions. Finally, today, Apple has officially unveiled its latest flagship smartphone – the iPhone 6. Continue reading “Apple officially unveils iPhone 6 with 4.7-inch display, coming September 19”

New Motorola Moto G unboxing

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Motorola announced its newest mid-range smartphone, the new Moto G about 48 hours ago and we have already managed to get the retail unit. The 2014 edition Moto G has got the unboxing treatment and is going through the paces in our labs for a detailed review. Continue reading “New Motorola Moto G unboxing”

Sony Xperia Z3 Compact hands on and photo gallery

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Sony Xperia Z3 Compact along with Xperia Z3 and Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact was unveiled at the company’s press event in Berlin two days ago. We were at the show floor during the announcement and we had a chance to spend some quality time with the Xperia Z3 Compact. Continue reading “Sony Xperia Z3 Compact hands on and photo gallery”

Here’s what happened at FoneArena powered OnePlus Fan meet up in Bangalore

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FoneArena and OnePlus teamed up to do something, which fans love the most – a meetup! The fun event was scheduled on September 4 in Bangalore and more than 30 OnePlus and FoneArena enthusiasts turned up even though it was a weekday.

We had Carl Pei, Ruston McLean and Andy Zhang from the OnePlus Global team along with FoneArena crew.

The fan meet up got rolling at 5PM with Varun Krishnan and Carl Pei’s introductory note. Ruston, who leads the business development at OnePlus also thanked all the fans for taking some time out on a busy weekday.

As promised, the OnePlus and the FoneArena team were ready with some goodies to giveaway. There was two OnePlus One units up for grab as well and the team decided to run a raffle to pick the lucky fans.

There was a lot of buzz with lot of tech talk and the environment was electrifying. All the fans had a chance to interact with the OnePlus and the FoneArena team. Taking selfies with Carl and Varun Krishnan was a common sight. We had some delicious food on offer as well.

After a lot of interaction and fun activities, the moment of luck finally arrived – 2 OnePlus One 64GB Standstone Black units were at one’s disposal.

There were two lucky winners – Vinu Thomas and Mohameed Vaseem left the venue with smiling faces. We wrapped up by thanking all our fans for being there and we made sure that everybody had something to win.

We thank all our readers for supporting us and we thank OnePlus team for giving us an opportunity to organize the meet up!

You can have a look at some of the photos from the meet up below (PS: The guys in the Never Settle T-shirts are from FoneArena team and the guys with the FoneArena T-shits are from OnePlus team) –

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Varun and Carl addressing the gathering!

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Ruston from OnePlus thanking the fans for turning up!

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Andy from OnePlus team interacting with fans!

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Carl from OnePlus interacting with fans!

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There was some delicious food on offer as well!

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Sunil from FoneArena team interacting with FA fans!

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The big moment – Raffle!

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The lucky winners!

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The FoneArena and the OnePlus team!

Exclusive: an interview with Carl Pei – Director, OnePlus Global

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We had a chance to sit down with Carl Pei – Director, OnePlus Global and talk to him about the company’s vision ahead of their launch in India. Continue reading “Exclusive: an interview with Carl Pei – Director, OnePlus Global”

Sony unveils Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact

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Sony has introduced Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact along with the Xperia Z3 and Xperia Z3 Compact. Sony’s first compact slate is said to be designed to complement the company’s flagship smartphone, the Xperia Z3. Continue reading “Sony unveils Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact”

Samsung Galaxy Note 4 with 5.7-inch QHD display goes official

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Samsung has officially taken wraps of its latest Galaxy Note flagship phablet – the Note 4 at its dedicated UNPACKED event in Berlin. The fourth generation Galaxy Note comes with a new metallic finish and brings the much need premium looks. Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy Note 4 with 5.7-inch QHD display goes official”

ASUS announces Android Wear powered ZenWatch at IFA 2014

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ASUS has officially announced its first wearable device – the ZenWatch. The gadget is powered by Android Wear and comes with a version of the company’s ZenUI user interface, which is said to be designed exclusively for the ZenWatch. Continue reading “ASUS announces Android Wear powered ZenWatch at IFA 2014”