Get Android 10 on Redmi Note 8 with Pixel Experience Plus

Xiaomi’s Redmi unveiled the Redmi Note 8 series in the country back in October running MIUI 10.3 Global Stable on top of Android 9.0 (Pie) and later rolled out MIUI 11 update to both the smartphones. The Pro variant has been the talk of the town since it is superior to the vanilla Redmi Note 8 in almost every aspect, except for the development aspect, thanks to the Qualcomm Snapdragon SoC. Continue reading “Get Android 10 on Redmi Note 8 with Pixel Experience Plus”

Realme X2 8GB + 256GB variant launched in India for Rs. 22,999

Realme launched a new 6GB + 64GB variant of the realme 6 yesterday in India. Following that, the company has now launched the 8GB + 256GB variant of the realme X2 smartphone and is set to go on sale next week. Continue reading “Realme X2 8GB + 256GB variant launched in India for Rs. 22,999”

iOS 14 to add 16 new emoji including dodo, Piñata, pinched fingers and more

Back in January 2020, Unicode released their Emoji 13.0, a list of newly approved emoji for companies and platforms to introduce into their own apps and operating systems. Developers usually modify these emoji for their own platforms and now Apple has announced they’ll be adding 16 new emoji with iOS 14 later this year.

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Lenovo Legion 5 and IdeaPad Gaming 3 laptops with Ryzen 4000 series CPUs and up to NVIDIA RTX 2060 GPUs announced

The wave of manufacturers releasing Ryzen 4000 series variants of their gaming laptops continues and the latest to join the movement is Lenovo as they announced new AMD variants of their Legion 5 17-inch and 15-inch laptops along with an AMD Ryzen variant of their Ideapad Gaming 3 laptop.

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Microsoft Xbox One X and Xbox One S digital edition production discontinued

The official launch event for Microsoft’s next gen console, the Xbox Series X, is only a few months away and as expected, Microsoft has officially stopped production of the Xbox One X and Xbox One S All-Digital Edition consoles. The only current generation console that is still being manufactured is the regular Xbox One S.

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OnePlus Nord specs confirmed — 90Hz Fluid AMOLED display, up to 12GB RAM, quad rear cameras, OIS, 32MP + 105° dual front cameras

OnePlus is all set to launch its Nord smartphone in India in a few days. After confirming Snapdragon 765G SoC, quad rear cameras with OIS, and 105° ultra-wide front camera in addition to normal camera, the company has confirmed display and more camera specifications of the phone. Continue reading “OnePlus Nord specs confirmed — 90Hz Fluid AMOLED display, up to 12GB RAM, quad rear cameras, OIS, 32MP + 105° dual front cameras”

Creative Outlier Air Unboxing and First Impressions

Creative, a company known for its audio products recently launched its first fully wireless earbuds — Outlier Air in India at Rs. 6,999 for those who don’t want to be tethered by wire. We have unboxed the headset and here’s what we think about it. Also, check out our unboxing video from our FoneArena Tamil channel. Continue reading “Creative Outlier Air Unboxing and First Impressions”

Facebook Messenger for iOS and Android gets ability to screen share over video

One of the most useful tools when video conferencing is the ability to screen share. Many video conferencing services offered screen sharing on their desktop clients and now, Facebook has announced that the screen sharing feature will be available in video calls and Messenger Rooms on both iOS and Android.

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Samsung T7 Portable SSD and 870 QVO SSD launched in India starting at Rs. 9999

Samsung has launched its Portable Solid State Drive (SSD) T7 and 870 QVO SSD in India. This based on the USB 3.2 Gen 2 standard offering up to 1,050 MB/s transfer speed, twice as fast as its predecessor, the T5 that was launched back in 2017. Continue reading “Samsung T7 Portable SSD and 870 QVO SSD launched in India starting at Rs. 9999”

Lenovo Legion Pro gaming phone with FHD+ 144Hz display, Snapdragon 865+, 16GB RAM to be announced on July 22 [Update: Official image]

Update: July 17, 2020 – Lenovo has posted the official image of the phone that shows a no-notch screen, side-mounted pop-up front camera and dual rear cameras near the centre. Continue reading “Lenovo Legion Pro gaming phone with FHD+ 144Hz display, Snapdragon 865+, 16GB RAM to be announced on July 22 [Update: Official image]”

Mi Band 4C with 1.08-inch color display, built-in charging port, 50-meter water resistance announced

Xiaomi has announced Mi Band 4C, which is the global version of the Redmi Band that was introduced back in April. It has a 1.08-inch square colour touch display, promises up to 14 days of battery life and comes with built-in charging port that plugs into a USB-A port on the charger, laptop or PC so that you don’t want to be searching for the charging cable. Continue reading “Mi Band 4C with 1.08-inch color display, built-in charging port, 50-meter water resistance announced”

HONOR ViewPad 6 with 10.1-inch QXGA display, 4G, 5100mAh battery and ViewPad X6 announced

HUAWEI’s HONOR brand today announced new ViewPad 6 and ViewPad X6 models. The ViewPad 6 packs a 10.1-inch FHD screen with 80.6% screen-to-body ratio, while the ViewPad X6 comes with a 9.7-inch HD screen with 75% screen-to-body ratio. These are powered by Kirin 710A SoC, 5-megapixel rear camera, 2-megapixel front camera and a 5100mAh battery. Continue reading “HONOR ViewPad 6 with 10.1-inch QXGA display, 4G, 5100mAh battery and ViewPad X6 announced”

Moto G8 Power Lite gets a price hike in India, now costs Rs. 9499

In recent months, several smartphones have received multiple price hike in India, thanks to the GST Rate hike, supply shortage, and many other factors. Now, the latest smartphone to receive the price hike is the Moto G8 Power Lite that was launched back in May here. Continue reading “Moto G8 Power Lite gets a price hike in India, now costs Rs. 9499”

HONOR MagicBook 14, MagicBook 15 and MagicBook Pro with Ryzen 4000 series CPUs, 16GB RAM announced

HUAWEI’s HONOR brand today announced its 2020 Ryzen refresh of the MagicBook 14, 15 and Pro models in China with the latest Ryzen 4000 series CPUs that are based on the Zen 2 architecture, 7nm process technology, 8 cores and 16 threads for the Pro model and up to 8 cores and 8 threads for the 14 and 15 models offering 59.2% CPU performance improvements. Continue reading “HONOR MagicBook 14, MagicBook 15 and MagicBook Pro with Ryzen 4000 series CPUs, 16GB RAM announced”

Realme 6 6GB RAM + 64GB variant launched in India for Rs. 15999

Realme 6 that was launched in India back in March starting at Rs. 12,999 received multiple price hike and now starts at Rs. 14,999. While until now 3 variants of the smartphone were available, the company has now launched a new variant of the realme 6 with 6GB RAM + 64GB storage in India. Continue reading “Realme 6 6GB RAM + 64GB variant launched in India for Rs. 15999”