Twitter is testing ‘Fleets’, a Snapchat-type feature that disappears after 24 hours

Twitter has become one of the last major social media platforms to copy Snapchat’s 24-hour disappearing type content, calling it ‘Fleets’. They are currently testing Fleets in Brazil and it will work differently from regular tweets, that is, users will not be able to retweet, like or publicly comment on them.

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HUAWEI P40 Lite E with 6.39-inch punch-hole display, 48MP triple rear cameras announced

HUAWEI has announced P40 Lite E, the company’s latest mid-range smartphone in Poland, after introducing the P40 Lite in Spain last week. It has a 6.39-inch HD+ LCD screen with an 8-megapixel in-screen camera, is powered by Kirin 710F SoC with 4GB RAM, runs Android 9 with EMUI 9.1, has a 48-megapixel rear camera, 8-megapixel ultra-wide sensor and 2-megapixel camera for depth sensing in portrait shots. Continue reading “HUAWEI P40 Lite E with 6.39-inch punch-hole display, 48MP triple rear cameras announced”

Google to launch its second Cloud Platform region in India in Delhi in 2021

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Google launched its first cloud region in India in Mumbai back in 2017 in an aim to improve latency from 20-90% for end users in Chennai, Hyderabad, Bangalore, and of course Mumbai. Today the company has announced plans to open a Delhi cloud region next year, expanding Google’s existing network of eight regions in Asia Pacific and 22 regions globally today. Continue reading “Google to launch its second Cloud Platform region in India in Delhi in 2021”

Realme Band with 0.96-inch color display, heart rate sensor, IP68 water resistance launched in India for Rs. 1499

Along with the realme 6 series, the company also launched the realme Band its first fitness band in India, as it had promised. The realme Band has a 0.96-inch LCD screen, comes with heart rate sensor, has 9 sports modes that includes run, walk, hiking, climbing, yoga, fitness, spinning, bike and cricket mode, and can store 3 modes in the band at a time. It will come with sleep tracking similar to most other bands, and feature built-in charging port. Continue reading “Realme Band with 0.96-inch color display, heart rate sensor, IP68 water resistance launched in India for Rs. 1499”

Realme 6 Unboxing and First Impressions

realme is back with the successor to the realme 5 series, appropriately naming it the realme 6 which launched today in an online event. Here we have our first impressions on the device along with an unboxing video from our FoneArena Tamil Channel.

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Realme 6 with 6.5-inch FHD+ 90Hz display, Helio G90T, up to 8GB RAM, 64MP quad rear cameras launched in India starting at Rs. 12999

relame just launched realme 6, the company’s latest smartphone in India, as it had promised. This is a major upgrade compared to the realme 5 since this comes with a 6.5-inch Full HD+ LCD screen with 90Hz refresh rate and 120Hz touch sampling rate, and 90.5% screen-to-body ratio. The phone is powered by the latest MediaTek Helio G90T SoC. The phone features a 64-megapixel primary rear camera with 1/1.7″ Samsung GW1 Sensor, an 8-megapixel 119° ultra-wide angle lens, 2-megapixel mono sensor and a 2-megapixel sensor for 4cm macro shots. There is a 16-megapixel camera on the front. Continue reading “Realme 6 with 6.5-inch FHD+ 90Hz display, Helio G90T, up to 8GB RAM, 64MP quad rear cameras launched in India starting at Rs. 12999”

Realme 6 Pro with 6.6-inch FHD+ 90Hz display, Snapdragon 720G, up to 8GB RAM, 64MP quad rear, dual front cameras launched in India starting at Rs. 16999

relame just launched realme 6 Pro, successor of last year’s realme 5 Pro in India, as it had promised. The phone comes with a 6.6-inch Full HD+ LCD screen with 90Hz refresh rate and 120Hz touch sampling rate, and 90.60% screen-to-body ratio. It is the first phone to be powered by the latest Snapdragon 720G 8nm SoC. The phone features a 64-megapixel primary rear camera with 1/1.7″ Samsung GW1 Sensor, an 8-megapixel 119° ultra-wide angle lens, 12-megapixel telephoto sensor for up to 20x zoom and a 2-megapixel sensor for 4cm macro shots. There is a 16-megapixel camera on the front along with an 8-megapixel 105° ultra-wide sensor. Continue reading “Realme 6 Pro with 6.6-inch FHD+ 90Hz display, Snapdragon 720G, up to 8GB RAM, 64MP quad rear, dual front cameras launched in India starting at Rs. 16999”

OnePlus launches on-site Doorstep repair service in 6 cities in India

OnePlus today announced the launch of first of its kind doorstep repair service across Bangalore, Mumbai, Delhi, Hyderabad, Chennai and Pune. The company said that it is the first smartphone brand globally to offer on-site doorstep repair service directly. Continue reading “OnePlus launches on-site Doorstep repair service in 6 cities in India”

Samsung’s latest 8K QLED TVs are world’s first Wi-Fi 6 8K TVs powered by MediaTek chipset

Samsung introduced its new Q900 and Q950 series of 8K QLED TVs with bezel-less Infinity Screen, 5.1 channel surround-sound and more at the CES 2020 earlier this year. MediaTek today announced that these are the world’s first 8K QLED TV equipped with MediaTek’s custom Wi-Fi 6 chipset. Continue reading “Samsung’s latest 8K QLED TVs are world’s first Wi-Fi 6 8K TVs powered by MediaTek chipset”

Samsung Galaxy M31 Review — Minor yet worthy upgrade to Galaxy M30s

Samsung launched the Galaxy M31 smartphone in the ‘M Series’ in India last week as the successor of the M30s with upgraded cameras, Android 10 out of the box and 6GB RAM as a standard. Specifications look great on paper. Is the phone worth the price of Rs. 14,999? What do you have to compromise in this phone? Let us dive into the review to find out. Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy M31 Review — Minor yet worthy upgrade to Galaxy M30s”

Nokia to expand range of ReefShark 5G chipsets in partnership with Marvell

Nokia and Marvell today announced a partnership to develop 5G multi-RAT (Radio Access Technology) silicon innovations, including multiple generations of custom silicon and infrastructure processors to further expand the range of Nokia ReefShark chipsets available for 5G solutions. Continue reading “Nokia to expand range of ReefShark 5G chipsets in partnership with Marvell”

Vodafone Idea launches TurboNet 4G in Pune and PCMC

Vodafone Idea has launched its 4G services in Pune and Pimpri-Chinchwad where it has successfully integrated the Vodafone and Idea networks. Pune and PCMC is the biggest territory for the operator in its flagship Maharashtra & Goa circle where it has the largest base of over 4 Cr subscribers, said the company. Continue reading “Vodafone Idea launches TurboNet 4G in Pune and PCMC”

Resso social music streaming app launched in India

The developers of the TikTok, Bytedance has announced their entry into the music streaming market with the Resso app, taking on streaming giants like Spotify, Gaana and Apple Music. The streaming service is designed with the new generation of music enthusiasts in mind with focus on social features like commenting on songs, sharing lyrics and more.

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HUAWEI said to use IndusOS AppBazaar Android app store on upcoming phones in India

It has been several months since HUAWEI launched a smartphone in India, and HONOR launched the HONOR 9X in January, but with old Kirin 710 SoC and Android Pie. This is due to ban on using Google Play Services on its phones. Now a new report says that it will soon partner with India’s system apps company OSLabs, the maker of IndusOS, to offer a curated Android app store on HUAWEI and HONOR smartphones. Continue reading “HUAWEI said to use IndusOS AppBazaar Android app store on upcoming phones in India”