OnePlus 5 launched in India at a starting price of Rs. 32999

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OnePlus just launched its flagship OnePlus 5 smartphone in India, as it had promised. It was introduced at an online event earlier this week and packs a 5.5-inch 1080p Optic AMOLED display with DCI-P3 color coverage and has Corning Gorilla Glass 5 protection, is powered by an Octa-Core Snapdragon 835 Mobile Platform and runs on Android 7.1.1 (Nougat) based Oxygen OS. Continue reading “OnePlus 5 launched in India at a starting price of Rs. 32999”

Karbonn Aura Note 2 with 5.5-inch display, Android 7.0, 4G VoLTE launched for Rs. 6490

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Karbonn has launched Aura Note 2, successor of last year’s Aura Note 4G. It has a 5.5-inch HD display, is powered by a 1.25GHz Quad-Core processor and runs on Android 7.0 (Nougat). It has a 13-megapixel rear camera and a 5-megapixel front-facing camera. It doesn’t have a fingerprint sensor that was present in the predecessor. Continue reading “Karbonn Aura Note 2 with 5.5-inch display, Android 7.0, 4G VoLTE launched for Rs. 6490”

ZTE Small Fresh 5 with Dual rear cameras, 4GB RAM, fingerprint sensor announced

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ZTE has announced Small Fresh 5, the company’s latest smartphone in the Small Fresh series in China. It has a 5-inch HD screen, is powered by a quad-core Snapdragon 425 SoC and runs on Android 7.1 (Nougat) with MiFavor UI and has a 13-megapixel rear camera along with a 2-megapixel secondary camera to capture depth information. This lets you adjust aperture from f/1.0 to f/8.0. There is a 5-megapixel camera on the front. Continue reading “ZTE Small Fresh 5 with Dual rear cameras, 4GB RAM, fingerprint sensor announced”

Periscope Super Hearts will allow broadcasters to earn from their livestreams

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Periscope is introducing a new way for broadcasters to monetize their livestream. Dubbed as Super Hearts, the tool will allow viewers to send performers and broadcasters hearts that can be bought via in-app purchase. It is essentially a form of virtual gifts that you can give and receive during live broadcasts. Continue reading “Periscope Super Hearts will allow broadcasters to earn from their livestreams”

Samsung starts mass production of Exynos i T200 first Exynos-branded IoT solution

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Samsung has announced that it has started mass production of Exynos i T20, the company’s first Exynos-branded Internet of Things (IoT) solution. It uses 28-nanometer (nm) High-K Metal Gate (HKMG) process, has Wi-Fi connectivity offering performance needed for upcoming IoT use cases. Continue reading “Samsung starts mass production of Exynos i T200 first Exynos-branded IoT solution”

Snapchat introduces Snap Maps to let you share your location with your friends

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Snapchat has announced a new location-sharing feature that shows you where your friends are. Dubbed as Snap Maps, the feature will let users share their locations with each other. Continue reading “Snapchat introduces Snap Maps to let you share your location with your friends”

Flipkart Flagship Phones Sale: Up to Rs. 22000 off on iPhone 7 Plus, Rs. 13000 off on Pixel and more

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Flipkart today started its 3-day Flagship Phones sale, under which it is offering some great deals on high-end smartphones like iPhone 7, iPhone 7 Plus, Google Pixel, Moto Z and more, and is also offering good deals on some mid-range smartphones like the Galaxy C9 Pro. Continue reading “Flipkart Flagship Phones Sale: Up to Rs. 22000 off on iPhone 7 Plus, Rs. 13000 off on Pixel and more”

Worldwide wearables market to grow 20.4% by 2021: IDC

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Wearable vendors will ship a total of 125.5 million wearable devices this year, marking a 20.4% increase from the 104.3 million units shipped in 2016, according to data from the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Quarterly Wearable Device Tracker. The wearables market will nearly double before reaching a total of 240.1 million units shipped in 2021, resulting in a five-year CAGR of 18.2%. Continue reading “Worldwide wearables market to grow 20.4% by 2021: IDC”

OnePlus 5 announced, Galaxy Note 8 could be unveiled in August and more – FoneArena Daily

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Check out the latest FoneArena Daily video that gives you a quick roundup of the latest technology news. Continue reading “OnePlus 5 announced, Galaxy Note 8 could be unveiled in August and more – FoneArena Daily”

Samsung Galaxy J7 Max Unboxing

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Samsung launched the Galaxy J7 Pro and Galaxy J7 Max mid-range smartphones in India last week. Here we have the unboxing of the Galaxy J7 Max, the bigger one of the two that is priced at Rs. 17,900. Check out the video below.

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Google to end Android Market support for Android 2.1 Eclair and older

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Google is ending support for the Android Market app on Android 2.1 Eclair and older devices on June 30, 2017. When this change happens, users on these devices will no longer be able to access, or install other apps from, the Android Market. The Android Market was replaced by Google Play in 2012.

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ZOPO Speed X with Android 7.0, Dual rear cameras, Niki.ai announced

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ZOPO teased the upcoming Speed X smartphone last month, now it has revealed the complete specifications of the phone and also said that the company has partnered with Niki, an artificial intelligence (AI) based chat-bot funded by Ratan Tata. This will offer easy purchase options with 20+ e-commerce services across travel, entertainment & daily utilities. You can chat with Niki to pay bills, book cabs, buses, hotels, movie tickets and a lot more within seconds. Continue reading “ZOPO Speed X with Android 7.0, Dual rear cameras, Niki.ai announced”

Unicode 10.0 brings 56 new emojis including bitcoin symbol, zombie, vampire and more

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Unicode Consortium today released version 10.0 of the Unicode Standard that offers a look at new emojis that are likely to be adopted by major vendors like Apple, Google, Samsung and Windows in near future. Continue reading “Unicode 10.0 brings 56 new emojis including bitcoin symbol, zombie, vampire and more”

OnePlus 5 is the fastest selling OnePlus phone, 8GB + 128GB version already out of stock

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OnePlus yesterday unveiled its flagship OnePlus 5 smartphone yesterday at an online event. After the event it started selling the smartphone in select European countries, U.S., Canada and Hong Kong as a part of Early Drop sale. The company’s co-founder Carl Pei soon after the sale started, announced that the phone is the fastest selling OnePlus device till date. Continue reading “OnePlus 5 is the fastest selling OnePlus phone, 8GB + 128GB version already out of stock”

Google Daydream View VR Headset Unboxing

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Google launched its Daydream View VR Headset in India last week for Rs. 6499, several months after it went on sale in the U.S. and few other countries. We unboxed it recently, check out the video.

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