A report from last year said that Samsung is working on a device with Dual cameras for 2016 and a recent patent hinted at the same for the next Galaxy Note edge flagship. Now a new report from Taiwanese media says that the Galaxy Note 7 edge will pack dual rear cameras. Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy Note 7 edge rumored to feature dual-camera setup”
Google Maps beta app is now available through the Google Play. You can sign up to be a beta testers for the unreleased version of the Maps app. Continue reading “Google Maps beta now on Google Play, v9.27 adds 2 new notification settings and more”
Xiaomi introduced Mi Max, it’s first phablet with a huge 6.44-inch screen last month. We managed to get one from iBuygou and recently did a live unboxing of the smartphone, check out the unboxing video below.
After a recent VLC 2.0 beta release, VideoLAN has started rolling out stable version of the update for the Android users. This finally adds network browsing so that you can browse content from local network such as NAS or a shared directory on your PC. The update also brings option to toggle any device to the Android TV UI for VLC, new history option in the sidebar and faster to decode and playback all video types. Continue reading “VLC 2.0 for Android brings local network browsing, better playback and more”
Facebook is shutting down its Notify news aggregator app forever. The Notify app is little over 6 months old, was introduced in November 2015. Continue reading “Facebook kills its ‘Notify’ news push-notification app”
Unicode has a new collection of emojis for rollout. The non-profit corporation Unicode Consortium actively develops and maintains emoji standards internationally. It has approved 72 new emojis, and the update is scheduled for release on June 21. Continue reading “72 new emojis coming to your smartphone on June 21”
Xiaomi Redmi 3 was announced in January earlier this year and the Redmi 3 Pro with 3GB RAM was introduced in March. Now three variants of the Redmi 3 phone with 32GB storage have been certified by TENAA, few days after a similar variant of the phone with 16GB storage in golden color got certified by TENAA. These have almost similar specifications as the Redmi 3 and also includes a fingerprint sensor on the back. Continue reading “Xiaomi Redmi 3 variants with Snapdragon 415, fingerprint sensor, metal body get certified”
Samsung has announced Gear IconX, it’s latest fitness tracking headset that can track heart rate, distance, speed, duration and calories burned and provide data through the voice guide, even without a smartphone. It also has a standalone music player that lets you transfer music between the Gear IconX and your smartphone with the Samsung Gear application. Continue reading “Samsung Gear IconX Bluetooth earbuds with fitness tracking capabilities announced”
Samsung has announced Gear Fit2, the company’s latest fitness tracker and the successor of the first Gear Fit that was introduced back in 2014. This has a 1.5-inch Curved Super AMOLED screen, runs Tizen OS and automatically tracks 15 different fitness activities such as walking, squatting, yoga, treadmill and more. It also has a standalone music player that lets you transfer music between the Gear Fit2 and your smartphone with the Samsung Gear application. Continue reading “Samsung Gear Fit2 with 1.5-inch Super AMOLED display, GPS and heart rate monitor announced”
HP on Thursday unveiled its “thinnest and lightest” business notebook EliteBook Folio in India alongside the convertible Elite x2 1012. Continue reading “HP launches its ‘thinnest & lightest business notebook ever’ and hybrid Elite x2 in India”
Check out the new FoneArena Daily video that gives you a quick roundup of today’s technology news. Continue reading “Micromax to enter China, Xiaomi introduces Mi Band 2 – FoneArena Daily”
Alcatel has silently introduced the X1 smartphone in India. It has a 5-inch HD AMOLED screen with Dragontail Glass protection and has Gorilla Glass protection on the back. It is powered by an Octa-Core Snapdragon 615 SoC, runs on Android 5.1 (Lollipop), has a 13-megapixel rear camera with LED flash and a 5-megapixel front-facing camera that also has LED flash. It has dual SIM support and 4G LTE connectivity.
Worldwide smartphone shipments are expected to grow 3.1% in 2016, which is a substantial slowdown from the 10.5% growth in 2015 and 27.8% in 2014, according to a forecast update from the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Quarterly Mobile Phone Tracker
Continue reading “Global smartphone shipments to slow down to 3.1% in 2016: IDC”
Micromax has revealed that it is looking forward to start selling smartphones in China from next year, according to a latest report from Wall Street Journal.
Continue reading “Micromax plans to start selling smartphone in China from 2017, will go public”
Swipe Technologies has launched Elite Plus, the company’s latest 4G smartphone in the Elite series. It has a 5-inch 1080p display from Sharp with 78% screen-to-body ratio and Dragontrail glass protection. It is powered by an Octa-Core Snapdragon 615 SoC, runs on Android 5.1 (Lollipop) with Freedom OS. It has a 13-megapixel rear camera with LED flash and a 8-megapixel front-facing camera. Continue reading “Swipe Elite Plus with 5-inch 1080p display, 2GB RAM, 4G LTE launched for Rs. 6999”
