Best of IFA 2017 Awards – FoneArena

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This year at the IFA 2017 we gave out FoneArena Awards to some of the latest products that were introduced at the event. We gave these awards under several categories such as Best Smartphone, Best Product, Best Innovation and Editor’s Pick of IFA 2017.

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Xiaomi Mi 2-in-1 Type-C + Micro USB Cable, Mi Car Charger launched in India for Rs. 299 and Rs. 799

Xiaomi Mi Car Charge and Mi 2-in-1 USB Cable

Xiaomi today launched Mi Car Charger and Mi 2-in-1 USB Cable, two new accessories in India. The Car Charger has full metal body and has two USB ports to charge two devices simultaneously and the 2-in-1 USB Cable lets you charge and sync your Micro USB devices as well as Type-C devices using just one cable. Continue reading “Xiaomi Mi 2-in-1 Type-C + Micro USB Cable, Mi Car Charger launched in India for Rs. 299 and Rs. 799”

Google’s Street View cameras get an upgrade after eight years

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Google has upgraded its Street View cameras after a period of eight years. According to Wired, the company has started rolling out updated cameras to its fleet of cars to capture photos that are clearer and higher in resolution. Continue reading “Google’s Street View cameras get an upgrade after eight years”

Truecaller for Android gets number scanner, fast track numbers and more

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Truecaller has rolled out new features for its Android app- Number Scanner and Fast Track numbers. The update will bump the app to version 8.45. Continue reading “Truecaller for Android gets number scanner, fast track numbers and more”

10.or E with 5.5-inch 1080p display, 4000mAh battery launched in India starting at Rs. 7999

10.or E

10.or (pronounced Tenor), a new smartphone brand has announced its debut in India today with the 10.or E manufactured by Huaqin Technology exclusively on Amazon India. It has a 5.5-inch 1080p 2.5D curved glass screen, is powered by an Octa-Core Snapdragon 430 SoC, runs on Android 7.1.2 (Nougat) and that company promises to offer Android 8.0 (Oreo) update. It has a 13-megapixel rear camera with phase detection auto focus (PDAF) , LED flash, PDAF and a 5-megapixel front-facing camera that also has an LED flash. Continue reading “10.or E with 5.5-inch 1080p display, 4000mAh battery launched in India starting at Rs. 7999”

Honor V9 Play with 5.2-inch display, 4GB RAM, fingerprint sensor, metal body announced

Honor V9 Play

Huawei’s Honor brand just announced Honor V9 Play, the company’s latest budget smartphone, as it had promised. It packs a 5.2-inch HD 2.5D curved glass display, is powered by an Octa-Core MediaTek MT6750 processor, runs on Android 7.0 (Nougat) with EMUI 5.1 top, has a 13-megapixel rear camera and an 8-megapixel front-facing camera. Continue reading “Honor V9 Play with 5.2-inch display, 4GB RAM, fingerprint sensor, metal body announced”

Lenovo K8 with 5.2-inch display, metal body, 4000mAh battery launching in India soon

Lenovo K8

At the Lenovo K8 Plus launch event Anuj Sharma, Product Marketing Head, Lenovo MBG India said that the company will launch the K8 smartphone in the country soon. It will have a 5.2-inch HD screen, will be powered by MediaTek Helio P20 SoC and run Android 7.1.1 (Nougat) stock Android.

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Lenovo K8 Plus with 5.2-inch 1080p display, dual rear cameras launched in India for Rs. 10999

Lenovo K8 Plus

Lenovo today launched K8 Plus, the company’s latest mid-range smartphone in the ‘K series’ in India, soon after the launch of K8 Note in the country, as it had promised. It packs a 5.2-inch 1080p 2.5D curved glass display with Corning Gorilla Glass 3 protection, is powered by an Octa-core MediaTek Helio P25 SoC, runs on stock Android 7.1.1 (Nougat) and will get Android 8.0 (Oreo). Similar to the K8 Note, it has a 13-megapixel rear camera with dual-tone LED flash along with a secondary 5-megapixel camera to capture depth information for bokeh effect. Continue reading “Lenovo K8 Plus with 5.2-inch 1080p display, dual rear cameras launched in India for Rs. 10999”

Panasonic P9 with 5-inch display, 4G VoLTE launched in India for Rs. 6490

Panasonic P9

Panasonic has launched P9, the company’s latest budget smartphone in the ‘P Series’ in India with support for 4G VoLTE. It comes with a 5-inch FWVGA display with Asahi Dragon Trail glass protection, is powered by a quad-core MediaTek MT6737M processor, runs on Android 7.0 (Nougat), has an 8-megapixel rear camera with LED flash and a 5-megapixel front-facing camera. Continue reading “Panasonic P9 with 5-inch display, 4G VoLTE launched in India for Rs. 6490”

YouTube Live gets direct streaming, ultra-low latency mode and new moderation tools

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YouTube has rolled out new features for its livestreaming service – YouTube Live. iOS users will now be able to live stream apps directly from their iPhones and iPads to YouTube Live. Continue reading “YouTube Live gets direct streaming, ultra-low latency mode and new moderation tools”

WhatsApp announces free Business app for small companies, will charge big enterprises

WhatsApp Business Account Profile

After confirming that it is working on Twitter-like Business features, Facebook-owned WhatsApp has announced that it its testing new tools through a closed pilot program that will allow people to communicate with the businesses they want to reach on WhatsApp. Business accounts will have a verified profile with a green badge so people can identify a business from another person so it will be easier to respond to messages.  Continue reading “WhatsApp announces free Business app for small companies, will charge big enterprises”

Opera Mini for iOS gets AI powered news feed and more

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Opera has revamped Opera Mini for iOS with new features and redesigned UI. The AI powered news feed has been added on its start page that helps users to get the news four times faster than the previous version. The news feed is powered by the GBDT (gradient boosting decision trees) machine learning algorithm and deep neural network (DNN) learning. Continue reading “Opera Mini for iOS gets AI powered news feed and more”