Google Allo for Android gets one tap Assistant shortcut, GIF sharing and Animated emoji

Google Assistant Animated GIF

Google has updated Allo app for Android with several new features including new shortcut to make it faster and easier to bring the Google Assistant into chats. In chat, you just need to tap the Google Assistant icon in the compose box. Last week Google said that it will roll out Google Assistant to smartphones running Android 7.0 Nougat and Android 6.0 Marshmallow. Continue reading “Google Allo for Android gets one tap Assistant shortcut, GIF sharing and Animated emoji”

BlackBerry Aurora surfaces, Samsung Galaxy Xcover 4 announced and more – FoneArena Daily

Samsung Galaxy Xcover 4 gloves

Check out the new FoneArena Daily video that gives you a quick roundup of the latest technology news. Continue reading “BlackBerry Aurora surfaces, Samsung Galaxy Xcover 4 announced and more – FoneArena Daily”

Sony Xperia Touch interactive Android projector First look and Demo

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At the Mobile World Congress (MWC) 2017 in Barcelona, Japanese tech giant Sony unveiled its Xperia Touch Android projector that converts any surface into a touch screen. We checked it out. Here is a first look and gaming demo. Continue reading “Sony Xperia Touch interactive Android projector First look and Demo”

Microsoft to ship Acer Windows Mixed Reality Development Edition headset to developers this month

Acer Windows Mixed-Reality Development Edition headset

At the Microsoft Surface event back in October last year announced that its new Windows 10 Creators Update will bring support for VR headsets and mixed reality. At that time it said that it will be partnering with HP, Lenovo, Dell, Acer and ASUS who will sell their first VR headsets capable of mixed reality through the Creators Update starting at US$ 299 (Rs. 19,990 approx.). Continue reading “Microsoft to ship Acer Windows Mixed Reality Development Edition headset to developers this month”

Lenovo Group appoints Sudhin Mathur as MD of Motorola Mobility India

Sudhin Mathur Motorola

Lenovo Mobile Business Group has appointed Sudhin Mathur as the Managing Director – Motorola Mobility India Pvt Limited. He has been inducted as a full-time director on the Motorola Mobility Board in India and has taken over as MD, Motorola Mobility India.

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Micromax introduces new range of Air Conditioners priced between Rs. 21000 and Rs. 35000

Micromax Split AC

Micromax Informatics, today introduced new range of Air conditioners to expand its foot print into the AC market. The range of AC’s including 7 split ACs – three Split ACs in the Wave Series, four in the Aura series and a Window AC in the Wave series. Continue reading “Micromax introduces new range of Air Conditioners priced between Rs. 21000 and Rs. 35000”

Facebook rolls out artificial intelligence based suicide prevention tool

fb suicide tool

Facebook is taking efforts to help prevent suicides. The social network is integrating suicide prevention tools to help people in real time on Facebook Live. It has also launched a live chat support from crisis support organizations through Messenger. Facebook will use artificial intelligence to help spot users with suicidal tendencies.

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Honor Magic Hands On and Photo Gallery

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Huawei’s Honor brand showcased its Magic smartphone at MWC 2017 in Barcelona, Spain. Initially, it was introduced in China last year with fingerprint sensor built into the home button and has curved glass finish on the back as well. We went hands-on with the phone, check it out along with the hardware walk through in the photo gallery. Continue reading “Honor Magic Hands On and Photo Gallery”

TP-Link TL-WA820RE 300Mbps USB Wi-Fi Range Extender launched in India for Rs. 1135

TP-Link TL-WA820RE

TP-Link has launched TL-WA820RE its latest Range Extender in India. It has a compact USB port design that expands Wi-Fi coverage throughout your home, supporting speeds of up to 300Mbps. The has two external antennas that boost your signal coverage and stability to keep devices reliably connected. Continue reading “TP-Link TL-WA820RE 300Mbps USB Wi-Fi Range Extender launched in India for Rs. 1135”

Prisma will now let you create your own filters, in-app Store launched

Prisma android

The popular photo editing app Prisma that turns your photos into art is planning adding the ability for users to create their own filters. Currently, Prisma will let you build your own filters via a web-based tool. This tool is being made available to a limited number of users as of now.  Continue reading “Prisma will now let you create your own filters, in-app Store launched”

BlackBerry Aurora Dual SIM Android smartphone pre-order listing shows images, reveals price

BlackBerry Aurora

Specifications of BlackBerry’s mid-range budget smartphone codenamed BBC100-1 surfaced earlier this year. Now a pre-order listing on a popular Indonesian website has revealed the name of the phone as BlackBerry Aurora along with the image of the phone without any capacitive touch buttons on the front and the price of the phone.

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Tablet shipments in India decline 3.1% in 2016, Datawind leads with 27.6% share: IDC

Datawind UbiSlate 7C Plus Edge

Indian tablet market inclusive of slate and detachables ended the year 2016 with total shipments of 3.7 million units with a marginal annual drop of 3.1 percent, according to International Data Corporation (IDC). The research firm attributed the shipment decline to the continuing decrease in demand for tablets. Continue reading “Tablet shipments in India decline 3.1% in 2016, Datawind leads with 27.6% share: IDC”

Panasonic Eluga Pulse and Eluga Pulse X with metal body, fingerprint sensor, 4G VoLTE launched starting at Rs. 9690

Panasonic ELUGA Pulse X

Panasonic has launched Eluga Pulse and Pulse X, two new smartphones in the Eluga lineup in India. The Eluga Pulse has a 5-inch HD display, packs 2GB of RAM and a 2200mAh battery, while the Pulse X comes with a 5.5-inch HD dispaly, packs 3GB of RAM and a 3000mAh battery. Continue reading “Panasonic Eluga Pulse and Eluga Pulse X with metal body, fingerprint sensor, 4G VoLTE launched starting at Rs. 9690”