LG announced X300 smartphone in Korea last month, which is the K8 that was unveiled ahead of CES 2017. Now it has introduced X400 smartphone, which is the K10 for the Korean market. All the specifications are same as the K10 but the Korean version has HD DMB for mobile TV experience. Continue reading “LG X400 with 5.3-inch display, Android 7.0, fingerprint sensor announced”
After testing out WhatsApp Status back in November last year and rolling out the feature for beta users last week, WhatsApp today officially announced that it will start rolling the Status feature that lets you add photos, videos and emojis to status messages from today. This is similar to Snapchat and Instagram Stories. Continue reading “WhatsApp Status starts rolling out for Android and iOS, takes on Snapchat and Instagram Stories”
Check out the new FoneArena Daily video that gives you a quick roundup of today’s technology news. Continue reading “Xiaomi to announce Pinecone processor, LG G6 to feature dual rear cameras and more – FoneArena Daily”
Snapchat unveiled Spectacles, a pair of sunglasses with built-in camera for video recording back in September last year in limited number of quantities through Snapbot vending machines so it was pretty hard to get. Today it started selling the Spectacles on its official website for the same price of US$ 129.99 (Rs. 8700 approx.). Continue reading “Snapchat Spectacles now available for purchase online”
Swipe Technologies has launched Elite 3, its latest budget smartphone with 4G VoLTE support. It packs a 5-inch HD screen, is powered by a 1.3GHz quad-core processor, runs on Android 6.0 (Marshmallow) with Indus OS with and support for 12 regional languages. It has an 8-megapixel camera with LED flash and a 5-megapixel front-facing camera. Continue reading “Swipe Elite 3 with 5-inch HD display, 2GB RAM, 4G VoLTE launched for Rs. 5499”
Th Indian government has been pushing digital payments post demonetization with mobile wallets and other payment solution apps. Today, the government has gone a step further and has launched QR (quick response) code-based payment solution. Dubbed as BharatQR, the interoperable and low cost payment acceptance solution will allow people to pay for items without swiping their plastic cards.
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Uber and Reliance Jio Infocomm Ltd. today have announced a strategic partnership. As a part of the partnership, Jio and Uber will work together and explore various opportunities to progressively enrich and enhance the Digital Life experience of their users through complementary programmes. Continue reading “Uber partners with Reliance Jio, starts rolling out JioMoney payment option”
Lenovo launched Vibe K5 Note smartphone in India back in August last year starting at Rs. 11,999. It comes in 3GB and 4GB RAM variants with 32GB of internal storage. Today Lenovo has announced a new 4GB RAM with 64GB storage variant of the smartphone, even though it has released its successor – K6 Note in the country a couple of months back. Continue reading “Lenovo Vibe K5 Note 4GB RAM with 64GB storage variant launched for Rs. 13499”
Google said that it is testing VoLTE network connections for some Project Fi users. With VoLTE, phone calls use 4G LTE that results in better call quality and faster data connections. However, VoLTE will not use your monthly data to offer the service. Continue reading “Google is testing VoLTE calling support for select Project Fi subscribers”
Portronics, popular for its mobile accessories has launched Sound Slick, its latest Bluetooth Soundbar with 30W output. The single piece sound system has Bluetooth 4.0, USB, AUX IN and AUX OUT. This allows you to connect the speaker to TV, smartphone and more. Continue reading “Portronics Sound Slick Bluetooth Soundbar launched for Rs. 3499”
Microsoft has finally rolled out updates to Office for Mac that brings Touch Bar support. The company is adding Touch Bar support for Word, Excel and PowerPoint.
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Samsung posted the first teaser for the Exynos 9 last week that will succeed the Exynos 8 and power the flagship Galaxy S8 series. Now details of an intern at the Samsung’s Bangalore R&D Institute reveals that the upcoming Exynos processor could be called Exynos 9810. Continue reading “Samsung Exynos 9810 could be Exynos 9, use custom M2 CPU cores”
Last week a WSJ report said that Xiaomi is working on its own Pinecone processor confirming earlier rumors. It also said that it is planning to move away from Qualcomm processors as its primary chip provider. Now the company has scheduled an event on February 28th to introduce the processor. Continue reading “Xiaomi to introduce its own Pinecone SoC on February 28”
Microsoft and Flipkart have announced a strategic partnership under which the e-commerce major will adopt Microsoft Azure as its exclusive public cloud platform. Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella and Flipkart Group CEO and co-founder Binny Bansal announced the news at an event in Bangalore. Continue reading “Flipkart and Microsoft enter into Azure cloud partnership”
Images of HTC One X10 surfaced last month, thanks to @evleaks who also said that it will be announced sometime in the first quarter of 2017. Now live images of the smartphone has surfaced confirming the name of the smartphone along with its unibody metal design. Continue reading “HTC One X10 with 5.5-inch 1080p display, fingerprint sensor, Android 7.0 live images surface”
