Earlier this week Hugo Barra announced his departure from Xiaomi after 3.5-year stint. He said that he will go back to Silicon Valley in February after Chinese New Year. Today Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced that Hugo Barra will be joining Facebook to lead the company’s virtual reality efforts, including Oculus team. Continue reading “Hugo Barra is joining Facebook as VP of virtual reality”
Last week Paytm added the ability for Android users to buy Google Play recharge codes. Now, FreeCharge has rolled out the same feature for its mobile app and website.
Continue reading “Here’s how you can buy Google Play recharge codes from Paytm and FreeCharge”
BHIM app for UPI-based payments which crossed 1.1 crore downloads in 20 days has received a major update with new features. The update that bumps the app to version 2.1 gets support for seven Indian languages and improved security.
Continue reading “BHIM app v 1.2 gets support for seven regional languages, spam report and more”
Check out the new FoneArena Daily video that gives you a quick roundup of today’s technology news. Continue reading “Xiaomi Mi 5c spotted, Google I/O 2017 dates announced and more – FoneArena Daily”
Reliance Jio introduced JioFi 3 hotspot, successor of the JioFi 2 back in September. This features an OLED display and also comes with a new packing that is cylindrical. We recently got one, check out the unboxing.
Continue reading “JioFi 3 4G Wireless Hotspot for Reliance Jio Unboxing”
WhatsApp for iPhone has received a new update that lets users send message even when they are offline. The feature basically queues your message in case you don’t have internet connection and it gets send once you get back on to an active internet connection.
Continue reading “WhatsApp for iPhone gets ability to queue message offline in latest update”
We have heard several rumors about Mi 5C over couple of months and now some more specifications of the phone and live images have surfaced on the website of China Quality Certification center. As per the listing, a total of five models of the Mi 5C – 2105212, 2016089, 2016101, MAE136 and MBE6A5, the MAE136 are mentioned in the list. The MAE136 is believed to be the Mi 5C, also code-named Meri.
Continue reading “Xiaomi Mi 5C with Snapdragon 625, 3GB RAM, 12MP camera spotted again”
Google at the British Education and Training Technology (BETT) Show in London introduced Acer Chromebook Spin 11 (R751T) and Asus Chromebook C213 for education. Both these have a 11.6 inch (1366 × 768) touchscreen display. The Acer Chromebook Spin 11 also has military grade durability (U.S. MIL-STD 810G compliant) and comes with a stylus powered by Wacom EMR (Electro-Magnetic Resonance) technology. Continue reading “Google introduces Acer Chromebook Spin 11 with rugged body, Wacom stylus and Asus Chromebook C213 for education”
LG Electronics has reported revenues of 1.34 trillion won (US$ 1.16 billion) in Q4 that ended December 31, 2016, which is up 12.2% compared to the same quarter last year, but it has reported operating loss of 35.2 billion won (US$30.1 million), compared to a profit of 348.9 billion won for the same quarter in 2015. Continue reading “LG posts first quarterly operating loss in 6 years in Q4 2016, mobile revenue down 21% YoY due to weak G5 sales”
Huawei is working on its next generation smartwatch, according to the latest report from Venturebeat. The company had launched Huawei Watch last year in March and the report says it will introduce Huawei Watch 2 next month. Continue reading “Huawei Watch 2 with cellular connectivity expected to debut in February”
Google has finally revealed dates for its annual developer conference for 2017. It will be held from May 17th – May 19th. The company has not officially announced the dates but instead it had shared a puzzle on GitHub. Continue reading “Google I/O 2017 scheduled from May 17th-19th”
Vodafone has launched its 4G services in Agartala, Tripura. Vodafone said that its 4G services will be made available in all major towns and cities across Assam and North East by March 2017. Continue reading “Vodafone launches 4G services in Tripura starting from Agartala”
Intex has launched Cloud Q11 4G, the company’s latest budget smartphone in the Cloud series with VoLTE support. The successor of last year’s Cloud Q11 has a 5.5-inch HD display, runs on Android 6.0 Marshmallow, has a 8-megapixel rear camera with dual LED flash and a 5-megapixel front-facing camera that also has an LED flash, similar to the predecessor, but this is powered by 1.2 GHz quad-core MediaTek MT6737 processor. Intex has partnered with Amazon.in to sell the smartphone. Continue reading “Intex Cloud Q11 4G with 5.5-inch display, 5MP front camera with flash, VoLTE launched for Rs. 6190”
Apple has released iOS 10.3 beta for developers that brings several new features including a feature that helps you find misplaced AirPods. It keeps track of the last known location where AirPods were connected to an iOS device over Bluetooth. It also allows users to play a sound to locate a lost AirPod. It also brings cricket sports scores and stats for Indian Premier League and International Cricket Council for Siri. Continue reading “iOS 10.3 beta brings Find My AirPods, Cricket updates for Siri and more”
