Samsung to announce the Galaxy S7 and S7 edge on Feb 21, reveals leaked teaser

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We’ve known so far that Samsung will be debuting the Galaxy S7 and S7 edge sometime during MWC next month in Barcelona, Spain. The Galaxy S7 and S7 edge will be announced at a separate event on February 21st which happens just a day before the MWC kick off between 22nd – 25th.

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Coolpad Note 3 Lite vs Coolpad Note 3

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The recently launched Coolpad Note 3 Lite is a testament to the fact that small is in and that it too can pack a bang. More so, from a price to performance ratio, we found the Coolpad Note 3 Lite to be a very competent handset. Its biggest competitor however comes in from its own stable mate, the Note 3 Lite. Nigh similar designs, very similar performance and matching cameras. How then do you decide between the two? Does it really come down to just the size? Here’s a quick comparison to find out.  Continue reading “Coolpad Note 3 Lite vs Coolpad Note 3”

Google Calendar now supports Smart Suggestions in 30 languages

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Google has just updated its Google Calendar and the update brings about a Smart Suggestion feature for event tiles, places and people in 30 different languages.

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Samsung Galaxy S7 might offer 17 hours of video playback on 100% brightness

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Eldar Murtazin of MobileReview fame is or was a rockstar in the blogging world who is famous for having leaked several high profile devices and news way before they actually happened. Now, he claims that the upcoming Samsung Galaxy S7 will be capable of offering 17 hours of video playback at 100% brightness.

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Bluboo XFire2 announced – Comes with a fingerprint scanner for just US$ 59.99

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Bluboo has just announced a new smartphone known as the XFire 2 which will come with a fingerprint scanner at a very low price of US$ 59.99 (Around Rs 4,000). The device will come in 2 variants and will go on sale next month.

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Sony Xperia C6 with ultra narrow bezel surfaces in new render

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Sony Xperia C6, successor of last year’s Xperia C5 Ultra has surfaced in a new render from @OnLeaks, who says that the render is based on raw factory schematics. The new leak shows the phone in Grey, White and Rose Gold colors. According to the image, the phone is expected to come with ultra narrow bezel. The Xperia C5 Ultra has a 6-inch 1080p display with just 0.8mm slim bezels, so the bezels on the C6 might be less than that. Continue reading “Sony Xperia C6 with ultra narrow bezel surfaces in new render”

Samsung Galaxy J7 (2016) specifications appear on kernel source code

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Samsung just recently updated the A series lineup and now is expected to update models of the J series including the J7 (2016). A new source code that has leaked reveals the specifications of the upcoming smartphone.

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LeEco Le Max and Le 1s come with Eros Now and Yupp TV in India

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LeEco (formerly Letv) launched its flagship Le Max and mid-range Le 1s smartphones at an event in India last week. At the event the company announced several partnerships, including integration with content providers Eros Now for Video-on-demand (VOD) and with YuppTV for TV content streaming. Continue reading “LeEco Le Max and Le 1s come with Eros Now and Yupp TV in India”

LeEco (Letv) Le 1s Unboxing

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LeEco (formerly Letv) launched the Le 1s smartphone in India at a competitive price tag of Rs. 10,999 at an event last week. We already checked out the phone at the announcement in China back in October last year. We finally managed to get hold of the smartphone, here is the unboxing.

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Announcing FoneArena’s readers meet powered by Opera in Bangalore and Chennai

It’s been a while since we last met with you, our loyal readers and we were planning to host an evening for you all. To make this happen, we are teaming up with the like-minded folks from Opera India – one of the popular names helping us surf the World Wide Web.

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Opera’s products such as Opera browsers, Opera TV and Opera Max enable more than 350 million consumers to discover and connect with the content and services in the most efficient manner. Now, we are presenting you a unique opportunity to meet, interact and network with the team behind these revolutionary products. Continue reading “Announcing FoneArena’s readers meet powered by Opera in Bangalore and Chennai”

Apple said to be assembling a team to venture into virtual reality

Just last week, Apple roped in expert virtual reality researcher Doug Bowman which led out to murmurs about company’s possible plans for virtual reality. Today, a new report from Financial Times claims that Apple has assembled a large team of experts in virtual and augmented reality.

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OPPO F1 Photo Gallery

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Oppo launched F1 smartphone in India yesterday for Rs 15,990. which will be available in 8 cities in India starting from February 1st. We have already seen the unboxing of the phone so let’s take a detailed look at the hardware and specifications in this photo gallery. Continue reading “OPPO F1 Photo Gallery”

Microsoft Office brings real-time co-authoring for Box and Outlook.com

Microsoft had teamed up with Dropbox to integrate Office in 2014. Now the company is expanding Office integration to Box and Outlook.com.  The latest update will let Office subscribers work on documents, spreadsheets and presentations in real-time shared within Box and Dropbox.

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Weekly Roundup: Huawei Honor 5X, Oppo F1, Lenovo Vibe X3, BlackBerry Priv and more

 

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This week Huawei launched two new smartphones in India – the Honor 5X and Honor Holly 2 Plus. The Honor 5X is the successor of one of the most popular Honor 4X smartphone that was launched in India last year. Continue reading “Weekly Roundup: Huawei Honor 5X, Oppo F1, Lenovo Vibe X3, BlackBerry Priv and more”