Lenovo PHAB 2 with 6.4-inch display, 3GB RAM, 4050mAh battery launching in India on Flipkart soon

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Lenovo launched the PHAB 2 Plus in India, exclusively on Amazon.in last month for Rs. 14,999. Now the company is all set to launch the PHAB 2 in the country, exclusively on Flipkart. Continue reading “Lenovo PHAB 2 with 6.4-inch display, 3GB RAM, 4050mAh battery launching in India on Flipkart soon”

Apple reportedly using drones to improve Maps and combat Google Maps

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Apple is said to be using drones to improve Maps, according to a latest report from Bloomberg. Along with the drones, the company will also  some indoor navigation tech to improve its app to better compete with Google. Continue reading “Apple reportedly using drones to improve Maps and combat Google Maps”

Intel, Amazon team up for a smart speaker reference design with Alexa

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Amazon and Intel have teamed up for a smart speaker reference design with Amazon Alexa. It is termed as factor reference designs (FFRD). The collaboration will enable partners to build new devices with Alexa using an Intel-based smart speaker form factor reference design coming in Q1 2017, as well as make it easier to create skills that work with the Intel-based Smart Home Hub.
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HP ProBook x360 11 Education Edition Rugged Convertible Laptop for students announced

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HP has announced the launch of the new ProBook x360 11 Education Edition rugged convertible laptop. It comes packed with an 11.6-inch (1366 x 768) touchscreen, powered by a Pentium N4200 or Intel Celeron N3350 processor, an 8GB RAM and 256 GB of inbuilt storage. Continue reading “HP ProBook x360 11 Education Edition Rugged Convertible Laptop for students announced”

Lenovo K6 Power launch offers: Up to Rs. 8000 on exchange, Moto Pulse 2 headset at Rs. 499 and more

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Lenovo launched the K6 Power smartphone in India earlier this week for Rs. 9999, which will go on sale exclusively on Flipkart on December at 12 noon. Today the company has announced several offers for the smartphone, including a chance to win EGV (E Gift Voucher) worth Rs. 10,000 for 100 lucky consumers who register for ‘Notify Me’ on the K6 Power page on Flipkart and purchase Lenovo K6 Power on 6th December. Continue reading “Lenovo K6 Power launch offers: Up to Rs. 8000 on exchange, Moto Pulse 2 headset at Rs. 499 and more”

Moto Z is getting Mophie Juice Pack and Incipio Car Dock Moto Mods

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Just yesterday, it was reported that Google’s Project Tango 3D tech could land on Moto Z. One of the highlight of the Moto Z device is the ability to snap on different Mods. Now, Moto Z is getting two new Moto Mods – Mophie Juice Pack battery and a car dock from Incipio.
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Airtel Payments Bank offers one minute of talk time for every Rupee deposited for the first time

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Airtel Payments Bank, a subsidiary of Bharti Airtel last week rolled out a pilot of its banking services in Rajasthan across 10,000 Airtel retail outlets, ahead of a full scale pan Indian launch. It already announced that it offers interest rate of 7.25% p.a. on savings accounts deposits, the highest in India. Today it announced that it will be offering one minute of talk time for every Rupee deposited, however this benefit is applicable on first time deposits only. This can be used to make Airtel to Airtel calls all over India and has a validity of 30 days. Continue reading “Airtel Payments Bank offers one minute of talk time for every Rupee deposited for the first time”

OnePlus 3T launched in India starting at Rs. 29999, available from December 14

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OnePlus just launched its flagship OnePlus 3T smartphone in India at an event in Delhi, as it had promised.  The upgraded version of the OnePlus 3 has the same 5.5-inch 1080 Optic AMOLED display with 2.5D curved Corning Gorilla Glass 4 protection, runs on Android 6.0.1 (Marshmallow) with Oxygen OS top and has a 16-megapixel rear camera with LED flash with EIS 2.0, phase-detection auto-focus (PDAF) and Optical Image Stabilization (OIS), but this has a Sapphire crystal lens cover protection. Continue reading “OnePlus 3T launched in India starting at Rs. 29999, available from December 14”

Motorola will not release a new smartwatch, Moto 360 successor doubtful

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Motorola has no plans to launch a new smartwatch anytime soon. A Motorola exec has confirmed that no new smartwatch has been planned for Android Wear 2.0 release next year. This means the future of a Moto 360 successor looks doubtful.
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These are Google Play’s best apps and games for 2016 globally and in India

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Google has announced the list of best games and apps for Android smartphones on Google Play during 2016. This list also includes best apps globally, in the U.S. and in India. Best App of the Year is Prisma and Best Game of the Year is Clash Royale. Continue reading “These are Google Play’s best apps and games for 2016 globally and in India”

Jio offers extended till March 31st, Moto Z to get Tango AR MotoMod and more – Fonearena Daily

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Check out FoneArena Daily video that gives you a daily dose of the latest technology news. Continue reading “Jio offers extended till March 31st, Moto Z to get Tango AR MotoMod and more – Fonearena Daily”

Sony NW-A35 Walkman with Hi-Res Audio, Digital Noise Cancellation launched for Rs. 15990

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Sony has launched its new compact NW-A35 Walkman with Hi-Res digital noise canceling feature in India, which is the successor of NW-A25HN that was launched earlier this year. It has a 3.1-inch (800×480 pixels) WVGA TFT color LCD display and control buttons. It has Hi-Res audio and Sony’s proprietary DSEE technology to upscale compressed audio files to High-Resolution Audio and other features such as ClearAudio+, Clear Phase, Dynamic Normalizer, 6 band Equalizer and S-Master HX digital amp cuts distortion and noise across a wide range of frequencies for rich, full bodied sound. Continue reading “Sony NW-A35 Walkman with Hi-Res Audio, Digital Noise Cancellation launched for Rs. 15990”

Huawei confirms Android 7.0 Nougat update for range of smartphones, roll out begins Q1 2017

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Huawei introduced the Mate 9 and Mate 9 Pro flagship smartphones last month running Android 7.0 (Nougat) with Emotion UI 5.0. Recently the company confirmed the list of devices that will get Android Nougat update. Huawei plans to roll out Nougat update staring from Q1 2017 for its smartphones. Huawei Mate 8 and Huawei P9 smartphones will get the update first and few other devices will get it few weeks after that. Continue reading “Huawei confirms Android 7.0 Nougat update for range of smartphones, roll out begins Q1 2017”

Micromax, OYO team up to offer exclusive deals and discounts via native integration

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Micromax has partnered with OYO to offer an special discount offers, and a seamless booking experience to former’s customers. Under this partnership, Micromax users will be able to avail exclusive deals through their Micromax handsets and also get instant updates for exclusive OYO offers. Continue reading “Micromax, OYO team up to offer exclusive deals and discounts via native integration”