Huawei Mate 9 Lite with 5.5-inch 1080p display, dual rear cameras, 4GB RAM announced

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Huawei introduced its flagship Mate 9 smartphone at en event in Germany earlier this month, it also introduced a high-end variant of the phone called the Mate 9 Pro in China earlier this week, now it has introduced Mate 9 Lite, a cheaper variant with dual rear camera arrangement. This uses a 12-megapixel with 1.25μm pixel size, PDAF for 0.3-second quick focus along with a 2-megapixel secondary camera for capturing depth information. It also has an 8-megapixel front-facing camera. Continue reading “Huawei Mate 9 Lite with 5.5-inch 1080p display, dual rear cameras, 4GB RAM announced”

Weekly Roundup: Vivo V5 20MP selfie smartphone, OnePlus 3T, World’s thinnest Acer laptop and more

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Vivo launched its latest selfie-focused smartphone in the ‘V series’ in India dubbed Vivo V5. It is world’s first smartphone to come with a 20-megapixel front-facing camera. Continue reading “Weekly Roundup: Vivo V5 20MP selfie smartphone, OnePlus 3T, World’s thinnest Acer laptop and more”

HTC schedules an event in Taiwan on Nov 22, water-resistant HTC 10 Evo with Android 7.0 expected

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HTC has scheduled an event in Taiwan on November 22nd where it is expected to introduce HTC 10 Evo, which is the global variant of the Bolt that was introduced for U.S. operator Sprint last week. The image with the phone also confirms this since it has a similar design and water droplets on the back confirms water-resistant body. Continue reading “HTC schedules an event in Taiwan on Nov 22, water-resistant HTC 10 Evo with Android 7.0 expected”

Apple could integrate Augmented Reality technology into iPhone camera app

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Apple is expected to integrate its Augmented Reality technology into the iPhone’s camera app. If the information circulating around the Internet is true, the company is currently working on to create a database of 3D objects, so that the device recognize it when the user points the phone at the real-time object. Continue reading “Apple could integrate Augmented Reality technology into iPhone camera app”

Reliance Jio starts testing doorstep SIM card delivery through pilot program

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Last month Reliance Jio announced that it had signed record 16 million new subscribers in 26 days of its commercial operations, which must have increased by several folds now. The company already said that it is aiming to reach 100 million subscribers by the year end, before the Jio Welcome offer ends. Even though Jio SIM cards are now widely available in several cities, now it has started a new pilot program to deliver SIM cards to your doorstep, as rumored earlier. This service is being rolled out in a phased manner. Continue reading “Reliance Jio starts testing doorstep SIM card delivery through pilot program”

Xiaomi Mi MIX Nano surfaces, Apple exploring iPhone production in the US and more – FoneArena Daily

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Check out the new FoneArena Daily video that gives you a quick roundup of today’s technology news. Continue reading “Xiaomi Mi MIX Nano surfaces, Apple exploring iPhone production in the US and more – FoneArena Daily”

YouTube Kids improves parental controls with ability to block videos and channels

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YouTube launched YouTube Kids in February following which it landed in India earlier this month. Now the app is improving parental controls which will give them the ability to keep a tab on the type of content their children can watch on YouTube Kids. Continue reading “YouTube Kids improves parental controls with ability to block videos and channels”

Apple launches repair program for iPhone 6 Plus’ multi-touch issue

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A few days back, iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus users reported an issue with the phone freezing and becoming unresponsive to touch all of a sudden. Continue reading “Apple launches repair program for iPhone 6 Plus’ multi-touch issue”

RCom’s RGC India app for international calls launched, call rates start from Rs. 1.4 per minute

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Reliance Communications has launched RGC India app for international voice calls. Available on Android and iOS, the app lets you make international calls starting as low as Rs 1.4 per minute. Continue reading “RCom’s RGC India app for international calls launched, call rates start from Rs. 1.4 per minute”

CyanogenMod 14.1 nightly builds now available for OnePlus One, OnePlus 2, Moto G (3rd Gen) and more

CyanogenMod finally announced CM14.1 based on Android 7.1 Nougat last week. It released CM14.1 nightly builds for Moto G 1st and 2nd gen devices, Xiaomi Mi 4, OnePlus 3 and more in the first wave. Now it is available for Moto G (3rd Gen), Google Nexus 6, Nexus 7 2013 4G, range of old Sony Xperia smartphones and more. Continue reading “CyanogenMod 14.1 nightly builds now available for OnePlus One, OnePlus 2, Moto G (3rd Gen) and more”

Google and Intel team up to push enterprise cloud adoption

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Google and Intel have entered into a strategic alliance to support and accelerate enterprise adoption of the cloud. The alliance will focus on technology integrations and joint market education efforts. Continue reading “Google and Intel team up to push enterprise cloud adoption”

Amazon Prime Video to launch in 200 countries including India next month

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Amazon launched Amazon Prime in India in July this year and had said that it will bring Prime Video service to the country soon. Now, it looks like Amazon is all set to launch its video streaming service globally and take on Netflix. Continue reading “Amazon Prime Video to launch in 200 countries including India next month”

GoPro HERO5 Black Unboxing – 4K Waterproof action camera

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Two months earlier, GoPro officially announced the launch of HERO5 Black, the first action camera with touch screen and waterproof body. Here we have the unboxing of the action camera. Continue reading “GoPro HERO5 Black Unboxing – 4K Waterproof action camera”

Aircel records 74% 3G data revenue growth, 76% 3G data consumption growth in 2016

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Aircel at the Blog Up in Chennai said that the company recorded 74 percent growth in 3G data revenue and 76 percent increase in data consumption this year.  Continue reading “Aircel records 74% 3G data revenue growth, 76% 3G data consumption growth in 2016”