Qualcomm X50 5G modem with up to 5Gbps download speeds announced

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Qualcomm unveiled X50 5G modem at 2016 4G/5G Summit in Hong Kong. The X50 5G modem supports download speeds of up to 5Gbps which is 5x faster than the fastest 4G modem. It uilizes wide bandwidths available in the 28 GHz millimeter wave (mmWave) band combined with advanced signal processing technologies.

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Qualcomm Snapdragon 653, 626 and 427 SoCs with X9 LTE modem, Quick Charge 3.0 support announced

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Qualcomm just announced Snapdragon 653, 626 and 427 SoCs at the Qualcomm 2016 4G/5G Summit in Hong Kong. The Snapdragon 653 is the successor of Snapdragon 652 offering 10% improved performance compared to the predecessor, Snapdragon 626 is the successor of Snapdragon 625, offering 10% improved performance compared to the predecessor and the Snapdragon 427 is new processor in the 400 series, which is an upgrade to Snapdragon 425. All these have Integrated Snapdragon X9 LTE modem for 50% faster upload speeds than the X8 LTE, Qualcomm Quick Charge 3.0 technology and Dual camera support. Continue reading “Qualcomm Snapdragon 653, 626 and 427 SoCs with X9 LTE modem, Quick Charge 3.0 support announced”

Amazon Great Indian Festival Sale: Best deals on LED TVs, headphones and more

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Amazon started Great Indian Festival Sale, its second sale before Diwali yesterday. Here are some best deals on LED TVs, headphones, cameras and more. Continue reading “Amazon Great Indian Festival Sale: Best deals on LED TVs, headphones and more”

OnePlus Diwali Dash Festival from Oct 24 to 26: Win OnePlus 3 Soft Gold, gear or accessories for Re. 1

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OnePlus India today announced Diwali Dash Sale on its exclusive E-commerce store in India that was launched recently. The Diwali Dash Sale that will be held between October 24 to 26, 2016, each day at 12 PM, 4 PM and 8 PM (IST) lets you stand a chance to win a mystery product for just Re. 1. This might include, OnePlus 3 Soft Gold, gear or accessories, according to the company. Continue reading “OnePlus Diwali Dash Festival from Oct 24 to 26: Win OnePlus 3 Soft Gold, gear or accessories for Re. 1”

Nokia and Airtel to expand 4G deployment in three new circles

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Nokia has inked a new deal with Airtel to expand 4G deployment in three new circles in addition to six circles it already serves, enabling launch of new services that started in September. Continue reading “Nokia and Airtel to expand 4G deployment in three new circles”

Samsung India to offer full refunds for imported Galaxy Note7 units

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Update: Samsung India has announced that consumers who have purchased Galaxy Note7 from overseas need to bring the Invoice to the nearest service center and get a refund basis the invoice value. The validity of it is November 1, 2016.

Earlier: Samsung announced last week that it has permanently discontinued the production and sales of the Galaxy Note7 owing to battery exploding issues. Although the flagship did not went on sale in India, there are a number of customers who had imported the device. FoneArena has learnt that Samsung will offer refunds to those customers who have imported the Note7. Continue reading “Samsung India to offer full refunds for imported Galaxy Note7 units”

iBall Slide Q27 4G with 10.1-inch HD display, VoLTE, 5500mAh battery launched for Rs. 12799

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iBall has launched Slide Q27 4G, the company’s latest tablet with 4G VoLTE support. Even though it doesn’t have an earpiece, it supports voice calling via headphones or a Bluetooth headset. It has a 10.1-inch (1280 x 800 pixels) IPS display, is powered by a 1.3 GHz quad-core Cortex A53 processor and runs on Android 6.0 (Marshmallow). It has a 5-megapixel rear camera with a single LED flash and 2-megapixel front-facing camera. Continue reading “iBall Slide Q27 4G with 10.1-inch HD display, VoLTE, 5500mAh battery launched for Rs. 12799”

Panasonic Eluga Tapp with 2GB RAM, fingerprint sensor, 4G VoLTE launched for Rs. 8990

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Panasonic India has launched Eluga Tapp, the company’s latest 4G smartphone in the Eluga series with support for 4G VoLTE.  It has a 5-inch (1280 x 720 pixels) HD IPS display, is powered by a 1.25GHz Quad-Core processor and runs on Android 6.0 (Marshmallow), has a 8-megapixel rear camera with LED flash and a 5-megapixel front-facing camera. Continue reading “Panasonic Eluga Tapp with 2GB RAM, fingerprint sensor, 4G VoLTE launched for Rs. 8990”

Vodafone India creates new Guinness World Record with largest paper recharge voucher

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Vodafone India has created a 62 ft 5.5 inch by  40ft 1 inch (2503.53 sq ft or 232.32 sq mtr) paper recharge voucher in Agra. The telecom operator has created a Guinness World Record with this initiative.

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ZTE nubia Z11 miniS with 5.2-inch 1080p display, Snapdragon 625, 4GB RAM, 23MP camera announced

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ZTE’s nubia just announced nubia Z11 miniS, the company’s latest smartphone in the Z11 series in China. It packs a 5.2-inch 1080p 2.5D curved glass display, is powered by an Octa-Core Snapdragon 625 processor and runs on Android 6.0 (Marshmallow) with nubia UI 4.0. It has a 23-megapixel rear camera with Sony IMX318 sensor, LED flash, phase-detection auto-focus (PDAF) for quick focus in 0.1 seconds, and a 13-megapixel front-facing camera. Continue reading “ZTE nubia Z11 miniS with 5.2-inch 1080p display, Snapdragon 625, 4GB RAM, 23MP camera announced”

Xiaomi Mi Note 2 with curved display to be announced on October 25

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Xiaomi today scheduled an event in China on October 25th where it will introduce its flagship Mi Note 2 smartphone, successor of last year’s Mi Note. The company has also announced that Hong Kong actor Tony Leung will be the spokesperson at the event. Continue reading “Xiaomi Mi Note 2 with curved display to be announced on October 25”

HP x360 second generation convertible and ENVY laptop launched starting Rs. 90000

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HP had announced the second generation of Spectre x360 convertible and ENVY laptops last week. Now both the devices have been launched in India. Continue reading “HP x360 second generation convertible and ENVY laptop launched starting Rs. 90000”

Xiaomi Mi Max Prime with Snapdragon 652, 4GB RAM goes on sale in India for Rs. 19999

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Xiaomi launched the Mi Max phablet in India back in June this year starting at Rs. 14999. It went on sale in the country from July through Mi.com, Amazon.in, Flipkart, Snapdeal, Tata CLiQ and Paytm. Now it has started selling the high-end variant of the Mi Max called the Mi Max Prime with a Snapdragon 652 Octa-Core SoC, 4GB of RAM and 128GB of internal storage. Continue reading “Xiaomi Mi Max Prime with Snapdragon 652, 4GB RAM goes on sale in India for Rs. 19999”