Samsung reportedly inks $4.3 billion deal with Apple for OLED panels

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There have been reports that Samsung will provide OLED panels for future iPhones. Now, a latest one from The Investor says Samsung has a finalised a $4.3-billion deal to manufacture 60 million OLED panels.
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Vernee Apollo 2 world’s first Helio X30 powered phone with 8GB RAM to be announced at MWC 2017

Vernee Apollo 2 teaser

Vernee, a Chinese company introduced its flagship Apollo smartphone last year, now it is gearing up to introduce its successor Apollo 2 at the Mobile World Congress (MWC) 2017 in Barcelona later this month. It has released a teaser of the smartphone that looks similar to the OnePlus 3 from the front. It also said that this will be the world’s first Helio X30 powered smartphone. Continue reading “Vernee Apollo 2 world’s first Helio X30 powered phone with 8GB RAM to be announced at MWC 2017”

Intex Aqua Lions 4G with 5-inch display, VoLTE launched for Rs. 5499

Intex Aqua Lions 4G

Intex has launched Aqua Lions 4G another budget VoLTE smartphone in the Aqua series. It has a 5-inch FWVGA display, is powered by a quad-core Spreadtrum processor, runs on Android 6.0 (Marshmallow), has a 5-megapixel rear camera with LED flash and a 2-megapixel front-facing camera.  It has dual SIM support similar to other Intex smartphones. Continue reading “Intex Aqua Lions 4G with 5-inch display, VoLTE launched for Rs. 5499”

ZTE Blade A2 Plus Battery Life Test

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ZTE launched Blade A2 Plus smartphone earlier this month for Rs. 11999. It packs 5000mAh battery and is powered by 1.5 GHz Octa-Core MediaTek MT6750T 64-bit processor. It sports a 5.5-inch (1920 x 1080 pixels) Full HD. Here is the battery life test result of the phone. Continue reading “ZTE Blade A2 Plus Battery Life Test”

Qualcomm introduces IPQ8074 802.11ax SoC, QCA6290 Dual-band 2×2 802.11ax SoC to boost Wi-Fi for routers and clients

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Qualcomm today announced IPQ8074, its latest 2GHz quad-core 802.11ax integrated SoC designed to deliver maximum capacity, range and performance for the next generation of enterprise access points, carrier gateways and consumer routers. It also announced QCA6290 802.11ax client device SoC for homes, enterprises, public venues and other high-traffic areas, and automobiles. Continue reading “Qualcomm introduces IPQ8074 802.11ax SoC, QCA6290 Dual-band 2×2 802.11ax SoC to boost Wi-Fi for routers and clients”

Apple joins Wireless Power Consortium, hints again at wireless charging for iPhones

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It looks like next generation iPhones will after all support wireless charging. Apple has joined Wireless Power Consortium an industry group that develops a widely-used Qi wireless charging standard that is present on many smartphone. Continue reading “Apple joins Wireless Power Consortium, hints again at wireless charging for iPhones”

HMD Global tipped to launch Nokia 6 and three new Android phones at MWC 2017

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We already know that HMD Global is going to introduce new Nokia Android smartphones at MWC 2017. Now, according to a latest report from Venturebeat, the company will launch three Android phones at the event in Barcelona at the end of this month.

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Crusaders CF-100 Car Air Purifier Review

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Living in Delhi, air pollution is an accepted fact and air purifiers are a way of life. If you’re out and about a lot though, there’s a good chance that you are getting exposed to much higher doses of pollutants than is healthy. The recent advent of Car Air Purifiers has had us intrigued so when Crusaders got in touch with us to check out the CF-100 Car Air Purifier, we jumped on the opportunity. Read on to find out what we think about the Crusaders CF-100 Car Air Purifier.  Continue reading “Crusaders CF-100 Car Air Purifier Review”

Huawei P10 announcement confirmed for MWC 2017, new Blue and Green colors teased

Huawei P10 MWC 2017 teaser

Huawei sent out invites for its MWC 2017 event last month. Even though the unveiling of the P10 smartphone was almost confirmed, today it has confirmed it through new teaser images along with a video teaser that confirms dual rear cameras for the smartphone, similar to last year’s P9. Continue reading “Huawei P10 announcement confirmed for MWC 2017, new Blue and Green colors teased”

LG to recruit domestic consumers to experience G6 before launch, confirms 32-bit Quad DAC

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LG is all set to introduce its flagship G6 smartphone at the MWC 2017 in Barcelona on February 26th. Today it has announced that it will recruit customers in Korea between February 15 and 24 to offer a pre-launch experience of the G6. Customers who want to participate in the LG G6 Preliminary Experiment Group can head to LG Korea homepage from tomorrow and fill a simple questionnaire about their current smartphone and most useful functions of it. Continue reading “LG to recruit domestic consumers to experience G6 before launch, confirms 32-bit Quad DAC”

Jolla starts rolling out Sailfish OS 2.1.0 Iijoki update

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Finnish-based handset maker, Jolla has rolled out Sailfish version 2.1.02 named as Iijoki. As per the changelog, this update brings improvements to the camera software with faster shutter speeds, initial support for Virtual Private Networks (VPN), option to enlarge UI fonts to different levels and of course the bug fixes and improvements. Continue reading “Jolla starts rolling out Sailfish OS 2.1.0 Iijoki update”

Xiaomi developing its own processors, Honor 8 gets Android Nougat update 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 developing its own processors, Honor 8 gets Android Nougat update and more – FoneArena Daily”

Huawei Watch 2 will be announced on Feb 26 at MWC 2017 confirms CEO

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Last month Huawei sent out invites for its MWC 2017 event in Barcelona that is scheduled for February 26th where it is expected to introduce P10 and P10 Plus smartphones. Today Richard Yu, CEO of Huawei has confirmed on weibo that it will unveil its second-generation Huawei Watch 2 at the event later this month. Continue reading “Huawei Watch 2 will be announced on Feb 26 at MWC 2017 confirms CEO”

iPhone 8 might come with an iris scanner, mystery ‘wireless device’ spotted at FCC

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A new report about the next generation iPhone (iPhone 8) says it might feature an iris scanner that will allow users to unlock the device using their eyes. Apple is expected to bring major design changes to iPhones this year as it is will be company’s 10th anniversary.
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