iPhone 8 tipped to replace Touch ID home button with “function area”

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A new report from Apple analyst Ming-Chi Kuo of KGI Securities says that the next iPhone will not have the home button and instead sport ‘virtual buttons. Kuo also believes the iPhone 8 will use a 5.8-inch OLED display of which 5.15 inches will be used for screen content while the rest is being reserved for a “function area” at the bottom that will house virtual buttons.
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Google Home and Amazon Echo might get support for voice calling

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It looks like Amazon and Google want their smart speakers to make and receive phone calls. According to a new report from the Wall Street Journal, both the companies are planning to add voice calling functionality to Amazon Echo and Google Home smart speakers.

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LG G6 to feature FullVision display, LG UX 6.0 to offer Square Camera, Collage Wallpaper and more

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LG today announced that its upcoming LG G6 smartphone will come with LG UX 6.0 specifically customized to maximize the advantages of the device’s expansive FullVision display. LG already confirmed that the LG G6 will use LG Display’s 5.7-inch (1440 × 2880 pixels) QHD+ LCD panel with a 18:9 aspect ratio with 564 PPI and narrow bezels.  Today it has announced that the phone’s new UX maximizes the benefits of the FullVision display, providing the user with the ultimate convenience and advances, such as: Continue reading “LG G6 to feature FullVision display, LG UX 6.0 to offer Square Camera, Collage Wallpaper and more”

Moto G5, G5 Plus images, detailed specifications surface on retail site ahead of MWC 2017 announcement

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We already know that Motorola is all set to introduce Moto G5 and Moto G5 Plus smartphones at the Mobile World Congress (MWC) 2017 in Barcelona on February 26th. Last week a live image of the smartphone confirmed some of the specifications of the smartphone, today complete specifications of the smartphone including press shots have surfaced on a retail site. Continue reading “Moto G5, G5 Plus images, detailed specifications surface on retail site ahead of MWC 2017 announcement”

Canon EOS Rebel T7i and EOS 77D DSLRs, EOS M6 mirrorless camera with Wi-Fi and NFC announced

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Canon today announced EOS Rebel T7i in the Rebel series of entry-level DSLR cameras, prosumer-focused EOS 77D DSLR and a EOS M6 mirrorless camera. The EOS Rebel T7i and EOS 77D have 45-point all cross-type AF system and optical viewfinder. All the three have Fast and accurate Dual Pixel CMOS AF with phase-detection that deliver the fast autofocusing speed. These have a 24.2 Megapixel CMOS (APS-C) sensor and maximum ISO of 25600. These have a  Built-in Wi-Fi, NFC and Bluetooth connectivity. Continue reading “Canon EOS Rebel T7i and EOS 77D DSLRs, EOS M6 mirrorless camera with Wi-Fi and NFC announced”

Reliance Jio has second largest user base with 23% market share: Truecaller study

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Reliance Jio is the second largest telecom player in India, according to a latest Truecaller Insight. The newest entry in the telecom sector responsible for the disruption has a 23% market share. Continue reading “Reliance Jio has second largest user base with 23% market share: Truecaller study”

Meizu M5s announced, Nokia 3 specifications surface and more – FoneArena Daily

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Uber gets a standalone app for Android Wear 2.0

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You can now book an Uber ride directly from wrist if you have a Android Wear 2.0 powered smartwatch. The standalone app lets you request a ride without a smartphone and works completely on its own.

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Samsung Gear S3 Classic Review

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Samsung launched its latest Tizen-powered smartwatches – Gear S3 classic and Gear S3 frontier in India last month priced at Rs. 28,500 each. These smartwatches compete with the Apple Watch Series 2 directly that starts at Rs. 32,900. We recently unboxed the Gear S3 Classic, check out the review to find out if it’s worth the price. Continue reading “Samsung Gear S3 Classic Review”

Nubia adds panic button on its smartphones in India

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Nubia has announced that it added a panic button on all its smartphones in India as per Government’s directive. The company has updated its software for the power button to also function like the panic button. Pressing the power button thrice will connect the consumers to the helpline and the GPS in the phone will help authorities track the location of the person.  Continue reading “Nubia adds panic button on its smartphones in India”

Apple’s latest patent hints at built-in fingerprint reader into iPhone display

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Apple has been granted a patent by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) for a new fingerprint reading technology. The patent titled “Interactive display panel with IR diodes” was originally filed in 2014 and first spotted by AppleInsider. Continue reading “Apple’s latest patent hints at built-in fingerprint reader into iPhone display”

Meizu M5s with 5.2-inch HD display, 3GB RAM, metal body, fingerprint sensor, 4G VoLTE announced

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Meizu just announced M5s, an upgraded version of last year’s m3s  smartphone an event in China, as it had promised. It packs a 5.2-inch HD 2.5D curved glass display, is powered by a 1.3GHz octa-core 64-bit MediaTek MT6753 processor and runs on Android 6.0 (Marshmallow) with FlyMe OS 6.0 on the top. It has a 13-megapixel rear camera with dual-tone LED flash, phase-detection auto-focus (PDAF) that lets you focus in just 0.2 seconds and a 5-megapixel front-facing camera. Continue reading “Meizu M5s with 5.2-inch HD display, 3GB RAM, metal body, fingerprint sensor, 4G VoLTE announced”

Asus Zenbook 3 Review

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The convergence of technology has led to many beautiful innovations in terms of gadgets. While smartphones have come a long way in terms of providing almost everything that a user needs to get their work done, there are times that you still need a laptop to get things done just that much quicker and better. However, up until the introduction of the original Macbook Air, laptops were definitely a big deal to carry around. They were thick, bulky and at the end of the day could potentially give you severe backache. The Macbook Air changed all that. It showed how easy and effortless it can be to carry around a laptop. This brought about the Ultrabook era with most manufacturers pushing for thinner and lighter designs while trying to increase functionality. Despite all this, it would be difficult to say that Windows offering have been superior because they weren’t. Apple broke barriers again with the new Macbook that did everything the original Air promised to do and more in a smaller form factor which was considered to be near impossible. Since then, many manufacturers have been trying to play catch up and now with the Asus Zenbook 3, we possibly have one that can not just catch up but also lead the race. Let’s take a look at how far we’ve come with compact computing.

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Nokia 3 specifications surface – 5.2-inch HD display, Snapdragon 425 SoC, 2GB RAM and more

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HMD Global already confirmed that it will introduce new Nokia Android smartphones at the MWC 2017 in Barcelona on February 26th. A new report this week said that it will introduce Nokia 5, Nokia 3 and a modern version of the Nokia 3310. It mentioned some specifications of the Nokia 5, but it missed out specifications of the Nokia 3, now a new rumor details the specifications of the budget Nokia smartphone. Continue reading “Nokia 3 specifications surface – 5.2-inch HD display, Snapdragon 425 SoC, 2GB RAM and more”