Dropbox for iOS gets PDF signing, new widget, iMessage integrations and more

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Dropbox has updated its iOS apps with a number of new features. The update brings a total of five new features including PDF signing tool, iMessage integrations and more.

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Honor 8 Smart with 5.2-inch 1080p display, Kirin 650 SoC, 3000mAh battery launched for Rs. 19999

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Huawei’s Honor brand also launched Honor 8 Smart, a cheaper version of the Honor 8 at the launch event today. It has a 5.2-inch 1080p display with 76.4% screen-to-body ratio, is powered by an Octa-Core Kirin 650 processor and runs on Android 6.0 (Marshmallow) with EMUI 4.1 on top. It has a 13-megapixel rear camera with Sony IMX214 and an 8-megapixel front-facing camera. Continue reading “Honor 8 Smart with 5.2-inch 1080p display, Kirin 650 SoC, 3000mAh battery launched for Rs. 19999”

Honor 8 with 5.2-inch 1080p display, 12MP dual rear cameras launched in India for Rs. 29999

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Huawei’s Honor brand just launched the Honor 8, the company’s latest high-end smartphone in India as it had promised. It was announced in China back in July. It packs a 5.2-inch 1080p 2.5D curved glass display, is powered by an Octa-Core Kirin 950 processor with 4GB of RAM and runs on Android 6.0 (Marshmallow) with EMUI 4.1. It has dual 12-megapixel rear cameras, one with monochrome and other with color sensor to capture crisper, more detailed photos. Continue reading “Honor 8 with 5.2-inch 1080p display, 12MP dual rear cameras launched in India for Rs. 29999”

Uber planning bus and mini-van ride sharing service Uber Everything in India

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Uber currently offers services like uberPool, uberGo, uber X and uber XL in over 27 cities in India. Now, the US based ride hailing service is planning to launch bus and minivan services in India under a new service dubbed as Uber Everything, according to a latest report from Mint.

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Asus Zenfone 3 Laser with 5.5-inch 1080p display, 4GB RAM goes on sale in India for Rs. 18999

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Asus launched Zenfone 3 Laser, successor of last year’s Zenfone Laser in India back in August, today it started selling the smartphone in the country. It packs a 5.5-inch 1080p display with 2.5D Corning Gorilla Glass 3 protection and 77% screen-to-body ratio, is powered by Snapdragon 430 SoC, runs on Android 6.0 (Marshmallow) with ZenUI, has a 13-megapixel rear camera with Sony IMX214 sensor and 2nd gen laser auto focus that lets you focus in 0.03 seconds. Continue reading “Asus Zenfone 3 Laser with 5.5-inch 1080p display, 4GB RAM goes on sale in India for Rs. 18999”

Apple, Samsung patent dispute reaches Supreme Court

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Apple and Samsung have been locking horns over patent dispute that goes back to 2012. Yesterday, the US Supreme Court heard appeal from both the smartphone giants over the patent row. Continue reading “Apple, Samsung patent dispute reaches Supreme Court”

Android 7.1 Developer Preview with App shortcuts, Image keyboard and more to roll out this month

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Google showed preview of Android 7.1 (Nougat), the next incremental Android update at the Pixel launch event last week. Today it has announced that it will release open developer preview of Android 7.1 for select Nexus devices later this month. This brings new features for consumers and developers, including better Daydream VR support and A/B system updates such as app shortcuts and image keyboard support.  It also brings optimizations and bug fixes as wells as new APIs (API level 25). Continue reading “Android 7.1 Developer Preview with App shortcuts, Image keyboard and more to roll out this month”

A Timeline of the Rise & Fall of the Galaxy Note 7

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On August 2nd 2016, Samsung introduced what it called as it’s very best smartphone ever. Right on cue, as the embargo lifted, we saw rave reviews and in fact FoneArena too praised it as an excellent smartphone. The ensuing two months however have been a continuous series of unfortunate events leading to the company canceling the product. From product recalls to flight bans due to multiple burnt devices, a faulty battery and an inability to fix the issue has wiped off over $17 billion from the company’s market cap. Here’s a quick timeline of what all happened between the life and death of the Samsung Galaxy Note 7.  Continue reading “A Timeline of the Rise & Fall of the Galaxy Note 7”

Samsung kills Galaxy Note7, Xiaomi 10,000mAh Mi Power bank Pro launched – FoneArena Daily

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Check out the new FoneArena Daily video that gives you a quick roundup of today’s technology news.

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Honor’s secret weapon – The “Make in India” initiative

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We’ve already talked about Honor and their success story in India as well as around the globe. Now, it’s time to talk about Honor’s secret weapon that will ensure that their success reaches another level especially within India.

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Airtel offers 15GB 4G data at 1GB cost for select 4G smartphones

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Airtel is offering a new bundle offer that allows 4G smartphone users on prepaid enjoy 15GB of 4G data per month for 3 months at the rate of 1GB data. This is available with Amazon exclusive devices that includes Lenovo Z2 Plus, OnePlus X, Moto G4 Plus, Moto G4 Play, Lenovo Vibe K4 Note and more. Continue reading “Airtel offers 15GB 4G data at 1GB cost for select 4G smartphones”

Samsung to permanently kill production and sales of Galaxy Note7

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Earlier today, Samsung stopped sales and exchanges of Galaxy Note7. Now, according to two new reports from Bloomberg and Wall Street Journal, Samsung has permanently killed its flagship Galaxy Note7 smartphone less than two months after its launch.
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Xiaomi Mi Band 2 Review

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Xiaomi recently launched the most expected Mi Band 2 in India. It is the company’s third-generation fitness and sleep tracker after the most popular Mi Band and the upgraded Mi Band Pulse with a heart rate sensor. It is the first Mi Band with an OLED display. Priced at Rs. 1999, it is one of the few bands with a display and a heart rate sensor in the price range, so it is definitely worth the price. How about the features, performance and the battery life? Let us dive into the review to find out. Continue reading “Xiaomi Mi Band 2 Review”

Facebook takes on Slack with Workplace for enterprise customers

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Facebook was testing Facebook at Work for over a year with than 1,000 organizations around the world. Today, the social network has officially launched the tool for enterprise customers and it is dubbed as Workplace.

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