Weekly Roundup: Google Pixel, Pixel XL, Apple iPhone 7, 7 Plus India launch, new Moto Z price and more

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This week Google finally unveiled its flagship Pixel and Pixel XL smartphones at its Keynote event in San Francisco. Also, the company alongside announced next upgrade of the Chromecast, Google-branded WiFi router, Daydream VR headset and the Google Home speaker. Continue reading “Weekly Roundup: Google Pixel, Pixel XL, Apple iPhone 7, 7 Plus India launch, new Moto Z price and more”

Microsoft schedules Windows 10 event on October 26, Surface AiO PC expected

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Microsoft has sent out invites for its fall Windows 10 event in New York City on October 26. The invite just says Imagine what you’ll do on a window, and the company says that it will detail what’s next for Windows 10. It is not expected to introduce a new Surface Pro 2-in-1 or Surface Book 2 since these are slated to be unveiled only in 2017 along with the Windows 10 Redstone 2. We can expect some details about the upcoming major Redstone update that the company plans to release through two major software updates in 2017.
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Nokia D1C detailed specs surface – 1080p display, 8MP front camera and more

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Nokia D1C, the company’s upcoming Android smartphone surfaced on Geekbench revealing few specifications such as Android (7.0 Nougat), Octa-Core Snapdragon 430 processor with Adreno 505 GPU and 3GB of RAM. Now the smartphone has surfaced on AnTuTu revealing more specifications, including details about the camera and display. Continue reading “Nokia D1C detailed specs surface – 1080p display, 8MP front camera and more”

LYF Flame 7S and Wind 4S with 4G VoLTE launched for Rs. 3499 and Rs. 7699

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Reliance Retail has launched Flame 7S and Wind 4S, two new smartphones with 4G VoLTE (Voice over LTE) support. The Flame 7S is an entry-level smartphone with a 4-inch WVGA screen, 1.5GHz quad-core processor and 1GB of RAM, while the Wind 4S is a budget phone with a 5-inch HD screen, Snapdragon 210 processor and 2GB of RAM. Both these run on old Android 5.1 (Lollipop) and come with dual SIM support. Continue reading “LYF Flame 7S and Wind 4S with 4G VoLTE launched for Rs. 3499 and Rs. 7699”

Xiaomi inaugurates its first overseas Mi Home store in Singapore

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Xiaomi is expanding its offline reach beyond China region and as a result has opened up its first overseas Mi Home store in Singapore. So far the company has its Mi Home stores in China, Hong Kong and Taiwan. Continue reading “Xiaomi inaugurates its first overseas Mi Home store in Singapore”

LeEco’s five-day festive sales cross Rs. 200 crore, 200000 phones, 1800 TVs sold

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LeEco today announced that it has received tremendous response for its first pre-Diwali sale on leading e-commerce platforms. The company said that is crossed Rs. 200 crore mark with sales of 200,000 smartphones, 1800 Super3TVs and over 500 accessories across all four platforms – LeMall.com, Flipkart, Amazon India and Snapdeal. Continue reading “LeEco’s five-day festive sales cross Rs. 200 crore, 200000 phones, 1800 TVs sold”

Reliance Jio offers 1 year free Jio Digital Services worth over Rs. 18000 with new iPhone

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Reliance Jio today announced that all Jio customers purchasing a new iPhone 7, iPhone 7 Plus, iPhone 6s, iPhone 6s Plus or iPhone SE will get 12 months of complimentary Jio Digital Services worth over Rs 18,000. This is available for new iPhone purchases across all Reliance Digital stores and select Apple Premium Resellers (APR) and Apple Authorized Resellers (AAR). Continue reading “Reliance Jio offers 1 year free Jio Digital Services worth over Rs. 18000 with new iPhone”

Apple iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus launched in India starting at Rs. 60000 and Rs. 72000

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Apple has launched the iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus smartphones in India, after it went on pre-order last week through offline Apple authorized online resellers, online authorized online reseller Flipkart and also from Amazon.inContinue reading “Apple iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus launched in India starting at Rs. 60000 and Rs. 72000”

Apple iPhone 7, Watch Series 2 launched, Oculus Touch Controllers announced – 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 “Apple iPhone 7, Watch Series 2 launched, Oculus Touch Controllers announced – FoneArena Daily”

itel it1520 with 13MP front and rear cameras, eye-based unlocking, 4G VoLTE launched for Rs. 8490

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itel Mobile, one of the latest entrant to the Indian smartphone market has launched it1520, its latest selfie-focused smartphone with a 13-megapixel camera. Even though the company says that it has an Iris scanner, looking at the images it doesn’t seem like it has a dedicated iris scanner like the Samsung Galaxy Note7 for biometric unlocking. The smartphone will likely use the 13-megapixel front-facing camera to scan the patterns in the eye, offering password-free unlocking solution. This is used in ZTE phones.

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Prisma for Android gets offline support, iOS app gets 15 seconds video support

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Prisma, the viral photo editing app is now adding offline editing support for its Android app which will now let you edit photos even when you are offline.

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Google Play Music now curates workout playlists for Runtastic’s Android app

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Runtastic Running & Fitness Android app users can now access a wide array of workout playlists to suit any mood or activity curated by Google Play Music. Continue reading “Google Play Music now curates workout playlists for Runtastic’s Android app”

Ulefone Tiger with 5.5-inch display, fingerprint sensor, 4200mAh battery, 4G LTE announced

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Ulefone has announced Tiger, it’s latest mid-range smartphone with a 4200mAh battery that promises up to 2 days of battery life with normal use. It also has non-flammable heat-isolating material for protection. It has a unibody metal design and also has a fingerprint sensor on the back. Check out the complete specifications below. Continue reading “Ulefone Tiger with 5.5-inch display, fingerprint sensor, 4200mAh battery, 4G LTE announced”

Shazam Lite for Android uses less data and is optimized for 2G networks

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Shazam has launched Shazam Lite for Android which is optimized for 2G networks and areas with low internet connections. It weighs less than 1MB in size and utilizes less data. Continue reading “Shazam Lite for Android uses less data and is optimized for 2G networks”

Lenovo Z2 Plus Benchmarks

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Lenovo launched the Z2Plus, successor of last year’s Z1 in India last month exclusively on Amazon.in starting at Rs. 17,999. We already brought you the unboxing of the smartphone, here we have the benchmarks. It is powered by a Quad-Core Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 64-bit 14nm processor that has two custom Kryo cores clocked at 2.15GHz per core and two smaller Kryo cores are clocked at 1.59GHz per core. It has 624 MHz Adreno 530 GPU. It has 4GB LPDDR4 RAM, has a 5-inch 1080p LTPS 2.5D curved glass display and runs on Android 6.0 (Marshmallow) with ZUI. Check out the synthetic benchmark scores. Continue reading “Lenovo Z2 Plus Benchmarks”