Last week Samsung and United States Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) officially recalled 1 million Galaxy Note7 phones sold from August 2016 through September 15, 2016 due to battery issues. Now the company has announced that about half of those recalled units have been exchanged. Continue reading “About half of recalled Galaxy Note7 units in the U.S. already exchanged, says Samsung”
Sony had unveiled the Xperia XZ flagship smartphone at IFA 2016 in Berlin. The company has now revealed the pricing and availability details of the phone.
Continue reading “Sony Xperia XZ to be available in the US from October 2 for $699.99”
Huawei has announced that it will start to manufacture smartphones in India in collaboration with Flex starting next month. Starting from the first week of October 2016, the Flex manufacturing plant in Chennai will manufacture one of the Honor smartphones models.
Continue reading “Huawei to start smartphone manufacturing in India from October”
Ultimate Ears, a brand of Logitech has launched UE ROLL 2, its latest portable waterproof Bluetooth speaker in India, which is the successor of last year’s UE ROLL. It promises 15% more sound and an increased wireless range of 100-feet with the same sleek, disc shape design of the original UE ROLL. Continue reading “Ultimate Ears launches UE ROLL 2 waterproof Bluetooth speaker in India for Rs. 8495”
Apple has partnered with Flipkart to make it authorized online reseller in India, ahead of the launch of iPhone 7 in India next month. Previously only Infibeam was Apple’s authorized online reseller in the country to sell iPhone and iPad. Now Flipkart will also sell Mac officially. This was first reported by BGR.in. Continue reading “Apple partners with Flipkart to sell iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus online in India”
Earlier this week, Opera 40 added free built-in VPN for desktop. Opera for Android has received a major overhaul which according to the company is “inspired by Android’s Material Design”.
Bharti Airtel has announced the launch of a special 4G data pack that offers free data for 90 days. The pack is available for Rs. 1495 for existing users; new users can avail this offer via first recharge of Rs. 1494.
Continue reading “Airtel launches 90-day free 4G data pack for prepaid customers”
Micromax is looking forward to launch four budget smartphones with 4G LTE support in India ahead of the festive season, according to a latest report from PTI. These phones will come pre-installed with Google Duo video calling app. Continue reading “Micromax said to launch four budget 4G smartphones with Google Duo pre-installed”
Alcatel has launched PIXI 4 (5), the company’s latest budget 4G smartphone with Voice over LTE (VoLTE) support. It has a 5-inch FWVGA display, is powered by 1 GHz quad-core MediaTek MT6735 64-bit processor and runs on Android 6.0 (Marshmallow). It has a 8-megapixel rear camera with LED flash and a 5-megapixel front-facing camera that also has LED flash for capturing better selfies in low lighting conditions. Continue reading “Alcatel PIXI 4 with 5-inch display, Android 6.0, 4G VoLTE launched in India for Rs. 4999”
Apple has acquired another machine learning start-up dubbed as Tuplejump. The Hyderabad startup helps companies to store, process and visualize big data with its unique software.
Continue reading “Apple acquires Indian machine learning startup Tuplejump”
Samsung just announced On7 (2016) successor of last year’s Galaxy On7 smartphone in China. It has a 5.5-inch 1080p display, is powered by an Octa-Core Snapdragon 625 14nm SoC and runs on Android 6.0.1 (Marshmallow) with Samsung’s own UI on top. It has a 13-megapixel rear camera with LED flash and a 8-megapixel front-facing camera. It also has a fingerprint sensor on the home button for unlocking and mobile payments using Alipay. Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy On7 2016 with 5.5-inch 1080p display, Snapdragon 625, fingerprint sensor announced”
After teasing high benchmark scores in the first teaser yesterday, Xiaomi has released a second teaser for the Mi 5S that confirms dual rear cameras for the smartphone. Earlier rumors said that it will feature a 16-megapixel cameras, so the secondary camera could have a smaller sensor like the Redmi Pro.
Continue reading “Xiaomi confirms dual rear cameras for the Mi 5S, pricing rumored”
Check out the new FoneArena Daily video that gives you a quick roundup of today’s technology news.
Continue reading “Lenovo Z2 Plus launched, HTC Bolt surfaces and more – FoneArena Daily”
BLU Products has announced BLU Life One X2, successor of last year’s BLU Life One X. It has a 5.2-inch 1080p IPS Curved Glass display, is powered by an Octa-Core Snapdragon 430 processor, runs on Android 6.0 (Marshmallow), has a 16-megapixel rear camera with phase-detection auto-focus (PDAF), LED flash and an 8-megapixel front-facing camera that also has LED flash. Continue reading “BLU Life One X2 with 5.2-inch 1080p display, Snapdragon 430, fingerprint sensor announced”
Uber has finally rolled out the much needed feature that lets you book a ride in advance. The ride-hailing app will now allow you to schedule a ride 15 minutes to 30 days in advance.
Continue reading “Uber now lets you schedule rides upto 30 days in advance in India”
