Microsoft reveals specs for the new powerful Xbox Project Scorpio

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Microsoft has revealed more details about its new Xbox that will debut later this year. The next-generation ‘Project Scorpio’ is capable of playing games in native 4K resolution and aims to be the “most powerful console” available. Eurogamer and Digital Foundry have listed the full specs of the upcoming gaming console. Continue reading “Microsoft reveals specs for the new powerful Xbox Project Scorpio”

Samsung Galaxy S8+ with 6GB RAM, 128GB storage announced, price revealed

Samsung Galaxy S8-plus

Samsung announced its flagship Galaxy S8 and Galaxy S8+ smartphone at an event in New York last week. Even though the 6GB RAM with 128GB storage version of these smartphones were certified in China ahead of the announcement, it was not revealed by Samsung at the time of announcement. Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy S8+ with 6GB RAM, 128GB storage announced, price revealed”

Honor 6C with Snapdragon 435, 3GB RAM, fingerprint sensor, metal body announced

Honor 6C

Huawei’s Honor brand, along with the Honor 8 Pro in the UK and Europe earlier this week introduced Honor 6C, which is the global version of the Huawei Enjoy 6S that was introduced last year. It packs a 5-inch HD 2.5D curved glass display, is powered by an Octa-Core Snapdragon 435 SoC, runs on Android 6.0 (Marshmallow) with EMUI 4.1, has a 13-megapixel rear camera with LED flash and a 5-megapixel front-facing camera. Continue reading “Honor 6C with Snapdragon 435, 3GB RAM, fingerprint sensor, metal body announced”

Polar M430 Running Watch with GPS, Heart Rate sensor announced

Polar M430

Finnish-based company Polar, known for its running watches has announced MH430 running watch in the market. The successor of M400 comes with a 6-LED wrist-based heart rate monitor, featuring Polar’s proprietary heart rate technology. Continue reading “Polar M430 Running Watch with GPS, Heart Rate sensor announced”

Reliance Jio to withdraw 3 month free Jio Summer Surprise offer after TRAI order

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[Update – April 7th: Reliance Jio has started sending push notifications for the customers that says that Jio Summer Surprise offer will be withdrawn in the next few days. It also asks customers to recharge with Rs. 303 or more to avail the offer before it’s discontinued.]

Reliance Jio just announced that it will withdraw its Jio Summer Surprise offer that offers 3-month complimentary benefits of Jio services and free data on recharge of Rs. 303 or more, as advised by Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI). The offer was announced Mukesh Ambani, Chairman and Managing Director of Reliance Industries last week. Continue reading “Reliance Jio to withdraw 3 month free Jio Summer Surprise offer after TRAI order”

Google Play Music Subscription goes live in India, Twitter Lite launched and more – FoneArena Daily

Google Play Music Subscription India desktop

Check out the latest FoneArena Daily video that gives you a quick roundup of the latest technology news. Continue reading “Google Play Music Subscription goes live in India, Twitter Lite launched and more – FoneArena Daily”

Age of Empires: Castle Siege for Android now available worldwide

Age of Empires: Castle Siege

Age of Empires: Castle Siege, cross-platform real-time strategy game was announced for Android earlier this year and was released in select countries last week. After testing the several client architecture, Microsoft has released the game worldwide. Continue reading “Age of Empires: Castle Siege for Android now available worldwide”

Airtel says it has deployed 180,000 mobile sites across India in two years

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Airtel today announced that it has deployed 180,000 mobile sites across India, which is double the amount of its mobile network deployment over the past two years. It said that the deployment in the last two years is same as total sites deployed in the first 20 years of operations. Continue reading “Airtel says it has deployed 180,000 mobile sites across India in two years”

Opera Mini gets Opera Cricket to keep track of scores, commentary and more during IPL

Opera Cricket

In an attempt to spice up the cricketing season, Opera has rolled out Opera Cricket to keep track of cricket scores during the ongoing IPL season. This feature provides cricket scores, commentary, videos, and notifications as well. Continue reading “Opera Mini gets Opera Cricket to keep track of scores, commentary and more during IPL”

Sansui Horizon 1 with 4.5-inch display, 4G VoLTE launched for Rs. 3999

Sansui Horizon 1

Sansui has launched Horizon 1, a budget budget 4G smartphone with VoLTE support. It has a 4.5-inch FWVGA display, is powered by a quad-core Spreadtrum processor, runs on Android 6.0 (Marshmallow), has a 5-megapixel rear camera with dual LED flash and a 3.2-megapixel front-facing camera that also has LED flash for capturing better selfies even in low lighting conditions.
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Nubia introduces compact NeoAir VR 360-degree camera that can be connected to phones

Nubia NeoAir VR panaromic camera

Along with the Nubia Z17 mini, Nubia also introduced NeoAir VR, its first 360-degree camera that can record 360-degree panoramic videos and also capture 360-degree photos. It has two 210-degree fish-eye lens on either sides and can be connect to a phone through USB Type-C port to preview the photos or videos captured through the app. It has plug and play interface so it carries out functions using USB Type-C and doesn’t use Bluetooth or WiFi Direct. Continue reading “Nubia introduces compact NeoAir VR 360-degree camera that can be connected to phones”

Canonical kills Ubuntu for phones and tablets, to switch back to GNOME from Unity

Ubuntu for Phones on Nexus 4

Following its failure in the mobile market, Canonical, the company behind the Ubuntu Linux distribution has announced the end of Unity 8’s development. This decision comes as a result of a failure in both smartphone and laptop markets. Saying that Ubuntu on the desktop will return to using GNOME as the desktop environment. Continue reading “Canonical kills Ubuntu for phones and tablets, to switch back to GNOME from Unity”

Nubia Z17 mini with 5.2-inch 1080p display, dual 13MP rear cameras, 6GB RAM announced

Nubia Z17 mini

ZTE’s nubia brand just announced Nubia Z17 mini, its latest smartphone in the ‘Z Series’ at an event in China, as it had promised. The main highlight of the smartphone is its dual 13-megapixel rear cameras, one with monochrome lens and the other one with RGB lens, offering crisp shots. It has ultra fast focus in 0.1 seconds and supports aperture adjustment from f/1.0 to f/16.0. It also has a 16-megapixel front-facing camera with 80-degree wide-angle lens. Continue reading “Nubia Z17 mini with 5.2-inch 1080p display, dual 13MP rear cameras, 6GB RAM announced”

Microsoft launches Who’s In social networking iMessage app

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Microsoft has launched a new app dubbed as Who’s In that makes it easier for you to plan events with your friends. The app lets you find restaurants, find movie options, visit nearby attractions and more. Continue reading “Microsoft launches Who’s In social networking iMessage app”

Reliance Group’s Unlimit launches Enablement – First Indian IoT application platform in partnership with Cumulocity

Reliance Unlimit Enablement with Cumulocity

Reliance Group launched Unlimit back in November last year as the first dedicated IoT (Internet of Things) business unit of any telecom operator in India. Today it has announced that it has partnered with  Cumulocity, one of the global leading IoT software providers to launch ‘Enablement’ platform to roll out a suite of new products and services. Continue reading “Reliance Group’s Unlimit launches Enablement – First Indian IoT application platform in partnership with Cumulocity”