Samsung and U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission team up for official Galaxy Note7 recall

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Samsung has been going through a tough time with its flagship Galaxy Note7. The company which had announced a global recall of the Galaxy Note7 earlier this month over battery exploding issues is now working with United States Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) for a formal and complete recall of the phone in the U.S

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Moto E3 Power coming to India soon, Amazon Fire HD 8 with Alexa announced – FoneArena Daily

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Airtel launches 4G LTE services in Siliguri, North Bengal

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Airtel has launched its 4G LTE services in Siliguri, making it the first town in North Bengal to have 4G services. Airtel 4G in Siliguri will be offered using 2300 MHz (TD LTE) spectrum. Airtel 4G is available through mobile phones, 4G hotspots and dongles in the town. Continue reading “Airtel launches 4G LTE services in Siliguri, North Bengal”

Moto E3 Power launching in India soon, reveals teaser

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Moto G4 Play was launched in India earlier this week, Moto E3 Power will launch in India soon reveals the company’s first teaser for the smartphone on its social channels. It says “#ThePow3r to boost up your dying battery in a jiffy” and “#ThePow3r to charge faster Coming Soon” Continue reading “Moto E3 Power launching in India soon, reveals teaser”

Redington, Beetel and Rashi Peripherals will offer iPhone 7 and 7 Plus in India from Oct 7

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Apple introduced the iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus smartphones earlier this week. It already confirmed that both the phones would launch in India on October 7th starting at a price of Rs. 60,000. Today three distributors Beetel Teletech, Redington and Rashi Peripherals have announced that they have partnered with Apple to offer t phones in over 5000 retail locations across India. Continue reading “Redington, Beetel and Rashi Peripherals will offer iPhone 7 and 7 Plus in India from Oct 7”

Samsung Galaxy S8 might not have a flat screen variant

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Samsung first introduced the edge feature with the Galaxy Note Edge and a double edged feature with the S6 edge. Since then, they have announced an Edge variant alongside a flat screen variant up until the Note7. Now, it seems that the Galaxy S8 might not come with a flat screen variant either.

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FAA asks passengers not to use the Samsung Galaxy Note7 when flying

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A few days ago, it was rumoured that the FAA  (Federal Aviation Administration) may ban passengers from carrying the Samsung Galaxy Note7 on board flights. However, while a ban didn’t happen, they have released a few guidelines for the passengers carrying the Note7 on board a flight.

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How to find out whether you have a safe Samsung Galaxy Note7 or not

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Samsung is already recalling millions of Galaxy Note7 units that have been sold and additionally, it has halted sales of units in certain regions as well. But how can you be sure that the new unit that you are receiving or planning to purchase soon is a safe one? Let’s find out.

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Google Photos 2.0 for iOS brings Motion Stills live photo editing features

Google released Motion Still app for iOS back in June that uses video stabilization technology to freeze the background into a still photo or create sweeping cinematic pans to remove shakiness for creating smooth GIFs from Live Photos. Now the feature is available for Google Photos with the major version 2.0 update. The app got live photos support earlier this year. Continue reading “Google Photos 2.0 for iOS brings Motion Stills live photo editing features”

Apple iPhone 7 Plus has 3GB of RAM reveals benchmark

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Apple introduced the iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus smartphones earlier this week. As usual, Apple did not reveal any details about RAM in these phones, now Geekbench listing has revealed 3GB of RAM for the iPhone 7 Plus, as rumored earlier. This makes it the first iPhone to come with 3GB of RAM. Continue reading “Apple iPhone 7 Plus has 3GB of RAM reveals benchmark”

Amazon introduces new Fire HD 8 with Alexa support, more storage and improved battery life

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Amazon has introduced a new Fire HD 8 tablet in the US. It has the same 8-inch (1280×800 pixels) IPS display, but this has more storage with 16GB and 32GB options, 1.5GB of RAM and also promises up to 12 hours of battery life. It also brings support for Alexa its own cloud-based voice service that lets you play music, launch games, read audiobooks, and more through voice commands. Continue reading “Amazon introduces new Fire HD 8 with Alexa support, more storage and improved battery life”

Belkin’s new adapter for iPhone 7 offers lightning audio and charging at the same time

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Apple introduced its iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus smartphones earlier this week without a 3.5mm audio jack. Even though these come bundled with new Earpods with Lightning Connector to listen to music, you can’t charge the phone when using the earphones. To overcome it, Belkin has introduced a new Lightning Audio + Charge RockStar adapter that lets you listen to Lightning Audio while charging the iPhone 7 or iPhone 7 Plus.

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Samsung Galaxy Folder 2 Android flip phone announced

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Samsung has announced the Galaxy Folder 2 (SM-G1600) its latest clamshell smartphone in China. It is the successor of the first Galaxy Folder smartphone that was introduced back in 2013. The new smartphone surfaced in benchmarks couple of months back that already confirmed most of the specifications such as 3.8-inch WVGA screen, 1.4GHz quad-core Snapdragon 425 processor, 2GB RAM, 8-megapixel rear camera with LED flash and a 5-megapixel camera. Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy Folder 2 Android flip phone announced”

Apple Watch Series 2 Hands on

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The second generation Apple Watch was unveiled at Apple’s special event in San Francisco. We flew all the way from India to United States to report the event live. One of the new products launched along with the iPhone 7 and the iPhone 7 plus was the Watch Series 2 and here’s what we think about the smartwatch. Continue reading “Apple Watch Series 2 Hands on”

Apple announces Beats Solo3, BeatsX and Powerbeats3 wireless headphones with W1 chip

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Apple at the iPhone 7 introduced Beats Solo3, BeatsX and Powerbeats3, three new wireless headphones with its own W1 chip that is also present in the Airpods. The new W1 chip consumes less power, so it promises good battery life and says that it will offer high-quality audio. These also have Fast Fuel that lets you charge the headphones for 5-minutes for up to 3 hours of playback. These also have built-in mic that lets you take calls and also use RemoteTalk to play music, adjust volume and activate Siri. Continue reading “Apple announces Beats Solo3, BeatsX and Powerbeats3 wireless headphones with W1 chip”