LG Electronics has reported revenues of 14 trillion won (US$ 12.05 billion) in Q2 that ended June 30, 2016, which is up 0.6% compared to the same quarter last year with operating profit of 584.6 billion won (US$ 503.10 million), up 140% from the same period the previous year, mainly due to strong growth in Home Appliance & Air Solution and Home Entertainment sectors. Continue reading “LG Q2 2016 profits up 140% YoY, mobile revenue down due to weak G5 sales”
Microsoft has launched a new camera app dubbed as Pix which can be used as a substitute for the built-in camera app present on the iPhone.
Continue reading “Microsoft Pix camera app launched for iPhone”
At the fiscal Q3 2016 earnings yesterday, Apple confirmed that it has sold 988.15 million iPhones till June. At the employee meeting in Cupertino, CEO Tim Cook has confirmed that Apple sold the billionth iPhone last week. Continue reading “Apple iPhone sales surpass 1 billion units globally”
Facebook has announced financial results for Q2, 2016. The social network recorded $6.44 billion in revenue for the quarter ended June 30, 2016. Continue reading “Facebook records $6.44 billion in revenue, over 1B mobile DAU in Q2 2016”
Samsung has reported its earnings for Q2 2016, in which the company has made operating profit of 8.14 trillion won ($7.22 billion) for the quarter that ended June 30, 2016, which is up 16% YoY. It reported revenues of 50.94 trillion won ($45.2 billion), up 5% year-on-year and net profit of 5.85 trillion won (US$ 5.17 billion), compared with 5.75 trillion won a year earlier. This is the company’s most profitable quarter in two years, as expected. Continue reading “Samsung reports highest profit in 2 years as Galaxy S7 sales continue to increase”
Yesterday , we had reported about the JioLink Indoor WiFi solution for Reliance Jio. Today we have exclusive photos of the JioLink CPE device which will soon be available in several cities where Jio 4G service is available. As you can see, the Jio branding is evident on the front and the special microSIM card provisioned for JioLink needs to be used on this device. Continue reading “Exclusive : JioLink CPE Device for Jio 4G Photos”
Nextbit has finally introduced the Ember color variant of the Robin smartphone, after teasing it earlier this month. This limited edition variant has a black back with bright red end caps. Continue reading “Nextbit Robin gets new Ember color variant, coming to India next week”
Check out the new FoneArena Daily video that gives you a quick roundup of today’s technology news. Continue reading “Xiaomi Redmi Pro, Mi Notebook Air announced, Reliance Jiolink Indoor WiFi – FoneArena Daily”
Xiaomi introduced Mi Band 2 fitness and sleep tracker last month in China. We recently brought you the hands-on impressions of the Mi Band 2, here we have the unboxing.
Lenovo’s ZUK has announced ZUK Z2 Rio Edition in China, just in time for the Rio 2016 Olympic Games. It has similar specifications as the standard Z2 smartphone that was unveiled in May that includes a 5-inch 1080p LTPS 2.5D curved glass display, quad-core Snapdragon 820 processor, Android 6.0 (Marshmallow) with ZUI 2.0 on top, 13-megapixel rear camera with LED flash, PDAF and a 8-megapixel front-facing camera, but this has 3GB of RAM and 32GB of internal storage compared to 4GB RAM and 64GB internal storage in the original Z2. Continue reading “ZUK Z2 Rio Edition with 5-inch 1080p display, Snapdragon 820 announced”
Google has announced that Play Store will get 8 new app categories – Art & Design, Auto & Vehicles, Beauty, Dating, Events, Food & Drink, House & Home and Parenting. This will help people more quickly and easily discover apps in the Play Store. Continue reading “Google Play to get 8 new app categories to help users discover apps easily”
Truecaller has announced new features for iPhone app such as Smart Call History, built-in dialer and more. All these features were already available Android app. Continue reading “Truecaller for iPhone gets Smart Call History, built-in dialer and more”
Twitter has announced financial results for Q1 2016. The micro blogging site has recorded $602 million in revenue, up 20% year-over year. Continue reading “Twitter records $602 million in revenue, 3 million new users in Q2 2016”
OnePlus has announced that it has started rolling out OxygenOS 3.2.2 update for the OnePlus 3 smartphone that brings several improvements and new additions, including a new pocket mode that doesn’t let the phone trigger the fingerprint sensor and all gestures when the phone is in your pocket. Continue reading “OnePlus 3 OxygenOS 3.2.2 update brings pocket mode, improvements and more”
Twitter started testing Night mode feature for Android in May. Now, the micro blogging site has officially rolled out the feature for the app. Continue reading “Twitter rolls out Night Mode for Android app”
