Samsung has surpassed analyst expectations and announced guidance for Q2 2016. The South Korean smartphone maker has predicted best profits in two years.
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Snapchat rolls out Memories to let you save photos and videos
Snapchat has rolled out a new feature that will allow users to save and share photo and videos. Dubbed as Memories, the feature is basically an album inside the app where users can save photos and videos which they can later upload to their “Story”.
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Sharp 507SH waterproof Android One smartphone with 3010mAh battery, 4G VoLTE announced
Google and Sharp have announced 507SH the first waterproof and dustproof Android One smartphone. It has a 5-inch HD IGZO 2.5D curved glass display with Corning Gorilla Glass 4 protection, is powered by an Octa-Core Snapdragon 617 processor and runs on Android 6.0 (Marshmallow). It has a 13.1-megapixel rear camera with LED flash and a 5-megapixel front-facing camera. Continue reading “Sharp 507SH waterproof Android One smartphone with 3010mAh battery, 4G VoLTE announced”
Avast Software to acquire anti virus maker AVG for $1.3 billion
Avast Software has announced that it has agreed to acquire popular anti virus maker AVG Technologies for $1.3 billion in cash. The deal will allow Avast to expand its business across the globe in the core business and new innovations in emerging markets, such as security for IoT devices.
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Kingston MobileLite Wireless G3 and Wireless Pro with built-in battery launched in India
Kingston has launched MobileLite Wireless G3 and MobileLite Wireless Pro, two new additions to its Wireless family. Both these have USB ports and SD card slots so that you can access data from them wirelessly over Wi-Fi (dual-band 802.11ac) using the MobileLite app for Android and iOS. Continue reading “Kingston MobileLite Wireless G3 and Wireless Pro with built-in battery launched in India”
Ringing Bells launches 31.5-inch HD LED TV for Rs. 9990, 6 new phones and 3 power banks
Ringing Bells, makers of the most affordable and controversial Freedom 251 smartphone today launched its 31.5-inch HD TV, 6 new phones, including 4 feature phones and 2 smartphones, and 3 power banks, as it had promised. It also said the it will start shipping the Freedom 251 phones for 5000 orders starting from July 8th. It will ship the rest 2 lakh units after tracking feedback from these orders. The company claims that the final retail unit of the Freedom 251 will be better than the prototype that was shown off during the launch. Continue reading “Ringing Bells launches 31.5-inch HD LED TV for Rs. 9990, 6 new phones and 3 power banks”
Reliance Group appoints Juergen Hase as CEO for IoT Business
Reliance Group has appointed Juergen Hase as CEO for IoT Business. He will be based out of Reliance Group’s new HQ at Reliance Centre in Santacruz, Mumbai, reporting to Group Managing Director, Amitabh Jhunjhunwala.
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Google Now on Tap gets text translation, QR code scanning, discover mode and more
Google’s Now on Tap feature that was introduced with Android 6.0 Marshmallow last year is getting smarter. The latest update is bringing slew of features such as discover, improved search, in app translation.
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Facebook rolls out OpenCellular open source networking hardware project
With an aim to bring connectivity to remote areas of the world, Facebook has launched OpenCellular, an open source wireless access platform. Continue reading “Facebook rolls out OpenCellular open source networking hardware project”
Samsung introduces world’s first UFS memory card with transfer speed of up to 530MBps
Samsung already moved from eMMC flash storage to UFS storage for its high-end smartphones, now it has introduced world’s first memory card based on the Universal Flash Storage (UFS) 1.0 Standard. These are aimed at mobile shooting devices such as DSLRs, 3D VR cameras, action cams and drones and come in 256GB, 128GB, 64GB and 32GB capacities. Continue reading “Samsung introduces world’s first UFS memory card with transfer speed of up to 530MBps”
Google might be working on ‘Angelfish’ and ‘Swordfish’ Android Wear smartwatches
Google is working on its own Android Wear smartwatches, according to a latest report from Android Police. The company is apparently building two Android Wear smartwatches.
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Google rolls out July Android security update for Nexus devices
Google has started rolling out new over-the-air (OTA) update for Nexus devices and also posted factory images as part of monthly Android Security release. The latest update this month fixes several critical issues, including issues in Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability in libpng, Mediaserver, sockets and Remote Code Execution Vulnerability in Mediaserver and more. In addition to security fixes for July 1st, this also includes another update dated July 5th that cover hardware vulnerabilities on Nexus devices. Continue reading “Google rolls out July Android security update for Nexus devices”
HTC Nexus Marlin and Sailfish design surfaces, Reliance Lyf gets price cut – FoneArena Daily
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Alibaba and SAIC Motor launch internet car Roewe RX5 with YunOS
Alibaba and SAIC Motor had jointly developed Roewe RX internet car that was unveiled at Beijing motor show in April earlier this year. Now the companies have officially launched (via)the car that features smart technology from Alibaba’s operating system YunOS.
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LG and Volkswagen team up to develop connected car platform
LG has announced a partnership with German automaker Volkswagen to develop connected car platform which aims to enable vehicles to communicate with external devices. Continue reading “LG and Volkswagen team up to develop connected car platform”