HTC spins off its Vive VR business into a separate subsidary, announces new $10b VR VC fund

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HTC has announced that it has spun off their virtual reality (VR) division into a separate company. The company has also formed a wholly-owned subsidiary called “HTC Vive Tech Corporation.”

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Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 now supports Google Tango Augmented Reality technology platform

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Lenovo introduced PHAB 2 Pro, the world’s first tango-enabled smartphone for consumers powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 652 SoC at the Tech World 2016 earlier this month. Now Qualcomm has announced that Snapdragon 820 will also power Tango-enabled smartphones. It also plans to support Tango on future Snapdragon 800 and 600 series of processors. Continue reading “Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 now supports Google Tango Augmented Reality technology platform”

Facebook tweaks News Feed to show more relevant posts from friends

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Facebook has yet again tweaked its News Feed algorithm to surface posts from your friends and family. The social network will now show things such as photos, videos, status updates or links, will be higher up in your News Feed. Continue reading “Facebook tweaks News Feed to show more relevant posts from friends”

ZTE nubia Z11 announced, Control LG Android smartphones from your PC – FoneArena Daily

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Check out the new FoneArena Daily video that gives you a quick roundup of today’s technology news.

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Windows 10: Anniversary update coming on August 2; now running on over 350 million devices

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Microsoft today announced that it will roll out its Anniversary update on August 2nd. The latest update that was announced at the //Build 2016 conference brings improvements to the Hello login feature, Cortana voice assistant, Microsoft Edge browser, adds advanced security features for consumers and enterprises, offers new gaming experiences and more. Continue reading “Windows 10: Anniversary update coming on August 2; now running on over 350 million devices”

Google Search now lets you switch between English and Hindi easily

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Google has started rolling out a new feature in India that lets users switch between English and Hindi when searching for something in English. If you search ‘samachar’, you get another tab to read latest news in Hindi. Continue reading “Google Search now lets you switch between English and Hindi easily”

SanDisk Extreme UHS-I world’s fastest 256GB microSD card announced

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Western Digital has announced 256GB SanDisk Extreme microSDXC UHS-I card at the MWC 2016 Asia in Shanghai, which becomes the fastest 256GB microSD card in the world offering read speeds of up to 100MB/s and write speeds of up to 90MB/s. SanDisk introduced Extreme PRO 64GB and 128GB cards with transfer speeds of up to 275MBps earlier this year. Continue reading “SanDisk Extreme UHS-I world’s fastest 256GB microSD card announced”

Sennheiser is looking forward to set up own stores in India

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Sennheiser, the maker of premium audio product is the latest international company that is exploring options to open own stores in India. According to a latest report from the Times of India, the company is also evaluating options for manufacturing and assembling in the country.

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Google’s My Activity site shows your entire online activity

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Google already knows and collects handsome amount of information about you (via). Now by introducing a new tool dubbed as My Activity, the company wants to offer a more detailed insights of all your online activities.

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Honor 8 with 5.2-inch 1080p display, dual 12MP rear cameras to be announced on July 11

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Huawei’s Honor brand has finally announced that it will unveil its Honor 8 smartphone at an event in China on July 11th, after it surfaced in several leaks in the past few days. The phone got certified in by TENAA in China earlier this week that confirmed that design and the specifications of the phone. Even the invite highlights dual rear cameras of the smartphone. Continue reading “Honor 8 with 5.2-inch 1080p display, dual 12MP rear cameras to be announced on July 11”

ZTE Axon 7 with 5.5-inch Quad HD display, Snapdragon 820 starts rolling out in Europe

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ZTE introduced the Axon 7 smartphone in China last month. Today it has started taking pre-orders for the smartphone in several European countries – France, Germany, Italy, Spain and the United Kingdom. Europe gets only the 4GB of RAM with 64GB storage variant, unlike China that also has a 4GB RAM with 128GB storage version and a 6GB RAM with 128GB storage variant with force touch. Continue reading “ZTE Axon 7 with 5.5-inch Quad HD display, Snapdragon 820 starts rolling out in Europe”

Amazon rolls out Page Flip feature for Kindle e-readers, Fire tablets and mobile apps

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Amazon has introduced a new feature which allows users to easily flip through the pages of their e-books. Dubbed as Page Flip, the feature lets you move back and forth while reading an e-book.

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Google Fit gets revamped UI, improved activity goals and more in latest update

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Google has updated (via) Google Fit with a major UI overhaul and new features. The latest update that bumps the app to version 1.57 brings visual makeover by adding vibrant and colorful UI tweaks. Continue reading “Google Fit gets revamped UI, improved activity goals and more in latest update”