Twitter hires former Apple designer Alessandro Sabatelli as Director of AR and VR

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Twitter has hired former Apple designer Alessandro Sabatelli as the Director of AR and VR, according to a latest report by Upload VR. The latest move comes from the company following acquisition of machine learning company Magic Pony earlier this month.

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LG VPInput app lets you control G4, G5 and V10 from your PC

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LG has introduced VPInput, a new app for G4, G5 and V10 users that would let them access the smartphones from their PC. This requires the VPInput app on the phone and LG VPInput PC Program for Windows or Mac and uses Bluetooth to connect both. Unlike laptops, most of the desktop PCs don’t have Bluetooth support so you might need to get a Bluetooth dongle if you need to use this on your phone. Continue reading “LG VPInput app lets you control G4, G5 and V10 from your PC”

Google teams up with LyricFind to display song lyrics in search results

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Google has partnered with lyric licensing service, LyricFind to display song lyrics in search results. Lyrics from more than 4,000 publishers will be added to Google Search and Google Play Music.

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Samsung Galaxy Note7 may sport 3600mAh battery, could be announced on August 2

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Earlier this week popular tipster @evleaks revealed some important specs of the Samsung Galaxy Note7. Now, another leakster from Russia is offering some additional specs of the upcoming Note flagship from the company.

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Wileyfox Spark, Spark+ and Spark X with Cyanogen OS 13, 4G LTE announced

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Wileyfox, a smartphone brand based in the UK has introduced Spark, Spark+ and Spark X, its latest smartphones running on the Cyanogen OS 13 based on Android 6.0 (Marshmallow) in the new Spark series. These have a 720p screen, are powered by a Quad-Core MediaTek MT6735 SoC, pack a 8-megapixel front camera, and come with dual SIM support along with 4G LTE connectivity. Continue reading “Wileyfox Spark, Spark+ and Spark X with Cyanogen OS 13, 4G LTE announced”

Western Digital introduces new 4TB My Passport Ultra portable hard drives

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Western Digital today launched a new external 4TB storage capacity hard drive My Passport Ultra, and announced that the My Passport for Mac and My Passport Ultra Metal portable hard drives with same 4TB capacity will be launched soon. Continue reading “Western Digital introduces new 4TB My Passport Ultra portable hard drives”

Honor 8 gets certified, Samsung Galaxy Folder 2 spotted in Benchmarks and more – 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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ZTE nubia Z11 with 5.5-inch 1080p bezel-less display, Snapdragon 820, 6GB RAM announced

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ZTE has announced nubia Z11, it’s latest high-end smartphone in the nubia series in China, as it had promised. It packs a 5.5-inch 1080p 2.5D curved glass bezel-less display with 81% screen-to-body ratio, is powered by a quad-core Snapdragon 820 SoC, runs on Android 6.0 (Marshmallow) with nubia UI 4.0, has a 16-megapixel rear camera with dual-tone LED flash, phase-detection auto-focus (PDAF), Optical Image Stabilization (OIS) and a 8-megapixel front-facing camera.  Continue reading “ZTE nubia Z11 with 5.5-inch 1080p bezel-less display, Snapdragon 820, 6GB RAM announced”

LeEco hits new online sales record of Rs. 78 Crore with Le 2 and Le Max2

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LeEco has announced that it has made Rs 78.6 crore by achieving sales orders of over 61,000 units of Le 2 and Le Max2 smartphones in the first flash sale on both LeMall.com India and Flipkart, beating the industry records set by itself a few months ago. Both the phones received a total registration over 6 lakh within 8 days. “LeEco is also the first brand which released two flagship phones with Qualcomm processors in the same day,” said the company. Continue reading “LeEco hits new online sales record of Rs. 78 Crore with Le 2 and Le Max2”

LeEco Le 2 Review: A New Challenger Appears

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Rising up fast and strong, LeEco erstwhile known as LeTV is quickly becoming a brand to reckon with. Well known in their home market of China for being a huge player in the content industry, the company has been pretty successful with their phones so far. With the 2nd generation of devices, we’re seeing LeEco trying to emulate its content first model in India as well. Moreover the company is pushing the envelope forward with some very interesting design choices. Want to read more about the Le 2? Carry on for the full review. Continue reading “LeEco Le 2 Review: A New Challenger Appears”

Freecharge launches Windows 10 app with Cortana support for making payments

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Freecharge, the digital wallet and payment platform in India, has introduced its new desktop app for Microsoft’s latest operating system Windows 10. The company claims that the unified Freecharge app on Windows can complete a transaction in just less-than-10 seconds and is designed to provide seamless experience across desktop, laptops and tablets. Freecharge will also be launching the Windows 10 app for smartphones next month. Continue reading “Freecharge launches Windows 10 app with Cortana support for making payments”

Honor 8 with 5.2 inch display, 4GB RAM, dual rear cameras gets certified in China

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Huawei teased its upcoming Honor 8 smartphones last week. Now, the phone has been certified in China at TENAA. Continue reading “Honor 8 with 5.2 inch display, 4GB RAM, dual rear cameras gets certified in China”

Moto X Play OTA update adds support for Reliance Jio VoLTE in India

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Motorola has started rolling out a new over-the-air (OTA) update for the Snapdragon 615-powered Moto X Play smartphone in India that adds VoLTE (Voice Over LTE) support for Reliance Jio users. The latest Moto G4 and Moto G4 Plus smartphones have the VoLTE feature built-in. Continue reading “Moto X Play OTA update adds support for Reliance Jio VoLTE in India”