Everything you need to know about OnePlus 3, CEO says ‘feels good to hold’

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The upcoming OnePlus flagship smartphone – OnePlus 3 – design is already out in purported press render image, and now company’s CEO Pete Lau took on Chinese microblogging website Weibo teasing that the ‘OP3 feels good to hold’. Previously, he had shared a camera sample of the OP3 on Weibo too. Continue reading “Everything you need to know about OnePlus 3, CEO says ‘feels good to hold’”

Google shows LG smartwatch and JBL speakers with Project Soli radar-based gesture control

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Google’s Advanced Technology and Projects (ATAP) division announced Project Soli, a radar-based gesture control technology at the I/O developer conference last year. Last year’s development kit was huge to use it in smaller devices such as smartwatches. So Google’s ATAP team with Infineon redesigned the chip to make it 3 times smaller and also reduce power consumption by 22 times, down from 1.2W to 0.054W. The footprint is now also 3x smaller.

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Google Project Ara Developer Edition coming in Q4 2016, consumer version in 2017

Google Project Ara Developer Edition

Google’s Advanced Technology and Projects division (ATAP) announced at the Google I/O that it will release the developer version of the  Project Ara modular smartphone in the fall of 2016. This will replace the Spiral 2 dev kit that was showcased last year. The consumer version of the Project Ara is further delayed and will only be available in 2017.

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Weekly Roundup: Coolpad Max, Moto G4, Moto G4 Plus, Smartron t.phone and more

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Coolpad launched its flagship Coolpad Max in India this week. It is their high-end smartphone that will also be available from Amazon exclusively. Continue reading “Weekly Roundup: Coolpad Max, Moto G4, Moto G4 Plus, Smartron t.phone and more”

Levi and Google introduce smart commuter jacket powered by Project Jacquard

Levi Commuter x Jacquard Google Trucker Jacket

Levi and Google’s Advanced Technology and Projects (ATAP) have partnered to introduce its latest wearable technology – the Levi’s Commuter x Jacquard by Google Trucker Jacket at the Google I/O 2016. It is based on Google’s Project Jacquard that was announced at the I/O developer conference last year.

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Google Awareness API to power contextually aware apps

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Google has launched Awareness API that will allow developers to make apps aware of their surroundings. Announced at I/O conference, the new framework helps apps with a basic understanding of your phone’s actual surroundings.

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LG G5 now available for pre-order in India from Flipkart for Rs. 52990

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Yesterday LG announced that it will begin pre-orders for the flagship LG G5 smartphone in India starting today. Now the phone is available on pre-order exclusively on Flipkart for Rs. 52,990. Customers who pre-book the phone till May 30, 2016 will get a free LG Cam Plus companion device. After pre-order you can head to LG India website to fill the form providing your details and the invoice copy to redeem the free LG Cam Plus.

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Coolpad Max launched in India, Xiaomi Drone expected 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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Micromax Bolt Supreme and Bolt Supreme 2 launched for Rs. 2749 and Rs. 2999

Micromax Bolt Supreme 2

Micromax has launched Bolt Supreme and Bolt Supreme 2, two new budget 3G smartphones with quad-core SoCs. The Bolt Supreme has a 3.5-inch HVGA display and the Bolt Supreme 2 has a 3.9-inch WVGA screen. Both the phones have a 2-megapixel rear camera with LED flash and a VGA front-facing camera. These also have dual SIM support. Continue reading “Micromax Bolt Supreme and Bolt Supreme 2 launched for Rs. 2749 and Rs. 2999”

Facebook’s interactive map lets you discover live videos streaming in real-time

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Facebook has rolled out a new interactive map for its Live videos. The map shows all the live broadcasts that are happening across the globe.

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YouTube shows off new virtual reality app for Daydream

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YouTube is working on a standalone virtual reality app for its recently announced virtual reality platform Daydream. The app comes with similar features like voice search, discovery, playlists and more.

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Xiaomi 10000 mAh Mi Powerbank Pro with USB Type-C Unboxing

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Xiaomi introduced the 10000mAh Mi Powerbank Pro in China earlier this year. We managed to get one from China and unboxed it recently, check out the unboxing video.

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Meizu Pro 6 Edge/Pro 7 with curved screen surfaces in live image

Meizu Pro 6 Edge

Last month, we saw an official image of Meizu Pro 6 that showed the design of the phone. Now a new phone from the company has also surfaced in a live images that shows curved dual edge display.

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