Project ARA Founder now working on new modular smartphone Nexpaq

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Just yesterday, it was reported that Google has killed Project Ara modular smartphone. Now, founder of Project Ara and former Head of Design at Google ATAP, Dan Makoski has confirmed that he is actually in the process of working with Nexpaq on a modular phone.

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HDMI Alternate mode for USB Type-C Connector announced

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HDMI has released the new HDMI Alternate Mode (Alt Mode) for USB Type-C Specification at the IFA 2016 Berlin. This allows HDMI-enabled source devices to utilize a USB Type-C connector to directly connect to HDMI-enabled displays, and deliver native HDMI signals over a simple cable without the need for cumbersome protocol and connector adapters or dongles.
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Sony Xperia X Compact Hands On and Photo Gallery

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Sony announced the Xperia X Compact at ongoing IFA 2016 Berlin. We are live at the event and have got our hands on the phone. Let’s take a detailed look at the hardware and specifications on the Xperia X Compact.

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TP-Link Neffos X1 and X1 Max with metal body, Helio P10, fingerprint sensor announced

TP-Link Neffos X1 and X1 Max

TP-Link has introduced Neffos X1 and X1 Max smartphones at the ongoing IFA this week. Both these have unibody metal design with 2.75mm narrow edges and 0.6-millimeter ultra-slim chamfer, are powered by MediaTek Helio P10 SoCs, run Android 6.0 (Marshmallow) and have a fingerprint sensor on the back to unlock the phone in 0.2 seconds. Continue reading “TP-Link Neffos X1 and X1 Max with metal body, Helio P10, fingerprint sensor announced”

Samsung recalls Galaxy Note7, Google reportedly kills Project Ara – FoneArena Daily

Google Project Ara Developer Edition

Check out the new FoneArena Daily video that gives you a quick roundup of today’s technology news. Continue reading “Samsung recalls Galaxy Note7, Google reportedly kills Project Ara – FoneArena Daily”

Jet Airways rolls out JetScreen in-flight entertainment service in India

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Jet Airways has launched an inflight entertainment (IFE) wireless streaming service in the India. Dubbed as JetScreen, the service lets flyers stream media content on their mobile devices.

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Sony Xperia XZ Hands On and Photo Gallery

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Sony announced the Xperia XZ smartphone at ongoing IFA 2016 in Berlin. We are live at the event and have got our hands on  company’s latest flagship smartphone. So let’s take a detailed look at hardware and specifications.

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Vodafone launches 4G LTE services in Gujarat

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Vodafone has launched its 4G LTE services in Gujarat, as it had promised recently. Vodafone 4G is now available in the prominent business and residential towns of Surat and will be rolled out across Gujarat over the next few months. Earlier this week it launched 4G services in UP East starting with Lucknow. It currently has already launched 4G services in Kerala, Karnataka, Kolkata, Delhi & NCR, Mumbai and Haryana. Continue reading “Vodafone launches 4G LTE services in Gujarat”

Moto Z Play Hands On and Photo Gallery

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Moto Z Play, a new smartphone in the Moto Z lineup was announced earlier this week. We went hands-on with the phone at the IFA in Berlin, here is hands on video and a quick walk-through of specifications in the form on photo gallery. Continue reading “Moto Z Play Hands On and Photo Gallery”

Samsung recalls Galaxy Note 7 smartphones globally over battery issue

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Samsung has announced that it will issue a global recall of Galaxy Note 7 smartphones amid battery issues. The company has released an statement following yesterday’s report about exploding batteries.   Continue reading “Samsung recalls Galaxy Note 7 smartphones globally over battery issue”

Micromax Neo 14-inch Windows 10 laptop with 4GB RAM launched for Rs. 17990

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Micromax has launched Neo LPQ61407W, its latest Windows 10 laptop in the new Neo series, after launching Ignite and Alpha series laptops recently. It has a 14-inch (1366 x 768 pixels) display, is powered by a quad-core Intel Pentium N3700 processor, has 4GB of RAM and 500GB of hard disk. Continue reading “Micromax Neo 14-inch Windows 10 laptop with 4GB RAM launched for Rs. 17990”

The dual-camera: Huawei P9 with Dual Leica Lens is an answer to every photographer’s need

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The concept of dual cameras isn’t new to the smartphone world. No, we aren’t referring to the front and rear cameras on smartphones. What we mean is dual cameras at the rear of the smartphone. Over the past half a decade or so, we have seen several different implementations of dual camera smartphones but none of them has been able to grab attention like the Huawei P9 does. What’s the reason? Let’s find out.

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Turing Phone Cadenza with dual Snapdragon 830s, 12GB RAM, 60MP rear camera announced

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Turing Robotics Industries (TRI) has announced a new smartphone that comes with powerful specifications. Dubbed as Turing Phone Cadenza, it is powered by not one but two Snapdragon 830s processors.

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Lenovo K6, K6 Power and K6 Note with 1080p display, metal body, fingerprint sensor official

Lenovo K6 Note

Lenovo has silently showcased its K6, K6 Power and K6 Note smartphones at the IFA 2016 in Berlin. All these have a unibody metal design, 1080 IPS displays, are powered by Snapdragon 430 SoCs, run Android 6.0.1 (Marshmallow), pack a 8-megapixel front-facing camera, fingerprint sensor on the back and come in single and Dual SIM variants. Continue reading “Lenovo K6, K6 Power and K6 Note with 1080p display, metal body, fingerprint sensor official”