Western Digital Corporation, popular manufacturer of storage solutions announced last October that it has singed a deal to acquire SanDisk Corporation, global leader in flash storage solutions. Today it has officially completed the acquisition for around $16 billion. Continue reading “Western Digital completes acquisition of SanDisk for $16 billion”
Xiaomi Mi Band 2 was teased by the company’s co-founder and CEO Lei Jun last month. Later he confirmed that the fitness tracker has been delayed by a month due to production issues and will not be announced along with the Mi Max. Today he has confirmed that it is back in production and the company is planning to release it sometime early June. Continue reading “Xiaomi Mi Band 2 will be released early June confirms CEO”
LeEco has announced that it has sold content worth Rs 320 million worth in just 29 minutes on the first flash sale of its Le 1s Eco smartphone that comes bundled with its content ecosystem. The phone that was launched earlier this month was sold at an introductory price of Rs. 9999 in the first sale and also comes bundled with LeEco membership program worth Rs 4900. Continue reading “LeEco sells Rs. 320 million worth content through first Le 1s Eco flash sale”
Check out the new FoneArena Daily video that gives you a quick roundup of today’s technology news. Continue reading “Pebble finally comes to India, Instagram gets a new look and more – FoneArena Daily”
LG has introduced LG Action CAM which comes with built in 4G LTE connectivity. The camera allows users to stream directly to sites such as YouTube Live without a smartphone.
Continue reading “LG Action Cam with LTE and 4K recording announced”
UltraProlink has launched Magno Screen that lets you enlarge your smartphone’s screen to that of a tablet. The device does not require any pairing, charging or batteries.
Continue reading “UltraProlink Magno Screen expander launched for Rs. 699”
Google has released Gboard, a new keyboard app for iOS devices that lets you search and send information, GIFs, emojis and more. You can also use Glide Typing by sliding your finger from key to key instead of tapping. Continue reading “Google launches Gboard keyboard for iPhone and iPad”
Google is tipped to add an important feature to its Camera app. It has surfaced that Google is working on bringing support for RAW photos for next update that bumps the app to v3.2.
Reliance Retail has launched Lyf Fame 2 and Lyf Wind 4, two new 4G smartphone with VoLTE. The Lyf Fame 2 has a 4-inch WVGA screen and is powered by MediaTek 6735M SoC, while the Lyf Wind 4 comes with a 5-inch HD screen, is powered by Snapdragon 210 SoC and has a 4000mAh battery. Both these have dual SIM support, run Android 5.1 (Lollipop) and pack 1GB of RAM. Continue reading “Reliance Lyf Fame 2 and Lyf Wind 4 launched for Rs. 4799 and Rs. 6799”
Microsoft has announced that it is shutting down the Sunrise Calendar app it had acquired last February. The popular calendar app will be shut down on August 31.
Continue reading “Microsoft to shut down Sunrise calendar app on August 31”
KGI Securities analyst Ming-Chi Kuo had hinted earlier in January that the iPhone 7 Plus might come in two versions – one with single camera and other with dual camera setup. However, now the analyst is suggesting that the company is going with a single model of iPhone 7 Plus with dual cameras. Continue reading “Apple iPhone 7 Plus could feature dual cameras and 3GB RAM”
Opera introduced free built-in VPN for developer version with 256-bit encryption last month. Today is has released Opera developer 39 that brings a dedicated power saving mode. “This is designed to extend laptop battery life by up to 50% compared with Google Chrome or older version of Opera. Depending on your type of hardware, it can mean several hours more browsing before you need to recharge your laptop,” says the company. Continue reading “Opera browser for desktop gets power saving mode”
MediaTek today announced that it has partnered with Intex Technologies for the iRist Pro and iRist Junior smartwatches that are powered by MediaTek SoCs. Both these were showcased at the 2nd Smart Cities India 2016 Expo in New Delhi today. Continue reading “Intex iRist Pro and iRist Junior smartwatches launched starting at Rs. 3999”
Google had rolled out shared albums for Google Photos in December last year. Now, the company is adding the ability for users to comment on photos in shared albums.
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Rumors about Google’s upcoming standalone virtual reality (VR) headset started earlier this year. Now former tech journalist Peter Rojas says that the Android VR headset will be announced at the Google I/O that starts on May 18th. He also said that the headset will not be as powerful as the HTC Vive or Oculus Rift, but it will be more powerful compared to the Gear VR that requires a smartphone. Continue reading “Google Android VR standalone headset expected to be announced at I/O next week”
