Worldwide tablet market declined yet again in the first quarter of 2016 with 39.6 million units shipped, down 14.7% year over year, according to latest report from the International Data Corporation (IDC). This is the sixth straight quarter where tablets have reported a decrease year-over-year. In Q4, 2015 tablet shipment had declined by 10.1%. Continue reading “Global tablet shipments down 14.7% YoY in Q1 2016, Apple maintains lead: IDC”
Two new Sony’s upcoming smartphones, F3216 and F3311 have surfaced in GFXBench. The Sony F3216 has a 16-megapixel front-facing camera, similar to the rumored Xperia M Ultra that surfaced recently, but this will be powered by an Octa-Core MediaTek Helio P10 SoC. It will also feature a 21-megapixel camera on the back, according to the listing. Continue reading “Sony F3216 with 21MP camera, 16MP front camera and F3311 surface in benchmarks”
LG Electronics has reported revenues of 13.36 trillion won (US$ 11.12 billion) in Q1 2016, down 4.5% compared to the same quarter last year with operating profit of 505.2 billion won (US$ 420.25 million), up 65% from the same period the previous year, mainly due to 55% YoY growth in Car Infotainment business. Continue reading “LG Q1 2016 profits up 65% YoY despite 15.5% drop in mobile revenue”
LeEco entered into the Indian market earlier this year with the launch of Le 1s and Le Max smartphones in the country that were launched exclusively on Flipkart. It recently unveiled Le 2, Le 2 Pro and Le Max 2 smartphones at an event in China that are expected to launch in India soon. Now the company has renewed its exclusive partnership with Flipkart that was signed off by Atul Jain COO Smart Electronics Business on behalf of LeEco and Flipkart.
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BlackBerry has updated BBM for Android with support for video calling. The feature is currently limited to BBM users in the US and Canada. Continue reading “BBM for Android gets support for video calling in the US and Canada”
Xolo has launched X060, its first power bank that has a capacity of 6000mAh. It is 7.9mm slim aluminium body and LED lights to indicate the discharge percentage. You can light press the “on” button to output and indicate power. The indicator light goes out after 15 seconds standby and automatically turned off after 120 seconds standby. Continue reading “Xolo X060 6000mAh power bank with 7.9mm slim aluminium body launched for Rs. 999”
Apple Music has added new features to its Android app in a latest update. The update which bumps the app to version 0.9.8 gets support for music videos. Continue reading “Apple Music for Android gets music videos and family plan”
Google has appointed former Motorola executive Rick Osterloh to head its new hardware division. The new hardware division will be responsible for Nexus, Chromecast, OnHub, Pixel C, Chromebook, Glass, and more.
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HP has announced a high end Chromebook 13 which is ultra thin and features an anodized aluminum chassis. The Chromebook 13 sports a 13.3-inch QHD display running at 3,200 x 1800 resolution. Continue reading “HP Chromebook 13 with QHD display, Intel Core M processor announced, starts at $499”
Samsung today launched Gear 360, its first 360 degree virtual reality camera in Korea, as it had promised at the Developer Conference earlier this week in San Francisco. It was announced that the MWC 2016 earlier this year, comes with dual fish-eye lenses with 15 megapixel image sensors and can capture high-resolution (3840×1920) 360-degree video that also supports 30 megapixel still images. Continue reading “Samsung Gear 360 VR Camera launched in Korea, pricing revealed”
Check out the new FoneArena Daily video that gives you a quick roundup of today’s technology news. Continue reading “Moto G 2016 India launch, HTC Nexus M1 and S1 details and more – FoneArena Daily”
Facebook has rolled out Windows 10 Apps for Facebook and Messenger on desktop and Instagram on Windows 10 for Mobile.
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Amkette has launched EvoTV2 Smart Streaming Android Media Player. The device allows users to stream content like movies, songs, games over WiFi.
Continue reading “Amkette EvoTV2 Streaming Android Media Player launched for Rs. 6999”
Huawei has announced Honor 5C, the company’s latest smartphone and the successor of last year’s Honor 4C. It has a 5.2-inch 1080p IPS display with 74% screen-to-body ratio, is powered by an Octa-Core Kirin 650 16nm SoC, runs on Android 6.0 (Marshmallow) with EMUI 4.1 on top, has a 13-megapixel rear camera with LED flash, 8-megapixel front-facing camera and also has a fingerprint sensor on the back that can unlock the phone in 0.5 seconds. Continue reading “Huawei Honor 5C with 5.2-inch 1080p display, fingerprint sensor, metal body announced”
Samsung is working on a standalone VR headset. The was confirmed by company’s head of R&D for software and services, Injong Rhee at the ongoing Samsung Developer Conference in San Francisco.
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