Samsung Galaxy J5 (2016) Review

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Samsung launched the Galaxy J5 (2016) smartphone in India last month for Rs. 13,990. We have already gone hands on with the phone which is a successor to last year’s J5. It comes with more RAM and bigger battery. Is the phone worth its price tag? Let’s check it out in this review.

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Facebook Slideshow lets you convert your photos into movies

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Facebook has rolled out Slideshow feature that converts your photos and videos into a small movie-like clip. The feature is similar to Apple’s Memories and Google Photo’s Movie Assistant.

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Top 5 features of Flyme that makes it one of the most unique and intuitive OS

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In this article, we will be taking a look at the latest version of Flyme and the top 5 features that make it the most unique and intuitive OS on smartphones currently. We will be testing Flyme 5.1.3.2G which is based on Android 5.1 Lollipop.

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HP Chromebook 11 G5 with 12.5 hours of battery life announced, starts at $189

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HP has announced an affordable Chromebook 11 G5 laptop that features a slimmed-down design and a narrower display bezels. It is thinner and lighter than previous generation Chromebooks.

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LeEco invests Rs. 200 million to refine the music industry by introducing CDLA standard

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LeEco, the global internet and technology conglomerate has been at the forefront of various innovations that are shaping the future and changing the technology world. This time, with its second generation Le 2 and Le Max2 smartphones launched recently in the Indian market, LeEco is leading a revolution in the audio technology space with an investment of Rs. 200 million in popularizing the pioneering CDLA standard. Patented by LeEco, Continual Digital Lossless Audio or CDLA is the world’s first technology that is all set to redefine the smartphone audio technology world with a revolutionary music experience. Continue reading “LeEco invests Rs. 200 million to refine the music industry by introducing CDLA standard”

Google launches Android Pay in Asia starting from Singapore

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Google has launched Android Pay in Singapore, which becomes the first country in Asia and the third country in the world to get the service after the U.S. and UK. Continue reading “Google launches Android Pay in Asia starting from Singapore”

Twitter introduces stickers for photos that you can search like hashtags

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Soon Twitter users will now be able to add stickers to their photos. The microblogging network is adding this new photo editing feature to the existing suit of filters, tags, cropping, and accessibility options. Continue reading “Twitter introduces stickers for photos that you can search like hashtags”

Google branded phones coming soon, Samsung Galaxy Note7 specs detailed – FoneArena Daily

Check out the new FoneArena Daily video that gives you a quick roundup of today’s technology news.

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Honor 5C Battery Life Test

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Huawei’s Honor brand launched the Honor 5C smartphone in India recently. We already brought you the hands-on impressions of the smartphone, here we have the battery life test of the phone. The Honor 5C packs a 3000mAh built-in battery, has a 5.2-inch 1080p screen, is powered by an Octa-Core Kirin 650 16nm processor and runs on Android 6.0 (Marshmallow). Check out the test results below. Continue reading “Honor 5C Battery Life Test”

Micromax Canvas Unite 4 and Canvas Unite 4 Pro launched for Rs. 6999 and Rs. 7499

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Micromax has launched Canvas Unite 4 and Canvas Unite 4 Pro, two new smartphones in the Canvas Unite series that have Indus OS 2.0 with support for 12 regional languages and text-to-speech in 6 Indian languages – Hindi, Tamil, Malayalam, Marathi, Bengali and Telugu. This works on text on browser, WhatsApp and SMS that lets you talk, type, and text in native language. Both these have a 5-inch HD screen, pack a 8-megapixel rear camera with LED flash, 5-megapixel front-facing camera, fingerprint sensor and come with 4G LTE connectivity. Continue reading “Micromax Canvas Unite 4 and Canvas Unite 4 Pro launched for Rs. 6999 and Rs. 7499”

vivo X7 with 5.2 inch display, 4GB RAM, 16MP front camera gets certified in China

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vivo has been teasing its upcoming selfie focused X7 smartphone since beginning of this month. Now, the phone has been certified in China at TENAA.

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Lyf Earth 2 with 5-inch 1080p display, fingerprint sensor, 4G VoLTE launched for Rs. 21599

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Reliance Retail has launched Lyf Earth 2, successor of the Earth 1 that was launched earlier this year. It has a 5-inch 1080p screen with 2.5D curved glass display, 72.1% screen-to-body ratio, is powered by an Octa-Core Snapdragon 615 SoC and runs on Android 5.1.1 (Lollipop). It has a 13-megapixel rear camera with LED flash, Laser autofocus and has a 13-megapixel front-facing camera, phase-detection auto-focus (PDAF) for quick focus in 0.1 seconds and LED flash. It also lets you use voice commands for capturing selfies, switching between front and rear cameras and more. Continue reading “Lyf Earth 2 with 5-inch 1080p display, fingerprint sensor, 4G VoLTE launched for Rs. 21599”

Apple said to be working on Micro LED panels for next Apple Watch

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Apple is planning to replace the OLED panels it currently uses on the Apple Watch with Micro LED technology sometime next year, according to a new report from Digitimes (via).

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Yu Yunicorn vs Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 – What’s Different?

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When Yu anounced its next flagship a while back, it created quite a storm. The Yunicorn as it is called brings cutting edge specifications with some uniquely distinguishing features both from a hardware and software perspective. That said, the phone faces stiff competition from the likes of Xiaomi and others that have traditionally delivered competitive specs at very low price points. With that in mind, we decided to pitch the Yu Yunicorn against the very popular Redmi Note 3 to see if it can hold its own.  Continue reading “Yu Yunicorn vs Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 – What’s Different?”

Lyf Flame 5 with 4-inch display, 4G VoLTE launched for Rs. 3999

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Reliance Retail has launched Lyf Flame 5, the company’s latest budget 4G smartphone with VoLTE in the Flame, after launching the Lyf Flame 6 smartphone earlier this month. It has a 4-inch WVGA screen, is powered by a 1.5GHz quad-core processor, runs on Android 5.1 (Lollipop) and has a 2-megapixel front-facing camera, similar to the Lyf Flame 6, but this has a 5-megapixel auto focus rear camera with LED flash. Continue reading “Lyf Flame 5 with 4-inch display, 4G VoLTE launched for Rs. 3999”