Samsung Galaxy S7 and Galaxy S7 edge launched in India for Rs. 48900 and Rs. 56900

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Samsung just launched its flagship Galaxy S7 and Galaxy S7 edge smartphones in India, as it had promised last week. Both these were announced at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona last week, pack a 5.1-inch Quad HD and 5.5-inch Quad HD Super AMOLED always-on displays, respectively. These are powered by an Octa-Core Exynos 8 Octa 8890 SoC, run Android 6.0 (Marshmallow), come with a 12-megapixel Dual pixel rear camera with LED flash, OIS and a 5-megapixel front-facing camera. Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy S7 and Galaxy S7 edge launched in India for Rs. 48900 and Rs. 56900”

Xolo Era 4K Battery Life Test

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Xolo launched the Era 4K, the company’s latest budget 4G smartphone in the Era series last month for Rs. 6,499. We already brought you the unboxing and first impressions, Photo Gallery and the benchmarks, here we have the battery life test results of the smartphone. It packs a 4000mAh built-in lithium-polymer battery. It has a 5-inch HD screen, is powered by a Quad-core MediaTek MT6735P processor and runs on Android 5.1 (Lollipop). Check out the battery life test results. Continue reading “Xolo Era 4K Battery Life Test”

Google Photos gets Live Photos support for iOS

Google Photos is adding an important feature on iOS with the latest update. The iPhone and iPad app for Google Photos now supports Live Photos, a feature Apple rolled out along with the 3D Touch on the iPhone 6s and 6s Plus devices.

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Facebook debuts WordPress Plugin for Instant Articles

In a bid to make it easier for publishers to create Instant articles, Facebook has introduced a WordPress Plugin. The social network has teamed up with Automattic, parent company of WordPress.com VIP to create this plugin.

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Facebook Messenger for Android gets Material Design makeover

Facebook is finally releasing a Material Design update for Messenger on Android. The latest update revamps the app with Material Design elements like bold colors, cleaner and more colorful UI.

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LG Stylus 2 launched in Korea, pricing revealed

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LG unveiled the Stylus 2, successor of last year’s G4 Stylus, ahead of the Mobile World Congress (MWC) 2016 in Barcelona last month. Now the company has released the smartphone in Korea, as it had promised. It packs a 5.7-inch HD in-cell touch display, is powered by a 1.2GHz quad-core processor, runs on Android 6.0 (Marshmallow), has a 13-megapixel rear camera with LED flash and a 8-megapixel front-facing camera. Continue reading “LG Stylus 2 launched in Korea, pricing revealed”

Google rolls out March Android security update for Nexus devices

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Google has started rolling out new over-the-air (OTA) update for Nexus devices and also posted factory images as part of monthly Android Security release. The Android version is still at Android 6.0.1, but the latest update fixes several critical issues, including issues in Remote Code Execution Vulnerability in Mediaserver and libvpx, Elevation of Privilege in Conscrypt, Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability in the Qualcomm Performance Component, MediaTek Wi-Fi Driver and in Keyring Component. Continue reading “Google rolls out March Android security update for Nexus devices”

Google in talks with Indian telecom operators to pilot Project Loon

Rajan Anandan, Google’s Managing Director for South East Asia and India has said that the company is initiating talks with telecom operators in India to pilot its Project Loon initiative, according to a latest report from the Economic Times.

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Intex Aqua Twist with rotating camera now available for Rs. 4999, Cloud Force coming soon

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Intex Aqua Twist, the company’s latest smartphone with a 5-megapixel rotating camera is now available from HomeShop18. Another budget smartphone, Cloud Force has been listed on the official website. Both the phones pack a 5-inch FWVGA screen, are powered by a 1.3GHz quad-core SoC, pack 1GB of RAM, run on Android 5.1 (Lollipop), have dual SIM support and 3G connectivity. Continue reading “Intex Aqua Twist with rotating camera now available for Rs. 4999, Cloud Force coming soon”

Sennheiser Momentum M2, Momentum Wireless headphones launched in India starting at Rs 15990

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Sennheiser today launched Momentum Range of headphones – Momentum M2 On Ear, Momentum M2 Over Ear, Momentum Wireless On Ear and Momentum Wireless Over Ear. These are available in both wired and wireless versions and promises uncompromising sound and peak performance. These are models compatible for both Apple and Android devices. Continue reading “Sennheiser Momentum M2, Momentum Wireless headphones launched in India starting at Rs 15990”

Xiaomi launches Powerbank with USB Type-C, Upcoming phone launches and more – FoneArena Daily

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Samsung Galaxy S7 and Galaxy S7 edge expected to be priced at Rs. 49000 and Rs. 59000 in India

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Samsung is all set to launch the company’s flagship Galaxy S7 and Galaxy S7 edge smartphones in India at an event in Delhi tomorrow. We have got hold of the pricing for 32GB variants of both the smartphones. The Galaxy S7 is expected to be priced at Rs. 49,000 and the Galaxy S7 edge is expected to be priced at Rs. 59,000. Last year’s Galaxy S6 and Galaxy S6 edge were launched in India starting at Rs. 49,900 and Rs. 58,900, respectively. Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy S7 and Galaxy S7 edge expected to be priced at Rs. 49000 and Rs. 59000 in India”

Sony starts rolling out Android Marshmallow 6.0 update for global Xperia Z5 series, Z3 Plus and Z4 tablet

Sony has started rolling out Android Marshmallow 6.0 update for a couple of devices. First up, the update is coming to the Japanese variants of the entire Xperia Z5 lineup which includes the Xperia Z5, Z5 Compact and the Z5 Premium. The update will soon follow the global variants in the coming weeks.

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Anker PowerPort+ 1 with Quick Charge 3.0 Unboxing

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Anker introduced its PowerPort +1 USB wall charger with support for Qualcomm Quick Charge 3.0 back in November last year. We managed to get hold of the charger, check out the unboxing.

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