Samsung to acquire cloud service firm Joyent

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Samsung has agreed to acquire US based public and private cloud provider, Joyent, Inc. The acquisition will allow Samsung allow to grow its cloud-based services for its smartphones and Internet-connected devices. The financial terms of the deal were not disclosed.

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Android N Developer Preview 4 with final APIs released

Google has released developer preview 4 for Android ‘N’ for compatible Nexus devices, ahead of the final release of the update. The update doesn’t add any other new features, but it has final Android N SDK with final APIs (API level 24). The SDK lets you develop with the Android N APIs and build and test on the new platform, for new features such as Multi-window support, direct-reply notifications, and others. Continue reading “Android N Developer Preview 4 with final APIs released”

OnePlus X series discontinued, now focus on “true flagship” line only: CEO

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OnePlus, which started as a flagship killer in 2013, will now focus only on “true flagship” line, and as a result company has decided to discontinue the OnePlus X series. This means OnePlus X will not have a successor smartphone. Continue reading “OnePlus X series discontinued, now focus on “true flagship” line only: CEO”

OnePlus 3 goes official, Asus A540 and R558 notebooks launched and more – FoneArena Daily

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

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Asus ZenFone Pegasus 3 with 3GB RAM, metal body, fingerprint sensor, 4G VoLTE announced

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Asus today announced ZenFone Pegasus 3, the company’s latest smartphone in the Pegasus series. It has a 5.2-inch HD 2.5D curved glass display, is powered by a 1.3GHz Quad-Core MediaTek SoC and runs on Android 6.0 (Marshmallow) with ZenUI 3.0. It has a 13-megapixel rear camera with LED flash and a 5-megapixel front-facing camera. Continue reading “Asus ZenFone Pegasus 3 with 3GB RAM, metal body, fingerprint sensor, 4G VoLTE announced”

Portronics Shell Bluetooth Speaker with built-in microphone launched for Rs. 1299

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Portronics has launched Shell portable Bluetooth speaker that come with a speakerphone. The speaker is compact in size and has a  rubberized finish.

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Asus A540 and R558 notebooks with USB Type-C launched in India starting from Rs. 20990

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Asus today launched A540 and R558, two new notebooks in India. The R558UR is an upgraded variant of the R88UF, comes with USB Type-C and packs NVIDIA GT930MX GPU The Asus A540 has premium looks and comes with a lightweight design. It also has USB type-C support. Both have powerful audio powered by SonicMaster and Bang & Olufsen ICEpower while ASUS Splendid Technology.
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Apple granted patents for a transparent AR device and a wrap-around display

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It looks like Apple is taking augmented reality (AR) seriously. The company has been granted patents for a transparent AR device that allows a device to overlay images on to a real setting.

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Xiaomi Mi Max launching in India on June 30

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Xiaomi’s VP just tweeted that “Something BIG is coming to blow you away on 30th June, Indian Mi fans”, along with the video that confirms that the Mi Max will indeed launch in India on June 30th. The phablet with a 6.44-inch 1080p display and  a huge 4850mAh battery was announced in China last month.

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Xiaomi Redmi 3X with Snapdragon 430, metal body, fingerprint sensor announced

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Xiaomi introduced Redmi 3s smartphone in China yesterday, today the company has announced the Redmi 3X with similar specifications for the local operator China Unicom. To remind you, the phone has a 5-inch HD screen, is powered by an Octa-Core Snapdragon 430 SoC, has a 13-megapixel rear camera with LED flash, phase-detection auto-focus (PDAF) and a 5-megapixel front-facing camera. Continue reading “Xiaomi Redmi 3X with Snapdragon 430, metal body, fingerprint sensor announced”

YU appoints new VP service and head of sales to enhance customer service, boost offline sales

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YU today announced that it appointed Bharat Singh Malik as the Vice President of Service, Deepak Dahiya as Head of Sales – South and West region and Chandra Kishore as the Head of Sales – North and East region. The new move is aimed at building a robust offline sales network and increasing its focus on customer service. The company launched its YU Yunicorn smartphone recently.

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OnePlus 3 Battery Life Test

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OnePlus launched its flagship OnePlus 3 smartphone a few hours back. We already brought you the review of the smartphone. Here we have the battery life test results of the phone. It packs a 3,000mAh built-in battery and also comes with new Dash charge technology that can charge the phone up to 63% in just 30 minutes using the bundled Dash Charge charger(5V-4A). The phone has a 5.5-inch 1080p AMOLED screen, is powered by a Snapdragon 820 SoC and runs on Android 6.0 (Marshmallow) with Oxygen OS. Check out the test results.

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How Honor smartphones propel the smartphone industry forward with innovation

By now, we are all popular with Honor and their smartphones such as the Honor 5X, Honor 7 and Honor 6 Plus, all of which are great in their own respect. While some of the reasons and innovations that help these smartphones achieve this reputation is easily evident, others might not be as easy to spot. In this post, we’ll be taking a look at the way Honor has pushed the boundaries of technology through innovation.

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