LG Innotek introduces under glass fingerprint sensor module for smartphones

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LG Innotek, one of the popular components and materials manufacturers has announced a smartphone cover glass which is embedded fingerprint sensor module. This can be integrated into smartphones that lets you just place your finger on the smartphone’s glass to register your fingerprint that can unlock the phone. Continue reading “LG Innotek introduces under glass fingerprint sensor module for smartphones”

WhatsApp could be working on desktop apps for Windows and OSX

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It looks like WhatsApp wants to expand its availability from mobile devices to desktop. The popular cross platform messenger app is tipped to be working on native desktop apps for Windows and Mac.

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Xiaomi Mi 5 open sale, Sundar Pichai’s vision for Google 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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Samsung Galaxy Note 6 camera tipped to sport IR autofocus

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Samsung’s anticipated Note 6 flagship leaks have been making headlines for quite a while now. Another addition from the rumour mill suggests that the firm is internally testing Galaxy Note 6 prototypes with IR autofocus for the primary camera. Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy Note 6 camera tipped to sport IR autofocus”

Sundar Pichai talks search, AI, machine learning and more in first Founder’s letter

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Google CEO Sundar Pichai has written his first “Founder’s Letter” that talks about his future vision of the company’s future. He said that the company is working towards creating a smart assistant that can follow you anywhere.

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LG’s upcoming K series smartphones with Snapdragon 430 SoC spotted online

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LG’s two upcoming K series smartphones have been spotted online in a listing by a benchmark database website. The purported listing by the Geekbench for two LG devices – the LG-K530 and the LG-K535 – doesn’t reveal full specifications, but suggests that it could be the successor to existing K10 smartphone. Continue reading “LG’s upcoming K series smartphones with Snapdragon 430 SoC spotted online”

Lenovo Vibe P1 Android 6.0 Marshmallow update starts rolling out in India

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Lenovo has finally started rolling out Android 6.0 (Marshmallow) update for the Vibe P1 smartphone in India. The smartphone was launched running Android 5.1 (Lollipop) in India back in October. Continue reading “Lenovo Vibe P1 Android 6.0 Marshmallow update starts rolling out in India”

Samsung to release 64-bit Tizen 3.0 update in September, beta release in July

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Samsung at its Developer Conference in San Francisco has announced that the next version of Tizen OS, the Tizen 3.0 is set for debut in September. Continue reading “Samsung to release 64-bit Tizen 3.0 update in September, beta release in July”

Xiaomi Mi 5, Redmi Note 3, 20000mAh Powerbank available through open sale in India on May 4

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Xiaomi launched the Mi 5 smartphone in India for Rs. 24,999 last month, which went on sale through flash sale starting from April 6th, along with the 20000mAh Mi Power Bank that went on flash sale at a price of Rs. 1699. Now the company has announced open sale for both the devices on May 4th at 2PM through the mi.com website. Both the variants of the Redmi Note 3 will also go on open sale once again on the same day at 2PM. Continue reading “Xiaomi Mi 5, Redmi Note 3, 20000mAh Powerbank available through open sale in India on May 4”

Weekly Roundup: HP Chromebook 13, HTC One S9, Meizu M3, Samsung Gear 360 and more

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This week, Google and HP announced a high-end Chromebook 13 which is ultra thin and features an anodized aluminum chassis.

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Lava A72, A76 and A89 with 4G VoLTE launched starting at Rs. 5699

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Lava has launched A72 and A76 smartphone and will launch the A89 smartphone soon. All these have 4G LTE support with VoLTE, powered by 1.5GHz quad-core SoCs, pack 1GB of RAM, run Android 5.1 (Lollipop) and come with LED flash on the front for capturing better images in low lighting conditions. Display resolution of the these smartphones are not known yet. Continue reading “Lava A72, A76 and A89 with 4G VoLTE launched starting at Rs. 5699”