Following the Apple and FBI battle over privacy, a number of tech companies are looking forward to bolster their encryption service. According to a report from The Guardian, companies like Facebook, WhatsApp, Google, Snapchat and others are working to improve the privacy of user data.
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Bing is blending into the current fervor of the ongoing ICC T20 World Cup 2016. The Microsoft owned search engine is offering all cricket oriented search features such as Bing predictions, polls and quizzes for all the die-hard cricket fans.
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Samsung launched its flagship Galaxy S7 edge smartphone in India last week priced at Rs. 56,900. We already brought you the hands-on impressions of the S7 edge from the MWC last month, here we have the unboxing.
LG has officially announced its K8 smartphone, a month after it was listed on its official site. It has also introduced K5 smartphone in the K Series. The K8 packs a 5-inch HD screen with 2.5D curved arc glass, is powered by a quad-core MediaTek MT6735 SoC, runs on Android 6.0 (Marshmallow), has a 8-megapixel rear camera with LED flash and 5-megapixel front-facing camera. It also has 4G LTE support. The K5 packs a 5-inch FWVA screen, runs on Android 5.1 (Lollipop), has a 5-megapixel rear camera with LED flash and 2-megapixel front-facing camera. Continue reading “LG K8 with 5-inch HD display, Android 6.0, 4G LTE and K5 announced”
Qualcomm is looking to help make India a hub for design capabilities for smartphones, tablets and IoT. The company is also looking to leverage India’s engineering talent to scale innovation for both local consumption, and rest of the world. On those lines, Qualcomm is setting up an Innovation Lab in Bangalore, India to provide technical and engineering support to the home grown companies.
In the very recent past, Qualcomm had also hosted the Design in India Challenge in association with NASSCOM to accelerate the creation of a product and hardware design ecosystem in India for healthcare, education, banking, agriculture, automotive, wearables and smartcities.
We at FoneArena had a chance to speak to Sunil Lalvani, the President of Qualcomm India at the Make in India week, which took place in Mumbai last month. Here’s the transcript from our talk..
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Check out the new FoneArena Daily video that gives you a quick roundup of today’s technology news. Continue reading “iPhone 7 design surfaces, Xiaomi to launch more devices in India this year – FoneArena Daily”
Samsung started selling the Galaxy S7 and Galaxy S7 edge smartphones in over 60 countries, including its home-ground Korea starting from March 11th. Korea’s Yonhap News is reporting that Samsung sold more than 100,000 units of Galaxy S7 series of smartphones in South Korea, in first two after the sales started. Continue reading “Over 100,000 Samsung S7 and S7 edge sold in first 2 days in Korea”
It looks like future devices from Samsung might be able to keep a tab on your health stats. The company has filed a patent for advanced laser technology that uses mobile devices to monitor your health healt vitals.
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Telegram which crossed 100 million MAU mark recently, has received a new update that brings a bunch of new features and improvements to its app. The latest v3.7 update pumps up the Supergroups support for members from 1000 to 5000.
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Vodafone has unveiled its SuperNet initiative. Vodafone promises seamless network experience that would allow their customers to remain confidently connected at all times, for their voice and data needs. It has also launched a new campaign that brings back the popular brand mascot, Cheeka the pug. Continue reading “Vodafone announces Vodafone SuperNet 4G”
Gionne today announced that it will unveil its high-end flip phone on March 29th. This will likely be the W909 that got certified by TENAA in China last month. Geekbench listing from earlier year confirmed 4GB of RAM and Octa-Core MediaTek Helio P10 processor. The phone is said to come with dual 4.2-inch displays, one on the front and the the other on the inside along with a T9 keypad. Earlier images also revealed fingerprint sensor and leather-like finish on the back. Continue reading “Gionee W909 dual-screen Android flip phone with Helio P10 to be announced on March 29”
LG today announced a new Stylus 2 variant as the world’s first smartphone to feature DAB+ for digital radio broadcasting. It has introduced the new smartphone at Radiodays radio conference at Europe 2016 in Paris. LG said that it has collaborated with the International DMB Advancement Group (IDAG) to include DAB+ technology in the new LG Stylus 2. Continue reading “LG introduces new Stylus 2 with DAB+ for digital radio broadcasting”
Patchworks, a Korean company, popular for its smartphones accessories today announced its Clear Round case and Color case for the upcoming iPhone SE smartphone, ahead of official announcement of the phone on March 21st. It says that these cases will also fit older iPhone 5 and 5s smartphones, so the dimensions are expected to remain the same. The company says that the image of the device is based on iPhone 5s. Continue reading “Patchworks iPhone SE Clear Round case and Color case introduced ahead of March 21 announcement”
Samsung has announced that it will showcase three new experimental projects from its C-Lab program at the ongoing SXSW. The company will unveil Hum On app that transcribes hummed melodies into musical scores, Waffle, a social media platform that enables collaborative content creation and Entrim 4D, a VR accessory that lets users feel the movements of the on-screen action.
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Lenovo introduced its own virtual reality headset, ANT VR along with the Vibe K4 Note. Later it extended it to the Vibe X3. Lenovo says both these smartphones have TheaterMax technology that will offer widescreen virtual cinematic experience. What is it actually? How is the ANT VR different from other VR headsets such as Google Cardboard. Let us find out.
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