Asus releases a timeline for the Marshmallow update

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In November last year, Asus confirmed that a few of its devices will be receiving the update to Android 6.0 Marshmallow. However, it didn’t release a timeline for the updates but now we do have one and it also has added a few more devices to the mix.

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LG G5 will not be powered by a Snapdragon 820 processor in Latin America

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This year at MWC, we saw LG and Samsung go head to head with their new flagships, the G5 and Galaxy S7/S7 Edge respectively. One of the many things that the handsets have in common is that they will be having a Snapdragon 820 variant. However, it seems that while Samsung will be offering a similarly high end Exynos 8890 chipset in other regions, LG will opt for a lower end processor to power its flagship instead.

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OPPO R9 camera-focused smartphone teased, expected on March 17th

Oppo R9 teaser

OPPO today teased its upcoming R9 camera-focused smartphone. Even though OPPO did not reveal the announcement date, it just said that the event will be scheduled in the Spring, which starts in March. The teaser hints at a sleek metal body and SIM slot on the right side of the phone. OPPO unveiled the R7 and R7 Plus smartphones back in May last year. It is skipping the R8 and directly moving to the R9. Continue reading “OPPO R9 camera-focused smartphone teased, expected on March 17th”

Samsung Galaxy Tab A 2016 and Galaxy Tab E 7.0 press images surface

Samsung Galaxy Tab A 2016

Samsung Galaxy Tab A 2016 and Galaxy Tab E 7.0 have surfaced in new leak from @evleaks, few weeks after press shots for the Tab A 2016 or E 7.0 surfaced online. The tablet is rumored to launch as Galaxy Tab E 7.0 in the US and as the Galaxy Tab A 2016 in Europe, according to earlier reports.

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SanDisk Connect Wireless Stick Giveaway

SanDisk Connect Wireless Stick Giveaway

Hello readers! Thank you for your amazing response for all our giveaways in the past. FoneArena has teamed up with SanDisk for a new giveaway. This time you can stand a chance to five 32GB SanDisk Connect Wireless Stick devices, each worth Rs. 3,190 (MRP). Continue reading “SanDisk Connect Wireless Stick Giveaway”

Micromax Canvas Tab P702 with 7-inch HD display, 2GB RAM, 4G LTE launched for Rs. 7999

Micromax Canvas tab P702

Micromax has launched Canvas tab P702, the company’s latest tablet with 4G connectivity and voice calling capabilities. It has a 7-inch HD IPS display, is powered by a quad-core MediaTek processor, runs on Android 5.1 (Lollipop), has a 5-megapixel auto focus rear camera with LED flash and a 2-megapixel front-facing camera. Continue reading “Micromax Canvas Tab P702 with 7-inch HD display, 2GB RAM, 4G LTE launched for Rs. 7999”

Inbox by Gmail updated with new Snooze and weekend options

Inbox by Gmail Snooze

Google has updated Inbox by Gmail app with two new features. Last year Inbox got custom snooze time option so that users can set up custom times for morning, afternoon, and evening snooze. Now the app has received two time-saving improvements. Google said that these new Snooze options have been added based on feedback from users. Continue reading “Inbox by Gmail updated with new Snooze and weekend options”

Raspberry Pi 3 with 64-bit quad-core SoC, built-in Wi-Fi and Bluetooth announced for $35

Raspberry Pi 3

Months after introducing its most affordable Raspberry Pi Zero, the company has introduced the Raspberry Pi 3, successor of the Raspberry Pi 2 that was introduced back in February last year. Even though it is in the same size and has much of the same components on board as the Pi 2, the new Pi 3 has a faster 64-bit quad-core Broadcom BCM2837 SoC with ARM Cortex-A53 CPU, has built-in Wi-Fi 802.11n and Bluetooth 4.1. Continue reading “Raspberry Pi 3 with 64-bit quad-core SoC, built-in Wi-Fi and Bluetooth announced for $35”

Microsoft Band 2 gets a $75 price cut, available for $174.99

New Microsoft Band-2

Microsoft introduced its Band 2 fitness tracker back in October last year for $249.99. Now it has received a $75 price cut and is available for $174.99 (Rs. 12,000 approx.). This is a temporary price cut, which is available till March 26th, 9PM PST. Continue reading “Microsoft Band 2 gets a $75 price cut, available for $174.99”

WhatsApp to end support for BlackBerry, including BlackBerry 10 and Symbian

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WhatsApp has announced that it will stop supporting BlackBerry, including BlackBerry 10, Symbian S60 and few other older platforms by the end of this year. WhatsApp turned seven years old last week. “As we look ahead to our next seven years, we want to focus our efforts on the mobile platforms the vast majority of people use,” said the company. Continue reading “WhatsApp to end support for BlackBerry, including BlackBerry 10 and Symbian”

Apple iPhone SE could cost less than $500, event reportedly postponed to week of Mar 21

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Earlier this month, a report said that that Apple will introduce iPhone 5se at an event on March 15th. Later, another report said that Apple will start selling both these devices on March 18th, the same week after it launches. Now Re/code is reporting that the event has been postponed to the week of March 21st. Continue reading “Apple iPhone SE could cost less than $500, event reportedly postponed to week of Mar 21”

Weekly Roundup: LG G5, Samsung Galaxy S7, S7 edge, Xiaomi Mi 5 and more from MWC 2016

 

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This week, we reported from Mobile World Congress (MWC) in Barcelona. The South Korean giants LG and Samsung launched their 2016 flagship devices a day before MWC kick-off, and there were quiet a few launches that made the tech world buzzing. Continue reading “Weekly Roundup: LG G5, Samsung Galaxy S7, S7 edge, Xiaomi Mi 5 and more from MWC 2016”

Honor Holly 2 Plus Battery Life Test

Honor Holly 2 Plus FA One Charge Rating

Huawei Honor Holly 2 Plus that was launched in India last month, went on sale last week at Rs. 8,499 through Flipkart and Amazon.in. Here we have its battery test results of the smartphone. The Holly 2 Plus packs a 4000mAh built-in battery, which is twice the 2000mAh battery on the first Holly smartphone. It has a 5-inch HD display, is powered by a Quad-Core MediaTek MT6735 processor and runs on Android 5.1 (Lollipop) with Emotion UI 3.1 Lite on top. Check out the test results below. Continue reading “Honor Holly 2 Plus Battery Life Test”

Reliance Retail launches LYF Wind 6 with 5-inch display, 4G LTE for Rs. 7090

Reliance LYF Wind 6

After launching the LYF Flame 1 earlier this month, Reliance Retail has launched LYF Wind 6, a new 4G smartphone. It has a 5-inch FWVGA display, is powered by a quad-core Snapdragon 210, SoC, has a 5-megapixel front and rear cameras and dual SIM support. It runs on Android 5.1 (Lollipop). Continue reading “Reliance Retail launches LYF Wind 6 with 5-inch display, 4G LTE for Rs. 7090”

Facebook Live Video streaming coming to Android within next week

Facebook Live Video Android

Facebook started testing the live video feature for iPhone users in December last year and the feature rolled out to all iPhone users last month. Today, Facebook has announced that Android users will get the live video feature starting next week. More than 50% of people watching live videos are using Android devices, so it is finally bringing the feature to Android, as it had promised.
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