Months after Google Maps for Android got the feature, the iOS app has finally received the option add detours to your route, without having to exit out of navigation. This feature is available in over 100 countries worldwide where Google Maps navigation is available. The latest update also brings several bug fixes. Continue reading “Google Maps for iOS gets option to add detours to your route”
New rumours suggested that the next iPad won’t be the iPad Air 3 but a smaller 9.7″ iPad Pro. However, the smaller iPad Pro won’t just be a scaled down version of the larger 12.9″ iPad Pro. Instead, it will come with a few upgrades as well.
Continue reading “9.7″ Apple iPad Pro to have a 12 Megapixel Camera with 4K Video Recording”
Earlier, it was expected that if you pack the latest processor from Qualcomm, it would in effect be able to have the fast charging properties of the particular processor. However, the OnePlus 2 showed that it is possible to remove the fast charging abilities if needed. Similarly, now it seems that Samsung have bundled only QuickCharge 2.0 with their Galaxy S7 and S7 Edge while LG’s G5 is capable of doing QuickCharge 3.0.
Continue reading “LG G5 supports Qualcomm QuickCharge 3.0 but Samsung Galaxy S7 and S7 Edge don’t”
ZUK is apparently working on a new phone that will have a compact size. It could be an all new handset or a mini version of their Z1 handset and will launch in a few months time.
Continue reading “ZUK to launch a new mini phone powered by Mediatek Helio P10”
Google has started selling Cardboard VR Viewers on its official US store, apart from its Cardboard viewer. It also has a separate Virtual Reality (Via) page on its store that lists all the cardboard viewers. Continue reading “Google Store starts selling View-Master and C1-Glass Cardboard VR Viewers”
Sony has just filed a new patent for a Powerglove controller for smartphones that is similar to their PS3 Move. The device would be ideally incorporated with a VR experience to control the headset.
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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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vivo already confirmed that its upcoming flagship Xplay5 smartphone will be powered by a quad-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 processor and pack whopping 6GB of LPDDR4 RAM. It also confirmed dual curved displays for the smartphone. Now a new leak from China (Via) reveals that it will come with a 5.43-inch Quad HD Super AMOLED display, come with 128GB of internal storage, feature Cirrus Logic CS4398 DAC and a 3600mAh battery.
After showing up on Zauba and GFXBench, the Samsung Galaxy A9 Pro has surfaced on AnTuTu, revealing the specifications. This coincides with earlier rumors, but it doesn’t confirm if the upcoming top-end ‘A series’ smartphone will come with 6-inch screen like the A9 or a smaller 5.5-inch screen. It could be the same 6-inch screen since the import listing also shows a 6-inch screen. Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy A9 Pro with Snapdragon 652, 4GB RAM, 16MP camera surfaces on AnTuTu”
The highly anticipated HTC Vive VR headset will be going up for pre-order today at 10 AM Eastern Time which is 3 PM GMT. There will be a restriction of one unit per customers and the pricing of the Vive globally have been announced too.
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Samsung seems to be trying their best to keep their phones up to date and to remove the bad reputation of releasing slow updates. They have now released the February security patch for their flagship products just a few weeks after the update to Android 6.0 Marshmallow began rolling out for some phones.
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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.
Continue reading “Asus releases a timeline for the Marshmallow update”
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.
Continue reading “LG G5 will not be powered by a Snapdragon 820 processor in Latin America”
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 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.
Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy Tab A 2016 and Galaxy Tab E 7.0 press images surface”
