Weekly Roundup: YU YUNICORN, LG G5, Sony Xperia X, XA, Mi Band 2, Asus Zenfone 3 and more from Computex 2016

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This week, Micromax’s subsidiary YU launched its budget flagship smartphone YUNICORN in India exclusively on Flipkart. Continue reading “Weekly Roundup: YU YUNICORN, LG G5, Sony Xperia X, XA, Mi Band 2, Asus Zenfone 3 and more from Computex 2016”

OnePlus 3 flash sale scheduled before official launch, can buy 1000 units on June 6 in China

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While it’s already official that OnePlus will launch the flagship OnePlus 3 on June 14 internationally, the company is putting up 1000 units of the yet-to-launch device for flash sale in China on June 6th. Continue reading “OnePlus 3 flash sale scheduled before official launch, can buy 1000 units on June 6 in China”

Google won’t make its own Nexus phone, but will be “more opinionated” about design to OEMs: Pichai

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Google has no plans whatsoever to make its own Nexus phone, which is that the company still want other OEMs to make Nexus devices for them and Google would “thoughtfully add more features on top of Android” for Nexus. Continue reading “Google won’t make its own Nexus phone, but will be “more opinionated” about design to OEMs: Pichai”

Samsung Galaxy Note 7 edge could feature dual cameras, 72 new emojis coming – FoneArena Daily

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Check out the new FoneArena Daily video that gives you a quick roundup of today’s technology news. Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy Note 7 edge could feature dual cameras, 72 new emojis coming – FoneArena Daily”

Reliance Lyf Flame 6 with 4G VoLTE launched for Rs. 3999

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Reliance Retail has launched Lyf Flame 6, the company’s latest 4G smartphone with VoLTE, after launching the Lyf Flame 3 and Lyf Flame 4 smartphones. It has a 4-inch WVGA screen, is powered by a 1.5GHz quad-core processor and runs on Android 5.1 (Lollipop), similar to the Lyf Flame 3 and Lyf Flame 4, but this has a 2-megapixel rear camera with LED flash and a 2-megapixel front-facing camera. It has dual SIM support, similar to most other Lyf smartphones. Continue reading “Reliance Lyf Flame 6 with 4G VoLTE launched for Rs. 3999”

Samsung Galaxy Note 7 edge rumored to feature dual-camera setup

A report from last year said that Samsung is working on a device with Dual cameras for 2016 and a recent patent hinted at the same for the next Galaxy Note edge flagship. Now a new report from Taiwanese media says that the Galaxy Note 7 edge will pack dual rear cameras. Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy Note 7 edge rumored to feature dual-camera setup”

Google Maps beta now on Google Play, v9.27 adds 2 new notification settings and more

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Google Maps beta app is now available through the Google Play. You can sign up to be a beta testers for the unreleased version of the Maps app. Continue reading “Google Maps beta now on Google Play, v9.27 adds 2 new notification settings and more”

VLC 2.0 for Android brings local network browsing, better playback and more

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After a recent VLC 2.0 beta release, VideoLAN has started rolling out stable version of the update for the Android users. This finally adds network browsing so that you can browse content from local network such as NAS or a shared directory on your PC. The update also brings option to toggle any device to the Android TV UI for VLC, new history option in the sidebar and faster to decode and playback all video types. Continue reading “VLC 2.0 for Android brings local network browsing, better playback and more”

72 new emojis coming to your smartphone on June 21

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Unicode has a new collection of emojis for rollout. The non-profit corporation Unicode Consortium actively develops and maintains emoji standards internationally. It has approved 72 new emojis, and the update is scheduled for release on June 21. Continue reading “72 new emojis coming to your smartphone on June 21”

Xiaomi Redmi 3 variants with Snapdragon 415, fingerprint sensor, metal body get certified

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Xiaomi Redmi 3 was announced in January earlier this year and the Redmi 3 Pro with 3GB RAM was introduced in March. Now three variants of the Redmi 3 phone with 32GB storage have been certified by TENAA, few days after a similar variant of the phone with 16GB storage in golden color got certified by TENAA. These have almost similar specifications as the Redmi 3 and also includes a fingerprint sensor on the back. Continue reading “Xiaomi Redmi 3 variants with Snapdragon 415, fingerprint sensor, metal body get certified”

Samsung Gear IconX Bluetooth earbuds with fitness tracking capabilities announced

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Samsung has announced Gear IconX, it’s latest fitness tracking headset that can track heart rate, distance, speed, duration and calories burned and provide data through the voice guide, even without a smartphone.  It also has a standalone music player that lets you transfer music between the Gear IconX and your smartphone with the Samsung Gear application. Continue reading “Samsung Gear IconX Bluetooth earbuds with fitness tracking capabilities announced”