Google appoints former Motorola exec Rick Osterloh to head new hardware division

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Google has appointed former Motorola executive Rick Osterloh to head its new hardware division. The new hardware division will be responsible for Nexus, Chromecast, OnHub, Pixel C, Chromebook, Glass, and more.

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HP Chromebook 13 with QHD display, Intel Core M processor announced, starts at $499

HP Chromebook 13

HP has announced a high end Chromebook 13 which is ultra thin and features an anodized aluminum chassis. The Chromebook 13 sports a 13.3-inch QHD display running at 3,200 x 1800 resolution. Continue reading “HP Chromebook 13 with QHD display, Intel Core M processor announced, starts at $499”

Samsung Gear 360 VR Camera launched in Korea, pricing revealed

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Samsung today launched Gear 360, its first 360 degree virtual reality camera in Korea, as it had promised at the Developer Conference earlier this week in San Francisco. It was announced that the MWC 2016 earlier this year, comes with dual fish-eye lenses with 15 megapixel image sensors and can capture high-resolution (3840×1920) 360-degree video that also supports 30 megapixel still images. Continue reading “Samsung Gear 360 VR Camera launched in Korea, pricing revealed”

Moto G 2016 India launch, HTC Nexus M1 and S1 details 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. Continue reading “Moto G 2016 India launch, HTC Nexus M1 and S1 details and more – FoneArena Daily”

Huawei Honor 5C with 5.2-inch 1080p display, fingerprint sensor, metal body announced

Huawei Honor 5C

Huawei has announced Honor 5C, the company’s latest smartphone and the successor of last year’s Honor 4C. It has a 5.2-inch 1080p IPS display with 74% screen-to-body ratio, is powered by an Octa-Core Kirin 650 16nm SoC, runs on Android 6.0 (Marshmallow) with EMUI 4.1 on top, has a 13-megapixel rear camera with LED flash, 8-megapixel front-facing camera and also has a fingerprint sensor on the back that can unlock the phone in 0.5 seconds. Continue reading “Huawei Honor 5C with 5.2-inch 1080p display, fingerprint sensor, metal body announced”

Lenovo sells 5 lakh K4 Note smartphones, VR bundle available on April 29 for Rs. 12499

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Lenovo today announced that it has sold over 5 lakh or half a million devices of the Vibe K4 Note smartphones since the launch in India. The smartphone with TheaterMax technology was launched in country on January 5th and the first flash sale began on 19th January.  It went on open sale in a month after the launch. Continue reading “Lenovo sells 5 lakh K4 Note smartphones, VR bundle available on April 29 for Rs. 12499”

BuySell Tickets for Android lets you sell extra movie tickets easily

BuySell Tickets

BuySell Tickets, a new Android app from NFN Labs, based in Chennai lets you sell extra movie tickets easily without revealing your personal information such as contact number or email. If you are looking for tickets for a movie, you can easily search for a movie by name, language, number of tickets and theaters they are available in. Continue reading “BuySell Tickets for Android lets you sell extra movie tickets easily”

DIPP panel recommends to exempt Apple from 30% sourcing condition for retail stores

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A government panel headed by Secretary of Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion (DIPP) headed by Ramesh Abhishek has recommended exempting iPhone and iPad maker Apple from mandatory local sourcing norms. Continue reading “DIPP panel recommends to exempt Apple from 30% sourcing condition for retail stores”

Motorola schedules launch event in India on May 17, Moto G4 and G4 Plus expected

Motorola India event invite May 17

Motorola just sent out invites for an event in New Delhi on May 17th. The invite doesn’t reveal any details what it is expected to launch, but it will likely launch the new Moto G4 and Moto G4 Plus smartphones at the event. It launched the Moto G (3rd Gen) in India at an event in July last year. Continue reading “Motorola schedules launch event in India on May 17, Moto G4 and G4 Plus expected”