Pebble Time and Time Round get a permanent $50 price cut, now available for $150 and $200

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Pebble today announced a $50 permanent price cut for both the Pebble Time and Pebble Time Round watches, which are now available for $149.99 and $199.99, respectively. In the Europe and UK it is offering up to 30% price cut for the entire Pebble lineup. Continue reading “Pebble Time and Time Round get a permanent $50 price cut, now available for $150 and $200”

Hound voice search and virtual assistant app launched for Android and iPhone

HOUND Voice Search and Assistant

SoundHound introduced Hound voice search app in invitation-only private beta last June for Android and also showcased how fast it is, in a demo video. Eight months after the beta, it has finally launched the app to the public on Android and iPhone in the U.S. The app has been improved for the 8 months with the help of about 150,000 testers. Continue reading “Hound voice search and virtual assistant app launched for Android and iPhone”

Windows Defender Advanced Threat Protection announced for enterprise

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Microsoft today announced Windows Defender Advanced Threat Protection for enterprise customers to detect, investigate, and respond to advanced attacks on their networks. It will help detect attackers and threats, provide enterprises with information to investigate the breach across endpoints, and offer response recommendations. “This provides a new post-breach layer of protection to the Windows 10 security stack,” said Microsoft. Continue reading “Windows Defender Advanced Threat Protection announced for enterprise”

Android N UI surfaces, Google starts selling VR Cardboards 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 “Android N UI surfaces, Google starts selling VR Cardboards and more – FoneArena Daily”

vivo Xplay5 with 5.43-inch Quad HD display, 6GB RAM, Snapdragon 820 announced

vivo Xplay5

vivo has announced Xplay5, the company’s flagship smartphone as it had promised. It comes in two variants, one with 6GB of RAM and Snapdragon 820 SoC, while the other variant has 4GB of RAM and Octa-Core Snapdragon 652 SoC. Other specifications are similar, including a 5.43-inch dual curved edge Quad HD Super AMOLED display with Corning Gorilla glass protection, 16-megapixel rear camera with Phase Detection Auto Focus (PDAF) for focus speed of just 0.1 seconds and a 8-megapixel front-facing camera. Continue reading “vivo Xplay5 with 5.43-inch Quad HD display, 6GB RAM, Snapdragon 820 announced”

Sony, Tokyo Tech and others develop 60 GHz 6.1 Gbps wireless transfer system for mobile

60 GHz 6.1 Gbps wireless module and wireless setup

Sony has announced that it has partnered with Tokyo Tech, Japan Radio and KDDI Labs to jointly develop and implement 40 GHz and 60 GHz wave-based high-throughput wireless access network that combines 40 GHz operation for outdoor networks with 60 GHz operation for mobiles to enable large data size content delivery on the gigabyte scale. Continue reading “Sony, Tokyo Tech and others develop 60 GHz 6.1 Gbps wireless transfer system for mobile”

HP Elite X3 Hands On

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HP Elite X3 is not just a powerful Windows phone, but a powerful smartphone by any OS standards. It still is in a prototype stage and the final device is in the works. We went hands on with the latest version of the device for your viewing pleasure.

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Lenovo Vibe K5 Plus launching in India on March 15

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Lenovo has finally sent out invites for the launch of it’s latest Vibe K5 Plus smartphone in India on March 15th. It was announced at the Mobile World Congress (MWC) in Barcelona last week, packs a 5-inch 1080p display, is powered by an Octa-Core Snapdragon 616 processor, runs on Android 5.1 (Lollipop) with Lenovo’s own UI on top, has a 13-megapixel rear camera with LED flash and a 5-megapixel front-facing camera. Continue reading “Lenovo Vibe K5 Plus launching in India on March 15”

Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Cat 9 LTE Speedtest

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The Samsung Galaxy S6 edge was fitted with a Cat 6 LTE modem while the new Galaxy S7 Edge comes with a Cat 9 LTE modem. We did a speedtest of the device over the LTE network in Barcelona to show you the kind of speeds the smartphone can achieve.

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BlackBerry Priv Camera gets slow motion, Launcher and Keyboard get several new features

BlackBerry Priv launcher and Keyboard

BlackBerry has updated its Camera, Launcher and Keyboard apps with several new features. The Camera app finally gets slow motion video recording at 120 fps, Keyboard app gets better predictive typing, accuracy, and control and the launcher gets enhanced user experience, including separate view of personal and work apps. Continue reading “BlackBerry Priv Camera gets slow motion, Launcher and Keyboard get several new features”

5 reasons to buy the Samsung Galaxy S7

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The Samsung Galaxy S7 is the update to last year’s Galaxy S6. In this post, we will take a look at 5 reasons why you should buy one for yourself or upgrade from your existing Galaxy S6.

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5 reasons to buy the Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge

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The Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge is the update to last year’s Galaxy S6 edge and S6 edge+. In this post, we will take a look at 5 reasons why you should buy one for yourself or upgrade from your existing S6 edge or S6 edge+.

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Microsoft HoloLens Development Edition up for pre-order at $3,000, shipping March 30

Microsoft HoloLens Development Edition

Months after introducing the HoloLens, Microsoft announced back in October last year that the Hololens Developer Kit will be available in Q1 2016 for $3000 (Rs. 20,4135 approx.), as promised it has started taking orders for the HoloLens Development Edition for developers. Continue reading “Microsoft HoloLens Development Edition up for pre-order at $3,000, shipping March 30”

Screenshots give us a glimpse of upcoming Android N’s UI

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While a great many number of smartphones are releasing now with Android Marshmallow 6.0, quite a few are yet to receive the update. However, that doesn’t stop rumours and information regarding the next Android version from popping up. New images now give us a sneak peek at what to expect from the next major Android update especially with the notification drawer.

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Moto sale on Amazon India: Rs. 1000 off on smartphones, Rs. 2000 off on Moto 360 (2nd Gen)

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Moto has brought its popular devices on Amazon.in. As a part of the inaugural offers, it is offering discounts and cashbacks on most of the Motorola smartphones and Moto 360 (2nd Gen) smartwatch. All these offers are available both on the web and Amazon app. Continue reading “Moto sale on Amazon India: Rs. 1000 off on smartphones, Rs. 2000 off on Moto 360 (2nd Gen)”