Asus Zenfone Selfie Review

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Success begets success seems to be the mantra adopted by Asus as it dramatically ramps up the Zenfone range of handsets on offer. The successful launch of the Zenfone 2 has led to a spate of hardware reveals including the Zenfone 2 Deluxe, Selfie, Laser and Max variants. Invariably, we expect the company to have a couple more up their sleeve before the launch of the Zenfone 3 next year. Today though, we are going to talk about the Zenfone Selfie. A device that strives to succeed in a category where the competition is limited and generally priced much higher. A device that capitalizes on the latest social trends, a trend that certainly isn’t showing any signs of waning. A device focused on photography both from the rear camera and more importantly in this context, the front camera. This is the FoneArena review of the Zenfone 2 Selfie. Continue reading “Asus Zenfone Selfie Review”

Micromax Canvas Sliver 5 Benchmarks

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Micromax launched the Canvas Sliver 5 Q450 with just 5.1mm thickness in June for Rs. 17999. We brought you the unboxing of the smartphone recently, here we have its benchmarks. The phone is powered by a quad-core Snapdragon 410 (MSM8916) SoC that has four ARM Cortex-A53 CPUs clocked at 1.21 GHz per core and has Adreno 306 GPU clocked at 400MHz.  It has 2GB RAM, 4.8-inch HD (1280 x 720 pixels) AMOLED display and runs on Android 5.0 (Lollipop). Let’s find out the performance in a range of synthetic benchmark tests. Continue reading “Micromax Canvas Sliver 5 Benchmarks”

LG announces festive price cuts in India, G4 now starts at Rs. 40000, G4 Stylus available for Rs. 21000

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LG has announced price cuts for the festive season in India. The LG G4 that was launched for Rs. 51,000 will be available at a best buy price of Rs. 40,000 for the Ceramic white variant and the Leather back variant will be available for Rs. 45,000. The  LG G4 Stylus that was launched at a price tag of Rs. 24,990 last month is now available for Rs. 21,000. These smartphones are available at even cheaper rates from online retail websites. Continue reading “LG announces festive price cuts in India, G4 now starts at Rs. 40000, G4 Stylus available for Rs. 21000”

Apple Music hits over 11 million trial subscribers

Apple has announced some impressive numbers about its recently launched music streaming service. The company said that more than 11 million subscribers are accessing the Apple Music service only a month after its launch.

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Google Maps for iOS receives new Night Mode feature

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Google has introduced a new feature for Google Maps on iOS. The new feature is called Night Mode and it will make navigation a whole lot less strenuous on the eyes when people are driving at night or when its dark.

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You can now reserve your own Pebble Time Steel smartwatch for US$249

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Pebble has just made the Time Steel smartwatch open to reservation worldwide at a price of US$249. The Time Steel model has already begun shipping to its Kickstarter backers and users can now reserve one for themselves through Pebble.

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Motorola Moto G (3rd Gen) Camera Samples

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Motorola Moto G (3rd Gen) was launched in India last week starting at Rs. 11,999. We already brought you the unboxing and the benchmarks, here we have the camera samples from the smartphone. The third-generation Moto G features a 13-megapixel camera that uses a Sony IMX214 Exmor RS sensor with f/2.0 aperture and True-Tone LED flash. This is the same sensor used in the Nexus 6, but this lacks OIS. It has a 5-megapixel front-facing camera with f/2.2 aperture. Continue reading “Motorola Moto G (3rd Gen) Camera Samples”

Zimperium Stagefright Detector Android App launched

Zimperium had discovered the Stagefright vulnerability which was said to affect over 95% of Android devices. The mobile security company has now launched a Stagefright Detector Android App that checks devices for the vulnerability.

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HTC to slash jobs and discontinue smartphone models to revive sales

With an aim to improve its market share, HTC has announced that it will slash jobs and discontinue some smartphone modes. The Taiwanese smartphone maker has been struggling to make its mark in the current smartphone market that is being dominated by the likes of Apple and Samsung.

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Xiaomi could announce the Redmi Note 2 with MIUI 7 on August 13

It looks like Xiaomi could announce the long rumored Redmi Note 2 next week. A fresh report from MyDrivers is stating that the Chinese smartphone maker will launch the Redmi Note 2 along with MIUI 7 on August 13th.

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Xiaomi Redmi 2 Prime with 2GB RAM, 16GB storage listed on Amazon India

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Xiaomi launched the Redmi 2 smartphone in India earlier this year, which recently got a price cut to Rs. 5,999. At the launch the company said that it is planning to bring the 2GB RAM with 16GB storage version of the smartphone to India. Now the top-end version of the Redmi 2 has been listed on Amazon.in as Redmi 2 Prime without a price tag.

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LG Nexus (2015) may come with a fingerprint sensor

Rumors and reports about the LG Nexus (2015) have been looming the online world for quite sometime now. Today, a fresh report from Korea Herald says that the next generation LG Nexus will be equipped with a fingerprint sensor.

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Flipkart: The Freedom Sale‬ – Best deals on smartphones and tablets

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Flipkart launched The Freedom Sale. As a part of the sale it is offering some great deals on smartphones and some tablets that includes Google Nexus 6, Samsung Galaxy S5, Asus Zenfone 2, Motorola Moto G (2nd Gen), Xiaomi Mi Pad and more. All these offers are available only through the Flipkart app.

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Microsoft Translator for Android, iOS, Apple Watch and Android Wear released

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Microsoft has released Translator app for Android, Android Wear, iOS devices and Apple Watch. The app is mainly for smartwatches since the Android and iOS apps have a simple layout. It lets you translate instantly in 50 languages using voice or text. You can translate even faster by pinning your most commonly used translations and settings to your watch screen for easy access, and browse your history of recently used phrases, said the company. It has option to select English accents spoken in Australia, Canada, India, New Zealand, United Kingdom and United States. Continue reading “Microsoft Translator for Android, iOS, Apple Watch and Android Wear released”