LG K8 with 5-inch HD display, Android 6.0, 4G LTE announced

LG K8

After the K10, K7 and K4 smartphones in the K series, LG has silently introduced K8 (K350N) smartphone in some markets, including Hungary. It has a  5-inch HD screen with 2.5D curved arc glass, is powered by a quad-core MediaTek MT6735 SoC,  runs on Android 6.0 (Marshmallow), has a 8-megapixel rear camera with LED flash and 5-megapixel front-facing camera. It also has 4G LTE support. Continue reading “LG K8 with 5-inch HD display, Android 6.0, 4G LTE announced”

Ringing Bells to launch Freedom 251 smartphone in India for under Rs 500 on Feb. 17

Ringing Bells, a homegrown handset maker is all set to launch the cheapest smartphone in India which is priced under Rs 500. Dubbed as Freedom 251, the company will release the phone in the country tomorrow, February 17.

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LG Stylus 2 with 5.7-inch display, Android 6.0, 7.4mm slim metal frame announced

LG Stylus 2

LG has introduced Stylus 2, successor of last year’s G4 Stylus, ahead of the Mobile World Congress (MWC) 2016 in Barcelona next week. It has a 5.7-inch HD in-cell touch display, is powered by a 1.2GHz quad-core processor, runs on Android 6.0 (Marshmallow), has a 13-megapixel rear camera with LED flash and a 8-megapixel front-facing camera. It has a 7.4mm thin body with a metal frame and is just 145 grams. Continue reading “LG Stylus 2 with 5.7-inch display, Android 6.0, 7.4mm slim metal frame announced”

LG announces X Cam, Samsung Galaxy S6 and S6 edge Marshmallow update and more – FoneArena Daily

LG X cam and X screen

Check out the new FoneArena Daily video that gives you a quick roundup of today’s technology news. Continue reading “LG announces X Cam, Samsung Galaxy S6 and S6 edge Marshmallow update and more – FoneArena Daily”

Samsung reportedly working on Batman v Superman edition of the Galaxy S7 edge

It looks like similar to most of us out there, Samsung does have a thing for superheroes. Last year the company released the Galaxy S6 Edge Iron Man limited edition and now a new rumor is stating that it might launch a Batman v Superman edition of the Galaxy S7 edge in 2016.

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Idea launches 4G LTE services in Chennai, coming to Coimbatore and Pondicherry soon

Idea 4G

Idea today launched its 4G LTE services in Chennai, as it had promised back in December, when it launched 4G services in across 75 Towns in Southern India, including Madurai, Tiruchirappalli, Tirunelveli, Tiruppur and Kancheepuram. Idea 4G is now available in 29 towns of Tamil Nadu and Chennai. It is available in 20 districts, including major towns of Chennai, Madurai, Trichy, Salem, Tirunelveli, Vellore, Erode & Tirupur, covering 30% of the total population of the circle. Continue reading “Idea launches 4G LTE services in Chennai, coming to Coimbatore and Pondicherry soon”

Hike Messenger ropes in former Motorola exec Rajesh Rudraradhya as VP

Hike Messenger announced that the company has appointed Rajesh Rudraradhya as the Vice President and Head of Engineering. Rajesh will report into Founder and CEO, Kavin Bharti Mittal and will be responsible for helping Hike scale its engineering team and streamlining product development.

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Samsung backed startup to debut IOFIT smart shoes at MWC

Salted Venture, a startup supported by Samsung Electronics is all set to debut IOFIT smart shoes at the Mobile World Congress (MWC) 2016 next week. The smart shoes are designed to deliver real time coaching for golf and fitness.
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Motorola Moto X Force Unboxing

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Motorola launched the Moto X Force with shatterproof display starting at Rs. 49,999 earlier this month. We already brought you the hands-on impressions of the smartphone from the launch event, here we have the unboxing.

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Intex Cloud Crystal 2.5D with 5-inch HD display, 3GB RAM, 4G LTE launched for Rs. 6899

Intex Cloud Crystal 2.5D

Intex has launched Cloud Crystal 2.5D, the company’s latest budget 4G smartphone in the Cloud series. It has a 5-inch HD 2.5D curved glass display, is powered by a 1GHz quad-core 64-bit processor, runs on Android 5.1 (Lollipop) OS, comes with a 8-megapixel rear camera with dual LED flash and a 2-megapixel front-facing camera. Continue reading “Intex Cloud Crystal 2.5D with 5-inch HD display, 3GB RAM, 4G LTE launched for Rs. 6899”

Xiaomi teases sleek clear protective case for Mi 5 ahead of Feb 24 announcement

Xiaomi Mi 5 Clear Case

LG usually introduces official case for their upcoming flagships every year, this time Xiaomi has teased (Via) a clear protective case for its upcoming flagship Mi 5 smartphone. Xiaomi says that the case will be just 0.45mm thick. It also reveals that the camera will be present on the left corner, the USB Type-C port will be present on the bottom with dual speakers. These coincide with earlier leaks. Continue reading “Xiaomi teases sleek clear protective case for Mi 5 ahead of Feb 24 announcement”

Xolo Era 4K with 5-inch HD display, 2GB RAM, 4000mAh battery, 4G LTE launched for Rs. 6499

Xolo Era 4K

Xolo has launched Era 4K, the company’s latest budget 4G smartphone in the Era series. It packs a 5-inch HD screen, is powered by a quad-core 64-bit MediaTek MT6735P processor, runs on Android 5.1 (Lollipop) OS, comes with a 8-megapixel rear camera with dual LED flash and a 5-megapixel front-facing camera. It comes with dual SIM support and has 4G LTE connectivity with support for 1800MHz FDD-LTE (band 3) and 2300MHz TDD-LTE (band 40). Continue reading “Xolo Era 4K with 5-inch HD display, 2GB RAM, 4000mAh battery, 4G LTE launched for Rs. 6499”

Samsung Galaxy S6 and Galaxy S6 edge Android 6.0 Marshmallow update starts rolling out globally

Samsung Galaxy S6 edge Android 6.0 Marshmallow

Samsung has announced that it has started rolling out Android 6.0 (Marshmallow) update for its smartphones, starting from Galaxy S6 and Galaxy S6 edge smartphones. It released Android 6.0 beta update for the S6 and S6 edge users in the UK and the Korean version got the update last month. The update adds enhanced edge screen and new edge screen features for the S6 edge. The Android 6.0 update concentrates on App Permissions, Web Experience, App Links and Power & Charging. Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy S6 and Galaxy S6 edge Android 6.0 Marshmallow update starts rolling out globally”

Microsoft Lumia 650 and Lumia 650 Dual SIM with 5-inch HD AMOLED display, 4G LTE announced for $199

Microsoft Lumia 650 Dual SIM

Microsoft just announced Lumia 650 and Lumia 650 Dual SIM smartphones running Windows 10. These smartphones have a 5-inch HD AMOLED ClearBlack display, powered by a 1.3GHz quad-core Snapdragon 212 processor, have a 8-megapixel auto focus camera with LED flash and a 5-megapixel front-facing camera. These have 4G LTE connectivity, have a metal frame and are just 6.9mm thick. Continue reading “Microsoft Lumia 650 and Lumia 650 Dual SIM with 5-inch HD AMOLED display, 4G LTE announced for $199”

Qualcomm to supply LTE-A carrier aggregation support tech to Micromax and Samsung in India

Qualcomm

Qualcomm will supply LTE-Advanced carrier aggregation support technology to smartphone makers such as Micromax and Samsung, according to a latest report from the ET. Carrier aggregation used in LTE-Advanced increases the bandwidth, thereby increasing the bitrate. Back in 2014, Qualcomm partnered with LG and Airtel to offer LTE Advanced with carrier aggregation on LG G2 that is powered by Snapdragon 800 processor. Continue reading “Qualcomm to supply LTE-A carrier aggregation support tech to Micromax and Samsung in India”