Vodafone 4G launching in Delhi and NCR on February 3

Vodafone 4G Launch Delhi invite

After successfully launching 4G LTE in Kerala, Mysore and Kolkata, Vodafone is all set to launch its 4G services in Delhi and NCR on February 3rd, Wednesday. Naveen Chopra, Chief Operating Officer, BJAS Murthy, Operations Director – North and Apoorva Mehrotra, Business Head – Delhi & NCR will be present at the launch event. The company started issuing 4G-ready SIM cards in Delhi & NCR region through Vodafone stores last week. Continue reading “Vodafone 4G launching in Delhi and NCR on February 3”

Lenovo Vibe X3 Benchmarks

Lenovo Vibe X3 Benchmarks_fonearena

Lenovo launched the Vibe X3, it’s flagship smartphone earlier this week at Rs. 19,999 exclusively on Amazon.in.. We already brought you the unboxing and photo gallery of the smartphone, here we have the benchmarks. It is powered by a Hexa-Core Qualcomm Snapdragon 808 64-bit 20nm processor that has two bigger ARM Cortex A57 cores clocked at 1.82GHz per core and four smaller ARM Cortex A53 cores clocked at 1.44GHz per core with 600 MHz Adreno 418 GPU. It has 3GB of RAM, 5.5-inch 1080p display and runs on Android 5.1.1 (Lollipop) with Vibe UI on top. Check out the synthetic benchmark scores.

Continue reading “Lenovo Vibe X3 Benchmarks”

Facebook is shutting down its Parse mobile developer platform

Facebook is pulling the plug on Parse, its mobile developer platform. Acquired in 2013, Parse helped small mobile developers build apps using Facebook-owned tools and servers. The social network is killing the service on January 28, 2017.

facebook_2015_logo Continue reading “Facebook is shutting down its Parse mobile developer platform”

Apple tipped to be working on long range wireless charging functionality for iOS devices

Apple is working on long range wireless charging for iPhone and iPad, according to a new report from the Bloomberg. The company is working with partners in the U.S. and Asia to develop this technology on its devices as soon as 2017.

Apple iPhone 6s_fonearena-17 Continue reading “Apple tipped to be working on long range wireless charging functionality for iOS devices”

Yahoo Mail for Android and iOS gets custom swipes and new features

Yahoo is rolling out a couple of new features to its Android and iOS app. The company is adding custom swipe feature on both the apps, that will allow users to slide their finger left and right across an email to perform your most used actions.

Yahoo Mail Continue reading “Yahoo Mail for Android and iOS gets custom swipes and new features”

Lenovo Vibe K4 Note Camera Samples

lenovo-vibe-k4-note-fonearena-7

Lenovo launched the Vibe K4 Note smartphone in India at Rs. 11,999 recently. We already brought you the unboxing, teardown, benchmarks and the battery life test results, here we have the camera samples from the smartphone. As you might have seen in the teardown, the phone has a 13-megapixel rear camera with Samsung S5K3M2 ISOCELL sensor with 1.12 um pixel size, PDAF, f/2.2 aperture and dual-tone LED flash. It has a 5-megapixel front-facing camera with OmniVision OV5693 sensor and f/2.2 aperture. Continue reading “Lenovo Vibe K4 Note Camera Samples”

Microsoft Surface revenue up 29%, phone revenue declined 49% in Q2 FY 2016

Microsoft has announced earnings for Q2 2016 where it reported $25.7 billion in revenue and $6.3 billion in net income. It looks like Surface is finally doing the job for Microsoft, as it recorded $1.35 billion in revenue, up from $672 million in previous quarter and up from $1.1 billion year-over-year.

microsoft-surface-pro-4-fonearena-19 Continue reading “Microsoft Surface revenue up 29%, phone revenue declined 49% in Q2 FY 2016”

Apple recalls AC wall adapters over the risk of electric shock

Apple has issued a voluntary recall for some international two-prong AC wall adapters designed for use in Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Continental Europe, New Zealand and South Korea. The company has taken this action over a rare risk of adapters breaking and causing an electric shock.

Apple AC wall adaptar Continue reading “Apple recalls AC wall adapters over the risk of electric shock”

OnePlus 2 16GB version finally launched in India for Rs. 22999

OnePlus 2 _fonearena-012

OnePlus introduced its flagship OnePlus 2 smartphone back in July last year. The 64GB variant with 4GB of RAM went on sale in August for Rs. 24,999, and the company said that the 16GB variant with 3GB of RAM will be available in late 2015, but it didn’t happen. Now it has finally launched the 16GB variant in India. Apart from storage and RAM, other specifications are similar, including a 5.5-inch 1080 pixelsp display, Snapdragon 810 processor, Oxygen OS based on Android 5.1 (Lollipop), fingerprint scanner, 13-megapixel rear camera with Laser Auto focus, Optical Image Stabilization (OIS), dual LED flash and a 5-megapixel front-facing camera. Continue reading “OnePlus 2 16GB version finally launched in India for Rs. 22999”

LG White Card surfaces online – Required for LG Pay service

lg_pay_white_card

Just like Samsung has Samsung Pay, LG is also hard at work to bring their own payment service which will be called LG Pay. While the name certainly doesn’t stand out, the way in which it works might. Apparently, users will need a separate device called as White Card in order to use the service.

Continue reading “LG White Card surfaces online – Required for LG Pay service”

iOS 9.3 allows Apple iPad Pro to update accessory firmware through Smart Connector

Apple iPad Pro_fonearena-02

Apple released the Beta version of iOS 9.3 to the public on January 15th. It seems that the update to 9.3 gives the iPad Pro the ability to update firmware of accessories.

Continue reading “iOS 9.3 allows Apple iPad Pro to update accessory firmware through Smart Connector”

HTC Perfume to be the next flagship – Returns to Ultrapixel roots

htc-one-m9-4

HTC won’t be showcasing a new flagship product during MWC 2016 that happens next month in Barcelona, Spain. However, they are said to be working hard on a new flagship smartphone  codenamed “Perfume” that will make an official appearance shortly after MWC.

Continue reading “HTC Perfume to be the next flagship – Returns to Ultrapixel roots”

OPPO to unveil smartphone with innovative camera technology at MWC 2016

OPPO_MWC_teaser

OPPO has released a statement that states that it will be revealing a camera centric smartphone next month during MWC 2016 scheduled to take place between 22nd to 25th February in Barcelona, Spain,

Continue reading “OPPO to unveil smartphone with innovative camera technology at MWC 2016”

Alleged Xiaomi Mi 5 screenshot reveals DualSIM support and NFC

xiaomi_mi5_screenshot_leak

A new screenshot has surfaced online which is said to be of the upcoming Xiaomi Mi 5 smartphone. The screenshot reveals that the device will have a DualSIM slot as well as NFC capability.

Continue reading “Alleged Xiaomi Mi 5 screenshot reveals DualSIM support and NFC”

Samsung Galaxy S7 specifications surface in presentation slide

samsung_galaxy_s7_presentation_slide_leak

The specifications of the upcoming Samsung Galaxy S7 have been rumoured for quite a while and the information gathered from many sources seems to indicate the same things. However, now a new presentation slide has been leaked online that could possibly confirm the specifications for good.

Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy S7 specifications surface in presentation slide”