Apple is all set to unveil its next iPhone at an event on September 9th, according to BuzzFeed’s John Paczkowski. The company usually introduces its new iPhone models in September. The iPhone 6 and the iPhone 6 Plus were introduced on September 9th last year. This year Apple is expected to unveil the iPhone 6s. Continue reading “Apple iPhone event reportedly scheduled for September 9”
Motorola launched the Moto G (3rd Gen) in India last month. Compared to last year’s Moto G (2nd Gen), the third-generation Moto G retains the same display, but it comes with a better camera, faster processor and 4G support. It is also the first smartphone in the Moto G series that is water resistant, since the other two just have water repellent nano-coating. Is the smartphone worth the price? Let us find out in the complete review.
In a bid to further strengthen its position in the highly demanding smartphone market, Xiaomi has announced that it will start selling phones via physical retail stores in India.
Motorola and and LG have announced then they will offer Stagefright security fixes for their devices. This comes just days after Samsung and Google announced that they will roll out monthly software update for their devices to keep a tab on Stagefright security fixes.
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Asus this week launched too many devices at its grand ZenFestival in India, and the week was completely dominated by this Taiwanese multinational. Continue reading “Weekly Roundup: New Asus ZenFone smartphones, ZenPad tablets, Waterproof Sony Xperia M5, Samsung’s Metal-Clad Galaxy A8 and more”
Xolo launched its BLACK smartphone for Rs. 12,999 last month. We already brought you the hands-on impressions, unboxing and the benchmarks of the smartphone, here we have the camera samples. The Xolo BLACK has a 13-megapixel rear camera with LED flash, 5-element lens, f/2.0 aperture and an additional 2-megapixel secondary camera with 3-element lens and f/2.4 aperture for capturing depth information. It also has a 5-megapixel front-facing camera with LED flash, 5-element lens and f/2.0 aperture. Continue reading “Xolo BLACK Camera Samples”
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 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”
Microsoft has launched Outlook email app for Apple Watch. The app will allow users to check and respond to mails directly from their wrist at a single glance.
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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 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 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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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) 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 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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