Google Maps for mobile gets voice lane guidance feature in 20 Indian cities

Google Maps has been updated with voice based lane guidance feature for 20 cities in India. The feature will allow users to see and hear voice guided instructions on which lane they should stay.

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Android 5.0.2 factory images for Nexus 10 and 7 2013 (WiFi) now available

Android Lollipop

Few weeks after releasing Android 5.0.2 factory image for the Nexus 7 (2012) WiFi, Google has released Android 5.0.2 factory images for Nexus 10 and 7 2013 (WiFi). According to the official changelog released earlier, the Android 5.0.2 update fixes storage issues and alarm problems. Continue reading “Android 5.0.2 factory images for Nexus 10 and 7 2013 (WiFi) now available”

Xiaomi Mi Note Pro with 5.7-inch Quad HD display, 4GB RAM, Snapdragon 810 announced

Xiaomi Mi Note Pro

Xiaomi also announced the Mi Note Pro, the top-end variant of the Mi Note smartphone. It has a 5.7-inch (2560 x 1440 pixels) Quad HD display with Corning Gorilla Glass 3 Protection, is powered by a 64-bit Octa-Core Snapdragon 810 processor with Adreno 430 GPU, 4GB DDR4 RAM, 64GB of internal storage and LTE cat9 support. It has the same a 13-megapixel rear camera with Optical Image Stabilization (OIS), dual-tone LED flash, Sony BSI sensor,6P lenses and a 4-megapixel front-facing camera with pixel size of 2 microns.

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Xiaomi Mi Note with 5.7-inch 1080p display, Snapdragon 801, 4G LTE announced

Xiaomi Mi Note

Xiaomi just announced the Xiaomi Mi Note, the company’s latest flagship smartphone at an event in China, Beijing.  It has a 5.7-inch 1080p 2.5D curved glass display from JDI with just 0.3mm bezel on the sides and Corning Gorilla Glass Protection, is powered by a 2.5 GHz quad-core Snapdragon 801 processor with Adreno 330 GPU and runs on MIUI on top of Android 4.4 (KitKat)It has a 13-megapixel rear camera with Optical Image Stabilization (OIS), dual-tone LED flash, Sony BSI sensor,6P lenses and a 4-megapixel front-facing camera with pixel size of 2 microns. Continue reading “Xiaomi Mi Note with 5.7-inch 1080p display, Snapdragon 801, 4G LTE announced”

BlackBerry Classic launched in India for Rs. 31990

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BlackBerry has launched the BlackBerry Classic, their latest smartphone with a full QWERTY physical keyboard in India. It comes with a 3.5-inch (720 x 720 pixels) touch screen display at 294 PPI pixel density and is powered by a 1.5 GHz dual-core Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 processor.  It has a 35-key QWERTY physical backlit keyboard with wider layout and larger sculpted keys and navigation keys. BlackBerry has partnered with Snapdeal to launch the smartphone. Continue reading “BlackBerry Classic launched in India for Rs. 31990”

Rdio launched in India, offers free radio experience and on-demand subscription service

Rdio Music for Android India

Rdio has finally launched in India. It has over 32 million songs in 43 languages from global, regional and local labels, offers free internet radio experience without any trail or subscription and also has on-demand subscription service that lets you access any song, album, playlist or station, online or offline, without ads for US$ 1.99 or Rs. 120 per month. Continue reading “Rdio launched in India, offers free radio experience and on-demand subscription service”

Google Project Ara “Market Pilot” to launch in Puerto Rico this year, will get a dedicated app

Google’s Project Ara that is known for it modular smartphone will make its debut later this year. The ‘Market Pilot’ will be launched in Puerto Rico, announced Google at its Ara Developer Conference.

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BlackBerry Classic Giveaway Contest

BlackBerry Classic Giveaway

FoneArena has teamed up with BlackBerry India once again for a new contest. This time we are giving away a BlackBerry Classic smartphone. The contest will run for two days, January 15th (today) and January 16th (tomorrow). You need to Tweet your answers with the hashtag #BBClassic, follow @BlackBerryIN and @FoneArena and include both Twitter handles in the tweet to enter the contest. Continue reading “BlackBerry Classic Giveaway Contest”

Notion Ink Cain 8 and Cain 10 now on Flipkart with launch offers for Rs. 9990 and Rs. 19990

Notion Ink Cain 8

Notion Ink launched the Cain 8 and Cain 10 or Cain 2 in 1 Windows 8 tablets in India last year exclusively on Snapdeal. Both these tablets are now available from Flipkart with launch offers. Continue reading “Notion Ink Cain 8 and Cain 10 now on Flipkart with launch offers for Rs. 9990 and Rs. 19990”

Samsung Z1 Hands On & Preview

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Tizen has long been considered as a possible competitor to Android but it was practically dead in the water till the time rumors of a Tizen based smartphone emerged. Its been a long while coming and today, Samsung finally revealed the Z1 as a budget minded handset that takes a departure from the familiar territory of Android based low end devices. Is it any good and more importantly do we foresee the competition to be hit hard? That’s something we’ll try to answer in the text below. Continue reading “Samsung Z1 Hands On & Preview”