Microsoft Lumia 1330 appeared in GFX benchmark few days back that revealed some specifications of the smartphone. Now the back cover of the smartphone has surfaced on Chinese site Baidu that hints at a huge camera sensor with Zeiss optics and Microsoft branding. Continue reading “Microsoft Lumia 1330 back cover surfaces, Lumia 1335 with LTE-A spotted at FCC”
Amazon is reportedly planning to launch its Prime service in India, according to a latest report from The Economic Times. The retail giant could also launch a music and movie streaming service in the country.
Continue reading “Amazon Prime to make Indian debut this year: Report”
Snapchat has raised $485.6 million in the latest round of funding. The ephemeral messaging service has secured the funds from a total of 23 investors whose identity is not revealed.
Continue reading “Snapchat secures $485.6 million in latest round of funding”
Apple is facing a class action lawsuit over the storage space issue on iOS devices. The company has been accused of misrepresenting the phone’s storage capacity after users upgrade to the new iOS 8 operating system on iPhone 5S, 6 and 6+ devices.
Continue reading “Apple sued for misrepresenting iOS 8 storage claim”
Motorola released the Moto X (2nd Gen.) Pure Edition in the US few months back. Now the company has released the 64GB variant of the smartphone in US. Since it is a Pure Edition, the smartphone doesn’t come with any contract. Motorola launched the 32GB variant of the Moto X (2nd Gen) in India last month, few weeks after launching the 16GB variant. Continue reading “Motorola Moto X (2nd Gen) 64GB Pure Edition released in the US”
Intex has launched Aqua V2, the company’s latest budget smartphone running Android 4.4 (KitKat). It has a 3.5-inch (320 x 480 pixels) capacitive touch screen display, is powered by a 1GHz processor, has a 2-megapixel rear camera with LED flash and a 0.3-megapixel front-facing camera. It has dual SIM support and also has 3G connectivity. Continue reading “Intex Aqua V2 with 3.5-inch display, Android 4.4 launched Rs. 3090”
ViewSonic is expected to launch a new smartphone with next generation technology at CES 2015. The company might unveil the V55 smartphone with Iris Scanner and recognition technology.
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Xiaomi had announced two days back that it is ready to launch the successor of the Redmi 1S. Today, the phone has been leaked in photos and is placed next to the original Redmi 1S.
At the Redmi Note 4G launch, Airtel partnered with Xiaomi to sell the smartphone through Airtel flagship stores across six cities in India. The smartphone went on sale on Flipkart on 30th December for Rs. 9,999 in the first flash sale, and 40,000 units sold out in 6 seconds. Now Airtel has started bookings for the Redmi Note 4G smartphone on the official website. The smartphone will be available across 133 stores in six cities – Mumbai, Bangalore, Hyderabad, Chennai, Delhi-NCR and Kolkata. Continue reading “Airtel starts Xiaomi Redmi Note 4G bookings”
OnePlus has launched its first non-Cyanogen build software. The Chinese smartphone maker has released its first ROM, Android 5.0 Lollipop Alpha build.
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Xolo has unveiled Q700 Club, the company’s first smartphone with IP55 ratings for dust and water resistance. It has a 4.5-inch FWVGA display and is powered by a 1.3GHz quad-core processor, similar to the Q700S, but this runs on Android 4.4 (KitKat) out of the box and has a 5-megapixel rear camera. Continue reading “Xolo Q700 Club with Dust and Water Resistance announced for Rs. 6999”
Apple has been granted patents for a stylus design that is capable of detecting hand movements. The ‘Smart Pen’ would use accelerometer sensors, device storage and wireless transmission to send handwritten notes from the stylus to a digital display.
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BlackBerry announced the Classic smartphone last month in the US for $449. The BlackBerry Classic was originally introduced as BlackBerry Q20 at the MWC 2014 earlier this year. We have already seen the unboxing of the device and now let’s take a look at the hardware of the phone in the form of photo gallery. Continue reading “BlackBerry Classic Photo Gallery”
Time flies! Let’s bid a farewell to the year 2014 and welcome 2015. The past 12 months has been a great journey and we are proud of what we could achieve. Of course, a lot of credit goes to you, our loyal readers for supporting us throughout. Continue reading “FoneArena team wishes you a Happy New Year 2015”
It looks like the Palm brand could soon make a return to mobile. Alcatel Onetouch has purchased the trademarks to the Palm brand from HP, according to a report.
Continue reading “Palm brand to make a comeback as an Android smartphone?”
