Motorola slashes price of Moto X 32GB by 100$ in US for a 48 hour sale

Motorola announced the Motorola Moto X nearly nine months ago and it was the company’s first smartphone after being taken over by Google. The smartphone was the company’s flagship and at that time, it could not compete with the top of the range specs laden flagships that came with 1080p displays and powerful quad-core processors. Moto X took a different approach by making the smartphone extremely compact and it was branded as Made in USA.

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MediaTek introduces LinkIt platform aimed at affordable wearables

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MediaTek has announced LinkIt, the company’s latest development platform aimed at wearable and Internet of Things (IoT) markets at the Computex 2014 in Taiwan. LinkIt has built-in MediaTek Aster System on Chip (SoC) that is designed for developers to create affordable wearable and Internet of Things products for super-mid markets. Continue reading “MediaTek introduces LinkIt platform aimed at affordable wearables”

Android 4.4.3 update rolling out for Google Play Edition HTC One (M7), M8, Galaxy S4 and Xperia Z Ultra

Google released Android KitKat factory images for Nexus devices and Motorola also announced that it will bring the latest update to its devices (X, G and E) this week.  Now, owners of Google Play Edition HTC One M7, M8 and Sony Z Ultra are receiving the 4.4.3 update. HTC has also uploaded the kernel source for this update for the One M7 and M8 devices.

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Motorola releases Moto Stream Bluetooth music streaming accessory

Motorola which has bounced back in the smartphone business with its budget and mid range smartphones is now moving to accessories. The company has launched a bluetooth audio streaming device that connects to your smartphone, tablet, laptop or computer up to 300 feet of “roam range”.

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Instagram 6.0 to bring advanced editing features, compete with VSCO Cam

Instagram’s focus so far has been on simplicity and while the company did start building in more features, the focus still remained on the 18 filters built in. Instagram, now owned by Facebook, has been able to build a huge community by leveraging this simplicity. Now it is about to take a step forward by adding in extensive editing controls.

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Instagram 6.0, set to roll out over the next few days for both iOS and Android, will let you adjust contrast, saturation, warmth, brightness, highlights, shadows, vignettes and sharpness in all photos. This brings it right in line with some of the more advanced editing applications out there. Tapping the tool brings up a slider that you can use to make adjustments on a 100 point scale. This works across all the variables involved. Additionally, Instagram 6.0 also allows you to adjust filter strength which is something that can come in extremely handy depending on the image involved. Continue reading “Instagram 6.0 to bring advanced editing features, compete with VSCO Cam”

Ford Superfan Contest Day 2

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We are here at Taipei , Taiwan for Computex 2014 and today is the day 2 of the Ford Superfan Contest . Ford is showing off the all new 2015 Mustang for the first time at Computex 2014.

Contest 2 question

In Asia Pacific, the all-new Ford Mustang will come with which two engine options?

Do tweet your answers with the hashtag #fordcomputex for a chance to win some goodies every day from June 3rd to June 6th here at FoneArena

Click here to tweet your answer  and enter into the contest.

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Motorola Moto X, Moto G and Moto E Android 4.4.3 update rolling out this week

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Soon after Google pushed out the Android 4.4.3 factory images, Motorola has announced that the unlocked variants of Moto X (T-Mobile), Moto G (U.S and Brazil) and Moto E (U.S.) would start getting the Android 4.4.3 (KitKat) update starting this week. This minor update would bring  improved dialer with a new interface, new colors to enhance consistency and usability and several stability, framework and security fixes in addition to accuracy improvements to the power profile. Continue reading “Motorola Moto X, Moto G and Moto E Android 4.4.3 update rolling out this week”

5 completely new iOS 8 Developer features that will matter to us end users

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To much applause, Apple’s CEO unveiled their latest mobile operating system, iOS 8, at the WWDC event in San Francisco yesterday. It’s easily one of the biggest iOS releases ever, but this time, rather than having a bucket load of new end user features, Apple has instead focused on tons of developer features. Most of these features are usually invisible to the end user, and make an impact only when widely utilized by developers. But there are some iOS 8 developer features that already show potential, in terms of prospective apps and functionality for the us, the end users. So we have picked out 5 completely new ones, which, we think, will matter to us, when iOS 8 lands on our iPhones.

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RIP iPhone 4: One of Apple’s best iPhones will not get iOS 8

At the Apple Developer Conference event WWDC 2014 in San Francisco, which was held yesterday, Apple announced a lot of improvements and new features for their OS X and iOS operating systems. The iOS 8, as it would be called, will succeed iOS 7 and will be available for devices – iPhone 5s, iPhone 5, iPhone 5c and iPhone 5s. Of course it would debut on the upcoming iPhone 6. However, iPhone 4, which was a significant milestone for Apple has been left out of iOS 8 support, meaning that iOS 7 would be its last operating system.

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Adaptxt keyboard is also coming to iOS 8

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KeyPoint Technologies, popular for Adaptxt Keyboard is bringing its keyboard to iOS devices. Apple opened up the iOS 8 to third-party keyboard developers. Swiftkey, Swype and Fleksy that are popular on Android devices had already announced that they would bring their keyboards to iOS. These third-party keyboards would have system wide access to all the services or applications. Continue reading “Adaptxt keyboard is also coming to iOS 8”

Sony XSP- N1BT in-car smartphone cradle receiver launched in India for Rs. 12990

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Sony has launched XSP- N1BT, a Smartphone Cradle Receiver that would let you turn your smartphone into a car stereo. You can use the smartphone to control music, navigation, phone calls and text messages. This lets you place the smartphone securely in the dash. The new AppRemote interface uses the smartphone’s touchscreen to control head-unit functions via Bluetooth (Android devices) or via USB (iPhone). It also offers voice operation of both the head unit and the smartphone. Continue reading “Sony XSP- N1BT in-car smartphone cradle receiver launched in India for Rs. 12990”

Apple Spotlight Search, now smarter, brighter and faster, coming to both OS X and iOS

At the WWDC 2014 event in San Franscisco, Apple made a number of announcements that were improvements to the iOS and OS X platforms. One of the things that was common to both the platforms was a much better and improved in-built search engine. Spotlight, as Apple calls it, is now smarter, brighter and faster.

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Google Glass with Diane Von Furstenberg designer frame announced

Google has unveiled its first designer frame for the Google Glass with American fashion designer Diane von Furstenberg (DVF). The ‘DVF Made for Glass collection’ will be available to buy from the Google Glass website, Net-a-Porter and Mr. Porter starting June 23.

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Apple introduces ‘Swift’, a new programming language for OS X and iOS apps

Among the numerous announcements at the Apple WWDC 2014 event in San Francisco, the announcement that brought the largest cheers and applause from the audience was the announcement of ‘Swift’, a new programming language. Apple’s Craig Federighi said that Apple wanted to create a language without the complications of Objective-C and they came up with ‘Swift’.

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One of the biggest advantages of ‘Swift’ is that the developers will be able to have a real time view of the results as they type the code which was not possible in Objective-C. The press release for Swift reads as follows

Swift is a powerful new programming language for iOS and OS X® that makes it easier than ever for developers to create incredible apps. Designed for Cocoa® and Cocoa Touch®, Swift combines the performance and efficiency of compiled languages with the simplicity and interactivity of popular scripting languages. By design, Swift helps developers write safer and more reliable code by eliminating entire categories of common programming errors, and coexists with Objective-C® code, so developers can easily integrate Swift into their existing apps. Xcode® Playgrounds make writing Swift code incredibly interactive by instantly displaying the output of Swift code.

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To make the transition from Objective-C to Swift smooth, developers can write the code such that Swift can reside side by side with Objective-C in the same application. Apple has published a 500page guide for Swift language on the iBooks store and developers can start using Swift which is available in XCode 6 beta.

Apple bolsters itself in the cloud storage race with iCloud Drive

At the WWDC 2014 event in San Francisco, Apple announced a number of software features for both iOS and OS X operating systems. Among these announcements was the announcement of the iCloud Drive which would help Apple establish itself in the cloud storage market.

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