HTC One (M8) Google Play & Developer Edition models available for preorder

HTC One M8 Google Play Edition

Craving the brand new HTC One M8 but don’t want the slick new Sense UI 6.0?  Hoping for HTC to launch a Google Play edition device? Well your wish just came true as HTC has announced that their new flagship will ship in both Google Play & Developer edition variants. The former device will eschew Sense UI for stock Android. This does mean that you will lose all the nifty additions brought on by Sense UI. Small price to pay for faster upgrades? The phone will still be able to take advantage of the One’s brand new Duo Camera thanks to HTC’s APIs.  Continue reading “HTC One (M8) Google Play & Developer Edition models available for preorder”

HTC Dot View Case for the new HTC One (M8) announced

HTC One M8 Dot View Case

HTC has announced the a new case called Dot View for the HTC One (M8). It has dot-matrix view on the cover and also protects the phone. The dot-matrix view lets you see your calls, texts, or the weather without even opening the cover. It doesn’t require any external power source to display all these notifications. Continue reading “HTC Dot View Case for the new HTC One (M8) announced”

HTC One (M8) Hands On

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The much leaked next generation HTC One, also known as the M8, was just announced at an event here in New York and FoneArena was live at the venue to report on it. We’ve had some time with the handset that has a tall order to fill being the successor to the rather excellent HTC One. So without further ado, let’s get onto our hands on with the brand new HTC One M8.  Continue reading “HTC One (M8) Hands On”

HTC One (M8) with Duo Camera, Snapdragon 801 and Android 4.4 announced

HTC One M8

HTC has finally announced the new HTC One (M8) successor of last year’s HTC One (M7). The HTC One (M8) has a 5.0-inch (1920 x 1080 pixels) Full HD display with Corning Gorilla glass protection, powered by a 2.5 GHz / 2.3 GHz quad-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 processor(depending on the market) and runs on Android 4.4 (KitKat) with the new HTC Sense 6.0 UI. It has Duo camera setup with a primary UltraPixel camera (1/3″ BSI sensor, f/2.0 aperture, 28mm lens, pixel size of 2.0 microns) and a secondary rear camera to capture depth information. It has dual LED flash that automatically selects the right tone and intensity based on the scene.

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HTC One M8 Launch Event Live Blog

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Taiwanese phone maker HTC is holding an event in New York City and London today to announce the much expected successor to the HTC One. FoneArena is reporting live from the New York edition of the launch event. Do follow our live blog for minute by minute updates about the new HTC One which has been codenamed as the M8 and there have been many leaks about the product. We will soon hear from HTC itself about the new features of the new HTC One and espcially the camera which is expected to be a Dual-Camera arrangement.

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Apple testing related search suggestions in App Store on iOS

Apple iTunes Store Related Search

Apple has started testing related app search results in the Apple Store for iOS devices. This shows a bar with related search terms at the top of the search results page, when you search for an app or a game. If you search for “fun”, it shows iPhone games, easy games and more. If you click on one suggestion, it shows more related suggestions. Continue reading “Apple testing related search suggestions in App Store on iOS”

Nokia Asha 230 Dual SIM phone goes on sale in India for Rs. 3449

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Nokia 220 Dual SIM, an entry-level feature phone went on sale in India last week. Nokia Asha 230 Dual SIM, the company’s latest affordable touchscreen phone in the Asha series is now available from the official Nokia Shop. It was unveiled at the MWC 2014 last month and packs a 2.8-inch QVGA touch screen, 1.3-megapixel rear camera, Bluetooth 3.0 with Slam sharing feature, micro USB, expansion slot that supports cards up to 32GB and a 1020 mAh battery. Continue reading “Nokia Asha 230 Dual SIM phone goes on sale in India for Rs. 3449”

LINE Messenger offers free talk time to Indian users

Line Messenger Free Talk Time

LINE Corporation has introduced a new offer to users of messaging app LINE that lets them enjoy free talk time worth Rs. 50 to all its users in India. To redeem the talk time on the mobile phone, users need to download the LINE Characters in Love sticker pack and send stickers to five LINE friends. This offer is available for both prepaid and post-paid users on platforms such as iOS, Android and BlackBerry, but not available for Windows Phone. Continue reading “LINE Messenger offers free talk time to Indian users”

Nokia X gets a minor software update, brings performance improvements

Nokia X v11.1.1 update

Nokia has started rolling out a minor software update for the Nokia X, the company’s first Android smartphone based on Android Open Source Project (AOSP). The new software update v11.1.1 brings performance improvements compared to the older version (v10.0.3). It also brings option to change the color of tiles in third-party apps. Continue reading “Nokia X gets a minor software update, brings performance improvements”

Xiaomi will soon be directly selling phones in India

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Ever since Xiaomi, the popular smartphone manufacturer from China, laid out plans for expansion to Singapore, we knew that India was coming. As a confirmation to this, we have a Cnet interview of Hugo Barra talking about the company’s impending entry into the burgeoning Indian smartphone market and a tweet from the head of Google India, who had a meeting with Xiaomi’s Lin Bin and Hugo Barra as a part of the ongoing initiative. Xiaomi recently launched in Singapore, its first market outside China, and looks to expand rapidly to become a true global player.

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Sony Xperia Z2 Tablet goes on sale in UK for 399GBP for the 16GB version

Sony Xperia Z was the first big tablet from Sony and it was announced in CES 2013 alongside the then flagship Sony Xperia Z. Sony skipped the tablet version when they announced the Sony Xperia Z1 at the IFA 2013. But when they announced their successor Sony Xperia Z2, they also announced the tablet version – Sony Xperia Z2 Tablet.

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HTC BlinkFeed and Service Pack apps released on Google Play

HTC BlinkFeed

HTC is all set to unveil the All New HTC One in less than 10 hours . The company has released two new apps, HTC BlinkFeed and HTC Service Pack on Google Play. These apps doesn’t work with the HTC One yet (may be it’ll need the Sense 6.0). Popular HTC BlinkFeed that was introduced with the HTC One is expected to get an update when it launches on the All New HTC One. Continue reading “HTC BlinkFeed and Service Pack apps released on Google Play”

Google signs a deal for Google Glass with the eye wear giant Luxottica which includes Ray-Ban and Oakley

Google is definitely considering the wearable market as its next battleground and it is equipping itself in the process. Earlier in 2013, Google announced that they will be launching the Explorer Edition of Google Glass for $1500 and eventually it will come to the market at a much lower price point. Last week, they announced Android Wear SDK for wearables(read smartwatches).

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First NVIDIA Tegra 4i based smartphones to come from French manufacturer Wiko

NVIDIA isn’t having much of a success with the smartphones and it is evident from the meagre adaptation of its chipsets in smartphones. The NVIDIA Tegra 4i was announced towards the end of 2013 and there hasn’t been a single smartphone in the market with it. But it looks like finally someone has adapted and we will be seeing the first NVIDIA Tegra 4i based smartphones from a French manufacturer Wiko.

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OnePlus One to be launched on April 23rd

OnePlus is a company formed by ex-Oppo employees and they have been hard on their product for sometime now. They have been teasing their upcoming smartphone – OnePlus One on social media since MWC and have been unveiling bits and pieces of information about the device all while.

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