After US, UK bans electronic devices on flights from Middle East

Just yesterday, the U.S. government banned passengers from carrying electronics like tablets and laptops on inbound flights from 10 airports in the Middle East and Africa. Now, the UK has also announced a cabin baggage ban on laptops and tablets on direct flights to the UK from Turkey, Lebanon, Jordan, Egypt, Tunisia and Saudi Arabia.

Apple iPad Mini 4 128GB storage variant now starts at Rs. 34900, other models discontinued

Apple launched iPad mini 4 in India back in October 2015 in 16GB, 64GB and 128GB variants. Today Apple has announced that it will only be available in 128GB version from now and other versions have been discontinued.

U.S. bans tablets and laptops from 10 airports, mainly in Middle East

After banning immigrants from seven predominantly Muslim countries at the beginning of this year, the U.S. government has now announced that it will start restricting passengers from carrying electronics like tablets and laptops on inbound flights from 10 airports in the Middle East and Africa, starting March 21.

ARM DynamIQ technology announced -Single cluster design with up to eight heterogeneous CPUs

Back in 2011 ARM introduced big.Little with ability to use two different ARM cores in the same design by pairing a two or four core high-performance cluster with a two or four core high-efficiency cluster design. Today it has announced DynamIQ, a new technology for ARM Cortex-A CPUs that will serve as a foundation for new … Continue reading “ARM DynamIQ technology announced -Single cluster design with up to eight heterogeneous CPUs”

Aircel launches new packs with unlimited on-net calls, bundled data in Karnataka

Aircel today launched best value combo packs –FRC82, FRC191 and FRC291 that offers data and voice for new customers in Karnataka.  New customers need to do First Recharges of Rs. 82, Rs. 191 and Rs. 291 to avail unlimited A2A Local & STD calling, 3G data and free incoming roaming.

Ads by Airtel as India’s fastest network misleading: Reliance Jio to ASCI

Update: Ookla in an official statement said that it fully stands behind Airtel being named “India’s Fastest Mobile Network” Airtel was declared as India’s fastest mobile network by Ookla last month. Now Reliance Jio has approached Advertising Standards Council of India (ASCI) against Airtel saying that the claim of Airtel as India’s fastest network is false, misleading … Continue reading “Ads by Airtel as India’s fastest network misleading: Reliance Jio to ASCI”

Xiaomi Redmi 4A Unboxing and First Impressions

Xiaomi today launched Redmi 4A budget smartphone in India at Rs. 5999. Here we have the unboxing and the first impressions of the smartphone. We also have a Tamil version of the unboxing video on FoneArena Tamil. Check it out.

Xiaomi teases Redmi 3S successor is launching in India soon, Redmi 4 expected soon

Xiaomi today launched the Redmi 4A budget smartphone in India at an event in India. At the launch event the company confirmed that it will launch the successor of last year’s Redmi 3S and Redmi 3S Prime in India soon, so we can expect the Redmi 4 and Redmi 4 Prime in the country soon.

Xiaomi Redmi 4A with 5-inch HD display, Snapdragon 425, 4G VoLTE launched in India for Rs. 5999

Xiaomi just launched Redmi 4A, its latest budget 4G smartphone in the Redmi series in India. It has a 5-inch HD display, is powered by a quad-core Snapdragon 425 processor and runs on MIUI 8 based on Android 6.0 (Marshmallow). It has a 13-megapixel rear camera with PDAF, LED flash and a 5-megapixel front-facing camera.

There’s a new “Selfie Expert” coming to town – Here are some teaser samples

Selfies are all the rage now and almost every major manufacturer is trying their best to produce smartphones that cater to an audience that is in love with taking self portraits and sharing them across social media. We’ve had the liberty of using one of the latest selfie oriented smartphones that which is to be … Continue reading “There’s a new “Selfie Expert” coming to town – Here are some teaser samples”

nubia Z11 miniS with 5.2-inch 1080p display, Snapdragon 625, 23MP camera launched in India for Rs. 16999

nubia has launched nubia Z11 miniS, the company’s latest smartphone in India, It was introduced at the end of last year and packs a 5.2-inch 1080p 2.5D curved glass display, is powered by an Octa-Core Snapdragon 625 processor and runs on Android 6.0 (Marshmallow) with nubia UI 4.0. It has a 23-megapixel rear camera with Sony IMX318 sensor, LED flash, … Continue reading “nubia Z11 miniS with 5.2-inch 1080p display, Snapdragon 625, 23MP camera launched in India for Rs. 16999”

Qualcomm 205 Mobile Platform announced, Micromax, LYF to launch affordable 4G VoLTE feature phones soon

Qualcomm at an event in Delhi announced its new Qualcomm 205 Mobile Platform to bring 4G LTE connectivity and 4G services to entry-level feature phones. It includes the Qualcomm 205 SoC, which encompasses the baseband functionalities, plus hardware components including RF front end, discrete Wi-Fi, power management, audio codec, speaker amplifier, and software for a comprehensive mobile … Continue reading “Qualcomm 205 Mobile Platform announced, Micromax, LYF to launch affordable 4G VoLTE feature phones soon”