Sony says no to Android Wear for now, will stick to its custom OS

Sony was one among the first of the electronics giant to jump into the smart watch category and it has so far launched a couple of smart watches. Until now, both the products haven’t really made it to the larger crowd. Sony SmartWatch does not use Android as its OS, but works with Android smartphones.

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LG partners with Airtel and Qualcomm to launch LTE experience zone in Bangalore

4G LTE Zone LG Airtel and Qualcomm

LG Electronics has partnered with Airtel and Qualcomm to set up LTE experience zone in Bangalore for customers to experience 4G LTE. Airtel introduced 4G on mobile first on iPhone 5c and 5s for customers in Bangalore last month. LG launched the 4G LTE variant of the L2 G2 in India earlier this month starting at Rs. 46,000. This is India’s first-of-its-kind 4G LTE experiential program, says LG. Continue reading “LG partners with Airtel and Qualcomm to launch LTE experience zone in Bangalore”

Samsung Galaxy S5 might launch in India for Rs. 51500

Samsung is all set to launch the Galaxy S5, the company’s latest flagship smartphone in India tomorrow. Now Manish Khatri from Mahesh Telecom reports that the phone would be priced at Rs. 51,500 in India and would go on pre-order starting March 28th for a pre-booking price of Rs. 1500. Samsung also plans to offer 15% Cash Back on Citibank Credit Cards with EMI of 6/12/18 months at applicable interest rates. So Citi Bank Credit Card customers could get the device for around Rs. 43,700 . Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy S5 might launch in India for Rs. 51500”

ZTE nubia X6 with 6.4-inch 1080p, Snapdragon 801 and 13MP camera with OIS announced

ZTE Nubia X6

ZTE has introduced nubia X6, the company’s latest smartphone in China. It has a 6.4-inch (1920 x 1080 pixels) full HD CGS (Continuous Grain Silicon) IPS display, powered by a 2.3 GHz / 2.5 GHz Quad-Core Snapdragon 801 processor and runs on Android 4.3 (Jelly Bean). It has a 13-megapixel rear camera with LED Flash, Optical Image Stabilization (OIS), f/2.0 aperture, full HD video recording and a 13-megapixel front-facing camera. Continue reading “ZTE nubia X6 with 6.4-inch 1080p, Snapdragon 801 and 13MP camera with OIS announced”

Wickedleak Wammy Titan 3 Octa with 5.7-inch HD display, octa-core processor launched for Rs. 14990

Wickedleak Wammy Titan 3 Octa

Wickedleak has launched Wammy Titan 3 Octa, a variant of the Wickedleak Wammy Titan 3 that was launched last year. It has a 5.7 inch (1280 x 800) HD display based on OGS technology, powered by a 1.7 GHz octa-core MediaTek MT6592 processor and runs on Android 4.2 (Jelly Bean). Other features are similar, including a 13-megapixel rear camera with LED flash and a 5-megapixel front-facing camera. Continue reading “Wickedleak Wammy Titan 3 Octa with 5.7-inch HD display, octa-core processor launched for Rs. 14990”

LG G2 gets the Android 4.4.2 KitKat update in India

Last month LG UK promised that the Android 4.4.2 (KitKat) update would be available in UK starting mid-March. The international variant of the LG G2 got the KitKat update last week, now the update is available for the Indian G2 users. The KitKat update for the G2 would bring battery-saving location mode, speed improvements for 17% percent faster performance compared to Jelly Bean, Google Cloud Print and lots more new features. Continue reading “LG G2 gets the Android 4.4.2 KitKat update in India”

Nokia schedules event for April 2nd, Lumia 630 and 930 expected


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With Microsoft’s Build conference right around the corner, Nokia just sent out invitations for their own event. Scheduled to coincide with the first day of the Build developer conference. It is pretty obvious that the soon to be Microsoft owned company plans to announce new hardware.  Continue reading “Nokia schedules event for April 2nd, Lumia 630 and 930 expected”

HTC One (M8) Duo Camera: Explained

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HTC has finally revealed its most awaited flagship phone, the One (M8), at an event in New York today. The flagship phone takes on a countless number of other Android flagship devices with an upgraded design and internals, bringing it up to speed, literally. The new One improves upon the older one in a lot of ways, and one of them is by innovating(again) on the camera side. The original One had the industry’s first Ultrapixel sensor, a 4.1 MP camera with pixels sized at 2 microns, which is back on the new HTC One (M8) but it is also accompanied by a secondary camera. While the Ultrapixel is all about gathering more light, this curious little camera that sits above the main unit enables a whole lot of enhancements that HTC proudly portrayed at their event. So what is this “Duo Camera” all about, and how does it really work? Let’s find out.

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HTC One (M8) Benchmarks

HTC One M8

HTC unveiled the HTC One (M8), the latest flagship smartphone earlier today. We manged to get hold of the smartphone at the launch event and range some synthetic benchmark test. The HTC One (M8) is powered by quad-core Snapdragon 801 28nm HPm Krait 400 CPU clocked at 2.46 GHz with Adreno 330 GPU. It has a 5-inch (1920 x 1080 pixels) IPS display and runs on Android 4.4 (KitKat) OS with HTC Sense 6 on top. The Sony Xperia Z2 and the Samsung Galaxy S5 also have a Snapdragon 801 SoC. Let’s check out the performance in a range of synthetic benchmark tests. Continue reading “HTC One (M8) Benchmarks”

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

HTC One 2014 Edition launch event invite
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”