Snapchat update for Android and iOS ditches tap-and-hold for easy tap-and-view

Snapchat

Snapchat on Wednesday rolled out an update for Android and iOS devices that replaces its signature tap-and-hold preview feature with the simple tap-and-view. So now you no longer required to hold a finger to view snaps or stories. Continue reading “Snapchat update for Android and iOS ditches tap-and-hold for easy tap-and-view”

Asus set to announce the ZenFone Go soon – A MediaTek powered budget smartphone

asus_logo

New sources suggest that Asus is planning to announce a new budget smartphone and that it will be powered by Mediatek’s processor instead of the Intel processors that are currently used on their ZenFone 2 lineup.

Continue reading “Asus set to announce the ZenFone Go soon – A MediaTek powered budget smartphone”

OnePlus 2 might come in 3 variants – Including one with 4GB RAM

oneplus_2_4gb

OnePlus One’s successor the OnePlus 2 is getting quite a lot of hype these days both from the company officially as well as from leaks. Latest news suggests that the handset will be available in 3 variants including one version with 4GB RAM.

Continue reading “OnePlus 2 might come in 3 variants – Including one with 4GB RAM”

Panasonic P55 Novo with Octa-Core SoC, 13MP camera with Triple LED Flash launched for Rs. 9290

Panasonic P55 Novo

Panasonic has launched the P55 Novo, its latest smartphone in the P Series. It has a 5.3-inch (1280 x 720 pixels) HD IPS display, is powered by a 1.4 GHz Octa-Core processor and runs on Android 4.4 (KitKat). It has a 13-megapixel rear camera with triple LED flash and a 5-megapixel front-facing camera with LED flash for capturing better selfies in low-light. Continue reading “Panasonic P55 Novo with Octa-Core SoC, 13MP camera with Triple LED Flash launched for Rs. 9290”

Videocon Infinium Z51 Nova+ with 5MP front camera, quad-core processor launched for Rs. 5799

Videocon Infinium Z51 Nova Plus

Videocon Mobiles has launched Infinium Z51 Nova+, the company’s latest smartphone in the Infinium series. It has a 5-inch FWVGA display, is powered by a 1.2GHz quad-core processor and runs on Android 4.4 (KitKat). It has a 8-megapixel rear camera with LED flash and a 5-megapixel front-facing camera, compared to 5-megapixel rear camera and a 2-megapixel front-facing camera on the Infinium Z51 Nova that was launched last month. Continue reading “Videocon Infinium Z51 Nova+ with 5MP front camera, quad-core processor launched for Rs. 5799”

Intex Aqua Y4 with 4.5-inch display, Android 4.4 launched for Rs. 4190

Intex Aqua Y4

Intex has launched the Aqua Y4, the company’s latest budget smartphone in the Aqua series. It has a 4.5-inch FWVGA display, is powered by a 1GHz dual-core processor and runs on Android 4.4.2 (KitKat). It has a 5-megapixel rear camera with LED flash and a 2-megapixel front-facing camera. You can use the volume rockers as camera shutter for capturing images easily. Continue reading “Intex Aqua Y4 with 4.5-inch display, Android 4.4 launched for Rs. 4190”

Samsung Galaxy Tab A Unboxing

Samsung Galaxy Tab A_fonearena-04

Samsung Galaxy Tab A was launched in India last month Rs. 20,500. We brought you the hands-on impressions and the photo gallery of the tablet from the launch event. Here we have the unboxing of the tablet.

Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy Tab A Unboxing”

Samsung announces the LEVEL U Bluetooth Headset

samsung_level_u

Samsung has just announced a new bluetooth headset in their LEVEL series of audio accessories. Dubbed LEVEL U, the new headset incorporates an adjustable neck band design.

Continue reading “Samsung announces the LEVEL U Bluetooth Headset”

InFocus M350 Review

infocus-m350-review-fonearena-1

InFocus recently launched two smartphones in India – the InFocus M350 and InFocus M530 priced at Rs. 7,999 and Rs.10,999 respectively. If you are thinking it as another Chinese brand, we would like to tell you that it is an American company that’s making smartphones since 2013, but the smartphones are manufactured in China. Continue reading “InFocus M350 Review”

iPhone 6S could come with faster LTE speed and improved Qualcomm chip

A recent set of leaked photos give us a glimpse of what is said to be the iPhone 6s. The photos suggest that the next iteration of the iPhone will offer faster LTE speeds.

iPhone 6s Continue reading “iPhone 6S could come with faster LTE speed and improved Qualcomm chip”

Xiaomi Mi Band 1s photos surface – Features a heart-rate monitor

xiaomi_band_1s_3

Xiaomi has been hard at work to make a successor to the Mi Band. New photos of shows us that the successor which will reportedly be called the Mi Band 1s, will house a heart-rate monitor.

Continue reading “Xiaomi Mi Band 1s photos surface – Features a heart-rate monitor”

Samsung Galaxy Note Edge on Verizon gets update to Lollipop

samsung_galaxy_note_edge_verizon_lollipop

Although the Samsung Galaxy Note 4 received the update to Lollipop quite early in the year, Galaxy Note Edge users haven’t received the update yet. But good news for the Note Edge users on Verizon as they are finally rolling out the update.

Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy Note Edge on Verizon gets update to Lollipop”

Sony XPERIA M4 Aqua Dual Review

sony_xperia_m4_aqua_underwater (11)

Typically every year at MWC, Sony announces a new Z series smartphone and many were expecting to see a Sony XPERIA Z4 launched at MWC this year. Well yes, now we do have a Z4/Z3+ however Sony didn’t leave the announcements dry at MWC. What we got from them is the Sony XPERIA M4 Aqua which is the first smartphone from Sony that is waterproof yet has an unprotected microUSB port. The new Z4/Z3+ do adopt a similar method but it first came out with the M4 Aqua. The M4 Aqua which is the successor of the first M2 Aqua (Weird naming scheme I agree) was launched as a dual SIM variant here in India. So in this review we will be taking a look at the Sony XPERIA M4 Aqua Dual to see how well it performs as a smartphone. Whether or not it is a worthy successor to the M2 Aqua and whether it is worth its price.

Continue reading “Sony XPERIA M4 Aqua Dual Review”

CyanogenMod teases Gello – New Chromium based browser that allows extensive customization

gello_browser_1

The team behind CyanogenMod have just teased their upcoming browser called Gello. The new browser is based on Chromium’s open source code and is developed by CyanogenMod.

Continue reading “CyanogenMod teases Gello – New Chromium based browser that allows extensive customization”