News | Fone Arena - Part 1610

OnePlus 6 in Black and White colors surfaces in live image, super slo-mo camera teased

OnePlus is all set to launch its flagship OnePlus 6 smartphone next week and entry vouchers to attend the event will be available via oneplus.in from 10:00 am today. Announcing this OnePlus Star Amitabh Bachchan tweeted couple of images with the OnePlus CEO Pete Lau, and both were holding the phone. This shows the phone in Black and White colors, and a familiar design with a glass back and metal frame that we had seen in case renders and live image. It looks like the white version will have a smooth matte finish, something similar to OnePlus 5T’s Sandstone White.

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Apple iPhone with triple-rear cameras said to launch in 2019

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Apple is likely to launch at least one new iPhone model with a triple-lens rear camera in the second half of next year according to a report from Taipei Times, citing a research note from Yuanta Securities analyst Jeff Pu. Continue reading “Apple iPhone with triple-rear cameras said to launch in 2019”

WhatsApp reportedly begins development of Business app for iOS

WhatsApp Business app for Android launched back in January and since then there was no news regarding the Business app for iOS. Until now anyway, as the company is starting its work in bringing out the Business for iOS. Continue reading “WhatsApp reportedly begins development of Business app for iOS”

Asus TUF Gaming FX504 and ROG G703 laptops launched in India starting at Rs. 69990

Asus has launched TUF Gaming FX504 and ROG G703, two new gaming laptops in India. Both these were introduced last month. The FX504 has a 15-inch FHD IPS display with an ultrafast 120Hz refresh rate, 3ms gray-to-gray (GTG) response time, is powered 8th-Gen Intel Core i7-8750H processor and has NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Ti GPU. Continue reading “Asus TUF Gaming FX504 and ROG G703 laptops launched in India starting at Rs. 69990”

Android P will finally restrict apps from monitoring your network activity

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Current situation of Android allows apps to monitor your network activity even without asking for any sensitive permissions. Few of these apps don’t really listen to your calls but can sniff your incoming and outgoing calls. However, it might change soon. Continue reading “Android P will finally restrict apps from monitoring your network activity”

Nubia’s Full Screen 3.0 bezel-less smartphone teased by CEO, could be Nubia Z18

Nubia’s CEO Ni Fei has teased with an image that the company is working on Full Screen 3.0 technology for its upcoming smartphone with minimal bezels. He said that the Z17S, that was introduced in October last year featured high 90.36% screen-to-body ratio, and this phone could come with even higher screen-to-body ratio.

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Xiaomi Redmi S2 with 5.99-inch 18:9 display, dual rear cameras, dedicated Dual SIM slots listed online

Xiaomi is all set to introduced its Redmi S2 smartphone in China on May 10th. Now the smartphone has been listed on Aliexpress as the global version. This shows the design of the smartphone and also hints that it will roll out globally, including India, after the release in China.

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Flipkart Big Shopping Days sale from May 13 to 16: Google Pixel 2 starting at Rs. 34999, discounts, exchange offers and more

Flipkart has scheduled its Big Shopping Days sale from May 13th to 16th. As a part of the sale it is offering some great deals on smartphones and other devices, including Google Pixel 2 that will be available starting at an effective price of Rs. 34,999 compared to the launch price of Rs. 61,000. It will also have offers on Pixel 2 XL, Samsung Galaxy On Nxt and more smartphones. Continue reading “Flipkart Big Shopping Days sale from May 13 to 16: Google Pixel 2 starting at Rs. 34999, discounts, exchange offers and more”

Panasonic P95 with 5-inch HD display, Face Unlock launched in India for Rs. 4999

Panasonic today launched P95, the company’s latest budget smartphone in India. It has a 5-inch HD display, is powered by a quad-core Snapdragon 210 SoC with 1GB RAM, runs Android 7.1.2 (Nougat), has an 8-megapixel rear camera with LED and a 5-megapixel front-facing camera that comes with support for face unlock. Continue reading “Panasonic P95 with 5-inch HD display, Face Unlock launched in India for Rs. 4999”

OPPO F7 Diamond Black Cricket Limited Edition launched in India

OPPO launched the F7 smartphone in India back in March for Rs. 21,990, which went on sale in the country starting April 9th. Last month OPPO launched Diamond Black 128GB Special Edition F7 in the country. Today it has launched a new OPPO F7 Cricket Limited Edition smartphone in India. Continue reading “OPPO F7 Diamond Black Cricket Limited Edition launched in India”

Nokia 7 Plus to get Dual 4G LTE support soon via OTA update

HMD Global launched the Nokia 7 Plus Android One smartphone in India last month, and the phone went on sale in the country last week. As we had mentioned in the review, the phone has support for 4G VoLTE in one SIM, while the other SIM supports only 3G. HMD Global Chief Product Officer, Juho Sarvikas on Twitter has confirmed that the phone will soon get support for 4G on both the SIMs via an update. Continue reading “Nokia 7 Plus to get Dual 4G LTE support soon via OTA update”

ZTE submits application to U.S. Commerce Department seeking suspension of business ban

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ZTE Corp has submitted an application to the U.S. Commerce Department’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) seeking for the suspension of a business ban. ZTE was banned for seven years from using USA based companies components and software. Continue reading “ZTE submits application to U.S. Commerce Department seeking suspension of business ban”

Black Dot emoji message could crash Android messaging apps

A new mysterious bug found on the WhatsApp is causing the app to crash, it is the black dot emoji that when touched crashes or freezes the app. It is not tapping the emoji that causes the crash as much as what lies underneath it, meaning that tapping anywhere on the message; “<⚫> 👈🏻 ‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎ ‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎ ‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎ ‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎ ‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎ ‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎ ‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎ ‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎ ‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏‎‏can’t touch this” can trigger the bug. Continue reading “Black Dot emoji message could crash Android messaging apps”

Chrome OS to get better Bluetooth support and Android app shortcuts

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Chrome OS team looks to be working on app shortcuts within the right-click context menus which is a sign of better integration as more and more touch-oriented devices arrive. It is also working on better Bluetooth support. Continue reading “Chrome OS to get better Bluetooth support and Android app shortcuts”

TCL iFFALCON Smart LED TVs go on sale in India starting at Rs. 13499

iFFALCON, a new a smart TV brand, co-invested by TCL and Tencent Digital launched its new Smart LED TVs in India last month. As promised, these TVs went on sale today. There are three smart TV models – iFFALCON 55K2A, iFFALCON 40F2, and iFFALCON 32F2. The top-end iFFALCON 55K2A 55-inch 4K HDR TV has specially-customised Google services, and is powered by Android 7.0 Nougat and has in-built Google Chromecast, Google Voice Search and more.

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