News | Fone Arena - Part 1623

T-Mobile and Sprint agree to merge in a deal valued at $146 billion

After T-Mobile and Sprint said they have ceased discussions to merge into a single entity back in November, both the company today announced a they have entered into a definitive agreement to merge in an all-stock transaction at a fixed exchange ratio of 0.10256 T-Mobile shares for each Sprint share or the equivalent of 9.75 Sprint shares for each T-Mobile US share. This is valued at about $26.5 billion in stock. Continue reading “T-Mobile and Sprint agree to merge in a deal valued at $146 billion”

Nokia 7 Plus and Nokia 8 Sirocco now available for pre-order in India [Update: Now available]

Update: Both the smartphones are now available for purchase in India. The Nokia 7 Plus is available from Amazon.in and the Nokia 8 Sirocco is available from Flipkart. You can also get these phones from Nokia Shop as well as offline stores in India. Check out our Nokia 7 Plus and Nokia 8 Sirocco reviews, if you are planning to get the phones.

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Exchange your old dongle or modem for JioFi at Rs. 999 and get Rs. 2200 cashback

Reliance Jio has launched a new, limited period exchange offer that lets you exchange your old dongle or modem for a new JioFi at Rs. 999 and get a instant cashback of Rs. 2,200 in your account in the form of vouchers instantly. This is not the new JioFi 6 (JMR815) that went on sale last month. This is called the JioFi M2S that lets you connect to up to 32 devices (10 recommended) and has a 2300mAh that supports up to 6 hours of battery life.

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BlackBerry Athena with QWERTY keyboard, Snapdragon 660, 6GB RAM, dual-rear cameras, Android 8.1 gets certified

Back in February BlackBerry Athena was first spotted on Geekbench, through configuration files, and in European device registration databases. Earlier this month press renders of the phone surfaced, now the phone has been certified by TENAA in China with the model number BBF100-4 confirming the specifications of the phone, including a 4.5-inch (1620 x 1080 pixels) display with 3:2 aspect ratio and a 4-row QWERTY physical backlit keyboard with keys that should respond to touch gestures, support for flick typing, up to 52 customizable shortcuts and the fingerprint sensor is built into the spacebar, same as last year’s KEYone.

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Xiaomi Redmi S2 with 5.99-inch 18:9 display, dual rear cameras, Android 8.1 surfaces in live images, video

Xiaomi S2 was certified by TENAA in China a few days back, now the phone has been spotted in Czech Republic in images and video. This confirms the specifications including 5.99-inch HD+ display, dual rear cameras with a 12-megapixel primary sensor and a secondary 5-megapixel sensor. Continue reading “Xiaomi Redmi S2 with 5.99-inch 18:9 display, dual rear cameras, Android 8.1 surfaces in live images, video”

Honor 7X Android Oreo update with EMUI 8.0 to roll out from April 30

Huawei’s Honor brand confirmed Android Oreo update to several devices including the Honor 7X recently. It even started beta testing the Oreo update for the phone last month, before the stable roll out. Today the company has confirmed that the stable Android Oreo update with EMIUI 8.0 will roll out for the phone from April 30th in the U.S. Continue reading “Honor 7X Android Oreo update with EMUI 8.0 to roll out from April 30”

Google app v8.1 beta adds ‘At a glance’ widget, Explore page, hints at Google Lens tips section and more

Google app is getting a new beta v8.1 update that brings features like At a glance’ widget that was debuted in the Pixel Launcher and is now making it available to many Android devices and in different launchers, adds Explore link in Settings. Continue reading “Google app v8.1 beta adds ‘At a glance’ widget, Explore page, hints at Google Lens tips section and more”

Facebook Messenger Kids gets new sleep mode parent control

Messenger Kids is Facebook chat application for children aged six to 12 and today the company is now rolling out a new sleep mode parent control. This feature brings more control to parents for how long their kids can spend using the app. Continue reading “Facebook Messenger Kids gets new sleep mode parent control”

Windows 10 April 2018 Update with improved Focus Assist, Timeline to roll from April 30

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Microsoft to start rolling out the Windows 10 April 2018 Update from April 30th. This update brings a bunch of new features including improved Focus Assist, a new Timeline feature for recalling previous apps you were working on across machines, and more. Continue reading “Windows 10 April 2018 Update with improved Focus Assist, Timeline to roll from April 30”

Apple iPhone 8 and iPhone 8 Plus Special Red Edition launched in India

Apple introduced special edition (Product) Red iPhone 8 and iPhone 8 Plus smartphones earlier this month and said that they will go on sale in India in May. Now these new phones are already available from through Apple Authorised Resellers in the the country, few days before announced date and are also available for pre-order from Flipkart that ships from April 30th.

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Reliance Jio reports Rs. 510 crore profit in Q4, has over 186 million customers

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Reliance Jio today reported Rs. 7,128 crore revenue, up 3.6 % QoQ and a net profit of 510.44 crore, up 1.2% QoQ for its third quarterly financial performance for the period that ended 31st March, 2018. Jio’s rival Airtel earlier this week reported 652.30 crore crore net loss for the same quarter. Continue reading “Reliance Jio reports Rs. 510 crore profit in Q4, has over 186 million customers”

Nokia X with a 19:9 aspect ratio display, dual rear cameras showcased, to be announced on May 16

Earlier this week there were rumors that Nokia X or X6 will be announced on April 27th, which is today. The company after the event in Sanlitun experience store in Beijing confirmed that the phone will officially introduced on May 16th. It has also shared the official image of the phone with a notch and an 19:9 aspect ratio display. Unlike the earlier renders, the Nokia branding is in the middle of the bottom bezel. Continue reading “Nokia X with a 19:9 aspect ratio display, dual rear cameras showcased, to be announced on May 16”

Xiaomi discontinues further MIUI 9 development to focus on stability and system optimizations, MIUI 10 expected soon

Update: Xiaomi just confirmed that after the latest update of public MIUI 9 Global Developer ROM, updates for MIUI 9 Global Beta ROM will be suspended for all devices. The company said that updates are expected to be resumed after July, 2018. This might be based on MIUI 10 since the MIUI 9 was introduced at the same time.
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OPPO A3 with 6.2-inch FHD+ 19:9 display, 128GB storage, face unlock, Android 8.1 announced

OPPO has announced A3, the company’s latest mid-range smartphone in China, as rumored. This has a similar 6.23-inch Full HD+19:9 aspect ratio display with 88% screen-to-body ratio, is powered by MediaTek Helio P60 with up to 6GB RAM, runs on ColorOS 5.0 based on Android 8.1 (Oreo) and has a 16-megapixel rear camera with LED flash, as the F7, but this has an 8-megapixel front camera instead of 25-megapixel front camera on the F7. Continue reading “OPPO A3 with 6.2-inch FHD+ 19:9 display, 128GB storage, face unlock, Android 8.1 announced”

Microsoft reports $7.4 billion net income in FY18 Q3, up 35% YoY, Cloud and commercial services surge

Microsoft today released its earnings report for FY18 Q3. It as recorded a $26.8 billion revenue which is 16% up compared to same time last year. The company reported a $7.4 billion in net income with 35% YOY increase compared to the $5.5 billion in net income in 2017. Continue reading “Microsoft reports $7.4 billion net income in FY18 Q3, up 35% YoY, Cloud and commercial services surge”