Bose QuietControl 30 and QuietComfort 35 Bluetooth noise-cancelling headphones announced

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Bose has announced QuietControl 30 and QuietComfort 35, two new Bluetooth noise cancelling headphones. Both these use dual microphones for noise cancellation and reject annoying background sounds that interfere with talking. These also improved Text-to-speech accuracy with Siri and other phone VPAs compared to the predecessor. Continue reading “Bose QuietControl 30 and QuietComfort 35 Bluetooth noise-cancelling headphones announced”

Facebook to drop Messenger support from mobile website

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Facebook wants its users to access the standalone Messenger app and is therefore taking down support for messaging inside the mobile web application, according to a new report from TechCrunch.

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Samsung Galaxy J3 Pro with 5-inch HD display, 2GB RAM, 4G LTE announced

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Samsung Galaxy J3 Pro smartphone has finally gone official in China, few days after it got ceritifed by TENAA. It has a 5-inch HD Super AMOLED display, is powered by a quad-core processor, runs on Android 5.1 (Lollipop), has a 8-megapixel rear camear with LED flash and a 5-megapixel front-facing camera. It has dual SIM support and 4G LTE connecivity. The back cover has metal-like finish even though it is made of polycarbonate material. Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy J3 Pro with 5-inch HD display, 2GB RAM, 4G LTE announced”

OnePlus 2 OxygenOS 3.0.2 Android 6.0.1 Marshmallow update starts rolling out

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OnePlus has finally started rolling out OxygenOS 3.0.2 update based on Android 6.0.1 (Marshmallow) for the OnePlus 2 smartphone, after the beta release in March. The update brings enhanced doze mode, new OnePlus camera UI, performance improvements, fingerprint performance improvement and several new features. Continue reading “OnePlus 2 OxygenOS 3.0.2 Android 6.0.1 Marshmallow update starts rolling out”

Instagram starts rolling out personalized feed with new algorithm tweak for all

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Back in March Instagram started testing algorithmic feed to show content based on personal interests of users and relationships with other users instead of showing photos in a chronological order. Later it confirmed that nothing is changing with the feed right now and said that it will let people know when changes roll out broadly. Continue reading “Instagram starts rolling out personalized feed with new algorithm tweak for all”

Synaptics introduces after-market Fingerprint Authentication via Plug and Play USB modules

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In the recent past, fingerprint security has sort of become mainstream on electronic devices especially smartphones. Notebooks and laptops too have started receiving fingerprint sensors embedded into them but what about people who own devices that came without said feature? Synaptics has the right solution for you.

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Samsung Galaxy Note6 / Note7 design blueprint confirms USB Type-C port

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The design of the upcoming Samsung Galaxy Note6 or Note7 has just surfaced in a new blueprints video. The design is pretty much what you would expect from the successor of the Note5 as it refines the design and also take elements from the Galaxy S7 Edge.

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Weekly Roundup: YU YUNICORN, LG G5, Sony Xperia X, XA, Mi Band 2, Asus Zenfone 3 and more from Computex 2016

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This week, Micromax’s subsidiary YU launched its budget flagship smartphone YUNICORN in India exclusively on Flipkart. Continue reading “Weekly Roundup: YU YUNICORN, LG G5, Sony Xperia X, XA, Mi Band 2, Asus Zenfone 3 and more from Computex 2016”

OnePlus 3 flash sale scheduled before official launch, can buy 1000 units on June 6 in China

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While it’s already official that OnePlus will launch the flagship OnePlus 3 on June 14 internationally, the company is putting up 1000 units of the yet-to-launch device for flash sale in China on June 6th. Continue reading “OnePlus 3 flash sale scheduled before official launch, can buy 1000 units on June 6 in China”

Google won’t make its own Nexus phone, but will be “more opinionated” about design to OEMs: Pichai

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Google has no plans whatsoever to make its own Nexus phone, which is that the company still want other OEMs to make Nexus devices for them and Google would “thoughtfully add more features on top of Android” for Nexus. Continue reading “Google won’t make its own Nexus phone, but will be “more opinionated” about design to OEMs: Pichai”

Samsung Galaxy Note 7 edge could feature dual cameras, 72 new emojis coming – FoneArena Daily

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Check out the new FoneArena Daily video that gives you a quick roundup of today’s technology news. Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy Note 7 edge could feature dual cameras, 72 new emojis coming – FoneArena Daily”

Reliance Lyf Flame 6 with 4G VoLTE launched for Rs. 3999

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Reliance Retail has launched Lyf Flame 6, the company’s latest 4G smartphone with VoLTE, after launching the Lyf Flame 3 and Lyf Flame 4 smartphones. It has a 4-inch WVGA screen, is powered by a 1.5GHz quad-core processor and runs on Android 5.1 (Lollipop), similar to the Lyf Flame 3 and Lyf Flame 4, but this has a 2-megapixel rear camera with LED flash and a 2-megapixel front-facing camera. It has dual SIM support, similar to most other Lyf smartphones. Continue reading “Reliance Lyf Flame 6 with 4G VoLTE launched for Rs. 3999”

Samsung Galaxy Note 7 edge rumored to feature dual-camera setup

A report from last year said that Samsung is working on a device with Dual cameras for 2016 and a recent patent hinted at the same for the next Galaxy Note edge flagship. Now a new report from Taiwanese media says that the Galaxy Note 7 edge will pack dual rear cameras. Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy Note 7 edge rumored to feature dual-camera setup”

Google Maps beta now on Google Play, v9.27 adds 2 new notification settings and more

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Google Maps beta app is now available through the Google Play. You can sign up to be a beta testers for the unreleased version of the Maps app. Continue reading “Google Maps beta now on Google Play, v9.27 adds 2 new notification settings and more”