HTC schedules ‘For U’ event on January 12

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It has been over three months since we had seen a major smartphone announcement from HTC, after the Desire 10 Pro and Desire 10 Lifestyle announcement back in September. Now the company has scheduled an event on January 12th. The invite just says For U along with the date 01.12.2017 so it is not clear what HTC is planning to introduce. Continue reading “HTC schedules ‘For U’ event on January 12”

Reliance Jio launches online store to sell smartphones and accessories

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Reliance Retail has been selling LYF phones and accessories through Retail Digital website for the past few months. Now Reliance Jio has launched a separate store on its Jio.com website to sell smartphones and accessories. You can access this by clicking the devices tab on Jio.com. Continue reading “Reliance Jio launches online store to sell smartphones and accessories”

Opera sells majority stake in Opera TV

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Opera has announced that Moore Frères, an investment holding company has acquired a majority, controlling stake in Opera TV. If you don’t know, Opera TV is an independent developer of cloud and embedded software that enables the TV and media industry’s transition to over-the-top (OTT) content, whereby video can be streamed directly to consumers’ living rooms via the Internet, to devices such as Smart TVs, Blu-ray disc players, set-top boxes and video game consoles. Continue reading “Opera sells majority stake in Opera TV”

Vodafone launches 4G LTE services in Maharashtra

Vodafone has launched its 4G LTE services in Maharashtra. It has already launched 4G services in Kerala, Karnataka, Kolkata, Delhi & NCR, Mumbai, Haryana, UP East, Gujarat, West Bengal, Rajasthan and Assam & North East circles. Continue reading “Vodafone launches 4G LTE services in Maharashtra”

ZUK Edge announced, Samsung Galaxy S8 expected in April 2017 – FoneArena Daily

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FreeCharge users get free e-wallet protection up to Rs. 20000

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FreeCharge today announced that it will offer an e-wallet protection plan for all its users on wallet balance of up to Rs. 20,000 in case of loss or theft of mobile phones. The company has partnered with Reliance General Insurance Company Limited to offer the service free of cost to all FreeCharge users. Continue reading “FreeCharge users get free e-wallet protection up to Rs. 20000”

Apple reportedly in talks with Indian Government to manufacture locally

Apple is discussing  its plans to manufacturing its products in India with government officials, according to a latest report from The Wall Street Journal. The report also says that in a letter to the government last month, the company outlined its plans and sought financial incentives to move ahead.

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Uber app to come pre-loaded on Micromax phones

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Uber and Micromax have partnered to provide on-device native experience over the next three years. As a part of this partnership, the Uber app will come in-built in close to 100 million Micromax smartphones.

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Airtel launches 4G LTE services in Assam

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Airtel has launched 4G LTE services in Assam starting with Dibrugarh & Tinsukia. 4G will be offered using 2300 MHz (TD LTE) band and is available through mobile phones, 4G hotspots and dongles in these towns. Airtel said that in the coming weeks FD LTE in 1800 MHz band will also be launched in the circle. Continue reading “Airtel launches 4G LTE services in Assam”

ZUK Edge with 5.5-inch 1080p display, Snapdragon 821, 6GB RAM, Android 7.0 announced

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Lenovo’s ZUK has announced ZUK Edge, the company’s latest flagship smartphone at an event in China, as it had promised. It packs a 5.5-inch 1080p display with 86.4% screen-to-body ratio and 1.63mm narrow frame, is powered by Snapdragon 821 SoC and runs on Android 7.0 (Nougat) with ZUI 2.5 on top. It has a 13-megapixel rear camera with LED flash and PDAF + CAF dual focus modes for quick 0.1 second auto focus and an 8-megapixel front-facing camera. Continue reading “ZUK Edge with 5.5-inch 1080p display, Snapdragon 821, 6GB RAM, Android 7.0 announced”

Facebook Messenger gets group video call support on Android and iOS

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Facebook has officially launched group video calling for Messenger on Android, iOS and desktop. Up to 50 people can participate at a time in an ongoing video call while only up to six people can be seen at a time. However the 50 participants can listen and respond using text, stickers, emojis, and GIFs. Continue reading “Facebook Messenger gets group video call support on Android and iOS”

Zen Cinemax Click with 5.5-inch HD display, 4G VoLTE launched for Rs. 6190

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Zen Mobiles has launched Cinemax Click, the company’s latest budget smartphone in the Cinemax lineup with 4G VoLTe support. It has a 5.5-inch HD IPS on-cell touch screen, is powered by a quad-core 64-bit processor and runs on Android 6.0 (Marshmallow). It has an 8-megapixel rear camera with LED flash and a 5-megapixel front-facing camera. Continue reading “Zen Cinemax Click with 5.5-inch HD display, 4G VoLTE launched for Rs. 6190”

Samsung Galaxy J3 Emerge with 5-inch HD display, Snapdragon 430, 2GB RAM surfaces

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Samsung is all set to introduce Galaxy J3 Emerge, a variant of Galaxy J3 (2017) smartphone that would head to Sprint, Virgin Mobile and Boost Mobile starting January 6th, according to @evleaks. Samsung Galaxy J3 (2017) with the model number SM-J327P surfaced recently, but we had only few specifications, now we have most of the specifications of the phone. Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy J3 Emerge with 5-inch HD display, Snapdragon 430, 2GB RAM surfaces”

Moto G4 Plus gets Rs. 1000 limited period price cut on Amazon, available starting at Rs. 12499

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Moto G4 Plus, the company’s mid-range smartphone in the ‘Moto G’ series was launched in India starting at Rs. 13,499 back in May, exclusively on Amazon.in. Now it has received a Rs. 1000 price cut for limited period, so you can get the 16GB version for Rs. 12,499 and the 32GB version is available for Rs. 13,999. It has also got Nougat update recently, so it is a good time to buy. Continue reading “Moto G4 Plus gets Rs. 1000 limited period price cut on Amazon, available starting at Rs. 12499”

AmazonNow grocery delivery service expands to Delhi and Mumbai

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Amazon India has expanded its grocery delivery service to two more cities. Dubbed as AmazonNow, the grocery delivery service that lets you order a wide range of everyday essentials from local stores, has launched in Delhi and Mumbai. Continue reading “AmazonNow grocery delivery service expands to Delhi and Mumbai”