News | Fone Arena - Part 2494

New iPad and iPad Mini reportedly go on sale starting October 30th or 31st

It’s now public knowledge that Apple is organizing an event on October 22 for a refresh of the iPad and the iPad mini along with a refresh for the Macbook Pros too, but reports are now coming in that the availability of these new products will be very close to launch. A report from french site MacG pegs the availability dates for the new iPads, including the new retina mini for October 30th or 31st. This is in line with most Apple launches, and going with the track record of MacG we assume this data is correct.

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eyeSight and ARM join hands to bring better gesture support

ARM and eyeSight have gotten together to bring better gesture support for ARM Mali GPU based devices. As a result of the partnership between the two companies, eyeSight’s gesture technology will come incorporated into Mali T600 GPUs. The improved efficiency of gesture computation will help improve face and emotion detection, long distance finger tracking, and even 3D motion recognition (such as finger pointing for selection).

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HCL launches ME Champ tablet for Kids for Rs. 7999, offers freebies with select ME Tablets

HCL ME Champ

HCL Infosystems and ICT Systems Integration has launched the ME Champ targeted at kids between 3 to 12 years of age. The tablet went on sale online earlier this month and packs a 7-inch (800 x 480 pixels) multi-touch display, powered by a 1 GHz Cortex A9 processor with Mali-400 GPU and runs on Android 4.1 (Jelly Bean). It has a 2-megapixel rear camera and a 0.3-megapixel (VGA) front-facing camera. Continue reading “HCL launches ME Champ tablet for Kids for Rs. 7999, offers freebies with select ME Tablets”

Karbonn A90, A16, A99 and A35 launched, priced between Rs. 5490 and Rs. 7490

Karbonn A90

Karbonn has launched four new budget smartphones, A90, A16, A99 and A35 in India. The Karbonn A90, A16, A99 have about 4-inch WVGA display, while the Karbonn A35 comes with a 5.0-inch qHD display. All these phones are powered by a dual-core processor. The Karbonn A90 and the A35 run on Android 4.0 (ICS) and come with 2G support, which the other two phones A16 and A99 run on Android 4.2 (Jelly Bean) and have 3G support. Continue reading “Karbonn A90, A16, A99 and A35 launched, priced between Rs. 5490 and Rs. 7490”

Apple iPhone 5c India Prices confirmed , starts from Rs.41900

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Apple just confirmed the official prices for the iPhone 5c in India which is expected to go on sale on November 1st in the country. Shockingly the iPhone 5c is going to cost a lot and start from Rs.41900 including taxes for the 16GB version. The 32GB version of the iPhone 5c will cost Rs.53500. Just for the context the iPhone 5c costs USD 549 in the US for an unlocked unit.That translates to around Rs.36000 approx including taxes. Continue reading “Apple iPhone 5c India Prices confirmed , starts from Rs.41900”

Spice Pinnacle Stylus with 5.5-inch HD display officially launched for Rs. 15999

Spice Pinnacle Stylus

S Mobility has officially launched the Spice Pinnacle Stylus Mi-550, the company’s latest smartphone in the Pinnacle series. It went on sale online last week and packs a 5.5-inch (1280 x 720 pixels) HD display, powered by a 1.2 GHz quad-core processor and runs on Android 4.2 (Jelly Bean). It has a 8-megapixel auto focus rear camera with dual LED Flash, 1080p full HD video recording and a 2-megapixel front-facing camera. It comes with dual SIM support with dual standby and packs a 2500 mAh battery. Continue reading “Spice Pinnacle Stylus with 5.5-inch HD display officially launched for Rs. 15999”

Xiaomi sells 100,000 Mi 3s in less than 90 seconds

Xiaomi, one of leading manufacturers of Android smartphones in China, have just announced that they have sold 100,000 Xiaomi Mi3 in less than 90 seconds of its launch. This news comes courtesy of Xiamoi Mobile’s Twitter account where they have mentioned that 100000 Mi3 devices have been sold in an exact time of 1 minute and 26 seconds. This clearly indicates a very high demand for the product.

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ZTE Blade G2 Benchmarks

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The ZTE Blade G2 was launched earlier this year and we finally got a chance to check out the device for ourselves. The handset aimed at the price sensitive market strikes a decent balance between power and performance. We spent some time with it and put it through our benchmark set up to pitch it against the competition. Day to day usage of the phone is more than acceptable and the phone generally blazes through casual use case scenarios. Continue reading “ZTE Blade G2 Benchmarks”

Oppo N1 Pioneers program can get you early access for just $99

Oppo, the company behind striking devices like the Find 5 and the R819 recently unveiled its camera flagship, the Oppo N1, with a list of “First!” things like O-Touch rear sensor and a rotating swivel for the 13 Megapixel camera, which is touted as one of the best. Of course, like any other company, they require a good amount of word of mouth to get people excited about a new and innovative product. Companies like Nokia regularly get enthusiasts and regular users who are really creative to play around with their devices and register their experiences, and Oppo is looking to do something similar. They are looking for 10 really awesome people who can share their experiences with the world on every aspect of the N1. The benefits include device ownership for just $99 and better, getting to use it before the world.

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Airtel to offer Apple iPhone 5C and iPhone 5S in India

Apple iPhone 5S 5C India
India’s leading mobile operator Bharti Airtel just announced that it would offer the Apple iPhone 5S and 5C on the Airtel network starting from November 1st. This news comes after Apple announced that it was indeed launching the new iPhone in India on November 1st. Reliance Communications also announced that it going to offer the new iPhones on its network. Historically Apple has launched the iPhone on Airtel and Vodafone and Aircel made it to the list recently. Reliance is the new addition this year.

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Facebook acquires mobile data optimization company Onavo

Facebook has announced that they have acquired Onavo, and Israel-based company popular for its mobile utility apps and mobile market intelligence service. The company has released Data Savings and Data Count apps for both Android and iPhone. The Data Savings app compresses the incoming data and the Data Count app that breaks down your 3G/4G/LTE data usage in detail. The company launched the Onavo Protect, a free for iOS devices recently and introduced Onavo Insights targeted at mobile app creators. Continue reading “Facebook acquires mobile data optimization company Onavo”

HTC One Max with 5.9-inch 1080p display, Fingerprint Scanner officially announced

HTC One Max

HTC has finally announced the most rumored One Max. It come with a 5.9 inch (1920 x 1080 pixels) Full HD display, powered by a 1.7 GHz quad-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 600 processor and runs on Android 4.3 (Jelly Bean) with the new HTC Sense 5.5 UI that brings updated HTC BlinkFeed that bring customisable topic categories, Instagram and Google+ integration. The main highlight of the phone is the built-in Fingerprint Scanner on the back of the smartphone that lets you lock or unlock the phone. It also lets you launch up to three applications by assigning an individual finger to each. Continue reading “HTC One Max with 5.9-inch 1080p display, Fingerprint Scanner officially announced”

iBall UFO3 Wireless Bluetooth Speaker launched for Rs. 2499

iBall UFO3

iBall has launched the UFO3, the company’s latest portable speaker with Bluetooth support. It also has a microphone for hands-free conversation over Bluetooth enabled phones and tablets. It has a eye-catching UFO-like design and is portable to easily fit it in a back-pack. It uses advanced audio decoding for enhanced audio output wirelessly. Continue reading “iBall UFO3 Wireless Bluetooth Speaker launched for Rs. 2499”

LG G Flex with 6-inch Curved OLED display press images surface

LG G Flex leak

We already know that LG is working on a smartphone with a curved OLED display. LG already announced that they have already started mass producing 6-inch curved OLED smartphone displays which is vertically concave from top to bottom with a radius of 700mm. LG Chem also confirmed the existence of curved batteries. Now Engadget and CNET have posted press renders of the LG G Flex smartphone. Continue reading “LG G Flex with 6-inch Curved OLED display press images surface”

Lava E-Tab Ivory with 7-inch display, Dual SIM support and Voice calling launched for Rs. 10199

Lava E-Tab IVORY

Lava has launched the E-Tab Ivory, a new tablet with voice calling support in the E-Tab range. The E-Tab E-Tab Z7C+ (Connect+) with voice calling support went on sale recently, but this has a dual SIM support similar to the Micromax Funbook Mini P410 that went on sale earlier this month. It has a 7-inch (1024 x 600 pixels) capacitive touch screen display, powered by a 1.2 GHz dual-core MediaTek MT8377 processor and runs on Android 4.1 (Jelly Bean). It has dual SIM cars slots with 3G support, voice calling and SMS. These is a 2-megapixel rear camera and a 0.3-megapixel (VGA) front-facing camera. Continue reading “Lava E-Tab Ivory with 7-inch display, Dual SIM support and Voice calling launched for Rs. 10199”