HERE Maps has signed a multi-year strategic commercial agreement with Microsoft to where the later will leverage former’s map data and platform services in the development of its products and services. In fact, Microsoft was already using Here data in Bing Maps (Bing.com, Cortana and other services) and Bing Maps API. With this agreement, the … Continue reading "Microsoft extends mapping deal with HERE"HERE Maps has signed a multi-year strategic commercial agreement with Microsoft to where the later will leverage former’s map data and platform services in the development of its products and services. In fact, Microsoft was already using Here data in Bing Maps (Bing.com, Cortana and other services) and Bing Maps API. With this agreement, the … Continue reading "Microsoft extends mapping deal with HERE"
Facebook is taking another aim at Snapchat just in time for the holidays. The social network has added a new in-app camera for Messenger that comes with art and lot of special effects. The new camera shutter button which is present front and center lets users take photos and enhance them with text, stickers, animated … 
Honor just announced Magic, the company’s latest smartphone at an event in China, as it had promised. It has a 5.09-inch Quad HD 3D curved glass AMOLED display, is powered by an Octa-Core Kirin 950 SoC and runs on Android 6.0 (Marshmallow) with new Honor Magic Live OS. It has dual 12-megapixel rear cameras promising brilliant image … 
Netflix has entered into a long term deal with Shah Rukh Khan’s Red Chillies Entertainment. As a result of this partnership, Netflix will showcase films starring Shah Rukh Khan exclusively on its platform. Shah Rukh Khan’s recently launched Dear Zindagi will be the first title that will come on Netflix. Among other Red Chillies titles available … 
Xiaomi introduced its 20000mAh Mi power bank in China last November, which was launched in India earlier this year. Today Xiaomi has unveiled a new version of 20000mAh Mi power bank with support for Qualcomm Quick Charge 3.0 and two-way fast charging support. It has the same ABS plastic body for a better grip, but it is slightly … 
Few days after releasing beta update Xiaomi today released Android 6.0 (Marshmallow) update for the smartphone along with the MIUI 8.1.1.0.MHOMIDI stable OTA update for the Redmi Note 3 (Pro) with Snapdragon 650 globally. As mentioned previously, changelog of the update is same as the previous update the smartphone got, with some additional bug fixes and optimizations. Highlights New – Three-fingered … 
Huawei’s Honor announced Magic smartphone at an event in China. We were live at the event and got a chance to get our hands on the phone. Let’s take a detailed looks at the hardware and specifications of the phone. The Honor Magic sports a 5.09-inch (2560 x 1440 pixels) Quad HD AMOLED 3D curved … 
PayPal has filed a trademark infringement complaint in the Indian Trademark office against homegrown mobile wallet company Paytm on using similar colours in its logo. Global online payments company PayPal has accused Paytm of using a logo that is “deceptively and confusingly similar” to its own, which is likely to cause confusion among consumers. As per the trademark notice, PayPal … 
Earlier today, Flipkart teased offers and discounts on several products that will be available in its upcoming Big Shopping Days (December 17-18). The homegrown e-tailer is offering a massive discount on the most popular phone of 2016 -OnePlus 3 and is expected to sell it under Rs. 20000 which is a huge price drop from its existing … 
Check out FoneArena Daily video that gives you a daily dose of the latest technology news. As promised, Nintendo has released the Super Mario Run for iPhone and iPad today across the world. The game offers an interesting take on the classic format and designed to play with a single hand in portrait mode. You can download the … 
In October, Twitter announced that it is going to pull the plug on its Vine mobile app in coming months. Now the micro blogging site has provided an update about the future of the six seconds video sharing app. Vine’s mobile app will remain and it will be rebranded as Vine Camera. You will still … 
Samsung is working on a new Gear VR and Augmented Reality (AR) headset. Samsung vice president Sung-Hoon Hong revealed company’s plan at the Virtual Reality Summit in San Diego . Samsung’s next gen VR headset will be called as Gear VR 2, and it “will be presented in a short time”. On the other hand the … 
Lenovo will launch Chrome OS version of Yoga Book next year, according to a latest report from Laptop Mag. Lenovo’s Android and Chrome Computing Business Group president and VP Jeff Meredith confirmed that the company will release the Chrome OS version of Yoga Book in 2017. Currently there are two versions of the Yoga Book running Windows … 
Flipkart today started its year-end Big Shopping Days sale, as it had announced earlier. In this sale it is offering great deals on smartphones, smart TVs, accessories and more. All these offers are available through the Flipkart app, website and also on Flipkart Lite. Best deals on smartphones Apple iPhone 7 – From Rs. 55,000 (Rs. 5000 … 
Corsair has launched Force MP500 range of M.2 solid state drives in 120GB, 240GB, and 480GB. The performance of the MP500 SSD is claimed to be five times faster than traditional SATA 6Gbps SSDs. Equipped with a Phison PS5007-E7 NVMe controller and high-bandwidth PCIe Gen. 3 x4 M.2 2280 interface, the MP 500 range drives … 
Facebook has started testing group voice calls for Messenger on desktop. The social network has confirmed with TechCrunch that it has started testing group voice calls for Messenger for a limited number of users. The small group of testers can see a phone icon on their group chats which after clicking will invite members to join a … 
Alongside Xiaomi, if there’s one other smartphone startup that has really caught the public eye, it has to be OnePlus. Spearheaded by the young and affable Carl Pei, the company has delivered a series of mostly hit products that aim to deliver on their promise of never having to settle. Sure, it isn’t the hardest … 
Nostalgia is usually triggered by something that reminds you of your childhood days. In fact, if you try to rewind your memory and remember the games you played, you would feel that your childhood was absolutely a bliss. In an attempt to bring back those memories, Nintendo brought its legendary Mario character in a completely … 
Xiaomi introduced new Mi Notebook Air models back in July. Now the company has sent invites for a new Mi Notebook event in China in partnership with China Mobile. This shows 4G signal bar at the right corner, so it is expected to come with 4G support to offer on-the-go connectivity. The Mi Notebook Air comes in … 
