Apple’s 2019 iPhones rumored to feature USB Type-C port

Though rumors suggested that last year's Apple's sensation- the iPhone X would sport a USB Type-C port, Apple unsurprisingly stuck to its lightning port. Rumors are again back, and this time it is reported that Apple is redesigning its chargers and related interface for the next-generation iPhone and iPad devices. This means that the 2019 series of iPhones will come with USB Type-C support, according to sources at analog IC vendors. Apple has already adopted the USB Type-C in MacBook series and has also encouraged other notebook vendors to follow suit. It should be noted that the sales of the new models that come with a Type-C port have been affected negatively by a general slowdown in the global PC market. Type-C adaption is slowly on the rise, we are seeing flagships and most notable mid-rangers packing the USB Type-C ports and this change is expected to accelerate other smartphone companies' adoption of the interface in their products. The speculation mentioned in the report is likely referring to the rumors that suggested 2018 iPhones will include an 18W USB-C charger and a Lightning to USB-C cable in the box enabling faster-charging speeds. However, Apple is still in the redesign phase and will not be able to equip the technology in its ...

Airtel now offers mobile services at Char Dham locations – Kedarnath, Badrinath, Gangotri and Yamnotri

Airtel today announced that it has become the first private mobile operator to provide 4G/3G/2G connectivity at all the Char Dham locations - Kedarnath, Badrinath, Gangotri and Yamnotri, enabling its customers to stay in touch with their loved ones and family even while visiting these remote locations. The company says that it recently restored network connectivity at Kedarnath as part of the restoration efforts following the devastating floods in June 2013. It also said that Airtel’s network teams have overcome rough terrain and harsh weather to ensure network connectivity at all the four locations and has also beefed up its network across Uttarakhand. Commenting on the same, Sanjiv Mishra, COO, Bharti Airtel UPW said: As India’s largest mobile network, we continuously strive to ensure that our customers stay connected wherever they are. Char Dham is a key pilgrimage and Airtel customers visiting these locations will be able to access our services and keep in touch with friends and family.

Xiaomi partners with ACT Fibernet to offer 3 months free broadband on purchase of any Mi LED Smart TV

Xiaomi has announced that customers who purchase any Mi LED smart TV will get 3 months ACT Fibernet internet for free. This offer is valid for people residing in Bangalore, Hyderabad, New Delhi and Chennai and is valid from tomorrow i.e 13th June on all Mi TV purchases from mi.com, Mi Home, and Flipkart. This offer will be valid from 10th June 2018 to 31st August 2018. ACT Fibernet will offer three months of the free trial period in the 1st month of data usage without any installation charges. After the completion of 1st month trial period, the customer shall pay for 6 months’ package that would include 2 months’ free subscription, plus 1000 GB extra till 31 Dec 2018. To avail the offer, customer after the purchase needs to share with ACT the following details; Customer Name, Mobile, City, Proof of purchase (Order ID and Device Serial Number) through email to  actwithmi@incredible.actcorp.in. Post which, the ACT will validate the purchase and acknowledge eligibility of offer to the customer within 2 working days via email/phone. ACT will seek customer address and do a feasibility check. In case, if it is not feasible, the ACT will inform customer the same within 2 working days. If feasible, ACT to ...

Vivo NEX with 6.59-inch FHD+ display, Snapdragon 845, 8GB RAM, in-display fingerprint sensor announced

Vivo just introduced its flagship NEX smartphone as it had promised. The main highlight of the smartphone is its 6.59-inch Full HD+ Super AMOLED screen with ultra narrow 1.71 mm bezels on the sides, 2.16mm on the top and an 91.24% screen-to-body ratio. It doesn't have an earpiece, instead it vibates the screen through the micro-vibration unit. It uses ray data compensation algorithm that hides the light sensor at the bottom of the screen, thanks to an innovative design. The micro-slit infrared sensor is also hidden at the top of the screen. It has an 8-megapixel pop-up front camera that automatically rises and hides when you open and close the camera app. This uses extremely precise micro-stepping motors, with independent drive ICs and precision control algorithms to precisely control this process, says Vivo. It has a 12-megapixel rear camera with Sony IMX363 sensor, 4-axis OIS, along with 5-megapixel secondary rear camera for AI portrait shots with auto scene detection. The Vivo X20 Plus UD was the first smartphone with an in-display fingerprint sensor, and this was adopted by the Vivo X21, which was launched in India recently. The NEX also uses an in-display fingerprint sensor, and the company says that the third-generation screen fingerprint technology, is ...

Qualcomm Snapdragon 710 aims to elevate the mobile experience

Qualcomm had announced the Snapdragon 710 platform built on the 10nm process last month in China. FoneArena got a chance to speak to Kedar Kondap, Vice President, Product Management, Qualcomm Technologies about the announcement.  The Snapdragon 710 platform is positioned between the flagship 800 series and the budget 600 series.  We are curious to hear about Qualcomm's idea behind the 710. The Snapdragon 710 boasts of  a 3rd gen Kyro CPU with up to 20% performance improvement, 2nd gen Spectra ISP for improved camera capabilities, 4K HDR playback support, X15 LTE modem for faster downloads with 4x4 MIMO. Qualcomm has always brought down features from higher premium tier chips to mid-tier and lower-tier chips. The 710 is no exception and shows Qualcomm's commitment to democratizing premium features over the course of time. The 710 offers a full AI ( Artificial Intelligence) experience with the combined hardware of the Kyro CPU, Adreno GPU and Hexagon DSP. There is also support for frameworks such as Google TensorFlow and Caffe 2 from Facebook.  The AI Engine will enable features like object detection, food tagging, Animoji, improved photography, face unlock and more. "Although we drive AI type use cases with the 710, we also care about end ...

CE China Global Press Conference 2018 Summary

If you follow technology, you must have definitely heard of CE China a.k.a Consumer Electronics China that happens every year.For the uninitiated, CE China is a premier trade show for consumer electronics and home appliances products for the Chinese and Pan-Asian market.This time, the third edition of CE China, a global event, successfully Shenzhen,from May 3-5. In this year's CE China event,146 companies from 12 countries presented their brands, showcasing consumer electronics and home appliances products. Furthermore, 25 prominent speakers from countries shared their market knowledge with retailers, trade visitors and prosumers. At this event, I got to see and experience some of the coolest home appliances and executives from leading Chinese brands. The companies like Midea and Huawei provided us the insights in cutting edge technologies and most recent trends. [gallery link="file" columns="2" size="large" ids="255655,255654"] Chinese brand Haier displayed the one-stop smart home solutions under Haier U+ Smart Life” in an attempt to make a better life for consumers.It is designed in a way to connect an entire household be it smart living room, smart kitchen, smart bathroom and smart bedroom into one system. The company explained its Smart Home Architecture, covering air, water as well as kitchen appliances. In addition to it the company also showcased several door lock models with Fingerprints sensor under the U-home product line for quick access and secure protection.The company has implemented the solutions across 10 ...

Nokia announces completion of 5G new radio data call with 4G and 5G dual connectivity in China

Nokia today has announced that it has successfully completed an end-to-end 5G New Radio (5G NR) data call. This is a part of the Chinese Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) 5G Technology R&D trial. The 3GPP-compliant dual connectivity call was conducted using a 5G NR system over-the-air on the 3.5GHz frequency band and LTE in the 2.1 GHz frequency band, supported by a 5G user equipment simulator provided by PRISMA Telecom Testing. The dual connectivity for existing 4G operators will allow the company to more rapidly create 5G coverage and services by connecting 5G NR to a 4G radio that is connected to an existing Cloud Packet Core. This is an important step towards the verification of 5G in the sub-6 GHz frequency bands, that is required for wide-area coverage and massive IoT connectivity. This is in preparation of commercial deployment in China in 2020. China will be one of the first adopters of 5G, and will deliver new possibilities for consumers and industries alike. The end-to-end data call uses the Nokia AirScale Cloud RAN, Nokia AirScale baseband unit, Nokia 5G Massive MIMO Active Antenna, Nokia Cloud Packet Core and Nokia home subscriber service together with a 5G end-user equipment simulator provided ...

Huawei Mate P20 Pro said to feature 6.9-inch Samsung OLED display

Rumors suggest that the next Mate series flagship is said to be called the Huawei Mate 2o/Mate 20 Pro in-line with the P-series flagships. Mate series flagships always feature the best in class challenging the competing flagships in the similar price segment.  Fresh rumors suggest that the Pro model of this series could actually sport a large 6.9-inches display. According to display industry, Samsung Display is said to be currently sampling 6.9-inch rigid (flat) OLED panels to Huawei. Full-fledged supply of panels was announced at the end of the third quarter. Since the display size is pretty large, it might be launched as a separate phone altogether under the Mate branding. Not so long ago we have used the Nexus 7 with a 7-inch display and now we are expecting a 6.9-inch smartphone, shows how fast things have changed. The new Huawei model with 6.9-inch display should be powerful enough to take on Galaxy Note 9 which is scheduled to launch later this year in August.  The Samsung Galaxy Note 9 is expected to sport a 6.38 inches display. On the other hand, Apple is scheduling to launch a large 6.45-inch iPhone X Plus variant. Apart from the display size and branding of the panel, there ...

Reliance Jio offers 1.5GB additional data per day for all users till June 30

Earlier this year Reliance Jio revised some of its plans to offer more data. Today, to counter Airtel's 1GB/day additional data on Rs. 149 and Rs. 399 packs, Reliance Jio is offering 1.5GB/day additional data for all daily recurring recharges in the month of June. 3GB/day for 1.5GB/day data pack users - Rs 149, 349, 399, 449 3.5GB/day for 2GB/day data pack users - Rs 198, 398, 448, 498 4.5GB/day for 3GB/day data pack users - Rs 299  5.5GB/day for 4GB/day data pack users - Rs. 509 6.5GB/day for 5GB/day data pack users - Rs 799 Jio already offers Rs. 100 discount on all recharge on recharge of Rs. 399 for MyJio app users who pay via Phone Pe. Today the company has extended the offer to recharges of Rs. 300 and above and is also offering 20% discount on recharges below the Rs. 300 price point, if the user recharges through the MyJio app and pays using PhonePe wallet. With this Rs. 149 pack will effectively cost Rs. 120 with 3GB/day data, free voice, SMS and Jio Apps for 28 days. This limited-period additional data benefit will be available post 4pm starting today 12th June (It might take some time to reflect in the app) will 30th June, ...

Samsung Carnival on Flipkart: Rs. 12000 off on Galaxy S8, Offers on LED TVs and more

Samsung Carnival is now live on Flipkart, under which it is offering best deals on smartphones, LED TVs, home appliances and more. Offers on Samsung smartphones on Flipkart Samsung Galaxy S8+ – Rs. 43,900 (Rs. 10,000 off + up to Rs. 14,700 off on exchange) Samsung Galaxy S8 – Rs. 37,900 (Rs. 12,000 off + up to Rs. 14,700 off on exchange) Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge – Rs. 32,900 (Rs. 9,000 off + up to Rs. 14,700 off on exchange) Samsung Galaxy On Max - Rs. 13,900 (Rs. 3000 off + up to Rs. 12,200 off on exchange) Samsung Galaxy On Nxt 64GB – Rs. 10,900 (Rs. 7000 off + up to Rs. 10,000 off on exchange) Samsung Galaxy On Nxt 16GB– Rs. 8,990 (Rs. 2009 off + up to Rs. 8500 off on exchange) Samsung Galaxy J3 Pro – Rs. 6,690 (Rs. 1800 off + up to Rs. 6000 off on exchange) Samsung Galaxy On5 – Rs. 5,999 (Rs. 2991 off + up to Rs. 5500 off on exchange) Offers on Samsung accessories, LED TVs and more on Flipkart Samsung Gear Fit2 Pro – Rs. 10,990 (21% off on MRP) Up to 40% off on Monitors Smart TVs from Rs. 23999 We have listed some best deals, you can check ...