Idea VoLTE services now available across all its 4G circles, offers 30GB free data

Last month Idea Cellular started commercial roll out of VoLTE services across six circles  – Maharashtra (excluding Mumbai) & Goa, Gujarat, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh & Telangana, and,  Madhya Pradesh & Chhattisgarh, after rolling it out to its employees in the first phase. Later it expanded expanded VoLTE services to 9 more circles – Mumbai, Karnataka, Punjab, Haryana, West Bengal, UP East, UP West, Bihar, Jharkhand and Rajasthan. Now it has rolled out VoLTE services in five more circles - Himachal Pradesh, Odisha, Assam, North-East and Jammu & Kashmir. With this Idea now has its VoLTE service available across all its 20 circles. Idea is also offering 10 GB of free data to its customers in these circles upon making first VoLTE call, 10GB on giving feedback about the service after four weeks, and another 10GB on giving feedback about the service after eight weeks, making it 30GB in total. With the roll-out of VoLTE, Idea customers will now get benefits like “HD-quality” voice calls, faster call setup times, and, the ability to use 4G data simultaneously while on a voice call. Moreover, customers also don’t have to pay anything extra to make calls on VoLTE, as call (and data) charges will be based on ...

Apple’s 6.5-inch iPhone X Plus said to be the most popular model this year

Apple's new iPhones are expected to launch later this year; we already know that the company will be launching three new iPhones this year which includes the iPhone X-second generation, iPhone X Plus that sports a 6.5-inches, and a low-cost 6.1 iPhone. Now a fresh report from supply chain sources suggests that the largest of Apple’s 2018 iPhone lineup; the 6.5-inch model will be the top-selling model. Just like the iPhone X, the X Plus will have dramatically reduced forehead and chin to fit a much larger display into a phone about the same size as the current Plus models. The report suggests that the company has ordered more screen panels for the X Plus than any other model and forecasts suggests 45 million 6.46-inch panels, about 25 million panels for the 5.8-inch iPhone X successor, and 30 million 6.04-inch LCD screens for the new lower-priced flagship. However, these forecasts might see the last-minute change and Apple will adjust the orders in response to customer demand. But this report does indicate that Apple is hoping that its larger phone ever would be a top seller this fall. Another factor that affects these numbers would be the delay in LCD iPhone production compared to the OLED models. ...

Google Cloud teams up with Unity to power multiplayer connected games

Unity engine and technology today has announced a strategic partnership with Google Cloud to simplify game development that also sees the big developer migrate over its infrastructure to Google. Both the companies together will be building a suite of managed services and tools for creating connected games. Both the companies will first focus on real-time multiplayer experiences. A suite of managed services and tools will help developers build, test, and launch connected games while offloading the trouble on Google and Unity. As a part of the partnership, Google Cloud will be the default cloud provider for developers building connected games with Unity, helping them to easily build and scale their games. What this basically means is that developers will be able to take advantage of Google Cloud right from the Unity development environment. Thanks to Google's robust global network, it enables low-latency player connectivity, quickly scale game servers, to multi-TB memory nodes that can hold massive 3D environments and all without needing to become cloud experts. Google also announced that with Unity it will co-found an open source project to connect players in multiplayer games. This project deeply embodies open source, community-driven solutions built-in collaboration with the world’s leading game companies. This project will launch publicly ...

Google Podcasts app with AI-powered personalized recommendations, Google Assistant released for Android

Google today has launched the Podcasts Android application and it comes packed with AI-based personalized recommendations, discover and listen to favorite podcasts. Google is also partnering with industry experts to improve diversity in podcast creation and transform podcasting for the better. It also comes integrated with the Google Assistant across your devices and with Google Podcasts, you can listen and subscribe to any podcast, including popular shows like The Daily, Cyrus Says, Modern Love, Lage der Nation, The Bill Simmons Podcast, and many more. Google Podcasts uses AI to offer recommendations based on your listening habits. Google Podcasts seamlessly syncs across a variety of Google products, including the Google Assistant. So you can easily play the Podcast you are listening from the phone and resume it on your Google Home later. Google also mentioned that it will integrate Google Podcasts into more Google products. As for those who are hosting the Podcast, it will include prompt Google to index new podcasts as quickly as possible, generate a direct link to your podcast, download the Google Podcasts brand assets for sharing on your website, track analytics that come from Google Podcasts. Google says that it will introduce AI based features like speech-to-text technology, automatic subtitling, Google Translate, subtitles in a wide variety of languages, ...

boAt Nirvanaa Tres Triple Driver Earphones Review

There's no shortage of audio brands that claim to deliver top-notch sound quality at a fraction of the price of more established companies. Where boAt audio misses out on heritage and legacy, it makes up for it by introducing well priced audio products that punch above their weight. The boAt Nirvanaa Tres is a triple driver earphone, one of the cheapest ones at that. The latest addition to the company's line up of audio products, we've been testing them out for a while and here's what we think. Design It would be fair to say that the BoAt Nirvanaa Tres has a  polarising design. We review a large number of audio products here at FoneArena and generally, design trends stick to subdued blacks or a dull silver/gold if the manufacturer wants to appear edgy. The Tres, on the other hand, goes all-in with a heavily contoured external housing and a color combination that is heavy on reds and blacks with a splash of silver thrown in. The outer housing has a teardrop-shaped design with two portholes simulating bass ports placed towards the top. The faux portholes are surrounded by silver accents that further stand out amidst the glossy black plastic. These are not open-back earphones ...

Nokia 5.1 Plus / X5 with 5.86-inch 19:9 display, 6GB RAM, dual rear cameras, Android 8.1 gets certified

HMD Global announced the Nokia 5.1, successor of last year’s Nokia 5 last month. After Bluetooth certification, Nokia smartphone with the model number TA-1109 has been certified by TENAA. This could be released as Nokia X5 in China and Nokia 5.1 Plus in other markets. This reveals a 5.86-inch HD+ 2.5D curved glass display with 19:9 aspect  ratio and a notch, and it will be powered by a 2GHz Octa-Core SoC with up to 6GB of RAM. This could be a MediaTek SoC, same as the Nokia 5.1. It also has dual rear cameras, fingerprint sensor on the back and a glass back, similar to the Nokia X6. Nokia 5.1 Plus / X5 (TA-1109) rumored specifications 5.86-inch ( 720×1520 pixels) HD+ 2.5D curved glass 19:9 aspect ratio display 2GHz Octa-Core processor 3GB RAM with 32GB internal memory, 4GB / 6GB RAM with 64GB internal storage, expandable memory up to 128GB with microSD Android 8.1 (Oreo) OS, upgradable to Android P Dual SIM 13MP rear camera with LED Flash, PDAF, secondary rear camera 8MP front-facing camera 3.5mm audio jack, FM Radio Fingerprint sensor Dimensions: 149.51×71.98×8mm; Weight: 160g 4G VoLTE, WiFi 802.11 a/b/g/n, Bluetooth 4.2, GPS 3000mAh battery The Nokia 5.1 Plus / X5 is expected to come in Black, Blue ...

OPPO Find X Lamborghini Limited Edition with carbon fiber back, 512GB storage, 0 to 100% SuperVOOC flash charge in 35 minutes announced

Along with the standard OPPO Find X, OPPO also introduced the Lamborghini Limited Edition version of the smartphone at its Paris event. The phone features classic carbon fiber textured back with a 3D Lamborghini car logo on it. It also has the long-awaited Super VOOC Flash Charge technology that was introduced at the MWC 2016. This is based on a brand new low voltage pulse algorithm and exclusive customized super battery developed by OPPO. Couple of years back OPPO said that it can charge 2500 mAh battery within 15 minutes. The OPPO Find X Lamborghini Edition with the SuperVOOC charging technology can charge the phone's 3400mAh battery from 0 to 100% in just 35 minutes. This uses a powerful 10V / 5A (50W) SuperVOOC charger. Other specifications are same as the original Find X, including a  6.42-inch (2340 x 1080 pixels) Full HD+ AMOLED 19:5:9 aspect ratio Panoramic Arc display with Corning Gorilla Glass 5 protection, Octa-Core Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 SoC with 8GB of RAM, Android 8.1 (Oreo) with ColorOS 5.1,  16MP rear camera with LED flash,OIS, secondary 20MP rear camera with AI portraits and AI scene recognition and 25MP front-facing camera. The OPPO Find X Limited Lamborghini Edition with carbon fiber back and 512GB storage is priced at 1699 Euros ...

OPPO Find X with 6.42-inch FHD+ AMOLED display, Snapdragon 845, 8GB RAM, sliding front and rear cameras, 3D Face Unlock announced

After several rumors, OPPO has officially introduced its flagship Find X smartphone at an event in Paris, as it had promised. It has a 6.42-inch Full HD+ AMOLED Panoramic Arc Screen with 19:5:9 aspect ratio and 93.8% screen-to-body ratio, is powered by Snapdragon 845 with 8GB of RAM and runs Android 8.1 (Oreo) with ColorOS 5.1 on top with support for Android P beta coming soon. It has a motorized sliding dual rear cameras with a 16-megapixel primary and a 20-megapixel secondary camera set up with LED flash, OIS, AI portraits and AI Scene Recognition technology that can identify 800 scenes. The company says that the sliding mechanism has been tested over 300,000 times for durability. It has 3D face unlock, which it calls O-Face Recognition. This uses 3D Structured Light Technology which scans 15,000 facial points. It is 20 times safer than fingerprint recognition for unlocking the phone, says OPPO.  It has a 25-megapixel front camera with AI that intelligently analyzes features such as face, nose, and eyes, etc. to naturally personalize selfies. The 3D lighting technique offers artistic portraits. There is also 3D Omoji, similar to Apple's Animoji. This will capture your facial expressions in real time to accurately present you ...

Yahoo Mail mobile web gets a refreshed look, new features; Yahoo Mail Go for Android Go Edition smartphones released

Yahoo has updated Yahoo Mail mobile web app with several new features, updated design, modern fonts, and native-like interaction animations. It has also introduced new Yahoo Mail Go app for Android Go Edition smartphones with 1GB of RAM. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vsonruTUaCw The company also said that the mobile browser now uses the same architecture as the modern desktop tech stack, which is developed on React and Redux. New features in Yahoo Mail mobile web Swipe through your inbox: The ability to take actions on emails quickly and easily by swiping right to mark as read and left to delete. Customize your look and feel: New color themes with light and dark backgrounds that allow you to personalize your inbox. Get organized easily with folders: Beautiful sidebar menu with folders for easy organization. Never hunt for an email address: Auto-suggest your most frequent email addresses when you type the first few letters, so sending an email is faster than ever. Infinite scrolling inbox: Scroll all the way down your inbox without having to hit “next” to see more emails. Take quick action on emails: Easily delete, forward, reply and do more from the easy access toolbar once you open a message. The Yahoo Mail Go app is just 12MB in size and keeps RAM usage on devices below 50MB. The company ...

FUJIFILM X-A5 mirror-less digital camera with 24.2MP APS-C sensor launched in India

Fujifilm India today has launched the FUJIFILM X-A5 camera that Sports a retro and stylish design. The camera offers a host of features including a 180-degree tilting rear LCD screen, the latest built-in Bluetooth technology, and an extended battery life. Fujifilm X-A5 packs a 24.2MP APS-C sensor with a phase detection autofocus system. This camera features a newly developed image processing engine that is 1.5 times faster than previous models. It also features new collapsible FUJINON XC15-45mm, F3.5-5.6 OIS PZ, SR+ AUTO mode, color reproduction performance, and skin tone reproduction capability. It comes with ISO 12800 and it is the first X-A Series model to feature phase detection pixels, originally developed for the X series' high-end models. The Intelligent Hybrid AF speed is twice as fast as previous models. It features High-Speed HD Video function,  the Multi-Focus Mode automatically synthesizes 4K quality images with changing the depth of field setting. The 4K Burst function offers to shoot 15 frames per second in 4K image quality. The lens has the minimum working distance of just 5cm, ideal for clear close-up shots. It comes equipped with a large rear LCD monitor that can rotate 180 degrees. When the panel is rotated 180 degrees, the Rear Command Dial automatically switches to the Zoom and Shutter ...