Nipun Marya CEO of iQOO India on iQOO 13 and the performance USP

The iQOO 13 goes on sale today in India and I had a chance to speak to Nipun Marya, CEO of the iQOO business in India on the latest launch and the brand’s strategy in India. Nipun was previously at Vivo India and joined iQOO nearly 3 years ago.

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OnePlus addresses green line issues, reinforces commitment to quality

In recent months, OnePlus has faced widespread reports of green line issues and motherboard failures, raising serious concerns about the company’s commitment to quality and customer satisfaction. With criticism mounting, OnePlus has announced a series of initiatives to address these problems, though many users remain skeptical of the brand’s response and transparency. Continue reading “OnePlus addresses green line issues, reinforces commitment to quality”

Qualcomm to introduce new Snapdragon X series chip at IFA 2024

Qualcomm introduced the Snapdragon 4s Gen 2 SoC for sub USD 100 phones at the ‘Snapdragon For India~ event yesterday, July 30th, and also launched the Snapdragon X Elite and X Plus based products for the Indian market officially, announcing several partners. Continue reading “Qualcomm to introduce new Snapdragon X series chip at IFA 2024”

OnePlus Open 14.0.0.810 update rolling out now, better gaming stability and bug fixes

OnePlus has just started rolling out a new update (V14.0.0.810) for the OnePlus Open. The update is 1.18GB in size and mainly packs a lot of bug fixes and stability improvements. Improvements include displaying music controls in Live Alerts, Home screen widget presentation, screen rotation when switching from cover screen to main screen. It also fixes a bug where system data might take up a lot of storage space.

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NVIDIA Computex 2024: Project G-Assist, NVIDIA ACE NIMs for Digital Humans, Generative AI Tools and more announced

NVIDIA has announced new developments at Computex 2024, introducing advanced RTX technology to enhance AI assistants and digital humans on GeForce RTX AI laptops. Continue reading “NVIDIA Computex 2024: Project G-Assist, NVIDIA ACE NIMs for Digital Humans, Generative AI Tools and more announced”

Google Chrome finally goes native for Windows on Arm ahead of Snapdragon X Elite debut

Download Google Chrome for Windows on Snapdragon ARMGoogle Chrome is the most popular browser and it was not natively available on Windows PCs based on Arm until now. All that is set to change for the better with today’s announcement from Google and Qualcomm. Google quietly released the Arm build to the Canary channel a few weeks back and looks like the final version is rolling out this week to Arm-compatible Windows PCs.

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Sennheiser HD 490 PRO Plus Review — Studio headphones you can count on

Sennheiser is a German audio equipment manufacturer which is well-known for premium audio gear including headphones, microphones and soundbars. Over the years, Sennheiser has become synonymous with professional audio quality, making their equipment the preferred choice in most professional environments.  Sennheiser has launched the HD 490 Pro and Pro Plus India recently.

We have had the chance to test these headphones for quite some time now and these are one of the most interesting studio headphones in the price range. The Sennheiser HD-490 PRO Plus open-back headphones is targeted at musicians, producers, and content creators and aims to offer professional monitoring headphones which are reliable yet comfortable to wear. Are they worth considering? Lets dive into our review.
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FoneArena – Best Products of MWC 2024

At MWC (Mobile World Congress) 2024 in Barcelona, we saw hundreds of cool products on display at the show. We gave out 10 FoneArena Awards to the best products and innovations. Here are our Best Products of MWC 2024 after spending nearly 4 days going around the show and shortlisting several products. 

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Samsung’s mobile AI efforts started with Galaxy S8 in 2017 before making its grand debut on the Galaxy S24

Samsung is massively betting on AI for the Galaxy S24 Series launch, such that the entire launch event had Galaxy AI at the heart of it. The Galaxy S24 is the first mobile device to have Artificial Intelligence as a core offering as Samsung seeks to make the most of its first-mover advantage.

On the sidelines of the Galaxy S24 launch, FoneArena spoke to Sally Jeong, Executive Vice President of Framework R&D team at Samsung Electronics who leads the development team for S Pen, Multi-Tasking, multiple Samsung services as well as Android platforms.

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Samsung Galaxy S24 Series Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 vs Exynos 2400 Launch Countries

Samsung is bringing back its homegrown Exynos chipset back to the flagship Galaxy lineup in several markets outside the US. The Samsung Exynos 2400 was teased late last year. Let us go through the list of countries where Samsung is using Snapdragon and Exynos.

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With Samsung Galaxy AI, the new era of mobile devices is here

Samsung has just announced its Galaxy S24 series in San Jose, California. We went behind the scenes and had the opportunity to play with these shiny new devices for some time. Samsung is going all-in on AI and calling it Galaxy AI, with AI integrated into several aspects of the phones.

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7 Ring Hands-on Review: India’s first contactless payment ring

At FoneArena we are constantly on the look out for innovative new products to try and we recently came across 7 Ring from a Mumbai based company. If you are someone who always forgets your wallet at home, this ring from 7 Ring will blow your mind. No Bluetooth pairing or charging required. Just wear it on your finger and tap and pay like you would use your contactless card.

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realme to unveil image technologies, including periscope camera at January 10 event

realme has announced that it will host the realme 2024 Media Preview Event titled ‘Hey Flagship, Meet Periscope,’ in Las Vegas on January 10th, spotlighting the periscope telephoto technology and its photographic capabilities. Continue reading “realme to unveil image technologies, including periscope camera at January 10 event”

Samsung Galaxy S23 and Galaxy S23+ get a Rs. 10,000 price cut in India

Samsung Galaxy S23 and Galaxy S23+ smartphones have received a Rs. 10,000 price cut in India officially, a year after the launch. This comes ahead of the launch of the Galaxy S24 series next week. Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy S23 and Galaxy S23+ get a Rs. 10,000 price cut in India”