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Lenovo Phab 2 Plus Launched, Moto M Official, and More: Your 360 Daily

Lenovo Phab 2 Plus Launched, Moto M Official, and More: Your 360 Daily 2s5j3y

By Ravi Sharma | Updated: 8 November 2016 22:24 IST

Highlights

Another Samsung phone, Galaxy J5 this time, caught fire and exploded
Moto M was made official in China, Lenovo Phab 2 Plus launched in India
LeEco CEO its the company is short of cash, says fundraising difficult

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Samsung's woes continued on Tuesday as reports emerged that another smartphone - not a Note 7 - exploded, while Lenovo and Reliance Lyf launched new smartphones in India. Here's your dose of the big newsmakers in the technology world in today's 360 Daily. 1y415u

After Galaxy Note 7, Samsung Galaxy J5 reportedly explodes
Trouble keeps coming Galaxy Note 7 s in the US via full-page ads in The New York Time, The Wall Street Journal, and The Washington Post.

Lenovo Phab 2 Plus with dual rear cameras launched in India
rival to Xiaomi Mi Mix, the new phablet has two 13-megapixel cameras on the back. Other key features of the device are the 6.4-inch IPS screen with full HD resolution, Android 6.0 Marshmallow software, 32GB internal storage, 128GB microSD card , 8-megapixel front camera, fingerprint sensor, and a 4050mAh battery.

Moto M goes official ahead of launch
Ahead of a formal announcement by the company, the Motorola’s China website. The listing shows the smartphone is priced at CNY 1,999 (roughly Rs. 19,700), and comes with a fingerprint scanner at the back and an 8-megapixel front camera. It has a 5.5-inch display with 1080x1920 pixel resolution, 2.2GHz octa-core Helio P10 processor, 4GB RAM, and 16-megapixel rear camera.

LeEco CEO its to cash crunch
in a letter to employees said that the company grew too quickly and is short of cash now. The company would seek to cut costs and curb expansion in order to focus on its core businesses, he said, after having burned through CNY 10 billion ($1.5 billion or roughly Rs. 9,842 crores) developing a car. He added that LeEco’s fundraising ability is not strong, and separately said that he would take a salary of CNY 1 (equivalent to $0.15 or Rs. 10).

Next OnePlus smartphone will have Snapdragon 821 processor
Chipmaker Earlier leaks have pegged the price of the model at $479 (roughly Rs. 32, 100), $80 more than that of the current flagship OnePlus 3.

Reliance Retail launches cheapest Lyf smartphone with Android 6.0
Reliance Retail has launched the cheapest smartphone with Lyf F8, the dual-SIM smartphone comes with 4G VoLTE capability and is on sale via the company's retail stores across the country. The entry-level smartphone has a 4.5-inch IPS screen with 480x854 pixel resolution, 1.3GHz quad-core Snapdragon 210 processor, 1GB RAM, 8-megapixel rear camera, 5-megapixel camera, and 2000mAh battery.

Facebook takes on LinkedIn with job listing feature
LinkedIn's recruiting business. A company spokesperson said that it is running a test for Page s to create job postings and receive applications from candidates. There is no word yet on wider rollout just yet.

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