Android 5.1 rolling out to Micromax Canvas A1 in India

Micromax just announced that over the course of a week it will be rolling out the Android 5.1 Lollipop update to its budget-minded Canvas A1 smartphone. The update is being seeded in India, and comes just in time not to break Goolge's promise from a few weeks ago. The update shouldn't surprise anyone as Android One smartphones have since been launched...

Xiaomi to launch a new budget model, will cost more than $65

Xiaomi made a name for itself by offering capable smartphones at affordable prices. The company's current entry-level offering, the Redmi 2, retails for the equivalent of around $110, but Xiaomi is reportedly aiming to beat that. The prominent Chinese manufacturer is working on a new model, and we may have been treated to a live photo of said device....

Lenovo A6000 to go on open sale in India from March 23 to 25

Lenovo has announced that its A6000 smartphone, which was launched back in January this year, will be available in an open sale that will run from Monday through Wednesday next week on Flipkart. This is the first time the handset will be available without any registration as the Chinese company has been only conducting flash sales of the device till...

XOLO Win Q900s gets a price cut, now available for under $100

The Win Q900s, Xolo's first Windows Phone 8.1 device which was launched last year with a price tag of INR 9,999 (around $160), is now available for under $100 - the smartphone is retailing for INR 5,467 ($88) and INR 5,799 ($93) on Snapdeal and Flipkart, respectively. Specswise, the Win Q900s is powered by a Snapdragon 200 chipset with 1.2GHz quad-core...

Oppo pushes ColorOS beta update based on KitKat for Find 7

Oppo Mobile has released the new ColorOS 2.0.7i Beta update for its Find 7 smartphone. This new ColorOS 2.0.7i beta update is based on Android 4.4.2 Kitkat and is now available for download from the Oppo forums. Oppo has included a laundry list of improvements including several new features such as the search option in music player. Another new feature...

LG says G Flex2 aimed at business users aged 30-45 yrs

The LG G Flex2, which recently went on sale in the US and the UK, is mainly aimed at business users in the 30-45 age bracket, according to Jee Hyung Lee, CEO and president of LG Taiwan. Lee also said that sales of the handset, which has a curved display, improved in every conveivable way over its predecessor, is expected to hit the 20,000 mark in...

Motorola starts testing Android 5.1 Lollipop for Moto X (2014)

Motorola was prompt in pushing the Android 5.0 Lollipop update to the Moto X (2014) and the Moto X (2013) also got the update earlier this month. Now the company has commenced the soak tests of Android 5.1 Lollipop for the Moto X (2014). The Lollipop version 23.1.28 is being tested out with several improvements such as reducing the noise in low-light...

Counterclockwise: Galaxy S4, iPhone and NFC, Tag Heuer

Some TV networks do weekend reruns of their popular weekday shows, but we get our entertainment elsewhere. Counterclockwise is a weekly rerun of the most exciting mobile news to come in recent years. This week we'll look at the Samsung's rise and fall and rise again with the Galaxy S series, Apple's difficult relationship with NFC and how Swiss makers...

OnePlus One to be available on Amazon India without invite

The Chinese startup's only existing smartphone model, the OnePlus One, is approaching a year since its announcement, and yet every opportunity to get your hands on one is a newsworthy episode. This time around the smartphone will be available on Amazon India on March 24. No invites will be required, but supplies will be limited, although no specific...

Lollipop for Galaxy A series in the works, no plans for 5.1 just yet

Samsung is reportedly working on the Lollipop updates for all Galaxy A smartphones. The firmwares for the Galaxy A3, Galaxy A5 and Galaxy A7 will be based on Android 5.0 Lollipop. There is no word on the Galaxy Alpha - Samsung previously announced it will threat the Alpha with Lollipop early this year, but there is no further info on the matter. Google...

Gold Dream thinks dragons and lions make the iPhone 6 cooler

Swiss company Golden Dream has unveiled a selection of customized iPhone 6 and 6 Plus that will satiate your thirst for gold, alligator leather, carbon fiber, skulls and dragons. As usual, prices are not for the faint of heart, but where else can you get an 18ct hand-crafted gold dragon with ruby eyes? That's the top of the line model. The dragon...

Acer Iconia Tab 10 brings high-res screen on the cheap

Acer unveiled the follow-up to the Iconia Tab A3. The Acer Iconia 10 adds a 1,920 x 1,200px (WUXGA) option for the screen, updates the chipset and launches with Android 4.4 KitKat. Acer Iconia Tab 10 There are two versions of the new tablet. The $250 one comes with a 10.1" WUXGA screen, 2GB of RAM, 32GB of built-in storage and a MediaTek MT8217 chipset...

Samsung Galaxy S6 and S6 edge pre-orders now open in the UK

UK residents who have been saving their quid in wait for the Samsung Galaxy S6 and Galaxy S6 edge can now pre-order their flagship of choice. All major carriers and retailers have offers for both devices for your consideration. Carrier EE will deliver your White Pearl or Black Sapphire Galaxy S6 or S6 edge on launch day, April 10. The Gold Platinum...

Galaxy S6, S6 Edge Philippines release set for April 18

The Galaxy S6 and S6 Edge, which are set to go on sale in 20 countries on April 10, will be available for purchase in Philippines on April 18, the South Korean company has confirmed. As for the price, the 32GB and 64GB models of the S6 will be available for 35,990 and 41,990 Philippine pesos, or $800 and $934, respectively. It will come with dual-SIM...

Samsung to sell 55M Galaxy S6 and S6 edge units this year

Analysts are still revising the expectations for how Samsung's new Galaxy S6 and S6 edge power duo will perform this year. Forecasts began at 38 million, but then a Citibank analysts pushed them up to 46 million. Now Yonhap News is quoting DRAMeXchange, which is predicting another 20% bump for a total of 55 million Galaxy S6 and Galaxy S6 edge sold...

HTC One M9 hits the shelves in Taiwan tomorrow

Taiwan, HTC's homeland, will be the first country to get the new HTC One M9. HTC will be launching the flagship tomorrow - March 21 - and it will be available in both 32 and 64GB flavors. Not all color option will be available initially though - only the Gunmetal Gray and the Silver/Rose Gold will make it to the stores on March 21, while the Amber...

Peter Chou steps down as HTC CEO, Cher Wang takes over

Peter Chou, co-founder and CEO of HTC, has stepped down from his position as the CEO. He will be replaced by Cher Wang, co-founder and chairperson of the company. Chou will remain at HTC and will start a new role as the head of the HTC Future Development Lab, a new division of the company responsible for coming up with new products. While Chou has...

Image of the purported next Moto 360 smartwatch spotted

Motorola launched the Moto 360 smartwatch a year ago for $250. Following that, the Moto 360 has got Android Wear updates for improving its performance. Now the company is reportedly working to introduce the second generation of the Moto 360. The procured image is claimed to come from Lenovo's CEO Yang Yuanqing. Showing the loose body parts, metal...

Google rumored of working with LG for next Nexus smartphone

Google is gearing up to show the new Android version at the upcoming Google I/O 2015 event scheduled in late May. In the meantime, Google will select a handset marker to work on the next Nexus smartphone. Motorola Nexus 6 did create quite a buzz but fell a little short of the success enjoyed by the Nexus 5. As per the fresh speculations, Google will...

Huawei P8 gets portrayed in new leaked image

Just yesterday Huawei decided to officially confirm the much rumored April 15 date for its next big announcement. This will clearly be when we'll see the P8 getting introduced. And today we can reportedly take a look at the upcoming phone's metal frame, helped by the image below. As you can see, for now our view is limited to the lower part of the...

Original HTC One won't get Android 5.1 or future versions

Now that Google has made Android 5.1 Lollipop official (and it's even started rolling out to some, but not all Nexus devices), you may be wondering when your particular smartphone will get it. Yet if you own an original HTC One (M7), we have some bad news. This handset will apparently not be receiving any more major Android updates from this point...

Intergalactic camera shootout: Galaxy S6 vs. Galaxy S5 vs. Note 4 vs. iPhone 6

A quality camera has always been a big part of Galaxy flagships and Samsung is pushing new improvements every six months. The two-step cadence goes Galaxy S then Note then S again - we're at the Galaxy S6 step of this cycle and...Source: http://www.gsmarena.com/shootout_galaxy_s6_note_4_galaxy_s5_iphone_6-review-1229.p...

Xiaomi Mi4 not alone, ZTE Nubia Z9 to run Windows 10 as well

Microsoft is apparently partnering with multiple Chinese manufacturers to bring the future Windows 10 to as many devices as possible. The OS to rule them all was recently shown to be running on a Xiaomi Mi4, but now the live tiles have popped up on a ZTE Nubia Z9. Alleged ZTE Nubia Z9, running Windows 10 What's even more interesting is that the said...

MediaTek working on a Cortex-A72 based chipset for Q4

MediaTek was among the first to announce a Cortex-A72 based chipset - shortly before the MWC. Now more details have emerged from Taiwanese publication Digitimes has uncovered some more details. The new part should arrive in Q4, meaning we may see devices at CES/MWC 2016. The MediaTek MT679X chipset will pair the fast Cortex-A72 processor cores with...

XOLO launches LT2000 smartphone for $160 in India

Xolo has launched the new LT2000 smartphone in India. The phone is priced at Rs. 9,999 ($160) and is available through Amazon, Flipkart, and Snapdeal. The LT2000 has a 5.5-inch 720p display with Dragontrail glass, 1.2Ghz quad-core Snapdragon 410, 1GB RAM, 8GB internal memory with microSD support, 8 megapixel rear camera, 2 megapixel front camera,...

Xperia Z4 LCD panel pictured, specs revealed

Apparently, the Sony Xperia Z4 is not far from being final, as we can gather from the multitude of leaks, which show the same thing over and over. After the supposedly official press images and live photos of a bumper case, we're now being treated to pictures of the smartphone's display panel. Sony Xperia Z4 display panel alleged live photos The images...

Sony Xperia J1 is the company's first SIM-free phone in Japan

Better late than never we guess - Sony has announced today the Xperia J1 Compact (D5788) for Japan, the company's first SIM-free smartphone in the country. The unlocked phone is similar in specifications to the Xperia A2 for NTT DoCoMo. This includes a 4.3" 720p display, 20.7MP Exmor RS camera and a 2,300mAh battery. Power comes from a Qualcomm Snapdragon...

Meizu enters India, m1 to come in April

Meizu's official entry on the Indian market has long been called for by local consumers, and finally the Chinese company has listened. One of the most prominent manufacturers originating in China, Meizu had reportedly been prepping for its arrival in India for some time, as evidenced by social media messages from as early as the beginning of February....

Nexus 5 is getting Android 5.1 Lollipop as an OTA update

Google had recently put up the factory images of the Android 5.1 Lollipop for the developers and enthusiasts to flash it on their devices. Now the Nexus 5 users are getting the Android 5.1 Lollipop OTA update. Measuring about 220.7 MB, the OTA update is being rolled out to Nexus 5 devices in phases across the world. The most signification feature...

LG is releasing AKA smartphone to international markets

LG introduced the goofy looking AKA smartphone meant for the kids in Korea last year. Now the company confirmed that the AKA smartphone will be made available in other markets such as Hong Kong, China, Taiwan, Singapore and Turkey. Last week the phone was introduced in Taiwan. The smartphone has eyes popping out to of the case to create an emotional...

Microsoft Lumia 430 is now official, costs just $70

The new Microsoft Lumia 430 was officially announced today and it is yet another step in Microsoft's endeavor to get a firm grip on emerging smartphone markets. The dual-SIM handset will be hitting stores in India, the Middle East and Africa, Asia-Pacific, Russia, Kazakhstan, and Belarus sometime this April. And color options include black and orange....

Images of Xiaomi Mi 4 running Windows 10 surface online

Earlier we reported about Microsoft and Xiaomi signing an agreement to make the Windows 10 compatible with the Xiaomi Mi4 smartphone. Now some fresh images of a Mi 4 unit running the Windows 10 Technical Preview have been spotted. It is unclear whether the Windows 10 build will be able to make the best of the Mi4 hardware and render the capacitive...

EU pricing of OnePlus One will rise from March 25

The European pricing of OnePlus One will rise from March 25 onwards. The Chinese manufacturer will make the adjustment because of the Euro's plunge against the US dollar (currently €1 trades for $1.08). Starting on March 25, the 16GB and the 64GB variants of OnePlus One will cost €299 and €349 respectively. That's a €30 increase for the 16GB model,...

Purported live photos of Sony Xperia Z4 case emerge

Purported live photos of a Sony Xperia Z4 protective cover made the rounds on Twitter. The successor of Sony Xperia Z3 is expected to make its official debut at some point this summer. The images of the case appear to confirm what we saw in the leaked press renders from a couple of days ago. The TPU case features a cutout for that mysterious port,...

Over three quarters of all compatible devices run iOS 8

More than three quarters of all compatible devices now run Apple iOS 8. As of March 16, the adoption of the Cupertino giant's latest mobile OS has reached 77%. Apple's App Store Distribution dashboard reveals that iOS 7 is still booting on 20% of all the company's active mobile hardware. The remaining 3% is reserved for iOS 6 earlier builds of the...

Motorola Droid Turbo will be updated directly to Android 5.1

If you own a Motorola Droid Turbo and have been wondering when the update to Android Lollipop will hit your device, this is for you. Apparently the Droid Turbo will not get any build based on Android 5.0, but instead will be updated directly with Android 5.1 Lollipop - which is currently the absolute latest version of Google's mobile OS. This probably...

Huawei sets an event for April 15, P8 debut likely

For a few weeks now, Huawei has been rumored to make the upcoming P8 official at an event on April 15, in London. And today we get confirmation that these rumors were true after all. The Chinese company has reportedly started sending out press invites for the gathering, including to Dutch websites. The event will take place in London from 3 PM to...

HTC One M9 hits the shelves in US from April 10

HTC US promised to deliver some big news today and it did. First HTC revealed the Uh-Oh protection program, which replaces your HTC One M9 unit in case it dies of water damage of a cracked screen during the first 12 months since purchase. The second big news is the USA premiere date for the One M9 - April 10. The flagship will become available after...

New rumor talks about the HTC One M9+

Most of you surely remember the HTC Hima Ultra, which then turned out to be the HTC One M9 Plus. Well a new leak states that the phone will actually be dubbed the HTC One M9+ and it might be closer to a release than we thought. The alleged handset has already appeared in pictures, as well as benchmark results, so we should have a pretty good idea...

LG L90 gets Android 5 Lollipop update

LG L90 is the affordable smartphone went official a year ago with a 4.7" display, Snapdragon 400 chip, and an 8MP cam all running on Android KitKat OS. It is pretty much the same phone as the LG G2 mini, but with front keys instead of the iconic rear control deck. And now LG has sweetened it further by pushing the Android 5 Lollipop update on the...

Galaxy S6 and S6 edge UK pre-orders kick off March 20

Samsung announced today the UK pre-order campaign for the new Galaxy S6 and Galaxy S6 edge. Selected retailers and carriers will be accepting pre-orders starting this Friday - March 20. Vodafone, Three, O2 and EE will be all taking pre-orders for the Galaxy S6 duo, as well as Carphone Warehouse and Samsung.com. The pricing is yet to be announced,...

HTC's UH OH protection program for the One M9 is now official

HTC just officially announced its UH OH program for providing a free replacement unit should the unthinkable happens and your precious One M9 reaches an untimely death. The aptly named initiative covers the risks of cracked screen or water damage within the first year of owning the high-end smartphone. If you're careful enough with your handset and...

Motorola giving away a Moto E with the purchase of a Moto X

Buy-one-get-one-free deals are not new in the smartphone market and now Motorola is offering a free Moto E to buyers of the Moto X, both in their second generation. The Moto X (2014) will set you back $500 off contract, and Motorola will throw in a free Moto E, otherwise worth $120 value. The price is for the 16GB version, but you're free to run it...

New Lollipop image available for Nexus 6

Last week Android 5.1 was made official and naturally made available for Google's own Nexus devices. It brought many improvements over previous Lollipop builds, including a few new features, like HD voice calls and silent mode. The Nexus 6 was one of the handsets that benefited most from the new OS version, which brought about performance improvements...

Xiaomi Mi 4 to support Windows 10 Technical Preview

Microsoft has signed an agreement with Xiaomi to provide support for the Windows 10 Technical Preview on the Mi 4 smartphone. Xiaomi has had a good run so far with its smartphones running MIUI version based on Android. Now the company has teamed up with Microsoft to provide support for running Windows 10 Technical Preview on Mi4. So far, neither of...

Lenovo to launch Windows phones mid-2015 in China

Microsoft announced that Lenovo will offer the Windows 10 upgrade services across China. Apart from that, Lenovo will also work with Microsoft to build Windows Phone handsets. Last year, Microsoft announced adding new hardware partners who will develop Windows Phone devices and Lenovo was one of them. However, not a single WP device was announced...

LG announces the G Flex2 in India for $878, available later this month

LG has launched their latest flagship smartphone - the LG G Flex2 - in India. The phone is priced at Rs. 55,000 ($878) and will be available sometime later this month. The LG G Flex2 is the successor to last year's G Flex, which met with a lukewarm response from reviewers and customers alike. This year's model features a new 5.5-inch Full HD curved...

Gionee to launch slim dual-SIM Elife S7 on April 3 in India

At MWC 2015, Gionee unveiled the 5.5mm Elife S7 as one of the thinnest dual-SIM smartphones. Now, the Chinese manufacturer is gearing up for the April launch of the smartphone next month in India by sending out formal invites. Gionee has designed Elife S7 with a U-shaped skeleton, casted using aviation level alloy for its frame. The rest of the body...

Xiaomi now sells accessories in India on its official site

Xiaomi began selling accessories through the its official website. Going forward, users in the country can order headsets and cases for their smartphones directly from the manufacturer. Xiaomi has been selling handsets online in India through an exclusive partnership with Flipkart. But on its home turf, Xiaomi hosts the fancy flash sales on its own...

Goldgenie will offer Samsung Galaxy S6 and S6 edge in 24k gold

Samsung Galaxy S6 and Galaxy S6 edge got the Goldgenie treatment. The UK-based jeweler will begin taking pre-orders for tricked out versions of the smartphone duo in a couple of days, on March 20. The Korean giant's hot new flagship smartphones will be available in 24k gold, rose gold, and platinum. Goldgenie is expecting high demand for all three...