Apple Watch might be delayed in Switzerland due to patent issues

The Apple Watch is entering the home stretch and is getting close to its release date. In the US, preorders are set for April 10 and you should be able to get one as early as April 24, if you manage to time things right. This, however, might not be the case for Swiss users. Apple is allegedly facing some intellectual property issues, which might force...

The Apple Watch will be available for in-store pickup at launch

The Apple Watch is now inching toward its release date and excitement is at an all-time high. The Cupertino tech giant has set preorders for its smart wearable for April 10 and the first batch of units should be made available to eager consumers on April 24. The aforementioned set of dates has been known for quite some time now, but there has been...

Oxygen OS for OnePlus One is finally here

OnePlus One users can rejoice as the eagerly-anticipated Oxygen OS build is finally here. The official package can now be downloaded from the OnePlus website and flashed on to the legendary One handset. The custom Android-based ROM had a long and bumpy journey, but one thing is for sure, it has come a long way thanks to the love and attention to detail...

Sprint to begin shipping Galaxy S6 and S6 Edge on April 6

Samsung's latest devices, the Galaxy S6 and Galaxy S6 Edge, are already up for pre-order from US carrier Sprint, and now the latter has announced that it will start shipping the handsets on April 6. "Samsung GS6 starts shipping Monday! Pre-order now to be among the first to get yours," the carrier said in a tweet. It's worth mentioning that both the...

The Huawei P8 might come with an upgraded processor

The Huawei P8 has been a constant presence in the rumor mill for a few months now. The Chinese manufacturer has generated a lot of hype around the eagerly-anticipated smartphone and hints and speculations have been plentiful. We are already quite familiar with the dimensions of the device, its upcoming release and alleged price tag and we have even...

Week 14 in review: One M9 Plus, Xperia Z4 and LG G4

Another week passed and it's time to sum-up the most important stories of the past few days. Xiaomi has had its share of the spotlight, most notably with the 64GB Mi 4 going on sale in India. Another ultra-budget device - the Xiaomi Redmi 2A also made an appearance with a more-than-impressive price tag of $97. Other than that, the mobile world naturally...

Android 5.0 Lollipop hits Verizon's Samsung Galaxy Note 4

After having been received by both AT&T's and Sprint's respective versions of the Samsung Galaxy Note 4 already, the update to Android 5.0 Lollipop is now on its way to Verizon's model. The carrier nicknamed Big Red has published the update documentation on its website, which means the rollout of the new software is imminent (if it hasn't started...

Samsung Galaxy S6 edge review: Double down

How big of an impact can a small change have? The Samsung Galaxy S6 edge has only the extra screen curves compared to the vanilla Galaxy S6, but these two phones couldn't feel any more different - a difference that you can readily feel when you...Source: http://www.gsmarena.com/samsung_galaxy_s6_edge-review-1236.p...

Yet another set of One M9 Plus renders surface

Another day, another HTC One M9 Plus leak. HTC's upcoming handset has been a constant presence in the rumor mill for the past few days and, as it turns out, leaked images are pretty easy to come by. Granted, all we have seen so far are renders, from various sources and they have been getting more and more frequent. We are yet to see some live shots...

Meizu says it sold 2 million devices last month

Chinese smartphone manufacturer Meizu has announced that it sold around 2 million devices last month. This compares to the 1 and 1.5 million smartphones it sold in the months of December 2014 and January this year, respectively. Back in February this year, Li Nan, VP of Marketing and Sales at Meizu, said that the company could reach the 20 million...

Galaxy S6 edge and HTC One M9 and iPhone 6 undergo bend test

Dredging up a controversial issue from the past, Square Trade decided to redo Bendgate tests this time including the new Samsung Galaxy S6 edge and HTC One M9. The phones were tested twice - once until they visibly bend and again until they are bent to their breaking point The Apple iPhone 6 Plus, the phone that kicked off Bendgate, was put under...

Huawei P8 shows up in another set of leaked images

The hotly-anticipated Huawei P8 is due to be revealed in less than two weeks from now, with a launch event scheduled for April 15. As the wait is drawing to an end though, we're now being treated to another batch of photos revealing a few details of the smartphone's body. The surrounding metal frame is the centerpiece of the leak and apparently Huawei...

Samsung to make Apple A9 chips for the next iPhone

Samsung Electronics has reportedly bagged an order to manufacture mobile chips for the next generation Apple products. Bloomberg reported that Samsung has will make the Apple A9 chipset meant to be used in next generation iPhone and iPad devices. The production of the Apple's next generation mobile chipset will take place in South Korea. Meanwhile...

Next Samsung Exynos to pack custom cores

In most electronics nowadays performance is king and the more bit-crunching power you can put out, the better. This is not exactly the case with smartphones, though, where power efficiency is equally if not more important. This being said, however, no true power-user can deny that having more power under the hood is always better and in the mobile...

Google's Android 5.1.1 Lollipop in works, may fix memory leak

Google has started seeding out the Android 5.1 Lollipop update to but many are still concerned with the reported memory leak issue that hasn't been fixed with it. The good news is Android SDK manager pushes the new Android 5.1.1 Lollipop update as part of the SDK package. For now it nests under the development platform and also ensures a quick release...

LG outs 5.5" QHD IPS LCD display panel with 120% color gamut

LG took the wraps off a new-generation 5.5" QHD (2,560 x 1,440 pixels) IPS LCD display with 538 ppi and 120% color gamut. The hot new component will appear in the upcoming LG G4 later this month, on April 28. The Korean giant's new display panel utilizes advance in-cell touch technology developed by LG Display. The tech delivers high touch sensitivity...

Microsoft will launch Lumia 640, 640 XL in India on April 7

Yesterday, Microsoft sent out invites to members of media in India for the launch of Lumia 640 and Lumia 640 XL . The invite carries the following punchline: "Inspiration doesn't only work 9 to 5." Microsoft Lumia 640 features a 5" IPS ClearBlack display, Snapdragon 400 SoC, 1GB of RAM, 8GB of expandable storage, 8MP rear snapper with LED flash, 1MP...

The upcoming successor of Oppo R1 appears in live photos

Live photos of the upcoming successor of Oppo R1 made the rounds online. The previously leaked smartphone is expected to debut at some point in the near future as Oppo R7. The unannounced Oppo handset features double-sided 2.5D glass. The solution makes the smartphone quite a looker and improves its handling and ergonomics. Rumored specs of the smartphone...

HTC Desire 826 is expected in India in a few days

The HTC Desire 826 (which we handled at CES) got official at the beginning of the year, and now it's almost ready to be up for grabs in India. So far, it's been out in China. According to one Mumbai-based phone dealer, the Desire 826 will land in India in the next 2-3 days. It will go on sale priced at INR 26,200, which at the current exchange rates...

Sprint's Samsung Galaxy S5 Sport now receiving Lollipop update

Samsung is continuing its Lollipop update rollouts. The latest device made by the Korean company to get the new Android version is the Galaxy S5 Sport for Sprint. This model has been exclusive to this particular carrier, and it's somewhere in between the original Galaxy S5 and the Galaxy S5 Active in terms of ruggedness. Since both the S5 and the...

Original Moto X, Moto E, and Moto G 4G get Android 5.1 directly

If you own an original Moto X, Moto E, or Moto G 4G you're probably wondering where your Lollipop update is. You've seen newer Motorola handsets blessed with Android 5.0 many weeks ago, and are getting rather impatient? Well, then this is for you. There's some good news and some bad news. The bad news is that you'll still have to wait a while until...

New leaked renders show the One M9 Plus in silver and gold

HTC has been getting a lot of attention today. We have seen some official information about an upcoming One M8s, as well as some rumors about the One E9. #twitter-widget-0 {width: 590px !important;} Today's last leak, good night! pic.twitter.com/UlDiwni8wc— @upleaks (@upleaks) April 2, 2015 Yet the talk of a plus version of the One M9 and One E9 is...

Force Touch sensor may be exclusive to the iPhone 6s Plus

Apple debuted Force Touch the Apple Watch, a technology that can tell apart light taps and deep presses dubbed "force click." The new MacBook 12" has it on its trackpad. And the rumor is that the next generation iPhone 6s Plus will adopt it too. Force clicks are a quicker way to access certain functions and are adopted in OS X Yosemite. The Wall Street...

Asus targets 30M smartphone sales in 2015

The Asus Zenfone 2 range was officially launched in China less than a fortnight ago, Europe followed closely, and the Indian market is scheduled for an April 13 release. With such global expansion and given the high popularity of the range it comes as no surprise that the company is now aiming at a whopping 30 million units sold throughout 2015. The...

Galaxy Note 4 gets Lollipop in Baltics, Brazil, India and UAE

Samsung Galaxy Note 4 Android Lollipop rollout continues in even more countries. The update is already available for download in Europe and USA, but now even more markets board the Lollipop train. As of today Galaxy Note 4 units across Brazil, the Baltic region, India and UAE are all getting Lollipop notifications. The OTA update weighs about 1GB,...

Xiaomi teamed up with AOKP to work on MIUI 7

Xiaomi has reportedly teamed up with the Android Open Kang Project team to work on the MIUI 7 version. The AOKP members shared that they are all working with Xiaomi's developers over the a new refreshed MIUI 7. The MIUI 7 update is codenamed as MiKangy and will be based on the Android 5.1 Lollipop update. This new MIUI 7 is set to debut with the Mi...

Antutu performance report is out: Exynos 7420 in the lead

With the first quarter of 2015 behind us, Antutu was quick to publish its statistics for the current state of performance in the smartphone realm. The numbers leave little doubt who holds the crown, with the Samsung Galaxy S6 in a league of its own. The report summarizes user-submitted data gathered from 160 countries over the course of the three...

HTC One M9 Plus leaks in new promotional materials

Ever since HTC announced their latest flagship device, the One M9, at MWC 2015 the hype has been on about possible future models and variations of the unibody handset. A lot of rumors have been floating around about the One E9, which would be in keeping with HTC's current naming convention. Another batch of leaks has been hinting at a bigger Plus...

HTC One M8s brings 13MP cam, S615 SoC to the former flagship

With April 1 in our rear view mirror we don't doubt the legitimacy of new announcements, but this one had us raising our eyebrows. HTC revamped its 2014 flagship with a new camera and chipset and dubbed it the HTC One M8s. The updated design keeps the dual-camera, but moves up to a 13MP sensor with 28mm lens and f/2.0 aperture. The video recording...

Moto G GPE getting the Android 5.1 OTA update

After Google published the code for the Android 5.1 Lollipop update, Motorola was quick enough to work on it. The Google Play Edition of the Moto G is getting the Android 5.1 OTA update. Though the Motorola Moto G Google Play Edition was discontinued early this year, the company hasn't forgotten about the phone. Bearing LMY47M build number, the OTA...

Alleged Sony Xperia Z4 pays a quick visit to the FCC

It looks like the upcoming Sony Xperia Z4 made its way through the FCC. Yesterday, a mysterious Sony phone with model name - PM-0780 passed the FCC certification process. The model name PM-0780 is not enough evidence that the device in question is Sony Xperia Z4. However, the width and height dimensions of the handset (5.75 x 2.87 inches) the same...

ASUS India releases a teaser for the upcoming Zenfone 2

ASUS as prepping up for the launch of the Zenfone 2 smartphone in India. As reported earlier, the Zenfone 2 will launch in the country in the middle of this month, on April 13. As part of the plan, ASUS India's official Facebook page shared a teaser image. The Taiwanese company also wrote under the image - "It's April 1 and this flagship destroyer...

Archos 50 Diamond: Emerald cut

It's the first time we have an Archos smartphone for review here at GSMArena but it isn't the first time we hear the French maker's name. For years now Archos has been churning out tablets with good specs for...Source: http://www.gsmarena.com/archos_50_diamond-review-1235.p...

Huawei P8 Lite apparently portrayed in official renders

On April 15, Huawei is set to announce the P8, its next flagship smartphone offering. But it looks more and more like we might also be introduced to another device on that occasion. We're talking about the P8 Lite, a handset that should keep the general looks of the higher-end P8, but come with lesser specs - and a more affordable price tag, naturally....

Huawei Honor 6 Plus is set to arrive in the UK on May 1

We've known for a while now that Huawei was planning on bringing its Honor 6 Plus smartphone to the UK. Last month we even got word that Three would be the Chinese company's exclusive operator partner for the device. And today Huawei has finally outed the actual release date for the Honor 6 Plus in the UK: May 1. That's when it will become available...

Exclusive: Huawei Honor Cherry live photos and camera sample

A few days ago we wrote about an upcoming Huawei smartphone and now a tipster has clued us in on some new details and provided us with exclusive photos and camera sample. The handset will be part of the Honor line, but our tipster called it "Cherry," which is likely its codename. It will reportedly launch in Russia first at a rumored price between...

Sony Cosmos rumored to launch as Xperia C4

Two new images of a selfie-centric Sony Xperia smartphone, dubbed Sony Cosmos leaked recently and now we got some extra info on the device. Confirmed：Sony Cosmos will be going to the market as Xperia C4.— @upleaks (@upleaks) April 1, 2015 As per the upleaks Twitter account, the Sony Cosmos will be introduced as the Xperia C4. It does make...

Samsung Galaxy J7 revealed in user agent profile leak

New information has surfaced about an upcoming Samsung device - the Galaxy J7. It belongs to the budget-oriented family of the Galaxy J1, which was released in February and it will probably be the Korean giant's next budget phablet offer. The bulk of the information comes from a leaked user agent profile from Samsung's database. According to it, the...

LTE-varaint of the Galaxy Tab S 10.5 is getting Lollipop OTA

Samsung has been slowly but steadily ticking the boxes for Lollipop updates to the devices in its portfolio, and apparently the LTE version of the Galaxy Tab S 10.5 is next in line. After last week's Android 5.0.2 OTA for the Wi-Fi only variant, the company has now started seeding the update to the 4G model. So far it's limited to a few countries...

Galaxy S6, S6 Edge, and One M9 now up for preorder on Verizon

Samsung's latest devices, the Galaxy S6 and Galaxy S6 Edge, as well as the HTC One M9, are now up for pre-order from US carrier Verizon Wireless. All the three devices will be available starting April 10. Both the 32GB S6 and the One M9, which is only offered with 32GB internal memory, are priced at $200 on a regular two-year agreement and $600 sans...

Survey reveals Apple Pay users experience problems at checkout

A survey conducted by Phoenix Marketing International shows that two thirds of Apple Pay users encounter difficulties using the system at checkout. Out of the 3,000 surveyed with an iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus, 66% are using Apple Pay. Half of them reported that many locations, despite being listed as an Apple Pay partner, weren't ready to accept the...

Lollipop arrives for LG G2 phones on Vodafone Italy

The Lollipop update for the LG G2 is expanding- starting from South Korea, it already hit US carrier Verizon and it has now arrived at Vodafone in Italy and Spain. The update seems to be limited to Vodafone devices. It will bump the software version to V30D and can be downloaded over the air or installed from a computer. You can also manually grab...

Carphone Warehouse will not carry the Apple Watch at launch

In another episode of Apple's marketing strategy for its Watch, we've now learned that Carphone Warehouse will be left out of the initial launch and won't be offering the wearable on April 24. The info has been revealed by no other than Graham Stapleton, CEO of UK's biggest cellphone retailer. Or as he cautiously put it: "We would love to be able...

LG G3 users on T-Mobile receive an update to Android Lollipop

In the United States, LG started rolling out Android 5.0 Lollipop for G3 owners on the Sprint and AT&T network since early February. And now, LG G3 owners on T-Mobile also received the firmware update. LG G3 owners on the T-Mobile network don't have to wait for an OTA update to Android Lollipop. The firmware is available via the LG Mobile Support...

Images of LG G4 in a protective case make the rounds

Images of the yet to be announced LG G4 wearing a protective case made the rounds online, courtesy of the manufacturer of mobile accessories Verus. The successor of LG G3 will make its official debut next month, on April 28. The case maker's images appear to fall in line with the recently leaked early press renders of LG G4. They showcase a slightly...

Huawei's mobile division wraps up 2014 with record revenue

Huawei released its audited annual report for 2014. The Chinese tech giant posted record revenue of $46.5 billion and net profit of $4.5 billion - up 20.6% and 32.7% respectively from the previous year. The company's Consumer Business Group which designs and manufactures smartphones and tablets saw its annual revenue grow by almost a third (32.6%)...

Xiaomi gives the Mi4 a price reduction in China

Xiaomi gave the Mi4 smartphone a price reduction in China. From April 8 onwards, the popular high-end smartphone will cost 1,799 Yuan (about $290), down from 1,999 Yuan (about $322). A slightly lower end variant of the Xiaomi Mi4 with 2GB of RAM will cost 1,699 Yuan (about $274) in China. Previously, it was priced at 1,799 Yuan. Considering its new...

Asus Zenfone 2 series hands-on: Second encounter

Asus announced the European expansion of its Zenfone 2 lineup on March 30 at a special press event held in Paris. The spotlight was shared between the Zenfone 2 lineup, the Transformer Book Chi hybrids...Source: http://www.gsmarena.com/asus_zenfone_2_series_handson-review-1234.p...

Rumored Qualcomm Snapdragon 815 chipset doesn't exist

A couple of months ago we first heard a rumor talking about a purported Snapdragon 815 chipset from Qualcomm. This was supposed to carry ARM's big.LITTLE architecture, with an octa-core CPU, Adreno 450 GPU, LPDDR4 memory support, and a MDM9x55 built-in modem with Cat.10 LTE capabilities. The Snapdragon 815 was apparently going to be made using a 20nm...

Gold 64GB Galaxy S6 and S6 edge now on pre-order at T-Mobile

Both the Samsung Galaxy S6 and the Galaxy S6 edge are now available to pre-order from T-Mobile USA in gold, with 64GB of built-in storage space. T-Mobile started taking pre-orders for Samsung's latest top of the line smartphones on March 27, but up until today the magenta carrier only offered up the black and white color versions for them. The gold-colored...