Meizu teases home button revolution for the m2 note

A lot of disconcerting info has been popping up on the upcoming Meizu m1 note successor, and consensus hadn't been reached even on the device's name. Some called it the Meizu m1 note 2, others Meizu note 2, but then a GFXBench entry listed it as m2 note. Well, apparently that last one is the real deal, as indicated by a post on Meizu's Facebook page....

Samsung Galaxy Tab S2 revealed in a case leak

The successors to Samsung's premium tablet family Galaxy Tab S, so far known as Galaxy Tab S2, have been regulars at the rumor mill for the past few months. By now we've gotten a look at their alleged specs, and most recently a press image surfaced revealing a Galaxy S6-like design. Well, case manufacturers are again one step ahead, and a bumper...

HP to bring a couple of Android tablets to India

HP is apparently going to make a couple of tablets available on the Indian market some time soon, as indicated by a local retailer. The two devices have very different target groups but both run the outdated Android 4.2 Jelly Bean, though HP's website states a KitKat update is available. The fist device is the HP Slate 7 Voicetab Ultra, and that...

T-Mobile Lumia 435 now available on Walmart for just $50

The T-Mobile variant of the Microsoft Lumia 435, which was unveiled back in January this year, is now available on Walmart for just $49.88. It's worth mentioning that the device is listed on Microsoft Store website for $70. Specs-wise, the handset is powered by a Snapdragon 200 SoC with 1.2GHz dual-core processor, and sports a 4-inch WVGA screen....

Micromax Unite 2 starts getting Lollipop update

The Unite 2, which was announced by Micromax back in May last year, has started receiving the Lollipop update. Sized at around 413MB, the OTA update brings Android 5.0 to the entry-level handset. The build is dated April 24. If you haven't received the update yet, you can manually check for it by heading to Settings -> About phone -> software...

Oppo R7 now available for pre-order in the UK

Source: http://www.gsmarena.com/oppo_r7_now_available_for_preorder_in_uk-news-12458.p...

Lollipop sporting ZTE Overture 2 arrives on Cricket for just $50

The successor to the ZTE Overture, which was launched back in June 2013, is now available in the US on Cricket Wireless. Dubbed Overture 2, the device is priced at $49.99 on contract - you can also get it for free thanks to a $50 mail-in rebate. Specs-wise, the handset is powered by a quad-core chipset clocked at 1.2 GHz, and sports a 4.5-inch display...

Google and Qualcomm are working on a Project Tango smartphone

Google and Qualcomm have a Project Tango smartphone with 3D-sensing camera tech in the works. Currently the search giant is offering a Project Tango tablet for developer for $512 in the Google Store. The partnership between Google and Qualcomm will see the chipmaker incorporate the 3D-sensing camera technology into its smartphone reference designs....

Renders showing the next ZTE flagship smartphone leak out

ZTE has launched a lot of high-end Nubia devices lately, but we haven't seen a flagship smartphone that isn't part of the Nubia line for ages. That seems to have been noticed by the Chinese company too, and it's apparently hard at work at a new top of the line ZTE handset that's Nubia-less for a later release. Three purported leaked renders of the...

Huawei Honor 7 tipped to feature 4GB RAM, 13MP OIS camera

Source: http://www.gsmarena.com/huawei_honor_7_tipped_to_feature_4gb_ram_13mp_ois_camera-news-12454.p...

Sony Xperia Z3+ preview: First look

The Sony Xperia Z3+ was only recently announced and we're happy it made it to our testing grounds so quickly. While we're already busy working on a full review, we decided to give you an early taste of what it's like... Source: http://www.gsmarena.com/sony_xperia_z3_plus-review-1257.p...

Is this Samsung with Snapdragon 808 the Galaxy S6 mini?

Today the GFX Benchmark database turned out quite generous on spilling the beans on upcoming smartphones. First we saw the Meizu m2 note in there with detailed specs and now we got a brand new compact Samsung droid. The new Samsung Galaxy goes under the SM-G9198 model number and according to the specs in GFX charts it packs a 4.6" HD display (1280...

Meizu m2 note full specs leak ahead of announcement

Meizu m2 note has leaked quite a few times throughout the past few months. The smartphone, which is also known as Meizu m1 note 2 and Meizu note 2, leaked via an official promo and some blurry shots last month. Today the Meizu m2 note was spotted in the popular GFX Benchmark's database, though the specs page is already gone. Still, lots of people...

Xiaomi Mi 4 Windows 10 ROM available on June 1

Microsoft got Xiaomi's approval in March for developing and releasing a compatible Windows 10 ROM for the popular Chinese flagship. While Xiaomi isn't participating in the project and isn't endorsing it, the company is still keen on giving the Mi users rich ROM options. Microsoft has been working closely with a user group to bring Windows 10 to Xiaomi...

Samsung Galaxy A5 starts getting Lollipop update in Poland

Just a couple of days after Samsung began rolling out the Lollipop update for the Galaxy A7, the Galaxy A5 (SM-A500FU), which was announced by the company back in October last year and released a couple of months later, has also started receiving the update. Weighing in at 1GB, the update brings Android 5.0.2 OS, a new TouchWiz UX influenced by the...

Nokia RM-1106 may be the Lumia 940 with a 5.2-inch 1080p screen

Source: http://www.gsmarena.com/nokia_rm1106_may_be_the_lumia_940_with_a_52inch_1080p_screen-news-12447.p...

Android M detailed: The little things

Yesterday, we talked about the six tentpole features in the new Android M release. But there's a lot more that Google didn't go into during the keynote, which we'll talk about now. Direct Share It was already easy to share content between apps on Android but with Direct Share, Android can now learn which apps you share content to frequently and place...

Nexus 5 starts getting Android 5.1.1 update in India

The LG Nexus 5, which was released back in November 2013, has started receiving the Android 5.1.1 update in India. The over-the-air (OTA) update weighs in at around 24MB and carries a build number of LMY48B. If you haven't received it yet, you can manually check for it by heading to Settings -> About -> System Updates on your device. For those...

Apple releases workaround for Messages bug; fix coming soon

Just days after it came into light, Apple has acknowledged the iOS Messages bug - which renders the app completely unusable if a certain text is received - and has also released a workaround for it. "Apple is aware of an iMessage issue caused by a specific series of unicode characters and we will make a fix available in a software update," the company...

OnePlus One tipped to get a global price cut on June 1

Earlier this week, OnePlus shared a teaser on its official Twitter account, hinting at a big announcement on June 1. While speculations have been rife that this might be something related to its next smartphone - the OnePlus Two, a new rumour is suggesting that the company is set to announce a global price cut for the One. According to a report from...

Samsung regains top spot in global smartphone market in Q1

After losing the spot to Apple in the fourth quarter of 2014, Samsung is back on top as the leading smartphone maker in the world in Q1, 2015, according to a latest report from market research firm Gartner. Samsung sold a total of 81.1 million smartphones in the quarter, compared to 60.1 million units sold by rival Apple. However, the South Korean...

HTC confirms that One M9 and One M9+ will get Android M

Source: http://www.gsmarena.com/htc_confirms_that_one_m9_and_one_m9_will_get_android_m-news-12441.p...

Android M developer preview now out for Nexus 5, 6, and 9

Earlier today Google announced Android M, the next release of its mobile operating system, which will become available sometime during the third quarter of this year. Until then, though, the company has released the first developer preview of the new OS version. Just as last year, it's only called "M" for now, with the final naming due to be revealed...

AT&T will begin taking pre-orders for LG G4 tomorrow

AT&T announced that it will begin taking pre-orders for LG G4 tomorrow, on May 29 at 12:0am ET. The wireless carrier will offer the smartphone in Metallic Gray or Genuine Black Leather. Pricing for the Metallic Gray version of LG G4 will be $21 a month with $0 down on AT&T Next 24, or $629.99 outright. The leather back model will cost $669.99...

Android M detailed: granular permissions, mobile payments

Developers at Google I/O got a glimpse of the next major version of Android known only as M for now. There are six major improvements that mostly focus on how apps work and interact with each other. Android's wireless payment system also got a big boost, in part thanks to unified fingerprint sensor support. App permissions Android M is moving to...

Samsung's project Valley might start the era of foldable devices

Samsung has been working on flexible displays for quite some time now and the Galaxy Note Edge and S6 edge are a definite testament to its huge success. But, flexible is one thing, while foldable opens up a whole new array of challenges and possibilities. Samsung has been working hard tackling the latter and we have already seen some impressive prototypes...

Watch the Google I/O keynote presentation right here

Google's annual I/O conference is about to begin shortly and up first is the all-important keynote presentation. We will be covering the speech live as it goes, but, you can also tag along for yourself. We have embedded the player for you below. Just as a quick reminder, we are expecting to hear about the next Android version, codenamed Android M,...

LG G5 tipped to come with iris recognition

The LG G4 is only now making its way to store shelves, but that in no way means that the company is not hard at work on the successor. Aiming to one-up rivals in the biometrics department now that fingerprint scanning is becoming a mainstream feature, the G5 is said to bring iris recognition to the table. Indication of that comes from reports in...

Apple Pay should receive a reward program at WWDC

Apple Pay has had a rather turbulent upraising, ever since it was announced back in September 2014. Cupertino's NFC-based wireless payment service has hit more than a few snags in the short time it has been around, ranging from technical and hardware problems to user and retailer distrust. But whether the tech giant wants to admit it or not, it has...

Lumia 940 and XL to have 20MP camera, USB Type C connectors

It's been too long since the last Lumia flagship, but rumors hint at what's to come. The info allegedly comes from sources close to Microsoft who say that the Lumia 940 will have an 830-like design. The phones are based on an aluminum frame, the back is polycarbonate. The Lumia 940 will have a 5.2" QHD screen (1,440 x 2,560px), but there will be...

Meizu teases the m1 note 2, announcement due on June 2

The Meizu m1 note 2, which was little more than a rumor until a live image surfaced a few days ago, is now all but confirmed by the Chinese company itself. In a newly released teaser image, an outline of the upcoming smartphone shows the relocated power button on the left side, below the volume rocker. At this stage little more is known about the...

Lenovo shows off smartphone that can project screen on any surface

Lenovo showcased a new technology called Smart Cast that will allow the smartphone to project the phone's screen on to any surface. The technology makes use of a laser projector, a first on any smartphone, that can project normally on a wall as we have seen before on certain smartphones. But you can also twist the projector module and have the phone...

Moto Maker now lets Chinese users customize Moto X

Source: http://www.gsmarena.com/moto_maker_now_available_in_china_to_customize_the_moto_x-news-12430.p...

Galaxy S6, S6 edge camera update due with Android 5.1 in June

Android 5.1 Lollipop will bring new camera interface and features to Samsung Galaxy S6 and Galaxy S6 edge. The new firmware is expected to arrive on the duo of flagship smartphones in June. With Android 5.1, the already capable 16MP camera of Samsung Galaxy S6 and Galaxy S6 edge will receive support for capturing images in RAW format. The snapper...

YotaPhone 2 will reportedly have two successors

Source: http://www.gsmarena.com/yotaphone_2_will_reportedly_have_two_successors-news-12428.p...

Asus ZenFone Selfie tipped with 13MP front-facing camera

Source: http://www.gsmarena.com/asus_zenfone_selfie_tipped_with_13mp_frontfacing_camera-news-12427.p...

LG G4 and G Pad X8.3 go on sale at Verizon tomorrow

After US Cellular, Sprint, and T-Mobile, it's now finally Verizon's turn to announce availability details for the LG G4. The carrier nicknamed Big Red goes one further, though, as it's also unveiled a new tablet on this occasion - the LG G Pad X8.3, which got leaked a couple of weeks ago sporting the correct launch date in its renders. The LG G4...

T-Mobile's Sony Xperia Z1s is now receiving Lollipop update

Sony has been rolling out Lollipop updates left and right to its Xperia Z series devices for many weeks now. Multiple generations of the company's flagship line have so far been upgraded to Android 5.0, and today the time has finally come for the T-Mobile-exclusive Xperia Z1s to receive the same treatment. The update to Android 5.0.2 Lollipop is...

Xiaomi finally launches US and EU accessory store next week

Last we heard anything about it, Xiaomi's online accessory store for the US and a few EU countries was supposed to go live in mid-May. For whatever reason, though, the Chinese company has decided that a June launch would be better. So today it's sent us word that its much-awaited first foray into 'Western' markets will happen early next week. In...

Low-end Huawei Honor phone with gold frame surfaces at TENAA

In the near future it looks like we should see a new low-end member join Huawei's Honor line of smartphones. While we don't yet know what its name will be, the device passed through the required TENAA certification in China with the model number SCL-AL00. Oddly though, not a lot of specs have been made public for it, but we do have the pictures you...

Gionee Elife E8 is fully pictured in a new set of renders

Mere hours ago we exclusively showed you an image of the upcoming Gionee Elife E8, and now we have a new render of the same device. This time around, we finally get to see both its front and back, side by side. The Elife E8 has been leaking a lot lately, ahead of its possible introduction in June at a dedicated event in Beijing. So far we know it...

Apple Watch review: Uncharted territory

Apple certainly took its sweet time with this one. After years of rumors Apple Watch finally showed its face on September 9 last year and started to reveal its secrets. And it wasn't until the end of April that actual sales begun and with long waiting times at that... Source: http://www.gsmarena.com/apple_watch-review-1256.p...

Bug in iOS crashes Messages app if a specific text comes in

Bugs are an integral part of software, but some are more interesting (and potentially damaging) than others. Case in point: a new bug in iOS renders the Messages app completely unusable if a certain text is received. That text has to be formatted in a specific way, and it contains a specific string of characters. But once you get it, two things generally...

Here's what to expect from Google I/O 2015

Source: http://www.gsmarena.com/heres_what_to_expect_from_google_i_o_2015-news-12420.p...

Two Motorola QHD flagships with Lollipop leak

Source: http://www.gsmarena.com/motorola_is_working_on_quad_hd_flagship_with_lollipop-news-12419.p...

Xiaomi Mi 5 may pack a 5.5-inch screen, Snapdragon 820 chipset

Source: http://www.gsmarena.com/xiaomi_mi_5_may_pack_a_55inch_screen_snapdragon_820_chipset-news-12418.p...

Android 5 Lollipop now seeding on Samsung Galaxy A7

Last month Samsung treated the Galaxy A3 to sweet Android Lollipop in Russia and later pushed the update across other markets. A week ago UK's Three spilled the beans on the upcoming Lollipop updates for the bigger Galaxy A5 and A7 models - they should launch in June in the UK. Today Samsung began rolling out the Lollipop update for the Galaxy A7...

Black leather LG G4 exclusively at Carphone Warehouse

Source: http://www.gsmarena.com/black_leather_lg_g4_now_retails_exclusively_at_carphone_warehouse-news-12416.p...

YU gets 500,000 registrations for the Yuphoria flash sale

YU's second phone, Yuphoria, is off to a great start. The company claims to have received over 500,000 registrations for the upcoming flash sale of the device. Now registrations does not equal actual sales, but a good chunk of those people are going to end up with the device tomorrow when it goes on sale. We reviewed the Yuphoria and found some issues...

Possible Asus Zenfone 3 spotted on TENAA

The Asus Zenfone 2 family was never one with clearly identifiable model names and a new entry on TENAA's website hints that another smartphone may be joining it. The Chinese regulator lists a device with a model number Z00EDB, which some even suggest could be the future Zenfone 3, at least one of the lower-specced phones of the bunch, that is. The...