Next Android Wear version to feature new single tap gesture and watch to watch messages

Industry sources have revealed some of Google's plans for the future of Android Wear. As most of you surely remember, version 5.1.1 of the wearable OS came out fairly recently and brought about quite a few new gestures and a much-needed rethinking of the main control scheme and menu arrangement. According to some new info, the next iteration promises...

Microsoft will sell Windows 10 on bootable flash drives

Microsoft has confirmed that it will be selling Windows 10 on bootable USB flash drives instead of optical media. This will allow consumers to install the OS even on machines that don't have an optical disc drive built-in, such as some of the ultraportable notebooks. The USB drives will also likely be a good bit faster than the discs, making the...

Microsoft Hyperlapse Mobile app is out of beta and free for all

Back in May Microsoft introduced one of its interesting new software projects - the Hyperlapse app. It offers a convenient and user-friendly way to build beautiful video sequenced with a hyperlapse effect. The app was originally developed for Windows Phone, along with an advanced paid version for Windows PC - Microsoft Hyperlapse Pro. However, the...

Samsung Galaxy Note 5 prototype allegedly pops up in live photo

The Galaxy Note 5 seems to be on everybody's minds lately, ours included and there is a pretty good reason for all the excitement. As far as we currently know, the next model in the legendary Note series is set for an early announcement and will be unveiled on August 12, alongside a beefier version of the Galaxy S6 edge - called the S6 edge Plus....

Ex-employees under scanner in Hacking Team breach probe

Six ex-employees of the Italy-based spy software firm Hacking Team are now being probed by the prosecutors in connection with the company's recent security breach that saw hackers allegedly stealing a whopping 400GB of data, according to a Reuters report. Interestingly, those being investigated now are already being probed for revealing Hacking Team's...

Microsoft is pushing an OTA to enable 4G on select Lumia device in India

India's mobile market has been growing at amazing speeds, but despite the phenomenal rate of tech adoption, there is still a lot of work to be done as far as market reach and network coverage. India's 4G LTE networks are still in their infancy, yet, their growing spread and popularity has prompted Microsoft to push a new update, enabling 4G on select...

Leaked Cortana build for android provides an early peak at Microsoft's cross-platform endeavor

We are pretty confident that by now most of you have met Cortana. And if you haven't had the chance to, it is now easier than ever thanks to an early leaked APK of the Android version, Microsoft promised a while back. The upbeat voice assistance can already be found on most current Windows Phone devices, but with the coming of Windows 10, Microsoft...

Android 5.1.1 update for Xperia Z2 and Z3 series coming this month

Sony has confirmed that the Android 5.1.1 update for the Xperia Z2 and Z3 series devices, which was certified just a couple of days ago, will be rolling out later this month. The confirmation came from the Japanese subsidiary of the company The changes that the update will bring include additional Wi-Fi and Bluetooth options in the notification menu...

Yahoo's new LiveText app combines text messages with muted video

Source: http://www.gsmarena.com/yahoos_new_livetext_app_combines_text_messages_with_muted_video-news-13118.p...

Yu Yuphoria to go on open sale next week

The Yu Yuphoria smartphone, which was launched in India back in May this year and is currently an Amazon exclusive, will go on open sale next week from July 21 to July 23. The company, which is a Micromax subsidiary, also revealed that more than 100,000 'Made in India' units of the handset will be available for purchase in the sale. Specs-wise, the...

Google eyeing home-services market, scoops up cleaning start-up Homejoy's staff

Source: http://www.gsmarena.com/google_eyeing_home_services_market_scoops_up_cleaning_startup_homejoys__staff-news-13116.p...

T-Mobile LG G4 now available for just $480

Source: http://www.gsmarena.com/tmobile_lg_g4_now_available_for_just_480-news-13117.p...

ZTE launches Boost Max+ smartphone in US

ZTE has launched the Boost MAX+ smartphone in the US. The device, which is the successor to the last year's Boost MAX, is now available for $200 from Boost Mobile. Specs-wise, the handset is powered by a 1.2GHz quad-core processor, and sports a 5.7-inch display with 720 x 1280 pixels resolution. It comes with 2GB RAM and 16GB internal memory, and...

Amazon Fresh grocery delivery service reportedly coming to UK

Amazon is planning to launch its grocery-delivery service - called Amazon Fresh - in the UK, according to a new report. The launch is expected to happen this year, although it isn't clear exactly when. The service - which allows you to purchase items on Amazon's website and have them shipped to your home either on the same or the next day - is currently...

Samsung Galaxy S6 edge+ dummy poses for the camera

Source: http://www.gsmarena.com/samsung_galaxy_s6_edge_dummy_poses_for_the_camera-news-13113.p...

Alleged iPhone 6s Plus rear housing appears in live photos

Source: http://www.gsmarena.com/alleged_iphone_6s_plus_rear_housing_appears_in_live_photos-news-13111.p...

Samsung Galaxy Tab S2 series to launch on July 20, rumor says

Samsung has been rumored to work on a Galaxy Tab S2 line of devices for many months now. The two members of this series will be an 8-incher and a 9.7-incher, and they'll both sport the 4:3 aspect ratio made popular by Apple's iPads (and since adopted by Google for the Nexus 9). Today a rumor from the Netherlands claims to shed more light on these...

Samsung Galaxy S6 and S6 edge get certified for official use in the UK

Samsung is happy to announce that its Galaxy S6 and S6 edge smartphones have had their encryption certified by the UK's Communications and Electronics Security Group. This is a government body that certifies devices for use by high-ranking people in the UK. Samsung's latest flagships have both been approved for use at the "official" level, which...

The GSMArena tablet buyer's guide: July 2015

Source: http://www.gsmarena.com/tablet_buyers_guide_july_2015-review-1274.p...

Exclusive: Google will soon let you have custom Gmail address for $2 per month

It seems Google is ready to launch a new custom Gmail address feature for standard Gmail users. While it has been possible for Gmail for work users to have a you@yourcompany.com address, if you are a standard Gmail users you would pretty much be stuck with the standard you@gmail.com address forever. With this new feature, however, you would be able...

SanDisk Connect Wireless Stick provides wireless access to data from your phone

SanDisk has launched a newer version of the SanDisk Connect Wireless Stick. The device connects to your computer like a regular flash drive so you can transfer data to it. It then becomes a wireless drive that you can connect to from a smartphone or a tablet and access the saved data within. The SanDisk Connect lets you connect up to three devices...

Hugo Barra: Xiaomi is still at least a year away from entering the US phone market

Xiaomi has been doing quite well recently. The manufacturer's attention to design and detail as well as proper marketing and strive for brand recognition have really paid off and all led up to over 35 million of reported handset sales in H1 2015. This is quite an achievement to say the least, but despite all its popularity, Xiaomi still remains pretty...

Amazon beats Black Friday with the first Prime Day sale

Amazon celebrated its 20th birthday on July 15 with a sale larger than Black Friday called Prime Day. Available only to Prime users, the sale proved to be a big success for the company. Worldwide order growth increased by 266% over the same day last year and 18% more than last year's Black Friday. In the US, Amazon shipped 47,000 TV sets, 41,000...

OnePlus 2 shows up on Oppomart with a full set of specs

Source: http://www.gsmarena.com/oneplus_2_shows_up_on_oppomart_with_a_full_set_of_specs-news-13104.p...

Galaxy J7 found running the new Exynos 7580 chipset in India

Yesterday, Samsung announced two new budget smartphones in the Indian market, the Galaxy J5 and the Galaxy J7. While both are mid-range devices, there is something worth noting about the J7. The Indian model of the Galaxy J7 comes with the brand new Exynos 7580 chipset instead of the Snapdragon 615 seen on the Chinese variant of the phone. Like the...

HTC launches Desire 820G+ dual-SIM smartphone in India

Less than a couple of months after it was launched in Taiwan, the HTC Desire 820G+ Dual SIM smartphone has been launched in India. It carries a price tag of INR 19,990 ($315). Specs-wise, the device is powered by a MediaTek MKT6592 SoC with octa-core 1.7GHz processor, and sports a 5.5 inch 720p display. It comes with 1GB RAM and 16GB expandable internal...

Google says YouTube's viewing time is up 60% compared to last year

Source: http://www.gsmarena.com/google_says_youtubes_viewing_time_is_up_60_compared_to_last_year-news-13100.p...

Inbox by Gmail adds new Snooze options

Google has made the Snooze feature in its Inbox email app a bit more convenient by allowing you to snooze time-sensitive emails to exactly the right time. This means that now you can snooze emails containing things like event confirmation or shipping notification to times such as the day of the event or the morning your package will arrive. The new...

Mysterious LG phone with Snapdragon 808, 4GB of RAM spotted

A Geekbench listing of a mysterious LG smartphone with LG-F600L model number caught our attention. The handset features Qualcomm Snapdragon 808 MSM8992 mobile chipset with 1.4GHz hexa-core CPU. Loaded with 4GB of RAM, the LG device boots Android 5.1.1 Lollipop. Usually, LG allocates the Fxxx model number for devices meant for the Korean market. In...

Sony E5706 with SD808 SoC leaks, said to be announced next month

Looks like the rumoured Lavender is not the only phone that Sony might announce next month. According to a new report, the company might also launch a handset dubbed Sony E5706 at the same time. Specs-wise, the smartphone is said to be powered by a Snapdragon 808 chipset, and sport a 5.8 inch (1920 x 1080 pixels) display. It is expected to come with...

Ability to sign up for Messenger without a Facebook account now available to people worldwide

Last month, when Facebook rolled-out a feature allowing those without an account to sign up for its Messenger app, it was only available in the US, Canada, Peru, and Venezuela. However, the company has just announced that the functionality is now available to people worldwide. "Excited to announce that the ability for everyone to use Messenger, even...

Huawei to launch a new Honor device next week

Huawei will unveil a new Honor device - dubbed Honor 4A - next week, the day its Summer Whirlwind Festival begins. This was revealed after the company released a teaser (see image below) confirming the same. It's clear from the teaser that the device will be unveiled on July 21 at the Beijing Galaxy Soho in China. The unveiling will be attended by...

More live images of Moto G (2015), Moto X (2015) spotted

Source: http://www.gsmarena.com/more_live_images_of_moto_g_2015_moto_x_2015_spotted-news-13090.p...

New Apple Watch ad is all about parenthood

Source: http://www.gsmarena.com/new_apple_watch_ad_is_all_about_parenthood-news-13092.p...

HTC kills its Grip fitness tracker, promises something better for the future

You may not remember this, but on March 1, at MWC, alongside the One M9, HTC also unveiled the Grip smart band. This fitness tracker was supposed to arrive in stores sometime during the spring, for a $199 price. We're well into summer now, and the Grip is still nowhere to be seen, even though it has been certified by the Bluetooth SIG just a few...

Cambridge Audio G2 wireless speaker flash review

Source: http://www.gsmarena.com/cambridge_audio_g2_wireless_speaker_flash_review-news-13093.p...

Huawei's Honor 7 will be sold in Europe, the company reveals

Source: http://www.gsmarena.com/huaweis_honor_7_will_be_sold_in_europe_the_company_reveals-news-13091.p...

Angry Birds 2 will be found in app stores on July 30

Source: http://www.gsmarena.com/angry_birds_2_will_be_found_in_app_stores_on_july_30-news-13089.p...

Motorola schedules event for July 28, multiple devices may be outed

Today Motorola has sent out invites for a special event it will hold on July 28. A past rumor said the new Moto G will be announced on that same day. This is unlikely to be a coincidence. Alongside the Moto G (2015), other new handsets could be outed too. For example, the Moto X (2015), and maybe even the new Droid-branded flagship for Verizon. Something...

Marshall's new smartphone is every audiophile's dream

If you have spent or have ever considered spending an embarrassingly large amounts of money on a perfect set oh headphones, than you have definitely acquainted yourself with Marshall Amplification and its impressive portfolio of pure audio awesomeness. The latest addition in the said lineup is a somewhat unexpected detour into the mobile market,...

Samsung Galaxy Note 5 and Galaxy S6 edge Plus make a trip to the FCC

After all the leaks and elevated attention, at this point we are almost certain that the Galaxy Note 5 is indeed coming pretty soon, most probably on August 12. By all accounts, it is going to come along with another new device - the Galaxy S6 edge Plus - an odd beefier version of Samsung's current edged flagship. Today both smartphones got their...

Strange: Siri calls police when asked to charge phone

Looks like Apple's virtual assistant Siri has an interesting response to a certain command. When you ask it to "charge my phone 100 percent," the software instead begins calling emergency services. At the face of it, this may seem to be a bug, but it could also be a feature to secretly call the police in desperate situations, although it isn't officially...

Tizen coming to Europe, new report says

Source: http://www.gsmarena.com/tizen_may_be_coming_to_europe-news-13083.p...

Check out this beautiful Samsung Galaxy Note 5 360-degree render

The Samsung Galaxy Note 5 crawled out of obscurity over the past few weeks and thanks to a couple of supposedly genuine renders, one coming from @onleaks, the other one courtesy of a casemaker, we now have a pretty complete picture of the upcoming top-shelf phablet. And while those renders may be right on the money, they stick to color schemes suitable...

OnePlus 2 confirmed to be dual SIM, have 50 times more inventory

Today brings a new piece in the seemingly endless OnePlus 2 puzzle - the phone will have two SIM cards and even-better, dual standby. The announcement was made by the company's CEO - Liu Zuohu, through weibo.com. A lot of people are looking forward to the OnePlus 2. And to avoid letdowns similar to its predecessor, the OnePlus team has also promised...

Samsung releases Galaxy J7 and J5 in India

As announced a couple of days ago, Samsung has officially launched the Galaxy J5 and J7 smartphones in India. The former carries a price tag of INR 11,999 ($190), while the latter will set you back INR 14,999 ($235). Pre-booking begins July 23. Buyers of the devices will also get free INR 3,200 ($50) worth of in-app purchase credits for use on Gameloft,...

Panasonic announces Lumix DMC-FZ300 and Lumix DMC-GX8 cameras

Source: http://www.gsmarena.com/panasonic_announces_lumix_dmcfz300_and_lumix_dmcgx8_cameras-news-13081.p...

Samsung Galaxy S5 Neo stars in another benchmark

Source: http://www.gsmarena.com/samsung_galaxy_s5_neo_resurfaces_in_another_benchmark-news-13079.p...

Gresso Regal case offers signature design for a fraction of the price

Gresso's products aren't exactly what you would call affordable, nor are they to everyone's taste. But, frankly, compared to most other "luxury" makeovers we have seen of the iPhone 6, like the ones from Legend or Goldgenie, Gresso's take does seem elegant and even stylish in its own way. However, if you find that $3000 to $5000 is a little steep...

HTC confirms One M9+'s European launch

Source: http://www.gsmarena.com/htc_confirms_one_m9s_european_launch-news-13076.p...