Marshmallow to hit T-Mobile's LG V10 next week

Everyone seems to be getting Marshmallow these days, and even if the general reaction is "well, about time", it's still great that more phones get to be running on Google's latest OS version. The LG V10 is already a member of that club, but these being regional and carrier-specific matters, the rollout has so far taken place in South Korea and in...

LeEco Le 2 clears TENAA - 5.5" FullHD display, 10-core CPU, Android 6.0

The LeEco Le 2 has been certified by Chinese telecom regulator TENAA, and we're being treated to a detailed list of specs as well as the usual mug shots. Photos first, the smartphone looks nothing like the one in a leak we had a month ago. Okay, the front may be similar, but the back is entirely different, and a lot more consistent with the Le Max...

Sony Xperia Z2, Z3 and Z3 Compact are getting official Marshmallow

Sony is delivering on its promise dating back to October last year to bring Android Marshmallow to the Xperia Z2, Xperia Z3 and Xperia Z3 Compact. After a Beta build was released a month ago, users of the smartphones are starting to receive the official update. The firmware, carrying a build number 23.5.A.0.570, brings the OS version to the latest...

Meizu Pro 6 rumored to come with a 10-LED flash

Dual-LED smartphone flashes are ubiquitous, and triple-LED ones are also fairly popular. That is, to the extent the Lumia 950 and 950 XL, and also the Lenovo Vibe Shot, are popular. How about 10 LEDs, though. That's how many of those the upcoming Meizu Pro 6 will allegedly have, if the latest rumor turns out to be true. A photo of the future flagship...

Silk White OnePlus One now back in stock, why would you want a 16GB phone though?

OnePlus is proud to announce the return of the Silk White color option for the One smartphone. The alternative to the Sandstone Black is now back in stock, in time for the Marshmallow update. We've got some good news to brighten up your Friday. The OnePlus One Silk White is back! https://t.co/Za1eTUSZT1 pic.twitter.com/q5LXsLkJBY— OnePlus (@oneplus)...

62% of current Apple Watch owners plan to upgrade to the next one

Market research specialists at Fluent have conducted a survey among Americans asking them about their thoughts on the Apple Watch a year after release. Some of the numbers have turned out quite intriguing. For starters, 197 of the 2,578 people that took part in the online survey actually own an Apple Watch, that rounds up to 8%. An equal percentage...

OnePlus One Marshmallow update now seeding

We reported on the Marshmallow update for the OnePlus One being in final testing the other day, in the words of company co-founder Carl Pei, and he gave a rather vague promise that the rollout will start "very soon". Well, those who read that as "maybe another month left to go" will be pleasantly surprised today. Android 6.0.1 Marshmallow is beginning...

Another leak of the HTC 10 shows the handset in white

There is no doubt that HTC is really excited about the HTC 10 that it has been teasing the device left and right since the beginning of this year. This time, however, a photo was leaked through Chinese micro-blogging network Weibo. Apparently someone who had their hands on a final unit in white, took a picture of it laying atop a greasy laptop keyboard....

You can buy an Honor 5X for just $1, there's a catch though

Honor wants to sell you the Honor 5X, a mid-range phone with flagship features, for only $1. The Honor 5X is already pretty cheap with its $200 price tag even at launch. Honor/Huawei is holding sales on every eighth minute of every hour starting at 10:08 this morning (Central Standard Timezone) until the last sale which starts at 21:08. You have...

Samsung Galaxy Note 6 will be water and dust resistant, report says

So far, we've heard that the upcoming Samsung Galaxy Note 6 will come with 6GB of RAM, a 5.8-inch touchscreen (presumably keeping the QHD resolution), a 12 MP rear camera, and 64 or 128GB of storage (maybe even 256GB). And now a new piece of the puzzle is reportedly revealed. According to a new report, the Note 6 will be IP68 certified. That means...

Blackberry is reportedly switching focus to mid-range handsets

During an interview with The National, CEO of BlackBerry, John Chen admitted that the first Android-powered BlackBerry may have been set too high for customers. Indeed, the BlackBerry Priv must have turned customers off when they found out about its near-$700 price tag. BlackBerry intended to aim the BlackBerry Priv at enterprise customers, or for...

HTC 10 will have great battery life, new teaser promises

Believe it or not, we are now just four days away from the official unveiling of the oft-leaked, oft-rumored, and much-teased HTC 10 smartphone. Now that we're getting closer and closer to the big day, HTC is ramping up its teaser campaign posting new videos every other day. All of HTC's teasers so far have done a great job at overpromising things...

Huawei MediaPad T2 10.0 Pro gets the leaked press render treatment

Back in February right before Huawei's MWC event an upcoming tablet by the Chinese manufacturer got leaked. However, the MediaPad T2 10.0 Pro, for that's its name, wasn't actually made official that time around. Huawei has yet to acknowledge it, but the slate has been leaked again today - so maybe its announcement is close by. The new MediaPad has...

Apple iPhone SE review: Reminiscence

Apple didn't come up with a new design for the smaller iPhone SE. Instead, they've reused the old iPhone 5s with new internals. It's an odd move, which we witness for the first time - it's like reusing the same looks of a phone model third generation in a row. And that from the company, that practically invented the two-year phone redesign cycle. Source:...

Car-sharing service launched by BMW in Seattle

Car-sharing, while still not widely popular, is on the rise. Services like Car2Go or ZipCar have proven that people have a desire for renting a car for shorter amounts of time. Things like free gas and insurance are great perks, especially when renting a car. When renting a car in the traditional sense: one is responsible for gas and insurance in...

HTC 10 may have an OIS-enabled selfie camera

HTC promises amazing camera on its upcoming HTC 10 flagship and a tweet sent out too early may have revealed part of this generation's innovation - OIS on the selfie camera. The company was one of the first to add Optical Image Stabilization on the main camera with the HTC One, but Nokia had it earlier. This will be a first, though. The tweet was...

Meizu Pro 6 will be announced on April 13 in Beijing

Following the recent appearance of the Meizu Pro 6, the company officially announced the phone will be revealed on March 13. The invite reveals the launch will be held in Beijing. We'll know officially what the Pro 6 is all about. Going by rumors we are expecting a 5.7-inch QHD Super AMOLED touchscreen, a 21 MP rear camera, a 5 MP front-facing snapper,...

Galaxy S7 edge (Exynos) vs. iPhone 6s speedtest

In another round of head-to-head speed tests, the folks over at PhoneBuff have pitted the Exynos-powered Samsung Galaxy S7 edge against the Apple iPhone 6s Plus. The Galaxy S7 with a Snapdragon heart lost miserably the previous time around, but then the Snapdragon vs. Exynos test clearly showed the edge Samsung's chip has. Well, apparently not enough...

iPhone SE now available in India

Right on schedule, the iPhone SE is now available for purchase in India. The phone is available offline as well as online through Flipkart and Infibeam. The iPhone SE is available in two variants; the 16GB is priced at INR 39,000 ($585) and the 64GB at INR 49,000 ($735). The phone is available in silver, space gray, gold, and rose gold. The iPhone...

Samsung IRIS CAM module spotted in import documents

Iris scanning technology has been a long-standing rumor with Samsung flagships. Going as far back as the Galaxy S5, numerous sources claimed that the technology is ready to ship with the Korean giant's next best thing. And, the statement has been reiterated ever since for almost every Galaxy S and Note models. Now, in a new development, there might...

Microsoft Lumia 950 falls to £344 in the UK

Surprising no one, the Microsoft Lumia 950 gets another price cut in the UK. This time, it's a pretty solid discount and the 5.2" Windows flagship now costs £344 from Amazon UK. In January it was £400, then down to £380 in February. The current price is the lowest yet, significantly discounted from the £420 that Microsoft's official store is asking...

Samsung Galaxy Note 4 N910C gets Marshmallow

Android Marshmallow is seeding to the Exynos-powered version of the Samsung Galaxy Note 4, with reports of the OTA arrival coming in from various parts of the world. So far, we've gotten tips from Poland, India and the US, and the screenshots below come from Turkey (though the device is running on a Polish ROM). From what we gather, the firmware...

Alcatel and TCL to launch Xess in US April 22 - the perfect kitchen accessory

We saw the Xess at CES back in January and it was called the Xess Slate, it seems like Alcatel dropped the Slate from the name and TCL, Alcatel's parent company TCL, decided to put its own brand on it instead. The Xess will launch in the US on April 22 for a price of $500. It is essentially a large tablet that is almost a touch PC. It acts as a control...

New alleged Moto X spotted in public with a fingerprint scanner on the front

Now is about that time. Everyone is over with MWC. Samsung, LG, and HTC duke it out in the beginning of the year, then Motonovo- wait, what should we call it now? Let's call it Moto for now. We are still far away from Moto's usual launch timeframe of around late-Summer to early-Fall. The picture of a leaked photo submitted to HelloMotoHK shows just...

Reports say Facebook users aren't posting as many personal updates

I don't know about you, but lately my Facebook feed has been nothing but re-shared memes, videos, and click-bait articles. Facebook has been so focused on selling its platform for companies and organizations to advertise on, that users feel overwhelmed with all the irrelevant content that appears on their feeds and don't even find it worth sharing...

Reddit finally releases its own Official App for Android

Redditors everywhere know that the only way to have a somewhat cohesive Reddit experience on a smartphone would be to compare the bunch of third-party apps available on the Play/App Store. These apps were always unofficial readers for Reddit and didn't offer a predictable UI or functionality. Ever since Reddit's popularity was on the rise the past...

Hermes bands for the Apple Watch will be available separately starting at $340

The Apple Watch Hermes collection has already been available for many months now, both in stores and online. Yet what if you fancy one of those Hermes bands for the Apple Watch but don't want to buy it attached to an Apple Watch? Well, the two companies have actually thought of that possibility. And from April 19 onwards you'll be able to purchase...

Asus Zenfone Zoom and Zenfone 2 Laser getting sizable updates

Asus delivered a pair of updates for two of its handsets -the Zenfone Zoom, bearing the model number ZX551ML and the other for the Zenfone 2 Laser ZE601KL. Sadly, the packages in question do not bring Android Marshmallow. They still add a bit of extra functionality and address some significant issues, especially in the case of the Zenfone Zoom. The...

Meizu Pro 6 gets showcased in official picture for the first time

Just one day after having announced the m3 note, Meizu's management is now officially teasing the oft-leaked Pro 6. Well, perhaps not as much teasing as actually revealing it. That's because the first official image showing the Meizu Pro 6 has surfaced today, and it basically confirms the design we've seen so far in all the leaks. As you can see,...

Sony SmartWatch 3 is getting the Marshmallow update right now

The Sony SmartWatch 3 is now receiving the Marshmallow update, aka Android Wear 1.4. In about a week, all SW3 users should have gotten the new update, which pushes Google that much closer to updating all Android Wear smartwatches to the new version (isn't it nice when OS updates are centralized like that?). The 1.4 update brings support for calls...

Domino's launches 'Zero Click' pizza ordering app

Domino's has launched a new app on iOS and Android, that takes all the work and effort out of ordering a pizza. With Zero Click, you can order your favorite pizza simply by opening the app. The app saves your favorite pizza and all the other information required to send you the pizza. Once that is done, you just have to open the app. It waits for...

Huawei Honor 5C may launch next week with upgraded chipset

The Honor 5X will soon receive a more affordable sibling, the Huawei Honor 5C. The info is limited, but we're looking at a brand new design and an upgraded chipset compared to its predecessor, the 4C. The chipset will be a big upgrade - going from Kirin 620 to Kirin 950. That's the same chipset that powers the Mate 8 and substitutes four of the CPU...

Huawei P9 benchmarked, Kirin 955 put to the test

The Huawei P9 is powered by an in-house Kirin 955 chipset. Not a full 10 more than the Kirin 950 inside the Mate 8, the designation leads you to believe than not much is changed, and that's indeed the case. The Kirin 955 SoC features an octa-core CPU with four Cortex-A72 cores clocked at up to 2.5GHz (compared to the 2.3GHz of the Kirin 950's), and...

Samsung Gear 360 costs $350, is coming soon

"VR" has been the buzzword at tech events this year and since all the major headsets are heading to consumers soon, the battlefield moved to 360° cameras. Samsung demoed the Gear 360 cam at its MWC announcement alongside the Galaxy S7, but we've been waiting until now for the price. At $350 it's not very pricey for a brand-name action camera (it...

Samsung's Q1 earnings guidance suggests a 10.4% growth in profit

Samsung seems to be looking at an exceptionally good first sales quarter this year. The Korean giant just published its earnings guidance for the three month period in question and it suggests consolidated sales of KRW49 trillion ($43.3 billion), which is a notable year-over-year increase over the KRW47.1 trillion ($40.7 million) in Q1 2015. As for...

We have Huawei P9 camera samples, check them out

The collaboration between Huawei and Leica paid off big time with the Huawei P9 and its unique camera setup. In case you missed it, it has two 12MP sensors - one for color and one black and white - which serve both to improve low-light performance and to create digital bokeh effects. We've collected all the samples we shot on Page 3 of our hands-on....

SIM-free Apple iPhone SE sells out in the US

Apple may have underestimated the interest the iPhone SE will generate in the US. The SIM-free version of the phone is now sold out on Apple's website with the earliest shipping estimated pointing to the end of April. Carriers, however, have some stock if you are okay to sign a new contract or renew an old one. IN general the $399 16GB iPhone SE...

Lumia 650 launched in India

Microsoft has launched the Lumia 650 Dual SIM in India, the newest phone to be launched in the country running Windows 10 after the 950 and 950 XL. The Lumia 650 Dual SIM is a budget device, packing a 5-inch 720p OLED display, Qualcomm Snapdragon 212 chipset, 1GB RAM, 16GB storage (expandable to 200GB), 8MP rear/5MP front cameras, 2000mAh battery,...

OnePlus One's Marshmallow update in final testing

The Marshmallow update for the OnePlus One is not only in the works, but is in its final testing stage. OnePlus co-founder took it to Twitter to share the good news. Marshmallow for the One is in the final testing stage. Can't give ETA as it depends on other parties, but should be very soon.— Carl Pei (@getpeid) April 6, 2016 Android 6.0 was promised...

TSA apparently paid more than $300K for an iPad app that randomly decides left or right

When it comes do building apps, developers need extensive training in order to build even the simplest applications. A developer named Kevin Burke submitted a request for the information regarding the iPad deployment and the app that randomizes an arrow to point either left or right for passengers to go through regular security or a faster TSA Pre-check...

Want your iPhone SE to look like an iPhone 6? Check out these modders

Some modders at ComputerBild decided that the iPhone SE was stuck in a body much too old to be sold as a new phone. We don't blame them, the iPhone 5 was introduced in fall of 2012 so it's about 3 and a half years old. These modders decided to buy an aftermarket housing for an iPhone 5(S) from AliExpress that you can use to effectively replace the...

You can now contact Newegg support via Facebook Messenger

Facebook has been doing a lot of construction behind the scenes. Particularly, Facebook's Messenger has gained a lot of integration with different apps lately, gained GIF support, phone and video call support, and third party plug-ins like with Spotify and Uber are among the improvements made. Facebook was also in talks of developing an infrastructure...

Our Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge video review is up

The Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge stars in our latest video review, and in more than one ways. We shot the entire video of the Galaxy S7 Edge on a Galaxy S7 Edge to show you the depth of field from the insanely wide f/1.7 aperture. But there's more to a good video than simply quality - the Galaxy S7's Pro mode came in quite handy. With it we were able to...

Facebook bets big on live video, gives it a new tab in its mobile apps

Facebook is going all-in with live video broadcasts. The social network has announced that it's expanding its live video feature, just a few months after it was made available to everyone. The new stuff will be seen in the Facebook apps for Android and iOS "over the coming weeks", as the rollout completes. First off, you'll see a new tab in the app,...

HTC 10 camera teaser says it will be "the best ever smartphone for shooting photos and videos"

Even though its next flagship smartphone has basically been leaked dozens of times already, HTC is continuing its teaser campaign for the handset. Soon the number of teasers put out for the HTC 10 will equal the number of leaks and rumors we've seen about it, at this rate. Anyway, the newest HTC 10 teaser is a video once again, and this time around...

T-Mobile Arena opens in Vegas, here's a first look

Las Vegas' newest arena has T-Mobile's name on it, and magenta lights as far as the eye can see. It's huge at 650,000 square feet (~60,385 square meters) and deep rather than wide, in order to give the best views of the arena below from any seat. The arena is also able to accommodate 20,000 visitors. #BingeOn, #MusicFreedom & NOW our customers...

Huawei Watch for women listed as "coming soon" on the Google Store

At CES, Huawei held an announcement that its Huawei Watch was going to be redesigned as a smartwatch for women. The watch would be available in two models for women: the Watch Elegant, and the Watch Jewel. The Watch Jewel is the one encrusted with Swarovski Crystals all the way around the bezel. On the Google Store, we can now see the page for Huawei...

LG G5 gets an awesome 8/10 repairability score from iFixit

LG's new flagship offer is anything, but traditional. regardless of how you view the rather unorthodox design approach of the Korean OEM, it appears to have at least one clear advantage over many of its direct competitors - repairability. According to the good folks over at iFixit, the LG G5 is a breeze to open up and repair, especially compared...

The Huawei P9 story told in videos

The most characteristic feature of the new Huawei P9 flagship is the Leica-designed dual camera setup. Why two cameras? Well, Huawei draws parallels with human eyes - both of them. The Huawei P9 comes in a number of special finishes and coatings for its six color options. This 1-minute "design story" video quickly covers the key points. This was...

Huawei TalkBand 3 brings more styles, better audio

At the Huawei P9 and P9 Plus premiere today, the company also revealed the TalkBand B3 band. Just like on its predecessor, the band is passive and is a holder for the Bluetooth earpiece, which sits on top of it. The earpiece itself is where the major updates are too. For starters, Huawei touts it to be more ergonomic and has a high-grade chipset...