Honor 5A scores more than 11 million registrations for its first sale

The Honor 5A, which was made official by Huawei earlier this week, received more than 11 million registrations for its first flash sale. This was revealed by the Chinese company yesterday. The number - undoubtedly - is impressive, but one should keep in mind that it doesn't mean that those many people pre-ordered the phone - it's just the number...

SM-N930F, alleged to be Galaxy Note7's model number, shows up on Samsung's website

A model number alleged to be of Samsung's upcoming Galaxy Note7 smartphone has been spotted on the South Korean company's official website. Specifically, the website now hosts a user agent profile page for the model number SM-N930F. There's little reason not to believe that SM-N930 is one of Note7's model numbers given that the Note5 was SM-N920...

Waze rolls out new 'difficult intersections' feature

Community-based traffic and navigation app Waze has launched a new feature that is aimed at making your journey safer and less stressful. Dubbed difficult intersections, the feature is currently only rolling out to users in Los Angeles. "You arrive at an intersection with no traffic light, a constant flow of traffic, limited visibility, or some combination...

Galaxy J3 (2016) variant J3 V launched on Verizon

Over a month after launching the Samsung Galaxy J3 (2016), Verizon has launched a new variant of the device dubbed Galaxy J3 V. As far as specs are concerned, the new handset differs from the Galaxy J3 (2016) only in terms of storage - it has 16GB internal memory compared to 8GB J3 (2016) that Verizon sells. The new Galaxy J3 V can be purchased on...

Huawei sub-brand Honor teasing events in India and UK; Is Honor 5C coming?

Huawei's sub-brand Honor is set to launch a new smartphone in Europe and India next week. According to the information posted by the brand's UK and India subsidiaries on Twitter, the events are scheduled for June 20 and June 22, respectively. Get enhanced security features on the Kirin 650 16nm chipset. Stay tuned for June 22. #DareToPerform pic.twitter.com/4Stx6vTBzF—...

Android Pay now has a promotions page of its own

Android Pay now has a dedicated promotions page where you can find all the deals available on the mobile payments service, effectively making it easy for users to keep track of the currently active promos. A quick look at the page reveals a total of six promos, including the '$10 off a ride' deal from Uber that we already told you last month. Aside...

Entry-level LG K3 launched with 5MP camera, Marshmallow OS

A new entry-level LG phone has been launched in the US. Dubbed K3, the device is powered by a quad-core 1.1GHz processor (SD210 SoC) and sports a 4.5-inch IPS Display. It comes with 1GB RAM and 8GB internal memory, and packs in a 1,940mAh battery. In terms of camera, the K3 features a 5MP rear unit and a VGA front shooter. As for OS, the device runs...

Apple can't keep up with the iPhone SE's demand online and at some stores

If you've been trying to buy an iPhone SE lately, you may have been out of luck with supply of some color/memory configurations scattered about Apple Stores and Apple taking upwards of two weeks to ship iPhone SEs out. The iPhone SE has a much higher demand than Apple actually anticipated. It looks like the return of 2013 hardware with updated 2016...

Jailbreak for iOS 10 already achieved, though still not ready for public release

The iOS 10 early betas are already out for developer accounts and iH8sn0w has already jailbroken the early build of iOS and also has a video to prove it. The hacker can be seen in the video with a successfully jailbroken iPhone 5 running Cydia on iOS 10 with no reported crashing "for now?" Well, Cydia doesn't crash on iOS 10. Hooray- no hacky fixes...

Sony Xperia XA to release in India on June 22, allegedly

Sony has already kicked off the year way back in February at MWC when it revealed its new lineup of Xperia Devices with the ‘X' moniker, completely replacing the Xperia ‘Z' series. Sony announced 4 new Xperia X devices just last month. The Xperia X, Xperia X Performance, Xperia XA Ultra, and the Xperia XA falls at entry level of the Xperia lineup...

Tweak helps OnePlus 3 better manage its 6GB of RAM

While other flagships of the year max out at about 4GB of RAM, the recently announced OnePlus 3 surpasses this feat with a whopping 6GB of RAM. While 6GB of RAM may not be a requirement for a smartphone to run well, OnePlus decided to go with 6GB anyway. The tweak should only be performed by users who know what they are doing, editing the build.prop...

Sony Xperia X Performance review: Chief of staff

It's the best Sony's got. The Xperia X Performance is the chosen one to fly the banner of Sony's revamped smartphone lineup. The top of the range, the Deus X Machina, the one to make you forget about your ex - the Z-series. Source: http://www.gsmarena.com/sony_xperia_x_performance-review-1451.p...

China's JD sells out of OnePlus 3 units in under 10 minutes

While the new OnePlus 3 does not require an invitation to buy, actually getting your hands on one is still tricky. One of China's best-known retailers, JD.com, has reported that it ran out of units in under 10 minutes. The good news is that a new batch is arriving soon - tomorrow! The new OnePlus 3 units will go on sale at 10pm local time at CNY...

Google Photos now supports slideshows

Showing photos from your latest vacation on your TV just got easier (and more annoying for people who hate looking at other people's photos on their TV). Google has added support for slideshows in the Google Photos app. You can now open a photo and select the Slideshow option from the dropdown menu to play all the photos in the album one after the...

Samsung's next Gear smartwatch to run Tizen, is codenamed 'Solis'

Samsung had codenamed the Gear 2 'Orbis' - Latin for 'circle'. The next one is codenamed 'Solis' - 'Sun'. This means the roundness of the next Gear smartwatch should not be doubted. Something else hasn't changed, the OS. Current information points to Tizen and there's no word on an Android version. The original Gear S had such an alternative - the...

LeEco to enter the USA market this fall

LeEco, formerly known as LeTV, will be entering the US market this fall. The exact timeframe will be detailed later once the company settles in the States. According to the LeEco's PR Director Todd Witkemper, the company is now aggressively hiring specialists, which will help the company establish a market presence in the US. Until recently the main...

SD625-powered Motorola XT1635 spotted on GeekBench, alleged to be Moto Z Play

A new Motorola device has been spotted on GeekBench benchmarking website. Carrying a model number of XT1635-01, the device is powered by Snapdragon 625 chipset with octa-core 2.02GHz processor. The listing also reveals a couple of other key specs, including 3GB of RAM and Android 6.0.1 Marshmallow. The phone is alleged to be the Moto Z Play, which...

Google Photos now supports sldieshows

Showing photos from your latest vacation on your TV just got easier (and more annoying for people who hate looking at other people's photos on their TV). Google has added support for slideshows in the Google Photos app. You can now open a photo and select the Slideshow option from the dropdown menu to play all the photos in the album one after the...

Upcoming vivo X7 will be powered by Snapdragon 652 SoC, teaser confirms

While rumors said it would be Mediatek's Helio X25, vivo has now confirmed that its upcoming X7 smartphone will be powered by Qualcomm's Snapdragon 652 chipset instead. The confirmation came in the form of an official teaser that says MSM8976, which is nothing but SD652 SoC. RAM and internal memory have also been officially confirmed (4GB and 64GB),...

Dev channel update brings Play Store to Asus Chromebook Flip

A new developer channel update (version 53) is currently rolling out to Asus' Chromebook Flip that brings support for Android apps, making Flip the first Chromebook to get the Play Store. This means that Flip users can now install and use their favorite Android apps on their Chromebook, although choice seems to be limited at this point - some popular...

New Galaxy S7/S7 edge update brings latest Android security patches, camera improvements

The Samsung Galaxy S7 and S7 edge smartphones have started receiving a new update that includes monthly Android security patches for the month of June, improvements related to camera, as well as other fixes. The camera improvements that the update brings along include a fix for an issue where initial video playback flickers after recording has been...

BlackBerry Priv gets $100 price cut in US, CAD 150 in Canada

BlackBerry is offering a discount of $100 on the Priv in what seems to be a Father's Day deal from the company. The deal brings the price of the Android powered smartphone to $549 in the US. Aside from the US, the promo is also available in Canada where the phone is currently going for CAD 749, which is in fact a discount of CAD 150 given the CAD...

June security update hitting Verizon Galaxy Note5 and S6 edge+

Verizon has started rolling out a new update to Samsung Galaxy Note5 and S6 edge+ units on its network. The update bumps the software version of the devices to N920VVZW2BPF2 and G928VVZW2BPF2, respectively. The update brings along latest Android security patches to both phones. Nothing else seems to be included in the update this time as the official...

Google has paid over $550,000 to Android security researchers in one year

Google has shared some interesting statistics related to its Android Security Rewards program, which was added to the company's Vulnerability Rewards Program last year and has just completed its first year. The search giant says it received over 250 qualifying vulnerability reports from Android researchers during this time period, and a total of...

Moto G4 Plus to arrive in Canada on June 22 for $450 (CA)

Lenovo has recently announced the Moto G4 and Moto G4 Plus which are both the successors to the 3rd generation Motorola Moto G. The G4 and G4 Plus have a few differences like the storage and RAM configurations with the largest difference between the two is that the Moto G4 Plus also has a fingerprint scanner and a 16MP camera sensor vs the 13MP sensor...

OnePlus 3 sold out at China's largest online retailer in just 10 minutes

China's largest retailer, JD Mall, has only taken 10 minutes to sell out its OnePlus 3 inventory once it became available for sale just two days after the Chinese phone company officially announced its newest flagship, the OnePlus 3. JD.com held a flash sale for the One Plus today and while the number of units was not revealed, the retailer sold...

Soft gold OnePlus 3 won't be available until July, confirmed via Twitter

All the excitement about the OnePlus 3 has left us wondering when we can actually order a soft gold version of the Chinese phone company's newly announced flagship, the OnePlus 3. The OnePlus online store doesn't even show a soft gold option upon ordering the new phone. Only the graphite version of the phone can be purchased at the moment. A curious...

Xiaomi Redmi 3X announced, is merely a rebranded Redmi 3s

After it made the Redmi 3s official on Tuesday, Xiaomi apparently felt on a roll and today the Redmi 3X is also a thing. Frankly, this whole naming mess appears to be getting out of hand and if the recent Meizu m3s isn't enough to get you confused, various other makers are also more than happy to provide their own variations on a "3" and and "s"...

Samsung Galaxy Note7 enters mass production in July, 5 million units to ship this fall

Samsung's upcoming Galaxy Note has leaked numerous times already and the phablet is expected to be unwrapped on August 2 in New York. All recent reports suggest the sixth Note will be actually called Galaxy Note7 in order to catch up with the Galaxy S7 series. We already know most of its specs and we saw its refined design, so now it's a question...

Apple iOS 10 may finally allow the long awaited dark mode

The Dark Mode is not a new concept for the iOS. The rumors about a dark theme has been around for quite some time, but maybe it is finally coming for real with iOS 10. Numerous references have found in the iOS 10 code and its developer kits. In fact system apps such as Safari, iTunes, Messages, iBooks, and Clock can be natively run in dark mode....

The Asus ZenPad Z8 tablet is now official, Verizon exclusive

US network giant Verizon now has a new tablet on offer for its customers. It is the Asus ZenPad Z8, first sighted in a leak last month. The specs provided back then by @evleaks pretty much check out now that the official listing is out. The ZenPad Z8 has a 7.9-inch IPS display with a resolution of 2,048 x 1,536 pixels. Internals include a hexa-core...

LeTV may be working on a flagship with 8GB of RAM

CPU core count seems to have stalled at 10, so manufacturers have taken the number war to the RAM battlefield. LeTV reached 6GB first and it may be the first to 8GB too, at least if this rumor is true. The new flagship will use Snapdragon 823 (formerly 821) while the current crop of 6GB phones use the 820. Qualcomm hasn't listed a limit on RAM size...

Video shows the OnePlus 3 struggling to take advantage of its 6GB of RAM

We all know that bigger numbers look great on promotional materials and there is generally nothing wrong with getting more RAM, storage and other resources for your cash. However, if you are old enough, you likely remember the so called "bit wars" that raged on for a while on the console scene - definitely a perfect illustration of what can happen...

Flames Red and Rose Gold color options of the Meizu Pro 6 now official

The two new color schemes of the Meizu Pro 6 that leaked a few days ago are now official. As we suspected, the pink one is named Rose Gold, filling a gap oddly left in the Pro 6's color options. The Pro 6 already has a pressure-sensitive display like the iPhone 6s' of the world, and now has the attire to match them. What no current iPhone can offer...

Galaxy J2 (2016) may replace notification light with Smart Glow Ring

Samsung likes to try new things with the J-series, like the Galaxy J3 (2016) with S Bike mode. The still-unofficial Samsung Galaxy J2 (2016) will have a Smart Glow feature, which redesigns the notification LED. Artist's impression of the Smart Glow ring A leaked manual shows Smart Glow is a ring around the camera on the back of the J2. The ring can...

Samsung posts official Galaxy S7 4K video sample

By now we are all familiar with the camera on the Samsung Galaxy S7 and the S7 edge. Universally praised by consumers and critics alike, the S7 camera is one of the best, if not the best smartphone camera out there right now. But just to make sure you haven't forgotten about it, Samsung released a new video shot on the S7. The 4K video with clips...

ZTE nubia NX541J with 4,900mAh battery spotted on TENAA

A new Nubia-branded phone from ZTE has been certified by Chinese telecommunication authority TENAA. Carrying a model number of NX541J, the device is powered by an octa-core 1.95GHz processor, and sports a 5.5-inch Full HD display. It comes with 3GB RAM and 32GB internal memory. In terms of camera, the device features a 13MP rear unit and an 8MP front...

New teaser confirms fingerprint reader, Helio X25 and 6GB of RAM in the Vivo X7

The Vivo X7 is on its way and the Chinese manufacturer is keeping busy playing the teaser game. Yesterday, we heard of a 16MP front shooter on the unit, making it a clear camera-centric offer. Today, we have more info on the hardware of the X7. The new official teaser by Vivo shows the device will have a fingerprint reader. However, instead of on...

BBM video support arrives in Europe

Ever since it rolled out in the US and Canada back in April this year, BBM's video chat feature has been launched in a whole lot of territories worldwide - the functionality arrived in Latin America on June 1 and Middle East on June 8. The latest markets to get BBM video are Europe and Africa (a total of 109 countries), where the feature started...

LG X mach will have a 5.5" QHD display, camera with 1.55µm pixels

A good storyteller doesn't give away the ending without taking you on a journey first. Well, LG is definitely taking us for a ride - this is the second time we're seeing the LG X max and LG X mach and we still don't know much about them. The LG X mach (the alter ego of Quicksilver) get its name from its LTE Cat. 9 3CA connectivity. That's "CA" for...

Samsung Gear Fit2 goes on sale in Canada for $250

The Samsung Gear Fit2 is now on sale in Canada. Carrying a price tag of $250, the wearable device is currently only available at Samsung Experience Shops in the country. Interestingly, in a press release last week, Samsung made an announcement related to the fitness band's launch in Canada (as well as several other markets). However, the latest announcement...

Cloud-focused Nextbit Robin now has a beta tester program

Nextbit has launched a beta testing program for its Robin smartphone, allowing users of the cloud-focused handset to test features before they are publicly released. "Nextbit Beta Testers are a group of Robin owners who raise their hands to provide our team with help and feedback," the company said on its community website. "As a member of the beta...

New polished gold and silver finishes for Pebble Time Round announced

Pebble has announced two new finishes for its Time Round smartwatch: gold and grey. Carrying a $199 price tag, the new variants can be ordered through the company's Kickstarter campaign. "Backers who pledge for Pebble Time Round on Kickstarter will have these new models before anyone else and receive an exclusive laser engraving when they start shipping...

Galaxy A5 (2016) starts getting June security update

Samsung has started rolling out the latest Android security update to the Galaxy A5 (2016). Aside from Google's and Samsung's security fixes for the month of June, the update doesn't include any other fixes, improvements, or new features. Regions in Asia and Europe are currently receiving the update. As is usually the case with OTA roll-outs, it...

New Nvidia Shield Tablet K1 update brings June security patch

A new update has started hitting the Nvidia Shield Tablet K1 that brings along latest Android security fixes (bumping the device's security patch level to June 1, 2016) as well as other fixes and improvements. According to the release notes, the update also includes enhancements & fixes to Vulkan API, improvements to touch responsiveness, WiFi...

Xiaomi Mi Max with 6.44" display landing in India on June 30

The Xiaomi Mi Max, which sports a mammoth 6.44-inch display, will land in India in a couple of weeks from now - June 30 to be precise. This was announced by the Chinese company's VP Hugo Barra on Twitter. Something BIG is coming to blow you away on 30th June, Indian Mi fans! Stay tuned 😎https://t.co/xBQyNscrCo— Hugo Barra (@hbarra) June 15, 2016...

T-Mobile Tuesdays broke Domino's, pizza replaced with $15 Lyft rides

Thanks to T-Mobile Tuesday's overwhelming demand. The Un-Carrier had to let go of free pizza for customers as the demand has tripled and even quadrupled in some stores for a normal Tuesday. John Legere can be seen tweeting about the overwhelming response to people getting free pizzas. For this reason, T-Mobile is going to end its Tuesday event with...

Pokemon Go will be released sometime in July

E3 is ongoing in Los Angeles California and Pokemon fans are gearing up for the release of the augmented reality game coming to iOS and Android, Pokemon Go. The game is being developed closely by Niantic labs in collaboration with The Pokemon Company. Niantic Labs also made the first AR geo-based game called Ingress. Nintendo's E3 livestream announced...

Samsung Galaxy on5 and Galaxy Tab E 8.0 coming to T-Mobile later this month

Two devices are hitting T-Mobile stores later this month. One is an entry-level smartphone and the other is an all-around but also entry level 8 inch tablet. Let's start with the Samsung Galaxy Tab E 8.0. It comes with an 8 inch 1200 x 800px display, 5MP rear-camera, 2MP front facing camera, 1.5 GB of RAM (ouch) and it's powered by a Samsung Exynos...

Deal: unlocked, refurbished Motorola Nexus 6 for just $180 on eBay

The Nexus 6 was a well-built Nexus device made for Google by Motorola. This was the first time a Nexus phone went beyond the 5 inch mark, all the way to 6 inches. A manufacturer refurbished Motorola Nexus 6 can be purchased for just $180 in the midnight black color and 32GB of internal storage. These are unlocked units so you can insert any nano...