Nougat for LG G4 is now available

The Nougat update for the LG G4 smartphone is now available. Currently, the availability is only limited to the company's home country of South Korea. Also, the update is only accessible through the LG Bridge app. KDZ images of the update are also available to download from XDA Developers. However, those are currently only available for F500S, F500L,...

BlackBerry KEYone gets price cut in UK

If you are in the UK, and are planning to purchase the BlackBerry KEYone, you'll be glad to know the device is currently available at discounted rates in the country. Specifically, retailer Carphone Warehouse has the phone listed on its website for £449. That, if you compare is a discount of £50 given that the phone usually goes for £499. A quick...

Samsung Galaxy Note 4 and Note5 getting new update

A new update has started hitting the Samsung Galaxy Note 4 smartphone. Arriving as version N910FXXS1DQG5 and weighing in at 200MB, it's a security update that brings along Android fixes for the month of July. Aside from the latest security patch, some other minor changes are also included in the update, which is currently hitting units in Europe....

YouTube TV now available in more locations in US

Last month, Google announced that its YouTube TV service will be launched in more US markets in near future. Inline with that, the streaming video service is now available in a total of 10 new locations. These locations include Dallas-Fort Worth, Washington D.C., Houston, Atlanta, Phoenix, Detroit, Minneapolis-Saint Paul, Miami-Fort Lauderdale, Orlando-Daytona...

T-Mobile's LG V10 starts getting Nougat update

T-Mobile has started pushing out a new update to LG V10 units on its network. Weighing in at 1366 MB and arriving as software version H90130b, it's a major update that brings along Android Nougat (version 7.0). In addition, the update also includes an E911 timer fix as well as some software and stability-related fixes. As is usually the case with...

Android Wear 2.0 update starts hitting smaller ZenWatch 2 units as well

Just a few days after the ZenWatch 2 (1.63") started getting the Android Wear 2.0 update, the smaller variant (1.45") has also begun receiving it. A quick look at the Android Wear 2.0 FAQ thread on official Google Forums reveals that the ZenWatch 2 (1.45") is now in the list of wearables that the company says have already received the update. The...

Essential Phone finally starts shipping "in a few weeks", Andy Rubin says

Although its official unveiling didn't bring any details about when it would hit the market, the Essential Phone was internally targeted to start shipping to those who pre-ordered by the end of June. This deadline was revealed by Andy Rubin himself, the co-creator of Android and head of the new Essential smartphone venture. That obviously hasn't...

Nokia 5 review: Numb3r5 don't lie

Part of the original trio announced in the spring to mark Nokia return to making phones, the Nokia 5 occupies the middle ground between the basic 3 and the slightly fancier 6. Source: http://www.gsmarena.com/nokia_5-review-1633.p...

Intel accuses Qualcomm of abusing monopoly position

There are three constants in the universe - mass, energy, and Qualcomm being engaged in legal battles. The latest complaint comes from Intel, which claims the San Diego company is charging five times more for its licenses while at the same time is offering lower prices for chips for phone manufacturers. Intel has urged the ITC to investigate Qualcomm,...

Samsung Galaxy S8 discounted by up to $400

The Galaxy S8 is one of the most impressive smartphones currently on the market. And to celebrate the launch of the Coral Blue color in the US the Korean company is running a nice promo that can get you the flagship for as little as $360 under certain conditions. On BestBuy, you can choose between a carrier-locked or an unlocked Galaxy S8. The second...

Samsung Galaxy Note 8 shines in new renders

The Samsung Galaxy Note 8 is edging closer and closer. In fact we know have an exact date on when it will arrive - August 23. And while we're waiting for Samsung to officially show us the device the people over at BGR have obtained renders of the Galaxy Note 8 based on industry insiders' information. The renders may be our best look yet of Samsung's...

Gold-copper Nokia 8 pictured in the wild

The Nokia 8 leaks are piling up. The latest features a series of photos of a copper-gold unit working in the wild. The images show the screen working, the fingerprint reader and two capacitive keys on the front as well as the dual camera and LED flash on the back. There's no Zeiss logo though so this may be a pre-production unit. Nokia 8 in gold-copper...

Fix for Windows 10 Mobile apps installation issue coming soon

Microsoft has confirmed that it has a fix ready for the apps installation issue on Windows 10 Mobile. The confirmation came from Brandon LeBlanc, who is Senior Program Manager at the company. We think we have a fix for this in our next flight for Mobile. Stay tuned.— Brandon LeBlanc (@brandonleblanc) July 21, 2017 For the past few days installing...

LG will provide L-shaped power cells for the 2018 iPhone

We might be expecting the iPhone 8, but reports about the iPhone 9 already started surfacing. According to sources, Apple had reached an agreement with LG Chem for the battery of the 2018 iPhone. The power cell will be L-shaped with a bend at the bottom and is expected to increase the battery capacity without making the whole device bigger. Source:...

Reliance announces JioPhone, an effectively free 4G feature phone for the masses

Ten months since the launch of Jio, Reliance has launched the JioPhone, a low cost 4G feature phone for the masses. Feature phones are normally boring but what makes this one special is that it is basically free. The JioPhone will be available to customers starting August 24. Customers will have to pay INR 1500 ($23) up front, which will be refunded...

Samsung Galaxy A3 (2017), J7 (2016), and Tab A 8.0 Nougat updates incoming

A couple of Nougat-powered Samsung smartphones - Galaxy A3 (2017) and Galaxy J7 (2016) - as well as a tablet (Galaxy Tab A 8.0) have been certified by the WiFi alliance, suggesting that Android 7.0 update for these devices is coming soon. Both phones running Android Nougat have already been spotted in benchmark listings. So what's new here is that...

Facebook working on a modular phone

Facebook is looking to develop a modular phone and - gossip we've heard before now got more solid backing. A patent application filled by the company revealed it is trying to build a device that can be used as a phone. This is the second time we hear about such idea after Project Ara. That one was Google's attempt at a modular phone that went under...

Some Android Wear 2.0 keyboards have missing characters, fix coming

Google has officially acknowledged a bug in Android Wear 2.0 where-in keyboards for some languages have missing characters. Specifically, users of Russian and Hungarian keyboards have been noticing this problem for a few months. Characters 'Х' 'Ъ' 'Э,' and 'Ё' are missing from the Russian keyboard, and the Hungarian keyboard is also reportedly incomplete....

New Meizu Pro 7 images reveal different color options

A handful of new Meizu Pro 7 images have surfaced, revealing different color options for the upcoming device. The first set of images reveal a premium looking grey color option. The second leaked image, which is rather blurry, reveals three color options: red, black, and gold. The gold and black images we've also seen at TENAA. The other useful information...

Samsung Galaxy J7 (2017) with dual-camera leaks again

The Samsung Galaxy J7 (2017) was made official last month, and is already available in a few markets around the world. While the device comes with a 13MP rear camera, there have been rumors that China will get a different Galaxy J7 (2017), one that features a dual rear-camera setup. There have been a few leaks so far for the device, focusing on the...

Verizon appears to be throttling its Netflix data

Net Neutrality has recently become a hot topic in the United States. The idea that internet service providers (ISPs) can prioritize or deprioritize data streams for payment or otherwise doesn't resonate with a lot of Americans. Well, Verizon is seemingly about to be on the other end of upset supporters of Net Neutrality as many users (including myself)...

Google releases Motion Stills for Android

Last year, Google released a cool app that allows iOS users to stabilize the iPhone's Live Photos which takes a really short video clip before and after any photo is taken as a way to relive its moment. This app is called Motion Stills, and is now available for Android. The app doesn't let you import existing clips to process them for stabilization,...

Galaxy Note8 launch event date confirmed: August 23

Samsung has officially sent out invitations to the press for its Unpacked event in New York City, where the company will announce the Galaxy Note8. The invitation includes nothing more than two slim top and bottom bezels of the Note8 with no edges, which indicates the same 2:1 Infinity Display as the one on the Galaxy S8. Furthermore, this disproves...

Moto Z2 Force will reportedly carry a smaller 2,730 mAh battery

The Moto Z2 Force is set to be announced next week on July 25 in New York City. We'll be there covering the live event, but before that happens, we'll keep covering rumors and leaks. The latest report comes from Evan Blass at Venture Beat who has allegedly uncovered a couple of hardware decisions that some probably won't be excited about. The Moto...

Entry-level Nokia 2 purportedly shown in leaked image

Earlier this month a leak filled us in regarding Nokia's chipset choices for its upcoming smartphones, including a then unheard of entry level Nokia 2 model. This was said to be the cheapest Nokia smartphone for 2017, boasting a Snapdragon 212. However, in the meantime a lot of other sources have contradicted the details of that leak, when it comes...

OnePlus 5 update rolling out with fix for rebooting when calling 911

Around two days ago multiple reports started coming out saying that some OnePlus 5 units instantly rebooted when you tried to dial 911. That's obviously a huge issue, and the fact that many people seemed to encounter it only made things worse for the Chinese company. Yesterday OnePlus reached out with an official statement, saying it has tested a...

VIDEO: Camera battle - OnePlus 5, iPhone 7 Plus and Galaxy S8

We love smartphone cameras and we use them everyday. We're also quite the geeks so we need to know which are the best. So when enough flagships get to the market we like to round them up and stage a fight to the death to see which one is the best. Okay, maybe not the death - a fight for the pocket, loser gets obscurity. At the time of writing the...

Samsung Galaxy C10 pictured with Always On Display

The Samsung Galaxy C10, the company's first dual-camera phone, is shaping up to be one of the hottest premium mid-rangers. The latest addition on its already impressive spec sheet is Always On Display (AOD). This feature has been making its way down the ladder and is available on the 2017 editions of the A-Series and more recently the new J-series...

Mysterious Nubia visits GeekBench with Snapdragon 617

An as-of-yet unknown Nubia device has popped up on GeekBench with the model number NX591J, sporting Android 7.1.1 Nougat, 6GB of RAM and a Snapdragon 617 chipset. This could be a cheaper Nubia Z17, whether lite or mini s. Outside of the single-core score of 1080 and multi-core score of 2921 there's nothing in the GeekBench listing to indicate which...

Android O dev team does AMA on Reddit

The team behind Android O did an AMA on Reddit, answering burning questions from the populace. The thread (hit the Source link) is well organized, so do check it out, but here are some highlights. Project Trebble - phones that launch with Android O will have Trebble out of the box. This project makes it faster and easier for manufacturers to keep...

LG Q8 unveiled: a 5.2" version of the V20

LG quietly launched the Q8, which is by all accounts a mini V20. It doesn't have a widescreen display like the Q6, but it does have a 5.2" QHD panel with a secondary display to the side of the selfie camera. The back also looks just like the V20, dual camera and all. The LG Q8 is practically a flagship device. It has a metal body with IP67 waterproofing,...

Meizu Pro 7 appears on TENAA with 10nm Helio X30 chipset

Leak after leak, Meizu Pro 7 is inching closer to its launch on July 26. Several days before the official unveiling, the phone appeared on TENAA with most of the specs revealed. The phone will be the first with MediaTek's 10 nm process chipset Helio X30. It is also going to be the first Meizu phone with dual cameras, employing two 12 MP IMX386 sensors...

Lenovo shows off concept flexible phone, AI assistant, smart projector and more

Lenovo let its imagination go wild and showed the result at the Lenovo Tech World summit. Note that these are concepts that may never see the light of day, though we do hope some of their functions make it to actual Lenovo products. The Lenovo Cplus concept phone is very flexible, much more so than an LG G Flex, for example. It uses a 4.35" AMOLED...

Samsung Galaxy S8/S8+ on T-Mobile getting new update

T-Mobile has started pushing out a new update to Samsung Galaxy S8/S8+ units on its network. Arriving as version G950USQU1AQGA and G955USQU1AQGA, respectively, the update - as per information on the carrier's website - brings several system improvements. As clear from the screenshot below, the update - which weighs in at over 130MB - also includes...

Metal blanks show a fingerprint reader on the back of the iPhone 8

Leaks give an impression that Apple has tried a thousand different places to put the fingerprint reader on the iPhone 8, now that there's no room for it on the front. The most recent leak places it in a surprising - yet familiar - location. Metal blanks show a round hole just under the Apple logo - clearly meant for the fingerprint reader. The metal...

Sony Xperia XA1 Ultra lands in India for $465

Sony has launched its Xperia XA1 Ultra smartphone in India. The device carries a price tag of INR 29,990 (around $465), and is available through Sony Centers and major third-party electronic stores in the country. Available color options inlcude black, white, and gold. As for deals, the Quick Charger UCH12 (worth INR 1,490, or $23) is included in...

JPMorgan: iPhone 8 isn't delayed, but quantities will be limited

JPMorgan analysts predicted that the anniversary iPhone 8 will arrive on time and will start selling in the usual end-of-September timeframe. The only caveat is the units won't be nearly enough, meaning it will be hard to actually purchase. In a report to investors, JPMorgan's Rod Hall said they expect a small amount of late September EMS output...

Telltale announces sequels to Batman, The Walking Dead, and The Wolf Among Us

Telltale Games has announced new seasons for three of its most popular games, Batman, The Walking Dead, and The Wolf Among Us. The first one to be released this year is the second season to last year's Batman - The Telltale Series. Called Batman: The Enemy Within, the new season picks up from where the previous game left off. In this game we will...

Xiaomi Mi 2/2S getting MIUI 9, along with long list of devices

Yesterday, we learned that there are at least 5 million people who are still using their Xiaomi Mi 2/2S despite this generation of Mi devices being more than four years old. Today, some great news follows regarding the decision to update the Xiaomi Mi 2 and Mi 2S to Android Nougat, along with MIUI 9. The news comes from the official MIUI English...

LG G6+ now available in US through Amazon

The LG G6+ is now available to purchase in the United States. Its not officially imported though - Amazon has the international variant listed on its website for $699. Available color options include gold and blue. It's worth mentioning that the device listed on the retailer's website only supports GSM carriers (AT&T, T-Mobile), and doesn't come...

Meizu Pro 7 officially teased, new images leak

After confirming the unveiling date, Meizu has shared a teaser image for the Pro 7 smartphone. The image focuses solely on the second screen (that sits on the back). A new window for new colors! 7 days left to the #MEIZU PRO 7 launch event! pic.twitter.com/Gdi1JZzg20— Flyme (@FlymeGlobal) July 19, 2017 Meanwhile, new Pro 7 images have leaked, showing...

Samsung confirms July 21 launch for Coral Blue Galaxy S8/S8+ in US

For those in the United States waiting for the Coral Blue color variant of the Samsung Galaxy S8 and S8+ smartphones, here's some good news: the company has confirmed that the model will be available for purchase in the country starting tomorrow (July 21). Among retailers, the new color option will be exclusive to Best Buy - both unlocked as well...

Asus ZenWatch 2 also getting Android Wear 2.0

It's no secret that Google has experienced significant delays with launching Android Wear 2.0. When Asus promised that the Zenwatch 2 and 3 would get Android Wear 2.0 in early Q2, it took Asus until the beginning of Q3 to finally get the update for the Zentwatch 3, which just came out. Today, the Zenwatch 2 is also getting the update, well, at least...

New high-end Asus smartphone certified for Bluetooth 5.0

A new Asus smartphone was certified for Bluetooth 5.0. This particular smartphone carries the model number ZS551KL, which is likely to be a variant of the Asus Zenfone 4, likely to be a "Deluxe" or "Pro" model, three of which are said to be unveiled next month in Taiwan. The certification was published at Bluetooth SIG (Special Interest Group), the...

WhatsApp to get PiP video calls

WhatsApp beta version 2.17.265 for Android comes with a new feature, one that is enabled by default for those devices that are running the Android O Developer Preview. The feature would let you minimize the video call window into a smaller window so you can keep your video conversation going while answering another WhatsApp conversation. WhatsApp...

Samsung Galaxy J7 (2017) review: Major Junior League

The Galaxy J7 (2017) is the latest annual edition of an already popular phone. The J series has already shaped as a home to some solid midrange propositions and the Galaxy J7 (2017) is meant to spice things up even further. The newcomer is blurring the lines between the J series and the A series just as we thought we had Samsung's portfolio segmentation...

New Huawei nova 2 plus versions pass through the FCC, should launch outside of China soon

Huawei unveiled the nova 2 and nova 2 plus handsets back in May, but so far these have only been sold in the company's home country of China. That, however, should change soon - at least for the bigger nova 2 plus. That's because the US FCC has recently certified two new versions of this smartphone. While the nova 2 plus sold in China has the model...

Xiaomi Mi 2 and Mi 2S are still used by almost 5 million people

Some people really love to cling to old smartphones - they use each handset for as much as possible, not adhering to the concept that says most replace their devices every couple of years or so. And then there are those who own either the Mi 2 or the Mi 2S from Xiaomi. Possibly breaking all records regarding longevity in the mobile space, these oldies...

Apple is once again selling Nokia products

Apple is once again directly selling Nokia products through its online store, and they should be available in its physical retail locations soon too. That's not an error - we're obviously not talking about smartphones here, even though more and more Nokia-branded Android handsets are starting to appear. Apple would definitely never offer those, but...

Nokia 8 appears on official website ahead of possible announcement tomorrow

We've already seen the Nokia 8 in not one, but two sets of leaked press renders, and its specs have been outed too. So at this point all that's left for HMD Global to do is make it official already. And that could happen sooner than you may think. Today Nokia's Chinese website put up a promotional image for the yet-unannounced smartphone, as evidenced...