HTC 10's UK launch apparently set for May 6

If you're in the UK, and are planning to purchase HTC's brand new smartphone dubbed 10, here's an important piece of news for you: the device looks all set to be launched in the country this week - May 6 to be precise. As you might already know, the HTC 10 is currently up for pre-order in the UK, and if you recall, the device's operator partner Three has already said that the pre-ordered units will be delivered on May 6. Now, the Amazon listing for the phone also says that the handset will be released on May 6. So, apparently, it's all but official that the latest HTC flagship will...

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ZUK Z1 will be powered by Cyanogen OS in India, Lenovo confirms

Lenovo has confirmed that the ZUK Z1, which is set to launched in India soon, will come with Cyanogen OS out-of-the-box in the country. The confirmation came from Anuj Sharma, head of the company's Product Marketing division. Given that the device already made its international debut with Cyanogen, this shouldn't exactly come as a surprise. However, it's an important development as far as Indian smartphone market is concerned. In India, Micromax's sub-brand Yu Televentures has had an exclusive deal with Cyanogen since 2014 as part of which the former has been launching Cyanogen...

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Best Apps and Games of the Week

These are some of the best apps and games that came out this week. Videorama Videorama is a video editor for your iPhone or iPad. You can combine multiple photos and video clips, overlay animated text, add music and sound effects, apply special effects and filters, and then export your file. iOS Fluenty Fluenty is a quick and easy way to reply across multiple messaging platforms on your Android phone. When you get a notification from one of the supported apps (including FB Messenger, WhatsApp, Hangouts, KakaoTalk and SMS), Fluenty will show a...

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Huawei P9 battery life

Huawei's latest flagship - the P9 - comes with a 5.2" IPS 1080p display and is powered by a newer Kirin 955 chip with an octa-core processor, efficient Mali-T880 MP4 GPU and 3GB of RAM. It has a sealed 3,000 mAh battery. The supplied charger is a regular 5V/2A, but that's still enough to fill about 35% of the battery in half an hour. The phone runs on Android Marshmallow with the latest Emotion 4.1 launcher. Huawei promises an energy-efficient chipset and software package. Indeed, we found lots of battery optimization options in the new Emotion UI, which you can enable and will save...

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Sony Agent hands-on

Sony invited us to its Tokyo headquarters not so long ago and there the company showed us wondrous gadgets. One of them was the Sony Agent - a personal assistant for your home. Right now, there are more unknowns than known things about it. Sony hasn't decided on a final design and a release date remains unclear. But the company is adamant that it strongly plans for this product to go out in the market, as it would be quite helpful to assisting with the management of your busy schedule. Sony's currently on the lookout for potential partners, who'd like to expand the Agent's...

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Week 17 in review: iPhone 7 to be waterproof, HTC One S9 launched

Not the dullest of weeks this last one. For one we had a rather unexpected high-profile launch - the HTC One S9 went official out of the blue, bringing us another One, just when we thought the name had been buried with the arrival of the HTC 10. A couple of announcements came out of China too - the Honor 5C and the Meizu m3 made the headlines too, because who doesn't like affordable midrangers. It's not just the official releases that gathered a lot of interest, though. The next iPhone is always a hot topic, regardless of what time of the year it is. This week we had another source...

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