Motorola Droid Turbo finally gets Marshmallow update

The Motorola Droid Turbo from 2014 has finally started receiving the Marshmallow update. Arriving as software version 24.81.5.en-US, the update brings Android version 6.0.1. It isn't yet known what else (if at all) the update includes as Verizon is yet to update the Droid Turbo software page on its website. Given that the roll out has just begun, it may take some time for the update notification to pop up on your device's screen. Meanwhile, if you feel impatient, you can manually check for the update by heading to your handset's Settings menu. Via

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Best Apps and Games of the Week

Netflix After a long wait, Netflix finally announced the option to download content to your device for offline playback. The latest version of this app brings this feature to iOS and Android. Once you update, you will be able to download movies and television shows from a list of supported content. iOS • Android Facetune 2 Take your narcissism to the next level with the update to the popular Facetune app. The new app features even more ways to make your selfies look even less like you actually do. iOS Spectator A video posted by Tim Johnsen...

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Top 10 trending phones of week 48

It would have been just another week in our Top 10 trending chart if it wasn't for the vivo V5. Likely a result of the phone becoming available early this week, the V5 has climbed further up from its 4th spot and we now find it rubbing shoulders with the usual crowd favorites - the Galaxy J7 Prime and Xiaomi Redmi Note 3. This also means the Galaxy J7 (2016) has found itself outside of the top 3 - quite the unusual state. The Oppo F1s has traded places with the Galaxy J5 (2016), but while that's a win for the Selfie Expert, which goes 2 up into 5th, the Galaxy has slid into 7th. In...

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Weekly poll results: Samsung Gear S3 feels the love

The Samsung Gear S3 was showered with positive votes - 64% voted it the best smartwatch, which is great considering 22% of voters decided they don't need any smartwatch. This leaves only 14% of detractors - most of which prefer Android Wear and the rest aim for the Apple Watch. From those that voted in favor of the Gear S3 some were excited for the phone-free Samsung Pay, others wanted it for the exercise utility (e.g. S Health and Spotify + BT headphones), others still just think that Tizen is currently the best smartphone OS. Those that voted against the Gear S3 gave different...

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Week 48 in review: Lumia flagships go extinct, as HMD gears up to revive the Nokia brand

In one of the more laid-back weeks of late, we still saw a few smartphone announcements, the most prominent being the Meizu Pro 6 Plus (yes, both 'Pro' and 'Plus'). A proper flagship, the Pro 6 Plus packs a 5.7-inch QHD display, and a Samsung Exynos 8890 chip - the first Meizu in a while we can get truly excited about. Then there's the M3X - more of a mid-range offering, but still interestingly-specced - apparently, it packs the high-end camera among other things. HMD Global officially took over the Nokia smartphone business this week, with devices expected to become a reality early...

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RHA S500i review

RHA is a British audio company that specializes in making premium in-ear headphones. In fact, that's all they make. The company's S500i is one of their more budget offerings. It is also prominently placed in the audio section of the Apple Store, which is interesting considering it no longer plugs directly into their flagship smartphone. Anyway, we had a chance to test one recently, so we decided to take it for a spin. Design The S500i design focuses primarily on the size. The speaker housing prioritizes compact dimensions, and is one of the smallest driver enclosures I've come...

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