The next Moto Z will unsurprisingly be called Moto Z2

Motorola's next flagship smartphone now has a name, courtesy of serial leakster @evleaks. The 2017 iteration will be called Moto Z2, surprising absolutely no one. When you look at Moto's lineup and see the newly announced G5, or the G4 from last year, or the E3... you instantly realize that its devices' branding is all about using one letter and one number. The former tells you what line a model is part of (and its price range), while the latter lets you know which generation of that series you're looking at. So, second-gen Moto Z ends up being Moto Z2. That all makes sense. What...

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HTC U Ultra receives its first software update

The recently released HTC U Ultra is now in the process of receiving its first ever software update. This has started rolling out today according to Mo Versi, the company's VP of Product Management. A Twitter user and U Ultra owner has confirmed getting the update with the screenshot you can see to the left. The new software version is 1.15.401.12, and it's a 638MB download. The changelog is pretty sparse, but it does mention the fact that the HTC Sense Companion app is now pre-installed. That's the app that houses all of those "AI" features that HTC talked about at the U Ultra's...

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Honor 6C also becomes official in Europe with €229 price tag

Earlier today Huawei sub-brand Honor unveiled its latest flagship smartphone for the European markets, namely the Honor 8 Pro. However, the top of the line device wasn't the only new Honor handset to become official today. It's been joined by the much more affordable Honor 6C, which will become available at the end of this month in Europe. It will be priced at €229, and offered in gray, silver, and gold color options. At that price, it's understandable that the Honor 6C packs much less of a punch compared to the Honor 8 Pro. However, keep in mind that the Nokia 6 will launch in Europe soon...

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YouTube TV brings you live TV in six US cities for $35 per month

YouTube TV was originally announced back in February, and today it has finally gone live. It's a streaming video service that delivers live TV from major broadcast networks such as ABC, CBS, FOX, and NBC, alongside "popular cable networks". The obvious catch? It's US-only of course. The not-so-obvious catch? It's currently only available in Chicago, LA, NYC, Philadelphia, and the San Francisco Bay Area. That's it. You pay $35 per month for YouTube TV, and that gives you six different accounts for your household. Each of those gets unlimited DVR storage in the cloud, so you'll never run...

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Galaxy S8+ sees more demand than anticipated, Samsung ups production levels

Samsung's Galaxy S8+ is going to do better, sales-wise, than the company anticipated. This is according to a new report out of South Korea, which cites unnamed industry sources. These claim that the bigger model in the company's flagship duo has received positive early reactions from retailers, which have placed orders for more units than Samsung initially expected them to. Thus, Samsung has upped the production levels for the Galaxy S8+, which will now make up 45% of the total number of S8 units made. The initial plan was to have the split at 60/40, with 60% of the devices being...

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Nikon celebrates 100th anniversary with special edition products

Nikon is completing its 100th anniversary this year on July 25 and the company has some special edition models in tow to celebrate the occasion. The first of the bunch is the D5 100th Anniversary Edition, which comes with a metallic gray finish, 100th Anniversary logo, an engraving on the bottom that says "NIKON - CONTRIBUTING TO MANNED SPACE FLIGHT SINCE 1971", commemorative leather strap embossed with 100th anniversary logo, body cap imprinted with 100th anniversary logo, metal case with a plate engraved with 100th anniversary logo and serial number and an anniversary booklet to...

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