Another week has passed and so it's time to recap the major events to the tech scene from the last few days. As most of you surely know, the LG G4 is official and it delivers on everything the rumors promised. LG's flagship comes with a very distinctive style due to its genuine leather stitched back and very slightly curved display. Sony has also had a major presence in the news this week. For anyone that might have missed it, the long-overdue Xperia Z4 was made official, but in a rather surprising fashion. Quietly launched in Japan the phone might lose the Z4 moniker on international markets, and instead be called the Z3+. Blackberry also came out with a major surprise this week. Three mysterious new devices have leaked in photos and renders, including a very interesting slider with a double-edged touchscreen, much like the one on the Samsung Galaxy S6 edge. In other news, after a lot of speculation, Nokia has officially denied plans to re-enter the smartphone market next year. The decision is still shrouded with a lot of controversy, though, so here's to hoping the legendary company will reconsider its retirement from smartphones. If you think you might have missed something from the busy week, here is a list of what you, our readers, found most interesting in the tech world. .news-item .n-left { float: left; width: 16%; text-align: center; margin-left: -13px; } .news-item .n-right { float: left; width: 84%; } .news-item a { padding-bottom: 0; padding-left: 0; } .news-item .n-right h2, .reviews-item .n-right h2 { clear: both; padding: 0 0 3px 0px; font: 400 19px Oswald, Arial; margin-top: -4px; } .n-right p { line-height: 155%; } .news-item { padding-top: 20px; padding-bottom: 10px; border-top: 1px solid #ccc; } .news-item p { margin-left: 0; } .n-right h2 a { text-decoration: none; color: #000; } Sony Xperia P2 leak promises compact phone with great camera A massive battery too, a whopping 4,240mAh . The camera is rumored to have large pixels and OIS. LG G4 is official, strong on design and photography features The main camera is a 16MP 1/2.6" unit behind f1.8 glass, comes with OIS and shoots 104MP panoramas. Three new Blackberry phones leaked in photos Three mysterious new Blackberry devices have popped up in leaked photos. Sony Xperia Z4 to launch internationally as Xperia Z3+ Bearing the same internals and design, the Xperia Z3+ might be released without much fanfare. The official LG G4 camera samples are out LG G4 sports a brand new 16MP F/1.8 camera sensor, check the official camera samples here. Model numbers for "Noble" Note 5 and "Zen" Galaxy S6 uncovered The numbers are SM-N920 and SM-G928 respectively, with a number of regional variations. Nokia officially denies plans to re-enter smartphone market Recent rumors suggested that the Finnish company might release a smartphone at some point in 2016. Xiaomi Mi 5 might include a fingerprint sensor Chinese startup might be including a fingerprint sensor in the next flagship Mi 5. Samsung's new custom CPU cores 45% faster than A57 Samsung may already be testing its custom Mongoose cores, which may end up in chips, as soon as next year. LG G4 said to be cheaper than Galaxy S6 in Germany Last week, there were reports that LG's upcoming flagship will be costlier than the S6. Oppo addresses R7 rumors with official renders, specs Official renders debunk edge-to-edge speculations, as well as curved screen in the upcoming Oppo R7. Samsung details Galaxy S6 and S6 edge software gift packs Samsung has detailed the exact contents of the software gift pack for the Galaxy S6 and S6 edge. YU announces a design challenge for its upcoming smartphone The winner who makes the complete design set stands to win up to 100,000 INR ($1570). Initial Lenovo A6000 Plus batch sold out in 15...
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