Samsung Galaxy S6 models will no longer get security updates

Samsung's Galaxy S6 was released in Q2 of 2015 and marked a new chapter for Samsung as it shed itself of cheap plastic body's and went towards glass and metal for the Galaxy S. The phone launched with Lollipop (5.0) out of the box and received the latest version of Nougat as its latest major Android update. Since then, it has been receiving regular security updates that help to protect against new vulnerabilities as per Google's monthly security bulletin. Samsung's security website no longer lists the Galaxy S6, Galaxy S6 edge, Galaxy S6 edge+, and Galaxy S6 Active as devices that are...

Source: https://www.gsmarena.com/samsung_galaxy_s6_models_will_no_longer_get_security_updates-news-30388.php

Partial YouTube outage: Channel pages are returning with error 500

Many folks are tweeting that they are unable to see any YouTuber's channel pages, only to be met with an internal error 500. We just tried to open 10 channels from videos in our YouTube feed and all of them return the same error "500 Internal Service Error". Surprisingly, MKBHD's channel is seemingly the only one visible and working just fine. Even Casey Neistat's channel is returning the same error. Edit: MKBHD's Channel is down again. Current message when trying to open a user's YouTube Channel on a desktop. It's a little too late for this to be an April Fool's day prank and...

Source: https://www.gsmarena.com/partial_youtube_outage_channel_pages_are_returning_with_error_500-news-30387.php

OnePlus 6 official teaser confirms the name, says it will have "the speed you need"

The OnePlus 6 is coming soon and today the Chinese company has decided to start its marketing campaign for the device in earnest. Thus, OnePlus has outed the first official teaser video for its next flagship smartphone. It's only four seconds long, but it manages to confirm the OnePlus 6 name. It also tells us that this phone will pack "the speed you need". 6et ready! pic.twitter.com/bmvI75xphm— OnePlus (@oneplus) April 2, 2018 OnePlus CEO Pete Lau has already confirmed that his company's next handset will be powered by Qualcomm's Snapdragon 845 chipset, and that's where that speed...

Source: https://www.gsmarena.com/oneplus_6_official_teaser_confirms_name_says_it_will_have_the_speed_you_need-news-30386.php

Meizu 15 and 15 Plus star in new hands-on images

Meizu is celebrating a big milestone in 2018 - 15 years since the company was founded back in 2003. To properly mark the occasion, it's preparing to launch a couple of new smartphones, aptly named Meizu 15 and Meizu 15 Plus, respectively. These have been leaking at a steady pace in the past few weeks, and today we get three more hands-on images showing them. Meizu 15 and 15 Plus leaked hands-on images As you can see, the Plus model will be unsurprisingly Plus-sized. For both it and the Meizu 15, the front-facing camera is centered above the screen, while the bottom bezel...

Source: https://www.gsmarena.com/meizu_15_and_15_plus_star_in_new_handson_images-news-30385.php

Check out these Xiaomi Mi Mix 2s camera samples and gestures demo

During the first day we spent with the Xiaomi Mi Mix 2s, we focused on introductions and a hardware overview. We've had a bit more time with it now and we want to share our thoughts on the updated UI (and its gestures) along with camera, including testdriving the HDR mode. As you may have heard, Xiaomi is on a path to give you as much screen real estate as it can and the way to do it doesn't include a notch. Instead, the company slimmed the bezels as far as they would go and even removed the familiar Android navigation buttons. These buttons have been replaced with gestures - swipe...

Source: https://www.gsmarena.com/xiaomi_mi_mix_2s_handson_review_day_2_exploring_the_gestures_testing_the_camera-news-30384.php

Samsung Galaxy S8 and S8+ discounted in India

With the S9 out, everyone expected the prices of Galaxy S8 phones to drop - and they have! Samsung's Indian site has cut the prices by about 15%. Head to Samsung.com for the deals. Original price Discounted price Samsung Galaxy S8 INR 57,900 INR 49,990 Samsung Galaxy S8+ INR 64,900 INR 53,990 Samsung Galaxy S8+ 128GB INR 70,900 INR 64,900 Presently, this beats the prices at Flipkart, though a seller (not Samsung) on Amazon promises slightly better prices. The Galaxy Note8 has not been...

Source: https://www.gsmarena.com/samsung_galaxy_s8_and_s8_discounted_in_india-news-30382.php