Thursday, 30 June 2016

Windows 10 Mobile Anniversary Update lands on August 2 too

Yesterday Microsoft officially announced the release date for the Windows 10 Anniversary Update. It's August 2, yet the company's blog post back then only talked about Windows 10 for PCs. And it's stayed mum on any launch details for the same update on mobile devices. Now...
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Galaxy Note7 will have an iris scanner, leaked front panel shows

Will it or won't it? Specifically, will the upcoming Samsung Galaxy Note7 sport the much-rumored iris scanner, or won't it? Well, if the front panel that has been leaked today indeed belongs to the new Note device, then this dilemma is finally settled. Spoiler alert:...
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5.5-inch HTC Nexus phone codenamed Marlin has its specs leaked

Exactly one week ago specs leaked for one of the two upcoming Nexus smartphones that this year are both being made by HTC. That one is reportedly codenamed Sailfish, and it will be the successor to the LG Nexus 5X from 2015. And today the spec list...
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ZTE Nubia Z11 scores a million registrations in less than a day

ZTE unveiled the Nubia Z11 a couple of days ago, and registrations for the device were opened shortly after that. Now, the Chinese company has revealed that over a million people have already registered for the phone's first sale - in fact, the one million milestone...
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Sony offers final pre-order of PS VR today, supplies limited

Last call to pre-order a PlayStation VR - today, June 30, starting at 7 am Pacific time both the VR Launch Bundle and VR core will be available. Supplies are limited and there will be no more pre-orders until the October launch. You can place your pre-order on GameStop.com....
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OnePlus officially denies red color option for the 3

A thin, slick, all metal body is definitely among the top draws of the OnePlus 3 . What could possibly make the elegant exterior even more exciting? Well, more colors, of course. Currently, the device can only be picked up in Graphite - a solid, very traditional...
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New Microsoft Arrow Launcher update brings Office 365 integration

Microsoft has updated its Arrow Launcher for Android, bumping it to version 2.0 and bringing Office 365 integration as well as some new features and improvements. The updated app lets you access your Office 365 documents without any Office app installed - all you need to...
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ZTE Nubia Z11 now up for international pre-orders

The ZTE Nubia Z11, which was made official just a couple of days ago and is only available in China, is now up for international pre-orders. Online retailer OppoMart has started accepting pre-orders for the device. Both 4GB/64GB and 6GB/128GB...
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OnePlus 3 might get a price hike in UK

OnePlus has announced that its latest flagship - the OnePlus 3 - could get a price hike in the UK. The Chinese company says this is due to "the worrying downward trend of the GBP," that followed the country's vote to leave the EU. "Our margins have always...
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Asus ZenFone 3, ZenFone 3 Deluxe, and ZenFone 3 Ultra to go on sale next month

Asus has revealed the release date of its ZenFone 3, ZenFone 3 Deluxe, and ZenFone 3 Ultra smartphones. The devices, which were unveiled by the company at Computex 2016, will go on sale in the Asian country starting July 12. When the devices...
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MIUI 8.0 set for August launch, version 7.5 (China stable ROM) starts rolling today

Xiaomi has confirmed that its latest MIUI ROM (version 8.0) will be launched in August, although an exact date is yet to be revealed. The ROM was unveiled last month, and a beta version was made available for download earlier this month. We already briefed you...
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Huawei Mate 9 won't be unveiled at company's September event

While we were expecting to see the Mate 8 successor at Huawei's September 1 event, looks like that won't be the case. According to Bruce Lee, a mobile product line manager at the Chinese company, the Mate 9 won't be made official so early - that's...
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VLC's Windows 10 Universal app launched

VideoLAN - the company behind VLC, which is arguably one of the most popular media players in the world - has released a Windows 10 Universal app for its media player. This means that users of Win10 PCs, tablets, and mobiles will now be able to use VLC on their devices. The...
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Facebook's News Feed will soon show you stuff from your friends and family first

Facebook has announced that it's tweaking its News Feed yet again, following user feedback. Soon, after the change is implemented, you're supposedly going to see what your friends and family post first. Stuff from "friends you care about" will be higher up in your News...
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Samsung Galaxy C5 and Galaxy C7 now available in China

The Galaxy C5 and Galaxy C7 are now official in China. The all-metal phones boast a slim build (6.7mm and 6.8mm respectively) and Samsung Pay, which works with the local AliPay service. They also work with UHQA audio using the Samsung Level On Wireless Pro headset. The Samsung...
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Google Maps now takes you from point A to point B to point C with support for multiple destinations

File this one under "wait, this is seriously something that hasn't existed yet?!". File it there and then rejoice, as you should, for Google Maps is finally adding support for multiple destinations in its mobile apps, starting with the Android one. No, this isn't about stopping...
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Wednesday, 29 June 2016

New mysterious Xiaomi "markw" device spotted on Geekbench

Geekbench has proven itself quite an abundant source of device leakss. All you have to do, of course, is sort through the fakes and junk and occasionally, you can get a sneak peek at an upcoming handset. This is precisely the case with the Xiaomi "markw", spotted in the...
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Windows 10 is on 350 million devices already, Anniversary Update officially drops on August 2

Yesterday Microsoft published, then pulled a blog post title saying the Windows 10 Anniversary Update would be released on August 2. Today the company has thankfully decided to publish it again, and this time has not pulled it immediately afterwards. What's more,...
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Sony finally releases PlayStation Vue app for Android

Today Sony has finally launched its PlayStation Vue app for Android. This was originally announced last week when Vue made its way to Roku boxes. And it's way overdue, seeing as how the iOS Vue app has been out for ages. So it's late, but it's here. PlayStation...
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LeEco Le Max 2 gets a version with 128GB of storage, new Force Gold color

Well, LeEco's previously teased event that took place today wasn't about a new smartphone powered by the Qualcomm Snapdragon 821/823 after all. Instead, the Chinese company unveiled a new color option for the three handsets it announced back in April. It's...
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