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Android 5.1 Lollipop is now seeding to LG G Pad 8.3 Google Play Edition. The new firmware is seeding to the device over-the-air. The update is a tad larger than 200MB. It brings a host of bug fixes and improvements to the slate headed by...

Samsung revealed its earnings guidance for the first quarter of this year. The Korean giant expects to post consolidated operating profit of around 5.9 trillion Korean won ( about $5.4 billion) from 47 trillion won of revenue (about $43.2...

Sony's upcoming Xperia Z4 has been leaking a lot over the past few weeks, but the Japanese company's current flagship smartphone is the Xperia Z3. Unfortunately for those in the US, this model is no longer up for grabs at T-Mobile, which has been...

The oft-leaked Huawei P8 is almost official, with the unveiling event scheduled for next week, on April 15. In the meantime however, more and more things about it are being rumored or leaked. This time around, let's talk pricing. The P8 will...

Last month we saw a couple of leaked images reportedly depicting an upcoming Sony smartphone codenamed Cosmos. Then just a few days ago we found out that the Cosmos is going to be officially called Xperia C4 when it launches in the near...

AT&T has announced plans to sell a new LTE-capable version of the Asus Memo Pad 7. This will become available in AT&T stores as well as through the carrier's website this Friday, on April 10. The tablet will retail for $74.99 if you sign a new...

AT&T, Sprint and T-Mobile begun fulfilling the Samsung Galaxy S6 and Galaxy S6 edge pre-orders today. The units have been dispatched and will arrive to customers tomorrow. All major US carriers are offering the Galaxy S6 duo, but apparently...

In a rebuttal to the published video where a Galaxy S6 edge gets bent beyond repair, Samsung has issued a statement complete with a video detailing its own testing procedures. The company claims that the SquareTrade test does not indicate typical...

ZTE has announced that it is launching the Blade S6 Plus globally, exclusively on eBay. The phone is priced at $299.99, or £199.99 and €276.99 for the United Kingdom and Europe, respectively. The Blade S6 Plus is the bigger brother of the...

Asus is gearing up for the launch of the new ZenFone 2 smartphone in Asian markets. As promised earlier, the Taiwanese company has started sending out the invites to the Malaysian media for the launch of ZenFone 2. The new smartphone will be...

The Huawei P8 is less than 10 days away from becoming official on April 15, but piece by piece the puzzle had been almost completed. Until a couple of days ago though, when new info popped up about the SoC, powering the high-end device. Until...

The Sony Xperia Z4 can't come fast enough for fans of the brand and undecided smartphone aficionados alike. Judging by the smartphone's recent visits to the rumor mill, the flagship is drawing near. After the set of live images we showed you a...

Samsung has responded to a report that came out yesterday, that claimed that half of the thousand-odd people that attended the Galaxy S6 launch event in Shanghai were paid to attend the event. According to the company, the report is "totally...

Asus PadFone is a unique concept of docking the smartphone at the rear of a docking station and turn it into a functional tablet. Asus is almost ready to introduce the the PadFone S Plus in Malaysia on April 8 for $302. Asus introduced the...

LG is preparing to launch its flagship G4 smartphone on April 28 and its official YouTube channel has now shared a teaser video teasing a snapshot of the LG UX 4.0 expected to debut with it. Based on the leaked details, we do have an estimate of...

Gionee launched the new Elife S7 smartphone for $403 (INR 24,999) in India over the weekend. At the lavish event, Gionee's president William Lu promised to introduce the Elife E8 smartphone in June. The Elife E series focuses on the...

Gionee has launched the new Elife S7 in the Indian market. The phone is priced at Rs. 24,999 ($404) and is available in black, white, and blue. The Elife S7 has a 5.2-inch, 1920x1080 resolution Super AMOLED display, MediaTek SoC with 1.7GHz...

Alleged images of the yet to be announced Oppo Find 9 made the rounds online. The previously leaked successor of Oppo Find 7 is expected to debut at some point in the near future. Overall, it appears that the upcoming Find 9 has mostly...

Another week and another trending devices list. Looking at the top 10 most-interesting devices in our database, there are some quite expected results, but major curveballs are also present. The Top 10 trending phones chart is a recap list of the...

Each weekend we trawl our news archives for interesting events over the past several years around this time of the year – late April/early March for today's edition of Counterclockwise. We see the jump between the Nokia N8, one of its earlier camera...