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A new update has started rolling out to the Oppo R9, R9 Plus, and F1s smartphones. Currently hitting units in Australia, the update brings along Android 6.0 Marshmallow (all three devices were launched last year running Lollipop). "An extra...

Back in November last year, Google announced that it will pull the plug on its Map Maker service sometime March 2017. Inline with that, the crowdsourced editing tool for Google Maps has been retired - the service was closed on March 31. Google...

Samsung has started pushing out a new update to its Galaxy C9 Pro smartphone. It's a security update that carries a build number of C900FDDU1AQC32, and brings along Android fixes for the month of March. Aside from the March security patch,...

A couple of weeks after its second beta came out, the final Android 7.1.2 update has started rolling out. According to reports, the update is currently hitting the Nexus Player and Pixel C, although other devices should get it soon. In case...

Week 13 finally saw the Samsung latest flagships go official and the top 10 trending chart saw some major changes. The Galaxy S8 and Galaxy S8+ take two of three podium spots with the smaller flagship comfortably sitting on top. Splitting the...

The Samsung Galaxy S8 and Galaxy S8+ are official and stores and carriers are already accepting pre-orders. Are you one of the early adopters? There are some perks to pre-ordering - you’ll get one of the first units available and bundled...

Week 13 was one of the most anticipated ever, thanks to the announcement of the Samsung Galaxy S8 and Samsung Galaxy S8+. It was the most important event since the MWC and understandably got plenty of attention. Well, the Galaxy S8 duo is now...

The Samsung Galaxy S8 made a huge splash this week, but it has been a long way to get to this point. We’re not talking about missing the MWC, with this week’s Counterclockwise we would like to take you back to where it all began. You see, the new...

When we asked if the Galaxy S8 price was fair, the number was still just a rumor. The actual number proved lower - $720/€800 for the S8 and $840/€900 for the Galaxy S8+. Still, most votes fell in two categories. The first (a minority) thinks that...

T-Mobile, which was the first among US carriers to start shipping LG G6 pre-orders, has begun pushing out the first update to the device as well. Arriving as software version H87210e, the update weighs in at around 124MB. Sadly, there's...

The Xiaomi Mi 6 is due to be unveiled sometime this month (April 16 has been mentioned) and there's no shortage of leaks claiming to detail the upcoming top-end device. Well, here's a new one. What is allegedly the Mi 6's retail box comes with a...

April 1, that's a date I tend to dread. All the not funny jokes and pranks coming my way, and pressure of having to come up with something myself? Grumpy old man, you may say (and okay, you might be right). But a few of this year's efforts did put a...

Well, that was quick. It's April 1, and Samsung has already started rolling out the security patch for the month. The update - arriving as build number J320FXXU0AQC3 - is currently hitting Galaxy J3 (2016) units in Europe. Some regular bug...

OnePlus has released a new OxygenOS Open Beta for the OnePlus 3 and 3T (iterations 13 and 4, respectively). It's a pretty extensive list of changes that have been done this time, too. It starts with an all new launcher, complete with redesigned...

Already on sale in unlocked form in the US, the Motorola Moto G5 Plus is now available through the country's carriers as well. Specifically, Republic Wireless is now offering the phone, in both 32GB and 64GB configurations. As for pricing,...

The Samsung Galaxy S8 and S8+ were announced this past week and we spent some time with the two - check out our first impressions if you've somehow missed those. We're now in a new state of absence of leaks, but we can fill that vacuum with some...

AT&T has started pushing out a new update to Samsung Galaxy Express 3 (J120A) and Galaxy Express prime (J320A) units on its network. Arriving as build number J120AUCU2AQC1 and J320AUCU2AQC1, respectively, the update brings MCC/MNC support (310/030,...

Sony has started rolling out a new update to the Xperia X units that are part of the Japanese company's Concept for Android program. The update arrives as version 38.3.1.A.0.91 and brings along several changes, including a new audio...

The Samsung Galaxy S8 is now available to pre-order in Europe through third-party retailers. Specifically, those in Germany and Italy can now place their pre-orders on Amazon. Pricing and availability details for both the markets are...

A few more smartwatches have started receiving the Android Wear 2.0 update. These include the Fossil Q Wander, Fossil Q Marshal, Michael Kors ACCESS smartwatches, and Nixon the Mission. The list, shared by a community manager at Google, also...