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Less than a couple of weeks after there were reports that BlackBerry is planning to launch an Android smartphone this fall, CEO John Chen has confirmed that the company would make such a move only if they can make the phone secure enough. "We...

LG’s G4 is facing stiff competition from the flagship devices of Samsung and Apple. Though the Korean company has made the bold plans to sell 12 million G4 units across the globe, the post launch scene is quite different than...

Over a week after the Android 5.1.1 update started rolling out to the Galaxy S6 and S6 Edge units on T-Mobile, the US Cellular variants of Samsung's latest flagship smartphones have also started receiving it. The OTA update is currently...

LG has just announced a new mid-range smartphone dubbed Band Play. The device was unveiled in the company's home country of South Korea, where it will go on sale later this week for KRW 394,800 ($356). Specs-wise, the handset is powered by a...

The camera-centric Vibe Shot smartphone, which was unveiled by Lenovo back in March at this year's Mobile World Congress (MWC) and released in China last month, is now available for purchase in the US. Amazon is selling the black colour...

It looks like the rumors were right, and the HTC One M9+ is headed to Europe indeed. Just a few days ago a usually reliable leaker of HTC-related stuff told us that the handset would be out in EU markets in the third quarter (so from July to...

China's number two smartphone player Xiaomi has shipped more than 35 million smartphones in the first half of the ongoing year, according to a local display supplier. If true, that is a 30% increase from H1 2014, when Xiaomi managed to ship a total...

Samsung has become quite predictable with the release schedule for its flagship Galaxy devices. The Galaxy S6 and S6 edge were released right on que at MWC 2015, which leads us to believe that the Korean giant will be just as diligent with the Note...

The Meizu m2 note, which was announced earlier this month and was spotted listed for pre-order from several online retailers last week, is now available for purchase from a few online retailers. Pandawill is selling the 16GB White colour...

The Meizu MX5 is merely a week away from official launch, which is set for June 30. It's also not exactly the best kept secret, as we've already caught a few glimpses of it in live images. It is no wonder then that sample units have made it to the...

Just days after the first-generation Moto X started getting it in select markets, Motorola has announced that it is rolling out the Android 5.1 Lollipop update to the the second-generation Moto X as well. For those who aren't aware, the...

Although not officially, the Sony Xperia C4 - which was announced back in May and went on sale in Europe, the Middle East, and parts of Asia earlier this month - is now available for purchase in the US. Online retailer Amazon is selling the...

Sony has imported four new smartphone prototypes in India for testing and debugging purposes, according to a listing (see image below) on Indian site Zauba, which tracks the country's import and export. The handsets that were imported include...

MediaTek's high-end deca-core Helio X20 chipset is set to make a debut in mid-October housed inside the Elephone P9000. The Chinese smartphone is expected to debut on October 20 with $500 price tag. The MediaTek Helio X20 deca-core chipset...

Last week OnePlus officially started its teaser campaign for its next flagship smartphone, which is due to be unveiled soon. Until that happens, though, the Chinese company has promised to reveal things about it bit by bit. The first such...

Mere hours ago we got word that the update to Android 5.1.1 Lollipop was already rolling out to Samsung Galaxy S6 units in France. This follows the world premiere of this Android version's rollout for Samsung handsets, which happened last week on...

Android M was definitely one of the highlights of Google I/O 2015, just like Android Lollipop was a year earlier. Although the new version isn’t nearly as big an update as Android 5.0 was, it still has quite a few interesting features to boast, like...

Google might have spearheaded the initiative to reach "the next billion people" with its ambitious Android One program, but other major players also have their sights on the quickly expanding Indian market. The Korean company is now hopeful that it...

The Samsung Galaxy A8, the top model in the A-series lineup, has ticked off another check box on its road to official release. After it stopped by Chinese regulator TENAA, we now have word that it's been certified by its US counterpart. Unlike...

Samsung is expecting to ship around 45 million units of its Galaxy S6 and S6 Edge flagship smartphones in this year alone, according to a recent report from Deutsche Bank. That's broadly in-line with various earlier reports - a CitiBank...