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Xiaomi has announced a permanent price drop on the Mi 5. The 32GB model of the phone, which is the only SKU available in India, was previously priced at INR 24,999 ($372) and will henceforth be available for INR 22,999 ($342). The Mi 5...

The Tizen-powered Samsung Z2, which is expected to be made official today, will carry a price tag of INR 4,590 (translating into around $70 at current exchange rates). This was revealed by a leaked marketing image for the device. It was also...

Despite being a year old, the iPhone 6s is known to hold its own against more modern devices in speed tests. This is in no small parts due to Apple's software optimization, the performance of the A9 chip, and incredibly quick NVMe storage. But how...

If you recall, Samsung's Netherlands subsidiary said last week that the original Galaxy Tab S won't get the Marshmallow update. But, when Samsung Greece was asked about it, they said the update will be rolled out. If you're wondering whom to...

Over five months after launching in the country, the Samsung Galaxy S7 and S7 edge have received a price cut in India. While the former is currently available for as low as INR 43,400 (around $645), the latter is going for INR 50,900 (around...

The 18.4 inch Galaxy View tablet was not exactly the most popular device. It was released last holiday season as a giant tablet focused on consuming video content. For a device of this size, it only had a 1080p resolution screen, 2GB of RAM, a...

The Night Mode feature that first made it to Twitter for Android back in June is now officially out in the iOS app too. This comes after a brief period in which the Night Mode functionality has been available in the recent beta builds for Apple's...

Samsung has started pushing out a new update to its Galaxy Note5 smartphone. Currently rolling out in India, the update - which weighs in at 77MB and carries a build number of N920GDDU2BPH2 - brings Android security patch for the month of...

Samsung is planning a refurbished smartphone program for next year, according to "a person with direct knowledge of the matter" who spoke to Reuters about this. The program will involve only the Korean company's premium models. The source doesn't...

With Android 7.0 Nougat now rolling out to current nexus devices, Google also brings news about a new developer preview that will be arriving to Nexus devices in the future. A post from the Android Developers blog reads: “We’re moving Nougat into...

It's not that we didn't believe LG when it said the upcoming V20 would be the first smartphone to run Android 7.0 Nougat from day one, but it's still good to receive some confirmation on this. And today that's exactly what happened, with the...

The price drops for Microsoft's Lumia range continue with a new offer from the UK. Earlier this month we told you about a deal over there that had the Lumia 950 going for just £289, the lowest price we'd ever seen for that particular model in the...

Just as expected, today Google is starting the rollout of Android 7.0 Nougat to supported devices. These are the Huawei Nexus 6P, LG Nexus 5X, Motorola Nexus 6, HTC Nexus 9, Asus Nexus Player, Google Pixel C, and General Mobile 4G. The release...

We know Sony is having a PlayStation event next month on the 7th, where the company is expected to announced the update to the current PS4, the PlayStation "Neo". However, it seems Sony might have yet another console to announce that...

It's a good days for those hunting Samsung leaks - no less then three unannounced devices made the rounds online. Samsung Z2 Samsung is going to unveil the Tizen-powered Z2 tomorrow in India, but there are already a bunch of official images...

Duo Google finally released its new video calling app Duo on Android as well as iOS. Unlike Hangouts, Duo does not require a Google account and can be activated using just your mobile numbers. Once you set it up, you can see all your...

Gionee has launched the S6s smartphone in India. It's a mid-range device that should compete against the likes of the Redmi Note 3 and the Lenovo Vibe K5 Note in terms of specifications but not so much in terms of the price. The S6s has a...

Industry sources out of Vietnam have been reporting on a new budget Samsung Galaxy phone that should be released on the local market soon. The device in question will likely be called the Galaxy J7 Prime and the original source insists it will be a...

The Galaxy S6/Note5 generation was a bit short on battery capacity, but this year Samsung did better. The Galaxy S7 has as big a battery as the Note5 (3,000mAh) and the new Samsung Galaxy Note7 got an even bigger battery, 3,500mAh. Galaxy...

Samsung has really been investing heftily in the advancement of Tizen. The still exotic OS is currently powering most of the company's accessories, including the smartwatch lineup and has only made a slow and quite restrained appearance on mobile...