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Friday, 24 July 2015

LG Tribute 2 Specifications

Also known as LG Tribute Duo, LG LS665 for Boost Mobile
NETWORK Technology
GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE
LAUNCH Announced 2015, July
Status Available. Released 2015, July
BODY Dimensions 129.9 x 64.9 x 10.9 mm (5.11 x 2.56 x 0.43 in)
Weight 138.9 g (4.94 oz)
SIM Micro-SIM
DISPLAY Type IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
Size 4.5 inches (~66.2% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution 480 x 854 pixels (~218 ppi pixel density)
Multitouch Yes

HTC One E9+ review

If you want HTC's highest-specced, big-screened QHD smartphone, the One E9+ is very likely the one you're looking for. Only the lack of the signature all-metal unibody saves the company's reigning flagship a good deal of embarrassment.

It's quite hard to actually decide which precise model sits atop HTC's 2015 One lineup, and there may well be more than one correct answer. You have the M9, obviously, which has Qualcomm's latest chipset inside and the metal design to appeal to your sense of style, but sticks with a FullHD 5-inch screen.

Midway up the size ladder, you'll find the 5.2-inch QHD M9+, which retains the metal unibody and adds a second camera on the back, as well as a fingerprint sensor, but opts for an arguably inferior Mediatek chipset. There's an almost identical ME version, which comes with a single rear camera, and comes with a polycarbonate body.

Skype for Android gets updated looks for better usability

Skype for Android has received an update today, which should already be rolling out through the Google Play Store.

Skype 5.6 for Android brings with it a refreshed design that aims to make the app even easier to use than before.

First off, you can now see more chats at a glance in the Recent tab. And obviously you can still jump back into one of those chats with just a tap.

Microsoft unveils Send, a simple email client for quick chats

Today Microsoft has announced a new email app called Send. It's available already for iOS, and will come to Android and Windows Phone too in the future.

Send is very simple, being aimed at "in-and-out email". In other words, it looks like a chat client, but works with your Outlook email account and surfaces your Outlook contacts.

For now Send is working in the US and Canada for people with Office 365 business and school email accounts. It's supposed to become more broadly available at some point "in the coming months".

Now you can access your Google Drive documents directly from Microsoft Office

If you store your files on Google Drive but use Microsoft Office to get work done, here is some good news: the search giant has launched a new plug-in that lets you access your Word, Excel, and PowerPoint documents stored in the company's cloud storage service directly from within Microsoft's apps.

In addition, you can also save a locally-stored document, spreadsheet, or presentation to Drive, directly from the Office apps (see image below).

Google has released a new feature for Maps that lets you easily view all the places you’ve been on a given day, month, or year. Dubbed Your Timeline, the feature is only available on desktop and Android, and is gradually rolling out.

Toshiba's CEO Hisao Tanaka has resigned following a recent revelation that the company overstated as much as $1.2 billion in profits over the past six years. In addition to Tanaka, two other top executives, including vice-chairman Norio Sasaki and former president Atsutoshi Nishida have also stepped down.

Google announced its plan to start winding down Google+ Photos and replace it with the recently introduced Google Photos. From August 1 onwards, Google+ Photos will stop working on Android, and soon afterwards on the web and iOS.

Unofficial preliminary specifications
Also known as Motorola Moto G LTE (3nd Gen.)
NETWORK Technology
GSM / HSPA / LTE
LAUNCH Announced Exp. announcement 2015, Q3
Status Rumored. Exp. release 2015, Q3
BODY Dimensions 141.5 x 70.7 x 11 mm (5.57 x 2.78 x 0.43 in)
Weight 149 g (5.26 oz)
SIM Micro-SIM
DISPLAY Type IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
Size 5.0 inches (~68.9% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution 1080 x 1920 pixels (~441 ppi pixel density)
Multitouch Yes
Protection Corning Gorilla Glass 3

NETWORK Technology
GSM / CDMA / HSPA / LTE
LAUNCH Announced 2015, July
Status Coming soon. Exp. release 2015, July
BODY Dimensions 154.5 x 75.3 x 9.7 mm (6.08 x 2.96 x 0.38 in)
Weight 168 g (5.93 oz)
SIM Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
- Fingerprint sensor
DISPLAY Type IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
Size 5.5 inches (~71.7% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution 1440 x 2560 pixels (~534 ppi pixel density)
Multitouch Yes

NETWORK Technology
GSM / HSPA / EVDO / LTE
LAUNCH Announced 2015, July
Status Coming soon. Exp. release 2015, July 28th
BODY Dimensions 7.8 mm thickness
Weight -
SIM Dual SIM (Micro-SIM, dual stand-by)
DISPLAY Type IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
Size 5.0 inches
Resolution 720 x 1280 pixels (~294 ppi pixel density)
Multitouch Yes
- Emotion 3.1 UI

NETWORK Technology
GSM / HSPA / LTE
LAUNCH Announced 2015, April
Status Available. Released 2015, April
BODY Dimensions 138.1 x 69.6 x 7.8 mm (5.44 x 2.74 x 0.31 in)
Weight 130 g (4.59 oz)
SIM Dual SIM (Micro-SIM, dual stand-by)
DISPLAY Type IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
Size 5.0 inches (~71.7% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution 1080 x 1920 pixels (~441 ppi pixel density)
Multitouch Yes
Protection Corning scratch-resistant glass
- MIUI 6.0

LG Bello II Specifications

Also known as
LG Prime II in Brazil and Chile
LG Max in Mexico, India and CIS
NETWORK Technology
GSM / HSPA
LAUNCH Announced 2015, July
Status Coming soon. Exp. release 2015, July
BODY Dimensions 140.8 x 71.6 x 9.6 mm (5.54 x 2.82 x 0.38 in)
Weight 155 g (5.47 oz)
SIM Optional Dual SIM
DISPLAY Type IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
Size 5.0 inches (~68.3% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution 480 x 854 pixels (~196 ppi pixel density)
Multitouch Yes
- LG UI 4.0
PLATFORM OS Android OS, v5.1.1 (Lollipop)
CPU Quad-core 1.3 GHz Cortex-A7

Available as Wi-Fi only (SM-T810) and 3G/LTE models (SM-T815)
NETWORK Technology
GSM / HSPA / LTE
LAUNCH Announced 2015, July
Status Coming soon. Exp. release 2015, August
BODY Dimensions 237.3 x 169 x 5.6 mm (9.34 x 6.65 x 0.22 in)
Weight 389g (Wi-Fi) / 392g (LTE) (10.51 oz)
SIM Yes
- Fingerprint sensor
DISPLAY Type Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
Size 9.7 inches (~72.7% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution 1536 x 2048 pixels (~264 ppi pixel density)
Multitouch Yes

NETWORK Technology
GSM / HSPA / LTE
LAUNCH Announced 2015, July
Status Coming soon. Exp. release 2015, July 24th
BODY Dimensions 154.8 x 78 x 6-8.5 mm
Weight -
SIM Dual SIM (Micro-SIM, dual stand-by)
DISPLAY Type IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
Size 5.5 inches (~69.1% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution 1080 x 1920 pixels (~401 ppi pixel density)
Multitouch Yes
Protection Corning Gorilla Glass 3
- Cyanogen 12

Available as Wi-Fi only (SM-T710) and 3G/LTE models (SM-T715)
NETWORK Technology
GSM / HSPA / LTE
LAUNCH Announced 2015, July
Status Coming soon. Exp. release 2015, August
BODY Dimensions 198.6 x 134.8 x 5.6 mm (7.82 x 5.31 x 0.22 in)
Weight 265 g (Wi-Fi) / 272 g (LTE) (9.59 oz)
SIM Yes
- Fingerprint sensor
DISPLAY Type Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
Size 8.0 inches (~74.0% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution 1536 x 2048 pixels (~320 ppi pixel density)
Multitouch Yes

Samsung Galaxy Note 5 Specifications

Unofficial preliminary specifications
NETWORK Technology
GSM / HSPA / LTE
LAUNCH Announced Exp. announcement 2015, August
Status Rumored. Exp. release 2015, September
BODY Dimensions -
Weight -
SIM Yes
- Fingerprint sensor (PayPal certified)
- S Pen stylus
DISPLAY Type Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
Size 5.7 inches
Resolution 1440 x 2560 pixels (~515 ppi pixel density)
Multitouch Yes
Protection Corning Gorilla Glass 4

NETWORK Technology
GSM / HSPA / LTE
LAUNCH Announced 2015, July
Status Available. Released 2015, July
BODY Dimensions 165.1 x 82.6 x 10.2 mm (6.5 x 3.25 x 0.40 in)
Weight 194.8 g (6.88 oz)
SIM Yes
DISPLAY Type IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
Size 5.7 inches (~65.7% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution 720 x 1280 pixels (~258 ppi pixel density)
Multitouch Yes
Protection Corning Gorilla Glass

OnePlus 2 UK release date, price, specification rumours: When is the OnePlus 2 coming out?

Also known as OnePlus Two
Unofficial preliminary specifications
NETWORK Technology
GSM / HSPA / LTE
LAUNCH Announced Exp. announcement 2015, Q3
Status Rumored. Exp. release 2015, Q3
BODY Dimensions 152.9 x 75.9 x 8.9 mm (6.02 x 2.99 x 0.35 in)
Weight 166 g (5.86 oz)
SIM Dual SIM (Micro-SIM, dual stand-by)
- Fingerprint sensor
DISPLAY Type LTPS LCD capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
Size 5.5 inches (~71.9% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution 1440 x 2560 pixels (~534 ppi pixel density)
Multitouch Yes, up to 10 fingers
Protection Corning Gorilla Glass 4
- CyanogenMod UI

NETWORK Technology
GSM / HSPA / LTE
LAUNCH Announced 2015, July
Status Coming soon. Exp. release 2015, Q3
BODY Dimensions 7 mm thickness
Weight 120 g (4.23 oz)
SIM Dual SIM (Nano-SIM/ Micro-SIM, dual stand-by)
DISPLAY Type IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
Size 5.0 inches
Resolution 720 x 1280 pixels (~294 ppi pixel density)
Multitouch Yes
- MiFavor 3.2 UI

Oppo Mirror 5s Specifications

NETWORK Technology
GSM / HSPA / LTE
LAUNCH Announced 2015, July
Status Coming soon. Exp. release 2015, August
BODY Dimensions 143.4 x 71.2 x 7.7 mm (5.65 x 2.80 x 0.30 in)
Weight 160 g (5.64 oz)
SIM Dual SIM (Nano-SIM/ Micro-SIM, dual stand-by)
DISPLAY Type IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
Size 5.0 inches (~67.5% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution 720 x 1280 pixels (~294 ppi pixel density)
Multitouch Yes
- Color OS 2.1

Preliminary specifications
NETWORK Technology
GSM / HSPA / LTE
LAUNCH Announced 2015, July
Status Coming soon. Exp. release 2015, July
BODY Dimensions -
Weight -
SIM Yes
DISPLAY Type Capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
Size 5.0 inches
Resolution 720 x 1280 pixels (~294 ppi pixel density)
Multitouch Yes
- HTC Sense 7 UI

NETWORK Technology
GSM / HSPA / LTE
LAUNCH Announced 2015, July
Status Coming soon. Exp. release 2015, July
BODY Dimensions 153.9 x 73.7 x 9.4 mm (6.06 x 2.90 x 0.37 in)
Weight 172.9 g (6.35 oz)
SIM Yes
DISPLAY Type IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
Size 5.5 inches (~73.5% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution 1440 x 2560 pixels (~534 ppi pixel density)
Multitouch Yes
Protection Corning Gorilla Glass 3

Microsoft has confirmed that it will be selling Windows 10 on bootable USB flash drives instead of optical media. This will allow consumers to install the OS even on machines that don't have an optical disc drive built-in, such as some of the ultraportable notebooks. The USB drives will also likely be a good bit faster than the discs, making the process quicker.

The OS is now currently up for pre-order on Amazon and is available on a USB drive. You can pre-order the Home edition for $119.99 and the Pro edition for $199.99, if you don't have an existing Windows machine that you can update for free.

Yahoo's new LiveText app combines text messages with muted video

Nearly a couple of months after it removed its Messenger app from iTunes, Yahoo has launched a new mobile messaging app dubbed LiveText, although it's currently only available in the Hong Kong iTunes Store.

What makes LiveText different from its contemporaries is the fact that it combines text messages with muted video. The idea here is to allow users to see each other in real-time as they text each other.

“The advent of smartphones led a shift towards convenience and speed. We’ve gone from communicating primarily with our voices to using our fingers to text on glass,” Livetext’s description says.

It seems Google is ready to launch a new custom Gmail address feature for standard Gmail users. While it has been possible for Gmail for work users to have a you@yourcompany.com address, if you are a standard Gmail users you would pretty much be stuck with the standard you@gmail.com address forever.

Inbox by Gmail adds new Snooze options

Google has made the Snooze feature in its Inbox email app a bit more convenient by allowing you to snooze time-sensitive emails to exactly the right time.

This means that now you can snooze emails containing things like event confirmation or shipping notification to times such as the day of the event or the morning your package will arrive.

The new snooze options will be available on emails containing package tracking updates, restaurant and event reservations, calendar invites, flight confirmations, hotel reservations, and rental car reservations.

Ability to sign up for Messenger without a Facebook account now available to people worldwide

Last month, when Facebook rolled-out a feature allowing those without an account to sign up for its Messenger app, it was only available in the US, Canada, Peru, and Venezuela. However, the company has just announced that the functionality is now available to people worldwide.

"Excited to announce that the ability for everyone to use Messenger, even without a Facebook account, is now available globally," said Messenger team member David Marcus in a Facebook post. The feature allows you to sign up using your phone number instead, although you also need to state a name and add a photo.

The announcement comes just over a couple of weeks after the social networking company opened the Messenger's money-sending feature to everyone in the United States.

Cambridge Audio G2 wireless speaker flash review

Cambridge Audio G2 is the British company’s most compact wireless speaker available at the moment. The device is yet another ambitious entry in the market for premium portable speakers, currently dominated by the likes of Bose and Logitech’s Ultimate Ears.

Angry Birds 2 will be found in app stores on July 30

Fans of the Angry Birds franchise will be delighted to know that a new installment in the game series is coming before the end of the month.

This time though we're not talking about yet another spinoff, but the first real sequel to the original Angry Birds game.

According to Rovio, the company behind the popular franchise, Angry Birds 2 will launch on July 30. The game will be available on that day in app stores worldwide.

There's already a teaser website put up for Angry Birds 2, but no actual details about how the game will differ from its predecessor have been outed. More information about it is supposed to come on July 28, two days before its release.

Check out this beautiful Samsung Galaxy Note 5 360-degree render

The Samsung Galaxy Note 5 crawled out of obscurity over the past few weeks and thanks to a couple of supposedly genuine renders, one coming from @onleaks, the other one courtesy of a casemaker, we now have a pretty complete picture of the upcoming top-shelf phablet. And while those renders may be right on the money, they stick to color schemes suitable for 3D modeling.

It's nice then that a bunch of people have put in the effort to make a more true to life rendition of the Note 5, based on the first render, and post it online. So we have the successor to the Galaxy Note 4 presented in white attire, ready for a 360-degree spin.

Panasonic has announced two new cameras, the Lumix DMC-FZ300 and Lumix DMC-GX8.

Up until now, businesses used Facebook as a platform to communicate with their customers, but it looks like soon they'd also be able to sell products directly through their Facebook pages.

According to a BuzzFeed report, the social networking company is testing Buy buttons on Pages in a bid to ensure that the entire shopping experience, including checkout, is handled by Facebook.

The latest update to Pushbullet for Android enables full SMS support on your computer, through the same company's assorted Web interface or browser extension.

On your computer, Pushbullet has been showing you individual texts as they arrive on your phone even up until this point, while also letting you reply to them on the spot.

Twitter has pushed out a slight update to the design on its mobile apps. URLs will now have a card within the tweet with a link preview so you have a better idea what you're clicking. Previously the preview only appeared for some links and only when you clicked on the tweet but now it will appear on the timeline itself. This change is being rolled out to iPhone and Android apps.

Just a day after a report claiming that Twitter received a $31 billion buyout offer hit the headlines, the micro-blogging company has confirmed that the story is fake. Interestingly, the report led to the company's share price increasing by 8%, although it closed up only 2.6% after the dust settled.

Google Drive has received an update that allows users to further control how shared documents are used by others. The cloud service now lets you disable downloading, printing, and copying of files.

Microsoft has released an update to its Skype for Android app, bumping it to version 5.5. The updated app now remembers your log-in details, making it easy for you to sign back in - all you need to do is to just tap on the arrow (shown in the image below).

Facebook's chief security officer Alex Stamos, who joined the social networking company just over a couple of weeks ago, has called for an end to Adobe Flash support. Over the past weekend, he sent out a couple of tweets sharing his thoughts on the matter.

Facebook is developing its own virtual assistant, according to a report from The Information. Internally codenamed as Moneypenny, it will be available as a feature within the company's Messenger app.

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