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Samsung releases two new wearables


Samsung wants you to be fit!


The Korean company just announced two new devices, one is a smartwatch, the other one is a bluetooth headset. The Gear Fit 2 is a fitness band, with a 1.5" Amoled screen, a dual core SoC, 512MB of RAM with 4GB on board memory, and a 200mAH battery. It's compatible with Kitkat and up, and runs Samsung's Tizen OS. As it is a fitness device, it's water resistant (IP68). Here's a video about the device in action:





The other device is the Gear IconX, a bluetooth concept similar to the Motorola Hint and VerveOnes (which launched this week). It has 3 different sizes of eartips and wingtips, according to Samsung's press release. It tracks your fitness data including your heart rate, syncing with Samsung's Health app. You will have a voice software feedback so you the device will be telling you right in your ear how well or bad you are doing. Oh, and it can store up to 1000 MP3 songs! Pretty cool, huh? Expect it to be available in Q3. Price was not announced, though.





In seven days, Motorola will change the world


We only have one week left...


Motorola is set to introduce its new Moto phone at the Lenovo Tech World in San Francisco on June 9th. That's only 7 days from now, and here is everything we know about the new Motorola.



1 - There will be two versions of the new phone(s). One will continue the Moto line, but its rumored to be called Moto Z instead of Moto X. There will also be a DROID version sold in the USA, which will feature Verizon exclusive apps and some Motorola exclusive Droid apps, like the Circles widget and the Droid Zap feature.


2 - The phones will be thin. RAZR thin. That's why Motorola has teased the Razr V3 so much lately. The new Moto line will be have versions that will be 5-7mm thin, making it one of the slimmest phones out there. 


3 - They are modular phones. Although it's not really like Project Ara, Motorola will have some accessories that will connect to the phone to make it have a professional camera, a projector, stereo speakers, and a huge battery module. That's why you see 16 pins in the back of the phone and Lenovo's official blog says we will see "new technology designed by Motorola that will dramatically think about and use their most personal devices - in a snap" .

4 - They will come with flagship specs. Expect the latest Snapdragon 820, Quad HD screens, impressive cameras and long battery life running on the latest Android. 

5 - They will come with a satterproof display, just like Moto X Force from last year. This means your screen won't break if you drop the phone, and its aluminum unibody will make it have a real premium feeling. This will be the first all-metal Motorola phone since 2008's Aura luxury phone.

We are excited, and we trust and hope this launch is meaningful to fans and the tech world (no pun intended). Motorola has more lives than a cat and has made more comebacks than Jesus, so we are confident that they will impress us with the new devices. Until then, TTYL.

Confirmed: OnePlus 3 on June 15th


The new OnePlus flagship will be launched on June 15th.

OnePlus has confirmed that the new OnePlus 3 device is coming pretty soon. The phone recently passed through the FCC and chinese TENAA, and most of its specs have already been leaked: 4/6GB of RAM, Snapdragon 820 chip, 3000mAH battery and a completely new design for the OnePlus phone brand.

Also today, it was announced that they will be dropping the invite system and will sell it through more stores, and in the normal way, without you having to wait to get an invite. That's great news for OnePlus fans. The phone should be released the day after the event, which is on June 14th, so get ready for the new flagship!

LG releases the Stylus 2 Plus

The LG Stylus 2 Plus will be available in the coming weeks all around the world.




LG just released a new smartphone, the Stylus 2 Plus, and seems to be an interesting device, and this time it doesn't copy the name of a Motorola device. The new phone comes with a 5.7" 1080p screen, a 1.4GHz octa-core chipset, a 13MP (or 16, depending on the country you are at), and as the name points out, it comes with a stylus.




The phone will also come with marshmallow and though it's a fully plastic body, it's pretty thin at 7.4mm, even though it carries a 3000mAH battery, so you will have plenty of juice. Other than that, its design is the traditional LG design language, so nothing new there.



LG says it will come with a competitive price, though it wasn't announced during its release. We will have to wait and see until it's available. LG says it will be available soon.

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OnePlus 3 with 6GB of RAM emerges

Another version of the OnePlus has passed through TENAA recently, and this one comes with 6GB of RAM as previously leaked info pointed out. However, some days ago some models of the next OnePlus had passed through TENAA and there was no mention of 6 gigs of RAM, but now it's official.

The phone is expected to be announced on June 14th with rumors saying that there will be two versions: one with 4/32GB set up and one with 6/64GB set up, which seems logical. Other specs remain the same: 5.5" 1080p screen, 16/8MP cameras and a 3000mAH battery on an aluminum design with a front fingerprint scanner.

Which one will you choose? 4GB or 6GB of RAM?

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LG is now copying Motorola names

Meet the LG X Power and X Style. Yes, you read that right...



LG just released two new phones, and apart from copying Motorola names the devices are not very surprising. The LG X Power comes with a 5.3" IPS 720p screen, a quad core Mediatek CPU with 2GB of RAM, plus 16GB and a slot for microSD cards. Where is the power? We wonder that too. Maybe it's for its 4100mAH battery? Otherwise, it's not an exciting phone. And it's more expensive than the moto G4 devices for what it offers, so its price of $200 is not competitive at all.


Their other device is the X Style. No, not the moto X Style. This LG X Style is a low end phone with a 5" 720p screen and a Snapdragon 410 CPU. It will come with an 8MP camera and a 2100mAH battery for a price of $180, making it more expensive than the moto G4 Play, which will come at a similar price to the moto E series. All in all, these phones don't offer very competitive prices...but what we don't really like is the fact that they are copying the exact same name of Motorola's flagship and using it for a low-end phone. 



New Xperia E5


Sony just announced its new mid-range phone, and it's all about the price!

The phone comes with a 5" HD screen (720p only), a Mediatek CPU with 1.5GB of RAM a 13/5MP shooter set up. This also includes a front facing flash! Sony's UI comes on top of marshmallow, and the UI looks very nice. There's also the promise of 2-day battery life, powered by a 2700mAH battery.


The phone will come in black and white, and will be released in Latin America, Europe, Africa and the Middle East for around $225. 

What do you think? Is the Xperia E5 the one for you?

VERVElife by Motorola officially on sale

EXCLUSIVE: The most anticipated wearable release of the year is out now!



VerveLife by Motorola was just released in Germany and is about to go on sale in other countries too. Amazon Germany just put all the Verve range on sale and we must say that they are very interesting devices. Here is a specs comparison that shows all the features of the new devices.


As you can see, all these bluetooth devices offer HD sound, multiple microphones, Siri and Google now compatibility and long battery life. The VerveLoop offers a completely new design while the VerveRider and VerveOnes come with a familiar design, similar to the Motorola Buds and Moto Hint, respectively. In fact, VerveOnes is like a double-Hint pack and offers a similar charging method.

All VerveLife devices will be available elsewhere in the coming month or so, and its pricing (at least on Amazon Germany) starts at 80 Euros. The VerveOnes+ are the most expensive ones, at 246 Euros



Motorola Mobility sold its accessories and audio division to Binatone Global last year. Binatone was already a licensee for the Motorola brand (making cordless phones and baby monitors), and now will be making all the Motorola-branded accessories going forward. All the Motorola accessories team (Bluetooth, power packs, car chargers) moved to Binatone last year, and these products (and the new Pulse 2 headphones released last week in India) are the first of many Motorola-branded to come.

You can check out the new VerveLife range on Amazon.

UPDATE: global launch will be in London, June 14th. Invites have been sent.

Apple won't be able to sell refurbished iPhones in India


The Indian government decided to stop refurbished iPhone sales in India. Apple has been selling refurbished or certified phones as a move to sell more phones and gain market in the country, but it is seen as a bad practice by the government. "We are not in favor of any company selling used phones in the country", minister of commerce and industry said. 

Apple has been having some trouble in India, selling phones with high price tags in a market where phones under  200 dollars like the moto G4 dominate the market. At the same time, the Indian goverment requires manufacturers to make 30% in the country. This is something Apple hasn't been very keen on doing.

Let's see how the story ends for Apple in India. They are obviously not happy on losing this big market and will probably find their way back into it.

Asus Zenfone 3 is official!

Asus just unveiled its new Zenfone line of smartphones and we must say that they look good!

The phones were just announced at Computex, with the Zenfone 3 being the mid-tier flagship of them. This one carries a 5.5" 1080p screen, a 16/8MP camera set up, the Snapdragon 625 CPU with 4 gigs of RAM and 64GB of internal storage. All of this, backed with a 3000mAH battery and a price under 300 dollars.

The Ultra version of it comes with a massive 6.8" 1080p screen, 23MP shooter, 128GB of built-in storage and an insane 4600mAH battery. Sounds amazing, but will it fit in your pocket? Probably not. The Deluxe edition is more compact, though, coming with a 5.7" 1080p screen and a 23MP shooter, 6GB of RAM and the powerful Snapdragon 820 CPU.



Upcoming Xiaomi Redmi 3A hits TENAA


New Xiaomi Redmi 3A has been spotted at TENAA, and some of its specs have emerged. As you can see in the pictures, it comes with the familiar Xiaomi design language and has a back fingerprint scanner. 

This will be a rather compact device, with a 5" HD screen, a 13MP camera and Android 6.0.1 running on a octa-core 1.4GHz CPU. One interesting aspect, though, is that it comes with a 4000mAH battery, which is huge, and its price in China will be under 100 dollars.

We have to wait and see until it's unveiled, but it will be a very competitive phone for sure.

Source (PhoneArena)

Samsung Unveils The Batman S7 Edge and It's so cool !

Samsung Unveils The Batman S7 Edge and It's so cool !


Similar to Iron Man edition we saw last year in the Samsung Galaxy S6 , Samsung has finally Unveiled 2016 Samsung Galaxy S7 edge Injustice Edition .



This is one of the most coolest stuff out there right now . Samsung has partnered with DC comics and have created this Limited Samsung Galaxy S7 edge Injustice Edition .



The Package comes with gold Batarang, Gear VR, special color Galaxy S7 Edge and a unique UI theme for Batman fans . 






OnePlus 3 visits the FCC, specs confirmed

OnePlus is supposed to unveil their new phone on June 14th, but its official specs have just leaked!



The phone just went through the FCC and most of its specs are now confirmed! The phone will carry the A3000 model number, will weight 160 grams inside its all aluminum design at 7.3mm thin. It's battery as we already told you the other day, will be a 3000mAH one, and it will carry OxygenOS 3.1.0 built on Android. 



Other specs include a 5.5" 1080p screen, a 16MP shooter and an 8MP one for selfies while it will come with 4GB of RAM, even though rumors suggested it would come with 6GB of RAM. There's also a fingerprint scanner on the front and a single speaker on the bottom.



While being approved by the FCC doesn't mean it will be sold in the USA, it means it can be used there and if they drop their invite system it can become very popular and be sold there. We will know all the details on June 14th when they announce it.

Upcoming names for all Motorola devices leaked !

Attention Motorola fans, here are some news you will love!



The famous Motorola insider, HellomotoHK, has leaked all the product roadmap for Motorola's 2016. It includes familiar names, and some surprises. This is what he posted:

Moto 2016:

- Moto Z, aka DROID Turbo 3

- Moto X Style 2 

- Moto X Play 2, aka DROID Maxx 3


The first interesting thing is that the Moto Z phones in the USA might not be branded as Moto Droid Edition phones, but carry the original Droid branding of Droid Turbo 3, and there's also a Droid Maxx 3. This is very good news for the Verizon phones.

The other interesting note is that there will be a moto X style after all, a second generation X Style! And there's also a moto X Play!

We will have to see how everything goes and we will learn more on June 9. Until then, TTYL.

Moto G4 Plus users facing Ghost Touch issue while charging

If your Moto G4 Plus smartphone is facing weird Ghost touch issue while Charging Smartphone , you're not alone. Several Moto G4 Plus users on xda are reporting the Ghost Touch issue while charging the Smartphone .



Ghost Touch is also know as Automatic Touching . Users are reportedly facing the same issue while putting their Smartphone at charge and using it at the same time . 

Also Read -




Moto G4 Plus users facing Ghost Touch issue while charging


The same issue was faced by few of the Moto G 3rd Generation users after Marshmallow update . 



Are you facing the same issue on Moto G4 Plus ? Comment below 


Galaxy J3 passes through TENAA

A new Samsung Galaxy device passed through TENAA and some specs and pictures have emerged...


Let us introduce to you the Galaxy J3 (2017). That's right...2017. Samsung is always thinking ahead with its names, that's why you might get a 2017 phone in 2016. TENAA documents suggest the new J3 will come with a 5.1" 720p AMOLED screen (1080p in China), Android 5.1, a quad core proccessor clocked at 1.2GHz, 2GB of RAM and 16GB storage. There's also an 8MP camera for this low end smartphone and a 2600mAH battery. 


All of this comes in the familiar Samsung design language and is expected to have a very competitive price. What are your thoughts on this?


What are the most popular chat apps in the world?

SimilarWeb posted a study showing the most used chat apps per country. Take a look...


The study gathers data from all Android devices in almost 190 countries. As expected, WhatsApp is the winner of them all, though some interesting facts come out of this study. The USA and Canada have Facebook Messenger as its most used chat app, while some Eastern Europe and African countries use Viber. Line and Telegram have little popularity while WeChat is the #1 chat service in China.



As you can see, Facebook, which bought WhatsApp some time ago, dominates the world of smartphone messaging with its two applications. Overall, WhatsApp is the #1 service in 109 countries.



What about you? What's your main messaging app?

New OnePlus 3 specs and photos have emerged !

Indonesian twitter account Krispi has leaked the specs and pictures for the new OnePlus 3 models, which recently passed TENAA certification. Take a look:


On the heels of a recent discount on all OnePlus phones, some TENAA (the Chinese FCC) documents have leaked showing pictures and specs for the upcoming OnePlus3. In case you didn't know anything about OnePlus 3, no, it's not four, it's a very popular smartphone brand in Asia which is gaining popularity among tech bloggers around the world.



According to the documents, the specs are very top-notch. The phone will have an aluminum housing and will be 7.3mm thin. It's packed with a Snapdragon 820 clocked at 2.15GHz and a 5.5" 1080p AMOLED screen. There's also a fingerprint button on the front and 4GB of RAM with 64GB storage.



Are you ready for this phone? We certainly are! It should come out pretty soon, so we have to wait and see. Until then, we hope more information leaks!

This is our first Look at MotoMods ( moto amps )

As we already know that Motorola's upcoming flagship killers will be announced Globally at Lenovo's tech world . They will be the first Motorola's modular Smartphones .



The modules will be called as Moto Amps . Today , evleaks ( The God of leaks ) has finally leaked the upcoming MotoMods images .


This is our first Look at MotoMods ( moto amps )


These magnetic modules will get attached to the back panel of the Smartphone in the 16 holes . The modules will enhance the capability of the Smartphone .


Motorola we are waiting for it ! Are You ?


2016 Moto DROIDs Leaked in Full Glory

Motorola is all set to reveal the next Moto Z and Droid's in the upcoming Lenovo's Tech World . They will be the first Modular devices which will come with different modules known as Moto Amps .


Today , eveleaks has leaked the back images of Motorola Moto Droid 2016 . The devices seems to be coming in Three colors , namely Black , Silver and Gold .



The 16 holes at the back will be used to connect the Moto Amps module , According to reports . The module that will be launched along with the devices includes -




  • Pro camera Mod 
  • Anventure Mod (maybe a typo, possibly Adventure Mod) 
  • Theater Mod 
  • Stereo Mod 
  • Power Mod 
  • Style Mod

Comment below and share your views about this upcoming flagship killer !


MotoMods names leaked online !

HelloMotoHK, the incredible Motorola insider has leaked a picture and some information about the modules for the Moto Z.


This seems to be a promotional picture for the modules, and the leaked motoamps name had been talked before. As we know the Motorola name will be less visible from now on, though it seems Lenovo is trying to keep Motorola's own identity alive. Notice how the name for this product has four letters, like the 4LTR series Moto products had back in the 00s (Moto Razr, Rokr, Pebl, Zine, Slvr, and so on).

HelloMotoHK also posted some of the names of this line of accesories, which include the following:

- Pro camera Mod
- Anventure Mod (maybe a typo, possibly Adventure Mod)
- Theater Mod
- Stereo Mod
- Power Mod
- Style Mod

Some days ago, the name moto Z was trademarked by Motorola Trademark Holdings, LLC., the company that owns the Motorola brand, registers new trademarks and licenses the brand to other companies. All in all, it seems the moto Z coming on June 9th will be a modular phone "that will transform mobile, on a snap" as Lenovo's Tech World advertisement said.


Moto Z Video Rendering Based on Live Images

Moto Z Video Rendering Based on Live Images



Motorola Moto Z , The Upcoming Moto Smartphone was already leaked earlier in real as well as press render images . The Smartphone will be launched at Lenovo's Tech World which is going to be held on June 9 .



Moto Z will be Motorola's first modular Smartphone with swappable backplates .

Also Read - 


Now "TECHCONFIGURATIONS" YouTube channel has shared a Video Rendering Concept of Moto Z , which shows how Moto Z will finally look  .





Note :- This is not the original design of Moto Z , this is just a fan made concept which almost reflects the design of Moto Z .


OnePlus 3 Spotted Running Android N ( Nougat )

OnePlus 3 Spotted Running Android N



Update : The Image seems to be fake and photo shopped !




OnePlus 3 is currently the spotlight on the web , We have already seen How OnePlus 3 will look like ( Yeah somewhat Samsung + htc combo ) .



The Company is going to reveal its next flagship soon . As previously leaked The Smartphone is having a full metal unibody construct . OnePlus 3 is tipped to come with AMOLED display and 3000mAh battery .



Today , evleaks has leaked that The OnePlus 3 will be having 5.5-inch 1080p, Snapdragon 820, 64GB storage, 16MP rear camera, NFC. And the Surprise is the OnePlus 3 is already running Android N preview build Oxygen 3.1.0 .


OnePlus 3 Spotted Running Android N

The Smartphone has model number - A3000 . Though Ofcourse the Smartphone will come with Android Marshmallow , But users will be able to test Android N developer preview on the Smartphone .

source @evleaks  

This is Why Motorola Selected Amazon over Flipkart for Moto G4



From the beginning Motorola had always got Flipkart on board as an exclusive partner for selling Moto Devices . Few Months back , Motorola started selling New Moto Devices via other e-commerce platforms also and Amazon was one of them .



At The time of Moto G4 Plus launch , Motorola said that the Moto G4 Plus will be exclusive to Amazon only .

As reported by News18 - When Amit Boni was asked "Why they selected Amazon over Flipkart " , He replied -



"We look at our product portfolio and decide what route-to-market or go-to-market strategy should be deployed for, so that the product reaches successfully to the end consumers."
"Evaluation of strategy and evaluation of route-to-market dictate what partners do we go with. And Amazon is an amazing partner in India,"  
"It's been really growing fast and they are in sync with our expectations and strategies of how we want to reach the consumers. And that's why it's the right partner for us to go for the Moto G4,"



Motorola has no plans in selling The Moto G4 series via other channels  in Future . 

via - News18


Guy Buys a Moto G4 Plus with 3GB of RAM and Got Only 2GB Out of the box

Recently Motorola revealed Moto G4 Plus in India , The Smartphone came in two variants 2GB RAM / 16GB Storage and 3GB RAM / 32GB Storage .



As reported by Android Central , an unlucky user bought a Moto G4 Plus ( 3GB RAM model ) and got only 2GB RAM while the Smartphone Storage came out to be 32GB .


Guy Buys a Moto G4 Plus with 3GB of RAM and Got Only 2GB Out of the box


This seems to be a manufacturing defect , instead of putting 3GB RAM in 32GB Storage device , someone just placed 2GB RAM . 



You can check your Smartphone's hardware details by using Android App called AIDA64 .

via - Android Central


Official Marshmallow ( YU-OS )(Beta) Available for YU Yureka/Yureka Plus and Yuphoria

Few days back Micromax founder Rahul Sharma announced YU-OPEN-OS for Yureka/Yureka plus, Yuphoria and Yunique .



This new OS will support all the YU devices and other android devices too and will keep your YU Device updated to latest Android OS .


Official Marshmallow ( YU-OS )(Beta) Available for YU Yureka/Yureka Plus and Yuphoria


For now Yureka/Yureka Plus ( tomato ) and Yuphoria ( lettuce ) can now Install Official Marshmallow ( Beta version ) of YU-Open-Os .



You can Download Official Marshmallow ( Beta version [ Test-Build]  ) from YU-Developer site , while Official Stable version will be available in next few days . The Instructions are given on the above website .





Mark your calendar : Motorola Moto Z is coming

Motorola is finally going to introduce their attractive and innovative 2016 Moto Flagship Smartphones . As previously leaked by VentureBeat , the devices will be Vertex and Vector thin , Both the devices will be classified under Moto Z .



Both the devices will be Motorola's first modular devices with swappable backplates . The 16 holes that are at the back panel of the device are actually connection pins that allow modular backplates to be snapped onto either handset . Read - Moto Z 2016 to feature modular design with 6 magnetic attachments for more .



According to a teaser image leaked by hellomotohk , Both The Devices will be launched on June 9 , 2016 at San Francisco in Lenovo's Tech World event .



Hellomotohk also added that , the devices will come with 6 Moto Modules -

  • Pro camera Mod 
  • Anventure Mod 
  • Theater Mod 
  • Stereo Mod 
  • Power Mod 
  • Style Mod
Here are the images of the Smartphones leaked earlier ( Namely Vertex and Vector thin ) , For more images Read here -



Moto Z series is going to be exceptional series of Smartphones and with amazing features . Mark your calendar , June 9 : Motorola Moto Z is coming .

Moto G4 Plus has a hidden LED !

Moto G4 Plus has a hidden LED !


Recently Launched Motorola Smartphone i.e Moto G4 Plus has an hidden LED light , Just like Moto G 3rd Generation .

We still don't know why Motorola hides the led light and there is no option to enable it on the Stock Firmware . Though Motorola provides a feature called Moto Display which works fantastic .



The LED Light is embedded near the Right side of Fingerprint sensor . The LED only pops up when the Smartphone is charged .

Here's a video by Maurson Technology , which shows the hidden LED light on the Moto G4 Plus -




Motorola leaks Android O

You read that right! In a recent promotional image for the new Motorola Moto G4 phones Motorola states it will get updated to Android N and O!



Motorola leaks Android O

Two days ago Google introduced Android N at Google I/O with some tweaks and new features, but now Motorola just leaked the name of the next Android version: N. Will Google stop releasing system versions named after desserts? We can't know that for sure yet. What will O improve over N? It's too far away to know.




One thing is clear, though, the new Moto G4 will get the next two versions of Android, and that's something really cool. When will it get N or O? That's a very good question that we are not able to answer right now, but let's hope it gets N as fast as possible.

Superheroes Themes for Cyanogenmod 12/13

One of the most popular feature in Cyanogenmod is the "Theme Engine" , which let users install different themes on their Cyanogenmod powered Smartphone .



In Today's article , We will be posting a Collection of Superheroes Themes made by Different developers for Cyanogenmod 12 and 13 . So , Starting by my favorite theme -





Batman Vs Superman ( Finest Theme ) -


Thanks to Ankit Rawat for this Awesome theme !

Screenshots -





Download - Here


Marvel Avengers  -


Thanks to ThunderSky7 for porting these themes from Samsung Galaxy S6 to Cyanogenmod -



Downloads and Screenshots  -

Caption America Theme- Download Here
Iron Man Theme - Download Here
Hulk Theme - Download Here
Thor Theme - Download Here
Hawkeye Theme - Download Here
BlackWidow Theme - Download Here
All in one Avengers theme - Download Here



Batman ( Dark Knight ) -

Thanks to Ankit Rawat for this Awesome theme !

Screenshots - 




Download - Here


You can Install the theme manually by Installing the Apk file and then applying the theme . 


Google demos Project Ara at Google I/O

Ever since 2013, Project Ara has been delayed once a year. Today, it's the same story...



Google demos Project Ara at Google I/O

We are not really sure if Project Ara will see the light or will be cancelled, but once again we are promised it "will come next year". Google showed some innovative features and uploaded a demo video on its YouTube page.



As you can see, the modules will be swappable instantly and you will be able to customize the phone depending on what you like. Google says it will be available next year, but some vendors have announced their modular solutions, like the LG G5 and some upcoming Motorola devices that are expected to be modular phones.



Google's approach is completely different here, allowing for more customization and the ability to change some key features of the phone like the speakers and its camera. Are you excited for Ara? We are certainly not that excited anymore since it gets delayed each year. Will it ever be released? Is it too ahead of its times?