Our review of the Samsung Galaxy A7 (2016) has been up for a week now, and you’re probably already familiar with our impressions. This year’s A-series 5.5-incher got praised for its supreme build, battery endurance, and color-accurate AMOLED display, to name a few.

It was particularly interesting to see the new 13MP camera in action. It’s used in no less than four models in the A family this year – from the A3 (2016), where it’s only been stripped of OIS, to the A9 (2016), so if that many devices are relying on it, it better be good.

And it sure is, to the point where it can rival the outgoing Galaxy S6 flagship. Okay, maybe not in all cases – there are instances, where the A7 struggles to match it top-shelf brother, for example shots in less than ideal light.

We’ve summarized our findings in the video below for those who have just 2 minutes to spare. The rest can refer back to the camera section of the review where you can pixel-peep to your heart’s…

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If you own an HTC One M9 purchased from T-Mobile you may have been wondering when the update to Android 6.0 Marshmallow will finally hit your device. And today that information has been made public by none other than Mo Versi, HTC’s VP of product management.

The update has now received technical approval from the carrier, and the over-the-air rollout is set to commence on Tuesday, February 16. Of course, as with all such releases, do expect it to take a few days before Marshmallow graces all of T-Mobile’s M9 units out there. But at least now we have a date to speak of.

The Marshmallow update has already made it to units sold unlocked in the US, as well as those sold by Sprint. And it looks like TMo’s M9 is next in…

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Internet radio company Pandora has refused to comment on recent reports that it is looking to get acquired. “We won’t comment on rumors,” said Pandora’s CEO Brian McAndrews during the company’s recent earnings call.

“We will say we’re very confident in our ability to drive significant value to our shareholders,” he added. “We’re focused on working as an independent company.”

The New York Times had recently carried a report that Pandora held internal discussions about a potential sell-off, following which a Reuters report suggested that Yahoo, Hulu, and Amazon could be among the potential buyers.

The rumors came just a few months after it was revealed that Apple Music has significantly dented Pandora’s user-base. For those who aren’t in the know, the company acquired several of Rdio’s key assets after the later filed for bankruptcy last year.

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After having gone on sale in SIM-free form in the UK not long ago, the Honor 5X from Huawei is now also available from Three. This operator even claims an exclusive on the device, so you won’t see the Honor 5X at the likes of Vodafone, EE, or O2.

As you’d expect, the Honor 5X is affordable. You can get it for nothing upfront on contracts starting at £13 per month – in which case you get 100 minutes, unlimited texts, and 500MB. Thankfully there are many more options to pick from, including a £40 per month deal which nets you unlimited everything (including data).

If you’d rather choose the Pay as you go route, the handset can be yours for £189.99 – which is exactly as much as it costs if you buy it SIM-free from Huawei itself.

The Honor 5X has a 5.5-inch 1080p touchscreen, a 13 MP main camera with LED flash, a 5 MP selfie cam, the Qualcomm Snapdragon 616 chipset (with a 1.5 GHz octa-core Cortex-A53 CPU), 2GB of RAM, 16GB of expandable storage, 4G support, and a 3,000 mAh battery. It runs Android 5.1 Lollipop with Huawei’s EMUI 3.1 on top.

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ASICS, a popular Japanese sportwear maker, has bought the Runkeeper fitness-tracking app. It’s hardly a surprise as Adidas kicked the acquisition season by getting Runtastic app.

According to Runkeeper’s track data, ASICS is the most popular shoe brand within its user database and this maybe one of the reasons for the move.

Runkeeper’s CEO is also keen on this kind of joint operations as it will provide for “a deeper, more trusted relationship with consumers”.

The companies are keeping mum on the value of this acquisition, but they both promise Runkeeper will suffer no significant changes or interruptions and will continue to work as it is.

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