HTC’s newest flagship smartphone, the 10, will be officially launched in India this week – May 26 to be precise. The Taiwanese company has started sending out media invites for the launch event.

If you recall, after the device was officially unveiled by HTC early last month, there were reports that some regions – including India – will get a downgraded variant (dubbed HTC 10 Lifestyle) instead of the proper HTC 10.

However, HTC soon cleared the air, confirming that the global flagship HTC 10 – which is powered by Snapdragon 820 – will be launched in India. There’s still no…

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GoPhone is AT&T’s direct pre-paid service brand offering AT&T’s 4G LTE service and it looks like GoPhone customers will soon be getting more bang for buck. The prepaid service market continues to become increasingly competitive over in the States and AT&T would rather you switch to prepaid than switch to another carrier.

According to a report, AT&T will be increasing the $45 plan from 2GB to 3GB of data per month while the $60 plan will increase to 6GB up from 5GB. There is no implied price increase with these new data amounts. Customers will also still be able to receive the $5 monthly…

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Today Spotify is finally bringing its family plan in line with those of its main competitors in the music streaming space, namely Apple Music and Google Play Music All Access. Both of these have been offering $15 per month family plans that can be used by up to 6 people for quite a while – Apple Music since its launch last summer, and Google’s service since December.

And now it’s time for Spotify to match that pricing exactly. So, from this point on, a family plan for Spotify will cost you $15 or €15 or £15 depending on where you live, and it’s good for up to six different…

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Everyone’s favorite independent smartwatch maker might be gearing up to unveil a new wearable. The good news is that the wait won’t be long, as the announcement is scheduled for 10 am EDT tomorrow, May 24. So we’re less than 24 hours away from the big reveal.

The countdown you can see below has been plastered onto Pebble’s official website – it is in fact the first thing you see when you go to it. This makes us think that whatever becomes official tomorrow, it’s a big deal for the smartwatch company.

We’re hoping that it’s going to be a new device, but then again this could all be…

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Meizu’s Pro series has always been about the full flagship experience. Big high-res screens, top-notch chipsets and advanced imaging all wrapped in a fancy package with a teasing price tag.

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Today T-Mobile has finally commenced the rollout of Android 6.0 Marshmallow to the Galaxy S5 units it’s sold. Samsung’s flagship smartphone from two years ago is thus in the process of receiving access to the latest version of Android. As always in these cases, keep in mind that the rollout is staged and it may take a few days for all devices to get the update notification.

The new release is software version G900T3UVU1GPE1 or G900TUVU1GPE1 depending on which Galaxy S5 model you have. In both cases, the download should be around 1GB in size, so you will need to fetch it via Wi-Fi….

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Last week we found out that Xiaomi plans on launching its first ever drone this Wednesday, on May 25. Back then the Chinese company only outed the official invite for the grand unveiling, but today it’s taking things up a notch with the first teaser video for the drone.

It all looks pretty standard for a drone in this day and age, with four rotors and a spherical camera that moves whichever way you want it to.

The Xiaomi drone has been rumored to sport 4K video recording capabilities (at 30fps), and gesture-based controls (as well as a dedicated app for controlling it). It might…

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In a similar fashion to what happened last year with the Galaxy S6 active, the Samsung Galaxy S7 active will be exclusive to AT&T. The upcoming highly ruggedised version of Samsung’s flagship smartphone has been featured in quite a few leaks so far, and today’s brings us its full list of specs.

The device will be bulkier than the vanilla S7, as you may expect by simply looking at it. That obviously has to do with making it more rugged, but it’s also clearly related to its battery capacity. See, while the S6 active shocked last year with a 3,500 mAh cell, its successor will take things even…

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The Samsung Gear Fit 2 could become available at some point in June, according to a report from not long ago. The upcoming wearable has been leaking a lot lately. We’ve already seen it in official press renders, a couple of hands-on images, and it’s even been confirmed by Samsung on one of its websites.

Today what we have are a bunch of new hands-on type shots of the fitness band, which look like they may have been taken from a promotional set that’s being prepared by Samsung for the launch.

The Gear Fit 2 seems to be able to track your runs on a map, thanks to its built-in GPS…

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The Sony Xperia XA Ultra, which was unveiled just last week, is now available to pre-order in the UK. Unlocked Mobiles currently has the device listed on its website for £298.98 (including taxes), which translates into around $430 at current exchange rates.

Pre-orders can be placed for all three color options (Lime Gold, White, and Black), and deliveries are expected by late next month – June 27 to be precise.

In case you missed, Sony has already confirmed that the phone – which features 6-inch full HD display, Mediatek Helio P10 SoC, 3GB RAM, and Android 6.0.1 Marshmallow – will…

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