The Sony Xperia X has gone on sale in several countries on the Old Continent. The UK, Germany, Spain, Italy, Sweden and Poland get a taste of Sony’s new premier smartphone line, while others are still in the pre-order stage.

We checked the local Sony sites and collected the pricing and color options. Most regions get White, Black, Rose Gold and Lime Gold, though the UK has to settle for only one gold option.

Keep in mind that these are the prices from the official Sony store, soon you may able to get a better deal from local retailers (some of which have already been offering the…

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The LG G Pad III 8.0, which was launched in Canada a few days ago, has arrived in the company’s home country of South Korea as well. The tablet carries a price tag of KRW 330,000 in the Asian country, which translates into around $275 at current exchange rates.

Some of the device’s key specs include octa-core 1.5GHz processor, 8-inch (1920 × 1200 pixel resolution) display, 2GB/32GB memory configuration, 5MP/8MP camera combo, 4,800mAh battery, and Android 6.0 Marshmallow.

The G Pad III 8.0 is expected to land on T-Mobile and AT&T in the United States.

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Lenovo has announced that it has started rolling out the Android Marshmallow update to K4 Note units in India. The announcement came in the form of a tweet from the Chinese company’s India subsidiary.

K4 Note owners, rejoice! We’re rolling out the Android Marshmallow update to you starting today. #KillerNote2016 http://pic.twitter.com/Id0h48OaxS— Lenovo India (@Lenovo_in) June 1, 2016

Some of the other Lenovo devices that have received the Marshmallow update in the recent months include the K3 Note, A7000, and Vibe P1. And now you can add the K4 Note to the list. There’s, however, no…

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The ZUK Z2 was just announced and one of the first retailers to list it is oppomart.com who has it for a price of $299. Though the listing details all the specs and product photos, the item is shown as “out of stock”.

The ZUK Z2 features the latest Qualcomm CPU Snapdragon 820 with 4GB of RAM, a 5 inch LCD 1080p screen, Android Marshmallow out of the box with ZUI 2.0, fingerprint scanner, 3,500mAh battery, Adreno 530 graphics, 13MP rear camera with a Samsung ISOCELL sensor with phase detection AF, an 8PM front camera, 4K video, and an impressive 960fps slow motion video…

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Late last week, there were reports that Jawbone has stopped producing its UP line of fitness bands, triggering rumors that the company is exiting the fitness wearable market. Now, the firm has issued a statement refuting all such rumors.

Here’s the complete statement:

Speculation that Jawbone is exiting the wearables business or going out of business altogether is false. This speculation appears to emanate from wrongful insinuations made in a blog post in which the reporter has since posted a “Correction.” Unfortunately, other media picked it up before the reporter posted a…

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The LG Stylus 2 Plus – which was spotted listed on TENAA and locally unveiled by the company in Taiwan last month – has now been officially launched. Specs-wise, the device is powered by a 1.4GHz octa-core processor, and sports a 5.7-inch full HD display.

It comes in 2GB/3GB RAM and 16GB/32GB internal memory options as well as 13MP/5MP or 16MP/8MP camera configuration. The exact memory and camera configuration will vary depending on the region where the device is being sold.

Moving on, the Stylus 2 Plus comes with Android 6.0 Marshmallow out-of-the-box, and packs in a 3,000mAh…

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According to a new rumor out of China, Oppo will announce a total of three new phones this month, including a flagship. Promo images of these handsets have also been leaked, but they don’t reveal much as devices are blurred.

The rumor also reveals the unveiling dates – two devices will be made official on June 2 (tomorrow), while one will be announced on June 6.

One of the Oppo devices that’s already said to be launching in June is the Find 9. Its rumored spec-sheet reads Snapdragon 820 SoC, 4K-capable display, 6GB of RAM, and 128GB of storage. It is also rumored to feature the…

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This is a big deal because just over three years ago, T-Mobile was the number 4 carrier in the US. Nobody even wanted to deal with switching carriers because every carrier, including T-Mobile, had stopped offering unlimited data and their plans become so unclear. While Sprint was the only carrier at the time that offered unlimited data, its network was so bad in some areas, there wasn’t even contest.

T-Mobile has beaten the US largest wireless carrier: Verizon, in the number of smartphones sold in Q1 of the US mobile market. Metro PCS and T-Mobile, combined, sold 22.9% of smartphones while…

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The vivo Xshot was announced way back in 2014. While there have been a few rumors/reports about a successor to the device, those were mostly in 2015. Now, a new report out of China seems to have some fresh information on the matter.

The report claims that there won’t be a direct successor, and the Xshot will be replaced by a new device dubbed vivo X7. Not only this, it also contains a leaked image of the latter.

Sadly, there’s no information on the specs, although the report does say that the X7 will be made official by vivo by the end of this month. So, if that’s the case, expect…

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A new update is being rolled out to Twitter-owned live video streaming service Periscope that brings a new comment moderation feature. Aimed at fighting spam and abuse, the feature lets viewers report and then vote on reported comments.

The way it works is simple: if you find a comment offensive (or think it’s a spam), you can report it. While you will no longer see messages from that commenter for the remainder of the broadcast, a few randomly selected viewers will be asked to vote whether or not the reported comment is abusive/spam.

If majority votes yes, “the commenter will be…

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