Apple released an update for iTunes that brings with it some UI changes.

You now see the return of the sidebar that shows your library folders and playlists. The icons for various sections, such as music, movies, tv shows, etc. have been replaced with the previous drop down menu. The current playlist is now a separate buttons outside the play area. Lastly, on Windows, the menu bar is now permanently visible.

According to TechCrunch, the update also includes bug fixes for the music deletion issue that some users were facing, where their entire local iTunes library was deleted…

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While Sony moved from ‘Z’ to ‘X,’ Motorola is apparently planning to make a switch in the opposite direction. According to a new report, the Lenovo subsidiary is planning to update its Moto X line-up with a new ‘Moto Z’ branding. If true, this would mean that there won’t be any Moto X branded phones in the future.

Remember the two Motorola devices (shown below) – code-named Vector Thin and Vertex – that leaked early last week? The report notes that those will be called the Moto Z Style and Moto Z Play, respectively.

Further, the change will also affect Verizon’s Droid line-up, where…

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After launching it in the US last year, Google has expanded the availability of the YouTube Red ad-free subscription service to a couple of more countries – the service is now available in Australia and New Zealand as well.

Apparently, the search giant hasn’t yet made a formal announcement in this regard, just the YouTube help pages were updated with the new locations. Also, it isn’t yet clear how much the service will cost in these new regions.

To refresh, aside from being ad-free, YouTube Red also lets you save videos on your mobile for viewing offline, as well as supports…

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The Samsung Galaxy S7 Active leaked yesterday painted in an unfortunate color scheme, here’s another look – the camo paint job is much more palatable.

We have seen it before, about a week ago, but then it sported an AT&T logo on the back (as did yesterday’s leak). This one does not, however, meaning this is the international model.

Samsung Galaxy S7 Active (leaked render)

Going by leaked benchmarks, the Galaxy S7 Active will have a bigger screen than the base S7 – 5.5″ QHD, like the S7 edge without the edge – a Snapdragon 820 chipset and a 12MP camera.

Considering the current…

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The Always-on display feature on the Samsung Galaxy S7 and S7 edge is new to the smartphone world. This year, phone makers like LG and Samsung decided to bake in software features that let the screen stay permanently on with minimal information constantly on display such as time, date, and basic notifications.

Samsung has updated its Always on Display feature by allowing users to customize the range of time that the feature should be active. Now users can only have their Samsung Galaxy S7s only stay permanently on for an allotted amount of time per day such as the full shift at work, or…

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Samsung has started rolling out a new update to the Galaxy Note 4. Weighing in at around 525MB, the update carries a build number of N910GDTU1DPE1. It’s not clear exactly what the update brings along – the change-log is pretty generic, saying stability and performance-related improvements and bug fixes.

In case you missed, Galaxy Note 4 units in India have already received security patches for the Month of May.

As is usually the case, it may take some time before the update hits your device. Meanwhile, if you’re feeling impatient, you can check for it manually by heading to your…

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With Sony’s new Xperia X lineup almost here for the summer, the Xperia Z5 is slowly but surely finding its way down the price ladder. The phone that originally retailed on sale on Best Buy for $600 is now $100 off the original retail price. With Sony’s incoming Xperia X phones already around the corner, it doesn’t feel like Z5 has had enough time to mature.

Anyway, Amazon, Best Buy, and B&H Photo have all listed the Xperia Z5 in all three colors: white, graphite black, and gold, all unlocked and ready to activate on any GSM network for $500. It’s worth noting that B&H Photo also carries…

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AT&T has finally started rolling out the Marshmallow update to Samsung Galaxy S6 and S6 edge units on its network. Weighing in at around 1.5GB and carrying a build number of MMB29K.G920AUCU3CPD6, the update brings along Android version 6.0.1.

The update also includes several other changes, such as video calling support and full preload for Amazon. While Keeper, AT&T Live, FB Messenger have been removed, AT&T Mail and YP Mobile have been moved to a Virtual Preload.

Given that the update has just started rolling out, it may take some time before the OTA notification pops up on your…

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Just last week, there were reports that Android Pay’s UK launch is imminent. And earlier today, the mobile payments service actually started rolling out in the country, with the official Android Twitter account saying, “Download #AndroidPay today from @GooglePlay. Now available in the UK.”

However, the joy was short-lived as a follow-up tweet from the same account effectively confirmed that the launch has been withdrawn:

Excited for #AndroidPay in the UK? We are too! Not quite there yet, but keep checking back 🤗— Android (@Android) May 17, 2016

While there was no word on…

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Tomorrow kicks off Google I/O. Google puts on a presentation of the past and future projects for the entire Google suite of products and services. One of the projects that Google’s been closely working on is apparently a direct competitor to Amazon’s rather successful smart device called the Echo, which is essentially a voice-activated information hub offering things like sports scores and real-time weather.

The New York Times reports that Google will introduce such a device in San Francisco on Wednesday at the stage of Google I/O. The same report says this product should be called Google…

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