Earlier this week, Motorola revealed that the company has started the Android 6.0 soak test for the 2015 Moto X Style in several European countries. And now, it looks like the update has already begun rolling out.

According to an Android Police report, which cited one of the publication’s readers, the device has started getting the Marshmallow update in the United Kingdom. There’s, however, currently no information on if and which other regions are seeing the rollout.

If you aren’t already aware, the handset’s US variant – the Moto X Pure Edition (2015) – started receiving the Android 6.0 update earlier this…

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Google Play is currently running a limited-time promotion where-in you can purchase a movie and gift a second, free copy of the same movie to any of your friends or family members.

Appropriately dubbed Buy A Movie, Gift A Movie, the promotion, however, covers only a handful of movies, including Back to the Future, Despicable Me, Despicable Me 2, E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial, Fast & Furious 6 – Extended Edition, Jurassic Park, Love Actually, and Pitch Perfect.

Promotional link for the second copy will be delivered to you via email within 48 hours of the purchase. As already mentioned, it’s a limited-time offer that ends December 17. Also, it’s only available to those in the…

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The Desire 828 dual sim smartphone from HTC, which was launched in China last month, will go on sale in India starting next week – December 14. It will be available for purchase via Flipkart.

It’s worth mentioning that the smartphone is the first device in the Taiwanese company’s Desire line-up to feature Optical Image Stabilization (OIS). The handset was announced for India late last month along with the One A9.

The Desire 828 dual sim will carry a price tag of INR 19,990 (around $300) in India, and will be available in Dark Grey and Pearl White color options.

Commenting on the launch, Faisal Siddiqui, President HTC South Asia, said, “The all new HTC Desire 828 Dual SIM gives you top-tier imaging and advanced features at a price you’ll love. We are proud to unveil the first HTC Desire phone to feature Optical Image Stabilization in its main camera and HTC UltraSelfie™ for a remarkable imaging experience and unparalleled selfies. With the HTC Desire 828 Dual SIM, we deliver an exquisite and personalized experience to our customers.”

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If you like Google’s Chromecast streaming HDMI dongle, especially its faster and more colorful second generation, here’s something to keep in mind. If for whatever reason you’ve so far thought the Chromecast’s $35 price to be way too much, you’ll soon be able to get one for essentially $20 less.

Starting on December 13 (and up until January 2), when you buy and activate a new Chromecast you’ll receive $20 in Play Store credit for free. You can use the $20 to buy apps, games, movies, TV shows, books, basically everything that’s up for sale in Google’s marketplace. If you are a fan of paid stuff in the Play Store, then it means you’ve actually paid only $15 for the Chromecast.

This deal has briefly appeared on the Chromecast Offers website. It’s gone now, but that’s probably because it was put there too early – we are in fact still a couple of days away from December 13. So it’s a safe bet that if you go to that page from Sunday on, you’ll see this back up. When you do (and if you bought a new Chromecast), just click the big blue Redeem button, and you’ll receive the aforementioned Play Store credit. Alternatively, you can use the Offers section in the Chromecast app for Android to achieve the same…

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The Google Play Movies & TV app for iOS has received an update today, which is already live in the iTunes App Store. The new version finally brings with it support for playback on Apple TV, through AirPlay – nicely complementing the already built-in Chromecast functionality.

There is a caveat unfortunately. For this to work, you need to have the 3rd generation Apple TV or this year’s 4th gen model, and it has to be on software version 7.0 or higher. If those two requirements are met, then you can finally use your Apple TV to watch the movies and TV shows you’ve bought from Google’s service.

The newest iteration of Play Movies & TV also supports HD streaming (better late than never, we assume) as well as streaming over cellular network connections. To top things off, the app has been redesigned, and it features new…

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Love VR and wish you had a Google Cardboard viewer? Love Star Wars too and can’t wait for The Force Awakens to be out? Well then, how about a Google Cardboard VR headset with a Star Wars: The Force Awakens theme?

That’s exactly what Google is now offering in its hardware store. You can pick from the four designs you see below. Oh, and the Cardboard is free. And it comes with free shipping too.

The caveats? There’s a limit of one per customer, and you probably need to act fast if you want one, since Google says it has “very limited quantities” available. Finally, you need to be a US resident and have a US shipping address to take advantage of the offer.

As with all Cardboard viewers, these too work with smartphones up to 6 inches in size running Android 4.2 Jelly Bean or newer or iOS 8.0 or newer. If you download the official Star Wars app for Android, you can visit Jakku in virtual reality, using the Cardboard…

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Over the past few days we’ve seen quite a few leaks regarding the upcoming Xiaomi Mi 5, the flagship smartphone that the company’s CEO says is “worth waiting for”. Not one, but two different renders claiming to show the Mi 5 have surfaced, and yet they aren’t identical. Today the plot thickens, since we allegedly get a leak of the phone’s front panel.

Once again that much-rumored physical Home button seems to be confirmed, here in the form of a cutout in the front panel. This button will incorporate a fingerprint scanner, as otherwise Xiaomi could have just kept its traditional capacitive button layout.

The corners of the Mi 5 will be rounded as you can see, and the design of this panel happens to align nicely to that of the handset depicted in yesterday’s leaked render (though that oddly did not feature the Mi logo on the front). What you can see below is the back of the front panel, with all of its connectors.

The Mi 5 has been rumored to sport a 5″ or 5.2″ touchscreen, and it might have 1080p resolution. It should be powered by Qualcomm’s upcoming Snapdragon 820 chipset, and could also get 4GB of RAM, a 16 MP rear camera, an 8 MP selfie shooter, and a USB Type-C port. It is probably going to feature a full metal construction, launching with Android 6.0 Marshmallow on board underneath the latest iteration of Xiaomi’s MIUI. As for color options, it’s expected to come in three of those: silver, gold, and rose…

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First, Oneplus randomly launched an iPhone case made of the OnePlus’ sandstone texture, and now Tesla is going to sell iPhone cases for the iPhone 6 and 6S (6 Plus and 6S Plus too) made of scraps of leather upholstery used for the automaker’s seats.

These cases are part of the “Tesla Design Collection” and retail at $45 and $50. One case is just a simple snap-on upholstered with leather featuring the Tesla logo on the back while the wallet features 2 or 3 card slots for holding your documents and credit cards.

The wallet case also blocks RFID signals to keep your cards safe from hackers (though, many card companies stopped issuing these cards in favor of chip-enabled cards for security).

These cases would make a great gift to any car enthusiast, or anyone who owns an iPhone, really. They are quite attractive.

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There is no doubt that the Samsung Galaxy S7 is already in production for an early 2016 release. Some photos were taken along this process of the alleged Galaxy S7 and leaked to the public, though, the original post from Weibo has been taken down since then.

Though, just as with any leak, we can’t say for sure that this is actually the Galaxy S7, for all we know it could be one many smartphone manufacturers making a similar looking phone.

The photos show a wrap-around metal border design – something that we will probably keep seeing for at least another couple of years.

We expect the Galaxy S7 to be announced in February with a February or March launch. The S7 is also to come with a 5.1 inch Super AMOLED display with a 1440p resolution, Android Marshmallow, Gorilla Glass 5, and either an Exynos 8890 chip or a Snapdragon 820 chipset.

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There was a Plus, there was a Lite, and now there’s an S – the Oppo R7s. Next in Oppo’s line of premium built mid-rangers, the R7s borrows both the looks and the substance, and brings the so-far-missing 5.5-inch-screen phone size to bridge the gap between the R7 and the R7 Plus.

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