Ever since it was teased by the Korean company at the beginning of September, the upcoming Samsung Galaxy View tablet has had information about it leaked here and there. It got Bluetooth certified, then was spotted at the FCC, and through a benchmark run we found out all of its specs.

However, up until now the only image we had to go on was the one in the aforementioned official Samsung teaser, which isn’t extremely useful. Thankfully though, today six new pictures have been leaked showing the Galaxy View from all angles.

Samsung Galaxy View

These seem to be taken from a promotional video that Samsung is readying for the huge 18.4-inch tablet. This could mean that we’re finally close to the device’s unveiling, but nothing’s certain.

As you can see, the Galaxy View will feature a dock or stand that folds to keep the tablet upright, and this dock interestingly has a handle to make carrying around the 18.4-inch behemoth that much easier. The shots also show the 2 MP front-facing camera on the Galaxy View.

Samsung Galaxy View

And unlike any other recent Samsung tablet, the Galaxy View will not have the trademark physical Home button flanked by capacitive Back and Recents buttons. This may have something to do with how practical it would be to press a physical button on a device so big – either way, on-screen Android buttons will make an appearance.

The Samsung Galaxy View will have a 1080p touchscreen, 2GB of RAM, 32GB of storage, Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, GPS, and it’s going to be powered by a Samsung Exynos 7 Octa chipset, coming with an octa-core CPU with four Cortex-A57 cores and four Cortex-A53 ones. The tablet will probably launch running Android 5.1.1…

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Xiaomi Mi 4, one of the hottest Chinese-bred flagships of 2014, got two modifications over the course of its lifecycle – that’s an achievement right there. The Mi 4i was more of an attractive mid-ranger rather than a Mi 4 spiritual successor, but the Mi 4c is what we call a flagship in disguise and a true successor of the Mi 4.

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Today seems to be one of those ‘Apple software update’ days. At the same time it released iOS 9.1 to the public, the company is also making Mac OS X 10.11.1 available. This is the first update to hit the Mac OS X El Capitan release, which itself went out just a few weeks ago.

As you can surely tell by the fact that it’s a .1 version, Mac OS X 10.11.1 El Capitan is mostly about fixing bugs. Installer reliability should be improved now, as is compatibility with Microsoft Office 2016, and VoiceOver reliability.

An issue where outgoing server information may be missing from Mail has been fixed, as well as a problem that prevented showing messages and mailboxes in Mail, and an issue that didn’t let some Audio Unit plug-ins function properly.

There’s only one new feature in this version of Mac OS, and that’s the addition of over 150 new emojis. With this release, Mac OS X now fully supports Unicode 7.0 and 8.0 emojis. We’re talking about the same emojis that are also included in iOS 9.1.

The new Mac OS X 10.11.1 El Capitan is available through Software Update in the Mac App Store for all users who are running El…

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Starting today, iOS 9.1 is out for supported iPhones, iPads, and iPod touch devices. The latest release of Apple’s mobile operating system is already rolling out, so you may get the update notification soon, if you haven’t already.

Since this is a .1 version, you obviously shouldn’t expect it to come with huge new things. iOS 9.1 does, however, feature over 150 new emojis, a selection of which you can see in the image below. iOS now has full support for Unicode 7.0 and 8.0 emojis, by the way.

The Live Photos functionality has been improved too, as it now “intelligently senses when you raise or lower your iPhone”, and doesn’t record those movements anymore. Of course the usual assortment of bug fixes and performance improvements are to be found in iOS 9.1 as well.

Finally, there’s a new option in Settings > Messages, which lets you allow or disable showing photos for your…

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ZTE USA announced today it is launching a 64GB model of the ZTE Axon Pro smartphone. The regular 32GB models now costs $399.98, while the new 64GB flavor is priced at $449.98. Both Axon Pro 32GB and 64GB are already available for purchase via the ZTE’s online store, Amazon, Newegg and eBay.

In case you need a refresh, the Axon Pro is the company’s flagship smartphone with attractive design and rich packaging including premium in-ear headphones by JBL, a big 5.5″ Quad HD display, Snapdragon 810 chipset with 4GB of RAM, dual-camera setup for the main 13MP snapper, and an 8MP selfie shooter.

The new ZTE Axon is a mid-range smartphone priced at $329.98. It has the same design as the Axon Pro, including the dual-camera setup, but is built around a lower-res 5.5″ 1080p display and runs on the snappy, but aging, Snapdragon 801 SoC with 2GB RAM.

The ZTE Axon comes with non-expandable 32GB storage and features a front 8MP selfie snapper. Both front and rear camera are limited to 1080p video recording. LTE connectivity is naturally available.

The Axon also runs on Androdi 5.1.1 Lollipop and is available in the same colors the Pro version – Phthalo Blue, Ion Gold and Chromium Silver. You can get it from the ZTE stores, Amazon, Newegg and eBay.

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Some countries are known for their products, like the Netherlands and tulips. A more modern example is China and smartphones – most phone makers use factories in China in one way or another, but the country is proud of its native smartphones as well.

Some of them – like ZTE’s Axon line – aim for a global reach. President of China Xi Jinping is visiting the UK and has a busy schedule full of meetings with British officials and will take this opportunity to both promote its country’s products and make a great first impression.

It’s called “Guo Li,” an old, respected Chinese tradition that dictates an exchange of gifts at the start of any political, diplomatic or business meeting. The gift and how it is presented will set the tone for the political and business relations going forward.

A ZTE spokesperson explains how they came up with the Axon as the gift of choice.

And there’s some real symbolism to the choice of the Axon. The Axon is the first flagship smartphone from ZTE to be made available in all regions around the world, making it a genuinely global device. At a time when China is becoming more open to the outside world – and the West in particular – than it has perhaps ever been, ZTE is also taking the strategic step to follow a more global vision.

ZTE says this is just the first step to provide consumers around the globe with what it calls “affordable premium.” Work is already well under way, 7 in 10 devices sold by ZTE go out to consumers outside of China. The company has also hired design teams in the US and Germany, but remains proud of its Chinese heritage.

A ZTE spokesperson says: “We’d like to wish Mr. Xi all the best for his time in the UK, and hope that the gifting of the Axon smartphones brings good luck to everyone involved. We hope to see more collaboration between the East and the West in the future, spurring businesses and economic growth in both parts of the world – and one thing’s for sure: ZTE will be a big part of…

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Meizu’s Blue Charm lineup has gained popularity in lots of markets. It has four models already – the m1, m1 note, m2 and m2 note, and as of today the new entry is the Blue Charm metal.

The Meizu metal has been in the rumorland for quite some time and it won’t be much of a surprise if you followed our news closely. Today Meizu unveiled the fifth Blue Charm phone officially at a dedicated event – the Meizu metal – and as the name suggests, the smartphone is made entirely of metal.

The 5.5″ 1080p LTPS display is covered by a protective Dinorex T2X-1 glass with 2.5D effect thanks to curved edges. The NEG’s Dinorex T2X-1 glass is both scratch and shock resistant.

The Meizu metal runs on the MediaTek’s Helio X10 chip with an octa-core 2.0GHz Cortex-A53 processor, PowerVR G6200 (Rogue) GPU and 2GB of RAM. You can get it with 16 or 32 GB internal storage, but both models offer microSD expansion (replacing the second SIM card).

Other key features of the Meizu metal include a 13MP main camera with dual-tone dual-LED flash, a 5MP selfie snapper, a fingerprint scanner embedded within the Home key (as on the MX5), LTE connectivity and dual-SIM support. There battery unit powering the metal is a 3,140 mAh Sony/ATL one.

Meizu metal runs on Android Lollipop with Flyme 5.1 launcher. You can get it in white, gold, gray, blue, and pink flavors.

The metal is available in China for CNY 1,099 (16GB, €150) and CNY 1,299 (32GB, €180). Retailers outside China has already listed the Meizu metal for pre-order and its costs $199 for the 16GB…

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Sony today announced the Xperia Z5 and the Xperia Z5 Premium in India. Both the phones being launched are the dual SIM variants. The Z5 is priced at INR 52,990 ($813) and the Z5 Premium at INR 62,990 ($966).

In case you’re not aware, the Xperia Z5 has a 5.2-inch 1080p LCD, Snapdragon 810, 3GB RAM, 32GB storage with microSD, 23 megapixel rear camera with 4K video, 5.1 megapixel front camera, water and dustproof body, and 2900mAh battery. The Z5 Premium has all that but in addition gets a crazy 5.5-inch 4K LCD instead and a bigger 3430mAh battery.

The Z5 will go on sale on October 23 and the Z5 Premium on November 7. The company has no plans to sell the smaller Z5 Compact in India…

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BlackBerry’s upcoming Android smartphone Priv could be priced somewhere around $780 in India. This was revealed by a listing on Zauba, a website that tracks the country’s import and export. As you can see in the screenshot below, a total of 4 Priv units were imported to India on October 14, each priced at INR 50,635.

Just last week, UK retailer Carphone Warehouse started taking pre-orders for the Priv, offering it for £49($75)/month on a regular two year contract and £580 ($895) off contract. A few days before that, renowned Chinese leakster Leaksfly revealed that the smartphone will carry a price tag of RMB 3,999 (around $630) in China.

BlackBerry CEO John Chen has already confirmed that the device will come with a high-end price tag. “We’ll make the phone financially affordable to get, whether that’s by installments or something else,” he had said during the Code/Mobile conference earlier this month.

If you aren’t in the know, BlackBerry has also started allowing consumers to pre-register for the…

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Back in 2010, Yahoo and Microsoft signed a deal allowing the former’s search results to be powered by the latter’s Bing search engine. Now, around five years later, the web giant has entered into a similar agreement with Google.

Yahoo revealed in its Q3 2015 earnings report that Google will provide some of its search results (and ads) – both on mobile and the Web. It’s a three-year deal which is non-exclusive in nature, which means Yahoo will continue serving results from Bing as well as its own search engine.

Another important thing worth mentioning is that Yahoo will have complete control on which queries are passed on to Google. “Under the Services Agreement, Yahoo has discretion to select which search queries to send to Google and is not obligated to send any minimum number of search queries,” the company said in a regulatory filing on the matter.

This is not the first time both these companies have partnered on search and ads – a similar deal was signed way back in the year 2000 which lasted for around 4…

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