Those in the UK not disheartened by the Nexus 5X ridiculous EU pricing can now pre-order the device from a range of known retailers.

The 32GB version of the phone is now available for pre-order at Unlocked Mobile and Clove UK for £375 and £379, respectively. Carphone Warehouse offers the phone for a bit less at £350 for the 32GB version and £300 for the 16GB variant. The store also exclusively offers the Ice color variant.

Amazon UK is yet to offer the phone, but we’ll post an update here once this happens.

For that money the Nexus 5X gives you a 5.2″ 1080p display, Snapdragon 808 chip with a 1.8GHz hexa-core CPU, 2GB of RAM, USB Type-C, a 12.3MP camera and 16GB or 32GB of non-expandable internal storage.

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MediaTek held an event to showcase various products its chipsets power and among them are Amazon’s new offerings. We used this opportunity for a quick hands-on with the Kindle Fire HD tablets and we peeked at the Fire TV too.

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As you have surely heard, yesterday Google revitalized its Nexus lineup with two new handsets – the Nexus 5X and Nexus 6P. Both are being marketed by the online giant with a lot of emphasis on camera performance. DxOMark Mobile rated them highly at 84 points, only two shot of the Galaxy S6 edge leader.

Both new Nexus phones are equipped with identical 12.3 MP cameras, utilizing the Sony IMX377 sensor. Google also put a lot of emphasis on the huge 1.55 micron pixels in the said sensor and their virtues in catching a lot more light in the shots. This all sounds exciting on paper, but what about real life results? We already saw some images but now we bring your attention to this gorgeous 240fps sample from the Nexus 6P. In it a small humming bird is captured mid-flight, making the high frame rate really shine when capturing the 50 time per second wing flaps.

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240 is truly an impressive amount of frames and that is one trick the bigger Huawei Nexus 6P has over the LG Nexus 5X. Both devices might have identical camera modules, but the more powerful Snapdragon 810 chip inside the phablet is necessary to achieve the impressive slow motion – double the frame rate the 5X is capable of.

The 240 fps mode lowers the resolution to 720p, but the video is still quite impressive with vibrant colors and a lot of detail. It has a bit rate of around 19 Mbps, which is rather high for the resolution and explains the good amount of detail. Audio is also present in the clip, which is usually not the case for slo-mo videos as it just sounds wierd. It is also recorded at 96 Kbps and sadly, only in mono….

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We’re still wheezing after yesterday’s reveal that a $500 Nexus 6P that will cost €650 in Europe, now we just need to lay down after seeing the Nexus 5X prices – a $380 phone, mind you. Google Store Finland has put up the pricing info for the 5X and the 16GB model is €480. 16GB!

If you want more (which you probably do) you’re looking at €500+. In the UK the 16GB model is £340. That’s dangerously close to the kind of cash a Galaxy S6 32GB costs – £380 on Amazon UK (you can even find it for less), in euro the situation is pretty similar.

While the Nexus 6P is pretty great, the Nexus 5X is not that much of an upgrade over the Nexus 5. And the 5X isn’t really an expensive phone… if you’re in the US at least.

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Apple has announced that its Apple Music streaming service, as well as iBooks and iTunes Movies services are now all available in China. The Cupertino-based company specifically noted that Apple Music in China also features music from local artists including Eason Chan, Li Ronghao, JJ Lin, and G.E.M.

“Customers in China love the App Store and have made it our largest market in the world for app downloads,” said the iPhone maker’s senior vice president of Internet Software and Services Eddy Cue. “One of the top requests has been more great content and we’re thrilled to bring music, movies and books to China, curated by a local team of experts.”

As for the price, Apple Music will set you back 10 RMB ($1.57) each month after the initial three-month free trial period. On the other hand, Movies on iTunes will cost 5 RMB ($0.79) for HD rentals and 18 RMB ($2.83) if you’re purchasing, while paid iBooks start at 0.5 RMB…

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Sony has announced a software update though perhaps not the one you’ve been hoping for. Or is it? Sony Xperia M2 and M2 Aqua owners will certainly be glad to hear that finally get to see what this “Material design” business is all about with the jump to Android 5.1.1 Lollipop.

The Xperia M2 duo was plodding along on 4.4.4 KitKat until now. Other than the new UI design, the update includes more customization options – you get finger control over the volume, silent and alerts functions.

There’s LinkedIn integration now, information about meetings and participants will show up in the Calendar. And finally, you can snap selfies remotely with the SmartWatch 3. Not mentioned officially, but the update also plugs the Stagefright vulnerability.

Sony warns that the rollout is a phased process and may not reach you immediately. When it does, your Xperia M2 and Xperia M2 Aqua will go up to firmware version 18.6.A.0.175.

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Google talked a lot about the camera on the Nexus 6P and the 5X. Both phones share the same 12.3 megapixel camera with 1.55 μm pixels, f2.0 aperture, and laser autofocus system and apparently it’s a good camera; DxOMark has already placed it No. 2 on its smartphone chart right behind the Galaxy S6 edge.

But while we will be doing our own testing later in the review, here are some camera samples from Google if you need to see what the images are like.

Looking at the images, and hoping they aren’t doctored in any way, we can see that the camera has great color reproduction, good contrast, decent dynamic range, good amount of detail, and remains relatively clean and bright even in low light. This might not be the best camera on a phone out there but it looks like it will be good enough for most…

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Google announced the Nexus 6P and the Nexus 5X yesterday. The 6P has a unibody anodized aluminum construction that comes in aluminum (silver), graphite (black), and frost (white) colors. But there is a fourth color, and it’s only exclusive to Japan for now.

This is the gold colored Nexus 6P and as you can tell it looks quite stunning. Unfortunately, you will have to switch the website region to Japan to even see this image. As for the phone itself, there is no word on when, if at all, this color will be available in other…

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The Google Maps iOS app has received an update, bumping it to version 4.11.0, and bringing several new features as well as some bug fixes. The most prominent feature the update brings to the table is the support for Apple Watch – it adds a companion app for the smartwatch.

As you can see in the image above, the app contains buttons to direct you home and work, as well as to show you recent routes. It also offers turn-by-turn directions.

However, what you actually get is a very basic version of Google Maps compared to the feature-rich version you’re already used to on smartphones – there’s just a blue arrow showing you the direction along with distance information.

Other features the update brings include the ability to call business and get directions directly from a list of places, as well as to compare ETAs across driving, transit, walking, and biking.

The updated app is now available for download from the App Store.

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Google has updated the Google Store India page with the new Nexus 5X and the Nexus 6P. Unfortunately, neither can be purchased or pre-ordered at the moment and all you can do now is join a waiting list without even knowing the price.

However, you will notice at the bottom the page shows pricing for the new accessories. If you click on one of them and then scroll down again you will see the two phones as part of suggestions.

Turns out, the Nexus 5X will start at INR 31,900 ($485) for the 16GB model, whereas the 6P will start at INR 39,999 ($608) for the 32GB model. Only starting prices are visible for now and we will have to wait till the phones are up for pre-order to see pricing for other variants.

As for the accessories, you can purchase a universal 15W USB Type-C charger for INR 1,799.99, USB Type-C to Type-C cable for INR 1,399.99, USB Type-C to USB Standard A-Plug cable for INR 909.99, and USB Type-C to USB Standard-A adapter for INR 909.99.

The Nexus 6P folio case is priced at INR 3,900, the standard case at INR 2,800, the ADOPTED Protective case for INR 1,800, and the Speck CandyShell Grip case for INR 3,000.

The 5X Folio case is priced at INR 3,200, standard case at INR 2,800, ADOPTED Protective case for INR 1,800, and Speck CandyShell Grip case for INR…

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