It’s no secret that Google is set to announce two new Nexus phones by the end of this month, on September 29 if rumors are to be believed. According to some new information obtained by Droid-Life, the two phones will be called Nexus 5X and Nexus 6P.

As we know by now, the two phones will have 5-inch and 6-inch displays and will be manufactured by LG and Huawei, respectively. The Nexus 5X name had already been floating around for a while and now we also know that the bigger device might be called 6P. What the letters signify is anybody’s…

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Android One is coming to Europe! Well, while that might be technically true, the roll-out is still in its infancy, with one phone in particular entering Spain and Portugal. The device in question is the BQ Aquaris A4.5.

It is a dual-SIM 4G smartphone with a 4.5-inch 540×960 pixel screen and a Dragontrail protective finish. Underneath the hood is a MediaTek MT6735M chipset, with a 1GHz quad-core CPU and 1GB of RAM. Storage is set at 16GB, but thankfully, there is also a microSD card slot for up to 64GB expansion.

The camera setup consists of an 8MP shooter on the back and a 5MP selfie one. A 2,470 mAh battery runs the show and, of course, you get the latest vanilla Android 5.1.1 out-of-the-box with support and updates directly from Google.

Android One has had some impact in developing markets, such as Bangladesh, Nepal, Sri Lanka and The Philippines by delivering modern day hardware at really affordable prices. Yet this doesn’t exactly seem to be the case with the new EU pricing. In Spain the BQ Aquaris A4.5 will go for €169.90 and even more in Portugal – €179.90.

This is slightly troubling, considering that Android One hasn’t been doing all that great in Turkey, where it recently launched with an equally steep price tag of $260.

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The Lenovo Vibe X3 inches closer to official status with a leaked promo image. The phone (codenamed “Lemon X”) was allegedly designed by Motorola, despite the Lenovo logo on the back. The family resemblance is easy to spot, those front-facing speakers make it similar to the Nexus 6.

It’s smaller than the Nexus though, info from TENAA and GFXBench shows the Lenovo Vibe X3 wil have a 5.5″ 1080p screen, Snapdragon 810 chipset and a 21MP camera on the back, just above the fingerprint reader.

The new leak unfortunately lacks the last missing pieces of the puzzle – launch date and price. The @upleaks Twitter account, the source of this image, has been taken…

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The smartphone jungle can be confusing, but the Samsung Galaxy J7 is surprisingly easy to decipher: J for “affordable price” and 7 for “big screen”. This is the lite version of the Galaxy A7, offering semi-premium features but confined to the midrange. Another way to look at it is as an E7 Plus.

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Despite its competitively priced and quite successful smartphone line of late, Xiaomi has also been trying its hand at a number of other gadgets and tech. Routers, battery packs, smart wearables and night lights, you name it and Xiaomi probably has it, wrapper up in its signature Apple-like viral design. Tablets also have a place on the list, albeit with only one model to date – the Xiaomi Mi Pad.

Now, more than a year into its lifespan, it is naturally time for an update and rumors have been hinting at a Mi Pad 2 for quite some time now. This successor might actually be closer to a release than ever, as it was spotted on Chana’s 3C Certification center website. This, means that the device is ready and rated fit to be sold in China.

Certification listing

Sadly, little additional information can be extracted from the listing, except, perhaps, the alleged model number – “2015716” and some info on what we assume to be the charger for the unit – 5.0 volts, rated at 2A.

However, there is one more exciting rumor from Xiaomi today. According to industry sources the company has been experimenting with running the new Windows 10 Mobile on a lot of its devices, including flagships like the Mi 4 and the Mi Pad 2.

If that’s true we might have a Windows 10-powered tablet to look forward to. In any case, these are all speculations and we can’t really know anything else about the Mi Pad 2 for sure, before Xiaomi reopens discussion on the device. The OEM does have an upcoming event set for September 22, when it will be unveiling the new Xiaomi Mi 4c. It is unlikely that the Mi Pad 2 will be announced at the same venue, as new Xiaomi products generally go through a lot of online teasers before launch and we are yet to see anything for the tablet. We’ll keep our fingers crossed just in case,…

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Apple’s last keynote witnessed the announcement of a couple of iPhones, the iPad Pro and next-gen Apple TV, and in between those the iPad mini 4 got a few brief moments of its own. It was described to have the iPad Air 2 performance in a mini enclosure, but that’s marketing talk and nothing beats a good old-fashioned teardown.

Specialists in the field from iFixit have taken an iPad mini 4 to pieces and report their findings. They call it a “pretty major overhaul”, compared to the mini 3, and it starts with the fully laminated screen – a main contributor to the thickness reduction from 7.5mm to 6.1mm.

A smaller battery also helps achieve the slim profile, with capacity dropped from 6,471mAh to 5,124mAh (those numbers!). A switch has been made to a single-cell unit, compared to the two cells of the predecessor, but at least it’s just as easy to disconnect, which is apparently praise-worthy when it comes to repairability.

The tablet is powered by the A8 chip as opposed to A8X, so the claim for bringing the iPar Air 2 performance into the mini 4 is not entirely true, but it’s not like it wasn’t in the specs. The 2GB of RAM has indeed moved to the iPad mini 4, so it’s no longer a single-gig operation. A few elements have been shifted around in a push for optimization, and spots empty from function are filled with spacers to better support the display.

In the end, however, the iPad mini 4 still receives a 2/10 repairability rating, meaning you’d be happier if you leave it to the pros.

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Apple’s new iOS 9 has only been widely available to users for about three days and according to statistics by mixpanel, it already has about 20% adoption rating. That is a truly impressive rate, especially compared to rival Android, which is still dealing with major fragmentation with about 37% Lollipop dissipation and around 38.5% for KitKat and 21.5% still on Jelly Bean.

That stems directly from the main philosophy of Apple – it has always operated on a closed and tight production process, where it has full control over updating the firmware of its products.

If you have an iOS9-compatible device, but haven’t tried it yet, we really encourage you to do so as it brings quite a few niceties. There’s a new font throughout, a new multitasking app switcher, an improved Siri, split-screen multitasking for the newest big iPads, as well as a new News app built-in. The new Wallet app lets you store credit cards and reward cards in the same place for use with Apple Pay, and the Notes app has been revamped too.

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The second generation Chromecast launch is around the corner, and 9to5Google has received some documents that reveal the device’s new design and some of the new features.

First off is the frying pan like design, which seems confusing in the blurry low resolution images although we expect the pointy end to plug into your TV via HDMI as before. It also will come in three colors, black, red, and bright green.

9to5Google also claims the new Chromecast will have improved Wi-Fi, possibly adding support to 802.11ac band.

There will also be support for content feeds on the homescreen, although it’s not clear what the feeds refer to at this point (possibly news or social media).

A Fast Play feature has been added that seemingly improves the speed to cast content to the Chromecast. There will also be something called Chromecast Audio, it will allow the Chromecast to output audio through an aux jack to audio systems. It will also bring multi-room audio somehow and have mirroring for Chrome or Android audio.

The new Chromecast is expected to be announced on September 29 at an event, the same day the two new Nexus devices are expected to be…

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Pinterest has announced that it now has over 100 million monthly active users, making it the first time the visual scrapbooking service has disclosed information on its number of users.

“In fact, about 70% of these 100 million monthly users don’t just visit Pinterest—they wind up discovering something so interesting that they also save or click on it to learn more and take action,” Pinterest revealed in a blog post.

While the total number of users reportedly doubled in the last 1.5 years, the number of international users have doubled in the past 12 months. The company also revealed that the number of searches on Pinterest has grown 81% compared to the last year.

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Nextbit has announced that its cloud-focused Robin smartphone will also be available in a Verizon-compatible variant. The device’s initial variant is only compatible with GSM networks such as AT&T and T-Mobile.

The company will also be running a flash sale wherein the Verizon-compatible variant will be offered for only $299 to the first 300 backers – after that the price will be $349. The sale will start at 10am Pacific on September 18.

“The Verizon compatible version is available to current backers and after the flash sale, just choose any reward level. We will let you pick whether you want the original or Verizon model in your backer survey after the campaign is over,” Nextbit said in a post.

If you aren’t already aware, the company has already raised more than one million dollars for the smartphone through a Kickstarter campaign.

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