Huawei will be launching it’s new 5.7-inch phablet tomorrow. A series of tweets from the company has revealed the phone will have features such as fingerprint sensor and Force Touch display.

Now, a couple of images have leaked that show the design of the phone, and also confirm the name to be MateS. The front of the phone has the 5.7-inch display with thin bezels. The back is made out of metal and has the fingerprint sensor below the camera with dual LED flash.

The phone is said to have a 1080p display with Huawei’s latest Kirin 935 chipset with 3GB of RAM. On the back is a 20 megapixel camera while the front has a 8 megapixel shooter.

The Force Touch feature seems to be similar to what Apple will be including on the upcoming iPhone 6s and 6s Plus, where you can press harder for additional functionality.

We will know more details tomorrow.

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When Samsung unveiled its highly anticipated Gear S2 smartwatch yesterday, there was no word on the pricing and availability of the device. However, two of the the big four US carriers have confirmed their plans to carry the wearable.

Samsung Gear S2 (both Bluetooth & 3G connected models) will be avail from Verizon. Availability & pricing will be announced at a later date— Verizon News (@VerizonNews) August 31, 2015

Verizon announced on Twitter that it will offering both Bluetooth (which should be the Wi-Fi only variant) and 3G connected models. The carrier, however, said that the pricing and availability details will be revealed later.

You know your wrist wants it. Be there when the #SamsungGearS2 hits the Un-carrier this fall! http://pic.twitter.com/jNIaSPoI8h— T-Mobile (@TMobile) August 31, 2015

Similarly, T-Mobile also took to Twitter to announce that it will start selling the wearable device this fall. However, there was no word on which models it would offer, as well as the pricing details.

A report from SamMobile claims that all four major US carriers will carry the smartwatch in the near future. Expect more information on the device’s pricing and availability at IFA this week.

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After T-Mobile, AT&T has also started rolling out an update for the LG G4 that is aimed at fixing the Stagefright exploit, which allows a hacker to take over any vulnerable Android phone by just sending an MMS message.

Sized at 46.7MB, the OTA update will leave your device with Android version 5.1 (build LMY47D) and software version number H81010l. The update is currently rolling out, so it may take some time before it hits your device. Meanwhile, if you’re feeling impatient, you can also manually check for it by heading to your device’s settings.

This comes just a few weeks after the Verizon variants of the Samsung Galaxy S6 and S6 edge smartphones started receiving the Android 5.1.1 update containing Stagefright patch.

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After teasing it a couple of weeks ago, Samsung finally spilled the beans on the hotly anticipated Gear S2 smartwatch. The high-end Tizen OS wearable device with rotating bezel will be on display during IFA in Berlin in two different variants – Gear S2 and Gear S2 classic.

The sportier Samsung Gear S2 will be available with dark gray case with black silicon band, or silver case with white silicon band. The classic model on the other hand, will feature a black case and matching leather band.

Specs-wise, Samsung Gear S2 features 1GHz dual-core CPU, 512MB of RAM, and 4GB of internal memory. The display of the smartwatch is a 1.2″ fully circular Super AMOLED unit with a resolution of 360 x 360 pixels and 302ppi.

Connectivity options for the smartwatch include Wi-Fi: 802.11 b/g/n, Bluetooth 4.1, and NFC. A variant with 3G network connectivity and e-SIM will also be available.

Physical measures of Samsung Gear S2 are 42.3 × 49.8 × 11.4mm, while its weight tips the scale at 47 grams. The classic model is a tad more elegant with measures of 39.9 × 43.6 × 11.4mm and a weight of 42 grams. A 250mAh battery will power both devices – it is rated to last for 2-3 days of regular usage.

The 3G variant of the smartwatch will pack a larger 300mAh battery, which will last for two days of regular use. The measures of this particular variant are 44.0 x 51.8 x 13.4mm, while its weight comes in at 51 grams.

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In a bit of rather surprising news, Verizon has announced it will soon be rolling out the update to Android 5.1.1 Lollipop for the LG G Vista.

If that name doesn’t sound very familiar, that’s understandable. After all, this is a mid-range phablet launched last year with Android 4.4 KitKat, and we assume not many people would have bet on it ever getting a big software update. Not only is it on track to receive just that, but the G Vista is amazingly skipping Android 5.0 entirely and jumping from KitKat straight to the latest publicly available version of Google’s mobile OS.

The official update documentation is now up on Verizon’s website (see the Source link below), and the rollout should follow shortly. The new software version is VS88023A, and it brings with it plenty of changes.

The software-rendered Android buttons have a new design, lock screen notifications show up, and Smart Lock uses trusted devices to auto-unlock your phone. The controversial Interruptions feature of Android Lollipop makes an appearance too, and you should expect to see Material Design everywhere. Screen Pinning lets you lock the display to a single app, Settings are now searchable, bad Wi-Fi connections can be avoided through a dedicated setting, and some unnamed security patches are in as well.

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Microsoft has announced the new Xbox One Elite Bundle today. This will pair a matte finish for the console with a 1TB hybrid drive as well as the Xbox One Elite wireless controller.

This isn’t the first time we’ve seen an Xbox with a 1TB drive, but this iteration is the first to make that a hybrid unit – which stores frequently accessed files on a solid state partition. Thus, waking up from energy-saving mode is going to be 20% faster.

On the other hand, the Elite wireless controller comes with hair trigger locks, interchangeable paddles, fully customizable features, as well as a “high-performance construction”.

The Xbox One Elite Bundle will be out worldwide in November for $499.99. In the US it will be exclusive to GameStop and Microsoft Stores throughout November, and pre-orders are already live.

The new Xbox One Special Edition Lunar White wireless controller includes all of the features of the updated standard wireless controller, but it’s white. With a touch of gold. It’s also apparently got “improved grip texture for more control and comfort”. GameStop will be exclusively selling this accessory starting in late September. It will cost…

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Earlier this month we got hold of some information saying Samsung is working on yet another series of smartphones – Galaxy O. This was apparently going to make its debut with two handsets, which later got revealed to be called Galaxy Grand On and Galaxy Mega On.

We’ve already seen their most important specs leaked, along with their respective model numbers: the Galaxy Grand On is supposed to be the SM-G550, while the Mega On should be the SM-G600.

These two models have now been spotted in an Indian import database, which also confirms their rumored screen sizes.

The Galaxy Grand On will thus sport a 5-inch touchscreen, while the the Galaxy Mega On will come with a 5.5-inch display panel.

This is everything that’s been revealed this time around, but it’s good to have another confirmation that these aren’t just a figment of someone’s imagination. And since the rumored screen sizes have been confirmed, perhaps the rest of the previously outed specs will turn out to be real as well. That said, there’s still no telling when we’ll see the two O-series devices in stores.

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Well, this is interesting. Just a few short hours ago, Google announced the Android Wear app for iOS, making it possible for smartwatches using its platform to connect to Apple’s smartphones. There was just one problem: for now, Google says, only the LG Watch Urbane will actually work with the Android Wear iOS app. All future Wear devices should have support for iOS built-in, but what about all the other smartwatches out there?

It obviously didn’t take long for enterprising individuals to try and connect other Android Wear watches to the iOS app. And, surprise! Both the Moto 360 and the LG G Watch have been caught working with iPhones, despite Google’s claims.

The one prerequisite for this to be possible seems to be that your smartwatch run Android Wear 1.3, the latest version that started rolling out not long ago. However, there are some caveats. Although Wear devices other than the Watch Urbane do work with iOS, the performance isn’t consistent, nor bug-free.

Duplicate notifications have been spotted on the Moto 360, and some of those simply refuse to clear from the watch. Also, changing watch faces from within the Android Wear iOS app doesn’t seem to always work. Clearly then, there are solid reasons why Google chose not to officially announce support for all Wear devices on iOS right now. But if you own both a Wear smartwatch and an iPhone, you may as well try the new app and see how it behaves for you. On the other hand, if you don’t have a smartwatch but do have an iPhone and want an Android Wear device, you clearly should stick with either the officially supported LG Watch Urbane or wait for new offerings to come out.

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Oppo became an official partner of FC Barcelona back in June, and now it seems like the Chinese smartphone maker is preparing a special edition device to celebrate its status.

The image you can see to the left has been published on the company’s official Weibo account. It unveils the fact that there’s going to be an event on September 8, and this clearly has something to do with FC Barcelona given the players seen in the picture.

Chinese publications are speculating that this is going to be the occasion on which Oppo will introduce a new smartphone, the R7 Plus FC Barcelona Edition. It’s supposedly going to match the ‘vanilla’ R7 Plus in terms of hardware, but will feature the football club’s logo on its back, along with some other FC Barcelona-themed additions.

For one, the system theme shipping with the handset will be all about the Catalan club, as will the packaging and the accessories coming with the phone. Pricing hasn’t been rumored yet, nor a release date or any hints about geographic availability. It might however be safe to assume that the R7 Plus FC Barcelona Edition won’t be confined to China, since the football club has incredible brand recognition across the world. And it would be odd for Oppo not to try and capitalize on that.

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Google is going to introduce a couple of new Nexus smartphones this year, perhaps as soon as at the end of September. This has been rumored extensively over the past few months, with LG and Huawei being the manufacturers of those devices.

While Huawei will take care of the phablet market, LG’s new Nexus is expected to be a sequel to the Nexus 5 from 2013. Today a new rumor comes to shed some more light on its specs.

First off, it’s still unclear whether it will be called Nexus 5 (2015) or something else, so keep that in mind. Pricing is another mystery, though it will surely be cheaper than the Motorola Nexus 6, based on these rumored specs.

Speaking of which, the new LG Nexus is said to sport a 5.2-inch 1080p touchscreen, a 12.3 MP rear camera, a 5 MP selfie shooter, the Qualcomm Snapdragon 808 chipset at the helm, 3GB of RAM, 16 or 32GB of storage, and a 2,700 mAh battery. The Nexus 5 (2015) is apparently going to be offered in three color versions: black, white, and blue.

The previously talked about USB Type-C port will be in, though whether it will be USB 3.x or just USB 2.0 (like in the OnePlus 2) remains to be seen. The Snapdragon 808 isn’t Qualcomm’s current flagship SoC, but with the issues surrounding the 810 and its heat-generating abilities, this one’s bound to be a cooler choice (literally). And the 1080p display will clearly sip less energy than a QHD panel would have, which may mean the average-capacity battery will be able to handle around a day of normal use. Yet this is all just speculation for…

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