If you've been getting annoyed by OnePlus' hype campaign for its next smartphone so far, here's some good news. You only have another month of teasers to look forward to.

That's because the OnePlus 2 will finally be officially announced on July 27 at 7 PM PT. Yes, today's teaser from OnePlus concerns the date on which its next handset will be fully outed.

But wait, there's more. OnePlus is going to do "the world's first product launch in VR" on this occasion. For this purpose, the company has designed its own VR cardboard headset, starting from existing designs but tailoring the experience for the upcoming OnePlus 2.

The OnePlus Cardboard headset, pictured below, will also happily accommodate other devices up to 6 inches in size. It's said to be fast and easy to assemble, it's made from durable materials, it's more compact than other such headsets, and it's coated with a special film that repels dirt and oils. The result should be a pretty high-tech product for something (literally) made out of cardboard.

As for the OnePlus 2 launch itself, the virtual reality experience will let you "stand" next to the OnePlus team and other fans as the new flagship is unveiled. You'll be able to look around and check the phone out in an entirely new way, and perhaps even find some hidden Easter eggs while you're at it. More details are definitely coming…

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The Huawei Ascend P7 is just a year old, but is still a solid offer. It definitely got outshined by the Huawei P8 with its exquisite premium build and stylish exterior, but the P7 is still a charmer, not to mention way more affordable. Now, the handset is getting one step closer to its successor with a shiny new Android Lollipop update and EMUI 3.1 to go along with it.

One of our readers has tipped us that the update is almost ready for a major release. As a final, test before going public, Huawei has launched an open beta, with invitations already extended to P7 owners in Italy and Spain. A while ago, we reviewed the Huawei P8, which gave us a first glimpse at Huawei's new and highly-customized Emotion UI shell.

If you happen to be eligible for a beta test and get your hands on the EMUI 3.1 ROM for the Ascend P7, we would love to get some feedback on how well Huawei has managed to carry everything over. And for a more in-depth exploration of EMUI 3.1, check out the interface section of our P8 review.

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HTC has launched the new Desire 826 Dual SIM in India. The phone is priced at Rs. 26,900 ($423) and will be available by the end of this month.

The phone has a 5.5-inch, 1080p display, Snapdragon 615 processor, 2GB RAM, 16GB internal memory with microSD card slot, LTE, 13 megapixel rear camera, 4 UltraPixel front camera, BoomSound speakers with Dolby Audio, LTE, 2,600mAh battery, and Android 5.0…

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Chinese maker Doogee is working on an interesting new smartphone dubbed DG700 Pro. It will pack MediaTek's latest Helio X10 chipset and is expected to hit China by September.

The DG700 Pro will pack a 5-inch display with 1080p resolution and will be powered by the new MediaTek Helio X10 mobile chipset with octa-core 2.2GHz CPU. This chipset also offers 4G LTE support. According to the leaked specifications, there will also be a secondary display but not much details about it were revealed.

The smartphone will be offered in two flavors one with 3GB of RAM and other with 4GB of RAM. Quite possibly there would be a difference in the storage capacities. Doogee has packed a massive 60,00 mAh capacity battery inside this…

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The K3 Note phablet, which was released by Lenovo in its home country of China back in March this year, has now been launched in India. The device carries a price tag of INR 9,999 ($157), and will be available in white, black and yellow colour variants.

Spec-wise, the handset is powered by a MediaTek MT6752 SoC with 1.7 GHz octa-core Cortex-A53 CPU, and sports a 5.5-inch 1080p touch-screen. It comes with 2GB of RAM and 16GB of expandable storage, and packs in a 3,000 mAh battery.

In terms of camera, the K3 Note features a 13MP rear unit with dual-LED flash, and a 5 MP front shooter. It runs Android 5.0 Lollipop underneath the company's own Vibe UI. Connectivity options include 4G LTE, 3G HSPA+, Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Bluetooth 4.0, and GPS.

The device will be a Flipkart exclusive in India, and will be sold via flash sales that begin July 8. Registrations for the smartphone start today 2PM…

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Just over a week after LG said that it currently has no plans to update the G3 to Android 5.1 Lollipop, the company has given a similar heads-up about the G4 Android 5.1.1 update.

As you can see in the image above, both O2 UK (left) and LG Hellas (right) made it clear that there are no plans for the update, at-least for now. While no additional details were provided, it could be that the company may just be planning a jump straight to Android M for its latest flagship, too.

Meanwhile, Samsung's latest Galaxy S6 duo flagships have started receiving the Android 5.1.1 update – it is currently rolling out to T-Mobile and US Cellular units in the US. In addition, the S6 is getting it in France, while the S6 Edge is getting it in the UK.

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Several T-Mobile iPhone owners are experiencing random problems with their device, including freezes, restarts, and even the infamous blue screen of death, according to a MacRumors report. Affected models include the Apple iPhone 5s, iPhone 6, and iPhone 6 Plus running iOS 8.1 or 8.3.

"Hey guys. So this morning my iPhone 6 (4 months old) started just randomly restarting itself every 20-30 minutes or so," reported a user. "I wasn't even using it most of the time, it was in my pocket at work (could tell because of lock screen that indicated I needed to enter my pin after a restart as opposed to finger ID). At one point I was texting my SO about it, the screen turned blue for maybe 2 seconds and it restarted."

While T-Mobile has yet to come out with an official statement on this, a Reddit user who spoke with the magenta carrier's support staff said they are suspecting that it's a memory-related problem.

Meanwhile, some users have been able to fix the problem with a hard reset, which is also what T-Mobile is recommending as a first step. But if that doesn't work, the company is instructing users to wipe out their old text messages and perform a factory restore via iTunes.

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