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Exclusive: First look at the upcoming XOLO Black phone

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XOLO is launching its online-only sub-brand in India, called Black. The first device will be launched later this month in June through one of the online retailers.

What you see above is going to be the first phone to be launched under the new brand. The phone will have a dual camera on the back, a first for its class. It will also have support for LTE and run on XOLO's new HIVE 1.5 UI on top of Android 5.0 Lollipop. The phone will be priced under Rs. 15,000 ($235) in India.

More information as it is made…

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New teaser hints the Huawei Honor 7 is coming on June 8

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Huawei's flagship Honor series has been due for an update for quite some time now. With the Honor 6 now almost a year old, a lot of rumors have been circulating about a successor. A new teaser sheds some light on the matter – revealing a launch event on June 8, which is most-likely intended for the Huawei Honor 7.

The teaser itself holds little information. It consists of a nicely-drawn banner, with a date and a famous Einstein quote – "Imagination is everything". With such a vague introduction, Huawei might be planning anything. If previous rumors are to be believed, the timing coincides with what was tipped to be a June release of the handset. The only problem is, that the device, allegedly, has two variants. It is not clear whether both will be announced together, or one will come later in July, like the rumor mill predicts.

Both new Honor 7 series variants have been built using the aircraft grade metal to wrap the powerful hardware inside. The two Honor 7 variants pack same hardware except the difference in storage and RAM.

The Honor 7 devices will have a 5-inch 1080p display powered with home-grown Kirin 935 chipset. The regular variant will pack 3GB of RAM and 16GB of on-board storage, while the high-end one packs 4GB of RAM and 16GB of on-board storage. The camera is said to be a 13MP model with OIS. Both should run on Emotion UI 3.0 based on Android 5.0 Lollipop and pack 3,280 mAh battery. A fingerprint reader is also not of the question.

Pricing is expected to be around CNY 1,999 ($322) for the base model and CNY 2,699 ($435) for the high-end one, respectively. This seems like quite a markup for a memory boost, so, perhaps, the two devices will have other differences that we don't know of yet.

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E-retailer leaks Meizu m1 note 2 pricing and release info

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Chinese online retailer JD.com has listed the Meizu m1 note 2, revealing the pricing as well as the release information of the device, which is expected to be announced tomorrow.

As per the listing, the handset will go on sale on June 18 and will set you back around $210. This compares to the Meizu m1 note, which carries a price tag of $160. JD, however, does make it clear that the pricing is subject to change.

While there isn't much known about the phablet at the moment, an alleged leaked image (shown above) of the handset revealed that the Power button is now below the volume rocker – the m1 note has it all the way on…

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Asus announces ZenWatch 2, four new ZenPad models

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The ZenFone Selfie isn't the only thing announced by Asus today at Computex. The company also announced the new ZenWatch 2 and four new ZenPads.

The new ZenWatch 2 comes in two sizes, 37mm and 41mm, with 18mm and 22mm strap sizes, respectively. The watch comes in three stainless steel finishes, silver, gunmetal, and rose gold. It also comes in multiple material and color options for the bands, including rubber in blue, orange, red, and taupe, and leather in khaki, brown, gray, blue, and orange. There's also a stainless steel link bracelet in silver, gunmetal, and rose gold and lastly, a leather strap with diamond pattern and Swarovski crystals.

The ZenWatch 2 also has a crown on the side for some unknown functionality. Lastly, the charger is now magnetic and claims improved charging times.

ZenPad 8.0

Then there are the four ZenPad models, a 7-inch ZenPad 7 (Z370C/CG/CL), the 8-inch ZenPad 8.0 (Z380C/KL) and ZenPad S 8.0 (Z580C/CA) with optional Z Stylus, and the 10-inch ZenPad 10.1 (Z300C/CG/CL) with an optional keyboard. Asus only really talked about the ZenPad S 8.0 and there aren't many details available about the other three.

ZenPad S 8.0

The ZenPad S 8.0 has an 8-inch 2048×1536 resolution IPS display, 64-bit Intel Atom Z3580 processor and 4GB of RAM, both from the ZenFone 2. The tablet has a metallic finish with hairline pattern and diamond-cut edges. It's also 6.6mm thick and weighs 298g. The ZenPad S 8.0 also comes with an optional Z Stylus with 1024 levels of pressure sensitivity and up to 1.2mm writing tip.

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Samsung Galaxy S5 to get Android 5.0.2 update this month

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The Android 5.0.2 update for the Samsung Galaxy S5 (SM-G900) will be rolling out early this month. The revelation was made by Australian carrier Optus on its website (see image below).

It's worth noting that the June time frame was mentioned by Optus while the update was being tested – the testing is complete now. The update is expected to bring bug fixes as well as performance improvements.

This comes just weeks after the South Korean company said that it would roll out micro-updates to its devices facing Lollipop update issues. It is, however, not yet known if and when other Samsung devices that have been updated to Lollipop will get the same update.
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