Lenovo has quietly made the its new mid-range smartphone available in Russia. The Lenovo S60 was first announced in the January and now released starting with Russia for RUB 15,000 ($290).

The Lenovo S60 bears iPhone-esque design with similar rounded corners and curved sides. Lenovo has equipped it with a 5" 720p display, a Qualcomm Snapdragon MSM8916 410 SoC with 64-bit quad-core CPU, 2GB of RAM, and 8GB of expandable storage. By default, it runs Android 4.4 Kitkat with Vibe 2.0 UI on top of it.

On the back, the S60 has a 13MP camera with LED flash and at the front it packs a 5MP camera for selfies. The list of features continues withWi-Fi, Bluetooth 4.0 and bunch of sensors – gravity, accelerometer, proximity, and gyroscope. Bearing 7.7mm thick profile, Lenovo S60 accommodates a 2,150 mAh battery.

The Lenovo S60 will be sold in black, white, yellow, and pink color options but the availability of the colors will vary from region to…

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Samsung plans to expand its youngest series of smartphones – Galaxy J – with two new additions. Earlier we heard that the Galaxy J1 smartphone will be joined by three more J series models – J3, J5, and J7.

While there is no sight of the J3, the other two models – Galaxy J5 (SM-J500F/DS) Dual-SIM and Galaxy J7 (SM-J7008) just got their Bluetooth certification. The Galaxy J5 will also come in a dual-SIM version as per the listing. Besides featuring Bluetooth 4.1, the J5 Dual-SIM will feature 5″ HD LCD display, a Qualcomm Snapdragon 410 SoC, 1.5GB of RAM and 8GB expandable storage. Packing 2,600 mAh battery, the J5 will be 8.5mm thick and 149grams heavy.

On the other hand, the Galaxy J7 bearing Bluetooth 4.1 will feature 5.5″ HD LCD display with 1.5GB RAM but will house an octa-core Marvel PXA1936 SoC and offer storage between 1GB and 2GB RAM. Samsung will add a 3,000 mAh battery inside this 7.9mm thick phone and make it heavier at 170 grams.

The J5 and J7 will feature a 13MP rear shooters and 5MP front cameras to take selfies. Samsung will include the Android 5.1 Lollipop based TouchWiz UI on top of it. With this Bluetooth certification, both phones inch closer to official launch.

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Just days after Xiaomi announced its first made for India smartphone, the Mi4i, HTC has said that it is preparing to launch a handset which is designed keeping Indian consumers in mind. The device will be launched in India in the third quarter of the year.

"We have a third-quarter plan for our global launch in India to introduce a device which is specifically designed for the Indian consumer," said HTC's CFO and president of global sales Chia-Lin Chang. The smartphone, which will be priced somewhere between INR 15,000 ($237) and INR 20,000 ($316), will be made available in other markets around the world at a later date.

"Indian market is something that teaches us about new trends, which is always helpful. If we are able to serve Indian market well with the right strategy, we will be able to serve the global market well," Chang…

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The Motorola Moto X (2nd Gen) has received a price cut in India, where it is now being sold for INR 3,000 ($47) less than its usual price.

While the 16GB variant is now available for INR 26,999 ($426), the 32GB model will set you back INR 29,999 ($473). For those who aren't aware, this is the second time the 16GB model has received a price cut – its price was first slashed from INR 31,999 ($505) to INR 29,999 ($473) when the 32GB variant was released last year.

Both the models, along with special editions of the device, are available exclusively on Flipkart.
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LG's mid-range smartphone, the Magna, which was made official back in February this year along with the LG Joy, Leon and Spirit, is now available for purchase in India. The device is priced at INR 16,500 ($260).

Specs-wise, the handset is powered by the Mediatek MT6582 chipset with 1.3GHz quad-core CPU (the LTE variant boasts a 1.2GHz quad-core CPU), and sports a 5″ 720p display. It comes with 1GB of RAM and 8GB of expandable memory, and packs in a 2,540 mAh battery.

In terms of camera, the Magna features an 8MP rear unit and a 5MP front shooter. The device, which is expected to be launched in Brazil as the LG Prime Plus, runs Android 5.0 Lollipop with LG UI on top.
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Apple announced financial results for the second quarter of the fiscal 2015, which ended on March 28. Thanks to strong iPhone and Mac sales, as well as record App Store performance, the Cupertino giant recorded its best Q2 with net profit of $13.6 billion from $58 billion of revenue.

The results handily trounce the $10.2 billion of profit and $45.6 billion of revenue from the same period a year ago. However, they are don’t quite match the results from the all-time best fiscal Q1 2015 and the 74.5 million iPhones sold (this quarter included the busy holiday shopping season).

Apple sold 61.2 million iPhones during the past quarter, while sales of iPad tablets and Mac computers were 12.6 million and 4.5 million units respectively. The company’s CEO Tim Cook pointed at “a higher rate of people switching to iPhone than we’ve experienced in previous cycles.”

Cupertino’s 40.8% gross margin beat the estimates for the quarter. The same goes for the company’s revenue.

Sales of the Apple iPad on the other hand, came in below expectations. Mac sales grew an annual basis.

Next quarter should be quite interesting for Apple, as it will include sales of the hot new Apple Watch, as well as the brand new 12″ Retina Macbook. The company expects to post revenue between $46 billion and $48 billion in the upcoming fiscal Q3.

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Not long ago Alcatel started taking pre-orders for its 5.5-inch Idol 3 smartphone, which is a decently specced device at a very affordable price. That, however, is sold unlocked. Alcatel has partnered up with US carriers in the past, and it now looks to be doing the same with T-Mobile.

Unfortunately for lovers of at least midrange mobile devices, the upcoming handset that Alcatel will make and T-Mobile will sell will be a cheap low-end one basically.

It's going to be called Alcatel Pop Astro, as you can see from the image above, which is purported to be a shot of an internal leaflet from the magenta carrier.

The Pop Astro will boast a 4.5-inch 540×960 touchscreen, a 5 MP rear camera, a VGA front-facing shooter, a 1.2 GHz quad-core processor (of unknown origin), 1GB of RAM, and 4GB of built-in (hopefully expandable) storage.

It will run Android 4.4 KitKat, and will come with support for 4G LTE as well as Wi-Fi Calling and voice over LTE (VoLTE).

Unfortunately no details about exact pricing or a release date are known right now. That said, given the specs we don't expect the Pop Astro to cost more than $100 to…

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People generally consider Verizon to be America's worst carrier when it comes to software updates (or rather, how fast it is in releasing them). However, for the LG G2 Verizon proved to be a lot quicker with the Lollipop release than Sprint.

Verizon's G2 units have been getting the tasty treat since last month, whereas Sprint is only now commencing its over-the-air rollout.

So if you own an LG G2 bought from Sprint, expect to see an update notification popping up soon – within the next few days or weeks, that is. The new release contains everything that's new in Android 5.0 (both from Google as well as LG), but also an "update to FM radio software".

After applying the update, you'll be on software version ZVG. The previous one was ZVE, released in October 2014.

As usual, if you're impatient and don't want to wait for the update notification, you can try to manually check by using the appropriate option in your phone's Settings menu.

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Oppo R7 has really been a constant presence in the rumor mill, especially the last few days. A lot of users are excited about the prospect of an edge-to-edge, curved screen, but some new official information might leave a lot of them disappointed.

It appears Oppo has decided to stop the rumor madness around the upcoming R7 and has sent us some official information about the device, which debunks most of the previous rumors and speculations. Judging from a set of official renders of the device, we can safely say, that the display is not what we expected. Apparently, the R7 won't come with a curved, edge-to-edge display, like a recent Oppo patent and a lot of alleged videos and photos have been suggesting. Don't get disappointed though – the bezelless phone might still be in the making, just under a different name.

Either way, the Oppo R7 will have a rather traditional-looking display, complete with some bezels. The overlaying glass does feature a 2.5D effect, but no actual edge can be seen. Actually, we did have at least one leak that was close to the actual thing. The Oppo R7, might not be the curved screen phone most were waiting for, but it does still have its merits.

The device does look quite thin, perhaps even another record-holder and beautifully crafted with a metal frame and what appears to be a glass back. It is also worth noting that the camera is not protruding, which is not the case with most similarly slim handsets. This, however might suggest that the camera isn't quite as capable as the ones on the Galaxy S6 or the One M9, but, we can’t really know for sure, before Oppo gives us some more insight.

The promotional materials also make another thing clear – the upcoming R7 will feature the company's own VOOC fast-changing technology. This was more than expected, seeing how Oppo has really left the competition in the dust in this department, as confirmed by our Fast charging in-depth review.

As far as specs on the R7 go, we still have only rumors to go by, which, given the current situation, we are a lot more inclined to question as well.

In the past it has been said that the R7 should sport a MediaTek MT6795 SoC with octa-core CPU, as well as a 20.7 MP rear camera. 4G LTE support should be on board as well….

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In December of last year, an ad network shared its stats for Windows Phones, and through that action revealed a then unknown LG VW820 handset. This was caught running Microsoft's mobile OS, and at the time we assumed LG might be thinking about jumping back into the Windows game after having had an exclusive relationship with Google's Android for a while.

And the latest discovery on the matter seems to confirm that LG is indeed working on the VW820, which will run Windows. The Korean company's own website has two separate listings for the VW820, both oddly to be found in the area documenting the use of open source licenses. That's not something one would usually associate with a product running Microsoft software, but this does confirm that the device is real and we'll take that.

Furthermore, the LG VW820 has been certified by the Bluetooth SIG as well, and it's unsurprisingly listed as a "mobile phone".

There are no additional details though, so for now all we have to go on is the info revealed last year by that ad network – namely, that the LG VW820 has a 4.7-inch 480×854 touchscreen. This means we aren't looking at a flagship offering here, but rather a low-end handset.

Since LG's documents are calling the VW820 a "Windows Phone", it might not launch running Windows 10 (which ought to drop the "Phone" part from its name). So we could see the device surface very soon with Windows Phone 8.1 on board. Then again, the use of "Windows Phone" in these documents may have nothing to do with anything, hence the VW820 could also run Windows 10 from day one. It's impossible to tell for sure.

Past mumblings have said Verizon will offer a new LG-made Windows smartphone soon, so this may be it. On the other hand, it's also possible that it will get an internationally-sold version too.

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