Did you update Nokia Lumia 520 or Lumia 525 (including the 526 variant) with the preview Windows 10 build? Then you should hold off on rolling back to Windows Phone 8.1, multiple users report that they bricked their devices doing so with the Windows Phone Recover Tool.

Microsoft has paused the availability of the update while the issue is being investigated. You can join the discussion, the Microsoft team is working with users trying to resolve the issue.

Some users are offering solutions, though it would be best to wait for the official team to resolve the issue. Also note that some users are having similar issues with the Lumia…

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Just days after releasing OS 12 for OnePlus One handsets, Cyanogen has started rolling out the update for Yu Yureka owners, too. The company says the Android Lollipop-based update should reach all Yureka handsets within the next three days.
Our Lollipop ('L') update is rolling out to YUREKA owners today. Treat yourself to OS 12. @YuPlayGod #CyanogenOS http://t.co/vVnnSo0ppW— Cyanogen (@cyngn) April 16, 2015

"The Cyanogen OS 12 update is a product of our passion and dedication towards reinventing and redefining the consumer experience and I am extremely excited to share it with our community," said Rahul Sharma, Founder of Yu Televentures, which is a Micromax-owned brand.

In addition to Lollipop-specific features, like Material Design and Android Runtime, the update also brings along a new App Themer, which lets users set a new theme for each app, as well as Cyanogen's own Boxer email client.
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A benchmark revealed that the LG G4 won't use the flagship Snapdragon chipset, opting instead for the Snapdragon 808, which has a hexa-core processor – dropping two of the four power-hungry Cortex-A57 cores of the 810 chipset.

More evidence of that comes from a photo of a working device – reportedly the LG G4, though it's hard to confirm the identity of the device at that quality. The phone is shown running CPU-Z, which reports Snapdragon 808 with six CPU cores at and Adreno 418 GPU.

An alleged photo of CPU-Z detailing the LG G4's internals

The app claims 28nm build process, though the 808 is supposed to be built on the more power efficient 20nm. The accuracy of such hardware details is dubious when detected in software though.

Huawei recently went all Cortex-A53 for its latest flagship, believing that less thermal throttling will make up for the difference in performance between the A53 and A57. Those A53s run at a higher clockspeed than the ones in the Snapdragon 808 though (2GHz-2.2GHz vs. 1.44GHz in the G4).

The early GFX Bench results show that Adreno 418 is an improvement over the Adreno 330 that powers the LG G3, but it puts it noticeably behind the Adreno 430 in the LG G Flex2. We'll get LG's thoughts on the matter on April 28.

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LG is in full throttle for the upcoming G4 flagship release. Everything seems to be going according to plan and the device should premiere on April 28. Before that, though, the manufacturer is launching an ambitious beta testing campaign, #TryLGG4b, which will allow lucky users to actually try the device bore its launch.

All eyes are definitely on the LG G4 right now, but that doesn't mean the Korean tech giant is not working on other projects as well. One such is a mysterious new device, dubbed simply LG Stylus. The phone has already made a visit to the FCC, bringing it a lot closer to consumer markets, but not much is known about the specs sheet just yet.

The handset, model number LS770, will allegedly come with a 5.8-inch display, a Qualcomm Snapdragon 610 processor and a 3,000 mAh battery. The phone is allegedly intended take on the Samsung Galaxy Note series, but, frankly, the aforementioned SoC is not quite up to par to brush shoulders with Samsung's phablets.

This is actually not the first Stylus device LG has developed. There is a LG G3 Stylus currently on offer and its specs sheet is also significantly less impressive than the LG G3, so this might be a developing…

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ZTE has announced its plans to unveil the Nubia Z9 smartphone on May 6. The teaser for the launch apparently confirmed that the device will come with very slim bezels.

We reported about a Z9 render which showed a bit of "bezelless" design and curved display similar to those of the Galaxy S6 edge. Now, there is a live image of the Nubia Z9 simply confirming that the render was legit.

By bezelless, ZTE means that the lateral bezels simply won't be visible and due to the curve of the 2.5D glass on top.

The ZTE Nubia Z9 will flaunt a QHD display powered with Qualcomm Snapdragon 810 mobile chipset and 3GB of RAM. At the rear, a 21MP snapper unit is being rumored along with a fingerprint…

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Just a couple of days after it was announced, the Lenovo A6000 Plus smartphone has been launched in India. The device carries a price tag of INR 7,499 ($120).

The handset, which is essentially an improved version of the already existing A6000, is powered by a Snapdragon 410 chipset and sports a 5-inch display of 720p resolution. It comes with 2GB RAM and 16GB internal memory, and packs in a 2,300mAh battery.

In terms of camera, the device features an 8MP rear unit and a 2MP front shooter. It runs Android 4.4 KitKat out of the box. As for the availability, the A6000 Plus will be exclusively available on Flipkart from April 28 via flash sale, for which registrations have already begun (hit the Source link below).
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Lenovo showed off the camera-centric Vibe Shot smartphone with 1080p display and 16MP camera with OIS at the MWC 2015 last month. Apparently, the company is already working on a slightly lower-end version it though, as confirmed by a recent TENAA listing.

A Lenovo model Z90-3 was spotted at the Chinese wireless regulator and it features a 5-inch display of 720p resolution. Bearing the same dimensions as the Vibe Shot with 7.6mm thickness, the new handset might as well turn out to be just a regional version of the company's cameraphone flagship.

The rest of the specs remain almost the same such as the 64-bit octa-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 615 mobile processor, 3GB of RAM, 8MP front facing camera, 16MP primary snapper with triple LED flash, and 32GB of built-in storage with microSD card slot. The original Vibe Shot runs Android 5.0 Lollipop out of the box, but we are yet to find out if this new version will be able to match that.

Both the original and the new 720p model appear to be the Dual-SIM models supporting 4G LTE network bands. As of now, it is unclear when this new 720p model will launch,, but it shouldn't be too far away.

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A month after a CitiBank analyst predicted that Samsung may sell over 50 million units of the Galaxy S6 and S6 Edge, the South Korean company has said that it is expecting sales of its latest devices to cross the 70 million mark.

"The Galaxy S6 and S6 Edge are drawing positive responses. I have no doubt that they will be the biggest-sellers in the Galaxy series ever," said a company executive. Echoing similar sentiments, Samsung's Vice Chairman Kwon Oh-hyun said, "The S6 should do well. The first week looks impressive."

This is certainly good news for Samsung, which lost its number one position in the global smartphone market to rival Apple in the last quarter of…

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Last month, it was announced that Samsung's latest devices, the Galaxy S6 and Galaxy S6 Edge, will ship with Microsoft OneNote, Skype, and 100GB of OneDrive cloud storage. However, according to a Wall Street Journal report, two of the big four carriers in the US are not on-board with the arrangement.

As per the report, S6 units from Verizon won't come with any of the apps, while those from AT&T won't have OneDrive pre-installed.

Although spokespersons for Samsung, Microsoft, and Verizon didn't comment on the reason behind the move, they said customers who purchase the devices from AT&T and Verizon can download the apps from Google…

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Press images of an upcoming ZTE mid-range smartphone made the rounds online. Sporting a plethora of different colors, the handset is expected to launch in China in the immediate future.

Rumored specs of the smartphone include chipset with octa-core CPU, 2GB of RAM, and 5″ 1080p display. The camera is tipped to be a 13MP unit.

If the leaked images are to be believed, ZTE will also feature a fingerprint sensor. The latter is visible on the back of the device, below its camera.

A fingerprint sensor will surely help the upcoming ZTE mid-ranger stand out in its highly competitive segment. We will keep an eye out for more info on the smartphone going forward.

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