Microsoft’s Build 2016 developer conference is now less than a week away and, as usual, the March 30 San Francisco event promises intriguing insights into the Microsoft realm that are just as important for and-users as they are for the developer community. A quick look at this year’s schedule reveals that the US giant has some interesting new developments withing its signature Live Tiles interface to show off and discuss. And although, Microsoft intends to keep the announcements a surprise up until the April 1 event in question, everything seems to hints in one direction – Interactive Live…

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If you currently own a Galaxy S5 and are waiting on some Marshmallow goodness, then you’re in luck. The 2014 flagship is about as old a hardware as Samsung is willing to update to Android 6.0, but it still very much on the list, making the appearance of an OTA on your handset a matter of time.

In fact, that time might be closer than you think, as evident by the latest Galaxy S5 update roll-out that is now under way in Trinidad and Tobago. It is intended for the SM-G900M version, making it the second device variant to get Marshmallow, after the local South Korean SM-G900L. If you…

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In line with the previously shared Q1 2016 release time frame, Microsoft has announced that it has started shipping its Surface Hub touchscreen PC. The Windows 10-powered device was first showcased back in January last year, but has since been the subject of multiple delays.

We are “proud to announce that Surface Hub has begun shipping to business customers,” the Redmond, Washington-based company said in a blog post.

For those who aren’t already aware, the Surface Hub – which comes in 55-inch and 84-inch variants – is primarily aimed at businesses. Designed for conference rooms and…

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Huawei has started rolling out the Android 6.0 Marshmallow update to Honor 7 units in the EU. An announcement in this regard was made by the Chinese company on Twitter.

Finally folks. The Marshmallow update for Honor 7 is out from today forward via OTA. #honor #forthebrave http://pic.twitter.com/H33b0FNxL2— HonorEU (@HonorEU) March 25, 2016

If you recall, the update – which is currently rolling out over-the-air (OTA) – was originally supposed to be outed by the end of February. So, it has arrived a bit late, but arrived nonetheless.

Given the fact that the roll-out has just begun, it…

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Apple’s most recent event offered a couple of new accessories, particularly, the USB Type-C to Lightning adapter ($25) which can be used to charge an apple device using the Macbook’s only connection port, a single USB Type-C port. Along with this new cable, Apple has also begun selling its own branded USB Type-C power brick with a healthy 29W of capable throughput. Here is where the good news comes in.

The new cable combo works superbly well with the iPad Pro 12.9 inch. It charges the battery much faster than the included 12W charger. 9to5Mac has reviewed this charger with the iPad Pro and…

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Someone at LG must have thought: “Leather is so last-year,
let’s do something nobody has done – or long quit trying.” And here we have the LG G5. It has the looks of a brand new flagship, the heart of a dragon and an adventurous dual camera setup suited for every occasion. But there’s more than meets the eye, the Magic Slot. The LG G5 is a modular smartphone, which lets you plug a handful of external add-ons: a semi-pro camera grip with shutter buttons and a bigger battery, or an external sound amplifier by B&O.

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Oppo has released both the R9 and the R9 Plus in China, and sales during their first day of availability have reportedly gone very well for the company.

It turns out that Oppo was able to sell more than 180,000 R9 and R9 Plus smartphones in just one day, making their debut on the Chinese market quite a success.

This number has been achieved by having both online and offline sales channels, but Oppo’s big marketing campaign surrounding the two devices has clearly helped too. It has used big Chinese celebrities to promote the R9 duo, making a big fuss about the handsets for…

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Google is holding its annual conference this upcoming May and registration has already closed for this year’s event. If you are a fan of Google and love developing applications, you are in luck.

Google is holding a contest for developers to come up with really cool and interesting ways to incorporate any of Android’s new or unique features into an application or project involving your app. Google gives some vague guidelines of what it would like to see:

“It’s a project that utilizes the unique capabilities of the Android platform in an innovative way. Here are a few…

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Verizon has started rolling out a new update to Samsung’s newest flagship smartphones – the Galaxy S7 and S7 edge. The carrier says it improves Wi-Fi connectivity on Marshmallow OS and fixes several related issues.

The issues that have been fixed include those encountered while connecting to the Internet and loading files or web pages. In addition, the problem of frequent data disconnections has also been addressed in this update.

The update arrives as software version MMB29M.G930VVRU2APB5 for the Galaxy S7 and MMB29M.G935VVRU2APB5 for the S7 edge. It should hit your device soon in…

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While we already knew that the HTC 10 will be unveiled on April 12, thanks to a new leak, we now also have some idea on when the phone will go on sale. The rumor says the device will be released on April 15 in HTC’s home country of Taiwan.

There’s currently no official confirmation on if and when the handset will land in the United States, although the usually reliable tipster @evleaks had said last month that the US launch is set for the second week of May.

The phone – which has already been the subject of several leaks, rumors, and teasers – is said to be powered by an SD820 SoC,…

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