The Samsung Galaxy S7 edge is mere days away from official status (February 21, alongside its simpler non-edge brother Galaxy S7), and for all the leaks on the matter, official renders are hard to come by. Well, here’s one.

Trusted leakster @evleaks is giving us a glimpse of the S7 edge’s curved left side, showing minor refinements to the design. The announcement date is displayed on the screen too, in typical fashion.

Just a reminder, we already saw the Galaxy S7 edge in the flesh, boasting a 134K Antutu 6 score. As with all pre-release live images though, that one is poorly lit and blurry, so this render is welcome,…

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Google has announced that it will be switching to HTML5 100% for its ad networks, dropping the existing Flash format. This will enable the ads to be playable on a vast majority of the devices, such as on mobile, where Flash is not supported.

Starting June 30, 2016, ads built in Flash can no longer be uploaded to AdWords and DoubleClick Digital Marketing and starting January 2, 2017, ads in the Flash formats can no longer run on the Google Display Network or through DoubleClick.

Google has advised advertisers to update their ads to…

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Speaker company Sonos has announced that its connected systems will begin supporting Apple Music starting February 10 at 9 am ET. The company has been beta testing testing the support for around a couple of months now.

“The feedback from Apple Music members on Sonos during the beta period has been great,” said Apple’s senior vice president of Internet Software and Services Eddy Cue. “Sonos plus Apple Music provides an amazing listening experience at home – and we’re excited to offer it to all Sonos customers starting tomorrow.”

To use the service, Apple Music subscribers simply need to head to the Sonos controller app and select Add Music Services; then scroll down to the Apple Music icon, and…

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WhatsApp for BlackBerry 10 has received a new update, bumping the version to 2.12.340.2 and bringing along several improvements and fixes. As per the change log, the update adds support for Web link previews for outgoing messages.

In addition, the updated app now also supports additional web client features, including Message info and recent emoji sync, as well as includes better organization of phone numbers on the Contact Info screen.

Message history backup process should now cause fewer problems with normal app functionality, while issues encountered when connecting via proxy servers have also been fixed. The update is said to be live now, and can be downloaded from BlackBerry World.

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The Android 6.0 Marshmallow update for the second-generation Motorola Moto G has started rolling out. The update is currently hitting both 3G and LTE-enabled variants in India.

The roll-out comes over a couple of weeks after the company started soak testing the update in India. The soak-test was also launched in Brazil at the same time, but we’re yet to hear about the public roll-out there, although that shouldn’t take long if it hasn’t started already.

The update brings along the usual Marshmallow goodies, including Doze, Google Now on Tap, and redesigned app permissions. For those who aren’t yet aware, Motorola has already posted Marshmallow update release notes for the Moto G 2014 on its India support website – head to the Source link below to to take a…

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VAIO has revealed that it currently has no plans to launch to its newly-announced Phone Biz smartphone in the United States. The revelation was made by the US subsidiary of the erstwhile Sony brand in a tweet.

@KeefWhiteJR @StuffDudesLike1 At this time there are no plans to bring VAIO Phone Biz to the US.— VAIO (@VAIO_US) February 6, 2016

The Windows-10 powered device, which is apparently aimed at business users, was unveiled by the company earlier this month in Japan. Carrying a $430 price tag, the mid-range phone will go on sale in the Asian country in April.

Specs-wise, the Phone Biz powered by a Snapdragon 617 SoC, and sports a 5.5-inch Full HD display. RAM is 3GB, while internal memory is 16GB, although expandable. It packs in a 2,800mAh battery and features a 13MP/5MP camera combo.

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The LG-made Google Nexus 5 smartphone, which was launched way back in 2013, can now be purchased for just $140 in the US. Ebay seller mobilepros1 is currently offering the refurbished variant for that price.

Aside from the United States, the device can also be shipped to “many other countries,” although keep in mind the extra shipping cost that’ll be applicable if you’re ordering the phone from a non-US location.

As is the case usually, the seller says that the device is available in limited quantities (with around 140 units sold at the time of writing), so act fast if you want to take advantage of the…

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LG took to Facebook to tease a new feature found on the highly-anticipated LG G5 which will be announced at Mobile World Congress on February 21. LG posted a GIF on the site showing only a rough outline of the LG G5 showing off its Always ON screen.

The caption says “Never go asleep while others do. LG G5, Always ON.”

It’s not clear whether this screen would be literally Always ON. However, if LG feels it must mention it, then perhaps it would be different than other phone makers’ implementations of a screen that displays notifications while on stand-by.

Other phones like the Moto X, and newer Nexus devices have their own solutions for peeking at notifications while the phone is asleep. It’s only peeking though, these screens do not stay on permanently, they might only pulsate briefly and then go back to sleep.

LG could be implying that the LG G5’s screen would never turn off. While this might be a new feature that we haven’t seen before. It’s way too minor a detail to convince the market to buy the LG G5.

We’ll have to wait and see what LG brings to the table at Mobile World Congress later this month.

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As Valentine’s Day is fast approaching, more and more smartphone makers are outing their special deals for the occasion. This time around it’s Huawei we’re talking about, and some special bundles it will make available for the UK through its online store.

On February 11, from 9:30 am to 10:59 pm GMT, you’ll be able to buy either the Honor 5X or the Honor 7 from Huawei’s online store for the UK and get some free stuff in the process. If you’re interested, make sure you visit the Source links below on Thursday.

The £189.99 Honor 5X will be offered alongside the Honor Bluetooth AM08 wireless speaker as well as two £40 Gameloft vouchers, all for no additional cost. Huawei says you’re looking at £100 in savings here.

Moving on, the Honor 7 will get the wireless speaker and two vouchers too, but also the £13.99 smart flip cover – once again, for no additional cost (aside from the £249.99 you pay for the device itself).

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At the beginning of this month Samsung released a new version of its Internet browser for Android 5.0 and up. This adds a new API which developers can use to create ad-blocking extensions. Just a few days later, one of the first such extensions, AdBlock Fast, landed in the Play Store – only to be pulled by Google soon after.

There’s a happy end to this story, however. The developers behind AdBlock Fast appealed Google’s decision to pull their app out of the Play Store, and today the search giant has reversed its stance on the matter. Hence, the plugin is once again available to download from the de facto Android app store.

What’s more, the developers have updated AdBlock Fast and it now works with Samsung devices running Android 4.0 and higher (previously your handset had to be at least on Lollipop).

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