It looks like T-Mobile’s version of the LG G4 (model number H811) is finally in the process of receiving the update to Android 6.0 Marshmallow. This has already made it to many other variations of the smartphone, so it’s nice to see it landing on one more carrier version.

Neither LG nor T-Mobile have officially announced the rollout yet, but it is happening, according to multiple people reporting as much on Reddit. Most of those who managed to install it have done so through the LG Bridge software for PCs and Macs, but there is one mention of an over-the-air update too.

This means you should probably expect the OTA rollout to pick up some steam in the next few days, and hopefully reach all of TMo’s G4 units out there soon. After you apply this update, you’ll be on software version H81120I, by the way. There’s no changelog to speak of just yet, but obviously all the new things Google has packed into Marshmallow are in – including Now On Tap, the battery-saving Doze function, the revamped permissions system, and much…

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Microsoft has updated its Bing app for Android today, finally bringing it on par with the iOS version. This means the Android app has received a big redesign (which you can see in the screenshots below), as well as many new features.

You can scan barcodes for products, and you’ll get prices and customer reviews from big online retailers. If you search for “gas” or go to the Near Me section and select the Gas bubble you’ll get fresh gas prices for your area. Then you can easily navigate to the station you’re interested in.

The redesigned home page requires just one tap to get to lists of restaurants, movies, images, videos, maps, deals, and attractions near you. Swiping up from the bottom lets you check out the current weather conditions and stay up to date with the major news stories of the day.

The new Bing for Android is already available in the Google Play Store.

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It’s February 4, so Huawei’s countdown timer is gone from the page listing the Honor 5X in its European online store. Yes, the company’s latest affordable smartphone is now available to buy if you’re in Europe.

Thankfully this means we now know how much it costs. The normal price is £189.99, €229.99, or CHF 229.90, depending on where you are. However, by just entering your email address in a form that can be found on the same page, you’ll instantly receive a discount code which you can use to take that price down by £20, €20, or CHF 20. So essentially you’ll be paying £169.99, €209.99, or CHF 209.90 for the device – while this promo code offer is still available. There’s no telling how long it will last, though.

Currently both the silver and grey versions of the Honor 5X are in stock and ready to be delivered to you, while for the gold model you will have to wait a few days (the exact number of which varies based on the country you order from). The Honor 5X can be purchased direct from Huawei if you are in the UK, Germany, France, Italy, Spain, Portugal, Belgium, the Netherlands, and Switzerland.

The phone comes with a 5.5-inch 1080p touchscreen, a 13 MP rear camera with LED flash, a 5 MP selfie shooter, Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 615 chipset (with a 1.5 GHz octa-core Cortex-A53 CPU), 2GB of RAM, 16GB of expandable storage, 4G support, and a 3,000 mAh battery. It runs Android 5.1 Lollipop underneath Huawei’s EMUI…

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It’s official, ladies and gentlemen, the new Doom game will become available on May 13. This has been years in the making, and it will be the fourth installment in the wildly popular series.

The original Doom 3 was launched back in 2004, so it’s certainly been a long wait for fans of the well-known first-person shooter.

On May 13, the new game will be released for PC, Xbox One, as well as PlayStation 4, thus covering all the big platforms. It’s already up for pre-order at the moment, with prices starting at $60 for a Standard Edition, while the Collector’s Edition is double that. The Standard iteration includes the full game (with solo campaign mode as well as multiplayer support). The Collector’s Edition adds a 12-inch LED-lit statue of a Revenant demon.

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Google has just announced the latest update to the Android Wear platform. The new software is going to be rolled out to all smartwatches running Android Wear. It’s expected to reach all the devices within the next few weeks.

Here’s what to expect when that update notification finally hits your watch. The new version of Android Wear brings with it support for built-in speakers for wearables (and the Huawei Watch already has one, for example, along with the 49mm Asus ZenWatch 2). This means you’ll be able to take and make calls from your watch. It’s also possible to listen to audio or video messages through certain apps.

New gestures have been incorporated into this release too. You can expand a card, bring up your apps, or return to your watch face with a push, lift, or shake. These gestures arrive in addition to the already available ones that let you scroll up and down your card stream by simply flicking your wrist.

Finally, support for sending messages with your voice has been expanded to include popular third party apps. So with this update you’re able to say something like “OK Google, send a WhatsApp message to George: I’ll be right there”. And, of course, that will result in George receiving a WhatsApp message containing those exact words. The other apps supported for this functionality are Hangouts, Nextplus, Telegram, Viber, and…

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The first smartphone from a major brand to run on the Snapdragon 810 chipset, the LG G Flex2 was announced at last year’s CES and during most of its lifetime was the most affordable high-end device, often costing half of what competitors charged. But if even that was too much for you, you can now pick up one at $199.99 unlocked, in the US at least.

There are a few more caveats, as with most such deals. For one, you can only order the Black color option (or as LG calls it – Platinum Silver), and not the flashier Flamenco Red we had for review.

It’s also an AT&T-branded version, previously locked and subsequently unlocked by carrier. You can expect to find AT&T bloatware installed, and potential updates will be dependent on AT&T’s blessing.

On the other hand, you’d be getting the better specced version with 3GB of RAM and 32GB of storage (there’s a lesser 2GB/16GB variant). The self-healing back cover and eye-popping curved body are also carrier-independent features.

You have some time to weigh the pros and cons, but don’t overthink it – the deal expires in 5 days.

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Today was the official launch of the Huawei Honor 5X for Europe, and it can be purchased via the official online store in the UK, Germany, France, Italy, Spain, Belgium, the Netherlands, Portugal, and Switzerland.

In the wake of the launch, Huawei teased another device it will be launching very soon in Europe – the Premium Edition of the Honor 7. While there wasn’t any official specs sheet in this edition, Huawei detailed its storage – 32GB, and the retail box will be coming with a 9V/2A fast charger.

Most of the specs will be the same as on the regular Honor 7 – a metal body with a 5.2″ 1080p display, Kirin 935 chip with 3GB of RAM, a 20MP main camera, an 8MP selfie snapper, and a 3,100 mAh battery. You can find even more specs in our Honor 7 database listing.

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Apple Pay was launched in 2014 with the iPhone 6 series and is currently supported by the iPhone 6, 6 Plus, 6s, 6s Plus, and the Apple Watch. The iPad Pro, Air 2, mini 3, and mini 4 can also use Apple Pay but within apps only.

Apple had a target of physical 1.5 million locations for the 2015, and it managed to surpass this milestone by a lot. Today Apple Pay is available at more than 2 million locations globally and is continuing its expansion. That’s still far from a wide-spread service, but its future sure looks more promising now.

The next wave of supported merchants is going to include Chick-Fil-A, Crate & Barrel, and Au Bon Pain. Popular food chains like KFC, Dominos, Chili’s, and Cinnabon will be adding Apple Pay later on.

Apple Pay will also expand its reach to China later this year. Currently, it is available in four markets – USA, Hong Kong, Spain, and Singapore.

Finally, Apple Pay got an enormous increase in in-app payments, a feature not widely advertised but often used nevertheless.

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Last month it became clear that Gionee will follow-up MWC 2015 launch of the Elife S7 with at least one new device lined up for the event this year. By all accounts, that is going to be the Gionee Elife S8, which prior to the February 22 announcement made a quick stop at Geekbench (we are fairly certain GN9011 refers to it).

The listing reveals a MediaTek MT6755 SoC, also known as the eight core Helio P10. This falls in line with the legacy of the Elife line, which typically employs MediaTek chips. The benchmark also reported 4GB of RAM on the handset, as well as an Android 6.0 platform. The cited scores are also not bad at 4511 points on multi-core and 1079 on single, courtesy of the ARM Cortex-A53 cores. Sadly, the leak doesn’t offer any other information, but Gionee was kind enough to share some more insight on the Elife S8, a while back:

At MWC 2016, GIONEE will introduce a new member to its S series – the Elife S8, an innovative mobile device that comes with hassle-free photo-shooting features and a pressure-sensitive display.

While a pressure sensitive display is nothing really new, here’s to hoping Gionee manages to introduce even more exciting uses for the technology and possibly more compatible and optimized software to make it worthwhile.

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Everyone is eager to forget the Snapdragon 810 issues and move on to the 820. Early processor benchmarks didn’t wipe out the competition, but maybe the new Adreno 530 GPU could impress.

Qualcomm promised a 40% performance improvement on top of a 40% power reduction over the Adreno 420 used in the S810.

Early GFXBench tests show the difference can be even bigger than expected. Only the iPhone 6s Plus GPU, the PowerVR GT7600 (6-core), comes close and even that one doesn’t quite catch up. Even the Google Pixel C (a large tablet with a Nvidia Tegra X1 chipset ) barely wins out.

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GFX 3.0 Manhattan (1080p offscreen)
Higher is better

??? (Adreno 530)
48

Google Pixel C (Nvidia Maxwell)
48

iPhone 6s Plus (PowerVR GT7600)
39.5

Huawei Nexus 6P (Adreno 430)
25

Galaxy Note5 (Mali-T760MP8)
21

Huawei Mate 8 (Mali-T880 MP4)
17

GFX 3.1 Manhattan (1080p offscreen)
Higher is better

Google Pixel C (Nvidia Maxwell)
35.5

??? (Adreno 530)
31.5

Huawei Nexus 6P (Adreno 430)
17

Galaxy Note5 (Mali-T760MP8)
15

Huawei Mate 8 (Mali-T880 MP4)
9.9

This is, of course, assuming the benchmark score is legit. And it says nothing of the promised battery savings.

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