Inline with what HTC’s Senior Global Online Communications Manager Jeff Gordon said last week, the Taiwanese company has started shipping pre-orders for its newest flagship – the HTC 10 – in the United States.

We’ve got good news: if you pre-ordered an #HTC10, they’ve now started shipping. We’re fulfilling orders as they were received.— HTC USA (@HTCUSA) May 4, 2016

Given that this announcement was made directly by HTC, it’d be reasonable to assume that the company is talking about pre-orders placed through its own online store. A quick look at the firm’s official website reveals…

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Nearly a month after it started rolling out in select regions worldwide including the US, the Marshmallow update for Sony’s Xperia Z2, Xperia Z3, and Xperia Z3 Compact smartphones has now started hitting units in India and Canada.

Aside from the usual Marshmallow goodies (including Doze, Google Now on Tap, and redesigned app permissions), the update also includes enhanced privacy settings, new camera interface, as well as Xperia Messaging and Direct Share features.

Given than the update has just started rolling out in these regions, it may take some time before it hits your device….

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When working with the HTC 10, we noticed something peculiar. The time that it took to transfer sample photos from HTC 10 to our PC definitely felt much slower than transferring photos from the LG G5 or the Samsung Galaxy S7 edge. We thought it’d be interesting to measure how these phones perform in reading and writing speeds on the internal memory.

The HTC 10 uses the more conventional Embedded Multi-Media Controller (eMMC) 5.1 NAND memory, which, when compared to Samsung’s Universal Flash Storage (UFS) 2.1 NAND, is significantly lower in read/write performance than the newer UFS 2.1…

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Want a flagship smartphone with all the bells and whistles but you’re not good at keeping an expensive piece of equipment out of trouble? Motorola to the rescue. The Moto X Force is a shock and water-proof flagship, with high-performance hardware, impressive camera and a clean Android experience.

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T-Mobile is getting ready to sell its first rugged Android smartphone, according to a press release put out today by Kyocera, a company that has specialized in exactly such offerings lately.

May 11 is when the Kyocera DuraForce XD will make its debut at the magenta carrier. The handset has so far been available from AT&T, which started selling it in January. Over at T-Mobile, the DuraForce XD will be priced at $449.99. That’s the standard retail price, but we assume you’ll also be able to pick up the device on an installment plan. If that’s the case, expect to pay nothing upfront, then…

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T-Mobile has started rolling out a new update for the Samsung Galaxy S7 and S7 edge units it’s sold. This new release brings with it support for FM radio playback, as well as some bug fixes and performance improvements. Perhaps the most important of those have to do with the functionality of the power and volume keys – bugs in this area should have been eradicated.

The new software also incorporates the May security patches, so it will make your device more secure too. The update comes in at around 164MB, and it’s going out over-the-air. You should receive a notification about it…

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The Apple Music app for iOS is going to receive a big redesign as well as some new features. The big revamp will be officially introduced during the company’s WorldWide Developer Conference (WWDC) in June. The new version of the app will then be released in beta alongside iOS 10 to developers and eager consumers, ahead of its official launch in the fall when the new iteration of iOS hits too.

Thanks to a few unnamed sources we get to find out some of the details of the redesign. Reportedly, the app will choose a simpler overall design, with more black and white in it (both in backgrounds…

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Having already launched at Sprint’s prepaid brands (Boost Mobile and Virgin Mobile) last month, the LG Stylo 2 is now on its way to AT&T’s Cricket brand.

As this is also a prepaid carrier, you won’t need to sign a long-term contract to grab the phone when it becomes available online and in stores on May 13.

The handset is priced at just $169.99. Then again, it is a mid-ranger so don’t expect flagship specs. The unique selling point of the Stylo 2 therefore has to be its built-in stylus – not something usually seen in this price range.

The Stylo 2 has a 5.7-inch 720p touchscreen,…

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The newest version of Samsung’s Gear VR headset is compatible with all of the company’s flagships starting with the Galaxy S6 and S6 edge (and yes, that includes the S7 and S7 edge of course). While the device was offered for free to those who pre-ordered either of the S7 handsets, the pre-order period has long been over.

The Gear VR is usually priced at $99.99, but you can now get one for 20% less. If you choose to act fast, that is – because a limited quantity is available at this price.

All you need to do is go to eBay and purchase yours for just $79.99, from a seller with a very…

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Turns out the rumors were true – the ZUK Z1 will indeed land in India as Lenovo Z1. This was confirmed by Lenovo in a Facebook post where-in the company also revealed the device’s India launch date: May 10.

The ZUK moniker, however, hasn’t completely been dropped, as the Chinese company is marketing the device in India as ‘powered by ZUK.’ The image shared by Lenovo also confirms that the Z1 will be running the Cyanogen OS in India – we’ve already told you why it’s important as far as Indian smartphone market is concerned.

There was no revelation on the pricing front, but that…

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