AT&T has just announced that it will offer Samsung’s 8-inch Galaxy Tab E to its customers. The carrier will begin taking pre-orders for the device on May 6, which is this coming Friday.

You’ll be able to pick one up for $0 down, then followed by 20 monthly payments of $10. This means the full retail price of the tablet has been set at $200, so if you want to grab one by shelling out the entire sum upfront, that’s how much you’ll need to have.

AT&T has not said when the Galaxy Tab E will start shipping, so it could be a while. The tablet comes with an 8-inch 1,280×800 touchscreen,…

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At this point Samsung is just a few months away from unveiling the Galaxy Note 6, so understandably the number of rumors regarding it is starting to rise.

The latest mumbling says in no uncertain terms that the successor to the Note5 will have a USB Type-C port, which will thus make its first ever appearance in the Korean company’s portfolio. It will replace the ever-prevalent microUSB connector. What isn’t as clear is which standard Samsung will use alongside the port itself – USB 3.1 or an older one.

Anyway, if Samsung wants to continue its VR push (and there’s no reason not to), then…

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A Samsung phone carrying model number SM-J210F has been spotted on GeekBench, revealing some of its key specs. As per the listing, the device – which is probably to be the next-gen Galaxy J2 – is powered by Spreadtrum SC8830 SoC with quad-core 1.5 GHz processor.

Other specs that were revealed include 1.5GB RAM and Android 6.0.1 Marshmallow. If you recall, the Galaxy J2 (2016) was also spotted on India’s import/export website Zauba a couple of months ago, revealing a price-tag broadly similar to its predecessor.

There’s still no information on the availability front.

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As Mother’s Day is fast approaching, we’re starting to see more and more deals targeting it. The latest to join the fray is T-Mobile, with an LG-specific promo that looks very interesting.

Starting on May 4 (which is this Wednesday), the carrier will give you an LG G Pad F 8.0 tablet for “free” if you purchase a G5, G4, or V10 using an installment plan. The amount the tablet costs will be given back to you in the form of a prepaid card.

What’s more, you can also score half off a second LG phone if you add a line. And the best thing is that these two options can actually go together…

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Verizon might have some kind of short-term exclusivity on HTC’s newest flagship – the HTC 10 – for the US carrier market, but it looks like that’s not affecting those who pre-ordered the unlocked version of the device directly from the Taiwanese company.

Replying to a user query on Twitter, HTC’s Senior Global Online Communications Manager Jeff Gordon revealed that unlocked HTC 10 units will begin shipping in the US in the first week of May.

@DaBigDiesel421 Unlocked HTC 10 begins shipping in the US next week.— Jeff Gordon (@urbanstrata) April 29, 2016

In case you missed it, Verizon…

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If you’re a fan of Amazon’s Fire lineup, and are in the market for a tablet, here’s some good news: the retailer is currently selling most of the Fire tablets at discounted rates, including the Fire HD 7, HD 6, HDX 8.9, HD 10, as well as the Fire Kids Edition.

The 7-inch Fire tablet, for example, is currently going for $39.99, down $10 from its usual $49.99 price tag. Similarly, the HD 6, 10, and HDX 8.9 are now available for $69.99, $179.99, and $399.99, down from $99.99, $229.99, and $479.99, respectively.

The Fire Kids Edition and Fire HD Kids Edition have also received a price…

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When BlackBerry announced the availability of Priv Marshmallow update last week, the company said that select carriers will offer the upgrade starting May 3. Inline with that, Canadian carrier Telus has confirmed that Priv units on its network will get the update starting tomorrow.

As usual, the announcement came in the form of a revision to the software update schedule on Telus’ official website. The entry for Priv in the schedule also reveals that the update will bring along a security patch.

Another thing worth mentioning here is that the Marshmallow roll-out for the Samsung…

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If you recall, after GeekBench and GFXBench benchmarks revealed two different variants of the upcoming OnePlus 3 smartphone (one with 4GB RAM and other with 6GB), we said that it’s entirely possible that the company is readying two different OP3 models.

While there has been no official word from the company on this, a new report out of China – which cites revelations made by a OnePlus employee – says the device will indeed come in the two aforementioned RAM versions. Both will be powered by the same SD820 SoC, though, and will come with 32GB and 64GB internal memory,…

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After launching WhatsApp on web, the company may be working on native apps for Windows and Mac.

Twitter account WABetaInfo found screenshots of WhatsApp translation website where you can see references to download links for Windows and Mac applications.

You can see these screenshots. #WhatsApp #Mac #Windows #NativeClient #iOS #Android #WP #Blackberry #Symbian #Nokia http://pic.twitter.com/AKja58zf5C— WABetaInfo (@WABetaInfo) April 29, 2016

It’s not clear why WhatsApp would want to invest in developing native apps when it already has a web client, which is easier to develop, can be updated…

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After receiving approval from Chinese telecommunication authority TENAA, ZTE’s upcoming Axon 2 smartphone has now been spotted listed on online retailer OppoMart’s website, revealing almost all of its key specs, and more importantly, an expected price tag.

This isn’t the first time Axon 2’s specs have been revealed – the device’s TENAA listing already gave us a good idea about what all the phone packs in: SD820 SoC, 5.5-inch QHD display, 4GB/64GB memory configuration, 20MP/8MP camera combo, as well as a fingerprint scanner.

However, what’s new here is that the listing on OppoMart…

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