Although Google has already started testing Android N with developers, Android handset makers are still busy updating their wares to Marshmallow. Case in point: LG, and its G3. The flagship smartphone from 2014 is now receiving the update to Android 6.0 Marshmallow both on AT&T and T-Mobile, according to multiple reports from owners.

T-Mobile’s model isn’t currently enjoying an over-the-air rollout of the update, so to download and install it you’ll need to use LG’s desktop software. Even so, the new release may not yet show as being available for everyone.

If you bought your G3…

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The Google Photos app for Android is in the process of receiving a new update today. Version 1.19 should already be available in the Google Play Store, and it comes with a few new features.

First off, there’s now a dedicated search bar at the top of the app. This replaces the search floating action button that used to be found in the bottom right side of the app. The search bar lets you find things more easily, and if you tap on it and then scroll down you’ll get a list of faces, places, and picture types from your library.

From this point on, you can customize the movies that…

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HP has unveiled a new Chromebook today. It’s called HP Chromebook 13 and was apparently designed in partnership with Google. That kind of shows when you look at it, as its brushed aluminum construction and 12.9mm thinness pretty much scream “high-end”.

That said, the Chromebook 13 is more of a Chromebook Pixel for the masses, as it starts at just $499. At that price you do get the looks, but only a measly Pentium processor.

If you can pay more, then you’ll get a choice of Core m3, m5, or m7 CPU, up to 16GB of RAM, and up to 3,200×1,800 resolution for the 13.3-inch non-touch display….

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Earlier today we once again heard that HTC is the company in charge of building this year’s two Nexus-branded smartphones for Google. And now it looks like one of them may have just been spotted in a benchmark’s database.

An intriguing entry for “google Nexus 6P” is available in Geekbench’s online score browser. The name is pretty much identical to the Huawei-made device that’s been announced last year, but this Nexus 6P has different hardware.

Namely, it’s powered by Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 820 chipset (not the 810 like the 2015 model), and it comes with 4GB of RAM (up from 3 on the…

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With the 4″ iPhone SE out of the gate, the rumor mill turns its attention back to the 5.8″ iPhone Pro. A schematic (probably unofficial) shows the dimensions of the rumored Apple flagship.

The schematic clearly shows the wider camera assembly – info so far points to a dual-camera setup. Will it be like the LG G5 (wide + narrow) or the Huawei P9 (color + monochrome)? That’s unknown at the moment.

Another interesting feature on the back is the Smart Connector. Apple debuted the three-pin connector with the iPad Pro and while it allows advanced functionality like connecting a keyboard, it…

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Back in March last year, there were reports out of China that Xiaomi is working on its own smartwatch, although no availability details were revealed at that time. Then, there were rumors that it will be unveiled at an event in November – that, we all know, didn’t happen.

Now, for the first time, Xiaomi has confirmed the existence of the wearable device. The confirmation came from the company’s co-founder and VP Liu De, who also revealed that the smartwatch will be made official in the second half of this year.

Sadly, he didn’t reveal a specific launch date/month as well as any specs…

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Motorola has sent out press invites for its May 17 event in New Delhi. There, the company is expected to unveil the highly anticipated Moto G4 and Moto G4 Plus. The Moto G (3rd gen) was announced in July 2015 making us even more certain the G4 duo will come to light.

According to rumors, the Moto G4 will feature a 5.5″ display of 1080p resolution. The Snapdragon 410 chipset of the old Moto G will be replaced by an octa-core CPU according to hearsay. RAM is reportedly 2GB

The design of the phone is evolved from the previous generation and now has a metal-looking frame, although…

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The Honor 5C has just been made official in China. The latest from Huawei’s sub-brand has a lot in common with the yet unannounced P9 lite, for a price it’s unlikely to match.

Huawei Honor 5C press images

The specsheet starts with a 5.2-inch IPS LCD with FullHD resolution. An in-house Kirin 650 chipset does the number-crunching with an octa-core CPU (4xCortex-A53@2.0GHz + 4xCortex-A53@1.7GHz), paired with 2GB of RAM. Onboard storage is 16GB, expandable by up to 128GB.

Imaging is taken care by a 13MP primary shooter with an f/2.0 lens, aided in the dark by a single LED…

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At its ongoing developer conference, Samsung confirmed that it’s working on a standalone virtual reality headset – one that doesn’t rely on a smartphone, PC, or a gaming console to function.

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The confirmation came from the South Korean company’s head of R&D, Injong Rhee, who said that the device will feature positional tracking. He also noted that features like hand and gesture tracking for the headset are currently being explored, and could be supported in the future.

The company’s aim is to create a Star Trek-type holodeck. “You enter a holodeck,…

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Well known Chinese smartphone manufacturers Lenovo and Xiaomi are out of the top five vendors list, and have been replaced by two other – and comparatively lesser known – Chinese firms Oppo and vivo. This was revealed by market research firm IDC in its recently released Q1 2016 numbers.

“Along China’s maturing smartphone adoption curve, the companies most aligned with growth are those with products serving increasingly sophisticated consumers,” said IDC’s said Melissa Chau. “Lenovo benefited with ASPs below US$150 in 2013, and Xiaomi picked up the mantle with ASPs below US$200 in 2014…

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