Here’s some good news for fans of the BlackBerry Priv who use AT&T as their carrier. The company has decided to make BlackBerry’s first Android smartphone cheaper than it was before, and not by an insignificant amount. If you purchase the handset outright, you now need to pay only $639.99, whereas before the price was $739.99. So that’s a nice $100 saved. And the situation is the same overall if you choose to employ the AT&T Next installment plans. Using this method, you pay nothing upfront then followed by 30 monthly payments of $21.34, 24 monthly installments of $26.67, or 20 monthly…

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It has only been a few short months since Oppo released the original Oppo F1, the self-proclaimed “Selfie Expert”. Now, if the F1 Plus is not the fastest upgrade this industry has seen, it must at least be in the running.

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If you’ve been meaning to buy an Apple Watch but so far haven’t for whatever reason, you may be happy to find out that Best Buy is currently running a promotion on Apple’s first wearable. This weekend only you can save $200 on certain Apple Watch models. For example, the stainless steel Apple Watch with Milanese Loop band now costs $449 (for the 38mm wearable), or $499 (if you go with the bigger 42mm unit). Or you can get the stainless steel watch with a black sport band for $349 (38mm) or $399 (42mm). The smartwatch isn’t the only Apple product that receives a discount through this…

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Sony announced the Xperia X, XA, and X Performance back at MWC in February. We then saw the first two of the devices going up for pre-order at one UK retailer last month, though unfortunately actual release dates for them weren’t available then. Well, they are now. Amazon has also started taking pre-orders for the Xperia X and Xperia XA, and while the prices are a tad higher than those we told you about in March, what’s important here is that both phones have a release date attached. The Sony Xperia X will be out in the UK on May 20, while the lower-end XA will debut on June 10. Amazon…

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Huawei has now uploaded the first official TV ad for the P9 to its YouTube channel. The good news? It stars Henry Cavill (think Superman) and Scarlett Johansson. The not so good news? Well, it’s pretty hard to understand what the whole thing is about. Or what the point is. Anyway, the P9 is shown in the ad, and basically it’s taking pictures most of the time. And with the text at the end prominently saying “co-engineered with Leica”, it’s clear that Huawei wants to tout the P9’s superior photographic abilities. We also expect the Chinese smartphone maker to keep talking about the…

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Since Samsung is going to launch the Galaxy Note 6 this year, perhaps in August or even earlier, it’s understandable that the Korean company would already be testing prototypes. Interestingly though, a report that allegedly comes from a reliable source claims Samsung has created two different Note 6 versions, yet will decide upon one of them before the unveiling, and the other model will not be launched. The Galaxy S6 edge+ from last year will not get a successor in 2016, so basically the Note 6 will serve double duty, both as the follow-up to the Note5 but also the S6 edge+. Hence it…

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Android gaming tablets have been struggling for relevance for ages. Remember when the Wikipad got a PlayStation certification in 2012? Probably not, but Nvidia isn’t giving up and it has gotten several manufacturers to believe in the Tegra dream. JXD S192 “retro” gaming tablet playing some classic games JXD unveiled the S192 tablet and put it up on pre-order as a “retro” gaming console. As a side note: JXD S192, really? Acer at least called gaming tablet “Predator.” Nvidia calls its own tablet “Shield.” Archos went with the obvious “GamePad.” The S192 name sounds boring and…

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Samsung has started rolling out the latest Android security update to Galaxy Note5 units in India. As per the change-log, the update also includes some performance and stability-related improvements as well as generic bug fixes. Weighing in at around 19MB, the update bumps the firmware version to N920GDDS2BPD2, and brings up the device’s Android security patch level to April 2, 2016. Reportedly, Galaxy Note5 model SM-N920G is receiving the same firmware in Nepal and Sri Lanka as well. Given that software updates are usually rolled out in phases, it may take time for this one as well…

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Yesterday, we reported on a render of the upcoming Xiaomi Mi Max phablet, after revealing that the phone indeed exists a few days prior to that. Xiaomi today released a teaser image of the phone revealing just a small portion of it. The point of the image is to show that the phone can fit comfortably into jeans pocket, but considering the rumors of a 6.4-inch display, we find that somewhat hard to believe. Other things worth noting is the missing Mi logo up front, something that has been around on Xiaomi phones since the beginning, and the new Baymax-style design of the…

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Apple has lowered the prices of all iPhones sold officially in Japan by 10%. There is no official statement on the reason for the price cut, but it should be most probably due to exchange rate changes. The iPhone models currently in circulation are iPhone 6, iPhone 6 Plus, iPhone SE, iPhone 6s, and the iPhone 6s Plus. If you are interested in their new and old prices in Japan, here they come. iPhone 6s 16GB: JPY 78,800 (previously JPY 86,800) iPhone 6s 64GB: JPY 89,800 (previously JPY 98,800) iPhone 6s 128GB: JPY 101,800 (previously JPY 110,800) iPhone 6s Plus 16GB: JPY 89,800…

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