As you might already know, HTC’s latest flagship – the HTC 10 – comes in 32GB and 64GB storage options. However, if you are in the US, and are planning to buy the 64GB variant when it becomes available, there is some bad news: US may not get the higher memory model.

This was effectively confirmed by HTC’s Senior Global Online Communications Manager Jeff Gordon while replying to a user query on Twitter.

Keep in mind, however, that the HTC 10 supports expandable memory. So, storage should not be a big problem even if you go for the 32GB model. As for the device’s US availability,…

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We came up with a puzzle for you to solve yesterday and here’s the answer – the 13MP image was captured with the front-facing camera of the Sony Xperia X (sans Performance, but the two cameras are actually identical).

Clues were abundant – so much so that we resorted to deliberately asking you to ignore them. Well, those who called our bluff were right, there were plenty of correct answers in the comments, but we didn’t expect less from our knowledgeable readership.

The selfie camera of the Xperia X shoots images up to 4,160 x 3,120px resolution – fairly common for a midranger’s…

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LG is holding an interesting limited time deal for accessories in the US, as it turns out. You can save 60% when you buy a replacement battery, 50% when getting a charging cradle, and a whopping 70% when combining the two into a bundle.

The smartphone models for which you can purchase these accessories at such steep discounts are the G4, G3, and V10. Do note however that only the battery is available for the G3.

No matter which one you pick, each battery or charging cradle now costs only $15. But when you pair a cradle with a battery for the same device, you’ll only pay $20 total….

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Amazon might be looking to add a new 8-inch tablet to its Kindle Fire-branded lineup soon. The new slate will intriguingly be mostly lower-end than the currently available Kindle Fire HD 8, so perhaps it’s actually going to be a more affordable version of that.

Some of the new tablet’s specs have been leaked because someone put a prototype through the paces of GFXBench. The device is identified as Amazon KFGIWI, as you can see. The only thing that’s higher-end here than in the Kindle Fire HD 8 is the RAM amount, now 1.5GB compared to 1GB.

The new device has an 8-inch 1,280×800…

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This Friday will be a very busy day for Sprint’s prepaid brands, Boost Mobile and Virgin Mobile. The former will see no less than three new smartphones launching on April 15, while the latter will have to go with two out of three. The trio in question consists of the Samsung Galaxy J7, LG Stylo 2, and Kyocera Hydro Reach.

The Galaxy J7 arriving at Boost and Virgin isn’t this year’s iteration, instead it looks to be last year’s model, but it does have a couple of upgrades compared to the internationally available unit. Namely, it sports 2GB of RAM, and it’s also running Android 6.0…

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A month or so ago Google surprised the mobile world by launching the first developer preview of Android N way earlier than expected. And now the search giant is pushing out Android N Developer Preview 2 to those who’ve installed the first one.

While technically this is the third developer preview release for Android N, the second one came immediately after the first and was only meant to fix some bugs.

Today’s Android N Developer Preview 2 packs in some new features as well. Apps can define intent shortcuts, which users can then add to their launcher to get stuff done quicker. For…

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HTC seems to be on somewhat of a discount spree for its just-unveiled new flagship, the 10. Yesterday some promo codes were outed for the North American markets which took the phone’s price down by a cool $100 or CAD 100, respectively, mere hours after the launch.

And today the promo code mania has hit the UK. Only in this case you’re not getting a fixed amount off the normal price of the device, instead you’re treated to a 10% reduction. So you can now buy the HTC 10 for just £512.99, a nice £57 less than its £569.99 recommended asking price.

All you need to do is go to HTC’s UK…

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Google has updated Calendar for Android and iOS to support goals. Tapping the plus icon in the right hand corner now allows you to add various goals to your daily schedules and best of all – Google automatically finds the best time for them.

Calendar is smart enough to automatically reschedule if another event pops up that’s in a direct conflict with a goal. Naturally, you can also postpone (defer) a goal, if now’s not the time for it.

Google also boasts that the Goals feature will learn with time and make even better adjustments to fit your daily schedule.

You can expect the update…

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A Voyage takes you to Oasis, naturally. No, these are not my travel plans, Amazon just announced the new Kindle Oasis, an even more premium premium e-book reader.

The new design tapers the thickness to just 3.4mm on one end, keeping the other end thicker (kind of looks like a folded magazine). AND YOU GET PAGE TURN BUTTONS BACK… sorry, just not a fan of the touchscreen page flip.

Anyway, this curved design allows for premium covers to be magnetically attached (firmly, there are 12 magnets!). The covers are bound in high-quality leather (Black, Walnut, Merlot) and have a built-in…

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The USB Implementers Forum together with USB 3.0 Promoter Group have announced a new Authentication Protocol for USB Type-C. The non-profit and the group of companies which includes HP, Intel, and Microsoft among others, have agreed upon a protocol, which lets host systems assess the authenticity of connected devices using 128-bit encryption before any power or data has been transferred.

For one, the authentication should help prevent damaged devices by cables, which don’t strictly comply with the standard. So far that issue has been taken care of almost personally by Google’s own…

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