You may know that LG’s been making a big fuss about how its G5 is the first ‘modular smartphone’. And you probably also know that alongside the G5 itself the company unveiled some accessories or standalone gadgets it’s calling Friends of the G5. That said, only two of those actually have anything to do with the supposed revolutionary ‘modular’ system – the Cam Plus camera grip that also comes with an extended battery, and the LG Hi-Fi Plus with B&O Play DAC, which should give you better quality audio than the phone itself can.

Well, in a move that makes little sense, it seems that LG has…

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T-Mobile is in a sharing mood today when it comes to Android 6.0 Marshmallow updates. It’s started rolling those out to the Samsung Galaxy S6 and S6 edge earlier, and now it’s time for the LG V10 to taste the new treat.

The update for the V10 is now headed to those devices sold by the magenta carrier, just as announced last week. It’s also available to download and install through the LG Bridge app for Windows PC and Mac users. Once you get it installed and connect your phone to your computer, the update will show up, as seen in the screenshot below.

After applying the update you’ll…

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Amazon will unveil a new Kindle e-reader this week. That much is certain, since the info has been revealed by none other than Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos himself. And in case you’ve been wondering what the new model will bring to the table, well, you don’t have to wait for the official event to find any of that stuff out. That’s because a product listing from China, which went up too early, tells us a lot about the device.

First off, it will be called Kindle Oasis. Next up, as you can see, its design will be pretty unique. It will be 3.4mm at its thinnest point and 8.5mm at its thickest. It…

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The HTC 10 isn’t the only smartphone that’s due to become official this week. In fact, Meizu will unveil the Pro 6 on April 13, which is this Wednesday. The phone has been leaked a few times already, and last week we even got the first official image showing it.

Today in anticipation of the launch we have the biggest Pro 6-related leak ever. It contains the high-res live images you can see below (make sure you click the thumbnails for the full size shots), as well as full specifications and the score it managed to achieve in the AnTuTu benchmark.

Meizu Pro 6

The Meizu Pro 6…

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Xiaomi surely took the time to make the Mi 5 worthy of its name. And Xiaomi Mi 5 sets the bar even higher! The Mi 5 was the first Xiaomi phone to be unveiled under the massive spotlight of the world’s biggest mobile expo – the MWC in Barcelona.

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Today seems to be a day filled with updates for different Samsung phones. First the S7 duo got new software to improve stability and touch, then Verizon rolled out Marshmallow to the Galaxy S6 edge+ and a minor update to the Note5, and now it’s T-Mobile’s turn.

The magenta carrier is sending out the update to Android 6.0 Marshmallow to the Galaxy S6 and S6 edge units it’s sold. Both of these are pretty large, the required downloads coming in at around 1.3GB each. So do make sure you use Wi-Fi to grab the new release once that update notification hits your particular…

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Last week word got out that “LG G5 SE” was trademarked by LG in its native South Korea, a move which naturally made us think the company would use that name for an upcoming smartphone. However, we assumed it would be a smaller model, thus emulating Apple’s strategy with the new iPhone SE.

It turns out that’s not going to be the case – because, while the G5 SE is real (and coming soon), it will intriguingly share dimensions with the plain G5.

The revelation comes from the packaging of the official LG-made Quick Cover case for the G5. This has arrived in stock at one UK-based…

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The LG G5 is definitely a product of bold and fresh ideas. It has the looks of a brand new flagship, the heart of a dragon and an adventurous dual camera setup suited for every occasion. But there’s more than what meets the eye, the Magic Slot.

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The LG 360 Cam is one of the more interesting “Friends” accessories that the company launched alongside the G5. LG’s latest promo video shows how much effort has been poured into making the 360 Cam easy to use.

Not that we didn’t already know that, but the little green cat mascot is just too adorable to miss.

The LG 360 Cam costs $200 and as we found out during our MWC 2016 hands-on, it supports up to 2K video, and the content can be viewed on any Cardboard and YouTube 360 compatible device. It has a 1,200mAh battery for up to 70 minutes of video recording.

As you can see in the…

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Verizon has started rolling out updates to Samsung Galaxy S6 edge+ and Galaxy Note5 devices on its network. While the update to the former brings Marshmallow, the Note5 update is a minor one that is aimed at fixing connectivity issues that cropped up after the handset received Android 6.0 last month.

Aside from the usual Marshmallow goodies, including Doze, Google Now on Tap, and redesigned app permissions, the Galaxy S6 edge+ update also includes Wi-Fi calling support, as well as some camera and Edge panel improvements. It bumps the software version to MMB29K.G928VVRU2BPC2.

The…

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