Samsung is pushing a firmware update for the Galaxy S7 and Galaxy S7 edge. According to the changelog, the user experience is improved thanks to better palm rejection and overall better touch handling.

Additionally, Samsung has added a feature that tries to correct shapes that appear distorted in skewed photos. It’s an added option in the camera settings. Lastly, the changelog lists the traditionally improved stability and bug fixes.

The software build number is XXU1APD1 and the update is 156MB in size. Expect the update for your phone to be come available in the next week or two….

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Three months after the pink Sony Xperia Z5 went official, there are rumors that the Japanese company will also announce a pink version of the Xperia Z5 Premium smartphone.

Sony Xperia Z5 in pink

As for when the pink Xperia Z5 Premium will be unveiled, rumors say it is expected to happen on April 12, i.e, tomorrow. Sadly, there is currently no information on exactly which regions will get the new color, although reports say Hong Kong, Taiwan, and Mainland China are on the list.

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The HTC 10 is getting unveiled tomorrow, but why wait? You can watch a leaked promo video right now. The video doesn’t show what we didn’t already know (the design of the 10 has leaked many times before), still it gets up close and personal with the aluminum unibody of the upcoming flagship.

Recent teasers promise great battery life, amazing camera (perhaps including an OIS-enabled selfie camera) and more. The announcement will be tomorrow, but it’s going to get very late if you live east of the Atlantic so you may have to wait until Wednesday for the official deets.

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The Gear S2 Band Adapter – which makes it possible for users of the Samsung smartwatch to swap their current rubber wristband with any standard watch band – has been officially launched.

The adapter, which leaked online last month, is now available for purchase in Europe. Specifically, the device is currently being sold in Germany, where telefon.de has it in stock. Carrying a €25.7 price tag, the Band Adapter is available in white and dark gray color options.

The device is expected to hit other European markets as well as North America soon, although the exact date isn’t yet…

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LG has released the official earnings guidance for the January-March quarter, and the numbers reveal that Q1 2016 could well be the best quarter for the South Korean company in the last couple of years.

As per the guidance, the company’s operating profit for the quarter jumped 66% to 505 billion KRW ($441 million). This is the company’s best since Q2 2014 and is well above the 408 billion figure analysts suggested. The forecasted revenue for Q1 2016, however, was 13.4 trillion KRW, down 4.5% year-on-year.

The boost in last quarter’s earnings is being attributed to growth in sales of…

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While there have already been rumors that HTC’s upcoming 10 smartphone will have an SD652-powered variant, a new report is suggesting that the flagship will have one more version. The report cites a camera shot shared by someone on Google+, details of which reveal that it’s taken by a device dubbed HTC 10 Lifestyle.

Keep in mind, however, that there’s currently no information on whether the Lifestyle is actually an HTC 10 variant – it could be a completely new device, too. Also not confirmed is whether or not the handset will be unveiled alongside the HTC 10 tomorrow.

Meanwhile, the…

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Corning has introduced its MASTERPIX service in India. Through this service, customers can get their photos printed on a sheet of Corning Gorilla Glass.

The process involves printing the image on a thin sheet of Gorilla Glass using UV-cured inks. Corning claims the prints are scratch-resistant, stain-resistant, easy to clean and of long lasting archival quality.

Customers can get their prints in six different sizes, from 4-inch by 6-inch all the way to 55-inch by 48-inch, and in glossy or matte finish. Apart from photographs, MASTERPIX can also be used to make business…

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Meizu has officially revealed a nice Pro 6 detail in the phone’s latest teaser. The Pro 6 will sport fast charging, which is either MediaTek’s latest Pump Express Plus found on the Helio X25 chipset or Quick Charge 2.0 that’s on the Samsung Exynos 8890 chip.

The Meizu Pro 6 fast charging teaser image

The rumor mill has been generous for the Meizu Pro 6 and the latest crop indicates the phone could sport a 10-LED flash placed below the 21 MP rear camera. RAM is rumored to be either 4GB or 6GB, while internal storage will be available as 128GB option.

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Huawei has finally launched the Huawei Watch in India. The Watch will be available on Flipkart starting today at 14:00 IST for INR 22,999, which is about $346. This is the base model that comes with a stainless steel body and leather strap, and otherwise retails for $349 in the US.

The Huawei Watch has a 1.4-inch fully circular AMOLED display with 286 PPI pixel density with sapphire crystal cover, 1.2GHz Snapdragon 400 processor, 4GB internal storage, 512MB RAM, heart rate monitor, Wi-Fi, microphone and speaker, IP67 water resistance, and a 300mAh battery.

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A couple of more images of HTC’s upcoming 10 smartphone – which has already been the subject of several leaks and rumors until now – have leaked online, showing the front as well as back of the black-colored variant.

The design, as revealed by this new set of leaked images, is broadly in-line with what we’ve already seen – a front facing camera as well as a physical home button (that’s said to include a fingerprint sensor) and no HTC logo on the front; plus a round camera lens (next to LED flash and the laser focus) and a company logo between antenna lines on the back.

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