Everyone seems to be getting Marshmallow these days, and even if the general reaction is “well, about time”, it’s still great that more phones get to be running on Google’s latest OS version. The LG V10 is already a member of that club, but these being regional and carrier-specific matters, the rollout has so far taken place in South Korea and in Turkey, as well as Verizon’s units in the US.

Apparently, T-Mobile will follow suit next week, wacky product manager Des Smith has disclosed on Twitter. Well, about time.

Guess who should start seeing #Android #Marshmallow next week! #LGV10…

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The LeEco Le 2 has been certified by Chinese telecom regulator TENAA, and we’re being treated to a detailed list of specs as well as the usual mug shots.

Photos first, the smartphone looks nothing like the one in a leak we had a month ago. Okay, the front may be similar, but the back is entirely different, and a lot more consistent with the Le Max Pro we saw a couple of months ago.

Setting design aside, the LeEco Le 2 (which carries the parent company LeTV branding) comes with a 5.5-inch FullHD display. The chipset inside appears to be the Helio X20 – core count field says 10, and…

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Sony is delivering on its promise dating back to October last year to bring Android Marshmallow to the Xperia Z2, Xperia Z3 and Xperia Z3 Compact. After a Beta build was released a month ago, users of the smartphones are starting to receive the official update.

The firmware, carrying a build number 23.5.A.0.570, brings the OS version to the latest 6.0.1, and includes the February Android security patch as well as the latest camera app interface.

Now, there are the usual caveats, though. For one, only three models are getting the update for now, specifically the D6503 Z2, the…

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Dual-LED smartphone flashes are ubiquitous, and triple-LED ones are also fairly popular. That is, to the extent the Lumia 950 and 950 XL, and also the Lenovo Vibe Shot, are popular.

How about 10 LEDs, though. That’s how many of those the upcoming Meizu Pro 6 will allegedly have, if the latest rumor turns out to be true. A photo of the future flagship that was officially released the other day (the one below) does indeed show a ring around the laser autofocusing window – a ring, which was obviously going to house the flash, as there isn’t one to be found anywhere else.

But 10…

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OnePlus is proud to announce the return of the Silk White color option for the One smartphone. The alternative to the Sandstone Black is now back in stock, in time for the Marshmallow update.

We’ve got some good news to brighten up your Friday. The OnePlus One Silk White is back! https://t.co/Za1eTUSZT1 http://pic.twitter.com/q5LXsLkJBY— OnePlus (@oneplus) April 8, 2016

The thing is, the white model comes with only 16GB of built-in storage, and built-in storage is all the storage you get with the OnePlus One, as it doesn’t have a microSD slot for expansion.

If you can live with that…

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Market research specialists at Fluent have conducted a survey among Americans asking them about their thoughts on the Apple Watch a year after release. Some of the numbers have turned out quite intriguing.

For starters, 197 of the 2,578 people that took part in the online survey actually own an Apple Watch, that rounds up to 8%. An equal percentage had a different smartwatch, meaning half of smartwatches in the US are indeed Apple Watches. More importantly though, 62% of current owners plan to upgrade to the next model, which no one has seen or heard of yet. Talk about brand…

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We reported on the Marshmallow update for the OnePlus One being in final testing the other day, in the words of company co-founder Carl Pei, and he gave a rather vague promise that the rollout will start “very soon”. Well, those who read that as “maybe another month left to go” will be pleasantly surprised today.

Android 6.0.1 Marshmallow is beginning to roll out for the OnePlus One, the company has shared in a post on its own forum. Cyanogen is ready to push the CM 13.0 release with internal designation ZNH0EAS26M to OnePlus’ first ever smartphone.

As is customary with all such…

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There is no doubt that HTC is really excited about the HTC 10 that it has been teasing the device left and right since the beginning of this year. This time, however, a photo was leaked through Chinese micro-blogging network Weibo.

Apparently someone who had their hands on a final unit in white, took a picture of it laying atop a greasy laptop keyboard. The unit shown had Chinese software on it but looks just like another Chinese unit that was also leaked earlier last month.

What is different about this unit was that it was white. We’d only seen units with black faces so at least we…

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Honor wants to sell you the Honor 5X, a mid-range phone with flagship features, for only $1. The Honor 5X is already pretty cheap with its $200 price tag even at launch. Honor/Huawei is holding sales on every eighth minute of every hour starting at 10:08 this morning (Central Standard Timezone) until the last sale which starts at 21:08.

You have to be really quick to get this phone at just $1. I just tried to get it myself and found myself too late after just 15 seconds past 18:08. I refreshed the page and saw the “Add to cart” button. After I clicked it, I got a message that the item was…

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So far, we’ve heard that the upcoming Samsung Galaxy Note 6 will come with 6GB of RAM, a 5.8-inch touchscreen (presumably keeping the QHD resolution), a 12 MP rear camera, and 64 or 128GB of storage (maybe even 256GB).

And now a new piece of the puzzle is reportedly revealed. According to a new report, the Note 6 will be IP68 certified. That means it will be dust tight and just as water resistant as the Galaxy S7 – being able to withstand submerging into up to 1.5m of water for up to 30 minutes.

The phone could also sport an iris scanner, as revealed earlier today by an intriguing…

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