Windows 10 Creators Update will let you pause updates from being installed for up to 35 days

If you have Windows 10 on your computer, you're probably not loving what Microsoft has done with the way its OS handles updates. Namely, the fact that you can't choose when to have new updates installed - the process is as automatic as it gets. If you do wish you could control when updates are installed on your system, you'll be happy to know that things could be changing in the future. In fact, the Windows 10 Creators Update that's coming out for free in March will let you "pause updates" for up to 35 days at a time. This has been revealed by people who are currently running a leaked...

Today only, Apple's latest MacBook Pro is $150 off

If you don't care about that Touch Bar featured in the more expensive models, and don't care about Consumer Reports not recommending any of Apple's latest laptops because of battery life issues, then perhaps you're in the market for a brand new MacBook Pro. If so, here's some good news. The entry-level 13-inch 2016 MacBook Pro, the one without the Touch Bar, is normally priced at $1,499. But not today. Until the end of the day you can order one from Best Buy for just $1,349, thus saving a cool $150 in the process. Both Silver and Space Gray models are available for the same price. The...

Samsung Exynos 8895 chipset inside the Galaxy S8 gets detailed in new leak

Samsung's upcoming Galaxy S8 will once again use chipsets from two different makers. So depending on where you order from, you might get an S8 with Qualcomm's Snapdragon 835 or one powered by Samsung's own Exynos 8895. Up until today not much was known about the latter, other than it being on track to be used in the Galaxy S8. One outlandish rumor claimed its CPU would be clocked at 3 GHz, while another talked about the Exynos 8895 using ARM's Mali-G71 GPU design, the latest and greatest from the British semiconductor company. Now though we get some more details about the Exynos 8895,...

More press renders leak showing the Galaxy A5 (2017) alongside the A3 (2017)

Samsung is finally going to make the Galaxy A (2017) line of upper-midrange smartphones official next week, on January 5 to be precise. This comes after many months of leaks and rumors regarding the handsets. Perhaps the most leaked has been the A5 (2017), which we've seen in press renders a couple of days ago already. However, those only showed the device's front. Today a new set of press renders of the Galaxy A5 (2017) has leaked, and these give us the view of its back too. Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017) The Galaxy A5 (2017) should come with a 5.2-inch 1080p Super AMOLED...

OnePlus 3 gets another beta Nougat release

OnePlus has promised that both the OnePlus 3T and the older 3 will get final, stable updates to Android 7.0 Nougat this month. However, that now feels like it won't actually happen. We're three days removed from the end of the month (and the year), and the company is today releasing a new beta Nougat build for the OnePlus 3. This is the third testing iteration of the new OS version for the phone, with the previous update going out two weeks ago. We assume OnePlus won't then come out in the next three days with the final build, because if it does we have to wonder what the point of today's...

Samsung Malaysia to power down all Galaxy Note7 units on Dec 31

Samsung will be killing the remaining Note7 units in Korea and so will do T-Mobile in the USA. The next carriers to proceed with the kill order are AT&T and Verizon on January 5, and Sprint on January 8. Now it seems Samsung Malaysia will be doing the same with the phablet on December 31. The Galaxy Note7 users in Malaysia, who didn't return or exchange their phablets and decided to keep using them, are now receiving push notifications for a final power down. The phone's battery will be powered down to 0% by 9PM on December 31. There is nothing the owners can do to stop that, so they...

Xiaomi Redmi 4 Prime vs Redmi 3s Prime: Primed up!

Xiaomi loves releasing budget phones in series with small variations in their hardware configuration. It's like the company can't settle for just one configuration and wants to cover every little niche you may think of. Whether it's a fingerprint scanner, a better camera or a camera flash, bigger storage or RAM, newer chipset, or even higher screen resolution - there will be a Redmi out there meant to answer your specific requirements.

Yi Technology to announce a drone with 4K 60fps video capability

Yi Technology who called themselves Your Innovator has announced the first mainstream full carbon fiber smart drone. It will be showcased at CES 2017 next week. While most drones today have quad rotors or other symmetric amount of blades, the new gadget called Erida Drone will be a tricopter. According to Yi the lightweight frame and design would allow the drone to operate at speeds up to 75 mph. The camera settings could be controlled by users manually while the drone is in air. The control of the gadget is done via a mobile app. Information about price and availability is...

Qualcomm fined $854 million for violating competition laws

This summer we told you about an investigation by the Fair Trade Comission in South Korea involving Qualcomm and unfair business practices. Reuters now reports that we have a final verdict - the company will be fined 1.03 trillion won (approx. $854 million). The decision will be challenged in court, the chip maker said later. This is the largest fine ever issued by the Korean FTC (KFTC). They say Qualcomm abused its dominant market position and forced phone makers to pay unnecessarily high costs for patents as part of their deal to provide chipsets. The regulator added more: The...

Samsung files two new smartwatch patents, one featuring a foldable display

Samsung appears to be working on a pair of interesting new wearables. Аt least that is what a recently unearthed set of patent filings hints at. The first device, mentioned in these documents looks to be a more sporty type of accessory, likely complete with a single thin strap to hold it in place. Said strap is described as a rather interesting input control. The user can interact with the wearable by shifting its position, relative to the strap. A second strap could also potentially be introduced to the setup for an extended or at least different input scheme. The patent...

Xiaomi Redmi Note 4X is now TENAA certified

The Xiaomi Redmi Note 4X just can't get enough spotlight today, as TENAA just approved its certification in China. Earlier, an alleged photo of the phone leaked revealing its software version, RAM, storage and CPU clock speed. TENAA reveals that the phone will rock 4GB of RAM and will be available in 32GB and 64GB storage options. The certification agency photos show that the Note 4X will look very similarly to the Note 4. The similarities continue on the inside, too. The Redmi Note 4X will feature a Mediatek Helio X20 chip, 13MP main camera and a 4,100mAh battery. It's probable...

Amazon sets records this holiday

Amazon Inc. reported it had the best holiday season yet. The retailer said it shipped more than 1 billion items including its Prime and Fulfillment services. Earlier we told you about a record number of orders for Alexa devices that got the smart speaker out of stock until mid-January. In a message to media Amazon stated that speakers sold nine times faster than during the 2015 holiday season. Since no one expected such interest to speakers, most retailers decided not to risk with overstocking and apparently they failed in their prediction. Hopefully suppy will catch up early into...

Samsung to launch Galaxy A 2017 on 5th January

Yesterday we told you about a teaser from Samsung Malaysia about the new A-series and now we know more. The company started sending out media invites for an event on 5th January. The invite includes some vague information about what to expect, including buzzwords like "A-list atmosphere" and "start the New Year afresh". The most important part though is the actual confirmation that media and guests would see the Samsung Galaxy A series (2017) reveal. Samsung Malaysia media invite The event will take place next Thursday in Kuala Lumpur but all our sources have blacked out...

OnePlus 3T 'Soft Gold' launched in India

OnePlus has announced that it will be selling the OnePlus 3T in India in the Soft Gold variant, starting January 5. The color will only be available in the 64GB variant and exclusively on Amazon. OnePlus will first have an app-only sale on January 5, for which customers will have to register between December 28 to January 3. The open sales will start January 6 onwards, for which there is no registrations. The phone was initially launched in India only in the new Gunmetal color.

Samsung Galaxy S8 may get an S Pen accessory

The idea of having a great smartphone with dedicated place for its stylus burst vividly in flames after the Samsung Galaxy Note 7 failure (pun intended). But Samsung may have something to offer for the S Pen fans after all. As we are expecting the new Samsung Galaxy S8 in two size versions we received the word that these phones could support a stylus. If the rumors about 6" Galaxy 8 are true, an S Pen would really come in handy. Samsung Galaxy Note 7 and S Pen Adding stylus support to the Galaxy S8 may leave Note fans worrying that Samsung would discontinue the series. The Korean...

Huawei P9/P9 Plus surpass 10 million shipments

Chinese smartphone manufacturer Huawei announced that global shipments of its P9 and P9 Plus smartphones crossed the 10 million mark, making them Huawei's first flagship series to hit the milestone. Huawei P9 The announcement was made by Richard Yu, CEO of Huawei Consumer Business Group (CBG), in a press release today. "First revealed in April 2016, the dual-lens Huawei P9/P9 Plus devices were Huawei's first flagship smartphones to be developed in collaboration with legendary German camera brand Leica," Yu said. "This extensive partnership has already set a new benchmark for...

Coolpad an LeEco just launched the Cool1 in India

If you have been keeping close tabs on the Chinese mobile market lately, then you might have heard about the LeEco Cool 1 Dual. The handset was developed as a joint venture between LeEco and its now subsidiary Coolpad and unveiled in August. Today the pair announced the handset's launch in India with a suggested price tag of INR 13,999 or around $205. For that you get a 5.5-inch FullHD IPS display, 4GB of RAM, 32GB of storage and the Snapdragon 652 SoC. The camera department has a 13MP main shooter to offer, complete with f/2.0 aperture, PDAF, a dual-tone LED flash and capable...

More LG G6 leaks - now in 3D and video

We already told you we are expecting the new LG G6 in February. We also showed you the first renders. And now we've got even more of those for you, this time in 3D. The first thing we notice is the device will have a unibody design like most of the devices today. LG G5 went boldly onto the modular scene in 2016 but LG decided it will abandon the concept with its 2017 flagship. Thanks to the 3D images we see some differences that will help you distinguish the G6 from G5. The volume keys are still on the left but this time they are separated. The speaker is down under, on the right side...

Samsung Galaxy C5 Pro gets WiFi certified

After clearing TENAA in China, the Samsung Galaxy C5 Pro has now received Wi-Fi certification from the WiFi Alliance (WFA). The device, along with the Galaxy C7 Pro, is rumored to go on sale January 21. Spec-wise, the device is powered by Snapdragon 626 SoC, and sports a 5.2-inch 1080p display. Memory configuration is 4GB/64GB, while the camera department is handled by a 16MP/16MP combo. The device runs Android 6.0.1 Marshmallow out of the box, and packs in a 3,000mAh battery. Source

Xiaomi Redmi Note 4X image leaks, confirms rumored specs

Just a day after there were rumors that the Xiaomi Redmi Note 4X is coming, an image of the device has leaked. The leak shows the About Phone section of the handset, confirming the specs that have been rumored so far. The leaked image confirms the Redmi Note 4X will have 4GB RAM and 64GB internal memory. It also shows that the phone will be powered by Qualcomm's Snapdragon 653 chipset. On the design front, the device seems to have thin bezels and curved display. Via

Meizu 'Legent' flagship leaks, specs revealed as well

An upcoming Meizu flagship smartphone, dubbed Legent, has surfaced online. The leak, which came in the form of a Weibo post, shows some sketches of the device and reveals its key specifications. The post shows a physical home button on the front, which will presumably embed a fingerprint sensor. More interestingly, it also reveals what appears to be a reversible camera module. The phone will allegedly be powered by Samsung Exynos 8893 chipset and sport a 5.7-inch QHD display. RAM is 6GB, while storage options include 64GB and 128GB. In terms of camera, the Legent features a...

Image allegedly showing Sony Xperia XZ (2017) front panel leaks

An image alleged to be of the front panel of the Sony Xperia XZ (2017) has leaked. While the image is blurry, it does give an idea about the placement of the front camera, proximity sensor, as well as the speaker. It also reveals that the handset will feature a near bezel-less design. Sadly, nothing else - including specs, pricing, and availability - is known about the device at the moment, but, needless to say, we'll keep you updated as and when we hear more about it. Via

Apple launches new 'Ring in the New Year' activity challenge for Watch users

A new activity challenge has been launched for users of the Apple Watch. To earn the special achievement, dubbed Ring in the New Year, users will have to close all three Activity rings each day or any full week (Monday to Sunday) in the month of January. Those completing the challenge successfully will also earn special stickers in the Messages app. Prior to this, the Cupertino-based company had launched a similar, Thanksgiving-themed achievement. That challenge required users to run or walk 5km, or 3.1 miles. Via

Sony Xperia X and X Compact getting new update

Less than a couple of weeks after getting Nougat, the Sony Xperia X and X Compact have started receiving another update that bumps the build version to 34.2.A.0.273. Although the official change-log isn't yet available, the update is said to be a minor, bug-fixing one. As is usually the case with OTA roll outs, it may take some time for the update to hit your device. Meanwhile, if you feel impatient, you can manually check for it by heading to your handset's Settings menu. Via

New Samsung Galaxy S7/S7 edge Nougat beta update rolling out

Nearly a week after pushing out the last one, Samsung has started rolling out a new Nougat beta update to Galaxy S7 and S7 edge units that are participating in the company's Galaxy beta program. The update is currently only available in the UK and South Korea. It's not a major update, meaning no new features aren't included. But there are some noticeable changes that it brings along, including fix for the intermittent rebooting issue as well as transparency for notifications on the lockscreen. Via