Apple’s App Store pricing increases due to exchange rates – Affects Canada, Singapore and more

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Apple will be increasing the price of products in its App Store in some countries to changes in the exchange rates. The changes have been notified by Apple to developers in an email.

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LG G5 sketch reveals design refresh – No rear mounted volume controls

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Similar to what Samsung did with the Galaxy S6 lineup, it seems that LG have gone and done a bit of a Project Zero with their upcoming LG G5 flagship as well. A new sketch of the devices design reveals a fresh new design which showcases a very design design philosophy compared to the LG G4.

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HTC to roll out Marshmallow update for One M8 within 48 hours in the UK – One M9 will follow

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HTC has just taken to twitter to let its fans and users know that the One M8 will  be getting the update to Android 6.0 Marshmallow within 48 hours and that the One M9 will follow in its footsteps shortly after.

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Google to release two Nexus phones in 2016 – Both made by HTC

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A new rumor indicates that Google will launch two phones in 2016 as well just like they did with the Nexus 5X and Nexus 6P in 2015. However, the more interesting tidbit is that both the phones might be manufactured by HTC.

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Samsung silently fixes S Pen issue in newer Galaxy Note5 units

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For those of you who have followed the Note5 closely since its release, you might remember an issue with the Galaxy Note5 that many referred to as pengate. The design flaw allowed users to insert their pens incorrectly and if they pulled it out after doing so, cause damage to the detection sensor.

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Sony MWC 2016 invites are out – Event on February 22nd

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Sony has just sent out invites to the press for an event that is happening next month in Barcelona, Spain. The event will take place on February 22nd on the first day of MWC (Mobile World Congress) 2016.

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Samsung Galaxy S7 and S7 edge dualSIM variants get certified in Indonesia

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We’re slightly over a month away from the announcement of the Samsung Galaxy S7, S7 edge and the S7 edge+. The former two devices have apparently passed certification in Indonesia.

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Huawei to launch a Hybrid laptop with Dual OS in 2016

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Huawei is one of the biggest manufacturers from China and they have been gaining a lot of attention especially after the release of the Nexus 6P and the Mate 8. It seems that they have more interesting things to offer users in 2016 as they are apparently planning to launch a hybrid laptop with dual OS.

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Nintendo to launch its first smartphone game in March

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Nintendo being one of the most popular gaming companies have gotten several requests to bring its games to the small screen, smartphones that is. Apparently, the wait will finally be over this year as they are looking to launch their first smartphone game in March 2016.

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LG H830 surfaces in UA Profile – Should be the G5

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A new UA profile has surfaced online that shows a new LG handset with the model number H830. This is likely to be a model number of the LG G5 and is shown to be running on Android 6.0 Marshmallow.

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Microsoft will be bringing its Word Flow keyboard to Android and iOS

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Up until now, the Word Flow keyboard from Microsoft has been available only on Windows devices and the Microsoft Band. It now seems that Microsoft is planning to bring the same to the Android and iOS platforms.

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Huawei P9 design surfaces in a sketch – Sports a physical home button

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A newly surfaced sketch shows us what is alleged to be the render of the upcoming Huawei P9 smartphone which is the successor to the P8. Judging by the sketch, Huawei seems to be going for a slightly rounder design overall.

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Sony Xperia C4 gets an unexpected update to Android Lollipop 5.1

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The Sony Xperia C4 and its dual-sim version were expected to get the update to Android 6.0 Marshmallow directly from its current 5.0 setup. However now, users are receiving an update to Android 5.1.

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OPPO F1 now available in Europe for pre-order at 229 Euros

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OPPO announced the camera centric F1 smartphone with an all metal design in Vietnam earlier this month. Now, the smartphone is available for pre-order in Europe at a price of 229 Euros.

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Xiaomi faced poor smartphones sales in 2015 – Below their lowest expectations

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Xiaomi declined to reveal the sales numbers for its smartphones to the media in December 2015. People expected that the company could be avoiding it as they might have missed their target of 80-100 million devices that year. However, the actual sales numbers are much worse according to Weibo.

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