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This official software update stops the device from fully charging, so even the units with a defective battery should no longer blow up.

Lenovo announced the Tango-Phone 2 Pro, the first commercial system with Google Tango, on their own event "TechWorld" for a release "this summer". Now it seems like Lenovo can´t hold that promised release-windows, as their website now shows a later release date. So far, we can only speculate, Lenovo hasn´t released an official reaction to the rumors yet.

Every once in a while, a Intel roadmap leaks out. This week, another detailed roadmap regarding Intels next year plans surfaced online.

Since Pixel handsets running Nexus Launcher would not seem right, Google has also decided to rename this app to Pixel Launcher.

As previously rumored, this foldable smartphone is powered by a Qualcomm Snapdragon 425, next to 2 GB RAM and 16 GB internal storage.

According to rumors, Microsoft might be planning to end the production of its Lumia smartphones in December. Its still unclear if Microsoft will bring a follow-up device to the market.

The patch is dated September 6 and, as usual, fixes various Android vulnerabilities that have been discovered recently.

As incredible as it may seem, this five-year-old slate with 1 GB RAM can run Android Nougat, although it will never get an official update.

In addition to gaining support for Safari users on any Mac introduced starting in 2012, the service will become available in Japan this month as well, with New Zealand and Russia also scheduled to gain access later this fall.

While shipments of basic wearables grew considerably compared to last year, smartwatch sales continue to struggle, with Apple taking the most powerful blow.

This external battery pack has a capacity of 28,600 mAh and can easily charge any notebook on the market, as well as various other smaller devices.

Foxconn apparently started shipping next generation iPhones to the USA and Europe. Chinese reports state that more than 370.000 units already left China in the last few days.

This update offers compatibility for the Barcode Beaming Service, as well as adding OnCircle and Amazon Widget.

Dubbed SecuTablet, this slate is a Galaxy Tab S2 with BlackBerry security technology added, and its price is expected to exceed $2,000 USD.

OnePlus has finally decided to drop the Chinese-only variant of its Android system and to continue developing only OxygenOS.

Google confirmed last week's Reuters report that suggested, the company might have suspended work on the modular smartphone concept "Project Ara".

Although announced more than a month ago, this slate still has no official pricing and a global launch date, but can be seen in action at IFA.

The two flagships now receive FM radio and voice improvements, as well as the usual bug fixes.

Shortly after the first report of a Galaxy Note 7 battery blowing up surfaced online, Samsung decided to recall all units sold worldwide and to replace them.

After some rumors that mentioned Google's intentions to discontinue the Nexus lineup in the past, now we hear that the search giant's next-gen handsets will launch as Pixel and Pixel XL.

The new CTL NL61T and CTL NL61TX both feature a rugged design and will hit the market in mid-September, starting at $269 USD and $299 USD.

This flagship is powered by a Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 processor, next to up to 6 GB of memory and 64 GB internal storage, all for a starting price of around $550 USD on the European market.

The small Pavilion Wave will be shipping this September 16th for $529 with a Core i5-6400T CPU, up to 8 GB RAM, and dedicated AMD R9 M470 graphics options.

After multiple delays, this handset that launched last year as the first sub-$300 smartphone to feature 4 GB of RAM and 64 GB of storage gets Android 6.0.

Apple might need to face a nationwide class-action lawsuit due to its lack of proper response to the "Touch Disease" problem on some of its iPhone 6 models from 2014.

The 7570 is the first Exynos processor to fully integrate a Cat.4 LTE 2CA modem and connectivity solutions, as well as global navigation satellite system (GNSS) in one chip.

This special edition Android mid-ranger will have the same specs as the regular one and is expected to hit China at the same time as Star Trek Beyond.

The chinese PC-OEM Lenovo allegedly is planning to move its production back to Taiwan, according to the Taiwanese industry media-site DigiTimes.

More than four months after its arrival in South Korea and not before Europe, either, the US market finally receives this color option for the Galaxy S7 flagships.

Revenue from the manufacturer's Printing business is down 18 percent YoY while sales of notebooks are up 8 percent.

A luxury smartwatch that can also be worn in the gym, the Chronos comes in three variants, priced between $899.99 USD and $1.499,99 USD.

Although Google decided not to offer Nougat for most existing Nexus devices, Nexus 5 users can already load an early build of Android 7.0 released by an independent developer.

After a long delay, it looks like both the Gear S2 and the Gear Fit 2 are now compatible with iOS devices, at least as part of a beta program.

The company will be the world's first to incorporate privacy screens with adjustable levels of privacy to thwart passers-by and "visual hackers".

Both manufacturers almost exclusively collect all profits made in the smartphone market with larger profit margins than the rest of the competition.

Samsung's digital wallet platform is now one-year old and has about five million users each month.

This app helps its users to manage popular cloud storage services such as Google Drive, Microsoft OneDrive, and Dropbox.

This 4-inch handset is the first Tizen-powered smartphone to feature 4G connectivity and its price in India is less than $70 USD.

Although it was introduced back in May with the Mi Max phablet, the new iteration of Xiaomi's Android UI now rolls out to older handsets, including the Redmi Note and the Mi 4i.

The two-year-old Galaxy Tab S launched with Android KitKat, then its firmware was updated to Lollipop, and now Samsung has decided to provide a Marshmallow update to its users as well.

Samsung could start selling refurbished high-end-smartphones next year, a Reuters-report suggests. It is unclear whether this program will launch in western markets or be limited to developing countries.

The new Android version packs multi-window capabilities, VR mode, an improved Doze mode, the Vulkan3D graphics API, and more.

The upcoming iPhone trio is expected to include two LCD-based 4.7-inch and 5.5-inch models, as well as a high-end OLED-based 5.8-inch model.

The two-year-old company behind an artificial-intelligence-powered scheduling service joins the Redmond giant to help improve Office 365.

Smartphone shipments from the Korean manufacturer has totaled 76.7 million units as of Q2 2016 with Apple, Huawei, Oppo, and Xiaomi far behind.

Not MSI is the biggest supplier for gaming notebooks, but Asus. At least Asus now claims the title for themselves. The advantage is particularly big for laptops with Nvidia GeForce GTX GPUs.