First-gen Samsung Galaxy A5 receives tardy but welcome Marshmallow update

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In an ideal world, you’d have every right to be furious upon hearing a decent phone (at least back in its day) is getting updated to the previous major OS build mere days ahead of a new Android flavor’s official release.But this is no perfect world, and the fall 2014-launched Samsung Galaxy A5 is no Nexus device. Granted, the super-slim 5-incher hasn’t turned two yet, so we’re not going to act like its manufacturer did ...

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Sony Xperia M4 Aqua and Xperia M5 finally begin receiving sweet Marshmallow

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In order to reduce expenses and hope to return to mobile profitability, Sony has a number of strategy revisions in the pipeline, including further contracting its US business (what US business?), as well as streamlining its overall Xperia portfolio, and focusing on “high-value” models like the X and

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Sony Xperia Beta Program draws to a close, at least for the time being

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Well, it was fun while it lasted, and in all fairness, it probably lasted longer than many expected. After all, the goal was to get Xperia Z2, Z3 and Z3 Compact users to try out pre-release Marshmallow goodies, and help shape them up before they could hit the masses, which already went down way back in April.As promised, the Sony Xperia Beta ...

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AT&T BlackBerry Priv joins Android Marshmallow festivities

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Still on the fence about the latest BlackBerry Priv “daily steal” that seems to be selling so well it’ll actually expire within the next 24 hours as opposed to the beginning of next week, how it was initially listed?Maybe a hefty 1.5GB package of Marshmallow software goodies will help seal the deal, finally bringing the AT&T version on par with T-Mobile and

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$70 Alcatel Dawn on Boost and Virgin Mobile proves Marshmallow can even run on FWVGA screen

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Specialized in ultra-low-cost Android or Windows smartphones and tablets you’re not typically ashamed to show off in public, Alcatel OneTouch probably focused on the affordability angle too hard, and not enough on the bang for buck Virgin and Boost Mobile customers will get from the 4.5-inch ...

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Huawei Honor 5X receives ‘sweet and fluffy’ Marshmallow update stateside

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A sleeper hit like few other, the ultra-low-cost, upper mid-range Honor 5X seems to get better with age, like a fine French wine, thanks to amazing discounts and relatively timely software updates.Hopefully, you were wise and quick to snap up the metal-clad 5.5-incher at $160 a couple of months back, as it’s nowadays available again for ...

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Well, that didn’t take long: AT&T updates Galaxy S6 Active to Marshmallow

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While Samsung has been dishing out Android 6.0 goodie packs left and right lately, including for old, low-end and just not very popular Galaxy phones and

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Galaxy A8 is the latest non-flagship Samsung to jump on Marshmallow bandwagon

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While it’s unquestionably sad to see so many decent Android devices still frozen on an OS version that’s nearly two years old and never thrilled with its stability and smoothness, a couple of hardware manufacturers are certainly pulling their weight in the Marshmallow distribution effort.Samsung in particular deserves praise for not just hooking up owners of recent, expensive Galaxy flagships with Android 6.0 goodies, also

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Better late than never: Asus ZenFone Zoom and Selfie score Marshmallow goodies

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From the get-go, it seemed unwise of Asus to flood the value-focused smartphone market with more ZenFone 2 derivations than you can count on the fingers of one hand. It wasn’t only absurdly confusing, also unnecessarily complicating the family’s software updating process.Instead of sending Android 6.0 Marshmallow for one or two models, Asus has over half a dozen 2015 ZenFones to stabilize and optimize, of which the Max and ...

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Mid-rangers matter: Samsung Galaxy Tab E 8.0 scores Marshmallow on Verizon

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Samsung doesn’t appear very keen on releasing new Android tablets anymore, following a global trend that favors 2-in-1 Windows convertibles all of a sudden. High-end Galaxy Tabs in particular aren’t going ...

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Samsung Galaxy S5 Neo begins receiving OTA Marshmallow treats

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Not many people got the appeal or saw the point of a Galaxy S5 Neo derivation released more than a year after the standard model with extremely similar overall specifications, an Exynos processor replacing a Snapdragon, and no fingerprint sensor or 32GB internal storage option.But for the few that did embrace the summer 2015-unveiled mid-ranger pre-loaded with Android 5.1 Lollipop, Samsung has a surprise in store. One you probably lost all ...

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T-Mobile follows suit with Marshmallow update for Samsung Galaxy Note 4

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While Android N… utella could still technically see daylight and perhaps even roll out to new and old Nexus devices before the critically acclaimed Note 4 turns two in the fall, chances are Marshmallow will be the last major software update officially delivered to the first of Samsung’s metal-framed high-end Galaxy phablets.You’ll therefore ...

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Low-end Samsung Galaxy J5 (SM-J500F) treated to Marshmallow update in India

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How far back in time and low on the totem pole will Samsung go in its effort to spread the Marshmallow love across the Galaxy device roster? Well, the venerable GS5 has already moved away from outdated Lollipop, including on ...

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Google fixes ancient Android Marshmallow memory leak, promises swift update

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Memory leaks are regrettably nothing new for even vanilla Android builds, with Google’s software engineers struggling to quash a widespread system bug of this nature in Lollipop pretty much since 5.0 debuted.The issue, or rather multiple similar issues uniting and disguising as one, carried over into version 5.1, then were ultimately kinda sorta fixed, but returned with a bang in Android 6.0 Marshmallow. Once again, online reports flagging ...

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Samsung Galaxy Note Edge on Verizon picks up Marshmallow update

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With a more pronounced curve on one side of its screen than the S6 Edge, Edge+, and S7 Edge, as well as a straight left border, the road-opening Samsung Galaxy Note Edge was clearly meant as a limited aesthetic experiment.But a refreshingly large number of adventurous consumers were willing to experiment with it, so naturally, Samsung couldn’t abandon the ingenious 5.6-incher on either the KitKat or Lollipop island. Bizarrely enough, the

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