Nexus 6 on Project Fi to receive Android 5.1.1 over the next few days

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You’d think that Google’s smartphone would be updated to Google’s latest software first on Google’s own carrier brand, right? Well, you’d be wrong if that’s what you thought – the Project Fi Nexus 6 model has indeed not received the update to Android 5.1.1, with other models of the Nexus 6 across other carriers joining in the party earlier than this one. But the time has come for the Project Fi Nexus 6 to get a little love of its own – it has just been announced that this model will be receiving the Android 5.1.1 update over the next few days.As a ...

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Microsoft Lumia 735 becomes available for purchase in Verizon stores

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It was last month when Verizon Wireless kicked off sales of Microsoft’s Lumia 735 smartphone through its web portal, and now it’s ready to move the Windows Phone device into its brick-and-mortar stores across the nation. The phone isn’t going to be any different than it was when it went live for online orders way back in June, though there’s no denying that it’s far more convenient for many to go to the store than to order a device (often having to deal with confusing plan changes and strange fees) and then wait for it to be shipped to your home.The Lumia 735, ...

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Beta version of Samsung Pay goes live in South Korea

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It may not be very fresh on your minds, but Samsung does indeed have a payments solution. Samsung Pay was announced at Mobile World Congress alongside the flagship Galaxy S6 and S6 edge smartphones, and while it has largely fallen behind competitors such as Apple Pay and Google Wallet (because it’s not quite out on the market yet), Samsung is very much still continuing to work on it. In fact, a Samsung Pay beta will be going live in South Korea for testers of the payments service soon.Samsung’s beta test will last for 36 days on a very limited scale in South Korea. Samsung Card ...

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iOS 8.4, with Apple Music included, passes 40% adoption in just a week

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It seems Apple Music may have made quite a big splash in the pond. On June 30, the streaming music platform was launched alongside the Beats 1 internet radio station (which, by the way, has been met with a lot of acclaim, much to the surprise of many), and was available only through two ways – you could get it by updating your iOS device to iOS 8.4 and then using the new Music app found on that build of iOS, or you could update iTunes on your computer to version 12.2 to be able to access the service there.If data gathered by Mixpanel is accurate, in just over a week this latest stable ...

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Samsung registers Galaxy Tab S Pro name in Korea – could a new tablet be coming?

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Samsung, as always, looks to have a good many devices on the horizon. Apart from the Galaxy Note 5 – which is highly anticipated by many on the team here at Pocketnow – the company looks to be hard at work on a Galaxy A8 as well as a Galaxy S6 edge+. It might be time to add another device to that list, though; the Samsung Galaxy Tab S Pro name has been registered in South Korea, which may be indication that the device is in the works.The name was filed for on July 3; traditionally, filings are to ensure that no other manufacturer uses that name. It’s also likely an indication ...

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Apple’s iPhone could represent 50% of the US smartphone market share

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A recent report out of AppleInsider shows that a survey from Canaccord Genuity has produced some interesting details about iPhone market share in the US. The iPhone 6 and 6 Plus held the top-selling smartphone brand spot at all four major wireless carriers in the United States, with a sell-through share of almost 50 percent.These numbers have remained fairly level since around December, despite new competition from flagship Android devices such as HTC’s One M9, Samsung’s Galaxy S6, and LG’s G4. And don’t let yourself be fooled into thinking all iPhone users ...

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Screenshots from upcoming Windows 10 Mobile build leaked

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Windows 10 Mobile build 10149 may be the latest preview build on the Slow ring of the Windows Insider program, but that doesn’t mean that we’re going to be held from learning about even later preview builds – specifically today, Windows 10 Mobile build 10162 is what we’re talking about.There’s not much in the way of new, notable features in build 10162; we’re sure there’s quite a bit happening under-the-hood as far as code is concerned, but on the surface ...

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It looks like Microsoft will make its own phones for at least two more years

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We haven’t quite been hearing the things we want to hear from Microsoft as of late. Just yesterday, the company announced that it was laying off a huge amount of people, mainly from the division of the company that’s responsible for creating the Windows smartphones we know and love. Immediately after the news broke, one question was thrown around the social media world – what would become of Windows on Microsoft smartphones? Were first-party Microsoft-manufactured devices never going to ...

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LG announces G4 Beat, a new mid-range Android smartphone

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Interested in the looks and general feel of the LG G4, but on a tight budget? LG might have the perfect new offering for you, as it has taken the wraps off of a new LG G4 Beat model today – according to the company, the device “delivers premium design, [and] superior features in a mid-tier package.”Let’s talk specs. The G4 Beat comes with a 5.2-inch FHD (1920×1080) IPS display, which is quite impressive considering this is a mid-range smartphone. It also has an octa-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 615 processor clocked at 1.5 GHz, and the built-in modem does allow for 4G ...

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Could the Moto X Sport and Moto G Nuevo be two new Motorola phones in the works?

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It seems Motorola after being acquired by Lenovo is hard at work bolstering its smartphone portfolio. According to rumors out of Techgadgetsz today, the smartphone manufacturer could be hard at work on two new smartphones, specifically known as the Moto X Sport and Moto G Nuevo.This information allegedly comes to us by way of Chilean carrier Entel, though we can’t verify the legitimacy of this information at all – take it with a grain of salt to say the least. The two are expected to have little to nothing to do with the upcoming third-generation Moto X and G.The Moto X Sport will ...

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LG was the number two supplier of iPhone display panels in the first quarter

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Here’s one fact a lot of people don’t know: Apple doesn’t make its own display panels for its iPhone. It outsources them to not one, but a variety of different display panel manufacturers. In the first quarter of 2015, LG Display took the number two spot for Apple display providers.No, you didn’t read that wrong: LG manufacturers iPhone panels. LG actually has a quite good Display division, responsible for the display breakthroughs we saw with the G2, G3, and then G4. A year earlier, it took the number three spot, but it has moved up for the first quarter. It was ...

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New Windows 10 Mobile build begins rolling out to Slow ring

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As we move closer to the release of what may be Microsoft’s most important iteration of Windows for phones to date, members of the Windows Insider program are receiving preview builds of the upcoming OS more and more often. Today, Windows 10 Mobile build 10149 is rolling out to Slow ring members.Before heading into what this build brings, let’s first address what “Slow ring” means. Basically, there are two options for Windows Insiders looking to use a preview build of a forthcoming Windows version – they can choose to either use the Fast ring, where updates are ...

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Could these be the specs of the upcoming Samsung Galaxy J2?

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The Samsung Galaxy J-line of smartphones has been growing in the past year, with the introduction of smartphones like the Galaxy J1 this year and upcoming rumored smartphones including entries such as the Galaxy J1 Ace. The line represents an entry-level-to-mid-range option – you definitely won’t find flagships here – and another one of the smartphones rumored for the lineup includes the Galaxy J2. Today, thanks to SamMobile, we’re looking at what could be a comprehensive Samsung Galaxy J2 ...

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Google Play Music has been wiping music stored on microSD cards, a fix is coming

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Have your cached and downloaded Google Play Music songs been randomly disappearing from your Android app lately? If you answered yes to that question, your phone probably has a microSD card slot. And this is a noted Google Play Music bug, not just some strange issue affecting your phone. The good news? Google is aware of the issue, and is working towards solving it and releasing an update that fixes it.One user, after facing the issue, decided to contact Google Play Support about the issue. And here’s the lengthy response they received (the gist of it is: this is not normal behavior, ...

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Google app starts serving up suggested voice searches for some users

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Did you know you can use voice searches these days? Well, you’re reading Pocketnow, so you’re probably not the most accurate representation of the general Android smartphone user, but the issue nonetheless remains (at least, Google would have us think) that many simply don’t know that it’s possible to forego typing out long search strings and just yell at your phone instead. That’s why Google has begun inserting, according to reports from Android Police readers, suggested voice searches into the Google Android application.For some users, the search bar when ...

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