Pink Sony Xperia Z5 Premium officially announced

Turns out the rumors were true, as the pink color variant of the Xperia Z5 Premium has been officially announced by Sony. This comes exactly three months after the pink Sony Xperia Z5 was unveiled.

The Japanese company made the device official in a tweet:

Sadly, nothing else - including the handset's price, launch date, as well as target markets - has been revealed. However, rumors say that the phone will at-least be available in some Asian markets including Hong Kong, Taiwan, and Mainland China.

Telegram introduces Bots 2.0, interface changes

Popular messaging app Telegram has introduced an update to its bots platform, called Bots 2.0. With this, developers can create more creative bots and users have more functionality at their fingertips.

To demonstrate this, Telegram has some new bots. There is the @music bot, which lets you pull up free to share classical music and paste it within the app. The track keeps playing outside of that particular chat and even if you minimize the app. There is also a @youtube bot that lets you search and post YouTube videos. You can connect the bot to your YouTube account for more options. The @sticker bot lets you type an emoji and shows matching stickers, even stickers you don't have installed. The bots even have their own inline keyboard and actions so you have to type fewer keywords while interacting with them.

Bots also have access to more permissions. The @foursquare bot can use your location to suggest you places around you and then you can type on any item to post it in a chat with location.

Apart from the bots, the app also has some UI changes on both, iOS and Android. Apart from the refinements to the design of the chat bubbles, progress bars, buttons, colors, documents and attachment view and more, the app also now lets you play YouTube videos in a pop-up within the app itself. Adding stickers is also easier, and you just have to tap on any sticker in a chat to see the pack and send stickers from there without adding. You can also press and hold on GIF previews in the @gif bot to view them before sending.

The update is now available on iOS and Android.

First Meizu m3 note flash sale saw 100,000 units getting sold within 7 mins

The Meizu m3 note was made official last week, and it went on sale through flash sale model in the company's home country of China yesterday. Meizu took no time, and has already released the official sales figures for the device, revealing that it sold 100,000 units in the first 7 minutes of the sale.

That's definitely an impressive number for a company that sold a total of around 20 million handsets last year. Meizu also revealed that the next flash sale for the device is scheduled for April 18, which is coming Monday.

In case you don't already know, the m3 note starts at $125, for which you get the 2GB RAM version. The 3GB version, on the other hand, sets you back $155. The device is powered by a MediaTek Helio P10 SoC, and sports a 5.5-inch FullHD display. In terms of camera, it features a 13MP rear unit and a 5MP front shooter. It packs in a large 4,100 mAh battery.

New rumor says Galaxy Note 6 will be powered by SD823 SoC

The successor to the Samsung Galaxy Note5 - which isn't due anytime soon, but has already been the subject of a few rumors in the last couple of months - will be powered by Qualcomm's Snapdragon 823 chipset, according to a new rumor out of China.

The rumor - which seemingly lists common specifications for the Galaxy Note 6 as well as an unknown Sony Xperia device and the LG G Flex3 - also suggests a 25MP camera.

As for the other specs, previous rumors have suggested 5.8-inch QHD display, 6GB RAM, and 64 and 128GB internal storage options for the Note 6. The handset is also said to be IP68 certified, which guarantees the ability to to withstand submerging into up to 1.5m of water for up to 30 minutes.

Needless to say, none of this has been officially confirmed. So, take it with a pinch of salt. The Galaxy Note 6 is expected to be unveiled in September.

Alleged Sony Xperia C6 with 6-inch display leaks online

A new Sony smartphone - alleged to be the Xperia C6 - has leaked online. The leaked images show a handset with large display (said to be 6-inch), very thin side bezels, and a large front shooter with flash.

The phone in question - which is also rumored to offer dual SIM card support and feature a MediaTek chipset - is currently said to be in the testing phase, although there's no confirmation or whether or not it will ever see the light of day.

For those who missed, back in February, there were rumors that Sony will unveil a phone dubbed Xperia C6 Ultra at this year's Mobile World Congress. That, however, didn't happen, with the Japanese company announcing a brand new Xperia X series instead.

New Asus ZenFone 2 update focuses on system stability

After the Zenfone Zoom and Zenfone 2 Laser, Asus has now started rolling out an update to its ZenFone 2 (ZE551ML) smartphone. The update is aimed at improving system stability, although no official release notes have been posted yet.

Rolling out over the air, the update - which weighs in at around 103MB - may take some time before it hits your handset. However, if you are feeling impatient, you can manually check for it by heading to the Settings menu on your handset.

Android 6.0 Marshmallow is now available for T-Mobile's LG V10 too

T-Mobile is in a sharing mood today when it comes to Android 6.0 Marshmallow updates. It'sstarted rolling those out to the Samsung Galaxy S6 and S6 edge earlier, and now it's time for the LG V10 to taste the new treat.

The update for the V10 is now headed to those devices sold by the magenta carrier, just asannounced last week. It's also available to download and install through the LG Bridge app for Windows PC and Mac users. Once you get it installed and connect your phone to your computer, the update will show up, as seen in the screenshot below.

After applying the update you'll be on software version H90120E. Of course you can also wait for the over-the-air rollout of the update to reach your V10, so as to not have to tether your handset to a computer in order to install it. That, however, may require some patience on your part, as there's no telling how many days the full rollout will take to complete.

Like all other Marshmallow updates, this one too should bring you new features such as Now On Tap, Doze Mode and App Standby for better battery life, the new permissions system, and more.

Massive new Meizu Pro 6 leak brings us live images, spec details, benchmark results

The HTC 10 isn't the only smartphone that's due to become official this week. In fact, Meizu will unveil the Pro 6 on April 13, which is this Wednesday. The phone has been leaked a few times already, and last week we even got the first official image showing it.

Today in anticipation of the launch we have the biggest Pro 6-related leak ever. It contains the high-res live images you can see below (make sure you click the thumbnails for the full size shots), as well as full specifications and the score it managed to achieve in the AnTuTu benchmark.

Meizu Pro 6

The Meizu Pro 6 will come with a 1080p touchscreen (a 5.2" Super AMOLED panel with 3D Touch-like capabilities), a 21 MP rear camera with 10-LED flash and laser autofocus, a 5 MP selfie unit, and MediaTek's MT6797T (Helio X25) chipset at the helm, sporting a deca-core CPU with two Cortex-A72 cores clocked at up to 2.5 GHz, four Cortex-A53 cores clocked at up to 2 GHz, and another four Cortex-A53 cores that only go up to 1.4 GHz. The GPU is ARM's Mali-T880MP4, while RAM is 4GB.

The handset comes with dual-SIM support, though no microSD card slot apparently. Its internal storage is 32GB. It runs Android 6.0 Marshmallow underneath the latest iteration of Meizu's own Flyme OS. The '3D Touch' feature only works with the native applications, and, according to the source of this leak, isn't implemented as well as in Apple's iPhone 6s and 6s Plus.

The Meizu Pro 6 managed to score 91,165 points in the AnTuTu benchmark, which is better than the Pro 5's average score of 86,322. Then again, it's miles behind the Xiaomi Mi 5's impressive 136,875, or the Samsung Galaxy S7 edge's 134,599. The Pro 6 is closest to theHuawei Mate 8, which scored an average of 91,157 points during its AnTuTu runs.

T-Mobile rolls out Marshmallow update for the Galaxy S6 and S6 edge

Today seems to be a day filled with updates for different Samsung phones. First the S7 duo got new software to improve stability and touch, then Verizon rolled out Marshmallow to theGalaxy S6 edge+ and a minor update to the Note5, and now it's T-Mobile's turn.

The magenta carrier is sending out the update to Android 6.0 Marshmallow to the Galaxy S6 and S6 edge units it's sold. Both of these are pretty large, the required downloads coming in at around 1.3GB each. So do make sure you use Wi-Fi to grab the new release once that update notification hits your particular device.

Obviously, you can expect to see all of Google's additions to Android in the 6.0 version (including such things as Now On Tap, Doze Mode, and the new permissions system). Unfortunately T-Mobile's changelogs aren't helpful in any way, so it's impossible to tell what Samsung and the carrier may have added on top of those.

As always, if you're the impatient type and haven't yet received the update notification, you can try and force your luck by going to Settings > About device > Software update and manually initiating a check.

LG G5 SE is real and it will fit inside the G5's Quick Cover case

Last week word got out that "LG G5 SE" was trademarked by LG in its native South Korea, a move which naturally made us think the company would use that name for an upcoming smartphone. However, we assumed it would be a smaller model, thus emulating Apple's strategy with the new iPhone SE.

It turns out that's not going to be the case - because, while the G5 SE is real (and coming soon), it will intriguingly share dimensions with the plain G5.

The revelation comes from the packaging of the official LG-made Quick Cover case for the G5. This has arrived in stock at one UK-based retailer, and as you can see it's compatible with two LG phones: the G5, yes, but also the G5 SE.

That clearly rules out the G5 SE being some kind of smaller flagship handset from the Korean company. Its dimensions should be very close to those of the G5, if not identical, for it to be able to fit inside the same case that's tailor-built for the G5. So the differences between the two could have to do with design, materials used (the SE might, for example, be made out of plastic), or hardware innards (with the SE possibly turning out to be lower-end than the G5).

Since this case is about to go on sale everywhere the G5 already has, everyone will soon know about LG's G5 SE - so the company may as well unveil it sooner rather than later.

Verizon Galaxy S6 edge+ gets Marshmallow, Note5 receives minor update

Verizon has started rolling out updates to Samsung Galaxy S6 edge+ and Galaxy Note5devices on its network. While the update to the former brings Marshmallow, the Note5 update is a minor one that is aimed at fixing connectivity issues that cropped up after the handsetreceived Android 6.0 last month.

Aside from the usual Marshmallow goodies, including Doze, Google Now on Tap, and redesigned app permissions, the Galaxy S6 edge+ update also includes Wi-Fi calling support, as well as some camera and Edge panel improvements. It bumps the software version to MMB29K.G928VVRU2BPC2.

The updates, which are being rolled out over-the-air, may take some time before they hit your handset. However, if you're feeling impatient, you can check for them manually by heading to the Settings menu on your phone.

Samsung Galaxy S7 and S7 edge software update improves touch and stability

Samsung is pushing a firmware update for the Galaxy S7 and Galaxy S7 edge. According to the changelog, the user experience is improved thanks to better palm rejection and overall better touch handling.

Additionally, Samsung has added a feature that tries to correct shapes that appear distorted in skewed photos. It's an added option in the camera settings. Lastly, the changelog lists the traditionally improved stability and bug fixes.

The software build number is XXU1APD1 and the update is 156MB in size. Expect the update for your phone to be come available in the next week or two.