Outlook app now available on Android Wear

he Outlook mail app for Android is now available for Android Wear.

You will now be able to see your notifications, read your emails, reply with preset messages or use voice dictation from your Android Wear device.

The update is now available to download on the Play Store.

360-degree spherical wallpapers now available for your LG G5

LG has released a whole bunch of 360-degree spherical wallpapers for you to enjoy on your brand new G5 smarphones. "Spherical wallpapers?" you exclaim in confusion, with a firm belief in your head that walls do generally tend to be flat.

Well, these are meant for your phone and your phone can be oriented in any arbitrary direction plus it has a gyroscope. Depending on its orientation you'd be served the respective portion of the spherical image and it will keep panning around as you move.

At this point there are 12 such wallpapers available, shot at exotic locations throughout the world by pro photographers. 4 new ones will be added each month until November. You can download them for free from the LG SmartWorld app.

We can see how it may be distracting in day to day use, more so than the parallax effect some makers apply. It's still pretty cool, though, and gives you an idea for another use of that 360CAM you got with the G5.

Verizon wants you to try Android Pay, offering 2GB of free data to those who do it

Verizon is currently running a promo where-in customers who'll start using Google's mobile payments service Android Pay will get a total of 2GB data for free. "Tap anywhere in stores Android Pay is accepted and receive 1 GB of free data," the carrier said in a blog post. "On your third tap, we’ll throw in another free gig."

The free data that Verizon is offering will be applied to your account for a total of two billing cycles. The promo - which runs through June 14 - is only available to the carrier's postpaid subscribers with The Verizon Plan or The MORE Everything Plan.

You can also combine the offer with some of the current deals that Verizon is offering. For more details, head to the Source link below.

OnePlus offering discounts up to $240 through its newly-launched trade-in program

OnePlus has launched a new smartphone exchange program where-in those trading-in their old smartphone for a OnePlus device will be entitled to receive discounts up to INR 16,000, which translates into around $240 at current exchange rates.

The offer is valid on the purchase of the OnePlus One, OnePlus 2, as well as the OnePlus X. Needless to say that the $240 discount is the maximum that one get can get - the actual amount will depend upon your smartphone's actual condition, age, as well as functional defects (if any).

OnePlus has partnered with ReGlobe for the exchange and buy-back program. The following graphic describes the how-to of the buy-back process in 6 easy steps:

OS X being rebranded as MacOS? Apple drops another hint

Is Apple re-branding OS X as MacOS? Well, it definitely seems so. Last month, MacOS was spotted in the name of an OS X framework file, and now the Cupertino-based company has dropped another hint at the possible change.

Recently, in a web-page - describing the company's efforts for the Earth Day 2016 - on its official website, Apple mentioned the new name for a brief period, before reverting it back to OS X. Here's is the paragraph in question:

"To model customer use, we measure the power consumed by a product while it is running in a simulated scenario. Daily usage patterns are specific to each product and are a mixture of actual and modeled customer use data. Years of use, which are based on first owners, are assumed to be four years for MacOS and tvOS devices and three years for iOS and watchOS devices. More information on our product energy use is provided in our Product Environmental Reports."

To recall, the name OS X was opted by Apple way back in 2001. The operating system was the successor to Mac OS 9, which was released in the year 1999.

Upcoming Xiaomi phablet to be called Max, said to sport 6.4-inch display

Last week, Xiaomi ran a poll to determine the name of its next phone. Of the four options available - Xiaomi Pro, Xiaomi Plus, Xiaomi Big, and Xiaomi Max - the last one received the most number of votes, while the one prior to that came in second.

Going by the name options that were available, it'd be reasonable to assume that the device in question is a large phone (phablet), possibly the largest Xiaomi. Sadly, nothing else has been officially revealed.

As for the rumors, they say that the phablet will be larger than the 5.7-inch Xiaomi Mi Note, with some even suggesting a display size of 6.4-inch. Other rumored specs include QHD display and SD820 SoC. Needless to say, rumors are rumors until confirmed, so take all this with a pinch of salt.

Samsung C-series phone (SM-C5000) now spotted on Geekbench

Remember the Samsung SM-C5000 whose existence was confirmed last month by the Indian import-export website Zauba? Well, the device has now been spotted on Geekbench, revealing some more of its specifications.

The listing shows that the handset is powered by a Snapdragon 617 chipset with an octa-core CPU and Adreno 405 GPU. In addition, it was also revealed that the phone has 4GB RAM, and runs Android 6.0.1 Marshmallow.

For those who missed, the SM-C5000's Zauba listing had revealed a 5.2-inch display, and an INR 13,625 ($205) price tag. Aside from this device, a C7000 model is also said to be in the works.

Alleged Motorola Moto G4 Plus leaks online

A new Motorola phone has been leaked online, courtesy of the usually reliable leakster @evleaks. The leaked image of the device - allegedly dubbed Moto G4 Plus - shows only the bottom portion of the front-panel, revealing a physical home button.

Sadly, nothing else - including specs, pricing, and availability - was revealed. However, it'd be safe to assume that the device will feature a fingerprint sensor given that an executive from Lenovo (which owns Motorola Mobility) had earlier this year revealed that the 2016 Moto line-up will come with an embedded fingerprint sensor.

The leak comes less than a couple of weeks after a device dubbed Moto X3 featuring a 5-inch display was spotted on India's import-export website Zauba.

New SmartBand 2 update makes sure you don't sit still for too long

Sony has rolled out an update to the SmartBand 2 SWR12 companion app that brings along several new features. Prime among them is a feature dubbed Get moving which reminds you to do some activity whenever it detects you've been sitting still for too long.

As you might already know, the SmartBand 2 comes with an advanced heart rate sensor. With the update, you'll now be able to use the device as a heart rate monitor with third-party fitness applications as well. Other features that the update brings along include the ability to automatically enter the Stamina mode when battery is low.

And finally, Sony claims that the quality of logged data has also been improved. The updated app is now available for download from Google Play.

Nexus 5X and 6P receive $50 price cut

If you're in the United States, and are planning to purchase the LG-made Google Nexus 5X orthe Huawei-made Google Nexus 6P, here is some good news: both devices have received official price cuts in the country.

Prices for both handsets have been slashed on Google Store by $50, meaning the Nexus 5X is now available starting at $299, while the Nexus 6P now starts at $449. The discount will be applied at the checkout phase of your purchase.

For those planning to take advantage of the deal, you'll be glad to know that the deal runs through May 6, meaning you have some time at hand.

Deal: Pebble Time for $90 at Meh.com, Only April 15!

The current-generation Pebble wearable, also known as the Pebble Time, is now available for only $90 through discount online retailer Meh.com. The Pebble Time took the original design language from the original Pebble Watch that came out with a successful Kickstarter campaign with new features like a color screen, microphone input, and new and quirky animations which add to its character.

The Pebble Time retailed for $250 this past summer and has since dropped every once in a while. The Pebble Time is currently available from Amazon for $122 with Prime shipping. If you’d like to take advantage of this opportunity, now is the time to do so as this deal will only last today. Note that the watch is only available in the regular black/greyish color.

EXCLUSIVE: Huawei P9 Lite Eurozone pricing revealed

The Huawei P9 Lite is probably going to become official soon, and it might even go on sale shortly after that. Earlier today we showed you how one Romanian online retailer has already listed the handset, and thus gave us an idea about its pricing. While over there the P9 Lite will be yours for around €270, it turns out the phone will be slightly more expensive in Eurozone countries.

The image you can see below has been sent in by an anonymous tipster. It represents an inventory listing for the three color versions of the P9 Lite coming soon to French retailer Fnac's branches in Belgium.

Regardless of which hue you pick (black, white, or gold), you'll need to shell out €298.95 for the device. This amount will obviously net you a SIM-free and unlocked unit.

We assume that prices in the other Eurozone countries will be very similar, if not identical. The Huawei P9 Lite should have a 5.2-inch 1080p IPS touchscreen, the HiSilicon Kirin 650 chipset at the helm, 2GB of RAM, 16GB of expandable storage, a 13 MP rear camera, a 5 MP unit for selfies, and a 3,000 mAh battery. It will run Android 6.0 Marshmallow underneath the latest version of Huawei's EMUI.