We recently got our hands on the Huawei Honor 6 Plus -`the company’s first stand out high-end phone with a rear double camera. The Honor 6 is priced well, selling at Flipkart for Rs. 26,499. So, here are our hands on and first impressions of the device for you. The first thing you will notice about...

The OnePlus One smartphone has finally started to receive the Cyanogen software update. On a blogpost, the software maker announces that OnePlus One handset is the first smartphone to snag the Cyanogen update. The Yu Yureka smartphone will be receiving the update soon, the company notes. Cyanogen 12...

Nine days after OnePlus released OxygenOS to give its phones their first official taste of Lollipop, Cyanogen Inc. has released its more feature-heavy Lollipop flavor for the device. Cyanogen OS 12 was announced late Monday night by way of Cyanogen’s official blog. Beyond the Material Design updates...

Cyanogen OS 12 was originally expected to hit the OnePlus One by the end of March, but it ended up missing that deadline. The good news for OnePlus One owners is that it didn’t miss it by much. Cyanogen OS 12 is now complete, and it’s rolling out to all OnePlus One users today. The update brings Material...

OnePlus One has finally received the Cyanogen OS 12 update few days after it got approved by Google. This is based on Android 5.0.2 (Lollipop) with material design elements.CM12 brings App Themer that lets you apply themes on a per application level. Apart from free themes that are already available,...

After months of delay, the Cyanogen team today finally started rolling out the Cyanogen OS 12 update for the OnePlus One. The update is based on Android 5.0 and brings with it a number of features and enhancements, including Google’s new Material Design. All the features that Google introduced in Android...

After teasing the update last week, OnePlus today has announced that Lollipop-based Cyanogen OS 12 is now rolling out to the OnePlus One. The update has been a long time coming and while users have been waiting, OnePlus also released Oxygen OS, which is also based on Android 5.0 Lollipop. Once...

Brittany Hillen Apple has pushed out the iOS 8.4 beta update, and chief among its features is a revamped Music app, one that Apple touts as being "beautiful" and, of course, easier to use than the previous version without sacrificing functionality....

CyanogenMod 12S for the OnePlus One is due soon. Really soon. Well, technically it’s overdue at this point, with OnePlus initially telling us that the software would be out by March 30, but we’re referring to the most recent update: last Friday word arrived that certification was complete and the software...

Micromax's Yu Yureka is set to soon receive its Android 5.0 Lollipop-based Cyanogen OS update, CM1S, as indicated by Micromax Co-Founder and CEO. According to Rahul Sharma, the CM12S update for the Yu Yureka has been submitted to Google for certification. Sharma however did not give an exact roll out...

Previously, it was reported that Lenovo K3 Note’s latest AnTuTu benchmarking score zipped past OnePlus One, Galaxy S5 and HTC’s One M8. The smartphone featured a price tag of $145, making it an affordable powerhouse when pitted against the previous generation flagship devices. However, if the smartphone...

It has definitely been a long time coming, but it now seems as if CyanogenMod 12S is finally on the horizon for OnePlus One users. Two weeks after the expected release of the Cyanogen-made ROM, Carl Pei has announced that the rollout could begin as soon as today. Originally, CM 12S was supposed to be...

Many high-end flagships are already making use of higher resolution QHD (2560×1440) displays, but it seems increasingly likely that we will see our first 4K display smartphone before too long. Sharp, a Japanese LCD display manufacturer, has just announced its 5.5-inch 4K (3840×2160) IGZO display, which...

YU YUREKA’s upcoming major Cyanogen OS 12 update based on Android 5.0 (Lollipop) has been submitted to Google for certification, said Rahul Sharma, Co-founder and CEO of YU. The company already promised Android Lollipop for the YUREKA smartphone during its launch last December. YU started beta testing...

OnePlus recently launched their new Oxygen OS for their OnePlus One smartphone, the software was delayed as is the release of the new CyanogenMod 12s for the handset. Now it looks like the OnePlus One should get the CyanogenMod 12S software update some time this week as the company’s Carl Pei announced...

Earlier today, Cyanogen Inc. and OnePlus started rolling out the Cyanogen OS 12/Android 5.0 update for the OnePlus One. Apart from finally bringing Lollipop to the handset, the update also adds some new customization features and new system apps. The OTA update is being rolled out in stages, so it will...

If you have to ask what a custom recovery is, then you might want to pass on this. A custom recovery is usually mandatory for people who want to use custom ROMs on their Android devices. It gives you a lot more options on which tweaks you can insert into your device. That said TWRP – or Team Win Recovery...

Lest you think CyanogenMod is all about the (commercial) Cyanogen OS lately, this new update from the open source community should reassure you that it is business as usual. In fact, you could probably say business is booming. Following up on their previous CyangenMod 12.1 report, the team is now detailing...

Late last Friday night, OnePlus finally released OxygenOS. This came in the form of a download which required the user to sideload and flash onto their OnePlus One. As a result, there was no OTA for OxygenOS. While a lot of people have since downloaded and installed the OnePlus Android 5.0 (Lollipop)...

We’re still busy testing out OnePlus’s new OxygenOS, so we haven’t yet had the opportunity to formulate a final opinion. But after one day of solid use, we’re really pleased with the direction the OS is headed; we love the stock Android look, and so far it performs about as well, if not better than CyanogenMod...

0411 Oxygen OS has been officially release, so now the OnePlus One users can safely update their devices to stock Android 5.0.2 Lollipop OS. An unofficial Android 5.1 ROM has been already made available for the same device, but in that case we are talking about a ported built of CyanogenMod 12.1 (you...

It seldom happens in the tech world when a device manufactured by a kickstart company receives so much attention and love from users as it happened in the case of the OnePlus One. This phone was launched in partnership with CyanogenMod and offers awesome hardware specs at comparatively low price. ...

Advertisements Here’s how to download and install OxygenOS Android 5.0.2 Lollipop ROM on OnePlus One. For complete step by step instructions, head past the jump. Do note that while rooting and flashing a custom ROM on your OnePlus One does not void your warranty, any damage to the phone from doing...

It may have been a long time coming but all that is irrelevant now. If you have been waiting on the OnePlus homegrown OS, OxygenOS, then the wait is over. OnePlus have now released the download which can be used to install OxygenOS on your device. This is a manual download only, meaning there is no OTA...

OnePlus earlier today finally released the first public build of its Android Lollipop-based OxygenOS for the OnePlus One. The update package is now available for free download but unlike any over-the-air (OTA) updates, users need to flash the update on their smartphones through carefully following some...

Brittany Hillen Lenovo has found favor among business users with its ThinkPad X1 Carbon laptops, the latest of which has finally arrived. In many ways the 2015 iteration of the X1 Carbon is the same as the previous generation, bringing with it refinements...

--> “The Galaxy A3, despite the high price, is a worthy option if you’re looking for a handy device in the mid-range segment” With its latest Galaxy A series, the Korean giant is targeting all kind of users depending upon their screen preferences. We have already taken an in-depth look at...

Another week has passed and, as it has become customary, we take a look back at what excited you, our readers, most during the past few days. Sony is still knee deep in the Xperia Z4 saga and, at this point, it almost feels like the Japanese company is deliberately mocking us. More photos of the elusive...

Brittany Hillen Microsoft recently included the Xbox 360 in its Preview Program, which gives those who are participating in it access to system updates and features before they drop for the general user base. Those Preview Program users are now gaining...

Huawei is a company that I’ve always been a little interested in. They’ve been pumping out some extremely interesting bits of technology, like the new Huawei Android Wear watch and the Ascend P7. So I was very happy when the new Honor 6 Plus magically dropped by my review desk. Honor is a kind-of sub-brand...

Dual rear cameras, high performance silicon and a large screen in a not so gigantic shell. The Huawei Honor 6 Plus certainly ticks a lot of boxes but the discerning buyer is spoilt for choice. Can the latest entrant into the fray hold its own against the competition? We find out exactly that and much...

Samsung Galaxy A5 reached us last month for a detailed review and this model belongs in the middle of the Galaxy A series, between the Galaxy A3 and A7. The series started with Galaxy A as the inspiration, but we didn’t exactly like that model when we reviewed it. Announced back in October 2014, Samsung...

With a 64-bit processor, Android 5.0 Lollipop, nice front and rear cameras, the ZTE Blade S6 is a great deal at less than $250. It’s clearly an iPhone 6 copy, but that’s not necessarily a bad thing in terms of design. In the budget smartphone race, it manages to cram a lot of specs into a low-priced...

Introduction When Google announced the Nexus 6, there were two main issues that customers complained about. One was the pricing which was unusually high for a Nexus phone and secondly its size. The device housed a 6 inch display and made it one of the biggest phones on the market. While phablets are...

The S6 is ZTE’s latest attempt to recapture the magic of the original Blade, so how does it fare? specification Price: £169.99 OS: Android 5.0 Processor: Qualcomm Snapdragon 615 Octa-core 64-bit Memory: 2GB/16GB Dimensions: 144...