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Google guarantees Pixel updates through 2018: Google’s policy of updating their devices is almost the same with any Nexus device in the past. Which is, Android updates for two years and security updates for three years or 18 months max. Google has recently posted something about their current flagship devices Pixel and Pixel XL. Google has released Google Pixel in October last year (2016). Google Pixel and Google Pixel XL will both receive latest Android versions through October 2018. As expected Google promised to give updates for two years to its devices. However, security patches could go longer than the updates. (3 years or 18 months).

iPhone 8 Geek Bench, the power house: The iPhone 8 is going to be a beast when it comes to the performance of its processor. Today a leaked image shows up in China showing the results from the iPhone 8 running Geekbench 4.0. As the image above shows, the benchmark is so powerful, it absolutely destroyed the competition. Its single-core score has 4,537 points. It is 30% more compared to the iPhone 7. You might wonder what the newly launched Samsung Galaxy S8 has. It scores 1,945. iPhone 8 performance is more than twice than Samsung Galaxy S8. If we talk about the multi-core performance of the iPhone 8 (8,975) its 58% better than its predecessor. The Android device which scored the best here so far is the Galaxy S8+ with 6,338. This means that the next iPhone performs 41% better than its most important Android-based competitor. We know that the benchmarks do not depict real world performance. So it doesn’t mean that the iPhone 8 is much better than the S8 in day to day us...

Refurbished Galaxy Note 7 launching in Korea:  As informed earlier  Samsung Galaxy Note 7 is rising again from the ashes  and this time it will not explode. After looking at the refurbished Note7 with possibly 3000mAH battery instead of 3500mAH the note is now Wi-Fi certified yesterday. In South Korea the refurbished Note 7 is going to be available in June this year. To get the device all you need is to pay KRW 700,000. This means that the phone will cost you $620. This is about $255 less than what the Note7 cost when it launched last year (KRW 988,900 - $875). That’s almost 30% price cut in Korea. The refurbished Galaxy Note7 devices are expected to come with smaller battery as compared to the devices last year. The best you can hope for is 3,200 mAh, but there's a chance it will be only 3,000 mAh apparently. Still there is not firm news from Samsung. Around 300,000 refurbished Note7 units will be sold in Korea alone. In Korea about 3-4 million Note 7 devices...

  Galaxy S8 US pre-orders surpass all records Samsung's Galaxy S8 and S8+ already launched and becoming Samsungs most successful flagships. Both phones has already  broken records in South Korea  (Samsung's home country). Samsung fans pre-ordered more than one million units in total. These numbers are more than what Korea has seen for any other flagship smartphone release. Not just in South Korea, both devices did pretty well in US also. Tim Baxter, COO of Samsung Electronics America said that pre-orders of Samsung Galaxy S8 and S8+ were the "best ever" for Samsung. It breaks all records at the company. Both devices are 30% more pre-ordered than the Galaxy S7 and Galaxy S7 edge last year. Samsung didn’t disclose exactly how many units were pre-ordered in the US. This might be because they’re waiting for the numbers to reach in a certain level so that they compare it with Apple's records. Samsung also said they’re working on a software which will fix ...

Refurbished iPhone 7 Plus for $570: Even after the launch of Samsung S8/S8+ Apple’s current flagship iPhone 7 Plus is still a best-seller device. If you think the initial price of $749.99 is way too much for your pocket, there’s a good news for you. Now you can get iPhone 7 Plus for almost 25% less on eBay. It’s not a brand new device but a refurbished (32 GB) black device. Its selling price is $569.99 in which you’ll get complete Apple warranty. E-Bay mentioned that the phone has been professionally under the supervision by Carrier approved vendor. This is a big relief because the vendor made sure that the device meets manufacturer specifications. On eBay they mentioned that the device has signs of scratches, scuffs, and minor dents. It is important to know that the device is compatible with GSM networks. This means that the phone won’t work with Sprint, Verizon or US Cellular but should work fine with other US carriers. The Apple warranty covers five months. There’s...

iPhone 6 (32 GB) discounted in Malaysia: Apple recently launched iPhone 6 (32 GB) version. iPhone 6 is about 3 years old device which has received a price cut in Malaysia. Switch and Machines are the retailers which are currently offering this phone for RM1,699 (around $385). This means that the discount is about RM300 ( about $70). If you remember, the launch price was RM1,999. iPhone 6 (32GB) is now cheaper than the iPhone SE 32GB which is currently cost you RM1,949 (around $445). Check out LG G6 price cut in India which is huge :-)

LG G6 in India with huge price cut: LG has launched its 2017 flagship G6 in India. The price tag is INR 51,990 ($806).  LG G6  will be available offline through retail outlets. If you wish to purchase this phone online, well only Amazon is offering at the moment. LG has introduced such huge price cut in Indian market to stand toe to toe in front of its rival Samsung (Samsung Galaxy S8 (INR 57,900/$898)) That’s not all, if you wish to purchase this phone online you’ll get INR 2000 (about $31) off in account of pre-booking. Furthermore, HDFC and SBI credit card holders will get further INR 5,000 ($78) as cash back. LG has also gave discount (50% off) on the LG Tone Active+ headset if purchased along with the  LG G6 . Jio customers on the other hand will get 100GB 4G data and additional 10GB on every recharge. The phone will go on sale later this week in black, white, and platinum.