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CyanogenMod is virtually the best-known custom ROM out there, and for good reason: it brings the newest version of Android to devices that would otherwise have to wait much longer to receive it, or would never receive it at all. This week, quite a few popular devices have received CyanogenMod 14.1, which is based on Android 7.1 Nougat. CyanogenMod 14.1 (Android 7.1 nightlies): Google Nexus 5 (hammerhead) LG G Pad 7 LTE (v410) Motorola Moto X Pure Edition (2015) (clark) Nextbit Robin (ether) Oppo R5/R5s (Intl) (r5) Oppo R7 Plus (r7plus) Enthusiasts who still own the Nexus 5, of which there are many, will no doubt be thrilled to see Android 7.1 Nougat come to their devices (though it did arrive  in CAF form  late last month). The Moto X Pure and Nextbit Robin are also popular choices for Android addicts, so it's nice to see CM14.1 builds for those up. However, it is worth noting that the Moto X Pure build isn't fully functional; I flashed the December 2nd buil

We have already seen Multiple leaked Real-life images, Renders and Specs of the unannounced Lenovo ZUK Edge. After being certified by TENAA a month ago, there's nothing left to speak about the device. Looking at the leaked Images, ZUK Edge won't be much of an Edge. No doubt, The device looks beautiful in the below image. Zuk Z2151 aka Zuk Edge sports a 5.5-inch full-HD (1080x1920 pixels) display.  Powered by the latest Snapdragon 821, ZUK Edge will probably be one of the most affordable SD821 device with a Price tag of CNY 2,699 ($390). Other specs includes a 4GB/6GB of RAM, Android 7.0 Nougat with ZUI on the top, 13MP rear camera and an 8MP front-facing camera. As posted by CEO Chang Cheng on Social Platform Weibo, the ZUK Edge will be announced on December

This year's flagship Motorola smartphones bear the Moto Z branding, foregoing the Moto X moniker from years past. However, this may not mean that the X line is dead at the now Lenovo-owned company. In fact, Motorola claimed the X series was "alive and well" back in June, and it looks like that may extend well into 2017. What you see in the leaked hands-on images below is alleged to be the Moto X (2017), a successor of sorts for the Moto X Style from last year. It's almost certainly going to be slotted in Motorola's portfolio right under the flagship Moto Z, so it's an upper-midrange handset. That said, no specs have leaked for it, so unfortunately we don't know anything about its innards just yet. What we can tell from the pictures is that it will (at least) come in gold, with a metal frame or a fully metallic construction (it's tough to tell which from these shots alone), a fingerprint scanner on the front, and a rear camera with a

OnePlus has Officially launched the OnePlus 3T in India with a Starting Price of ₹29,999. The OnePlus 3T is exactly same as the OnePlus 3, but with few updated Specs which includes a Snapdragon 821 processor, 16MP front-facing camera and a 3,400mAh battery. The 3T has also got new color options i.e. Gunmetal and Soft Gold.  The Device is priced at ₹29,999, which is ₹2,000 more than OnePlus 3 orignal price. The 128GB model is priced at ₹34,999, which doesn’t seem bad at all. The OnePlus 3T will be available exclusively on Amazon from December 14.

ASUS launched the Zefone 3 Max smartphone in two variants in India earlier this month starting at Rs. 12999. Today the company announced that it will manufacture Zenfone 3 Max at the facility in Daman (Union Territory of Daman & Diu) starting from December 2016.“This will be the third smartphone to be locally manufactured by ASUS after it initiated production of Zenfone 2 Laser and Zenfone Go, last year,” said the company. Asus Zenfone 3 Max (ZC520TL) specifications 5.2-inch (1280 x 720 pixels) 2.5D curved glass display 1.3 GHz quad-core MediaTek MT6737 64-bit processor with Mali-T720 GPU 3GB LPDDR3 RAM, 32GB internal storage, expandable memory with microSD Android 6.0 (Marshmallow) with Zen UI 3.0 Hybrid Dual SIM (Micro + nano/microSD) 13MP rear camera with LED flash, 5P Largan lens 5MP front-facing camera Fingerprint sensor 3.5mm audio jack, FM Radio, ICEpower enhanced speaker Dimensions: 149.5×73.7×8.55mm; Weight: 148g 4G LTE, WiFi 802.11 b/g/n, Bluetooth 4.0

Motorola Moto M, the killer budget smartphone with 4GB RAM, Snapdragon 617 coming This Dec. will be priced approx. Rs 12,000 for 3GB+32GB and approx. Rs 15,000 for 4GB+64GB. It’s first launched in China and UAE at $295. It’s rivals are Xiaomi Redmi Note 4.  Lenovo also planning to launch Moto 5 and Moto 5 Plus  in Chines and Indian market by Q1 2017. Motorola Moto M runs on Google’s latest Android Marshmallow 6.0 OS. It also offer you 5.5”-inch Full HD(1920 x 1080) display with Gorilla Glass 4 packed with a powerful 3050mAh battery with fast charging charge features. It also supports Dual-SIM(LTE+LTE), Micro SIM with 4GLTE, Wi-fi, Bluetooth, GPS, Finger print scanner and USB Type C. It will be powered by a  1.5GHz snapdragon 617, octa-core SoC  processor with 3GB/4GB RAM, 32GB /64GB ROM + 128GB Micro SD card slot combines dual powerful camera, a 16-MegaPixel rear camera and 8-MegaPixel front camera. Motorola Moto M    SPECIFICATIONS:-  Dual SIM Support(4G+4G) with Dual

OnePlus has officially announced the OnePlus 3T, which is an upgrade over the OnePlus 3. The Device will be available from November 22. The OnePlus 3T is exactly same as the OnePlus 3, but with few updated Specs which includes a Snapdragon 821 processor, 16MP front-facing camera and a 3,400mAh battery. The 3T has also got new color options i.e. Gunmetal and Soft Gold. The Device is priced at $439, which is $40 more than OnePlus 3 orignal price. The 128GB model is priced at $479, which doesn’t seem bad at all.

OS Android OS, v6.0.1 (Marshmallow) || OxygenOS Processor Quad Core, Kryo™: 2x 2.35 GHz, 2x 1.6 GHz Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 821 GPU Adreno 530 Dimensions 152.7 x 74.7 x 7.35 mm Weight 158 g Colors Gunmetal, Soft Gold Type Optic AMOLED Screen Size 5.5 inch Resolution 1080p Full HD (~401 ppi pixel density) Multitouch Yes Protection Corning Gorilla Glass 4 Sensors Accelerometer, Proximity, Compass, Fingerprint, Hall sensor, Ambient light sensor  Internal 64/128 GB RAM 6 GB Primary 16 MP, Sony IMX 298 Sensor Secondary 16 MP, Samsung 3P8SP Sensor 3.5mm jack - Type Non-Removable Li-Ion 3,400 mAh battery with Dash Charge (5V,4A) Announced 2016, November Status Releasing Today Price

Facebook killed Rooms and others stand-alone apps in December last year that had failed to gain any traction. A report back in September said that Facebook is planning to integrate Rooms into Messenger. Now the company has started rolling out Messenger Rooms, a bulletin board-style, real-time messaging feature for users in Australia and Canada. Rooms, based on a particular topic can be private or public, but it will be currently capped at 250 participants. Users will be able to publicly share links on topics, and the administrators will have tools to revoke access if some users choose to be disruptive or abusive. Facebook recently released Flash, a Snapchat clone designed for developing countries. It also started testing Snapchat Stories style feature for Messenger. Rooms is already available for Messenger users on Android in Australia and is being tested in Canada as well. Facebook is expected to roll out Room in Messenger for more users in coming weeks.

Today, Google announced a major update to Google Play Music. The new update brings whole design and experience changes to Google Play music. From a card-centric design to a whole new interface built around album art, bright colors and vector graphics. New Google Play Music home screen will work as your "personal DJ" and will be sensitive to where you are and what are you doing. Google Play Music will learn what type of music you like and listen to in specific places, times, activities.The new update is already out according to Google, but we haven't received any. Grab the new update at Play Store.

Google's Pixel and Pixel XL comes with a new navigation bar and even a new home button animation which gets enabled when activating Google assistant. When activating Google assistant, Four dots slide out in each respective direction, and then quickly aligning themselves horizontally. Nexus 5X and Nexus 6P users can now also enjoy this new Home Button Animation. Thanks to Chromloop, who successfully ported new Pixel animation to Nexus 5X and 6P running Android 7.1.1 (Developer preview). You can grab the modded file and read the Instructions by visiting Chromeloop.

Looking for OnePlus 3 Nougat update, OnePlus 2 Nougat update, OnePlus X Nougat update and OnePlus One Nougat update? Good news as Android 7.0 Nougat may come to OnePlus devices earlier than expected. Geekbench data showing OnePlus One and OnePlus 2 running on the latest Android OS are enough reason to believe that Nougat is bound to roll-out soon for OnePlus devices. OnePlus 3 Nougat update, OnePlus 2 Nougat update, OnePlus X Nougat update and OnePlus One Nougat update is speculated to arrive before 2016 ends.Of course, being the flagship smartphone, the OnePlus 3 Nougat update will certainly be the first one to roll-out. OnePlus smartphones have become new serious threats to both Apple and Samsung's flagship devices. The Chinese mobile company's "flagship killers" have comparable technology and innovation. If earlier speculations are believed, the OnePlus 2 Nougat update will arrive one to two months after the OnePlus 3 Nougat update. On the other hand, the

Nexus 6P users who were miffed to find Night Mode removed when they installed the Android 7.1 Nougat OS update might have received an optimistic hint from Google of its eventual return. Night Mode acts as a blue light filter that helps reduce eye strain when looking at your phone late at night, and can be set to turn on automatically at sundown. Once Nexus users realized Night Mode had been removed, some of the more snarky users resorted to reporting the lack of Night Mode in the latest Nougat release as a bug. Curiously, one such report has been closed with its status set to "FutureRelease". Without an official statement or blog post confirming its eventual return, it's still unclear exactly what this report status means. But it could be an encouraging sign that it might eventually make a return to Nexus devices. Night Mode as part of the Nougat OS is currently exclusively available on Pixel and Pixel XL devices, found in the Display settings and referred to as N

OnePlus has started pushing out a new update to its OnePlus X smartphone. The update - which arrives as OxygenOS 3.1.4 - brings along several changes, including the Android security fixes for the month of November.  In addition, the update - which is being rolled out incrementally - also includes fix for launcher-related crashes and features auto-brightness optimization. System stability has also been improved, and some general bug fixes are included as well. Here are some highlights: Fixed launcher related crashes Updated google secure patch for November Auto-brightness optimization General bug fixes Increased system stability

As rumored earlier, Lenovo is ditching its own brand for all future handsets. Instead, it will be using "Moto" as its only brand for future. The reports also says that the Company is replacing Xudong Chen as co-president and SVP of Lenovo’s Mobile Business Group in China, with Gina Qiao, formerly SVP of human resources.   And it would also mean we won't see "Vibe" or "Phab" phones in the future. Everything might turn into Moto G, E, Z and so on.

Motorola Moto M Specification OS And Hardware OS Android OS, v6.0 (Marshmallow) | Lenovo One UI Processor Octa-core 2.2GHz 64bit Chipset MediaTek Helio P10 MT6755 GPU Mali-T860 MP2 Body Dimensions 151 × 75 × 8 mm Weight 163 g Colors Gold and Silver Display Type FHD Display Screen Size 5.5 inches Resolution 1920 × 1080 pixels | 401ppi Multitouch Yes Protection Corning Gorilla Glass 4 Memory Card slot 128 GB Internal 32 GB RAM 4 GB Camera Primary 16 MP, LED flash Secondary 8 MP Multimedia 3.5mm jack Yes Battery and Power Type 3050 mAh battery | 10W rapid charger Releasing Date Announced November 8, 2016 Status Announced Price US Dollor $295

Cyanogen Team has finally started developing Cyanogenmod 14.1, based on latest Android 7.1 for supported Android Devices. The first nightly builds of CM14.1 will be start rolling out today for few supported Smartphones. Here's a list of the Android devices that will be able to download the Official CyanogenMod 14.1- Moto G variants(falcon/peregrine/thea/titan) OnePlus 3 Nexus 6P (angler) Nexus 5X (bullhead) Xiaomi Mi3w/Mi4 (cancro) LG G3 (d855) LG G4 (h811/h815 ) Samsung Galaxy S5 (klte/kltedv/kltespr/klteusc/kltevzw) Zenphone 2 (Z00L/Z00T) Your Smartphone's bootloader must be unlocked and should be having a custom recovery Installed (TWRP/CWM) in order to Install the latest Cyanogenmod nightly on your Device.

The Nokia Android phone is eagerly awaited by many Nokia fans and the manufacturer is rumored to launch them by the end of this year. In the meantime, a weird concept phone has popped up online.You might have seen many concept smartphones, but this “NOKIA PRISM” concept is just stunning. As per this concept, the Nokia Prism seems to be the stunning concept phone that we would have seen so far. It is created a Russian designer, Vasili Sychev. The Device seems handy and Windows 10 OS makes it much easier to handle the software. The prominent corner is reserved for the signal and notifications.With Leather back, the device has a stunning camera and dual-led flash.Powered by Windows, Nokia’s Prism just looks beautiful in a pentagon metal frame.

A new and previously unknown Nokia Smartphone has leaked in its back covers and body parts images. The Phone doesn’t look similar to any other existing Lumia and thus may be one from the new Nokia Android smartphones batch. Images do reveal Metallic Body and the rear camera. Design wise it will sport a slim frame and has curved corners. Back gives appearance of the slightly pillow-shaped design that should feel good while holding the phone. While it can’t be said with certainty what is is, it may be one of the three smartphones our sources and leaks have revealed. HMD Global has chosen “Mother” as the lead Ad agency. Mother will roll-out its first global launch campaign for Nokia Smartphones in 2017, which is in line with what we heard from other sources. A senior Microsoft executive has also confirmed that Nokia Android smartphones are due in early Q2 2017.It also seems we can expect Nokia launching Android Phone and Tablets at MWC 2017.