Has your Galaxy S7 had it yet? Photo: Ste Smith/Cult of Android

Samsung has rolled out its first software updates for the Galaxy S7 and Galaxy S7 edge to fix problems some users have experienced with touch input.

The release also delivers a new “shape correction” feature for the Camera app that hopes to prevent distorted images.

This is the HTC 10. Photo: Christopher Poon

HTC is set to announce its new HTC 10 smartphone on Tuesday, but you don’t need to wait until then to find out what it’s going to look like. The leaked ad below reveals the handset’s pretty new form factor a full day early.

The Freestyle UI in Sense 8. Screenshots: LlabTooFer

The HTC 10’s Sense 8 user interface could be just as exciting as the device itself is shaping up to be.

According to new leaks, HTC has packed in a new “Freestyle UI” feature that gives users more control over their home screens, and allows pretty stickers to serve as app shortcuts.

Galaxy Note 6 won’t just be a larger S7. Photo: Jim Merithew/Cult of Android

It’s not difficult to predict what Samsung’s Galaxy Note refresh will bring each year; it typically ends up being a larger, slightly more powerful version of the latest Galaxy S that launched months earlier. But every so often, Samsung surprises us with something completely new.

According to one report, that will be an iris scanner for this year’s Galaxy Note 6.

BlackBerry won’t give up on Android. Photo: Killian Bell/Cult of Android

BlackBerry’s switch to Android may not have done much to boost its smartphone sales so far, but the Canadian company isn’t ready to give up yet.

CEO John Chen has promised that BlackBerry has two mid-range Android devices lined up for 2016 — one of which will feature a physical keyboard like the Priv, while the other will be a full-touch device.