Over the past month or so, I’ve been asking friends and colleagues whether they’ll be choosing the HTC One M8 or the Samsung Galaxy S5 when it’s time to upgrade their smartphone. A number of the responses have surprised me. Rather than picking the latter — which I assumed most would — several told me they would be waiting for the LG G3 instead.
That wait will end on May 27, when LG will announce its new flagship at events held simultaneously in six cities around the world.
The demand for 4G LTE connectivity has never been greater; consequently operators are pulling out all the stops in an effort fulfil the high demand and Sprint is no exception. To keep up with its competitors, the popular operator announced this morning that its launched its high-speed 4G LTE data in an additional 41 locations across the United States, whilst another 6 cities will be getting and enjoying Spark.
Earlier today, Google updated its Galaxy S4 GPE listing on the Play Store with a picture of the Galaxy S5, thus suggesting that a Google Play Edition of Samsung’s latest flagship smartphone is on the way. Unfortunately, all the other information on the listing page remains identical to that of the S4, but seeing as the search engine giant has already made the first move, the full listing should be updated shortly.
Spotify is in the midst of rolling out its much-anticipated darker theme update for Android three weeks after it made its debut on iOS. In terms of added functionality, this hefty upgrade brings a completely redesigned user interface, together with refreshed typography and rounded iconography. According to Spotify, “Playing your favorite music has never looked so good.”
Late last year, Sony started selling its first Google Play edition device — the Sony Z Ultra on the U.S Play Store. The device was similar to the regular Xperia Z Ultra that was sold by Sony in rest of the world, except for the fact that it ran bone stock Android.
Sony does not sell most of its devices in the United States so the Google Play edition Z Ultra is a great way of getting your hands on one of Sony’s flagship devices from last year. Today, Sony is making this deal even more tempting by giving the device a substantial price cut of $200.
