Samsung will still be concerned about growth. Photo: Killian Bell/Cult of Android

Smartphone shipments surpassed a record 1.43 billion units in 2015, according to the latest figures from IDC, and 22.7 percent of them carried the Samsung logo. Despite falling Galaxy sales, the South Korean company still shifted 93.3 million more devices than Apple.

Go get your OnePlus X now! Photo: Killian Bell/Cult of Android

The new OnePlus X is now available without an invite — and not just for a limited time. OnePlus has today announced it is scrapping its invite system for its latest smartphone, just 92 days after it made its official debut.

Now you can do more than just Like that funny video. Photo: Facebook

Facebook is planning to roll out its new “Reactions” icons in the next few weeks, making it possible for us all to react a bit more subtly and carefully to our friends and family on Facebook.

A Nexus 5 with expandable storage? It’s possible. Photo: Killian Bell/Cult of Android

Need more storage for your Nexus? Google’s latest models don’t have an expandable storage option, unfortunately — but that doesn’t mean you can’t add your own.

One Nexus 5 owners has proven it’s possible to add a microSD card slot to the device that’s fully supported by Android 6.0 Marshmallow.

Get another $50 off Google’s latest Nexus devices. Photo: Google

Google is again offering a sweet discount on its latest smartphones, but you’ll have to act quickly to take advantage of this one — which will save you $50 on all models of the Nexus 5X and Nexus 6P.