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Samsung may have dropped the Snapdragon 810 from its Galaxy S6 lineup, but plenty of other hardware makers are perfectly happy with it.

To remind fans and partners of that, Qualcomm today issued a press release confirming the chip’s adoption by more than 60 “premium tier mobile devices,” and containing heaps of praise from LG, Motorola, Microsoft, and others.

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Samsung has begun issuing invitations to a Mobile World Congress event on March 1, where the South Korean company is expected to unveil its new Galaxy S6.

The invite includes a picture of what appears to be bent metal — it actually looks a lot like a fork — which could also hint at the arrival of the rumored Galaxy S Edge.

CyanogenMod on the OnePlus One. Photo: Killian Bell/Cult of Android

CyanogenMod on the OnePlus One. Photo: Killian Bell/Cult of Android

Cyanogen Inc. has confirmed that its new CyanogenMod 12S update — based on Lollipop — for the OnePlus One has entered quality assurance testing ahead of its public release. Once the software is tested and certified by third-party partners, it will be making its way to handsets over-the-air.

Lollipop update for certain One M8's carrier variants has been delayed. Photo: Killian Bell/Cult of Android

Lollipop update for certain One M8’s carrier variants has been delayed. Photo: Killian Bell/Cult of Android

HTC’s Vice President of Product Management, Mo Versi, announced today that the company will not be able to meet its promise of updating the One M7 and One M8 to Lollipop within 90 days from the day of the release of the code.

Photo: Killian Bell/Cult of Android

Photo: Killian Bell/Cult of Android

When it comes to smartphone displays, LG likes to be a step ahead of its rivals. It was one of the first to offer a 2K panel in last year’s flagship G3, and it may well be the first to deliver a 3K panel with a mind-blowing 600 pixels-per-inch with the upcoming G4.

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