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The new line-up of the Galaxy J series is now official, with the Galaxy J5 (2016) and Galaxy J7(2016). Both the smartphones have just gone official in China, at present there is no word on an India launch. Both have NFC and Super AMOLED displays

Xiaomi has begun sending out press invites for the launch of the Mi 5 in India. The Xiaomi Mi 5 is launching in India on March 31st and we expect it to be available within a week for sale. Xiaomi had showcased the Mi 5 in India at the launch of RN3.

OnePlus 3 is coming earlier than expected. GizmoChina has reported that OnePlus is holding a press event in Beijing on April 7th where the OnePlus 3 could be launched.

Motorola has started sending out Android 6.0.1 update to the Moto X Play in Canada and India. The OTA update is about 388MB in size and brings in the March security patch alongwith the new Emoji pack.

Even through all the success and popularity of its products, it seems Pebble is not doing so well. CEO Eric Migicovsky announced yesterday that they will be laying of 40 people, which makes up for about 25% of the relatively small Pebble employee base.

Xiaomi has released Android 6.0 Marshmallow based stable ROM for the Mi 3/Mi 4 in China. MIUI v7.2.8.0.MXDCNDB is available in China which means that you won't get Google Play Services pre-installed.

HTC's next flagship will be unveiled on April 12th. The phone will be called the HTC 10 and will feature a similar design but with better specifications, improved camera. The launch event will be streamed online and seems there won't be hands-on experience

Samsung has already rolled out Marshmallow update for the Galaxy S6 and S6 Edge in India, now its the turn of their uber phablet, Note 5, to get a dose. The Android Marshmallow update for the Galaxy Note 5 weighs in at 1269MB.