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By now, you probably have read a 'berzillion' rumours about the Apple iPhone 7 and 7 Plus. Things like having the dual rear cameras, taking away the 3.5mm headphone jack, adding dual-SIM slots, a new kind of home-button touch interface, and the endless render concepts of the device. But knowing Wall Street Journal's reputation, you can count on their sources to be legitimate and the credibility of it. So what did WSJ report about the Apple's next flagship?

While other VR headsets needs a smartphone to be mounted and tethered to the goggles, IDEALENS K2 need no such thing. This is because the headset has the innards of a smartphone built right into the device itself.

Many can’t deny that the Xiaomi Redmi line of smartphones represents the best value for money today for those who are looking for performance in an affordable package. The current Redmi 3 range of family ranges from a very affordable Redmi 3, to the latest Redmi 3S, that now comes with a fingerprint scanner. Now we have news that says the next Redmi model may use the Mediatek Helio X20 chip instead of Qualcomm silicon.

It's not uncommon to see China companies making their own OEMs based on Android, you have Xiaomi's MIUI, OPPO's ColorOS, Meizu's Flyme OS and of course, Huawei's EmotionUI which is getting quite popular these days (certainly one of my favourite operating system). According to some industry sources, word has it that Huawei has already been working on EMUI 5.0 version for some time now and they are trying to bring a new UI makeover to closely resemble Android OS

One of the main investors in Chinese phone makers OnePlus, Vivo and Oppo, BBK Electronics Corporation, has just launched a new brand in China called imoo and it will be reportedly producing the world's “first educational smartphone”.

If you are using a Google Nexus device now – take note of this news. Google just listed the end-of-support dates for their current Google Nexus devices, i.e. end dates when they will roll out updates, security updates and releases of new OS versions.

With the on-going rumours of the upcoming Samsung Galaxy Note 7, a local daily newspaper in South Korea, Munwha Ilbo, they reported that "Samsung is not considering launching a flat screen version of the Note phone." Wait, so does that mean we get to see a dual curve edge on the device?

If you think that deca-core processor in your smartphone is the best in the market – researchers at UC Davis has recently trumped it with a 1000 core processor that leaves others in the dust. 

The camera sensor on the Apple iPhone 6 is considered one of the better camera on mobiles today. However it can’t compare with a larger sensor in resolution. The Sony QX-1 is a perfect partner to have, but the mounting system leaves much to be desired. Meike aims to fix that with their MK-H6S Pro case.

It was not so long ago that Xiaomi released the Mi Band 2 in China earlier this month, if you think that's the only wearable from the company this year, well surprise surprise, Xiaomi is coming up with another one this time, known as the Xiaomi Smartwatch and should be announced quite soon, according to an analyst.