You know Android is the king of smartphone when you get numbers like this – a report online shared that the OS from Google is currently holding about 86.2% of the world smartphone market share for the first half of 2016. Trailing way behind is iOS with under 12%.  

We have talked about a newly discovered vulnerability that affects Android smartphones that is powered by Qualcomm’s Snapdragon processors named QuadRooter. Thankfully, the majority of the smartphones are safe thanks to Google’s Verify Apps function.

With over a billion devices running Qualcomm’s Snapdragon processor right now, the scale of a newly discovered vulnerability is staggering. Called Quadrooter, it can essentially take over the data on your smartphone.

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”.

Yes, you read that right. OnePlus is definitely scrapping the idea of manufacturing smartwatches, and will focus more on smartphones instead. This was from a recent interview with WSJ, remarked by OnePlus CEO Pete Lau.

The OnePlus 2 is now officially available in Malaysia exclusively via Maxis. This means if you managed to get an invite (apparently you can still get an invite), now is the time to go and validate it on the Maxis site. The OnePlus 2 offers a larger profile with a 5.5-inch FHD display and tech specs that include a Qualcomm Snapdragon 810 processor, 4GB RAM and a fingerprint sensor. Pricing turns out to be RM1687 without Maxis Zerolution but with it you can get it from RM999 via a MaxisOne plan. The Maxis Zerolution program allows you to get the OnePlus 2 at RM104 a month. There is no upfront payment and the OnePlus 2 smartphone available at Maxis remains the version with 64GB worth of storage and has a Sandstone Black backplate.

The OnePlus 2 will officially be available in Malaysia exclusively via Maxis on 22 September 2015 and even then, only for those who have managed to secure an invite. This means if you didn't get one in August then today is probably your last day to do so. The OnePlus 2 goes a size higher than the OnePlus One with a 5.5-inch FHD display and tech specs that include a Qualcomm Snapdragon 810 processor, 4GB RAM and a fingerprint sensor. Pricing has been revealed to be RM1687 via the Maxis Zerolution program at RM104 a month. While there is no upfront payment you will have to sign up for a MaxisOne Plan from RM98 a month. The OnePlus 2 smartphone available at Maxis is the version with 64GB worth of storage and has a Sandstone Black backplate so if this still interests you, do check out the Maxis site while you still can.

Like the OnePlus One before it, Maxis is now offering invites for those Malaysians who want the OnePlus 2. Tech specs and features for the OnePlus 2 include a graphite-cooled Qualcomm Snapdragon 810 processor, USB Type-C port, fingerprint sensor and much more. As usual of the previous Maxis-OnePlus deal, this Maxis-OnePlus 2 deal appears to be both exclusive and limited, so if you want to get the OnePlus 2 with a Maxis plan then head on over to the Maxis OnePlus 2 site soon.