Week 50 in review: Galaxy S6, Tauri 88 and Lumia 1030

Another week has passed and it is now time to see what interesting news it brought us. In case you missed out, in Week 50 we saw the specs of the future Samsung Galaxy S6 in an AnTuTu screenshot and later on a leaked prototype showed us what it may look like.

It also became apparent that the latest iteration of the famous Gorilla Glass from Corning has made its debut on the Samsung Galaxy Alpha.

In other news the Tonino Lamborghini Tauri 88 made a firm statement for luxury in the Android world as an extremely exquisite, high-end designer smartphone.

Going back, we also saw a rather interesting Lumia device rumor for what is said to be the Nokia McLaren 1030, as well as a new iOS release, bringing underwhelming ringtone bug fixes.

Android Studio also reached a cornerstone and exited beta state with a version 1.0 release.

Samsung Galaxy S6 specs leak through AnTuTu screenshot

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Samsung Galaxy Alpha features Corning Gorilla Glass 4

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You're getting into your Lamborghini and your phone rings – with the default iPhone ringtone. Well, that's embarrassing, a 16 year old school kid has one of those. To prevent future embarrassments you need something like the Tonino Lamborghini Tauri 88, a smartphone with premium materials, Italian...

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Apple releases iOS 8.1.2, addresses ringtone issues

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Android Studio sees version 1.0 - first stable release

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Micromax Canvas Selfie goes official with 13MP front camera

At a press event in India with tennis stars in attendance, Micromax took the wraps off the Canvas Selfie smartphone. As its name suggests, the dual-SIM handset is designed with self portraits in mind. Like the HTC Desire Eye, Micromax Canvas Selfie features a 13MP front-facing camera with LED...