As promised, OnePlus today had some news for us. While no new devices were announced, the company did announce that it is finally doing away with its invite system. As of today, the OnePlus One will be “available without an invite. Forever.” That’s right. In our first big celebration of the One’s successful year, we are opening up sales globally […]
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Black Friday: OnePlus One available without invitation for next three days
As promised earlier this week, OnePlus today launched its Black Friday sale. While its OnePlus One flagship smartphone has not been discounted, it will be available to order without the need for an invitation or having to scramble to get an order submitted within a narrow pre-order window for three days (or until stock runs out). If that’s not enough, accessories […]
Reminder: Second OnePus One pre-order window opens today at 1100 ET
With aspirations to sell one million OnePlus One smartphones by the end of the year, OnePlus will today open up its second ever OnePus One pre-order window, allowing people to order the smartphone without requiring an invitation. The first window opened late last month and the company’s servers were quickly overwhelmed. OnePlus promises that “everything’s better the second time around.” We’ll get […]
OnePlus aims to sell one millon OnePlus One smartphones this year
OnePlus unveiled its first smartphone, the OnePlus One, back in April. Since that time, it has been available exclusively through an invitation system and a single pre-order window earlier this month. Despite not being as readily available as most other smartphones, the company has managed to notch up sales of 500,000 units. The company has now set itself the goal […]
OnePlus announces second OnePus One pre-order window for November 17
Our fears came true Monday when OnePlus began to take OnePlus One pre-orders for the first time ever. Billed as “a historic chapter,” the company’s servers were quickly overwhelmed and the company extended the one hour pre-order window to three hours in a bid to alleviate the situation. It also recognized that this situation was “unacceptable:” Tens of thousands of Ones are now […]
OnePlus to start taking OnePlus One pre-orders on October 27
If OnePlus’ invitation system has yielded nothing but disappointment and frustration for you in your quest to get your hands on a OnePlus One, mark October 27 on your calendar. OnePlus announced today that it will begin to take OnePlus One pre-orders on that day at 1500 GMT (0800 PST, 1100 EST). You will need to be quick though as the […]
OnePlus One JBL Special Edition coming soon
The new partnership between OnePlus and JBL was just announced today and has already yielded its first product, the JBL E1+ Earphones. A second one is not far behind either. This one is not quite as new though. The OnePlus One JBL Special Edition is a slightly redesigned OnePlus One smartphone that marks the new collaboration between the two companies. The OnePlus One […]
OnePlus rolls out CM 11S 38R OTA update for OnePlus One
There is good news today for owners of the OnePlus One smartphone. A much anticipated firmware update has begun to roll out. The CM 11S 38R update addresses a wide range of issues including ones related to touchscreen responsiveness, battery life, speaker static and the camera’s exposure meter being stuck in auto mode. The update also rolls out some new […]