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Do you struggle to hear and understand what people are saying on the other end of the phone because they speak too fast? If so, you may be interested in today’s Pro Tip as it shows you how to use Sony’s Xperia Z2’s and Z3’s to slow-down the speech of the other calling party.

The latest stable release of CyanogenMod 11 M9 is available to download now, and in addition to bringing a whole bunch of new features and improvements, it adds support for two new smartphones — the HTC One M8 and the Sony Xperia Z2. This is the first stable (non-nightly) CyanogenMod release for both of these devices.

Samsung’s first metal smartphone won’t be an even better version of the Galaxy S5 with a faster processor and a sharper display, according to a new report. Instead, it will be the Galaxy Alpha, a brand new handset that will combine a more premium form factor with midrange specifications when it makes its debut on August 4.

Sony’s upcoming Xperia Z3 will pack a quad-core Snapdragon 801 processor combined with 3GB of RAM, according to a new report, but a super sharp Quad HD display will not be appearing on its specifications sheet. Instead, the device is expected to deliver the same Full HD (1080p) resolution as its predecessor with a slightly smaller screen.

Three months after its global availability, Sony has finally put the Xperia Z2 on sale in the United States. The handset will not be sold via any carrier and instead interested consumers would have to buy it unlocked from Sony’s US web store.