While pre-orders for Microsoft’s Windows 10 Mobile flagships – the Lumia 950 and 950 XL – are already live in several European countries, the Redmond, Washington-based company has now also started accepting the handsets’ pre-orders in Ireland.

As for the price, like many other European countries, the Lumia 950 carries a tag of €599 in Ireland, while the bigger cousin will set you back €699 in the country. Color options include black and white, and shipment date is currently listed as November 27.

It’s worth mentioning here that the devices have already received price cuts in some European countries – Microsoft itself dropped the prices of the handsets in the UK, while Amazon is selling them at reduced rates in France.

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Following an announcement earlier this year, two of the three major wireless charging groups – Alliance for Wireless Power (A4WP) and Power Matters Alliance (PMA) – have finally joined forces to form a new combined organization and brand identity called AirFuel Alliance.

“AirFuel technology is the next step in fast-tracking the commercialization of wirelessly charged products,” said President of AirFuel Alliance Ron Resnick. “We embrace a new, inclusive ideal of wireless charging and those member companies within AirFuel Alliance are energized towards bringing wireless power products to consumers globally.”

The new group consists of a total of 195 member companies, including Intel, Samsung, AT&T, and Starbucks. It’s major rival is now the Wireless Power Consortium (WPC), which has been developing its own Qi standard, already used by several…

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Just days after clearing the FCC hurdle in the United States, the yet-to-be-announced Samsung Galaxy J3 smartphone – which was spotted listed on GFXBench earlier last month – has been certified by TENAA and 3C in China.

The listing on TENAA, where the Galaxy J2 successor is listed with model number SM-J3109, reveals that the device is powered by a 1.2 GHz quad-core processor (which the GFXBench listing revealed is a 64-bit Snapdragon 410 processor), and sports a 5-inch 720p OLED display.

It has 1GB RAM and 8GB expandable internal memory, features 8MP rear and 5MP front camera, and packs in a 2600 mAh battery. Like GFXBench, the TENAA listing also shows the device running Android 5.1.1 out-of-the-box. Weighing 140 gms and measuring 142.2 × 71.6 × 7.9 (mm), the handset has also passed what’s known as China Compulsory Certification…

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