While we already know that the newly-announced, Windows 10 Mobile-powered Lumia 950 flagship duo will be available next month, it has now been revealed that existing Lumia owners will start receiving the Windows 10 Mobile update in December.

The information was revealed by Microsoft in a comment (see image above) on its official Lumia Facebook page while responding to a query related to Windows 10 Mobile update for the Lumia 640 and Lumia 640XL.

“It is our ambition to make an upgrade available for majority of Lumia smartphones running Windows Phone 8.1,” the software giant said in a separate comment, adding that 8GB of internal storage will be required for the update, meaning devices like the Lumia 530 will be out of…

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According to a report from 9To5Mac, Apple is planning to update its iMac line with the launch of a new 21.5-inch model sporting 4K display. While the new iMac will be available for purchase starting October 13, it won’t be available in large quantities until next month.

As per the report, the new 4K model will sport a 4096 x 2304 screen as well as a considerably faster graphics card. It is also expected to come preloaded with OS X El Capitan, and be costlier.

However, from the outside, it would be difficult to differentiate the current iMac from the new model as there won’t be any change in physical looks. The report also notes that the iPad Pro will be launched early next…

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In an effort to help raise breast cancer awareness, HTC has launched a pink color variant of the One M9 smartphone in the US. The device is now available for purchase from the company’s US website.

In addition to a regular pink model, HTC is also offering a model with a Breast Cancer Research Foundation ribbon on its back (see image above). As for the price, both models carry a price tag of $649. Ground shipping is free.

Should you purchase any of the new pink models – which are available through October 31 11:59 pm PT – you’ll also receive $100 Google Play credit as well as a pink Dot View Ice case for free.

Keep in mind that these new models are compatible only with GSM carriers, meaning they won’t work with Sprint or…

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In the wake of an article on auto news website Motor Trend that raised concerns over the amount of data Google’s Android Auto software collects, Google has issued a formal statement clearing the air on the matter.

“We take privacy very seriously and do not collect the data the Motor Trend article claims such as throttle position, oil temp, and coolant temp,” said the Mountain View, California-based company.

“Users opt in to share information with Android Auto that improves their experience, so the system can be hands-free when in drive and provide more accurate navigation through the car’s GPS.”

The article claimed that the search giant requires a car manufacturer to pass on all this information whenever someone activates Android Auto, something that has led to Porsche ditching the Google’s offering in favour of Apple’s CarPlay for its 911 Carrera and 911 Carrerra S. The auto maker says Apple only wants to know if the car is moving while its infotainment system is in use.

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Microsoft has wrapped up its big event only a few hours ago, unveiling the Lumia 950 and Lumia 950 XL. These two smartphones will be the flagship Windows 10 Mobile offerings for the foreseeable future, which is why quite a few people may want to purchase them when they become available next month.

However, if you’re in the US you’ll be out of luck unless your carrier of choice happens to be AT&T (or you don’t mind switching). That’s because the Lumia 950 duo will be exclusive to this particular carrier.

Microsoft (and Nokia before it) has gone the exclusive carrier deal route before, but none of its competitors are still doing this for their top of the line devices. Yet the software giant considers this to be “the best distribution for this family of devices”, according to Tuula Rytila, corporate vice president of marketing for phones and new devices. Microsoft apparently thinks it will get a better marketing push for the handsets from AT&T if it’s the only carrier selling them.

The bad news thankfully doesn’t extend to Europe, where the Lumia 950 and Lumia 950 XL are reportedly going to be widely…

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Last month, Lollipop finally crossed the 20% mark in Google’s Android distribution chart. That means that as of the beginning of September, 21% of all active Android devices ran one of the two versions called Lollipop.

One month later, Android 5.x keeps climbing, though it’s not a fast ascension, that’s for sure. In the just published chart for the beginning of October, Google reveals that 23.5% of all active Android devices now run Lollipop.

KitKat is down slightly, to 38.9% from 39.2% last month. The three iterations of Jelly Bean combined now have 30.2% market share, down from 31.8%. Ice Cream Sandwich falls to 3.4% from 3.7%, and Gingerbread goes to 3.8% from 4.1%. Oddly enough, Froyo is still stuck at 0.2% of installs, just as it was in September.

Older versions aren’t part of this report because it’s generated using data gathered from the new Play Store app, which only works on Android 2.2 Froyo or later. Next month we should see Android 6.0 Marshmallow in the chart for the first time, now that the new version is making its way to Nexus and Android One…

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BLU Products has started selling two smartphones in India today. They both run Windows Phone 8.1 at the moment, but are promised to get updates to Windows 10 Mobile.

The BLU Win HD LTE and BLU Win JR LTE are already up for grabs at Amazon India, and they should be followed by some Android offerings from BLU in November. That’s also when we’ll see BLU feature phones launching in the subcontinent.

In the meantime, Windows Phone fans are going to be pleased. For INR 7,999 ($122 or €108), the BLU Win HD LTE (pictured above) delivers a 5-inch 720p touchscreen, an 8 MP rear camera with LED flash, a 2 MP selfie shooter, 1GB of RAM, 8GB of expandable storage, dual-SIM functionality, and a 2,500 mAh battery. It’s powered by Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 410 SoC with a 1.2 GHz quad-core Cortex-A53 CPU.

The BLU Win JR LTE is even cheaper at INR 5,999 ($91, €81), and it comes with a 4.5-inch 480×854 touchscreen, a 5 MP rear camera with LED flash, a VGA front-facing unit, 512MB of RAM, 4GB of expandable storage, dual-SIM support, and a 2,000 mAh battery. At the helm is the same chipset as in the Win HD LTE.

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Twitter has launched a major new feature today. It’s called Moments, it exists as a new tab in Twitter’s mobile apps or on its website, and it lets you easily follow what’s going on at any time.

Moments delivers the top news tweets in an easy to consume format. You’ll essentially find the most talked about stories of the day waiting for you to discover them through Moments. And everything that you see in Moments is independent of who you follow on Twitter.

Moments are categorized into News, Sports, Entertainment, and Fun. The stories you see are curated by Twitter along with select partners such as Bleacher Report, Buzzfeed, Entertainment Weekly, Fox News, Getty Images, Mashable, MLB, NASA, New York Times, Vogue, and the Washington Post.

The content in Moments is refreshed continuously throughout the day, and it features autoplaying videos, Vines, and GIFs, as well as big, immersive images. You can easily share a story you find in Moments, by tweeting it to your followers.

For certain things, such as sporting events or award shows, you’ll get the option to blend the content in Moments into your timeline, so you’ll be as up to date as possible.

Right now all of this only works in the US (on the Web and in Twitter’s apps for iOS and Android), but Twitter has promised that Moments will be available in more places “in the coming weeks and…

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The slow over-the-air rollout of Android 6.0 Marshmallow updates to the Nexus line started yesterday. But there’s another line of phones that Google’s in charge of updating to the latest versions of its OS, and that is Android One. The company hasn’t officially announced anything about when or if these would be making the jump to Marshmallow.

That said, the rollout has already started, at least for first-generation Android One handsets such as the Micromax Canvas A1, Karbonn Sparkle V, and Spice Dream Uno. Update notifications are now spotted across India, so if you haven’t received yours, just a little bit of patience is necessary.

We assume the other Android One devices will be next in line for the Marshmallow update, but don’t forget that Google’s rollouts can be frustratingly slow. The good news is that the ball’s rolling, as they say. The update for the first Android One phones is around 330MB in size, as you can see from the screenshot…

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Today Microsoft held a press conference in New York and it introduced three new Lumia smartphones as part of its newly charted strategy. The Lumia 950 XL is the long awaited flagship entry, the Lumia 950 targets the business class and the Lumia 550 seems line an excellent value for money.

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