Unveiled in January at this year’s Consumer Electronics Show (CES), the WSD-F10 Smart Outdoor Watch from Casio is now available for purchase in the US. You can purchase the $500 device from the Google Store, Amazon, REI, as well from Casio’s own online store.

Specifically aimed at those involved in outdoor activities, the device is water resistant up to 50 meters and also offers military-grade endurance. It packs in a range of sensors and comes with several fitness and outdoor activity apps.

The Smart Outdoor Watch is claimed to offer a battery life of over a day on normal use. It…

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Verizon has started rolling out the latest Android security update to the LG G3 and G4 smartphones on its network. Aside from bumping the Android security patch level to March 1, the update also “provides faster display response from a sleep state.”

As the update – which arrives as software version VS98625A for the G4 and VS98547A for the G3 – is currently rolling out, it may take some time before it hits your device. However, if you’re feeling impatient, you can manually check for the update by heading to your handset’s Settings menu.

In case you missed, Verizon has already rolled…

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Mophie, the leading seller of battery cases in North America has shown some love to the Samsung Galaxy S7 and S7 edge. The new juice packs actually offer quite a bit of improvement over the old models, like the ones meant for the Galaxy S6.

The cases still offer edge protection all around, but are now a lot more convenient thanks to wireless charging technology. The company has added support for Qi, as well as other popular technologies and promises maximum versatility. Placing the phone on a charger can top off both batteries.

Of course, there is still a pass-through micro USB…

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According to an analysis done by IHS Technology, AMOLED screen production cost is now lower than that of LCD screens. Production costs in the first quarter of the year for a 5″ 1080p display amount to $14.30 for an AMOLED panel compared to $14.60 for an LCD one.

However, it’s yet to see if this trend will keep on. In Q4 2015, an AMOLED panel cost $17.10 to make, while an LCD one was cheaper at $15.70. IHS notes that the numbers apply for the production cost of a LTPS LCD (Low Temperature Poly-Silicon Liquid Crystal Display), which is the most efficient type of TFT LCD.

Provided…

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A couple of days after vivo teased the V3 and V3 Max the latter has been spotted on the website of Chinese regulatory TENAA. The listing reveals a 1.5GHz octa-core CPU and 5.5-inch TFT Full HD display.

Other key specs that have been revealed include 3GB RAM, 32GB expandable internal memory, and Android 5.1.1 Lollipop OS. The image reveals a rear fingerprint scanner as well. Available in golden color option, the device measures 153.90 × 77.10 × 7.58mm and weighs in at 168g.

There’s currently no official word on the vivo Max’s availability or pricing.

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Three months after it went up for pre-order, the Oculus Rift has started shipping, with deliveries beginning March 28. This was announced by Oculus CEO Brendan Iribe in a tweet.

The first Oculus Rift has shipped, deliveries begin Monday 3.28.2016. http://pic.twitter.com/C0MMKmezun— Brendan Iribe (@brendaniribe) March 24, 2016

As you might already know, the Facebook-owned company has priced the Oculus Rift at $599. Paying that much gets you the VR headset itself (complete with built-in headphones and microphone), as well as the sensor, an Xbox One controller, and the Oculus…

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Software development is an almost endless process of introducing bugs and consecutively trying to remove them, hopefully without causing any more. There is no such thing as perfect software, nor perfect users, for that matter and Apple, just like any other large-scale software vendor makes no exception to the rule. In a new development around the recently released public iOS 9.3 update, Cupertino found itself battling issues, which has necessitated a temporary halt in the roll-out for certain older devices.

The problem seems to be in the update procedure, mixed in with some…

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Unveiled at this year’s Mobile World Congress (MWC) in Barcelona, the Xiaomi Mi 5 went on sale in China earlier this month. However, of the three of its variants, only two (3GB/32GB and 3GB/64GB) were made available for purchase.

For those waiting for the launch of the Pro variant (4GB RAM and 128GB internal memory), here’s some good news: the device will go on sale in China on April 6. In case you don’t already know, the Huawei P9 and Meizu m3 note are already scheduled to be unveiled on the same day.

As for the Mi 5’s international availability, Xiaomi’s VP Hugo Barra has already…

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The successor to OnePlus’ last year’s OP2 smartphone has been spotted on AnTuTu, revealing some of its key specs. The listing reveals that the OnePlus 3 is powered by a Snapdragon 820 chipset and sports a 1080 x 1920 pixel resolution display (screen size is said to be 5.5-inch).

It has 4GB RAM and 32GB internal memory. In terms of camera, the handset features a 16MP rear unit and an 8MP front shooter. In addition, the listing also reveals a model number of A3000, and Android OS version 6.0.1.

As for the phone’s unveiling, we’re yet to hear an official word on it. However, OnePlus is…

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You can add China to the countries that will get the LG H848, aka LG G5 Lite. That’s an unofficial name, the phone is called just “LG G5,” but the reduction in specs is enough to earn in that moniker.

The major change is in processing power – gone is the flagship Snapdragon 820, replaced by an upper mid-range Snapdragon 652. It’s actually a solid chipset with four Cortex-A72 and four A53 cores, but the Adreno 510 has big shoes to fill by having to drive the 5.3″ QHD screen (the Adreno 530 is one of the most powerful mobile GPUs right now).

The RAM has been cut back to 3GB (down from 4G…

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