In today’s round of Lumia discounts, Microsoft’s flagship Lumia 950 and 950 XL are AUD 100 ($76) off – in Australia obviously. The Lumia 950 is now listed at AUD 899 ($690), while its bigger bro goes for AUD 1029 ($785).

Both deals are available on Microsoft’s Australian store as part of the March Madness sale. Other offers include the Microsoft Band 2 at AUD 330 ($250), AUD 50 off, and the top-specced Surface Pro 3 (i7 CPU, 512GB SSD) listed at precisely AUD 2,294.15 ($1752.83). That Surface is the most savings you can get during the promo, in absolute terms that is – AUD…

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For those OnePlus 2 owners who are desperately waiting for the Marshmallow update, here is some good news: the company has apparently started soak testing the Android 6.0-based Oxygen 3.0 update.

The soak test brings Android Marshmallow version 6.0.1 as well as some tweaks, including home-screen customizations, new wallpapers, and a slider for alerts.

This comes just a couple of weeks after the OxygenOS 2.2.1 update started rolling out – that update brought RAW support for the pre-installed OnePlus Camera app, among other changes.

There’s currently no information on when the…

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The Oppo R9 and R9 Plus were just officially announced in China. The smartphones share the same design language, but under the hood there are plenty of differences.

Oppo R9

The R9 is the smaller of the two, which doesn’t at all mean it’s actually small – it’s a phablet with a FullHD AMOLED 5.5-inch display. Oppo is proud of its accomplishments in bezel size, citing a minimal 1.66mm on the sides, and the whole thing measures 151.8 x 74.3 x 6.6mm.

The R9 is powered by a Mediatek Helio P10 chipset with four of its Cortex-A53 cores clocked at 2.0GHz, the other four at…

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Samsung put up its music app on the Play Store, but there’s a catch – it’s currently compatible only with the Galaxy S7 and Galaxy S7 edge.

So, why bother? Simple – this means Samsung can push out updates for the app independently of TouchWiz updates. Note that this is a beta version of the app.

Samsung Music supports MP3 AAC and FLAC and can send music over DLNA, with additional interactions with Samsung smart devices (tablets, TVs).

You can grab the app from here, again, we only managed to download it on S7 units.

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After releasing the app on Windows 10 desktop last year, Twitter has now brought the app to mobile as well.

Twitter for Windows 10 on mobile brings features such as Moments, group messaging, video sharing, and being able to quote tweets, features that have been available on iOS and Android since their inception.

Twitter also updated the desktop app and added the much requested dark theme mode, which is also available on the mobile app.

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While the idol 4 – which was unveiled by Alcatel last month at this year’s MWC – is yet to go on sale, rumor mill is already abuzz with a Pro variant of the device. After early specs, now a render image of the latter has leaked online courtesy of tipster @evleaks.

Alcatel Idol 4S + Windows 10 Mobile = Idol 4 Pro http://pic.twitter.com/yuLDV02Vv8— Evan Blass (@evleaks) March 17, 2016

In case you aren’t already aware, unlike the standard variant (which is powered by Android), the Idol 4 Pro is said to run Windows 10 Mobile. And as for the newly-leaked image, as @evleaks also notes, the…

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While we already know that LG’s newest flagship smartphone – the G5 – will land in the United States sometime in early April, there has been no information on the exact launch date. However, that was until now.

A new report is suggesting that carrier US Cellular will start selling the G5 on April 1, with pre-orders beginning March 28. As for the price, the report says the device will carry a tag of $636 sans contract, $199 on a regular 2-year agreement, and $26.50/month for a period of 24 months.

If true, the report reveals that US Cellular will be among the first carriers in the…

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The Windows 10 Mobile roll-out for older Windows Phone devices will finally begin today, according to a new report which cites a person familiar with the Redmond, Washington-based company’s plans.

The update will follow what is being called as a ‘pull model,’ where-in devices selected to receive the update will have to initiate it manually, meaning there won’t be any OTA notification. “A Microsoft-triggered push model will follow at an undisclosed date,” the report notes.

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Fitbit’s Charge HR fitness band has received a price cut in the United States, where it is now available for $100, down from its usual price of $150. eBay seller tri-state1 is currently offering the wearable at that price.

In case you aren’t aware, the Charge HR is capable of tracking user’s activity and overall health. It includes a heart rate monitor that constantly tracks your heart rate all day. Launched back in 2014, the device has a battery life of 5 days.

Coming back to the deal, only a limited quantity of discounted Charge HR units are available, and at the time of writing…

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Oculus has announced a list of 30 VR games that will be launched with the company’s Rift headset on March 28. These include AdrIft, BlazeRush, Chronos, Darknet, Elite Dangerous: Deluxe Edition, Fly to KUMA, and Herobound SC.

The virtual reality company says that it’s currently working with “thousands of developers,” and over a hundred more games will be launched by the end of this year.

In addition, the company also introduced the new Oculus Home on Rift. “We designed Home from the ground up for VR, and it’s evolved significantly since its launch on Gear VR,” Oculus said in a…

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