Motorola is currently running a promotional offer for the 16GB version of its 3rd generation Moto G smartphone. This is available to you if you’re in the US and use Motorola’s official online store to purchase the handset (and customize it using MotoMaker if you want to).

The 16GB Moto G (3rd gen) is being sold for just $199.99 until 10:59 am CT on March 7. This is $20 less than what the smartphone’s normal price is. And obviously there are no carrier contracts to sign here, as the unit you buy comes unlocked.

The device has 2GB of RAM, a 5-inch 720p touchscreen, Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 410 SoC at the helm (with a 1.4 GHz quad-core Cortex-A53 CPU), a microSD card slot, a 13 MP rear camera with dual-tone LED flash, a 5 MP selfie cam, and a 2,470 mAh battery. It runs Android 6.0 Marshmallow (following an update that should pop up right when you turn the phone on for the first time).

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Earlier today a teaser confirmed that Oppo is getting ready to launch the R9, a possible successor to the R7 duo from last year. One thing that hasn’t so far been clear is when exactly the new device will be announced.

Thankfully, that’s now been revealed thanks to Oppo itself. The Chinese company has plastered a very large number of ads all over subway and bus stations in China, ads that look like this one:

The ads state that there will be an event on March 17, during which Oppo will out a handset that has “9” in the name. So that pretty much settles it.

Unlike its predecessors, the R9 is rumored to sport some very high-end specs. It should be marketed as Oppo’s top camera phone, and may include support for the company’s recently unveiled Super VOOC fast charging.

The Oppo R9 will allegedly have a 6-inch QHD touchscreen, a 21 MP rear camera, a 13 MP selfie snapper, Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 820 chipset, 3 or 4GB of RAM, 64GB of expandable storage, and a 3,700 mAh battery. It should run Android 6.0 Marshmallow from day one, and could look almost identical to Apple’s iPhone 6s…

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Last October, Google added a new feature to its Maps app for Android. This allows you to easily add detours (or quick pit stops) to your route, without ever having to leave the navigation view.

And now the same functionality is finally arriving inside Google Maps for iOS. It will be available everywhere Google offers navigation (which means more than 100 countries and territories worldwide).

You invoke the new feature by tapping the magnifying glass at the top right of the screen whenever you’re in navigation mode. This will give you a list of options, as seen in the first screenshot above. If what you’re looking for isn’t a gas station, restaurant, grocery store, or coffee shop, just use the last field to search a specific name or another category.

Search results show you how much time you’ll lose by picking that detour, as well as ratings for each place. This is meant to help you quickly choose where you want to…

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Last week at MWC in Barcelona Acer announced the Android-running version of its much-hyped Jade Primo smartphone (which runs Windows 10 Mobile). The Android device is called Liquid Jade 2, and we have some bad news if you live in the UK and want one.

It turns out that Acer will not officially be selling the Liquid Jade 2 in the UK. While an actual reason for this hasn’t been given, we assume the company knows this handset wouldn’t gather a lot of interest, in a sea of pretty similar Android-running offerings.

The flip side of all this is that Acer is apparently anxious to be bringing the Jade Primo to the UK. It will be sold both directly to enterprise customers, but also to consumers who want it. The Primo supports Microsoft’s Continuum feature in Windows 10. An exact release date for the phone isn’t available yet, but we assume it’s going to be in stores pretty…

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Microsoft has announced that the developer edition of its HoloLens augmented reality headset is now available to pre-order. Carrying a $3,000 price tag, the Windows 10 device will begin shipping in the US and Canada on March 30, which is inline with the time-frame announced last year.

“Developers who purchase HoloLens will have immediate access to hundreds of UWP apps through the Windows Store – great and familiar apps like OneDrive, Maps, Remote Desktop, People, Movies & TV, Groove Music and Microsoft Office apps,”Microsoft said in a blog post.

“The Microsoft HoloLens Development Edition also gives developers access to a showcase of holographic app experiences to help get them started.” There is, however, currently no information on exactly when the consumer version of the device will go on…

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Apple wants to emphasize the fact that 2016 is a leap year, so it’s created a new app sale for iOS. As a consequence, five highly-rated apps for the company’s mobile operating system are now free. If you get all of them, you save $15. The main caveat is that this deal is only available today – since February 29 is a day that only exists every four years and all that.

The apps in question are Spark Camera, Tayasui Sketches+, Bridge Constructor, Super Sharp, and Windy Sleep Relax Meditate.

Bridge Constructor and Super Sharp are games, while Spark Camera is obviously a camera app. Sketches+ lets you create drawings and take notes, and Windy is all about white noise sounds that calm your mind. You can find all of these in the iTunes App Store,…

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Today, Samsung France added a new accessory for the Gear S2 smartwatch. It’s a special Ceramic Bracelet compatible with the Gear S2, in beautiful black color.

The new ceramic bracelet is universal at 20mm width and is made of hypoallergenic materials. It has invisible clips and weighs about 86 grams.

The Ceramic Bracelet is listed only in Samsung France, but we guess other markets will be getting it soon, too. No pricing and availability have been announced yet.

Meanwhile, a recent report suggests the overdue iOS compatibility, a.k.a. Gear Manager app for iOS, will be coming out this March, around the Apple’s event. Fingers crossed!

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Samsung is apparently going to unveil a couple of new 7-inch tablets soon. One will be sold as the Galaxy Tab A, while the other will bear Galaxy Tab E branding. The latter device has been leaking a lot lately, with full specs having been outed as well as a round of renders allegedly showing it.

Earlier today prolific leaker Evan Blass, also known as @evleaks, has decided to make things interesting and out a new set of press renders for the 7-inch Tab E. However, accompanying it in the image you can see below is the upcoming 7-inch Galaxy Tab A.

The Tab A is to the left in these shots, while the right side belongs to the Tab E. What’s immediately obvious is that the E models have larger side bezels. The backs of the upcoming Tab A and Tab E devices are pretty much interchangeable.

Their specs could be similar too, but that’s not certain yet. The Tab E is supposedly coming with a 7-inch 1,280×800 touchscreen, a 1.3 GHz processor, 1.5GB of RAM, and 8GB of built-in storage. It will also get a 4G-capable iteration. It will be headed to the US alongside other…

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HTC is now taking pre-orders for the Steam-powered Vive VR headset, as promised. Earlier today we told you about the international pricing of the HTC Vive – the VR headset costs $799 in the USA, €899 in Europe, $817 in Australia, CAD 1,149 in Canada, £689 in the UK, and CNY 6,888 in China.

The pre-orders are opened to everyone, and you can place your order for the Vive right now. Most of the markets will be getting the Vive this April while the first units in Australia will be dispatched in May.

Beware of the shipping costs, though, as they turned out to be quite steep. You will have to add €60 for shipping in Europe, $110 in Australia, £58 for the UK, $30 in the USA.

If you want to pre-order your HTC Vive, you should head to official store.

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Google’s mobile payments service Android Pay will launch in the United Kingdom in March, according a new report from British newspaper The Telegraph which cites industry sources – the report has been taken down due to unknown reasons.

The service is currently only available in Google’s home country of the United States, where it started rolling out back in September last year. In December 2015, the Mountain View, California-based company announced that Android Pay will be launched in Australia in H1 2016.

Over in the UK, Apple’s mobile payments service Apple Pay is already available, while Samsung has also announced that Samsung Pay will be launching there very…

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