Back in October last year, Motorola announced a list of devices that the company said will receive the Android Lollipop update. The list included the DROID Ultra/Mini/Maxx. However, it has now been announced that these handsets won’t be receiving the update.

The announcement was made by Motorola’s senior director of software product management David Schuster on Google+. “We know how important software upgrades are to our customers, and we’re very sorry that we are unable to provide the upgrade,” he said in the post.

Schuster, however, said that the company is compensating for this by offering DROID Ultra/Mini/Maxx users discounts on the Droid Turbo 2 and Maxx 2 – the former will be available for $524 ($100 off), while the latter will cost $334 ($50 off).

The offer expires on Thursday, May 19, and the promo code must be redeemed by Thursday, June 2. For more details, head to the Source 2 link below.

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Naturally, just a few days before the unpacked event, the Galaxy S7 and S7 edge pose for many more angles and shots for our eyes to feast upon.

Moreover, the physical appearance of the Galaxy S7 is not too different from its predecessor. The curves that the Galaxy S7 and S7 edge make are more pronounced and round than those of the S6 or iPhone.

The bump has definitely shown changes with some shrinkage. As well, a new rumor has surfaced pertaining its still a little difficult to confirm a possible drop in the pixel count of the camera sensor from the S6’s 16MP camera to a possible 12.1MP.

Head over to the source link at Android Headlines to check out the butt-load of photos of the Galaxy S7 and S7 edge.

There are close-ups of the camera setup, all 4 edges, front, rear, and some views of the software information found on the Galaxy S7. There are also shots of the phone next to a ruler to better gage the actual size.

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Facebook’s Messenger app for Android has been updated to officially allow users to manage more than one chatting account.

Facebook had been undergoing testing for a bunch of new features in the past couple of months, with some of these features slowly pushed out to few users around the world.

Facebook wants families to be able to potentially be able to use Facebook Messenger while sharing the same device. Switching between accounts will require the password of the account you are switching to so there’s no need to worry about your housemates seeing your messages from a shared device.

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According to sources from 9To5Mac, Apple store employees are being offered rewards for selling more iPhones. This period allegedly starts on February 21 through March 26.

This program will reward Apple reps rewards like all-expense trips to Cupertino for those who sell the highest number of iPhones in their regions. Though, strangely, Apple is calling it a way to “celebrate” the success of the iPhone.

If you go back to the dates from the first paragraph, this actually sounds a lot like the period of hype that the Samsung Galaxy S7 will stir up after MWC all the way until the phone launches.

Besides Apple’s numbers plateauing from the previous year’s financial reports, the company likely wants to power through the launch of the Galaxy S7 while raising its own number of phones sold for next year’s financial reports.

In addition, best performing stores will win store-wide parties and gear from Apple’s gift…

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The Samsung Galaxy S7 bandwagon is at full speed without no signs of slowing down until after MWC next week.

Photos of an in-store display that are (likely) not even supposed to be seen yet have leaked the interwebs showing the unreleased device. The picture is reportedly from a Three carrier store and wants to convince those who want the ‘Next Big Thing’ to pre-order it so they can get it earlier than others.

From a leaked brochure earlier today, the Galaxy S7 will feature a ‘pressure sensitive’ 5.1 or 5.5 inch display, Android 6.0 Marshmallow, a Snapdragon 820 paired with 4GB of LPDDR4 RAM, microSD expandable memory, 3000/3600mAh battery, all enclosed in a similar looking body when compared to the S6. So while the phones may look similar in person, they are very different on paper.

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Last month we told you that Microsoft is offering a free one year subscription to Office 365 for people who purchase a Lumia 950 or Lumia 950 XL smartphone. However, at that point, the deal was only available in the US, UK, Germany, France, Denmark, Finland, Norway, and Sweden.

In the meantime though Microsoft has decided to extend this offer’s reach to more countries. So, from now on, you’ll also be able to take advantage of it if you live in India, Canada, Mexico, South Africa, or Australia. You do have to act before July 30, which is when it will expire.

To get the free one year subscription to Office 365, just download the Lumia Offers app onto your Lumia 950 or Lumia 950 XL, enter your email address, and choose this particular promo. That’s it. You’ll then be able to download the Office apps onto one PC or Mac and one smartphone or tablet. This is a $69…

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Like the OnePlus X? Then you’ll also like the just-unveiled Oppo A30. Seriously, they’re exactly the same. To be precise, we’re talking about the “champagne” edition of the OnePlus X, a.k.a white.

The A30 has been listed on Oppo’s official website for China, and, in all regards, it’s identical to the white OnePlus X. That obviously makes you think that the oft-rumored close ties between the two companies are indeed true. Why else would OnePlus let Oppo sell what is basically just a rebranded OnePlus X?

Oppo A30

Anyway, here’s a refresher on specs, in case you’ve forgotten all about the X’s innards. The Oppo A30, like the OnePlus X, comes with a 5-inch 1080p touchscreen, a 13 MP rear camera with LED flash, an 8 MP selfie snapper, the Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 chipset (with a 2.3 GHz quad-core Krait CPU), 3GB of RAM, 16GB of storage, 4G LTE, and a 2,525 mAh battery. It runs Android 5.1.1 Lollipop. Its dimensions are 140 x 69 x 6.9 mm, and it weighs 138g.

The Oppo A30 hasn’t been priced yet, but a rumor out of China says we should expect it to cost CNY 1,999, which right now means around $306 or €275. It’s unclear if it will ever be officially sold internationally, especially given the fact that you can already buy the OnePlus X in many countries, and for less cash – $249 or €269.

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Last month at CES Qualcomm and Chinese company LeTV unveiled the upcoming Le Max Pro smartphone, the world’s first to sport the chipset maker’s Snapdragon 820 under the hood.

Now a new rumor out of China claims the Le Max Pro will go on sale in the country next Tuesday, on February 23. However, only 1,000 units could actually be available on that day.

The Le Max Pro is said to cost CNY 3,699, which right now means about $567 or €509. This amount contradicts a previously leaked flyer which said the price would be CNY 3,500. And all of this information originates in a yet-unconfirmed rumor, so hopefully you’ve taken it with a pinch of salt.

As a reminder, the Le Max Pro has a 6.33-inch QHD touchscreen, a 21 MP rear camera, 4GB of RAM, an ultrasonic fingerprint scanner, a USB Type-C port, and a 3,400 mAh battery. It runs Android 6.0…

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Samsung’s upcoming Galaxy S7 and S7 edge have starred in a lot of leaks today, and now it’s finally time for LG’s G5 to shine too.

The next flagship smartphone from Samsung’s Korean competitor has been given the full leaked image treatment as you can see – it’s had both its front and its back exposed.

For the umpteenth time, the dual-camera setup on the rear is confirmed, along with the fingerprint sensor siting underneath that. The phone will also have laser autofocus and a dual-tone LED flash.

The volume buttons are on the side, and it looks like the fingerprint scanner doubles as a power button. The handset seems to have a metal build, but that’s not entirely certain at this point. The images don’t appear to be renders, rather live shots of an actual G5 unit, although it isn’t turned on.

The G5 will get official this Sunday in Barcelona at MWC, and it’s so far been rumored to sport a 5.6-inch QHD touchscreen, 4GB of RAM, as well as Android 6.0 Marshmallow on board. Qualcomm has already confirmed that the G5 will be powered by its Snapdragon 820…

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Well, here it is, as good as official. A Spanish brochure for the Samsung Galaxy S7 and S7 edge spill the beans on the specs and the release date.

The S7 will have a 5.1″ screen, the Samsung Galaxy S7 edge a 5.5″, both QHD SuperAMOLEDs. The chipset is listed as Snapdragon 820, which will likely serve both Europe and North America. It’s paired with 4GB of RAM.

Interestingly, the display is “pressure sensitive.” This smells of a Samsung implementation of Force Touch.

The brochure confirms a microSD slot and the built-in storage starts at 32GB (what bigger options we’ll get is not clear). Batteries will be 3,000mAh on the smaller phone and 3,600mAh on the bigger one.

The other expected feature, the water resistance, is also present on the list with an IP67 rating. That’s dust-tight, resistant up to 1m of water for 30 minutes.

The leaked brochure (click for full size)

The Samsung Galaxy S7 and S7 edge will launch on March 11 (that’s in Spain, at least). Samsung will sell them in partnership with La Caixa (a Catalan bank).

You can spend €700 for the S7 or €800 for the Galaxy S7 edge. Alternatively, the bank will help you get the S7 flagships on a monthly payment plan of €42.45 and €47.45 respectively. The smartphones will come packaged with a VR headset, though it’s not quite clear if that’s the current Gear VR model or a new edition, which we are yet to see announced.

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