Oppo R9 and R9 Plus pricing information leaks

The official unveiling date for the upcoming Oppo R9 and R9 Plus is March 17, something that has been confirmed earlier today after initially being reported on last week. Most of the hardware details of the two devices are already known thanks to the fact that they’ve passed through TENAA, the Chinese regulatory authority that approves mobile phones for sale in that country (and outs most of their specs in the process).

One thing that’s so far remained a mystery, however, is how much they will cost. Not anymore, though, for a newly discovered leak out of China is here to clear that up too.

The image you can see above is said to depict a promotional poster for the R9 and R9 Plus, and if it is the real deal it reveals the pricing for the two models, at least for the Chinese market. The smaller Oppo R9 will go for CNY 2,498, which at the current exchange rates means about $383 or €347. On the other hand, the R9 Plus will start at CNY 2,998 ($460 or €417) if you buy it with 64GB of storage, and will go up to CNY 3,298 ($505, €459) if you need 128GB.

Both phones will come with 4GB of RAM, and it looks like the R9 will only be sold with 64GB of storage space. They will have VOOC fast charging, and the much-rumored 4,120 mAh battery capacity for the R9 Plus is confirmed yet again.

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Oppo R9 and R9 Plus pricing information leaks

Sony Xperia Z5's worldwide Android Marshmallow roll-out begins

Earlier on this month, Sony Xperia Z5 owners in the firm’s native Japan began to receive the big Android 6.0 Marshmallow update. Now, it is being reported that Google’s updated mobile firmware is rolling out to Xperia Z5 owners across other nations as well, and along with the standard Z5, those in ownership of the Xperia Z5 Premium and Z5 Compact can also expect an imminent update.
The broader release of Android Marshmallow has been typically steady thus far. But a number of OEMs have begun to get their houses in order these past few weeks, and … – Source

Sony Xperia Z5's worldwide Android Marshmallow roll-out begins

Adele had the best surprise for this duo whose cover went viral

They say dreams can happen overnight and for Irish lads Ronan Scolard and Glenn Murphy, it did

Just over 24 hours after we shared their killer Adele medley with you, the guys were on stage with the lady herself at the 3Arena in Dublin

Adele who admits crying when she saw the guys perform, hands over her stage to the guys and smiles and she watches them from the sidelines.

The two also received a standing ovation from the crowd, who were also blown away by their medley.

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It's not liquid cooling, it's 'thermal spreader': check out the S7 edge heat pipe insides (video)

Back when the Galaxy S7 and S7 edge were announced last week, the first teardowns of the handsets revealed some sort of a heat pipe running around the processor area, presumably a tiny liquid cooling system, like the ones on Sony’s high-end Xperias, or the Lumia 950. Samsung then confirmed that the phones do indeed feature this, when talking about its new Game Launcher setup: “the cooling system in these phones, with a very thin thermal spreader, keeps devices cool, so gamers can focus on winning.”
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It's not liquid cooling, it's 'thermal spreader': check out the S7 edge heat pipe insides (video)

Google's Copyright Takedowns Have Grown By A Trillion Percent In Ten Years

As a sizeable hoster of things and collector of links, Google receives its fair share of Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) takedown notices. Only, that fair share has increased by around a billion percent since 2006.

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Google's Copyright Takedowns Have Grown By A Trillion Percent In Ten Years

A battle has begun on 'The Walking Dead'

WARNING: This post contains spoilers from the latest episode of The Walking Dead.

Count me among those who thought this week’s episode of The Walking Dead was going to be one where the entire group sits around talking about action but not really doing anything. I was wrong.

There were cookies, zombies, some strangely elegant stabbings, gun battles, and even a juicy cliffhanger that probably left you uncomfortably angry at a pregnant lady.

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Yes, I admit to being angry at Maggie over what played out in the final minutes of the episode because, dammit, she should have listened to Carol when she told Maggie to stay at home. Instead, Maggie’s insistence on accompanying the larger group to invade the Savior compound got both of them captured and now the rest of the group is sort of screwed — like, I accidentally told someone I loved them screwed. …

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Gamepads galore: 7 wireless game controllers for smartphones and tablets

There are two kinds of smartphone users: those who play games on their mobile devices, and those who say they don’t, although they’re way past level 700 on Candy Crush Saga. Lame jokes aside, this post is all about gaming. About gaming accessories, to be more specific – about gamepads designed specifically to be used with smartphones and tablets. Because when it comes to real gaming, nothing can beat the analog feel of buttons pressing against your fingertips.
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Gamepads galore: 7 wireless game controllers for smartphones and tablets

[Weekend Poll] Would You Buy A Xiaomi Mi 5... Assuming It Was Available In Your Country?

The Xiaomi Mi 5 is a phone that, statistically, most of you probably will not be able to buy through official channels if you read this website. While it will be available in two massive markets – namely, China and India – the rest of the world will once again be sitting on the sidelines for the launch of Xiaomi’s latest and greatest low-cost but powerful mass-market smartphone. Xiaomi is expected to expand its list of markets at some point with the Mi 5, but the general assumption is that expansion will still be restricted to Asia or other emerging markets for the time being.

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The broken world of mobile payments and how to fix it

It’s being predicted that by the end of this year, mobile payment transactions in the U.S. will grow 210 percent. Despite this impressive gain, it turns out that not everyone is taking advantage of mobile payments. Why aren’t more people enjoying the convenience and ease of mobile payments? Some have said that the system for money exchange in the mobile world was broken before… Read More

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