Motorola Moto G4 Play currently going for $130 in US

If you are in the US, and are planning to purchase the Motorola Moto G4 Play smartphone, you'll be glad to know that the device is currently going for $130 in the country. Specifically, a couple of third-party retailers - Amazon and B&H Photo - are selling the Moto G4 Play at that price, which is $20 less than the $150 tag the phone officially carries. The discount is available on both black and white color options. There's currently no information on when the deal ends, so those planning to avail it are advised to act fast. Source 1 2

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Samsung Galaxy Note7's battery limiting update starts rolling out in Canada as well

After the US, Europe, Australia, and South Korea, Samsung has now pushed out Galaxy Note7's battery limiting update in Canada as well. The update, in case you aren't already aware, limits the device to a maximum charge of 60%. Post-update, Galaxy Note7 users in Canada should also see a reminder pop-up notification each time they charge, reboot, or turn on the screen of their device. In case you missed, the South Korean company recently revealed that around 85% of all the faulty Note7 units sold in the United States have either been returned or exchanged. In the New Zealand, the firm...

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Gear S3 again available to pre-order in UK from Samsung; Amazon starts accepting pre-orders in Europe

If you recall, official UK pre-orders for the Samsung Gear S3 went live late last month, but the stock lasted only for a few days. Well, the good news is that the South Korean company has again started accepting Gear S3 pre-orders in the UK. As was the case previously, both Classic and Frontier variants are up for grabs, setting you back £349 each. The promo where-in those purchasing the watch will get free Level Active headphones is also there, but has been expanded to the first 3,000 customers now. Meanwhile, Amazon has also started taking Gear S3 pre-orders in Europe - the...

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Samsung Galaxy S7 and S7 edge start receiving November security patch

T-Mobile has started pushing out a new update to Samsung Galaxy S7 and S7 edge smartphones on its network. Arriving as software version G930TUVU4APK1 and G935TUVU4APK1, respectively, and weighing in at over 80MB, the update brings along Android security patch for the month of November. As is usually the case with OTA roll outs, it may take some time for the update to hit your device. Meanwhile, if you feel impatient, you can manually check for the update by heading to your handset's Settings menu. Via

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Best Apps and Games of the Week

Bear Bear is an advanced note-taking app for iOS and macOS that lets you do everything from simple notes and to-do lists to code snippets and markup editor. The app supports inline images, smart data recognition for links, emails, addresses, and more, tagging, focus mode, iCloud sync, exporting to HTML, PDF, DOCX, and more. iOS Brave Brave is a new browser for Android by the people who made Link Bubble. The main features of brave are built-in ad-blocking and pop-up blocking, that makes browsing the web a relatively stress-free experience. Brave is based on Chromium and...

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Weekly poll: Huawei Mate 9 - how are you liking it?

Big-screen flagships are one short this season in the absence of the Samsung Galaxy Note7. Or are they? The Huawei Mate 9 was expected sometime this fall, and sure enough it's here, but a Mate 9 Porsche Design has arrived as well, dual-curved like a certain Samsung top-shelf model. The PD Mate 9 may be redefining the 'top-shelf' term, though, with a list price just short of EUR 1,400. The Mate 9 proper comes first on our list, however, as the more sensible of the two. An expansive if not too pixel-dense 5.9-inch FullHD display, and a dual-camera setup like no other already...

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