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The Oppo Find 9  is currently  rumored  to be made official sometime in H1 this year. Inline with that, a new rumor out of the company's home country of China is suggesting that the unveiling will take place in March. rumor back in November had said exactly that. Aside from the unveiling month, the new rumor also  confirms  several of the phone's key specs, including two different variants powered by Snapdragon 835 and 653 SoC with 6GB/128GB and 4GB/64GB memory configuration, respectively. The Find 9 is said to sport a 5.5-inch QHD display, 21MP/16MP camera combo, a large 4,100mAh battery, and offer support for new VOOC flash charging. It's starting price is said to be RMB 3,999 (around $580).

Verizon has started pushing out new updates to several phones on its network - the list includes  the Samsung Galaxy S5 ,  Note 4 , and  Note Edge , as well as  the LG G4 . The updates bring Android security fixes for January. No other changes are included - at least that's what the respective software update pages on Verizon's website say. As is usually the case with OTA roll outs, it may take some time before the update notification pops up on your device's screen.

If you are in the market for a microSD card, you'll be glad to know that the 256GB SanDisk Ultra UHS-I microSDXC memory card is currently going for $119.95. Online retailer Amazon has the card listed on its website at that price, down from the $179.95 tag it usually carriers there. The deal reportedly ends January 31, so those planning to avail need to act fast.

The latest bit of online gossip by the popular leakster Roland Quandt has it that MobiCom-Debitel is looking to form long-term partnership with HMD Global, bringing the  Nokia 6  to Germany in the forthcoming months. It will be following the Nokia 150 featurephone that is already available on the German market. Nokia 6 is still available exclusively in China with over 1.4 million registrations. There was also a rumor about a white Nokia 6 but  HMD Global denied such information  and assured the device is currently only officially sold in only one country and a single color. There’s no official confirmation yet from Mobilcom-Debitel, but we'll be keeping an ear on the ground.

Samsung SDI will provide  the batteries for the Galaxy S8  and a new report suggests they will have larger capacities than the S7 batteries. The  Galaxy S8  will have a 3,250mAh battery and the  Galaxy S8 Plus  a 3,750mAh one according to the report. That’s up from S7’s 3,000mAh and S7 edge’s 3,600mAh battery. Those batteries will have to feed larger screens - 5.8” and 6.2” according to the latest info - though the Snapdragon 835 is reportedly more battery efficient than the 820 chipset it replaces. The rumor mill expects the Galaxy S8 duo to go on sale  on April 21  for €800 and €900 respectively.

Oppo has launched yet another selfie-focused smartphone in India, this time it's the  A57 . The A57 has a 16 megapixel camera at the front with f2.0 aperture and Oppo's Beautify 4.0 software for visual enhancements. Other features include palm shutter that takes takes a picture after you hold your hand in front of the camera and a bokeh effect for blurring the background. Apart from that the A57 has a 13 megapixel rear camera with f2.2 aperture, 5.2-inch 720p IPS LCD, Qualcomm Snapdragon 435 processor, 3GB RAM, 32GB expandable storage, 2900mAh battery, and Android 6.0 with ColorOS 3.0. The phone is priced at INR 14,990 ($220) and will go on sale on February 3.

The Moto Mods platform that Lenovo introduced alongside the Moto Z line is certainly an intriguing concept. But like most proprietary tech solutions, it can only ever be as good as its third-party support. In an effort to address this, the Chinese OEM is currently holding the "Transform the Smartphone Challenge" along with IndieGoGo to source and crowd-fund interesting new Moto Mods. "The Ultimate Moto Z Mod" is one of the entries in the contest and it definitely looks promising. In its current state it is little more than a wireless charging coil, that plugs into the phones USB port and happens to be shaped to fit as a magnetic back plate. In fact, at only 3mm, it is only a bit thicker than Moto's own Style backs and those don't offer any additional functionality. When complete, the Ultimate Moto Z Mod promises to do away with the cable and incorporate the proper Moto Z pogo pins. Also, an improved version is coming to add an IR blaster to the handset. In...