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Now's the time to get your Galaxy S6. Photo: Samsung

Now’s the time to get your Galaxy S6. Photo: Samsung

Samsung promised us that price cuts were coming to its latest flagships, and now they’ve arrived on T-Mobile. The carrier today slashed up to $200 off the Galaxy S6 and S6 edge, making them all the more attractive than their rivals.

Stagefright fixes are incoming!

Stagefright fixes are incoming!

It may have taken them a little while, but manufacturers have begun rolling out important fixes for the Stagefright vulnerability that allows hackers to take over million of smartphones with a single text message.

In addition to Google’s own Nexus handsets, updates are also being issued to a number of Samsung’s latest Galaxies, and will be coming soon to the Idol 3 from Alcatel Onetouch.

Your Samsung is about to get a lot safer. Photo: Killian Bell/Cult of Android

Your Samsung is about to get a lot safer. Photo: Killian Bell/Cult of Android

Samsung has promised to rollout monthly security patches for its Android-powered Galaxy devices in an effort to eliminate flaws and vulnerabilities faster than ever before.

Its announcement comes after researchers discovered a new “Stagefright” exploit that allows hackers to take over billions of smartphones with a single text message.

The Z5 Compact sits atop of the Z5 and looks... chunky. Photo: @vizileaks

The Z5 Compact sits atop of the Z5 and looks… chunky. Photo: @vizileaks

Sony’s next-generation Xperia flagships will offer lateral power buttons that double as fingerprint scanners — if this hazy new leaked image of the Xperia Z5 and Z5 Compact proves to be authentic.

You're invited... to lend impoverished children a hand. Photo: OnePlus

You’re invited… to lend impoverished children a hand. Photo: OnePlus

If you’re interested in the no-compromise OnePlus 2, and would also like to support a humanitarian cause, head over to eBay now and bid for a charitable invite.

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