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Report: Next Galaxy Note May be the Note 7, Not Note 6

Tim May 25, 2016 123

In the whacky world of smartphone marketing, it may seem odd to have two lineups of devices not on the same number-naming structure. At Samsung, we have the Galaxy S line, as well as the Galaxy Note line, but these lineups are not on the same number, and...

Samsung Intros Galaxy Tab Iris for India, Features Actual Iris Scanner

Tim May 25, 2016 13

Minority Report, eat your heart out. This morning, Samsung introduced the Galaxy Tab Iris for Government and Enterprise use in India. While the thought of a new Galaxy Tab is not enough to get me out of bed in the morning, this tablet features a fully-working...

Poll: Do You Use Home Screen Widgets Still?

Tim May 24, 2016 250

Way back in the day, Android widgets were my thing. I rocked Beautiful Widgets, a Gmail widget, DashClock, Sound Search widget, and a few more that I can't recall right off. These days, I feel old and lame, using a single widget from the stock Clock app on my...

Report: No More Android Wear Devices From Samsung (Updated)

Tim May 24, 2016 42

Not that anyone was expecting to see one, but according to Fast Company, who spoke with executives of Samsung, there are no future plans for a Samsung-made Android Wear device. The only Android Wear smartwatch Samsung ever released was the Gear Live, which was...

Reported OnePlus 3 Specs Include Snapdragon 820, 5.5″ 1080p Display, NFC

Tim May 24, 2016 89

As we near the apparent unveiling of the OnePlus 3 from OnePlus, additional details are hitting the web, this time from Evan Blass. According to Blass, the OnePlus 3 specs will include a Qualcomm-made Snapdragon 820 processor, 5.5-inch 1080p (FHD) display,...

Twitter Makes it Official, Media and Replies Using “@” No Longer Count Towards 140 Character Limit

Tim May 24, 2016 8

Earlier this month, it was reported that Twitter would soon stop counting links, photos, mentions, and other things towards your 140 character limit when composing a tweet. Twitter made these changes official this morning, hopefully bringing an end to...

Pebble Back on Kickstarter This Morning With Pebble 2 and Time 2, Already Surpasses $1 Million in Funding

Tim May 24, 2016 42

Yesterday, we wrote that Pebble was teasing something new on its website with a countdown, but no one knew exactly what the countdown was counting towards. First thought to possibly be the launch of a new wearable, we now know that Pebble is back on...

Twitter is Testing an Automatic Night Mode UI

Tim May 23, 2016 27

Apparently in the very early stages of testing, Twitter is working to bring an automatic Night Mode to the official Android application. Available only to a select number of alpha testers, the app's UI will automatically change to a darker appearance, which...