In the latter half of 2015, Samsung seeded an update to Android 6.0 Marshmallow for both the Galaxy Note5 as well as the Galaxy Note 4. This was accidental and both the smartphones are yet to receive a mass update to the latest Android version. However, it seems that another lucky user has gotten a similar update on his Galaxy S5.
The Samsung Galaxy S7 and its various versions are now less than a month away from announcement that is scheduled to take place during MWC in Barcelona next month. Now, we have the leaked photos of the front camera units as well as a display unit for the SM-G930F.
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CyanogenMod has been known to release some really interesting features for Android users and this upcoming feature is one of them. The update will allow users to assign a protected status for any apps on the phone including system apps.
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Samsung has been expanding the Galaxy A series lineup ever since its introduction and in December 2015,t hey even introduced the Galaxy A9 as well as the 2016 refresh models of the Galaxy A3, A5 and A7. It seems that they aren’t done yet as they are working on an even higher end Galaxy A9 Pro smartphone.
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We hope that you have seen our unboxing of the latest smartphone from Lenovo, the Vibe K4 Note. As with our two previous teardowns – the QiKU Q Terra and Xiaomi Redmi Note 3, we decided to do a teardown of the Vibe K4 Note as well for your viewing pleasure.
Just yesterday, we told you about a new security flaw that has been spotted and that it could possibly affect around 66% of the Android devices at risk. Now, Google has recognised the flaw but claims that the number of devices that will be affected is much smaller in reality.
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Having your company’s search bar on the Apple iPhone doesn’t come cheap. Google have apparently paid a very hefty sum to keep their search bar on the Apple iPhone.
In the usual Asus fashion, they are expected to launch several variants of the ZenFone 3 just like they did with the ZenFone 2. The smartphones are expected to be announced at MWC 2016 which is happening next month in Barcelona.
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Apple announced that it will be starting the first iOS App Development Center for Europe in Italy. The facility will be used to give students practical skills and training on developing apps for the iOS ecosystem.
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It has been rumoured for a while that Whatsapp is working on an end-to-end encryption solution for its IM on the Android platform. A new screenshot shows a beta version which shows the security screen and proves that such a feature is in the works.
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A new vulnerability in the Linux kernel could put around 66% of Android devices as well as Linux PCs and servers at risk of malicious attacks.
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It has been rumoured for quite a while that the Galaxy S7 and its variants will come with both Exynos as well as Snapdragon processors. The Snapdragon 820 processor variant of the S7 has made several appearances online and now the Exynos variant of the S7 has been confirmed as well thanks to a new listing on AnTuTu.
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Proximity sensors are something that is a standard on smartphones ever since touchscreens came along as they help to avoid accidental input when calling or when the phone is in your pocket. The issue however is that they ruin the phone’s design and aesthetics especially on lighter coloured phones.
Huawei had announced that it will be releasing a beta build of Android 6.0 Marshmallow for the Ascend Mate7. Now, it has announced that the Honor 6, Honor 6 Plus and Honor 4X will also be getting beta builds of Marshmallow in the UK.
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We are extremely thankful to our readers for the overwhelmingly positive response to our first teardown of the QiKU Q Terra. To follow that up, we are now bring you our second teardown with the Xiaomi Redmi Note 3.
