“Don’t buy one of these. Image source: Samsung. Just like the saying goes: If at first you don’t succeed in fixing your exploding phone, you should probably just stop.”
Google ditches Hangouts in favour of Duo as a required Android app
“Starting in December, smartphone manufacturers will no longer be required to install Hangouts on their handsets. Instead, phone makers will need to provide users with the recently-launched Duo. This is not to say that Hangouts is being killed off — not yet, at least.”
Three Law Firms Join iPhone 6 Plus ‘Touch Disease’ Lawsuit Against Apple
“There is increasing pressure on Apple to explain why it’s ignored the fact that touchscreens on thousands of iPhone 6 Plus devices have stopped working, leaving consumers on the hook to replace devices that have a fundamental engineering flaw.”
Why Samsung killing the Note 7 was absolutely the right move
“Samsung officially discontinuing the Galaxy Note 7 might have come as a little bit of a surprise to some. After all, if the company could get the device back on shelves it could potentially still make $10 billion in sales over the next year.”
How to add your calendar events to the Google Maps app
“Late last week, Google announced a closer integration between two of its very popular services, Maps and Calendar. Events added to your Google Calendar — either manually or automatically via Gmail — will be viewable in Google Maps for quick access to directions to your upcoming events.”
Google’s Pixel Is Samsung’s Problem, Not Apple’s
“Let the Android Civil War Begin So Google debuted their new Pixel phone this week and the tech press has exploded with articles written about how this may impact Apple. That’s ridiculous.”
Leak reveals major design changes coming to Samsung’s Galaxy S8
“The iPhone 8 is going to feature the radical redesign that Apple fans had been hoping the iPhone 7 would receive, and a new report indicates that Samsung is preparing a similar move for the Galaxy S8.”
Google Pixel: 5 Big Mysteries About The New Phones
“Google has finally unveiled its new flagship smartphones, the Google Pixel and the Pixel XL. But its product launch on October 4 created as many questions as it answered.”
The Google Pixel is IP53 certified — here’s what that means
“Phones don’t make good dive buddies. But it’s important to know what those certification numbers mean. One spec you won’t find on the sheet for the new Google Pixel and Pixel XL is their IP53 certification.”
Pew: younger people actually prefer reading the news to watching it
“Well, great news for all those media publishers investing in video in hopes of better catering to young adults: a new study released this week from the Pew Research Center found that younger people are actually more interested in reading the news than watching it.”
