Just when we thought that Samsung has exhausted its tablet quota for the year, the company is now rumored to be bringing out a couple of unheard of Android tablets into the market as early as June. The source of the rumor was an internal document coming all the way from la France that outlines the Korean company’s Smart TV line, with some side information that details the compatibility of the Smart View app for Samsung’s phones and tablets.
The winter off-season is a smart time to upgrade your lawnmower. Sure, a trusty mower is nice, rather have a speedy new powerhouse that allows you to spend less time cutting? We’ve gone ahead and put together some of the best lawn mower deals to help you save time and money ahead of the summer.
Our list covers a full range of electric and gas push mowers and robot options with plenty of different deck sizes.
Google released the Pixel 2 and Pixel 2 XL just over two years ago. The company has since updated the devices with each new iteration of Android since. Unfortunately, the platform’s most recent update, Android 10, seems to break Wi-Fi functionality on many Pixel 2 devices.
Thanks to a tip from Android Authority reader LW Rozanski, we’ve been notified of a Google support thread where hundreds of users are claiming Android’s latest update renders Wi-Fi nearly useless on their devices.
Lost Galaxy S5 resurrected after spending seven months outside
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The update delivers Android 6.0.1 and all the associated benefits that come with it, as well as adding Wi-Fi and Video Calling and a bunch of security enhancements, including the August 1 security patch from Google. The build number is MMB29M – the same for both devices – and comes in at around 950 MB, so make sure you have a Wi-Fi connection and plenty of battery before downloading it.
Every day has the potential to be stressful. You might have a bad day at work, things may not be going your way, or you may feel like the universe is conspiring against you. If you have been feeling down a bit lately, it’s high time to get energized with inspirational quotes from famous people.
We’ve put together some of the best inspirational and motivational apps to help you perk up and recharge your day with a simple inspirational message or two.
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Samsung has delayed the One UI 3.0 beta for Galaxy S10 and Note 10 users, possibly delaying the Android 11 release. Battery drain and stability appear to be to blame. Galaxy Z Flip and Z Fold 2 users also face delays. A Samsung operation manager asked users to “wait a little” after the company encountered problems with the Android 11 release on the Galaxy Note 10 in a limited South Korean test.
Amazon‘s Fire TV has been available for over three years, but one app that has been missing is the retail giant’s in-house Silk Browser. The usefulness of a web browser on your TV is debatable, but what is not up for debate is Amazon making the Silk Browser available for Fire TVs.
When you open the Silk Browser for the first time, you are met with Bing.com. The good news is you can go into the app’s settings to change the default search engine from Bing to either Google or Yahoo.
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MediaTek has announced the Dimensity 700 5G processor. The new chipset is expected to target budget 5G phones. The firm also announced two new Chromebook chipsets. MediaTek has delivered a slew of 5G chipsets in 2020, including a cost-effective Dimensity 720 processor used in a variety of budget 5G phones. The company isn’t stopping here either, as it’s just announced the Dimensity 700 SoC.
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Sirin Labs has revealed the Sirin V3. This is a Galaxy S21 with a revised security suite and several additions for $2,650. The security suite is still based on Samsung Knox though. Now, lesser-known smartphone brand Sirin Labs has launched the Sirin V3, which is literally the Galaxy S21 with security-focused additions and tweaks. The kicker though is that Sirin is charging $2,650 for the device.
Today is May Fourth, also known as Star Wars Day. Random strangers will politely say “May the Fourth be with you”, you’ll see seeing hundreds of articles, thousands of tweets and millions of online comments professing a love of all things Star Wars. T-Mobile has even gone so far as to create a Chrome extension that turns any online mention of AT&T into the DeATTh Star in an attempt to unveil it as the Evil Empire.