The Samsung Galaxy S6 arrived with a bang, with there finally being a change up in terms of build quality and material choices. The latest Samsung flagship features a beautiful unibody metal and glass construction, and while this move was not without its compromises, at least with regards to a removable battery and expandable memory, there’s no denying that it looks great. The Galaxy S6 is going to available in a variety of colors, and to help you make your decision on which to choose easier, here is a quick look at the Samsung Galaxy S6 color comparison!
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The Snapdragon Wear 3100 is Qualcomm’s new premium smartwatch platform. It includes a new low-power co-processor, the Qualcomm’s QCC1110. The platform boasts a 1.5-2.5 day typical battery life, while Traditional Watch Mode extends life up to a week. Qualcomm unveiled its third-generation premium wearables platform today, the new Snapdragon Wear 3100. The platform replaces the Wear 2100 as Qualcomm’s high-end solution, joining the Wear 2500 kids watch platform as a major shot in the arm for the smartwatch market.
Update (9/15): As confirmed by the carrier, AT&T's version of the LG Watch Urbane 2nd Edition LTE has been finally updated to Android Wear 2 (via Android Police). That means Android Wear 2 has now been rolled out to all devices that were supposed to receive it. Update (8/20): It looks like Motorola has finally remembered that the Moto 360 Sport exists. While we have yet to hear of any reports of Android Wear 2.
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Xiaomi has launched the Mi Band 7. The fitness tracker gets a bigger screen, a fresh UI, new features, and more colorways. There’s still no built-in GPS. Xiaomi’s Mi Band range is undoubtedly one of the most successful ones in the fitness tracker market. The inexpensive wristbands have come a long way since the first model launched in 2014 without a display. Fast forward to 2022, and the Mi Band 7 is now on the market.
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Facebook Messenger users will soon be able to get automatic translations of messages received on the service. Facebook is rolling out the feature to users in the U.S. and Mexico. The service will initially only be able to translate between English and Spanish. Facebook is bringing automatic translation to messages sent on its Messenger platform. According to CNET, the translation is part of the M Suggestions feature that is already built into Messenger.
Super Hexagon was created by famous game developer Terry Cavanagh. The game, funded by Cavanagh, originally launched on iOS on Aug. 31st, 2012 and later the PC on Nov. 27th, 2012. This week Super Hexagon has finally made its way to the Google Play Store! Super Hexagon is extremely difficult. The game is played by spinning a little triangle around to escape shapes narrowing in on the little triangle. It sound simple, but it really is not, it’s merciless.
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A hacker has ported all of Google Maps to a modded Nintendo Entertainment System. The final product is an 8-bit map of the world. The hacker used several other NES/map mods as a launching point. Remember how Google used to have April Fools’ jokes every year? One of those jokes was the announcement of an 8-bit version of Google Maps that you could use on a Nintendo Entertainment System (back in 2012).
We’ve seen some fantastic flagship Android smartphones being released over the past few months, but as is always the case, high-end also meant high price point. While we have the Nexus line of devices that do blur the line between specifications versus price, one company that is looking to completely shake up the status quo is OnePlus. A teaser campaign that promised the world, while taking aim at competing devices, led to the OnePlus One being one of the most highly-anticipated smartphones of the year.
Plex is one of the most popular media servers, allowing people to store images, video and audio on their PC and then remotely stream their content to a ton of different clients, including Android smartphones and tablets. However, this functionality requires that the local PC always be up and running. Today, Plex officially launched a new solution, Plex Cloud, that gets rid of the need for a PC media server. However, it comes with its own limitations.
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The Redmi K series has quickly established itself as one of the best bang for buck high-end phone families out there, spanning mid-range and flagship devices. Now, Redmi has finally announced the K40 series, and we’re actually looking at three devices in the family.
We’ve got the Redmi K40, K40 Pro, and K40 Pro Plus, and the three phones share a few features in common. For one, all three devices are equipped with a 6.