New leak reveals five color options

TL;DR A recent leak alleged that the upcoming Samsung Galaxy Note 9 will be available in five colors. That compares to the Galaxy Note 8’s four color options. Samsung will launch the Galaxy Note 9 August 9. Even though Samsung will launch the Galaxy Note 9 in a matter of weeks, there is still plenty that we do not know about the upcoming flagship. Thanks to today’s leak, we may have received the first details on the Galaxy Note 9 color options.

Probably the best mid-ranger right now

Xiaomi Mi 9TThe Xiaomi Mi 9T is an excellently balanced smartphone with oodles of tech with very few compromises. With an awesome camera and gorgeous design, this has to be the best mid-range smartphone on the planet. Table of contents Xiaomi’s Mi 9, which launched four months ago, was a great phone that lacked aesthetics and perceived quality, areas in which its competitors were focusing. The Mi 9T makes up for those cosmetic shortcomings, but at what cost?

PUBG Mobile patch notes, Royale Pass, and more!

Welcome to our PUBG Mobile update tracker! We’ll be collating all of the official PUBG update notes and breaking down all the new features added to the hit battle royale game for Android and iOS phones and tablets. If you’re a fan of PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds Mobile (and chowing down on chicken dinners), be sure to bookmark this page to stay up-to-date with all of the map updates, weapon and armor balance changes and additions, new modes, and much more.

Remember S Voice? Samsung is finally shutting it down

Samsung introduced its Bixby voice assistant back in 2017, and it’s served as the first-party assistant on Samsung gadgets ever since. But this wasn’t Samsung’s first voice assistant, as that would be S Voice. Unfortunately for anyone who was still using S Voice, TizenHelp reports that Samsung is now killing the legacy service. This isn’t the only Samsung service to be killed off, as it’s also shuttering Find My Car, Car Mode, and MirrorLink functionality.

Social media site Bebo making another comeback again

TL;DR The social networking site Bebo is making yet another comeback in a few weeks. This is a “totally new site developed by the original founders.” Originally, the site was one of the biggest social media platforms in the world. If you’re old enough to remember when you could only sign up for Facebook with a university email account, you’re probably old enough to remember Bebo. Before social media became dominated by Facebook and Twitter, it was one of the most popular sites on the internet.

The life and death of custom ringtones: A brief history

For those of us above a certain age, custom ringtones were a rite of passage. Blasting your favorite tune from your flip phone was as critical to your identity as your MySpace profile (and equally cringe-inducing in retrospect). But what happened to these little snippets of self-expression? Today, having your phone make any noise at all in public is a source of embarrassment, despite it being easier than ever to get music on your phone.

What to expect from October hardware event

Google’s now annual hardware is almost here. In New York on Tuesday, October 9 at 11AM ET, the search giant will show off a new range of products dreamt up by the Made by Google team. We already have a good idea of the main attraction — the Google Pixel 3 series — but there’s still room for surprises when the event begins (and you can livestream it if you’re keen).

what you need to know

The easiest way to distribute an Android app is via the Google Play store. It isn’t the only distribution method, but it is the simplest way to reach millions of potential users. Publishing your first app in the Play Store isn’t hard, with a few tips and pointers you can have your app ready for download in next to no time. Google has a one time $25 registration fee which you need to pay before you can upload an app.

Who is it made for?

Google is known for making well-made apps. Its app portfolio stretches pages upon pages of recognizable apps like YouTube, Google Maps, and Google Photos. But, it recently put up a listing for a brand new app that caught everyone’s attention. It’s a file manager named Files Go and it’s currently in beta. There are a million file managers in the Play Store, so what makes Files Go so different? We spent some time with it to find out.

Why do phones explode, and what can you do to protect yourself?

One of the at least 35 Note 7 units that caught fire or exploded Every now and again we hear unfortunate stories about gadget batteries catching fire and even exploding (a term that is often used even for incidents that are less dramatic), sometimes causing harm to the unsuspecting user. While very rare, Samsung has been forced to recall its latest Galaxy Note 7 smartphones after concerns were raised that a small number of its handsets are shipping with defective batteries that may explode.