“The Galaxy Note 7 is a beautiful smartphone. And it’s a world-class pocket camera. At its core, the Note 7 is essentially a souped-up Galaxy S7 Edge — already the runaway best phone of 2016, with the best camera ever installed on a smartphone.”
There’s a hidden menu in Android that lets you unlock experimental features — here’s how to use it
“You can do a lot with Android. Google’s mobile OS is famously open to customization, and plenty of apps take advantage of that fact. But you might not know that Google itself keeps a few settings tucked away in a hidden menu called the System UI Tuner.”
Amazon said to plan cut-rate streaming music for Echo devices
“Amazon wants to do what it does best, selling subscriptions with a competition-beating value prop.”
Google Assistant can answer your voice messages in Allo
“We’ve covered a lot of what Google Allo can do as a messaging application, but we haven’t yet scratched the surface of one of its most interesting features: Assistant.”
Samsung pulls the plug on Milk Music streaming service in US
“The song is over for Samsung’s Milk Music. The Korean electronics giant said Monday the music-streaming app for users of its Galaxy smartphones will shut down in the US on September 22.”
Samsung Connect Auto LTE dongle for the car is now available from AT&T
“Samsung announced its first LTE dongle for the car earlier this year, but it took the company more than six months to make it available for purchase. The company’s Connect Auto LTE dongle is now available for purchase in the US from AT&T.”
MIT Spinoff to Market Breakthrough Batteries by 2017
“We’d all love our phones and tablets to have longer staying power, so announcements of new battery technology are often catnip for techheads.”
Lyft pushes back at Uber’s ‘unsavory tactics’
“Lyft is not happy with Travis Kalanick and Uber. Last week, Lyft found itself the subject of several stories claiming the company was involved in active but unsuccessful acquisition talks with a number of firms. Naturally, Uber CEO Travis Kalanick seized the opportunity to zing his competition.”
Apple is losing its lead in smartphones
“When Steve Jobs introduced the first iPhone in January 2007, he made a bold claim that the new product was five years ahead of its time. He was wrong.”
