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Samsung starts producing 12Gb LPDDR5 DRAM, probably for Note 10

Samsung has started mass production on 12Gb LPDDR5 mobile DRAM chips, the company has announced. In a post on its newsroom site earlier today, Samsung outlined what the chips would offer and when we could expect to see them in smartphones. Samsung Galaxy Note 10 may face delays due to trade dispute News Samsung’s 12Gb (Gigabit) LPDDR5 DRAM — the first of its kind for the industry — will be combined in groups of eight to produce 12GB (Gigabyte) LPDDR5 DRAM packages later this month.

VPN.Asia deal: Get a lifetime VPN for just $49 (96% off)

As more of the world than ever is moving online, protection is crucial. A VPN is handy for both online security and the extra features encryption brings. Right now you can browse safely and securely with VPN.Asia for a small fraction of the retail price. A VPN hides your online activity and encrypts your connection, leading to a host of benefits. Your IP provider can’t throttle your connection, streaming services think you’re in a different country, and hackers can’t access your data.

Falcon Pro update brings new theme, multi-window support, and more

Many Twitter addicts swear by Falcon Pro, if only for its rich features and sleek Holo-styled UI. After making the jump from beta to a full release back in December, the mobile Twitter client app has received an update, which brings it to version 1.5. Aesthetics-wise, the updated Falcon Pro now offers a new Light theme. It makes a nice addition to the previous Dark theme for folks who like to switch things up a bit.

Google combines YouTube Music and Play Music teams, may merge apps later

Right now, Google has two music streaming apps, YouTube Music and Google Play Music. If you’re wondering why the two apps aren’t combined into one, well, it looks like the company has the same questions as well. Today, Google confirmed that it has decided to combine its YouTube Music and Google Play Music teams into one unit. This move likely means Google will be merging both apps at some point so it can have one unified music streaming experience.

Results are in: how good is the OnePlus 5 camera?

The OnePlus 5 brings with it a new dual camera that offers theoretical optical zoom as well as the largest dual camera setup on the market but with Android smartphone cameras so capable, is it better than the competition? We wanted to put it to the test and instead of just crowning a winner ourselves, we wanted YOUR opinion. A week of voting later, the results are in, so which smartphone camera is the best?

Windows Phone 8 sales will jump very quickly, says Microsoft CEO

There are arguably only two mobile operating systems that really matter these days as far as market-share is concerned. As you probably guessed, we are talking about Android and iOS. Sure, there are other platforms like Blackberry and Windows Phone, but neither of these operating systems come close to the popularity of iOS and Android. Steve Ballmer claims this will all change with therecent release of Windows Phone 8. According to Microsoft’s CEO, Windows Phone 8 might be small now but things are going to shift quickly.

Zoom 5.0 update is now mandatory and needs to be done before May 30

Edgar Cervantes / Android Authority Zoom has made several improvements to the overall security of the video conferencing platform over the past few weeks. The company is now asking users to make sure their Zoom applications — be it on smartphones or desktops — are updated to the latest version before May 30. Zoom wrote in a recent blog post that the update is mandatory for all users. Those who fail to get the latest version of Zoom will not be able to join any meetings after May 30.

3 with LTE: Samsung Galaxy J7 (2015), LG Stylo 2, and Kyocera Hydro REACH now available in the USA

Customers using either Boost Mobile or Virgin Mobile are in luck, as today – April 15th – marks the release of several different LTE smartphones, all under $230. Hailing from Korea, Samsung has brought forth the Samsung Galaxy J7, and LG is offering the LG Stylus 2. Hailing from Japan, Kyocera is offering the Kyocera Hydro REACH. Now let’s take a moment to examine each. Samsung Galaxy J7The Galaxy J7 packs a 5.

Dragify is the easiest (and cheapest) way to build and host a website

We live online, so if you want to sell something or spread a message then you need an internet home. You may have preconceptions that having a website involves having coding skills, paying an expert, or monthly subscriptions for hosting. Well, it used to, but now you don’t need to let such concerns hold you back. There’s a way of setting up and hosting your own website which doesn’t involve any of those things.

Google and Samsung catching Apple on in-app revenue generation?

Apple has always had the upper hand when it comes to the monetization of games on its platform. iPhone users tend to spend more on in-app purchases than Android users — part of the reason why it gets favored when it comes to new game releases. The tide may be turning, however, as news from video game analytics and insights company deltaDNA (via VentureBeat) suggests that both Google and Samsung could be catching up.