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The Teracube 2e is the next phone from the brand. It is in the pre-order phase right now. The phone has a user-replaceable battery, a four-year warranty, and has an early-adopter cost of just $99. It’s the follow-up to the first Teracube phone, which launched last year. At the 2020 iteration of CES, Android Authority got some hands-on time with the first Teracube phone. The device wasn’t a specs powerhouse by any stretch of the imagination, but it offered a four-year warranty for a low price.
Samsung has announced some great news, they’ve made a breakthrough in graphene manufacturing. Graphene is that magical carbon substance that is destined to provide the world with next generation efficiency and flexibility for electronic components, such as flexible displays and wearable technology.
The Samsung partnership between the Samsung Advanced Institute of Technology (SAIT) and Sungkyunkwan University in South Korea, has figured out a way to produce large amounts of graphene using methods that could prove economical to full scale commercial manufacturing.
Update: July 9: OurMine has just claimed another new victim: this time the man that sent the world's first tweet: Twitter founder and CEO Jack Dorsey. Original post, June 27: Less than a month after Mark Zuckerberg and Spotify boss Daniel Ek had various social media accounts hacked, Google CEO Sundar Pichai has joined the club. A three-man “security team” from parts unknown, OurMine is making a name for itself by hacking high-profile social media accounts and leaving its tell-tale calling card.
Google is known for its products that help the connected traveler navigate. Whether it’s the concrete jungle or actual jungle, you have apps like Google Maps and Google Transit, which have integrated local services that are also location-aware. For armchair tourists out there, there’s also Google Earth and Google Street View, which offer a view of various locales without even leaving your desk. Business View also lets users check out the interior of notable establishments through a 360-degree interface.
LastPass is one of the most popular password managers available today, but to take advantage of all of its premium features, you’ll need to pay for a premium subscription. With that said, starting today users will begin to have a little more freedom with the service without having to pay an extra cost. LastPass is now free to use on mobile devices, including both smartphones and tablets, and passwords can now be synced across any one platform for free.
One thing I’ve always appreciated about Samsung’s Clock app was the ability to set any of your audio files as your alarm. After all, who wants to wake up to the same obnoxious tune every morning? Well, the latest update to Google’s own Clock app is finally bringing that feature as well as a few other minor improvements.
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Google updated its Clock app to v5.
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There is a new OnePlus Robert Downey Jr. partnership which will see the famous actor promoting the company’s products. The first image from the partnership shows Downey Jr. holding a OnePlus 7 Pro. It’s expected that Downey Jr.’s campaigns will be specialized towards Asian countries, specifically India and China. On the official Robert Downey Jr. Weibo page, the world-famous actor posted a new image of himself wearing a blue suit while standing in front of a blue McLaren holding a blue smartphone.
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OLED vs LCD has been a battle for years now, with both screen technologies possessing their strengths and weaknesses. However, OLED has become the go-to screen tech for flagship phones and some mid-range phones, while LCD screens are usually found on budget and mid-tier phones.
We’ve also seen high refresh rate screens in the last few years, offering smoother animations and performance in system menus, supported games, and more.
When the Galaxy S5 was first announced back at MWC we saw it shown off in a variety of cool colors, but as is typical, most carriers only offered a few of the colors once the handset was made available to consumers. For those in the United States holding out for the Electric Blue Galaxy S5, you’ll be happy to know that the wait is over on August 17th.
The Electric Blue Galaxy S5 will be sold exclusively through Best Buy, priced at $99 with a two-year contract on either Verizon, Sprint or AT&T’s network.
Here comes the One Mini 2! Following the successful launch of the One (M8), HTC has now made official the second device in the M8 line, the compact successor to the 2013 One Mini.
The original One Mini had a lukewarm reception, due to its relatively high price and middling spec sheet. For the One Mini 2, HTC made a couple of key upgrades, including the addition of a microSD card slot, and arguably improved the design with even more aluminum.