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Two new Samsung foldable phones are roaming the market today. The Galaxy Z Fold 3 refines its predecessor’s strengths and brings even more features to the party. The Galaxy Z Flip 3, meanwhile, condenses the flip-foldable formula into a more accessible package. Both phones are pretty appealing on paper, but if you had to purchase one, which would you choose?
Which new Samsung foldable would you get?
Update, September 12: Samsung issued a statement to Android Central regarding the deactivation report. From the website:
“The firm’s official line is that this isn’t happening. We’ve reached out to Samsung and been told that this is not something the company has stated, and that all official guidance will be published on its website.”
The wording of the response, which is rather unclear, leaves some room for interpretation. Samsung denied that it stated it would deactivate devices, which is true, but doesn’t technically contradict the Redditor’s report.
It seems Vivante may have just beaten Samsung to the punch in terms of releasing a mobile GPU that has support for the latest GPU specifications like OpenGL ES 3.0 and OpenCL 1.1. Vivante’s GPUs are usually found in SoC platforms from companies we don’t hear much about, like Freescale and Marvell (which powers the latest Vizio Co-Star Google TV).
As a promoter and contributor in the Khronos OpenGL ES Working Group, Freescale worked closely with Vivante and committee members to define the next generation graphics API, which is expected to offer highly advanced graphics innovations to current and upcoming mobile and consumer devices.
When Microsoft Lync for Android was first released back in 2011, it was still stuck in the 2010 era of user-interface design. As you can imagine, it looks severely outdated now when compared with Microsoft’s other mobile applications. Fortunately, a much needed updated has finally been released by Microsoft. Today, Android users can finally download Lync 2013.Lync 2013 for Android still works the same way as the original. Users are required to have a Lync account before using it, and some of its features might need an update to Lync server in order to work.
Users of Moon+ Reader and Moon+ Reader Pro were pleasantly surprised today to receive an update to this great Android-only ebook reading app, bringing them to version 2.3.5.
Moon+ Reader is a well designed ebook reading app with many features to customize your viewing experience. It easily ties in to several online ebook services, including Project Gutenberg, and can handle many ebook formats, including .PDF files. You are greeted with a bookshelf of your last read books and easy to find links to find and import more books.
If you thought Samsung couldn’t add any more useful features — like the built-in TV remote function — to the Galaxy S4, think again. The company’s latest Android-powered flagship smartphone comes with a little something called S Translator. Its job is, as its name suggests, help users survive in certain places where the people do not speak their native language, through the power of translation. Such a feature would surely be useful the next time you venture out of your home country.
This quad core 1.5 Ghz Exynos chip isn’t exactly a surprise, because Samsung talked about it (Exynos 4412) before. Not to mention that there were plenty of Galaxy S3 rumors that said it has a quad core 1.5 Ghz processor. But they haven’t shown it yet, and they will get the opportunity to do so at MWC very soon.
The Exynos 4412 is made at 32nm, so it should be more efficient than the Tegra 3 at maximum load, which was made at 40 nm, but not sure if overall, too, because Tegra 3 has that 5th core for lower-end tasks.
Sir Hydarnes is at it again. After leaking us the Galaxy Note 7 wallpapers yesterday, today we’ve been gifted screenshots from the Note 7‘s Grace UX interface, most interestingly those relating to the iris scanner and S Pen Air Command menu.
The Galaxy Note 7 press renders leak and you can pre-order it already
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In the lock screen and security settings you can see there is a new option below Fingerprints called Irises.
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What is Tilt Scroll? Tilt Scroll is a root application that allows you to scroll things on your Android device without actually touching the screen. Think of it like a non-Touchwiz version of Smart Scroll on Samsung phones. It’s currently free in the Google Play Store with an in app purchase that costs $1.79.
The app premise is fairly easy to understand. It allows you to scroll things on your screen without actually touching your phone.