Google Play Movies & TV now supports HDR playback

If you happen to live in the U.S. or Canada, get ready for a much better viewing experience in Google Play Movies & TV. Starting today, Google is rolling out High Dynamic Range (HDR) support for a few select movies and television shows. Just because you select an HDR-enabled movie however, that doesn’t necessarily mean it’ll look better on your current setup. You’ll need a TV or monitor with HDR support in order to enjoy the upgrade.

HTC One X+ coming to Telus Canada "this fall", no words on pricing

According to Mobile Syrup, Telus has confirmed that it’ll put the One X+ up for grabs “this fall,” without mentioning any exact date or future pricing. The online publication fails to tell us if the info came via an official press release or an exclusive talk with a Telus official, but that’s not very important, considering that this is a website that has very rarely let us down with unchecked or false facts.

Moto Z2 Force is getting an update to enable Gigabit LTE on Verizon

The new “next big thing” for carriers to crow about is going to be Gigabit LTE service. Verizon has already announced plans to launch it later this year, while T-Mobile, AT&T, and Sprint have all announced or tested version as well. Gigabit LTE should bring unbelievably fast speeds, with download speeds reaching around 1 Gb/s and upload speeds up to 150 Mbps. To get those kinds of speeds, Verizon will use four carrier aggregation and leverage both licensed and unlicensed spectrum.

Qualcomm brings high-end features to four new mid-tier SoCs

Qualcomm has just announced four new SoCs in its mid-tier Snapdragon 600 and 400 ranges, which aim to bring high-end performance and functionality to lower cost products. Cortex-A72 powered Snapdragon 618 & 620 We’ll start with the biggest news. The new Snapdragon 618 and 620 are the first SoC’s to use ARM’s latest Cortex-A72 CPU core. The Cortex-A72 offers up to 3.5 times the peak performance of the last generation Cortex-A15 CPU and a 50 percent performance boost over the Cortex-A53.

S Pen, new camera design, more

Robert Triggs / Android Authority TL;DR A new poster allegedly showcasing the Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra has leaked. Believed to be official marketing material, the poster details the phone’s revised camera design and S Pen. The Galaxy S22 Plus is also seemingly visible on the poster. We’ve seen plenty of renders relating to the Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra, seemingly packing a different design. Now, a new poster believed to be an official piece of marketing material from Samsung has leaked.

Steve Jobs Resurrection [iPhone 5 parody video]

With Apple’s iPhone 5 just hours away from being unveiled, Steve Jobs: Resurrection takes a look at what would surely be a much more interesting event. With lines like “we switched the dock up arbitrarily, so I hope you like buying new accessories,” this parody is bound to hit fairly close to home for some. Please note that while this video is meant to be all in good fun, it could be considered offensive to some, and it is probably not the safest video for viewing at work.

the most power-efficient processor in the world

Regular Android Authority readers, as well as tech-buffs, know that the mobile processor market is (and has been for the past years) under an almost complete ARM dominance. OK, so what about the big smartphone CPU manufacturers, such Qualcomm, Nvidia, Samsung, Texas Instruments, or Apple? Don’t they have anything to “say” about this? Well, the thing is most smartphone CPU’s are actually built on ARM-developed architectures, no matter if we’re talking about Qualcomm’s S3 and S4 chips, Samsung’s Exynos, or Apple’s A5X SoC.

These earbuds are fine-tuned by a Grammy-winning sound engineer

https://vimeo.com/258174559 Oh look, it’s another pair of earbuds claiming the be the next best thing. Look, we can’t promise you miracles. We’re not headphones specialists, we just bring you deals we think you might like. The 1MORE Quad Driver In-Ear Headphones certainly seem to have something about them. I mean, check out the classy video above. Even if you think it’s all hype, it’s still hard not to be impressed. The critics seem to be onside too.

unlocked LG G5 for just $300 on eBay

While we await the official reveal of the LG G6 in less than two weeks at the MWC 2017 trade show in Barcelona, Spain, you can get the older LG G5 for an excellent price on eBay. A retailer called QualityCellz is offering the unlocked 32GB version of the phone right now for $299.99. While it turned out not to be a big sales success, we though the LG G5 was an excellent phone when we reviewed it in April 2016.

Very likely Google Pixel 5 will have mid-range processor

Back in March, we found a rumor suggesting that the upcoming Google Pixel 5 might not offer the traditional flagship experience to which we’ve become accustomed. Specifically, the rumor suggested the phone would not have a Qualcomm Snapdragon 800-series chipset and instead have a mid-range processor. Now, via XDA Developers, we have even more evidence to support that claim. While it’s not 100% clear which processor the Google Pixel 5 will utilize, it’s becoming more and more likely that the processor will not be this year’s flagship, the Qualcomm Snapdragon 865.