Update: A Samsung spokesperson reached out to us with the following comment: “Reports that Samsung is considering to acquire a stake in Best Buy are not true. There have been no talks whatsoever regarding stock acquisition of either company.” Back in April, Samsung inked a deal with Best Buy for the creation of 1,400 Samsung Experience Shops, but it looks like their partnership isn’t ending there. On Wednesday, Samsung’s vice chairman Lee Jae-yong spoke to the Korea Times, indicating that he sees Best Buy as critical to the Korean giant’s plans to further increase market share in the United States.

TL;DR A new report from The Washington Post suggests some newer smartphones get worse battery life than their older counterparts. Specifically, the Google Pixel 3 and Apple iPhone XS tested worse than their previous models. The Samsung Galaxy Note 9 tested the best of all the Android phones on the list. Over at The Washington Post, journalist Geoffrey A. Fowler conducted a series of battery life tests on popular smartphones, including both Android and iOS devices.

The physical keyboard of the BlackBerry KEYone is its defining feature and one of its biggest selling points. But, if you live in a part of the world that doesn’t use the QWERTY keyboard layout, you’ve been out of luck until now.That’s changing today. Now, BlackBerry is opening up its European online store and will now offer the KEYone with the standard QWERTY keyboard layout, but also the QWERTZ popular in Europe and the AZERTY layout popular in France.

Android 6.0 Marshmallow features Features The interesting point isn’t the Android 6.0.1 update, but how quickly the Galaxy S6 and Galaxy S6 Edge have received the security update. Google gives OEM’s access to the monthly security updates around 30 days before it is announced, at the beginning of the month, and it seems Samsung took the opportunity to just bundle the security patch into the Android Marshmallow rollout. However, what this means is that the Galaxy S6 and Galaxy S6 Edge are now more secure, in terms of patched security vulnerabilities closed by this patch, than the newly released Galaxy S7 and S7 Edge… and even the Nexus 6P, which typically tends to get these security patches first.

Considering it’s the latest Nexus tablet on the market, one would expect the Nexus 9 to be treated as a high priority when it comes to rolling out new software updates. Unfortunately, that’s far from the case. The Nexus 9 is the only current member of the Nexus family that doesn’t have factory images for at least Android 5.1, and the Nexus 7 and Nexus 10 evenrecently received updates to Android 5.

ZTE unveiled its latest mid-range smartphone offering, the ZMAX, at a press event in New York earlier today, along with announcing the exclusive availability of the device from T-Mobile. Bringing to the table a large display, 4G LTE support, and a big battery, the newest addition to T-Mobile’s smartphone portfolio gives users a great mid-range option at a more than reasonable price point, perfect for those not looking to spend the big bucks on the latest and greatest.

TL;DR “Voice remote” has started to roll out to some YouTube TV users. This allows users to control the app using voice commands. The commands appear to work only on mobile devices for now. Google has begun to roll out “voice remote” to YouTube TV users, according to Android Police. The feature will be added without a specific app update, but it is not currently available to all users. The “voice remote” functionality will allow you to control YouTube TV through voice commands.

We are still rocking the show floor at Chevrolet’s event. There’s more than enough Android-related products here, but we wanted to shift focus for a minute and take a closer look at other aspects of mobility. The Chevy Volt is known for its electric and gas powered driving capabilities. You heard that right, it uses both electricity and gasoline, but more on that later. Our main concern for now is learning about the battery technology, which does wonders.

EA’s latest title FIFA Mobile is finally available on the Google Play Store. The company claims that FIFA Mobile is bigger and better than ever and is completely redesigned and built exclusively for mobile – which is why the download size is under 100 MB. The latest edition of the popular title features over 30 leagues, 650 real teams, and 17,000 real players and offers an authentic football experience. Also, for the first time, you can participate in Leagues with the ability to chat and send gifts allowing you to collaborate with friends and games for a social experience with the global football community.

Google has added new security functionality for developers that build extensions for the Chrome Browser. TLS/SSL is now supported in the chrome.sockets API. This is great news for Chrome users that love to install productivity and communication extensions on their browser, as it enables the “S” in the HTTPS that you may be familiar with from your standard web browsing. We understand that, until now, extensions have had to rely on websockets or their own encryption techniques to handle secure data transfers.