Samsung testing new TouchWiz UI

Samsung has begun rolling out a new user interface for Galaxy Note 5 users in China and South Korea as part of its 'Galaxy Beta Program'. The new UI is dubbed 'New Note UX', and notably does away with the traditional launcher button than Android users have become accustomed to over the past years. According to a report on Playfuldroid, the new UI, despite being...

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Galaxy S7 Active vs. Galaxy S7 Drop Test: Does The Rugged Smartphone Live Up To Its Name?

Samsung recently released its newest Galaxy S7 variant, the Galaxy S7 Active, promoting the phone’s tougher capabilities to meet the demands of more active users. The phone’s primary features include a water- and dust-resistant screen, 4,000 mAh battery life and a MIL STD-810G protection that keeps the phone shatter- and, supposedly, drop-resistant as well, “to...

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This phone case lets an iPhone run Android

Developer Nick Lee has earned himself a reputation for putting weird and wacky operating systems on Apple gadgets, including Windows 95 on an Apple Watch. Now, he's gone the practical route of bringing a full-fledged version of Android to the iPhone. There's just one catch: you need a special, 3D-printed smartphone case to make it work. Lee decided to clone...

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Twitter hack that hit co-founder Evan Williams and Mark Zuckerberg reveals 123456 is user's most popular password

The website LeakedSource revealed 32,888,300 Twitter usernames and passwords were also on sale on the dark web, which it is believed has already led to a rash of high profile hacks, including Mark Zuckerberg and Twitter co-founder Evan Williams. Now, it has been revealed what the most popular passwords were - with more than 120,000 users opting for '123456'.   That...

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Facebook Debuts 360 Photos

The 360-degree photos promised by Facebook’s Oculus VR virtual reality subsidiary last month have officially arrived. Product manager Andy Huang announced in a Newsroom post Thursday that 360 photos are currently available for viewing via Facebook on the web and the latest versions of its flagship iOS and Android applications,...

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Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg to Hold His First 'Live Q&A' on June 14

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg has had a busy month already. Apart from chatting with ISS astronauts using Facebook Live, the 32-year-old entrepreneur also found two of his social media accounts hacked - Twitter and Pinterest. To make this month even busier, Zuckerberg on Wednesday announced he will be  holding his first Q&A session...

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Twitter's Android app gets a new and much better design

Twitter for Android is getting a much better, much easier-to-use design. The new look was announced today, though you may have caught sight of it a couple months ago, as it's been in testing among Twitter beta users. The redesign makes it much easier to move between the different sections of Twitter's app, allowing you to swipe from side to...

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