Reaxing the Galaxy Note8 | #PNWeekly 267

Does it feel like we're rehashing the Galaxy Note7? Or have the dynamics completely changed in the course of just a year? We debate on this week's show!

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Samsung Galaxy Note 5 launch happening earlier may be good thing

Sometimes, you’d like to believe that there’s an obvious answer to rumors that have been allowed to stew for a long time. When will we see this new Galaxy Note 5? Around the time of IFA? On August 12? 15 minutes past the next hour?We haven’t the answers just yet, but FCC documents filed by Samsung are giving hints at an August launch. How far ahead of IFA the tech giant wants to get with the Note 5 is still anyone’s guess. Samsung’s always had a blast with its own Unpacked ...

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Android Lollipop updates: Note 3 in Russia, One M8 in Europe

With 2015 not only upon us, but nearly ready to move into its second month, it’s understandable that Android users are starting to grow a little inpatient for their Android 5.0 Lollipop updates. And while the majority of us may still be waiting, a growing number of phones are seeing their manufacturers bestow the gift of Lollipop upon them. A couple weeks back we started seeing HTC get the Android 5.0 ball rolling for last year’s flagship One M8, and today we learn of the next phase of ...

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Don’t expect Lollipop for other Samsung Androids until 2015

Yesterday we saw Samsung finally get its Lollipop update ball rolling, beginning distribution of Android 5.0 for the Galaxy S5. While initial availability was highly region-restricted, it was still a big step forward. But what does the existence of that update spell for updates designed for other Samsung hardware? At the time, we speculated a little about what yesterday’s development could mean for future US carrier-specific GS5 Lollipop updates, but today we’re looking at the rest of ...

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What is Digital Turbine Ignite and where are these unwanted apps coming from?

In many ways, smartphones give us more control over our lives than ever before, instantly connecting us to information that lets us make informed decisions, makes sure we have the latest news, and keeps us in touch with anyone not living in the stone age. And while that’s all true most of the time, there’s a sinister side that has us giving up some of the control over the software that runs on our phones themselves, and all too often we find carriers behind these manipulations. You may know it ...

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Galaxy Note 4 may be banned from US sales along with other Samsung phones

Samsung is definitely not having its best couple of quarters when it comes to its economics, but we wish this was the only drama the Korean giant faces right now. We’ve seen the continuous patent lawsuits that the company has lost against ...

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Camera phone shoot out: How does the iPhone 6 Plus compare?

Since the new iPhone 6 came out, everybody’s talking about all the new features and especially the new 8 megapixel camera. Many are giving it some great praise, but as Micheal said in the “Here’s what the iPhone 6 camera can do” piece, it’s a good camera, but it ain’t no Nokia. In this piece we’re going to take a close look at how the picture quality of the iPhone 6 plus really compares to a few of the other smartphones out there, as well as a midrange DSLR just for ...

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Samsung hit all the right points with the Galaxy Note 4

To date, I’ve used all of Samsung’s Galaxy Note devices. I’ve owned two of the three previous Galaxy Note smartphones – the original and Galaxy Note II – and loved them both. I really enjoyed the Galaxy Note 3, as well, but never felt compelled to buy it for personal use. But I’ll get into that in a second.All year, I’ve been waiting – like many of you – to see what the Galaxy Note 4 is all about.I

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Samsung Galaxy Note 4 vs Samsung Galaxy Note 3: spec to spec comparison

…maybe you don’t want to compare the Note 4 with the Galaxy S5. Since you’re looking at a Galaxy Note-class device, you’re likely interested in a comparison with the previous generation phablet, the Note 3. Don’t worry, we’ve got you covered.It was about this time last year, maybe a day or two shy, that Samsung introduced, at the same venue, in the same city, at the same show, the Samsung Galaxy Note 3. As our special

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Here’s our Galaxy Note 4 wish list

Originally thought to be a niche product line from Samsung, the Galaxy Note brand has grown into a staple amongst its most notable mobile products. It has quickly become the go-to smartphone for power users, gamers, or anyone looking to get a little more out of their smartphone.Each year, rumors about new products soar, and the Galaxy Note, being the extra high-end model from Samsung, tends to be at the end of the most extravagant and lofty rumors. For instance, it’s been said to be made of metal – an extension of the Galaxy ...

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OEMs, just forget about the capacitive stylus already

The stylus has had a pretty traumatic life. It was a necessary tool back in the beginning of the smartphone and PDA era, as mobile operating systems weren’t designed with stubby fingertips in mind. Rather, buttons, soft keyboards, and entire UIs were fixated beneath resistive touch screens, which didn’t discriminate between a user’s fleshy digits or retractable pen tips.Quite literally, you could use just about any ol’ object as a stylus, so long as it was strong enough to squeeze the protective plastic coating and digitizer together. The finer the point, the ...

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Samsung’s partnership with Oculus VR brings familiar HW to new Rift dev kit

This may be pushing the limits of what counts as smartphone news, but bear with us for a moment: Samsung and Oculus VR have been partnering up for work on what’s promising to be a real virtual reality renaissance. We know Oculus itself has been thinking about Android compatibility since its early days, and more recently the company has been helping Samsung develop the technology it’s using for its own Gear VR headset ...

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Pocketnow Week in Review: week 27 news recap of 2014

The technology world is a fast moving one, and hence, there are more than 100 stories we publish on a weekly basis here on Pocketnow. Those include reviews, videos, editorials, news, and more. With this new, weekly series, we’re making it easier for you to look back at the most interesting, exciting, and popular topics of the week, in case you missed anything.Look for the Pocketnow Week in Review every Saturday morning. It contains the most popular ten stories of the week printed on the portal, as well as top ...

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Samsung Galaxy Note 3 update brings some Galaxy S5 features

Even though the Samsung Galaxy Note 3 has been updated to the latest-and-greatest version of Android, its version of TouchWiz is different to the one we see on the Galaxy S5. Samsung obviously updates legacy devices over time, but it seems that the company has decided to follow a different approach with the Galaxy Note 3. A new software update is rolling out today, and it brings some welcome changes.The software update which is now available for Galaxy ...

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