Reddit user leaks Real Life Images of the Samsung Galaxy S8+

 By Vaibhav Jain on March 21, 2017       

The internet is filled with tons of Samsung Galaxy S8 and a few S8 Plus leaks, of late. Yes, the upcoming flagship phone from Samsung has been making rounds in the internet for a long time and today, we have some real life images of the larger phone.

The above images of Samsung Galaxy S8+ are shared by a Reddit user "RuizTX". The Galaxy S8 Plus is the exact same phone as the Galaxy S8 in terms of design and specs. It feature a 6.2-inch Quad HD+ display.


Samsung is widely expected to unveil the Galaxy S8 and Galaxy S8 Plus during a press conference in New York City on March 29th. 

Source: Reddit

Motorola Announces Moto G5 and Moto G5 Plus for Argentina

 By Vaibhav Jain on March 21, 2017       

Motorola has launched it's 2017 budget Moto Gs in Argentina. The Smartphones are now available for purchase at Motorola's Argentina website.

The Moto G5 Plus which costs $7.999 is available at $6.999 Argentine peso (including 13% discount launch offer). Specs wise, the G5 Plus features a 5.2 Full HD display (1080p), 12MP Dual Autofocus Pixels camera, 3000mAh battery, Snapdragon 625 octa-core processor, 3GB RAM, 32GB internal storage with SD support and Rapid charging.



The Moto G5 (or Moto G 5th gen) sports a 5" Full HD display (1080p), 5MP front camera, 13MP rear camera, 2800mAh removable battery, Snapdragon 430 octa-core processor, 2GB/3GB RAM, 16/32GB internal storage with SD support and Rapid charging. The company haven't announced pricing details of the Moto G5 (non-plus) variant.

Grab the Moto G5 Plus at $6.999 Argentine peso

Here's the best look yet at Samsung's Galaxy S8

 By Vaibhav Jain on March 21, 2017       

Samsung is widely expected to unveil the much-anticipated Galaxy S8 and Galaxy S8 Plus during a press conference in New York City on March 29th. The specs and design of these devices are no longer a mystery, as the device have been already leaked multiple times.



Just a few hours ago we saw first clear video showing the Samsung Galaxy S8 in all its glory. Now, we've got a couple of quality images of the Korean giant’s next major handset.


As you can see in the image above, the Samsung Galaxy S8 won't feature capacitive navigation keys, instead, Samsung is going with the on-screen navigation keys, for the first time. 

Galaxy S8 is keeping the 3.5 mm headphone jack and USB C, as expected. 

The Samsung Galaxy S8 is expected to launch on March 29, 2017.

Samsung will be using the metal and glass body with the S8. The Galaxy S8 will sport a big 5.8-inch screen, whereas the S8 Plus will feature a 6.2-inch Quad HD+ display. 

At the heart of the phone, there will be a Snapdragon 835 SoC and the company will release another variant of the phone with their Exynos 8895 chipset, coupled with 4GB/6GB of RAM options. Storage on the phones might go up to 256GB, according to previous rumors. 

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[Video] Samsung Galaxy S8 in all of its glory

 By Vaibhav Jain on March 21, 2017       

Samsung is widely expected to unveil the much-anticipated Galaxy S8 and Galaxy S8 Plus during a press conference in New York City on March 29th. The specs and design of these devices are no longer a mystery, as the device have been already leaked multiple times.

Now a Video of the Korean giant’s next major handset have found its way onto Weibo, giving us our best look at it so far.

Samsung Galaxy S8 [Video]

Source: https://t.co/lpfPBYb2OM pic.twitter.com/iZy4vgDFaH

— TechDroider (@techdroider) March 21, 2017

The Video itself is only 8 seconds long, but that’s more than enough time to give us an idea of exactly how the phone fits in the hand. 


As per the latest tweet by Evan Blass, the Galaxy S8 and the Galaxy S8 Plus would be priced at €799 and €899. The DeX station, GearVR, and the Gear 360 will carry price tags of €150, €129, and €229, respectively

Source: Weibo

Grab the new Moto G5 Plus Launcher and Time-Weather-Battery Widget here [APK Download]

 By Vaibhav Jain on March 21, 2017       

Recently launched Moto G5 and Moto G5 Plus comes with a new Pixel-like launcher. On the surface, the Moto G5 Launcher looks nearly identical to the Pixel Launcher, however you get a transparent app drawer design with the Moto G5 launcher. 

Thanks to XDA developer "Junior Passos" and Google Plus user "Angelo Aurich", You can now Download and Install the latest Moto G5 launcher and circle clock widget on your device. The launcher and widget is working perfectly on my Moto Z Play running Android 7.0 Nougat. Download the below package, then install the APK file through a file manager.

Download

Moto G5 Launcher: Direct Download (Junior Passos XDA)

[Update] Moto G5 Time-Weather and Battery Widget: Download (Angelo Aurich G+)

[Update: Beta 2] Google announces Android 7.1.2 beta for Nexus and Pixel devices

 By Vaibhav Jain on March 21, 2017       

Article: 31/01/2017

Google has just announced Android 7.1.2 Beta, which is an incremental maintenance release focused on refinements, so it includes a number of bugfixes and optimizations, along with a small number of enhancements for carriers and users.

The initial devices to get Android 7.1.2 Nougat Public Beta includes, Pixel, Pixel XL, Nexus 5X, Nexus 6P, Nexus Player, and Pixel C. While, the Nexus 6 and Nexus 9 won't get 7.1.2 Update.



Google says to expect the final release of latest Android version (7.1.2) in just a couple of months. For now, users can grab the Beta Factory Images from below link.


Download: Android 7.1.2 Factory Images

Via: Android Developers

Update: 21/03/2017

Android 7.1.2 Beta 2 with build NPG47I is now rolling out for selected Pixel and Nexus Devices

The update adds new Notification Gesture to the Nexus 6P and it also brings Pixel Launcher, Pixel-style nav buttons to the Pixel C.

Android 7.1.2 Beta 2 adds 'Swipe fingerprint scanner to open notification' feature to the Nexus 6P

 By Vaibhav Jain on March 21, 2017       

Yesterday, Google announced Android 7.1.2 Beta 2 for selected Google Pixel and Nexus Devices. The new Android version includes a number of bugfixes and optimizations, along with a small number of enhancements for carriers and users.

As reported by a Nexus 6P user on twitter, Android 7.1.2 Beta 2 also adds new gesture to open the notification shade using the fingerprint sensor. 



Google is expected the release final version of  Android 7.1.2 Nougat on April 3, 2017.

via: AndroidPolice

[UPDATE! Second Teaser] Samsung Posts Galaxy S8 Teaser Video, Unpacked Scheduled for March 30 in Korea

 By Vaibhav Jain on March 20, 2017       

Article: 3/03/2017

We all know Samsung is readying to unveil its flagship device of the year, the Galaxy S8. Now, Samsung has aired the first Galaxy S8 TV commercial in South Korea.

According to an industry analyst "Samsung’s rare move to release a TV ad for the Galaxy this early appears to (be an attempt to) keep LG from dominating the nation’s premium smartphone market before the S8 rollout."

Samsung will be using the metal and glass body with the S8. The Galaxy S8 will sport a big 5.8-inch screen, whereas the S8 Plus will feature a 6.2-inch Quad HD+ display. 

At the heart of the phone, there will be a Snapdragon 835 SoC and the company will release another variant of the phone with their Exynos 8895 chipset, coupled with 4GB of RAM (U.S. and Europe) and 6GB of RAM (Korea and China). Storage on the phones might go up to 256GB, according to previous rumors. 

The Samsung Galaxy S8 is expected to launch on March 29 in the US and UK, and on March 30 in Korea.

Source: koreaherald

Update: 3/20/2017

Here's another Samsung Galaxy S8 Teaser Video

Samsung announces Bixby: An intelligent personal assistant

 By Vaibhav Jain on March 20, 2017       

Samsung has announced Bixby, its upcoming AI assistant for the Galaxy S8 and an answer to Apple's Siri and Google's assistant.

This upcoming Galaxy S8 and Galaxy S8 Plus will be coming with an extra button on the left side if the phone, below volume controls. Pressing it will activate Bixby, Samsung's new voice assistant. 

With Bixby, Samsung has employed artificial intelligence, reinforcing deep learning concepts to the core of our user interface designs. 

Bixby offers a deeper experience thanks to proficiency in these three properties: 

• Completeness: Bixby will be able to support almost every task that the application is capable of performing using the conventional interface (ie. touch commands)

• Context awareness: When using a Bixby-enabled application, users will be able to call upon Bixby at any time and it will understand the current context and state of the application and will allow users to carry out the current work-in-progress continuously.

• Cognitive tolerance: Bixby will be smart enough to understand commands with incomplete information and execute the commanded task to the best of its knowledge, and then will prompt users to provide more information and take the execution of the task in piecemeal.

Starting with smartphones, Samsung will apply Bixby to all other "Samsung" appliances including your air conditioner or TV. Since Bixby will be implemented in the cloud, as long as a device has an internet connection and simple circuitry to receive voice inputs, it will be able to connect with Bixby.

Samsung plans to eventually release an SDK to enable third-party developers to make their applications and services Bixby-enabled easily.

We will get to know more about Samsung's AI assistant on March 29.

Source: Samsung