Here’s some great news for Android fans who have been lobbying Google to do more to help protect their privacy. Bloomberg is reporting that Google is planning to give Android users significantly more control over what data Android applications can access as part of their app permissions.
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Samsung is already working on its next big thing: The Galaxy Note 5 phablet. The announcement of the fifth-generation high-end phablet is likely going to take place in September, but a fresh report brings over some unexpected Galaxy Note 5 details. Surprisingly, after launching two versions of both the Galaxy Note 4 and Galaxy S6 in the past year, Samsung might not have two Galaxy Note 5 models in stores this fall.
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Although Samsung never gave us a firm release window for its round-faced smartwatch (supposedly called the Gear A), it looks like any hope of seeing it before the end of the summer has been eradicated. SamMobile shared information on Thursday from its sources who claim the Gear A has been delayed to the second half of 2015, and will now launch alongside the Galaxy Note 5.
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Andy and Lana Wachowski haven’t had a critical smash hit since the 1999 release of The Matrix. That’s a depressingly long cold streak, but after two decades working in the film industry, the siblings are turning their attention to the small screen for their next project.
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Precisely one month after HBO Now debuted on iOS devices, we are getting a sense of how many consumers are paying for the mobile service. Based on App Annie statistics, the early traction looks terrific. HBO Now this week hit the No. 1 spot on the U.S. iPad revenue chart — and even more interestingly, it has soared to the No. 2 spot on the super-competitive U.S. iPhone revenue chart.
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Google’s Project Fi is an exciting experiment that could change the way American wireless carriers handle voice and data plans. However, if you have a Google Voice account, you should probably know that signing up for Project Fi will disable your Google Voice number unless you port it over to Project Fi.
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Why would you want to watch a super slow motion video of a man getting slapped in the face by a handful of fire? The better question is probably, why wouldn’t you want to watch a super slow motion video of a man getting slapped in the face by a handful of fire?
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We’re not telling you to replace your tablet and laptop…but it’d certainly be easy to with the Microsoft Surface 3. And we’re giving one away over at the BGR Store.
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We’re officially in the doldrums of the iPhone leaks cycle, which means that the best we can do is imagine what the device will look like through assorted concepts. Via Nowhereelse.fr, designer Martin Hajek has posted some gorgeous new iPhone 7 concept renders over at German website Computerbild.de that completely re-imagine the iPhone’s iconic home button.
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Well-known Swiss watch maker Swatch has yet to release a smartwatch of its own in response to the Apple Watch, but the company did confirm it has plans to do so in the near future, after initially denying interest in the smartwatch business. Now, Reuters reveals that Swatch is committed to improving the smartwatch experience in one key area where rival devices like the Apple Watch are in desperate need of improvement.
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