Galaxy Note 5 has best smartphone display ever tested, says DisplayMate

From CNET: Samsung's new Galaxy Note 5 has the best performing screen in town, according to a new report from DisplayMate.

In a new round of lab tests analyzing the screens of both the Galaxy Note 5 and the Galaxy S6 Edge+, DisplayMate President Raymond Soneira gave both phones high marks for their...

Samsung unveils 15TB SSD based on densest flash memory

From InfoWorld: Samsung has developed a 15.36TB solid-state drive (SSD) based on a 2.5-inch form factor, the same size drives used in today's laptops.

The new 15.36TB (model PM1633a) SSD was among a group of new SSDs Samsung unveiled at the Flash Memory Summit this week. While the other drives were...

Samsung's new SmartThings hub will ship in September

From PC World: Samsung-owned SmartThings’ new home automation hub is on the home stretch after problems with stability and performance caused a delay earlier this year.

SmartThings, which was acquired by Samsung in August last year, said in March it needed more time and had to push the launch of...

Google's Project Ara smartphone postponed until next year

From CNET: If you're eager to build your own smartphone, you'll have to wait awhile longer.

Google on Monday announced Project Ara, its effort to develop "modular" phones that you can put together piece by piece, would be postposed until some time in 2016. The reason: The company said the device...

Google Reveals Next Dessert Title: Android Marshmallow

From DailyTech: Back in May a teaser leaked for the upcoming successor to Android Lollipop (Android 5.0-5.1), dubbed Android "M". At the time I dug into all the possible dessert themes and boldly concluded that Marshmallow was the second most likely title (ahead of "milkshake" but behind "meringue"...

Report: 50 million devices now run Windows 10

From PC World: How well is Windows 10 doing? Microsoft hasn’t said anything yet about how many people are running the new OS, but if figures reported by WinBeta are correct, it’s off to a strong start. According to WinBeta’s sources, Windows 10 is now running on at least 50 million devices (PCs and...

Mozilla Beefing Up Firefox Private Browsing

From PC Mag: If you want some privacy when it comes to Web browsing, most browsers offer private modes that don't track the sites you visit. It's not foolproof, though, so Mozilla is working on a version that gives the user more control.

Mozilla's updated Private Browsing "actively blocks website...

Sprint fires back at T-Mobile with perpetual iPhone upgrade program

From PC World: As new iPhones loom, Sprint is joining T-Mobile in trying to rope in new subscribers with a perpetual upgrade offer.

Under the “iPhone Forever” program, new and upgrade-eligible Sprint customers can trade in their current phone and get a new iPhone 6 for $15 per month, plus the cost...

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