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  • Nougat for Samsung Galaxy A8, A9 Pro, and Tab E is being tested

    Looks like a couple of Samsung Galaxy A series smartphones and the TAB E series tablets will soon get the Nougat update. All these devices – the Galaxy A8, A9 Pro, Tab E 8.0, and Tab E 9.7 – with Android 7.0 on board have been granted certification by the WiFi Alliance. This usually indicates…

  • Sprint will roll out an update to fix KEYone bloatware bug

    Last week, it came to light that Sprint is forcefully installing bloatware on BlackBerry KEYone units purchased through it. Basically, for some users, the Sprint Mobile ID system app repeatedly wakes up to check whether a set of bloatware apps are installed and enabled. If not, it does so. This happens irrespective of whether the…

  • Instagram Direct now lets you reply with a photo or video

    It definitely seems like Facebook-owned Instagram is adding at least one new feature every week, sometimes even more often than that. Today’s addition has to do with Direct, the part of Instagram’s that’s essentially a one-to-one messaging service. Starting with Instagram version 10.34 (which should already be available for Android and iOS in the Google…

  • Essential Phone goes on pre-order at Amazon and Sprint too, ships in a few weeks

    The Essential Phone has been up for pre-order at Best Buy since the beginning of this month, but only in its unlocked form. Now that model is joined at the retailer by the version of the PH-1 that’s made for Sprint. What’s more, the carrier itself has started taking pre-orders for the Essential Phone. If…

  • Asus promises Android O updates for the entire Zenfone 3 and Zenfone 4 series

    As you may already know, earlier today Asus held a special event during which it unleashed six additional Zenfone 4 models. These all run Android Nougat, but what about the future? We are, after all, most likely only a few short weeks away from the official launch of Android O (which annoyingly still doesn’t have…

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