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Root achieved on the Samsung Gear S3, Android Wear theoretically possible
An XDA thread was just updated this morning that briefly outlines the progress of getting Android Wear and/or TWRP (a custom Android recovery) running on a Gear S3 with some modified firmware. A developer has coupled the source files for the Exynos 7270 CPU (which the Gear S3 runs on) along with an internal firmware…
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Samsung outlines Gear S3’s “Value Pack” update
Today, Samsung outlines new features of the “Value Pack” update that has been rolling out to the Gear S3 and S2, which kicked off last week. The update focuses a lot on fitness and reminders. The Samsung Health UI has been updated from the watch and includes new workout features. Specifically, in the workout results…
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Sony Xperia XZs review: Slow (e)motion
Slap a new camera on the Xperia XZ, et voila – you have yourself a brand-new flagship. Is Sony taking advantage of a smartphone-induced decrease in human attention span? Or just doing what everyone else does?
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T-Mobile is giving you a free tablet if you buy the LG G6
The LG G6 has become available at T-Mobile today, and the magenta carrier has cooked up a sweet deal for those of you who want to pick up a unit soon. For a limited time only, when you purchase a G6 on an installment plan, you can receive an LG G Pad X 8.0 tablet…
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Verizon’s Pixels have their own Android 7.1.2 builds, rolling out right now
This Monday Google released the latest version of Android for the devices it handles, namely Pixels and Nexuses. Android 7.1.2 isn’t a huge jump compared to 7.1.1, as you’d expect from the minor version incrementation. But it should fix some annoying bugs, so there’s that. Today Verizon has started rolling out the software to Pixel…
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