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How to check your monthly data usage on Android (Samsung Galaxy S6 tutorial)
5/8/2015 4:19:00 AM


Data caps have grown much larger and most people in the United States now often have multiple gigabytes of mobile data to spend over the month, but with high-res videos you can burn quickly through that allowance. So how do you check your monthly data usage on Android?

Luckily, Google has baked in data monitoring feature in Android since quite a while, so it is extremely easy to look up how much data you've used so far, and how much data is consumed by each of your apps.

Keep an eye on your monthly data usageYou can even set restrictions for background access to data ...

 

Federal court rules NSA phone record collection illegal
5/8/2015 4:11:00 AM

The Second US Circuit Court of Appeals in New York shot down several legal arguments posited by the US government as justification for the collection and surveillance of phone records in the wake of the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks.

The court ruled that the National Security Agency program, operating off of Section 215 of the Patriot Act, enacted in 2001, which collected the phone records, was illegal. However, the court did not address whether the surveillance was a violation of constitutional privacy rights, something that the ACLU and others have been alleging all along.

That ...

 

Download the official LG G4 wallpapers here, leather background included
5/8/2015 3:33:00 AM

The new G4 flagship is fresh out of the oven from LG, and with it come plenty of smartphone "firsts," mainly in the camera area, like a unique color spectrum sensor, or a tri-axis optical image stabilization. The internals are not the only thing lifted out of the ordinary, though, as the LG G4 also offers versions with unorthodox stitched leather backs, and we are talking genuine tanned leather here.


To celebrate this achievement, LG has even included a matching stitched leather wallpaper in its official homescreen backgrounds collection that you can find on the G4. We are posting ...

 

Rumored specs outed for Huawei built Nexus handset
5/8/2015 2:23:00 AM

A report out of China outs the alleged specs for the next Nexus handset, reportedly to be manufactured by Huawei. The unnamed device will replace the 6-inch Nexus 6 which is produced by Motorola. The specs for the upcoming Nexus model were found on the Weibo site belonging to Chinese IT analyst firm Pan Jiutang. Considering the speculative nature of this story, we suggest that you do take it with a grain of salt.

The rumored Huawei Nexus handset is expected to feature a Samsung built 5.7-inch OLED display with resolution of 1440 x 2560. While Huawei's own high-end models feature its home ...

 

Pull epic snapshots from your party videos with Taplet, and share on the spot
5/8/2015 2:22:00 AM

Sharing whole videos is not everyone's cup of tea, for various practical reasons like mobile data quotas, or simply missing on the fun while you wait for the footage to upload. Enter Taplet, an iPhone app backed by folks like Russell Simmons and the Game of Thrones producer, Guymon Cassady.

Taplet is dead simple - just record a video at 60, 120, or 240 fps, or load the ones you've already taken to the app. You can then tap on any frame to pull it out in high resolution, give it a bit of retouching, and then share instantly to the usual channels like Facebook, Instagram ...

 

BBM for Windows Phone updated to include Channels
5/8/2015 1:40:00 AM

On Thursday, BlackBerry pushed out an update to the version of BBM for Windows Phone. Moving over from the beta version of the app to the regular version is support for BBM Channels. These are discussion groups that allow you to post comments and get involved in conversations with other BBM members.

BlackBerry, iOS and Android users are probably yawning over this news. That's because BBM Channels has been available to BlackBerry users since November 2013. Last year, the feature was added to the iOS and Android versions of the messaging app. As of last November, there were 1.1 million different ...

 

Second-generation Motorola Moto X getting soak tested for Android 5.1 in Brazil
5/8/2015 1:09:00 AM

Motorola announced on Thursday evening that the second-generation Motorola Moto X is undergoing a soak test for Android 5.1 in Brazil. With the soak test, a limited number of units are seeded the update. By keeping the number of phones being tested to a manageable number, it makes it easier for Motorola to monitor the test. And if there is a problem with the update, only a small number of handsets would be affected. To have your device considered to be a participant in a soak test, you must be a member of the Motorola Feedback Network. 

Motorola says that the second-gen Moto X units ...

 

Uber reportedly offers $3 billion for HERE
5/7/2015 10:42:00 PM

HERE maps has drawn a lot of interest from companies looking to buy it. While Facebook and Microsoft have expressed interest in Nokia's mapping service in the past, some new potential bidders for HERE have recently popped up. After Nokia announced in April that it was looking to divest itself of its mapping service, auto manufacturers Mercedes-Benz, Audi and BMW expressed interest in teaming up as a consortium with Chinese social media firm Baidu to acquire the company.

But according to the New York Times, a new player has actually made a firm bid for HERE. The newspaper cites three people ...

 

Samsung starts updating the 10.1-inch Galaxy Tab 4 to Android 5.0.2 Lollipop
5/7/2015 9:19:00 PM

After updating both the 8.4-inch and the 10.5-inch versions of the Galaxy Tab S to Android 5.0.2 Lollipop a few weeks ago, it looks like Samsung has recently started updating the 10.1-inch versions of the Galaxy Tab 4 to the same Android version.


Samsung has started pushing the Android 5.0.2 OTA update to both the Wi-Fi only and the LTE-enabled versions of the Samsung Galaxy Tab 4 10.1, although the rollouts for the two versions initiated in different corners of the world.

Your tablet will notify you when the update is available for download, ...

 

Rumor: Samsung Gear A (Orbis) to be launched in September alongside the Note 5
5/7/2015 8:30:00 PM

According to a new rumor from Sammobile, Samsung won't launch its rounded Gear A smartwatch until September. According to the Samsung-centric tech blog, the Gear A is now scheduled to be unveiled at IFA 2015 alongside the Galaxy Note 5. There's no way to confirm this rumor, meaning that it's probably best to digest this information with a pinch of the proverbial salt.

According to sources quoted by Sammobile, the success of the Apple Watch is one of the main reasons why Samsung decided against launching the Gear A in the upcoming months. Apparently Samsung is waiting for the Apple Watch ...

 

BlackBerry CEO John Chen comments on BlackBerry's reconciliation with T-Mobile
5/7/2015 6:47:00 PM

Earlier today, we told you that the BlackBerry Classic would be available at T-Mobile on May 13th. This is the first time that a new BlackBerry model has been launched on T-Mobile since a big fight between the two companies last year. In April 2014, BlackBerry decided not to renew T-Mobile's contract that allowed the carrier to sell BlackBerry phones. This morning, BlackBerry CEO John Chen wrote an editorial for CNBC stating that "the bigger the break-up, the better the make-up." Chen even said that he would even consider wearing one of those magenta T-Mobile shirts favored by the carrier's CEO ...

 

Google rumored to give Android users granular control over app permissions
5/7/2015 6:31:00 PM

App permissions have been a bit of an Achilles heel for Google's Android, but according to a recent rumor, Google is working on a system that would give users control over the permissions that an app requires.


According to anonymous insider sources quoted today by Bloomberg, Google will take a page out of the Apple iOS book by allowing Android users granular control over app permissions. The new feature is said to be announced later this month at Google's developer conference in San Francisco. 

Last year, Google simplified the way app permissions ...

 

Fan-made Apple iPhone 7 renders envision several new design features
5/7/2015 5:53:00 PM


Lately, there has been a bit of controversy regarding what Apple could have in store for its 2015 iPhone line-up. While many suggest that Apple will follow tradition and release similarly-looking iPhones with updated internals later this year, others suggest that the Cupertino-based manufacturer will break its pattern and jump straight to the iPhone 7 series. Whichever turns out to be the case, the next-generation iPhones are probably still a long way off. However, this hasn't stopped designer Martin Hajek from creating some stunning renders of what Apple's iPhone ...

 

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