Samsung's latest Galaxy Note 9 teaser hints at a solution for storage restrictions

Samsung's dropping a few hints about just how special the upcoming Galaxy Note 9 is going to be. The company has already given a sneak peek at an improved battery via a short and entertaining video. Now, they seem to be hinting at a solution for space limitations on flagship smartphones.

Since Samsung smartphones have always included microSD storage capabilities, could the Note 9 be offered in larger 128GB or 256GB capacities? Is there a cloud backup solution in the works? We will find out more when Samsung launches this flagship device on August 9.

Mouvement Desjardins announces “Coopérathon,” the World’s Largest Open Innovation Competition for Social Impact

Mouvement Desjardins announced the third edition of “Coopérathon,” an inclusive open innovation competition for social impact from September 26th until November 1st in nine sites across Canada, including Toronto, Waterloo and Ottawa/Gatineau. All proceeds will go to the Malala Fund benefiting safe education for girls

 A unique pre-incubation challenge, Coopérathon brings together students, experts, mentors, strategists, developers, designers, sociopreneurs and partners to collaborate on projects that provide meaningful, concrete solutions to social issues. 

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Samsung develops ‘Unbreakable’ OLED panel

Samsung’s latest innovation is in the smartphone display department. Samsung Display just announced it’s created an “Unbreakable” flexible OLED panel. This display is made for smartphones and has passed the real-time durability test based on military standards set by the US Department of Defense. The panel has also been certified by UL – Underwriters Laboratories that works for the Occupational Safety and Health Administration of the US Department of Labor.

The tests that UL did include a series of drops: first was 26 drops from 1.2 meters and then later from 1.8 meters. It also survived high and low temperature tests (between 71 degrees and -32 degrees Celsius). The panel continued to work normally “with no damages to its front, sides, or edges.” Aside from smartphones, Samsung expects to use this OLED panel for things like mobile military devices, automobile consoles, tablet PCs for learning, and portable game consoles.

Source: GSMArena

Google Pixel and Pixel 2 to get three new AR Sticker Packs

Google is introducing more AR Sticker Packs for Pixel owners to add to the handful it currently has. While not tied to specific movies or events (like the Stranger Things and Star Wars packs as well as the 2018 Winter Olympics), these should add a bit more fun to those who own Pixel and Pixel 2 phones. The new packs are called “Japan,” “Music,” and “Sports.” These AR Sticker Packs are accessible via Google Camera and are exclusive to variants of those two Google-branded phones. If you want to check these stickers out in action, you can see our quick video with the Stranger Things AR Sticker Pack. 

Source: XDA Developers