Plans! App - Simple Way to Design, Preview and Schedule Instagram Posts

Ultralab Apps today is happy to announce the release of Plans! Your Perfect Feed 1.0.0 for iOS, the latest addition to their range of feature-rich tools for social media enthusiasts and professionals. Plans! Your Perfect Feed was created specifically to help Instagram users preview and map out their feed to see how good individual posts match together and to maintain a consistent and recognizable style. With Plans! it's incredibly easy to keep one's Instagram updates organized, schedule posts and draft captions, shuffle around feed images with intuitive gestures to achieve a perfect overall feed look.

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Samsung's new Gear Sport smartwatch can control smart devices with a turn of its bezel

Samsung's newest smartwatch comes with a feature that wasn't really highlighted when it launched in August: the ability to control Samsung's smart home appliances. The Gear Sport, a Tizen-powered wearable, is compatible with Samsung Connect, the company's home automation platform to control everything from lights to TVs to door locks. With the turn of its bezel, you'll be able to control the aforementioned appliances. A few caveats to this, though, you'll need a compatible smartphone with the Samsung Connect app and the appliances need to be connected to the same Smart Things Hub or Samsung Connect Home Wi-Fi router.  

Source: GSMArena 

Samsung works with Google to bring AR tech to its smartphones

Samsung’s newest partnership with Google dispels certain fears that the South Korean company might be taking steps away from Google’s mobile platform. The companies have just announced that Samsung will be bringing Google’s ARCore framework to its future smartphones. ARCore, for those in the know, was previously called Project Tango, which made use of special sensors to make augmented reality apps work on smartphones (like the ASUS ZenFone AR). The framework, though, is focusing on bringing AR to all devices and not just those with specialized equipment. The platform focuses on motion tracking, light estimation, and environmental understanding. Samsung’s newest devices the Galaxy S8, S8 Plus, and Note8, all support ARCore. But this agreement means Samsung is looking to inject the platform into more of its future devices.

Source: Android Authority

Samsung pushes smartphone-as-PC concept further with Linux support

Samsung seems to be backing its idea of turning your mobile devices into actual mobile PCs with its latest announcement. Samsung just announced Linux on Galaxy, an app that will let you run Linux distributions on your phone. Unlike the usual Ubuntu or Debian install though, this makes use of the same kernel as Android to help maintain performance. But this would, of course, still entice you to consider a DeX-backed setup. The DeX dock is Samsung’s accessory that’ll turn your Android device into a PC by letting it connect to a large screen, mouse, and keyboard. Adding support for Linux will definitely make it more conducive to desktop work than say using Android apps on a large display. Unfortunately, the app isn’t ready for public use yet and Samsung is gearing this up for developers to use. If you’re interested, you can sign up to be alerted when it is ready in this link.

Source: Engadget