Samsung rumoured to be developing an AirPods competitor for Galaxy S8

It seems Samsung wants to take Apple on yet again with its upcoming flagship. SamMobile reports that the South Korean company might be looking into removing the 3.5mm audio jack on the Galaxy S8 and it also wants to release a wireless headset alongside it. There isn’t any information yet if this will be bundled with the new smartphone or sold separately, like what Apple did, and if it’ll feature Harman audio.  

This won’t be Samsung’s first foray into developing wireless headphones for mobile devices, though. A few months back it released the Gear IconX, a wireless headphone that was also an activity tracker.  At the moment these are all just rumours and must be taken with a grain of salt, especially with prototypes showing the Galaxy S8 still sporting a headphone jack but it is still worth watching out for. Will you be interested in getting wireless headphones for a new Galaxy device?

iOS 10.3 rumoured to get a new ‘Theatre Mode’

A new feature will supposedly make its way to the upcoming release of iOS 10.3 (codenamed Erie). According to leaker Sonny Dickson, a new “Theatre Mode” will be introduced alongside a popcorn-shaped Control Center icon. Dickson claims this function might be an enhanced version of Dark Mode. And perhaps it could even be a modified version of “Do Not Disturb.” The latest version of iOS is expected to come out in two weeks so we’ll have to wait until then to see what this rumoured feature is all about.

iOS 10.3 to feature a new Theatre mode - will include a new popcorn-shaped Control Center icon.

— Sonny Dickson (@SonnyDickson) December 30, 2016

 

Source: 9to5Mac

Samsung Galaxy S7 to officially get Android 7.1 next month

Samsung has closed its Galaxy S7 Nougat beta program to make way for the official release of the latest Android operating system version. At the moment, those who took part of the beta will not be able to leave individual feedback related to “Error report” and “Suggestion” within the app. If you want to leave feedback, it’ll have to be via “community” from now on. Samsung is targeting to release Android 7.1.1 for the Galaxy S7 and S7 edge as soon as it can in the coming month so better keep your eyes peeled for the update.

Source: SamMobile

Netflix still wants to help you trick your kids with new fake New Year’s countdown

If your children haven’t discovered it yet (or you’re trying it out for the first time), Netflix has a kid-friendly fake New Year’s Eve countdown video ready for 2017. The idea behind this clip is to show it to your child/children a few hours before midnight and then send them off to sleep afterwards—it’ll supposedly give you time to party with the adults after.  Head to Netflix and search for Countdowns. You can see clips from 10 Netflix videos (including the likes of Chasing Cameron, Fuller House, Trollhunters, All Hail King Julian, Beat Bugs, etc.) with each video lasting  between one and five minutes. Common sense dictates you don’t try this on kids that can tell time, how else are you going to fool them to head to bed early?

Source: Lifehacker