Samsung's Galaxy S5 Active features shock, water and dust resistant casing

Samsung is releasing the tough and rugged variant of its popular flagship smartphone. The Galaxy S5 Active features a shock, water and dust resistant casing. It also sports a 2.5GHz quad-core processor, a heart-rate monitor and the S Health app, make it easy to track your fitness progress while counting your steps and receiving on-demand nutrition tips. Hit jump for the official release and more details. The Samsung Galaxy S5.Active will come in Titanium Grey and will be available at select retailers in Canada starting September 15^th.

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iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus pre-orders top 4 million units in 24-hours

Setting another record for pre-orders, Apple said today that the new iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus, the largest iPhones ever made, received over 4 million pre-orders. The devices, which come to stores on September 19th, are expected to be in short supply, so we should see some lines of people trying to get the devices on day one. Many iPhone preorders aren't scheduled to get to customers until October.

"Demand for the new iPhones exceeds the initial pre-order supply and while a significant amount will be delivered to customers beginning on Friday and throughout September, many iPhone pre-orders are scheduled to be delivered in October. Additional supply of iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus will be available to walk-in customers on Friday, September 19 at 8:00 a.m.," said a statement from Apple.

Storage Sense tipped to make its way to Windows 9

Leaks of an early build for Windows 9 or Threshold have shown up and it looks like they’re bringing a new useful feature to the next iteration of the operating system. Storage Sense or the storage management feature of Windows Phone 8.1 might make an appearance in Windows 9 if you base it of the leaked screenshots of the OS. Storage Sense is meant to make it easier for you to look up what files or apps are taking up the most space in your Windows Phone device. We’re not sure if this will make it to the final cut of the OS but it sure would be handy if it did.

Source: WP Central

Any.do for Android now allows for file attachment

Any.do is finally bringing an essential feature to its Android app with its latest update. The to-do list app now lets you attach files to your individual to-do lists. So, if you need to attach photos of the things you need to buy and the like, you can do that now. There is also the usual crop of bug fixes and performance enhancements included in the update.

Source: The Next Web | Download: Google Play Store (Free)