‘Super Mario Run’ is out on Android

Nintendo seems to have gotten a bit excited and released its first Mario game for smartphones ahead of schedule. Super Mario Run is being reported by The Verge to be out on Android already. Just like with the iOS version, the game itself is free to download and includes trial versions of the World Tour, Toad Rally, and Kingdom Builder modes. Courses 1-1 to 1-4 are also included in the free trial. If you want full access to the game, you need to make a one-time payment of US$9.99. There won’t be any in-app purchases after that time. It isn't showing up for us yet but keep an eye out for it, it should be coming your way soon.

We've released #SuperMarioRun on Android a bit early! Download it now on Google Play: https://t.co/u4H9bycTyr pic.twitter.com/4nHnPWD9de

— Nintendo of America (@NintendoAmerica) March 22, 2017

Samsung offers new experiences on the Gear S3 courtesy of new app partnerships

Samsung’s Tizen-powered Gear S3 are getting a slew of new features thanks to new partnerships the company has entered into. The first one takes advantage of Samsung’s relationship with Under Armour. This will bring the Under Armour Connected Fitness suite (which includes UA Record, MapMyRun, MyFitnessPal, and Endomondo) to the smartwatch and giving you some useful fitness- and health-related apps to use. Those who buy a new Gear S3 get 12 months complimentary access to the premium services included in the suite. There will even been exclusive features, such as being able to participate in challenges, for Gear devices.

Samsung’s relationship with Spotify brings offline playback access to the Gear S3. Also, the BMW Connected app will work for all compatible BMW vehicles. And Nest owners can use the Gear for Nest app to control the temperature at home. The Gear S3’s own HERE WeGo app will also make it easier for you to see public transport options right from your wrist and you’ll even be able to send directions straight to your Galaxy smartphone.

Source: Android Authority

Google helps you backup photos even in areas with spotty data connection

Google is taking into account countries and areas where cellular connection can be intermittent. At its Google for Brazil event, the company announced a new backup option on Google Photos. Aside from holding off all backups until you can get on a Wi-Fi connection, backing up photos on cellular data and Wi-Fi for videos, or backing everything up on whatever connection you’re on, Google can now upload low-quality images on data and will replace these with higher-resolution copies once on Wi-Fi.

According to Google, these low-res images will still look good when viewed on a smartphone-sized screen and can be uploaded quickly even on a 2G connection. The feature is coming to both Android and iOS versions of Google Photos.

Source: Android Police

Drake smashes Apple Music’s single-day streaming record, too

Canadian rapper Drake didn’t just break records on Spotify. It seems his done the same thing on Apple Music, too. His 22-song “playlist” called More Life was streamed 89.9 million times on Apple Music for the first 24 hours it was available. It broke the record on Apple’s streaming service, which was believed to have been held by Drake as well for his last album Views. Aside from that, it even set records on Beats 1 with the weekend’s episode of “OVO Sound Radio,” where Drake premiered this playlist, became the biggest Beats 1 show to date. It isn’t known how many listeners tuned in, though.

As 9to5Mac points out, this streaming record on Apple Music might prove important for Apple and the viability of its streaming service as it has been streamed some 28.6 million times more there than on Spotify for its first 24 hours of availability. It’s a big deal especially with the difference in number of subscribers the services have. Apple is supposedly “well past” 20 million subscribers while Spotify reached 50 million paying listeners recently.