Support pages for Samsung Galaxy S6 and S6 Edge surface

In what can be seen as an official mention of Samsung’s upcoming flagship devices, support pages for the Galaxy S6 and S6 Edge have surfaced ahead of its official debut. The South Korean tech company plans to unveil its new lineup ahead of Mobile World Congress in the coming weeks.

The Galaxy S6 (SM-G920X) and S6 Edge (SM-G925X) look to be the real deal. The rumoured specs of both devices are QHD Super AMOLED displays, 64-bit octacore Exynos 7420 processor, 3GB of RAM, and 32GB of storage. They will have a 16-megapixel rear camera that can record 4K video and it’ll run a less intrusive version of TouchWiz on top of Android 5.0 Lollipop. The main difference between the S6 and the S6 Edge is the Edge will get a curved screen to the right side of the screen to show notifications and act as a shortcut launcher, control bar, and navigation bar. We have to wait just a bit more to get confirmation about these two new devices.

Source: SlashGear

Latest Google acquisition might make it easier to share photos privately

Google has long been rumoured to be separating its photo service from its social network Google+. And they seem to be taking a step closer to making that a reality. Google just purchased Odysee, a mobile app designed to share photos privately. The app also lets you send your phone photos directly to your home PC. Nimbuz, the team behind the app, didn’t say what their plans are but they are joining the Google+ group. The purchase makes a lot of sense, especially if Google wants to develop a standalone platform for photos. We just have to wait and see then. Odysee has already been pulled from app stores and the service will be shut down on February 23.

Source: TechCrunch

Report claims Apple already started training retail employees for Watch release

The Apple Watch release is upon us and reports have surfaced that Apple retail employees are already being trained to help customers when the wearable comes out. The first wearable from the brand is priced higher than its rivals but they are being positioned as fashion accessories instead of the usual smartwatch. The Sport models start from US$349 and the 18K Watch Edition models can go up to $5,000. Of course, Apple employees would need to be on top of their game to be able to facilitate sales of this new product, particularly the more pricey models.

Source: PhoneArena

Actor David Cross lets you pay what you want to download his film on BitTorrent

Looking for less traditional ways to get his first film to the fans, David Cross is letting you pay what you want for his new film HITS over at BitTorrent. This offer will be available for the first two weeks of the film’s release starting this Friday, February 13. It remains to be seen if this’ll be a good distribution model but he hopes this will get the film faster to fans and it’ll eliminate the need to pirate a copy. Fans of the film will also be able to pay what they want at 50 select theatres in the U.S. and Canada during the film’s debut on Thursday. But HITS will also get a more traditional release in theatres in New York and Los Angeles. Vimeo, Google Play, and iTunes will also distribute the film.

HITS stars Matt Walsh, Meredith Hagner, Jason Ritter, Amy Sedaris, and Michael Cera. It tells the story of Dave, a municipal worker that causes a ruckus in his town when his rants about potholes went viral on YouTube.

Source: TechCrunch