Samsung’s planning something big. Photo: Jim Merithew/Cult of Android

Samsung is working on a “major update” for its latest flagships that could bring Google’s upcoming Android 6.0 Marshmallow software, according to sources familiar with the plans. 

Sign up to Prime on Friday for a big discount. Photo: Amazon

If you still haven’t succumb to Amazon Prime, then now is the time, because Amazon’s offering a generous discount that’ll save you a bunch of dimes (to celebrate the Emmys).

Blocking contacts in Gmail is simple. GIF: Google

Google has added two awesome new features to Gmail that every email client should provide: the option to block contacts you don’t want to hear from, and the ability to instantly unsubscribe from mailing lists you no longer with to be a part of.

We’ll have to wait longer for HTC’s iPhone clone. Photo: Killian Bell/Cult of Android

HTC’s iPhone clone won’t be making its official debut at the company’s September 29 press event, according to one reliable tipster — but the company is expected to announce an updated One M9+ instead. We could also see a next-generation HTC Butterfly.

It’s not totally dead. Photo: UnlockRiver

Its all-glass and aluminum form factor makes the Galaxy Note 5 prettier but more fragile than its predecessors, so if you’re clumsy, you’ll want to keep yours in a case. And you definitely won’t want to drop it from 900 feet, because as you’ll see in the video below, it really doesn’t like it.