Galaxy Note 5 gets a hardware fix. Photo: Jim Merithew/Cult of Android

Samsung has quietly tweaked the internals of its Galaxy Note 5 to prevent S Pens from getting jammed inside the device when inserted upside down.

Newer logic boards have a redesigned mechanism that looks less likely to become stuck on the S Pen’s eject button.

Samsung’s been working on an S Pen case. Photo: Samsung

If you’ve been longing for the Galaxy Note’s S Pen functionality but simply can’t manage its size, Samsung could soon deliver a case that fixes your problem. In a new patent filing, the South Korean company describes a neat case that adds an S Pen stylus to other Galaxy smartphones.

Android Pay rewards are here! Photo: Darrin Rich

Google’s answer to Apple Pay may have been late to the game, but it’s already leading the way with a new rewards program — and it’s awesome.

Dubbed “Tap 10,” the program offers up free Google Play content simply for using Android Pay on a regular basis, and there’s even a mention of Chromecast giveaways.

Will it be these two? Photo: Nintendo

Nintendo’s first smartphone game was nowhere near as exciting as we all expected it to be, but the Japanese company promises it has greater things up its sleeve for 2016.

Nintendo president Tatsumi Kimishima has confirmed plans to bring the characters we know and love to mobile titles this year, but we’ll have to wait to find out which faces we will see.

Live Photos to appear on new Samsung’s? Photo: Jim Merithew/Cult of Android

Samsung’s upcoming Galaxy S7 will reportedly deliver with a new feature called “Vivid Photo,” which will be a clone of the Live Photos function on iPhone 6s, allowing users to shoot images that come alive when they are pressed.