Always-on display in action. Photo: Samsung
Samsung’s new Galaxy S7 and S7 edge have an always-on display that lets you check notifications, calendars, and more without waking your device. Samsung could bring the same technology to older Galaxy handsets — but it won’t.
Sorry, guys: We have some bad news for your berries. Photo: Holger Schué/Pixabay
We were already worried about keeping hotel keycards in the same pocket as our cell phones, but it turns out that our devices might be erasing some slightly more important things. Namely, men’s sperm.
In a new study, fertility experts claim that men who keep their mobiles anywhere near their reproductive organs — in their front pants pocket, for example — “may bear adverse effects on sperm concentration.” The scientists also found some correlations between lower sperm counts and talking on the phone for more than one hour a day and using the phone while it is charging.
G5’s upgrades more than make up for the missing app drawer. Photo: LG
LG’s new G5 ships with a new launcher that lacks an app drawer, meaning every title you download from Google Play ends up on your home screen. There’s a rumor that claims Google will take the same step with its Android N upgrade later this year.
Here’s why that decision makes sense, and why it doesn’t matter to existing Android users.
Xperia X looks cool in lime gold. Photo: Sony
If you thought Sony’s habit of launching new Xperia Z smartphones every six months was confusing, try keeping up with the Xperia X series at the same time.
Unveiled today at Mobile World Congress, the Xperia X lineup consists of three devices that promise to “redefine communications.” They borrow trademark Sony features from other Xperia devices and offer some nice new features, but we don’t know why they exist.
Are the app drawer’s days numbered? Photo: Killian Bell/Cult of Android
Android’s famous app drawer could soon be no more.
Google will reportedly ditch the age-old feature for its upcoming Android N upgrade, placing all apps on the home screen instead. The move could make the platform more convenient for some users, but will it upset many others?
