Poor old Samsung can’t catch a break. Photo: Kārlis Dambrāns/Flickr CC

Samsung has been taking a beating from Apple as of late, and apparently it’s taking its toll.

According to a new report, Samsung is responding to its diminishing smartphone sales not by fixing the root problem of its lack of originality and low quality reputation, but rather by sacking 10 percent of its workforce instead.

Is $50 the sweet spot for Kindle Fire MSRP?

If you can’t beat ’em, underprice ’em. That’s been Amazon’s motto with pretty much all its hardware, especially its Android-based Fire tablets and phones.

But what do you do when even pricing your entry-level Android tablet at under $100 each doesn’t move units? Drop the price to less than $50, apparently.

Beware dodgy porn apps for Android. Photo: Cult of Android

An Android app that promises free porn has been secretly snapping photos of its users as they enjoy its content. “Adult Player” then locks up the victim’s device and uses their photo in a ransom note demanding $500.

Remind you of something? Photo: Lenovo

Lenovo today unveiled its new Phab Plus smartphone, a supersized device with a 6.8-inch display that’s a blatant iPhone 6 knockoff. The device is coming to the U.S. later this month, assuming Apple’s lawyers can’t get it banned before then.

TWRP arrives on Samsung’s latest phablet. Photo: Samsung

The TWRP custom recovery is now available for Galaxy Note 5, less than a month after the handset made its retail debut, paving the way for custom ROMs, kernels, and other third-party tweaks.