Selfies snaps with flash? Photo: Samsung

Samsung’s latest Galaxies are here to help you take better selfies. Both the Galaxy J5 and the Galaxy J7 boast front-facing camera flashes for brightening up low-light shots of your own face, and they’re accompanied by 5-megapixel sensors with wide-angle lenses.

Xiaomi the money! Photo: Cult of Android

When your copying of Apple designs has led to you becoming the world’s most valuable startup, you can afford to loan out a bit of money.

According to a new report, controversial Chinese smartphone maker Xiaomi is set to take an unusual approach to the mobile payments business by lending users cash — which they can apply for via an app on their handsets.

Samsung wants to cut even more off of Apple’s $548 million award. Photo: Kārlis Dambrāns/Flickr CC

Samsung is asking the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit to cut more money off the $930 million Apple won in a patent lawsuit. The company is arguing that the appeals court’s earlier ruling is still unfair, even after successfully convincing the panel to chop off $382 million already.

Apps on tap with no downloading? I’ll take it!

Downloading apps to your smartphone could soon be a thing of the past, thanks to a software streaming service reportedly being developed by Google.

A new report claims the search giant wants to make apps available on-demand without the need to install them locally first — and Google has already acquired the company that could make it happen.

Battery life goes bad with Wear 5.1.1. Photo: Killian Bell/Cult of Android

If you’ve upgraded to Android Wear 5.1.1 on your smartwatch, you’ve probably noticed that you’re not getting anywhere near as much battery life. Most devices appear to be affected by a bug causing abnormal drain, but Google has already acknowledged the issue and says it’s working on a fix.