The G5 could be LG's best smartphone yet. Photo: Killian Bell/Cult of Android

The G5 could be LG’s best smartphone yet. Photo: Killian Bell/Cult of Android

LG’s next-generation G5 smartphone could arrive as early as February next year, and one tipster claims it will be one of the most exciting G series smartphones so far.

Classy, huh? Photo: LG

Classy, huh? Photo: LG

Apple made a minor design faux pas with its newly-launched iPhone Smart Battery Case, so of course all of the company’s rivals are doing the mature thing and getting on with their own work, knowing that joining the pile-on will only come back to bite them.

Wait — that’s not what’s happening at all! In fact, LG and Asus today debuted two new ads poking fun of Apple, while at the same time advertising the alleged superiority of their LG V10 and Asus ZenFone Max phones respectively.

Walmart is launching its own mobile payment service. Photo: Walmart

Walmart is launching its own mobile payment service. Photo: Walmart

Walmart, a.k.a. the world’s largest retailer, has announced the launch of its new Walmart Pay service — a mobile payment service for both Android and iOS, designed to work with all major credit, debit, and Walmart gift cards in the retailer’s U.S. stores.

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Quantum computers will lead to advancements in artificial intelligence. (Photo courtesy of D-Wave Systems Inc.)

A major breakthrough from Google’s quantum-computing team could eventually lead to artificial-intelligence systems complex enough to make sci-fi nerds lose sleep in fear of the robot apocalypse. The breakthrough sounds simple, but it has massive implications: The quantum computer the team co-operates with NASA actually works.

And not only does it work, but it can do the same process up to 100 million times faster than its predecessors.

Your Note 4 is in for a massive upgrade. Photo: Killian Bell/Cult of Android

Your Note 4 is in for a massive upgrade. Photo: Killian Bell/Cult of Android

The Galaxy Note 4 became Samsung’s first smartphone to get an Android 6.0 Marshmallow upgrade on Monday, but unless you live in Hungary, you won’t be getting it just yet. However, you can get an early glimpse at it in the hands-on video below.

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