Samsung Pay will expand next year. Photo: Samsung

Samsung is already fighting Apple Pay head on in the U.S., and now the South Korean company wants to beat it to new markets. A new report claims Samsung Pay will make its way to China, Spain, and the U.K. next year — only one of which is already supported by Apple Pay.

Google Play is getting cheaper in some countries. Photo: Killian Bell/Cult of Mac

Google has dropped its minimum prices for apps and in-app purchases through Google Play in 17 countries around the world. The change comes months after the company allowed developers to sell apps for as little as INR10 ($0.15) in India to “make content more accessible.”

Might as well earn some points and help people find cool stuff. Photo: Google

Google Maps offers a ton of local info when you use the navigation system on your Android or Apple smartphone, including local businesses, eateries, or interesting spots.

The company is expanding its Local Guides program in Google Maps, which will let you share your own discoveries directly to the map, making it more useful for others as well as competing with Yelp, which has a similar service.

But wait, there’s more. With every bit of local expertise you share with Google Maps through the Local Guides program, you’ll get points.

Night Clock on the Galaxy S6 edge+. Photo: Killian Bell/Cult of Android

Samsung hasn’t quite used the curves of the Galaxy S6 edge and S6 edge+ displays as much as some users would like, but they do come with a few nice features most other smartphones don’t have. One of those is Night Clock, which displays a clock on the curved edge that’s easy to see in the night.

Here’s how you can enable it.

LG is working hard to get Marshmallow out quickly. Photo: LG

After making its G4 the first third-party smartphone to get a Marshmallow update, LG will rollout Android 6.0 to last year’s G3 next month. Users can expect to see it around mid-December, but like all big Android updates, it will take a while to reach all users.