In case you’ve forgotten that the Galaxy S5 is now on sale worldwide, Samsung’s going to provide you with some handy reminders the next time you catch a flight from Heathrow airport.
The South Korean firm is splashing out even more cash on marketing to take over Terminal 5 — the world’s busiest airport terminal — and put Galaxy S5 ads on billboards, displays, signs, and even the Heathrow website.
You literally won’t be able to take a flight from Heathrow without seeing a Galaxy S5 ad somewhere.
The OnePlus One’s Camera and Gallery apps have been (unofficially) made available to download for other Android-powered smartphones. They’re based on the stock CyanogenMod 11 apps, which are based on the stock Android 4.4 KitKat apps — but they offer some nifty features that you don’t get direct from Google.
We all knew the OnePlus One was going to be cheap — for a flagship phone, at least. But I don’t think any of us anticipated it would start at as little as $299 off-contract when competing devices — such as the Galaxy S5 and the HTC One M8 — cost around $600. So, how has OnePlus made its debut smartphone such a bargain?
It hasn’t skimped on build quality or specifications, that’s for sure. What it has done is pass up the opportunity to make any kind of profit. The Chinese startup won’t make a penny when you buy its first device because they’re all sold at cost.
Samsung has apologized and promised compensation to workers who contracted leukemia and other “difficult-to-treat” diseases while working in its manufacturing facilities. The move comes after a pressure group revealed at least 26 workers in two plants had been diagnosed with blood cancer, 10 of whom have died.
I’ve heard a lot of bad things said about the Galaxy S5’s fingerprint sensor, or “Finger Scanner,” as Samsung likes to call it. But having used the phone a lot over the past month, I’m not sure all of that criticism is deserved.
It may not be as accurate or as reliable as Apple’s Touch ID, so if you’re switching from an iPhone 5s, you probably shouldn’t expect it to be quite as good. But my Galaxy S5’s Finger Scanner has been great — and throughout a typical day, I’ll only have to swipe twice maybe two or three times.
Having said that, I did set mine up a little differently to many of the Galaxy S5 users I’ve spoken to. Here are some simple tips that will help you improve the accuracy of your Finger Scanner.
