Samsung Galaxy S7 is the company's next-generation flagship smartphone and we already had enough details to have a clear picture about it. Thanks to the latest Zauba listing, which tracks imports into, and exports out of India, the screen sizes of the phones are now confirmed.


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Netflix Quickly Begins Blocking US Content Streamed Via VPN In Australia

Netflix has already begun blocking US content that is streamed by Australian users who have VPNs enabled. The video service announced earlier in January that it would be cracking down on the use of VPNs. Only some users are being affected right now, but that'll change.


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Skype Is Now Hiding IP Addresses By Default

Skype will now hide IP addresses by default, which should help minimize the harassment of users, especially streamers. One of the primary ways game streamers can end up hit with a DDoS attack is if their Skype ID and their linked IP address are found.


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Google Paid Apple $1B To Be Default iOS Search Engine In 2014

A billion dollars was spent by Google in 2014 just so that the company could provide the iPhone's default search engine. Bloomberg found the amount was mentioned in court transcripts and it didn't take long for those transcripts about the deal to disappear.


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Google Improves Weather Reports On Android

A few changes have been made to Google's weather forecast in Google Now for Android that alter both the visual side of the forecast and the data itself. Google has improved its reporting by including more information and charts for things like rain and UV index.


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ASUS Starts Shipping ROG GX700 Gaming Laptop With Water Cooling

Back at the IFA 2015, one of the most impressive product was a unique gaming notebook from ASUS. What makes it special is the addition of water cooling, and the ASUS ROG GX700 is also the world's first gaming notebook with a dedicated water cooling dock.


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Verizon Says It'll Have First 5G Network In US

The first 5G wireless network in the United States will come from Verizon, the carrier has pledged. Verizon is already working on the network, but it expects it will be at least 2020 before it can be deployed in some areas. Some 5G networks could exist by 2018.


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Windows 10 Mobile Update Pushed Back To Late February, Windows 10 Continuum Gets Support For New SoC

Windows 10 Mobile updates have slowly started reaching out certain smartphones, but we are still waiting for it to start. Responding to Twitter status, Joel Devaux from French carrier Bouygues Telecom has said that the updates would not arrive before late February.


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California Lawmakers Trying To Ban Phone Encryption In 2017

Phones that have encryption enabled by default could be banned from the California market if bill AB 1681 passes. The bill has been introduced by Jim Cooper, a state representative, and it would go into effect on January 1, 2017. A fine of $2,500 per unit would exist.


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SpaceX Shows Dragon Capsule Can Hover

SpaceX has completed a test showing its Dragon capsule is capable of hovering, meaning the propulsion system can be used to land the capsule safely. The test lasted for five minutes and involved the Dragon V2. The system generated 33,000 lbs of thrust.


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Oracle Says Google Has Received $22B In Profit From Android

Oracle has been claiming for years that Google illegitimately used its Java software to create Android and that Google must pay a fee as a result. That claim is being argued in court. During some recent arguments, Oracle brought forth a couple interesting stats about Android.


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NVIDIA Has No Plans For Updating The GTX 970M And 980M This Year

We recently posted an article about the upcoming NVIDIA GTX 970M and 980M graphics cards, which were rumoured to be replaced in near future with the GTX 970MX and GTX 980MX. Unfortunately, it turned out that NVIDIA has no plans on updating the existing GTX 970M or GTX 980M GPUs.


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Microsoft Accidentally Mentions Lumia Phone X

Microsoft is expected to announce three new smartphones this year, the Lumia 650, Lumia 750 and Lumia 850, which will fill the gap between the affordable Lumia 550 and high-end Lumia 950/950 XL. However, the company is allegedly working on yet another smartphone.


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HTC One M10 To Have Two Variants

Only a day after we heard that HTC plans to launch its flagship smartphone during a dedicated event and not at the MWC 2016, new rumours have emerged online revealing more technical specs. According to those details, the HTC One M10, also known as Perfume, will have two variants.


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Samsung Galaxy J7 Spotted On GFXBench

Certain benchmark sites have become so popular thanks to the leaks of unannounced smartphones. Today, a new affordable Samsung Galaxy smartphone has appeared on GFXBench. We're talking about the Galaxy J7 (2016) model, and thankfully the listing revealed its specs.


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ASUS ZenFone 3 Allegedly Leaks Online

ASUS had a lot of success with the ZenFone lineup, especially the latest ZenFone 2. To keep the good trend, the company is working on its successor that will probably be called ZenFone 3. From current rumoures, we know that the ZenFone 2 successor will be launched in May or June.


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IBM Confirms Acquisition Of Ustream

To contribute to a newly formed cloud video services unit, IBM has acquired Ustream, one of the larger video streaming services. Beyond confirming the deal, IBM has not given many details on the acquisition, but Fortune reports the purchase price was $130 million.


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Dropbox Now Supports Facial Recognition

With the growing popularity of fingerprint scanners and the upcoming iris recognition, the security factor seems to be improving. Many apps have improved their security recently, and now Dropbox has announced that it has further expanded its partnership with Microsoft.


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Google Play Dominating App Downloads, Apple Sees More Revenue

The Google Play Store has seen a significant increase in app downloads recently, but Apple is still coming out ahead in terms of revenue. App Annie reports Google's store now has a 100% lead over Apple with worldwide downloads, compared to 60% in 2014.


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Mozilla Co-Founder Announces Ad-Blocking 'Brave' Browser

One of the founders of Mozilla, Brendan Eich, has come out with a new web browser that will block advertisements by default. The browser, called Brave, blocks ads and then replaces them with its own, with Brave Software collecting part of the money generated by the ads.


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