Will/Would You Exchange Your Samsung Galaxy Note 7?

The western world woke up to the news of Samsung issuing a wide recall for the Galaxy Note 7. With the recall, Samsung has worded a seemingly vague promise.

For customers who already have Galaxy Note7 devices, we will voluntarily replace their current device with a new one over the coming weeks.

While one can argue about the logical and lexical semantics about the statement and how it could apply to all or just affected devices, it is not clear as of yet if there is a way on the consumer’s end to pinpoint if their Galaxy Note 7 has an issue or not. With the 35 reported incidents from 2.5 Million devices sold, and an investigative rate of 24 per million sold, the odds at this stage of landing a defective unit are over 1 in 41,000. Since this is a voluntary recall at this stage, the choice is on the customer if they wish to get their device replaced. So we ask you,

Under current circumstances, would you get your (real or fictional) Samsung Galaxy Note 7 replaced? If given a chance, will/would you pick up a different device instead, or will/would you stick with your decision?

Let us know in the comments below!

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Alcatel Vision is a Standalone VR Headset that Runs Android

Alcatel wants to get into the VR business as they’ve just launched their own VR headset. This device does not need to be coupled with a smartphone to work (like the Gear VR does), as all of the smartphone hardware is built into this headset. It has two 3.8-inch AMOLED screens with a resolution of 1,080×1,020 pixels, octa-core SoC, 3GB RAM & a 3,000mAh battery.

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Nexus No More: Google Pixel and Google Pixel XL, Coming to You on October 4th

Mark your calendar for the 4th of October, as this is when we are told to expect the new Google Pixel and the Google Pixel XL. What we once predicted, is actually becoming a reality in a form.

This information comes to us from AndroidPolice, building up on previous reports which stated that the new Nexus will not be Nexus at all. Google was said to be moving away from the Nexus branding as it exerted grater control over the hardware, and this was the groundwork they needed. Android Central had reported that this years Nexus, coming in from HTC, will feature a tweaked interface atop the vanilla Android seen on previous Nexus. As such, the decision to move away from Nexus was partly justified, as Google was adding up its own skin on the new phones.

AndroidPolice mention of “two independent sources” which brought them the news that the former Nexus Marlin and Nexus Sailfish will not bear the Nexus moniker at all. Instead, they will be called the Google Pixel for the 5″ ‘Sailfish’ device, while the 5.5″ ‘Marlin’ will be the Google Pixel XL. On the less confident side of information, they mention that the phones may get marketed as the “first phones built by Google”, but seeing how they are built by HTC, this is likely to mean that they won’t be bearing the HTC branding.

Nexus Marlin Mockup

So the question that arises out of this is, is the Nexus line dead? No one knows for sure now. The branding would mean to imply devices with less of Google’s own bloat added on to them, since the Pixel branding would be towards the additions that Google did not deem fit to incorporate within the Nexus moniker. We are still working within speculation territory, so we do have to wait till the devices become official.

Speaking of which, AndroidPolice states that the devices, the Google Pixel and the Google Pixel XL, will be made official on October 4th. The date also got mentioned in the past by DroidLife from their sources. A hardware focused event is planned for this date, and we can expect for a few other new devices to roll out then. This includes a Chromecast with 4K capabilities (may get called Chromecast Plus or Chromecast Ultra), and Daydream View, which is Google’s in-house design for the Daydream VR Viewer Device. They are also expected to release more details for Google Home.

Information beyond this, like the event venue or related to the product like pricing and date of sale are unavailable. Seeing that we have around a month to go, we can be sure to hear some more tidbits during the wait.

What are your thoughts on Google rebranding the devices? Are you okay with the Pixel and the Pixel XL? Let us know your thoughts in the comments below!

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Nathan K Demos Why Non-Compliant USB-C Charging is Bad

Last month, Nathan K released a video that showed us that some Nexus 5X and Nexus 6P chargers are defective. This week, he has released another video, but this time he focuses on proprietary quick charge technologies that also use USB Type-C. Nathan shows us how the power fluctuations can actually blow out the IC chip within the USB Type-C compliant cables.

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Samsung Relaunches Tizen SDK as Tizen Studio

Just like Google has Android Studio, Samsung has just renamed their Tizen SDK to Tizen Studio. Along with this relaunch, they have combined all of their SDK programs for each platform into one unified installer. The update also adds new development tools, UI tools, an emulator, testing tools, improved its developer site with a better search engine, added more app samples and more.

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Collection of Android Libraries for Developers

If you’re looking for a way to speed up your development process, then Android libraries can be quite useful. Instead of coding a feature from scratch, you can use publicly available libraries that can get the job done for you. CloudRAIL has put together a list of 65 different libraries to help with animations, menus, buttons, text, push notifications, maps, location and more.

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Cyanogen Brings Cortana to OnePlus One Owners in India

OnePlus One owners in India, that are also running Cyanogen OS 13.1, a new update is coming out that will let you use Cortana if you want. This update brings more than just the personal assistant too. It also comes with the Cortana mod for Camera and Lock Screen so you can use voice commands on the lock screen, and tell Cortana to take a picture.

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