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Daily Headlines MONDAY, JANUARY 12, 2015

Why you’ll love and hate the Galaxy S6 at the same time Samsung’s getting ready for a major Galaxy S6 launch this year, as the phone is supposedly going to offer features previously unseen in any of the former Galaxy S model. The company has designed the phone from scratch, and it’s preparing at least two versions of the Galaxy S6 for launch. Business Insider and Android World have independently revealed various details about the upcoming flagship.  MORE → It’s time for 16GB smartphones to die once and for all We’ve mentioned before that 16GB of storage just isn’t enough space for many modern smartphone users, especially now that so many phones now let us film incredible 4K videos that inevitably clog up space. Android Central’s Russell Holly makes a compelling case that smartphone buyers need to make it clear that 16GB smartphones are no longer an acceptable option and should insist that companies make 32GB or 64GB the baseline option for mobile devices.  MORE → House of Cards Season 3 Trailer Just Released, Watch It Here The third season of the critically acclaimed Netflix original series House of Cards is going to be available for streaming (and downloads) in just six weeks, but Netflix released an official extended trailer for the upcoming season, to remind all fans that their beloved political drama is soon going to be available for binge watching.  MORE → Company that makes billions ripping off Apple warns people not to buy knockoff versions of its devices Chinese smartphone manufacturer Xiaomi has been on a tear lately, although when you look at some of its devices, you quickly notice that they bear a striking resemblance to devices released by Apple. This is why we find it amusing that Xiaomi’s CEO is now warning its fans to watch out for knockoff Xiaomi products being sold at phone retail outlets in Chinese cities.  MORE → Company that makes billions ripping off Apple warns people not to buy knockoff versions of its devices Chinese smartphone manufacturer Xiaomi has been on a tear lately, although when you look at some of its devices, you quickly notice that they bear a striking resemblance to devices released by Apple. This is why we find it amusing that Xiaomi’s CEO is now warning its fans to watch out for knockoff Xiaomi products being sold at phone retail outlets in Chinese cities.  MORE → New details emerge on another killer Google Now feature Google is preparing several new features for its upcoming Google Search 4.1 for Android update, Android Police has learned, including a handy Google Now addition that will make its virtual assistant even more useful in a variety of instances.  MORE → Apple is the second most popular camera maker on Flickr… and it doesn’t even make cameras Flickr, an online photo sharing service used by more than 100 million unique users last year, who uploaded more than 10 billion photos in 2014, revealed camera rankings for the previous 12 months, The Next Web reveals, with Apple coming up as a big winner.  MORE → Aerial drones used to film the most beautiful tribute to New York City you’ll ever see For years, we didn’t think any video tribute to New York City could match the one at the very beginning of the classic Woody Allen film Manhattan, in which beautiful black-and-white footage taken throughout the city rolls by accompanied by Gershwin’s Rhapsody in Blue. Now, however, a new video of New York City’s five boroughs that was filmed using aerial drones has caused us to reconsider our thinking.  MORE → ‘Last Week Tonight with John Oliver’ returns to HBO on February 8th Fans of John Oliver’s take on the late night talk show won’t have to wait much longer for his return. As revealed in a promo on Friday, the second season of Last Week Tonight will debut on February 8th at 11 p.m. ET. And in case you were worried that HBO might mess with the formula, the trailer makes it very clear that season 2 will be “more of basically the same.”  MORE → Clever iPhone alarm app won’t shut up until you give it a smile There’s no better way to wake up than with a smile and now one clever iPhone alarm app will put that to the ultimate test. Called Rise & Shine, the app uses your iPhone’s camera to determine whether or not you’re smiling when you go to shut off the alarm. If the app sees you have a grumpy scowl on your face, it will not turn off — instead, the only way to get it to shut up is to flash it a nice healthy smile.  MORE →

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