Google is Making it Easier to Keep Tabs on the 2016 U.S. Elections

Google has just announced some new features being added to Google search that will help stay up to date on the latest political information. You can now search for things like “Ted Cruz” or “Hillary Clinton economic policies”, and get specific results tailored to your search. You can also search for ““primary results” and get a chart showing how many delegates each nominee has received.

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Samsung is Rumored to Announce a 360-Degree VR Camera with the Galaxy S7

The rumored VR camera from Samsung is said to be called the Gear 360 and reminds us a lot about the company’s Project Beyond device. The leaked information says it will be a compact camera that will use two 180-degree fish eye lenses to capture 360-degree VR video. Maximum resolution is expect to be 3840×1920 pixels in dual lens mode & 1920×1920 pixels in single lens mode.

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Samsung Adds a Content Blocker Extension API into Samsung Internet 4.0

Samsung wants in on the ad blocking party and they’re doing just that with the 4.0 update to their Samsung Internet web browser. The update now adds a Content Blocker extension API that lets 3rd party applications(like Adblock Fast and Crystal) tap into the Samsung Internet browser and block ads for users.

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Moto X Force Launched in India for Rs. 49,999 ($736)

Motorola has launched the “shatterproof” Moto X Force in India, for a price tag of Rs. 49,999 ($736) for the 32GB storage variant, and Rs. 53,999 ($795) for the 64GB storage variant. The phone will be available for purchase via Flipkart and Amazon.in, as well as Spice Hotspot and Croma stores from February 8th.

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Samsung Schedules its Unpacked 2016 Event for February 21st

Samsung is rumored to release the Galaxy S7 on March 11th, according to Evan Blass‘ sources, but we will see the official unveiling before then. The South Korean tech giant has just published a video on YouTube that announces its first Unpacked 2016 event. This will take place on February 21st, just one day before Mobile World Congress 2016.

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BlackBerry is Poised to Drop BlackBerry 10 in Favor of Android

BlackBerry is launching the Priv in India today and during the launch event, a BlackBerry product manager revealed some interesting information. Damian Tay is quoted saying “The PRIV device is essentially our transition to Android ecosystem. As we secure Android, over a period of time, we would not have two platforms, and may have only Android as a platform”.

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The FCC Approves Additional Testing of Qualcomm & Verizon’s LTE-U Technology

Verizon and Qualcomm have been fighting to get approval of their LTE-U technology that uses the same 5Ghz spectrum as common WiFi networks. Google, Microsoft, Comcast and others opposed this recently, but the FCC has just approved some limited performance tests to happen. These tests will take place in Oklahoma City, OK and Raleigh, NC, and they will be monitoring the tests for WiFi interference.

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