Rumours claim Beyoncé’s new album to drop digitally tonight

Following its world premiere on iTunes and availability on Jay Z’s Tidal music streaming service, rumours say Beyoncé’s new album, “Lemonade,” will be landing on the likes of iTunes, Amazon, and Google Play by Sunday night at midnight. At the moment, fans can purchase the visual album outright on Tidal for US$17.99 (about $22) without having to subscribe to the streaming service. It includes 12 songs and videos as well as the one-hour special shown on HBO. It should also cost roughly the same amount on other services.

However, if you’re waiting for the streaming version to show up on other services, you might be waiting in vain for that. According to an official representative from Tidal, “Lemonade” will be a streaming exclusive on Tidal “in perpetuity;” joining some of the albums that are tied exclusively to the service.

Source: MacRumors

Curved screen and bigger battery rumoured to be coming to the Samsung ‘Galaxy Note 6’

With the release of the Samsung Galaxy S7 and S7 Edge, all eyes are now on Samsung’s next Galaxy Note device. What could be called the Galaxy Note 6 is said to have two variants at the moment that the South Korean brand is testing. One has a curved screen while the other has a flat one; both featuring Quad HD (2,560 x 1,440) resolution displays. The thing is, according to SamMobile, is Samsung will only be releasing one version of the Note 6. It’s said this will have a 5.8-inch display (which is 0.1 inches larger than the Note 5, 0.7 inches larger than the S7, and 0.3 inches larger than the S7 Edge) and a larger 4,000mAh battery (the Note 5 only has 3,220mAh).

Other rumoured specs include both a Qualcomm Snapdragon 823 processor and Exynos 8890 chip, 6GB of RAM, and 32GB internal storage. It’s said to run on Android N and will most likely have the same camera sensor as the S7 and S7 Edge: 12-megapixel rear camera and 5-megapixel front shooter, both with f/1.8 aperture for better low light performance. It won’t come as a surprise if microSD slot makes a comeback alongside water-resistance and fast wireless charging make an appearance. Of course, these are all rumours at this point and we have to wait until around July to get a look at the new Note.

Source: SamMobile

Android N Developer Preview rumoured to be coming to non-Nexus devices

It might happen that you can try out the Android N Developer Preview on your non-Nexus smartphone. The preview is currently only available on Google’s Nexus phone, as the case has been in the past, but it looks like that might change. Well, if the “hints” discovered by some users are any indication. There is supposedly a bit of text found in a hidden HTML code on the Android N Preview site that shows the “What’s New” section. Indicated there is support for more devices, including those made by OEM partners.  Of course, you have to take this information with a grain of salt as Google hasn’t confirmed any of these. But if it were true, would you be interested in trying it out?

Source: Android Central

Amazon rumoured to be developing Kindle with rechargeable cases

Upcoming Amazon Kindles are rumoured to be coming with even better battery life courtesy of rechargeable protective casing. According to The Wall Street Journal, these cases will help slim down the e-reader. But this could also mean battery life of the device alone won’t be better than before or at least still be similar to older models. There also is supposedly a solar-powered casing in the works that won’t be available for the launch of rumoured device next week.

These new cases and the new Kindles are supposedly Amazon’s attempt to push new Kindle devices as they’re apparently having a harder time selling newer Kindles because people are still perfectly happy with their current e-readers. It would need a new feature, like a rechargeable case, to help compel buyers to consider getting a new Kindle.

Source: Engadget