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Apple’s plans to expand beyond hardware and music and into video content is pretty well-known, and we have seen the company take some steps towards that. This includes shows like Carpool Karaoke and also Planet of the Apps, and recently there have been reports that Apple will also be launching a sci-fi TV series.

However Apple won’t be stopping there and could be looking towards creating content geared towards kids. In a report from Variety, the publication claims to have confirmed that Apple has recently hired three video execs from Amazon. One of those hires is Tara Sorensen who headed up Amazon’s kids programming and who is also expected to take on a similar role at Apple.

Other hires include international development executive Carina Walker and business affairs chief Tara Pietri, with Pietri expected to lead Apple’s legal affairs division, while Walker will continue at Apple as the company’s international creative executive. It’s probably too early to tell what will be the results from these new hires, but it is clear that Apple is looking to expand their video team and efforts.

So far Apple’s video series haven’t exactly been on the receiving end of rave reviews. The company’s Planet of the Apps, which in theory held some promise especially in today’s mobile-centric landscape, was met with lukewarm responses.

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Right now a lot of the tech we use are external devices, like phones and tablets, but with smartwatches, we’re starting to see a shift towards creating smarter products that some of us are already used to wearing on a daily basis, like a watch for example. We’re also seeing how companies like Google are trying to take it to the next level through smart clothing.

However it looks like Google might not be alone in trying to make this happen. According to a recently discovered patent by Patently Apple, it seems that Apple could also be interested in exploring the concept of smart clothing. According to the patent filing, it describes a smart clothing/fabric that could be integrated into the likes of an external case for electronic equipment.

This includes a removable cover for a device, a case, a bag, straps, and so on. It also mentions how it could be integrated into a wallet, sleeve, pocket, a hat, belt, or even furniture like the cushion covers on sofas. This means that in theory, this technology could be applied to pretty much all kinds of fabric, so imagine being able to sit on your sofa and have it read out to you your metrics, like weight, body temperature, duration you’ve been sitting down, and so on.

That being said, this is just a patent which means that whether or not Apple plans to implement it for real remains to be seen, but without a doubt wearable tech is something that the industry is looking towards at the moment. Whether Apple plans to expanding their wearable technology beyond smartwatches is anyone’s guess.

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If you’re trying to determine your signal strength, you can always take a quick glance at the signal bars on your phone, which for the most part are an approximation of the signal strength you are seeing from your carrier in your area. However in Android, users can actually dive deeper into this via the Settings menu.

This shows a more or less precise reading of the signal strength denoted in dBm or asu. However in future Android builds, it seems that Google is giving carriers the option to hide the signal strength from users. This is according to a report from XDA in which it has been suggested that future builds of Android starting with Android P could see carriers hide that option from users.

XDA notes that this is slightly different from the tweaks that carriers sometimes make to branded phones and could be applied to all phones on their network just by inserting the carrier’s SIM into the handset. As to why they are doing this is unclear, maybe they don’t want users to get confused between the numbers they see versus the signal bars on their phone, but the option is there should carriers want to take advantage of it.

The good news is that XDA mentions that this won’t affect the APIs that some apps use to display signal strength, so should carriers decide to implement this, users can always turn to third-party apps for that information. Whether or not carriers will go ahead and do this remains to be seen, but like we said, it appears to be something that will only be applied to the next Android build which will most likely be released in the later part of 2018.

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Just like many other smartphone makers, Samsung makes their own official accessories for their handsets, and we expect that’s something they’ll be continuing with the upcoming Samsung Galaxy S9 and S9+ smartphones. Now it looks like those accessories have been “confirmed” by retailer Mobilefun.co.uk to the folks at SamMobile.

For the most part, it seems that we won’t be expecting any new accessories from Samsung, at least in terms of variety. The retailer alleges that Samsung will offer the Hyperknit cover, the LED View, Clear View, Alcantara, and Protective covers which have been offered for previous Samsung handsets.

However the retailer claims that Samsung could also introduce a new wireless charging pad for the Galaxy S9 handsets that will replace the current charging pad, and that we can also expect a new DeX pad. Other than that like we said, in terms of the lineup it doesn’t appear that it will be too different from its predecessors.

At the moment the rumors are claiming that Samsung could announce the Galaxy S9 and S9+ earlier than usual, possibly in February 2018. This is about a month earlier compared to the Galaxy S8 and S8+ which were announced in March earlier this year. In any case take it with a grain of salt for now, but if the February rumors are true then we should expect more details to be revealed soon.

Official Galaxy S9 Accessories ‘Confirmed’ By Retailer , original content from Ubergizmo. Read our Copyrights and terms of use.

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