New Samsung Galaxy Note 7 mega leak: official renders, specs info and preliminary price

The Galaxy Note 7 is now practically hours away from its unveiling, as Samsung's Unpacked event is set for August 2nd. Among other things, that means a much-needed break from the endless stream of rumors and leaks. However, in what looks like a final burst @OnLeaks has shared a motherload of high-quality renders of the phablet.

Judging from past experience, these are almost certainly Samsung's official press renders, a theory we can only confirm once the Korean giant uploads them come Tuesday. They don't offer any extra information that we don't already know by now, but you can't really beat the level of high-resolution detail we have here. Not only do we get an all-round view, but also the black, silver and blue colors are all accounted for.

Also making an appearance is a render of the new Gear VR headset. If you missed it, the refreshed virtual reality accessory is to accommodate the Note 7, since it is already confirmed to use a USB Type-C connector. However, it will allegedly support older generations as well, including Galaxy S6, S7, Note 4, and Note5. Preliminary info hints at a price of $90, which sounds fair.

Speaking of money, the Galaxy Note 7 is said to cost about EUR 850 on launch. For that you get a 153.5mm x 73.9mm x 7.9 mm device, weighing in at 168 grams. Its hardware includes a 5.7-inch, QHD Super AMOLED display, 12MP camera on the back and a 5MP shooter on the front. For chipset variants, we currently believe there will be an Exynos 8893 version, clocked at 2.3GHz, as well as a Snapdragon 821 version - most probably for the US market. RAM will likely be 4GB as early prototypes show, although there is still the rumolr of a 6GB version floating around. And all that will be powered by a 3,500 mAh battery.

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Galaxy Note7 (SM-N930FD) receives certification in Russia

Samsung's upcoming Galaxy Note7 smartphone has been certified in Russia. The device that has received the certification carries a model number of SM-N930FD, meaning it's a dual SIM variant ('D' at the end).

This comes several weeks before the Note7 is scheduled to be unveiled, suggesting that the South Korean company plans to launch the device in Russia without any delay. This is based on the fact that the Galaxy S7 and S7 edge were certified in Russia a couple of weeks after they were made official.

The Galaxy Note7 has been the subject of a several rumors and leaks so far, with the latest one suggesting that the device will come with a few extra S Pen features, particularly within the Air Command interface.

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Leak hints at new S Pen and Air Commands on the Samsung Galaxy Note7

If you haven't marked the date yet, then you definitely should. We are talking about August 2, of course, when the official unveiling of the Samsung Galaxy Note7 is currently believed to take place. Now that that is officially less than a month away, the hype is real and the rumor mill is crawling with speculations, wishful thinking and, thankfully, also the occasional plausible rumor.

According to iGyaan.in, who obtained an internal Samsung memo, the Samsung Galaxy Note7 will come with a few extra S Pen features, particularly within the Air Command interface. The word is that the Korean giant has baked in two new quick shortcuts, titled Dictionary and Speaking. The first likely refers to a handy translate feature, while the latter sounds like a text to speech engine of some kind.

iGyaan also speculates that the S Pen itself will get a redesign. If you recall a recent set of exclusive renders, we received, the design of the Note7 seems to necessitate some sort of push to eject mechanism for the stylus, just like on the Note5. However, considering the latter suffered form a known issue, allowing the S Pen to be jammed in backwards, we can only imagine that Samsung has re-engineered the accessory to some extent this time around.

Last, but not least, the source also claims that the iris scanner on the Note7 will be able to lock apps and other files as well as the device itself, much like the fingerprint reader currently does. The Snapdragon 823 chipset also gets another confirmation.

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New Cortana for iOS update brings ability to remember things

Microsoft has pushed out a new update to Cortana's iOS app that bumps it to version 1.9.0 and brings along a new feature that lets the voice-controlled virtual assistant to remember things for you.

"Ask Cortana to remember things for you, like where you parked, and she'll save it for you in your reminders," the change-log for the update says. Aside from this, the update also includes improved feedback input experience.

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