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PC gamers rejoice! If you have been anticipating the release of the new Rise of the Tomb Raider on PC, you will only have to wait a month or so. According to the new Steam page, the game is expected to release in January 2016. Rise of the Tomb Raider is the second game in the series after the franchise was rebooted back in 2013. The new game has been an Xbox One exclusive since it came out last month, however, it was always going to be a timed exclusive, with the PC release being pegged sometime in early 2016. Now with the help of the new Steam listing, we know it's coming next month itself. As for PS4 gamers, the game is expected to hit the platform sometime later next year. Source

Samsung Galaxy S7 rumors are definitely in season and as 2015 draws to a close, leaks and speculations are only intensifying. We are sure to learn more about Samsung's next major flagship release as we draw closer to the alleged Q1 release, but for now, we are left with the daunting task of sorting through often conflicting renders and information on the range of screen choices. Last we heard, the basic Galaxy S7 will have a flat 5.1-inch and 6" options, while the S7 edge will come in 5.5 and 6 inches. This was apparently enough for one eager fan to produce a gorgeous render of what he believes the S7 edge will look like and have it star in a short concept video. Jermaine Smit's clip has truly great looks. It showcases the alleged unit in Platinum Silver, Gold Platinum, Pink Gold, and Sapphire Black colors and could actually be mistaken for the real deal, which deserves some credit. It is definitely worth checking out. Source | Via

Samsung delivered more info on the Bio-Processor it unveiled a while back. The chip aims to make health-tracking wearables both more capable and smaller. The Samsung Bio-Processor integrates analog front ends, a digital signal processor, a power management circuit, a microcontroller and eFlash. This means it can do all the necessary processing itself, without external components (other than the sensors). If discrete components are used for the same functionality, they will take up four times as much space. The chip can measure skeletal muscle mass, body fat, heart rate and rhythm, skin temperature and stress level. Combining these individual measurements can enable new use cases for health tracking apps. Samsung has prepared a wrist band, board and patch reference designs and says that the chip will hit mass production soon. You can expect wearables with the Bio-Processor to be available in the first half of 2016. Source | Via

Samsung is working on releasing an Exynos 8870 chipset, which is going to be less powerful than its top-of-the-line Exynos 8890. The Exynos 8870 will be made specifically for Samsung's external clients like Meizu. In fact, rumor has it the Meizu Pro 6 might use the chipset when it gets to market some time next year. Expected performance of the new chipset is along the lines of the Qualcomm Snapdragon 820, so we'd imagine it's not slow by any means. Details on the architecture of the chipset are nonexistent at the moment. We suspect more information will become available as Samsung starts testing the Exynos 8870 and it pops up in some benchmarks' database. Meanwhile MyDrivers.com compiled a nice chart comparing the major flagship chipsets for the start of 2016. The graph shows the performance of the Samsung Exynos 8890, Qualcomm Snapdragon 820, Kirin 950, Helio X20 and Apple A9 as benchmarked by GFXBench for GPU performance and Geekbench 3 for C...

Update: We received a clarification from ITSKINS - it appears that there was a slight miscommunication and the base S7 Edge is going to have a 5.5", rather than 5.1" screen. We've seen renders of the Galaxy S7 before, but those were closer to technical drawings, used by third-party accessory makers to make sure their products will fit the new flagship. This time ITSKINS took those schematics – courtesy of and turned them into much more palatable 3D renders that should look fairly close to the real thing. The Galaxy S7 family is split into four – any combination of big and small, curved screen and flat. The Galaxy S7 and Galaxy S7 edge will have 5.1" screens, while their bigger counterparts, S7+ and S7 edge+, will go up to 6" (instead of the originally suggested 5.7"). Samsung Galaxy S7 and Galaxy S7+ Obviously, the "edge" models will have curved screens, but if you look closely at the renders you'll notice a switch ar...

Samsung is committed to staying true to its promise for monthly security updates, uttered all the way back in August. It's getting progressively harder to keep track which device gets what when, but the Galaxy S6 edge+ and Galaxy S6 are now receiving their share of added security, this time in India and the Nordic countries. The patches come as OTA updates weighing in at or below 100MB. If you're not among the lucky ones, getting the OTA, however, and you own an SM-G928F version of the Galaxy S6 edge+, you can also download the full firmware and flash it manually. The US versions of the smartphones, along with the other members of Samsung's current-gen flagship family Galaxy S6 edge , and Note5 got a December update a couple of weeks ago. As with all such releases, keep in mind that firmware update timeframes vary by region, so just because you're not getting it today, doesn't mean it's not coming to you. Via

A leaked video showcases a new versatile app model for advanced edge functionality on the S6 edge. Marshmallow is definitely the new buzz-word in the Android realm and even though a lucky few are already enjoying dozing, the new runtime permission model and many other goodies, most users are still eagerly awaiting their OTA. As a leading authority in the realm, a lot of pressure is on Samsung to deliver a new and improved experience to millions of users and by the looks of things, the Korean giant intends to do things right and be on its best game. A newly unearthed video of what appears to be a genuine Samsung Galaxy S6 edge, running Android 6.0.1 gives us a hint of the lengths Samsung has gone to, striving for the best possible Marshmallow experience. From the looks of things, the OEM's edged devices are in for a major functionality overhaul in relation to their curved panels. The clip showcases a new app model to take advantage of said form factor. The a...