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Today over on Amazon, you can pick up a great deal on the SanDisk Ultra Fit 128GB USB 3.0 drive for your PC, Mac or Chromebook.  Normally this stub-style USB drive is $79.99 but right now you can pick one up for $33.99, a savings of 58%.  If you don’t need 128GB, you can pick up the 64GB version for just $17.99.  The Ultra Fit drives are small drives that deliver great performance.  They are roughly the size of a USB mouse receiver to give you an idea and because of that compact size, you can leave them plugged into your devices all the time.  They don’t protrude like a traditional USB flash drive.

It is a good time to be alive.  As an Android user, there are more phones and tablets within reach of many users than there ever has been before now.  These devices are increasingly growing in power and abilities and for most of us, they are an indispensable part of our everyday lives.  But as flagship devices have grown in size and power, they have started to intrude on the space once reserved for tablets and it is forcing some to consider the question, do I really need a tablet?  I have been asking this question for some months now and for me the answer is no.  Let me explain why.

OnePlus this morning announced that the latest update to their OxygenOS platform for the OnePlus 2 has been released.  The update brings the Android based OS up to version 2.2.1 for those keeping score at home and will be pushed to devices via an OTA update.  For those who may not be familiar with it, OxygenOS is OnePlus’ homespun version of Android with several customized tweaks to suite their flagship device.  The company has been moving away from Cyanogen, which they originally released with the OnePlus One, as they want more control over the Android experience.

US-based carrier Verizon has released the Android Marshmallow update for the Samsung Galaxy Note 5 to customers on their network.  The update brings all of the goodness of Marshmallow but also brings some specific features from Verizon like Wi-Fi calling and improvements in Live Broadcasting.  As you would expect, this update is hefty, so you will have to be connected to Wi-Fi in order to download it to your device.  Once downloaded, it will take up to 10 minutes to install and will require a reboot of your Note 5.  For those keeping score, you will be looking for build MMB29K.N920VVRU2BPB2 for your Note 5.