Let the smartphone carnival barking begin

I couldn't help but laugh when I looked at Google News earlier.

Right there, smack in the middle of the Tech section, was a cluster of stories about alleged new elements of upcoming Android phones. The theme was an apparent marquee feature we'll be hearing about with this year's flagship devices -- a display that, in some form or another, remains on so you can always get pertinent info at a glance.

Behold:

Oh, neat: So the Galaxy S7 might deliver the innovation of an always-on smartphone screen? Well, I'll be! That's darn tootin', as the hip farmers of the 1800s might say.

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