Split-screen finally comes to stock Android. Photo: Google

Google I/O doesn’t kick off for another two months, but Google won’t wait that long to drop its next-generation Android N upgrade.

Its first developer preview is out today for Nexus devices, and it comes packing a number of features swiped from iPad Pro and iOS, including split-screen multitasking, picture-in-picture mode, and bundled app notifications.

Take that, Apple! Photo: Google

It turns out that Tim Cook’s old high school in Robertsdale, Alabama, isn’t quite as fond of the MacBook is he is.

Robertsdale High, from which Apple’s CEO graduated in 1978, has swapped the company’s notebooks it was giving to every student for significantly more affordable Chromebooks built by Lenovo.

Is HTC back in bed with Google? Photo: Killian Bell/Cult of Android.

Google’s next three iterations of the Nexus could all come from HTC.

According to a new report, the Taiwanese company — which made Google’s last Nexus tablet and the very first Nexus phone — has secured a three-year deal that will see its name plastered on Google smartphones beyond 2018.

Samsung Pay on Galaxy S7. Photo: Killian Bell/Cult of Android

If you’ve bought a Galaxy S7 or Galaxy S7 edge from Verizon, you may have noticed that it’s missing one big feature: Samsung Pay. Fortunately, this isn’t part of a plan to block the mobile payments service on Verizon handsets, and it will be available later this week.

The Galaxy S7 series could get even more tempting. Photo: Samsung

If you still can’t decide whether Samsung’s new Galaxy S7 or Galaxy S7 edge are worth the upgrade fee, T-Mobile might have something up its sleeve that will help you pull the trigger.

According to a leaked internal memo, the carrier will offer both devices in a buy one get one free deal to qualifying customers starting Friday, March 11.