What is quite possibly the most important app on your phone is seeing a major update today. Chrome for Android has just reached version number 36, and along with it comes a handful of new features, improvements and security fixes.

Listed on the Google Play listing for Chrome and on the Google Chrome Releases blog, changes in Chrome 36 include fixes to address issues from OpenSSL 1.0.1h., an undo tab close function, fullscreen video with subtitles and HTML5 controls, support for some multi-window devices, support for casting some videos with Chromecast, improved text rendering on non-mobile optimized sites, the return of Google Doodles to the new tab page and a ton of other bug fixes and performance enhancements.

To snag the update, just head on over to Google Play on your Android device and you know what to do from there. While Google Chrome might not be the most used app on our devices anymore, if we could only pick one it would definitely be at the top of the list. How about you?

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The Samsung Gear Live is one of two Android Wear smart watches currently on sale, and we were expecting it to launch at Best Buy soon after it went up on the Play Store. It’s been available on Google Play for a while now, many people have already gotten theirs, so it’s about time that Best Buy put the device up on its site.

The Gear Live is now available for pre-order on the Best Buy website, with general availability online and in store expected shortly. With Best Buy hosting the Samsung booths in many of its locations, the company is definitely a fan of Samsung so it shouldn’t be too long before these smart watches are available.

You can get the watch for $199.99 right now and get it delivered whenever Best Buy feels like it’s time. While we don’t see much reason to buy it online from Best Buy instead of the Play Store, buying it in store could be a major convenience. Will you be picking one up from a retail store?

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In a move to take on companies like Beats and Bose, Samsung is using their name to push a new brand of premium audio products called Samsung Level. Originally announced several months ago, starting tomorrow Samsung’s Level premium audio products will finally be available in the US.

The starting lineup for Level includes four accessories:

• Level Over, $349.99

  The Samsung Level Over is an over-ear headphone designed for an immersive sound experience. Level Over delivers powerful, clear, sharp sound, ergonomically designed comfort and wireless Bluetooth technology.

  Level Over includes Active Noise Cancellation, employing four mics on the inside and outside of the headphones to cancel outside sounds. In addition, Level Over includes technology that prevents resonance between the vibration plate and the frame, avoiding unnecessary booming and helping to provide the original sound. Users can control volume, navigate tracks, pause or stop music, answer or end a call all using the Smart Control Technology on the side of the headphones.

• Level On, $179.99

  The Level On is an on-ear, wired headphone that packs a powerful, clear and pure sound in a compact design. Soft polyurethane cushioning provides comfort with a foldable ergonomic design makes this the perfect headphone for the on-the-go mobile user.

• Level In, $149.99

  The Level In is an in-ear, wired headphone that packs a powerful three-way speaker system that controls treble, mid-range and deep bass, providing clear sound separation and rich, natural sound quality.

• Level Box, $169.99

  Level Box is a premium, compact Bluetooth speaker that streams high quality audio from any Samsung Galaxy phone – or any other Bluetooth compatible device – directly to the speaker for crystal-clear sound. The sleek, distinctive design is optimized to provide noise reduction and echo cancellation, and a built in rechargeable battery offers up to 15 hours of continuous playback on a single charge. One touch Near-Field Communications (NFC) or the dedicated Bluetooth pairing button provides effortless synching. Control buttons make it easy to adjust volume or play/pause music, and a high-quality HD built in microphone makes it a great device for phone or conference calls.

All four products will see a staggered rollout across different retailers. Starting tomorrow at 12 Eastern, Gilt will offer all four products with a special Level On and Box bundle going for $299. Starting the 20 Amazon will carry Samsung Level products, followed by Samsung online the 21 and “select Samsung Experience Shops at Best Buy stores” July 27.

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Despite the fact that it makes its own processors, Samsung has long depended on Qualcomm because its processors have historically been the only ones with LTE on the chip itself, a necessity for markets like the US. And while Samsung Exynos processors are nice, the lack of LTE is their downfall. However, Samsung’s relationship with Qualcomm will now go both ways.

Qualcomm has outsourced manufacturing of its newest 14nm chips to Samsung. The Snapdragon 805 is a 28nm chip, the chips being made with the 14nm FinFet process will be released sometime in 2015. Not only does this benefit Samsung, but it could also improve Exynos chips in some way.

Samsung’s next Exynos chips will have LTE modems included, so the companies dependance on Qualcomm may waver. But with the company manufacturing the newest Snapdragon chips, it might create a better business partnership. What do you think of this new partnership? Leave a comment!

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