iOS 11 received another update

Few days ago I wrote about a stupid glitch in iOS 11; every time someone tried to type a large i, autocorrect would turn that letter into an A with a [?] symbol next to it. It was an annoying and silly (not fun silly, more like embarassing silly) issue that, thankfully, iOS 11.1.1 update is said to have fixed. That is nice, but was it the only thing ...

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Samsung Galaxy A7 (2018) passed the FCC

Announced in January 2017, Galaxy A7 (2018) is nearing its release date - some say it will hit the stores exacly one year after its announcement. So... yeah, Samsung Galaxy A7 (2018) has reportedly received its FCC certification. That means that the phone's release is really close, to the point where it may reach store shelves, or at least pre-orders, ...

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Apple released Face ID's documentation

Here is some of what it says. - Face ID will not work in the battery saving mode. If your phone is at 10% battery power or less, entering password will be the only way to unlock it, - for the same reason, Apple Pay will not work with Face ID when the battery is low, - Face ID will not work after restarting the phone, - smartphone must be unlocked ...

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NichePhone-S, a miniature Android cellhpone

Original smartphone designs are well - otherwise they would not be original, duh. Other than BlackBerry KEYone and a few no-names, I cannot come up with a recently-released phone that was more than marginally different from its peers. Or, rather, I could not until ten minutes ago, when I heard about the NichePhone-S. What is NichePhone-S? A feature ...

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LokiBot - new, deadly virus attacks smartphones

Kaspersky Lab issues warning against LokiBot, a very dangerous trojan that attacks Android-based smartphones. After infecting the device it tries to obtain the user's bank account information. If it manages to do that, it proceeds to clear the user's account and then infects everyone in the user's contact list via text messages. If you try to uninstall ...

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