This time the upcoming refurbished (hence the R) Note 7 has graced Geekbench. What does this latest benchmark tell us about the hopefully-not-exploding-anymore phone? Well, judging by its score, phone’s Exynos 8890 chipset will perform almost just as well as S8’s Exynos 8895 and S8+’s Snapdragon 835. Galaxy S8 scored 2006 points in a single-core test and 6708 in a multi-core test.That is all as far as exhilirating news go. Yaaay. As far as reminders go, Samsung Galaxy Note 7R is rumoured to come out with 3200mAh battery (downgrade from the, uh, ”hot” 3500mAh it ...
Monthly Archives: June 2017
Skype under attack by hackers!
The above picture, published by Downdetector website, shows the scale of the problem. The whole thing began yesterday, which I can confirm as a Skype user myself. Ever since yesterday, Microsoft’s popular communicator has had massive issues with connectivity – video calls would not be allowed, chat messages would not go through etc. Earlier today, Microsoft said that the issue has been resolved, but according to many Skype users online it is still prevalent, though significantly less so. Rumour is that the problem is caused by an attack by a hacker group known as CyberTeam, who ...
First real render of Galaxy Note 8?
We have seen myriads of Note 8 renders, as well as some pictures of the device’s frame or body. One thing they all have in common is that they are – allegedly – true; no one has any proof of one of them being real. Today’s leak… well, frankly, it has only slightly more proof than its predecessors.This latest image has been posted on Twitter and Weibo (Chinese social website) by one Ice universe (hilarious cat avatar, by the way). What is his or her proof of being genuine? Using the word ”Great” which – again, allegedly – is ...
New ZTE phone, Blade A6, has received WiFi certification
WiFi Alliance has just granted certification to this brand new (as in, there were no news about it before) ZTE mobile. Listing itself does not reveal much about the phone; all we know is that it will be ran by Android 7.1 OS.As soon as more info is avaialble, we at simlock24 will be sure to provide it. Tweet Vote on HN ...
Noooo! or U.S. release of Nokia 3310 works only on T-Mobile’s network
It is not a 100% confirmed bit of news but is, unfortunately, a probable outcome. You see, without going into boring details, EDGE coverage on GSM is somewhat problematic in the United States. HMD Global, producer of the Nokia 3310 (2017) promised to work with the US’ carriers to solve the issue, but so far has gotten nowhere.Oh well. At least there is no doubt that the new Nokia 3310, riding them nostalgia waves, will be available in the US, even of only on T-Mobile networks. Federal Communications Commission, FCC, has just approved a Nokia mobile phone with the model number TA-1037, ...
Sony patents new wireless charging solution!
Maybe not The revolution, but definitely a step in the right direction. Sony must have reached the same conclusion that many of us have, namely that the ”wireless” charging is a bunch of crap – oh, so you don’t have to plug your mobile to the charger anymore? How cute; you still have to leave it right next to the device for possibly uncomfortably long periods of time. Sony seemingly has a plan on how to deal with that annoyance. A plan it has just patented.Sony is working on creating a home-wide wireless power web that will. Its goal is to be able to recharge any ...
LG G6 Plus launched! Lots of gigabytes and shiny new colours
G6 Plus is an example of LG adopting its rival’s strategies. Usually, LG would release one version of its flagship phone; rival companies, on the other hand, would release the original version and then a number of ” plus minus ultra compact” editions with more or less different looks, sizes and specs. Latter strategy allows for more variety (and, in turn, simply more) of customers, increasing the phone’s sells.Well, LG caught wind of that eventually, and now it is releasing an enhanced version of its newest LG G6 device. What does G6 Plus bring to the table? 6GB of ...
Red HTC U11 available in the US tomorrow!
HTC confirmed that the red colour variation of the recently released U11 is coming to the United States of America. Device will be available through HTC’s online store and (probably) via AT&T, T-Mobile, Verizon Wireless and Sprint, possibly also Amazon. Red U11 will cost as much as other colour variants; its specification will also be the same (4GB RAM, 64GB storage, Android 7.1 OS, 5.5-inch QHD display, 3,000mAh battery etc.). The official name of the new colour is unknown, though we can make a game of trying to figure it out.Wonderful Beet, perhaps? ...
Refurbished Galaxy Note 7 nearly here! Launch next month
According to ETNews, a South Korean news website, refurbished Galaxy Note 7’s (also known as Note 7R and, more recently, Note 7FE) will be launching in Korea on July 7th. This is one week later than previously presumed, but for a good reason – Samsung wants to churn out more devices, 450 thousand instead of 300. A good piece of news is that Bixby Home, an edition of the AI assistant, will be pre-installed in those devices. ANOTHER good piece of news is that device is rumoured to be cheaper than expected – 350 pounds instead of previously rumoured 480. ...
Leaked pictures of iPhone 8 panels. Huge screen, neat design
iPhone 8 is cooking up to be a real looker. Phone’s screen will take up great part of the front panel, with speakers and front camera being efficiently minimalized.As for other iPhone 8-related rumours:– it is possible that iPhone 8 will not be called that. Names such as iPhone X and iPhone Edition are rumoured,– possible, but completely unofficial, date of release for 8 is October. Why? October 2017 will mark tenth anniversary of iPhone. Quite an occasion,– IF the phone will be released even later than October, it will probably be so because of problems with ...