Yeah, Internet in China. We have all heard the stories of Chinese government blocking content that it deems unfit for its citizens. Facebook? No dice. Twitter? Please. Any information that puts the government in a bad light? You are just asking for trouble. Well, now it seems that a very special bear has been, just for a day, a number One enemy of the Chinese government.Someone on Weibo (basically a Chinese Twitter) took it upon him/herself to create a meme comparing Chinese President Xi Jinping and former US president Barack Obama. The picture went viral fast (do not ask me why, I ...
Monthly Archives: July 2017
Another leaked render of Samsung Galaxy S8 Active, phone said to launch soon
Codenamed Cruiser, Galaxy S8 Active will be an AT&T excusive in the US. There was a fair amount of leaks and gossip regarding the device online: leaked certifications, render or two, the works. Today, yet another leak joins the party. This time we get to see what both the device as a whole and its screen will look like. Personally I am not impressed. Maybe I miss something.Specification:– 5.8′ AMOLED screen, – Exynos 8895 CPU,– 4GB RAM,– built to the MIL-STD-810G standard ...
Alexa AI launched on the US HTC U11 smartphones. Yaay
Better late than never! Sorry for not reporting this yesterday – I was struck with the worst case of stomach ache imaginable. Anyway! Yesterday, on Monday 17th, AI assistant Alexa has become available on every HTC U11 phone in the United States of America. Smartphone Alexa is reported to retain most of its Echo smart speaker functions and have a few of its own, allowing you to set timers and alarms, order items from Amazon (well duh) and more. What smartphone Amazon cannot do is make phone calls and sending text messages – you’ll have to do it yourself.German and United ...
Essential Phone will arrive in the UK later this year?
Not only there, but also in the rest of Western Europe and even Japan. Financial Times news source believes that Essential has held talks with some of the Great Britain’s networks over an ”exclusive deal”, similiar to the talks the company has held in the US. Speaking of the United States, Niccolo de Masi, chief operating officer of Essential, stated that Essential’s launch in the US is, quote, ” imminent”. Make of it what you will.Just as a reminder, Essential Phone is an upcoming, highly hyped device from the hands of Andy Rubin, an ex-CEO of Android. ...
A number of Rogers branded phones will be getting updates tomorrow
Among them are Samsung Galaxy Note 5, Moto G4 Plus and, perhaps most importantly, BlackBerry KEYone. Most of these devices’ updates will focus on security, but BB KEYone’s patch will concentrate on fixing phone’s software issues instead. These issues are, reportedly, somehow related to the Rogers network, with Rogers customers complaining about being occasionally unable to make calls and write texts. Sounds like a pretty basic, and large, issue which needs to be fixed A.S.A.P.We do not know which world regions will receive the update first, nor how large or small it will ...
Style Shell, or a Moto Mod case with built in wireless charging
Mod’s official name is a handful: ”Moto Style Shell + Wireless Charging”. It can be bought as we speak, for a price of $39.99. Device works with both PMA and Qi charging pads, supports up to 10W charging and is available in four colours. It is also quite thin, only adding 3.25mm to the thickness of the phone. Tweet Vote on HN ...
Blade Spark out in the US – ZTE’s smartphone for $99.99
ZTE’s Blade series has a tradition of being low-spec & low-cost devices. Available on Sprint, Boost Mobile and Cricket Wireless, no Blade ever warranted a price higher than two hundred bucks. With a pricetag of $99.99, Blade Spark proudly continues that tradition.Specification:– 5.5′ display, 720p,– Snapdragon 425 CPU, 4-core, 1.4GHz,– 2GB RAM, 16GB ROM,– 13mpx main and 5mpx front camera,– 3140mAh battery,– Android 7.1.1 Nougat ...
Sony Xperia XZ Premium and Premium Dual are getting their July security update
Firmware updates for both phones are rolling out as we speak, moving the security software number to 45.0.A.7.90. Update does not change the phones’ OS, nor does it make any other significant improvements. If you are the owner of XZ Premium or Premium Dual and notice something important changed after downloading it, let us know. Tweet Vote on HN ...
Dual camera setup in Galaxy C7 (2017)? Possibly
This rumour is based on a Tweet from Chinese leakster known as @mmddj_china. Mysterious leakster’s message says, quote, ” The forth Samsung Dual camera smartphone,Samsung GALAXY C7 2017 is soon finished the test,and go sales”.As inarticulate as it is, tweet clearly states that the 2017 version of Samsung Galaxy C7 smartphone will be packing dual cameras. In addition, @mmddj_china believes that the device will come out soon. Seeing how the phone has already received two certifications, this may as well be ...
Unlocked HTC 10 in the US are getting an update
It is a security update, version 2.50.617.2. It updates phone’s security with patches from July. Update’s weight is 277 megabytes and, as stated in the title, is available only to the US owners of unlocked HTC 10. If you are a (more or lesS) proud owner of one, make sure to charge your phone and stay in range of WiFi, as downloading 277MB will take a while. Toodles. Tweet Vote on HN ...