Successor to Tab A 8.0 (2015) and (2016), Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2017) will be released in the United States of November 1st. Advertised as a family device, A 8.0 features include Kids Mode, Parental Control and a large bundle of entertainment for children in form of movies, books, video games and TV shows. Also included is a free 3 months of YouTube Red subscription.Specification:– 8′ screen (hence the name) with 800 x 1280 pixels resolution,– Qualcomm Snapdragon 425 CPU,– 2GB RAM, 32GB ROM,– 8mpx main camera with LED flash, 5mpx selfie shooter,– 5000mAh ...
Monthly Archives: October 2017
Instagram Superzoom, or how to make an extra-close closeup
If you think your face is pretty enough to be seen up close on the Internet, you are in luck. Instagram has just launched Superzoom, its newest camera effect. Superzoom allows you to record a video clip of yourself with an added effect of a comedic zoom-in. You know, like in those ”Dum dum dummmmm!” scenes in movies. You can check it out on this video by TechCrunch (great guys, by the way, good articles). If you already have Superzoom, this is how to use it: enter Instagram and open the camera. Now tap the Superzoom icon for a 3-seconds long clip or hold it for a longer one. ...
Specs of Galaxy A7 (2018) surfaced
It seems that Samsung is now working on a successor to Galaxy A7 (2017). According to the Geekbench listing, this year’s A7 will be sporting a 6′ FHD display, Exynos 7885 8-core CPU clocked at 1.6GHz and 6 gigabytes of RAM. It will probably also have a dual front-facing camera, although we cannot say that for sure.No word on device’s price, availability or date of release. Stay tuned. Tweet Vote on HN ...
Nokia 6 Arte Black is listed on Amazon US
Nokia’s upgraded midranger from February 2017 is finally available on Amazon. Smartphone’s price is $299 or less, depending on version chosen – either 4GB RAM / 64GB ROM or 3GB RAM / 32GB ROM. Unfortunately the device is out of stock right now, but this will surely change soon. Oh, by the way – Nokia 6’s OS will be upgraded to Android Oreo soon, which means that Arte Black will probably get the same treatment. Tweet Vote on HN ...
New iPhone X vid shows how shifting between applications works
It is mere hours since yesterday iPhone X video was deleted and a new clip has already surfaced. This one is much shorter, both in lenght and presence of self-centered girls that have to film themselves; it only takes four seconds to actually show us something about the phone. What it shows is iPhone X’s way to shift between applications. It looks very elegant – shifting is done by grabbing the app’s screen with one’s thumb and pushing it aside like a book page. Next opened app immediately jumps into its place. Thee whole process seems to b very fast and fluid ...
Beta version of Android Oreo is now available for Nokia 8
Nokia 8’s OS will be upgraded to Oreo eventually – you can test it right now with the newly available beta version of the update. It can be downloaded from Nokia phones beta labs, where you can sign up for the beta test as well as provide Nokia with your feedback. Will you be interested, or are you fine with the OS you have? Tweet Vote on HN ...
Not-quite official iPhone X video was released online. Watch it while you can
iPhone X will hit store shelves on Friday, but it has already been in the hands of testers for quite some time now. One of these testers is (was?) father of today’s little gem’s heroine, Brooke Amelia Peterson. She visited his dad in his workplace and managed to get catch the upcoming iPhone X on a video. The video depicts her father making a payment using Apple Pay, as well as Cover Sheet with camera and flashlight icons. It is doubtful that Apple will appreciate this leak, therefore the video is likely to soon be deleted from YouTube. I hope that Mr. Peterson will not have too ...
Samsung Galaxy S6 edge gets its October security patch
Another day, another update. This time October security patch hits Galaxy S6 edge model SM-G925F in the United Kingdom. Firmware version G925FXXU5EQI8 contains 215 Android OS and 6 Samsung software fixes – nothing major, just small improvements. While the update is only available in UK at the moment, it will reach other countries very soon. Tweet Vote on HN ...
Huawei wants to have its own foldable phone as well
Apple & LG are working on a foldable, so is ZTE and Samsung. Huawei has seemingly decided that it is time to pick up the slack and follow the other big companies’ dream of making us happy with a passport-shaped phone. This news was confirmed by Huawei CEO Richard Yu himself, who, in an interview with CNET, stated that Huawei already has a working prototype of the device. It will probably hit the stores sometime in 2018; until then Huawei will be working hard to perfect the device, like removing ”empty space” from between the two displays. During the interview, Mr Yu ...
Samsung is working on its own wireless charger
Samsung flagship phones support wireless charging for good few years now, yet the company has never decided to make wireless charger of its own. Until now, that is – Samsung-made wireless charger patent has just surfaced online. Device is described as using QI standard and able to work in both induction and resonant modes, with possibility of switching between one and another. Picture above shows that the device can charge, for example, both a smartphone and a smartwatch at the same time.Of course it is just a patent. I doubt Samsung has a working, market-ready unit on its hands, and ...