WhatsApp will soon not work on BlackBerry phones and devices with Windows Phone 8

One of the most popular messengers in the world will soon stop supporting some of the phones’ and OS’ – mostly the old ones. After 31st December, WhatsApp will not support phones with BlackBerry OS, BlackBerry 10 and Windows Phone 8. In two years, WhatsApp is also supposed to stop supporting Android OS’ older than 4.0. The official reason for such action is that WhatsApp wants to keep improving their software and having to keep it available for old software is holding the whole program ...

ZTE Axon 7 to receive Android 8.0 Oreo

Axon 7 initially launched in 2016 with Android 6.0 Marshmallow. Half an year later, in October, smartphone’s OS was updated to Android 7.0. For a long time there was no word on another OS update for the smartphone – until now. ZTE has officially announced that they are working on updating the Axon 7’s operating system to 8.0 Oreo. The update has no known ETA, though, so it will be done ”when it is done”. What we do know is the update will feature new ”Stock and UI”, whatever that may exacly ...

Nokia E71 (2018)

Nokia’s nostalgia trip continues. Nokia 3310 (2017) turned out to be a huge success, so it is no wonder that HMD Global, Finland owners of Nokia brand, works on another similiar phone. Nokia E71 (2018) is a modernized version of cellphone from 2008. It recently went through Bluetooth SIG and FCC certifications. That is what we know about its specifications:– 3.5′ touchscreen, 480p,– Snapdragon 205 CPU,– single 3mpx camera,– 1GB RAM, 8GB flash memory,– 4G LTE.The phone is supposed to come out sometime in 2018. Its price is said to be 300 bucks ...

We have learned the price of Russian Samsung Galaxy J2 (2018)

Screenshot of a retail listing for the Galaxy J2 (2018) has leaked on a Russian shopping site Becompact. The price of the device, at least in Russia, turns out to be 7990 rubles, which equals 138 dollars. Cool, I guess. As for specification, retail shows it to be just as expected: Snapdragon 425 CPU, 1.5GB RAM, 16GB internal memory, removable 2600mAh battery, 8-mpx main camera and 5 mpx rear camera etc. Tweet Vote on HN ...

MacRumors instructs on how to erase your old iPhone or iPad before selling it

Seeing how it is just past Christmas, chances are that you have just received a new Apple device. Chances also are that you have an old one that you would like to give away or sell to someone. Good for you, but perhaps you do not know how to clear your device from all the data you have accumulated in it? Luckily, MacRumors has you covered. Click here to enter their website and find out how to erase your iPhone or iPad so that it can be safely sold. Tweet Vote on HN ...

T-Mobile release of Samsung Galaxy Note 8 receives an update

T-Mobile has just released an update number N950USQU2BQLA for all of its Galaxy Note 8 units. Among other features, update brings with it T-Mobile’s DIGITS service, various system improvements, video calls/conferencing feature and a December security update. All of the above weights 316 megabytes, so make sure that your phone is charged and connected to a WiFi before downloading. Tweet Vote on HN ...

Visualization of Huawei P11

Concept Creator team gathered all the data available on Huawei P11 and came up with this little render. It contains everything that we expect P11 to have: huge, almost bezel-less front panel, triple camera setup and more. As for specs, this is what is expected:– 6′ TFT LCD screen, 2244 × 1080p resolution,– HiSilicon Kirin 970 8-core CPU, Mali G72 GPU,– 6 GB RAM LPDDR4, 64 or 128 GB flash memory,– microSD slot for up to 256 GB,– Wi-Fi 802.11ac, Bluetooth 5.0, GPS, NFC,– modem LTE cat. 18, dual SIM,– fingerprint scanner, USB C,– Android ...

Verizon is updating Moto Z2 Force to Oreo

Verizon recently announced that it will be updating its Moto Z2 Force smartphones’ OS to Android 8.0 Oreo. Well, okay, Verizon has not announced it per se – this news comes in form of a screenshot the XDA Developers forums. Screenshot depicts changelog for a Moto Z2 Force version ODX27.109-34, with the most prominent change being the OS update to Oreo. The update is available Over The Air, and should start reaching Verizon Moto Z2 Force devices across the US at any moment. Update to Oreo is a big patch, so make sure that your phone is charged and connected to a ...

Samsung Galaxy J2 (2018), price and specs

According to Roland Quandt, leakster extraordinaire, there will be no Galaxy J2 Pro (2018) smartphone – there will be just Galaxy J2 (2018), a mid-low range smartphone to provide a cheaper alternative to Samsung’s many flagships. That is what we know about the phone’s specifications:– 5′ display, 16:9 screen ratio, QHD resolution,– Snapdragon 425 CPU, 4-core,– Adreno 308 GPU,– 1.5GB RAM, 16GB ROM, microSD slot,– 8mpx main camera, 5mpx selfie shooter,– Bluetooth 4.2, Wi-Fi, LTE Cat. 4, GPS, microUSB, 3.5mm headphone jack,– ...

Huawei Honor 7X and Honor V10 out in Latin America in 2018

Huawei plans to finally release its Honor brand in Latin America, starting with the Honor 7X and Honor V10 series. That… is all the info that we have. No one knows when in 2018 will these phones be released, nor in which exact Latin America countries; Huawei said that the phones will be available ”throughout the region”, but assuming that means every country there is at least far-fetched.Guess we will have to wait and see. Tweet Vote on HN ...