Leaked renders of Samsung Galaxy S9

@OnLeaks strikes again, this time delivering us a short video depicting the render of the upcoming Galaxy S9 smartphone by Samsung. Render has been made by 91mobiles.You can watch the video here. Some of the more interesting details one can notice in it are:– the overall look is similiar to that Galaxy S8, only sleeker and more ”distinguished”,– fingerprint scanner repositioned to below the camera lens, just as we heard it is,– no dual rear camera,– Bixby button on the left edge of the device,– 3.5mm headphone jack, yaay.Samsung Galaxy S9 is ...

Verizon Samsung Galaxy S7 and S7 edge gets a security update

Yep; those of you who got your Galaxy S7/edge from Verizon are now getting a security update. Update will bump your phone version to G935VVRU4BQK4 (whatever in the world this mashup of letters and numbers mean). Update includes the latest, December, Android security patch. As usually, it is available Over-The-Air, which means that it may take it some time to reach your phone. For a manual check of whether or not the update’s installed, go to Settings > About Device > Software Updates. ...

Nokia 9 and Nokia 6 (2018) receive 3C certification, January launch possible

Nokia is going to release two phones soon; a 2018 version of this year’s Nokia 6 as well as a completely new (though probably not very original) Nokia 9. Both of these devices are now rumoured to just have received a 3C certification which, if true, means that they will be released soon. While release before 2018 is very unlikely, HMD Global is supposedly holding an event in China on January 18. This event might be a reveal date for both Nokia 9 and Nokia 6 (2018).The above is just a speculation, though, so whether it will or will not happen is debatable. All we can do is wait and ...

New AR effects in Facebook Messenger

New set of augmented reality tools will soon be available for Facebook Messenger. These new toys are called ”World Effects” and they allow putting 3D objects into the frame. Tool comes with a large number of pre-existing objects, but the more interesting option may be creating your own short, 3D messages to then render on the screen.”World Effects” are aimed mostly towards the younger generations of Messenger users. It is probably Facebook’s goal to compete with Snapchat and its very similiar ”World Lens” feature for young people’s attention. ...

A gang of illegal drone deliverers is now in jail

Guess they got what was coming to them… a group of eight British citizens responsible for up to 49 cases of smuggling contraband to prisons in the period of two years has been caught by the police and put under arrest. Two leaders of the group have been sentenced to six and seven years in prison (Craig Hickinbottom, 35, was the main ringleader). The organization have smuggled over one million pounds worth of contraband over the course of their illegal activities. Funny part is that the police had no luck apprehending the criminals themselves; it was only after they were caught on ...

Huawei Honor 9 Lite and how the truth will have to wait

I have already said all there is to know about this phone, so allow me to get straight to the point. Huawei has postponed the release of Honor 9 Lite; now it is to take place on December 21st, one week from now. The reason for delay is unknown. Media representatives chosen by Huawei have received special invitations to the 21st December event in form of both a formal letter as well as a pair of cardboard ”glasses” with a Korean slogan on them. Slogan mentions AI, which let us believe that Honor 9 Lite will have some sort of artificial intelligence capacity.We will learn more in ...

Specs of Samsung Galaxy A8 Plus (2018) confirmed

Much has been said about the upcoming Galaxy A (2018) series, so allow me to skip the lenghty introduction and get straight to the interesting part. A hands-on video depicting Galaxy A8+ (2018) has leaked online. It has been taken down shortly after, but not before some of the faster people online have managed to scribble down the details of the device’s specifications. Here is what we know:– 6′ AMOLED display, FHD resolution,– Exynos 7885 CPU, 8-core,– three memory variants: 4GB RAM & 32GB storage, 4GB RAM & 64GB storage and 6GB RAM & 64GB ...

Huawei Honor 9 Lite – the truth is out there, and it will come out today

Honor 9 Lite is one of the rare ”mystery phones” cases that we get now and then – a phone that we know almost nothing about right until its release. Fortunately, today Huawei is supposed to finally unwrap this mystery with an official reveal, and yesterday the company has graced us with pictures of the device. A bit strange decision, seeing how Honor 9 Lite’s design is nothing special. There is a 18:9 display, dual main camera, fingerprint scanner and a glass rear. Nihil novi. As for specifications, well, all I can offer you are the rumours:– 5.65′ ...

Samsung Galaxy S9 and S9 Plus renders

There is no shortage of leaks on Galaxy S9/S9+ on the Internet. A group of people – I do not know who exacly, sorry – have gathered these leaks and based upon them an impressive render of both phones. You can see it by looking above this text. Among the changes in regards to the last Galaxy S model, one can notice a thinner bezel (when was the last time that any phone’s render depicted a large bezel…), under-camera fingerprint scanner and five colour variants available.We already know most of the Galaxy S9’s specifications:– Super AMOLED screen, ...

Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018) series may launch in three colour variants

It has been a while since I last wrote about anything that Roland Quandt leaked. It is about time I do! According to Quandt, phones from the Galaxy A8 (2018) series will be available in three colour variants at day 0. These colours will be Black, Gold, and Orchid Gray. Of course this is an unofficial bit of info, but then again, it is Roland Quandt we are talking about. He is usually correct. Besides, Black and Gold are colours that were available in the A series ever since the Galaxy A3 (2017), while Orchid Gray was already used for Galaxy Note 8 as well as S8 and S8+. ...