Google completed its HTC takeover. What now?

To be precize, Google took over the complete mobile division of HTC. Their job in Google is now to design Google’s new Made By Google series devices. Ex-HTC team reportedly consists of high class specialists, experienced people who worked on devices such as HTC Touch and HTC One and not, as some people theorized, washed-up devs that HTC just wanted to get rid of.That is great, but what with the remaining HTC? Well… we do not know. There are few theories online, for example some people believe that HTC will now concentrate on developing mobile software, but nobody knows anything ...

Samsung trademarks ”Uhssup”. Own message app?

As it turns out, Samsung has just filed a trademark application with the European Union Intellectual Property Office. What they trademarked was the brand name ”Uhssup”. According to the trademark application, mysterious ”Uhssup” is supposed to be a mobile app for chatting and sharing locations. This sounds more or less like every other chat app out there, so there is a question of whether Samsung just wants a slice of that generic chat app pie or is there more to ”Uhssup” than meets the eye. ...

iOS 12 will have some of its features delayed. Reason? iOS 11 needs a lot of fixing

Today’s news come from both Axios and Bloomberg. According to these two sources, Apple executives have made a decision to delay some of the upcoming iOS 12’s features due to how much time and effort it takes to fix all the issues presented by iOS 11. Features delayed include algorithmically enhanced photo management app, redesigned home screen and, possibly, also in-car user interface. iPhone fans can still look forward to features such as advanced augmented reality and enhanced health data tracking. ...

Huawei Mate 9 in the US gets updated to Android Oreo

Yaay, Android 8.0 Oreo’s out on Mate 9! Cookie of an Android OS is rolling out to MHA-L29 and MHA-L09 models. MHA-L09 is the model that is sold in the United States by Best Buy. Oreo brings with it features like adaptive icons, picture-in-picture mode, persistent notifications and more, as well as the January 2018 Android security patch and EMUI 8.0 interface. Rear camera also gets some love, with a 3D panorama mode and a new floating navigation dock. ...

Updated Nokia from 2017, Nokia 4G, makes its way to the market

At first glance new Nokia is the exact same cellphone that it was before. 2.4′ display, 1200mAh battery, same barely-there camera. Inside, though… list of changes speaks for itself:– 4G connection instead of 2G,– LTE modem compatible with VoLTE,– Bluetooth 4.0 instead of 2.1,– Wi-Fi 802.11n with Hot-Spot functionality,– 512MB instead of 16,– 256GB RAM,– dual core CPU, 1.6GHz,– YunOS operating system, basically a modified Android.As of now the device is only available in China. People smarter than me believe though that it will be ...

Updated Nokia from 2017, Nokia 4G, makes its way to the market

At first glance new Nokia is the exact same cellphone that it was before. 2.4′ display, 1200mAh battery, same barely-there camera. Inside, though… list of changes speaks for itself:– 4G connection instead of 2G,– LTE modem compatible with VoLTE,– Bluetooth 4.0 instead of 2.1,– Wi-Fi 802.11n with Hot-Spot functionality,– 512MB instead of 16,– 256GB RAM,– dual core CPU, 1.6GHz,– YunOS operating system, basically a modified Android.As of now the device is only available in China. People smarter than me believe though that it will be ...

New colour variants coming out for LG G6 and Q6

It is always nice to have more colour options for your smartphones. Samsung is probably the most colour-varied company out there, but LG is a pretty close second – more or less. The company has just announced a bunch of new colours for two of its smartphones: Q6 is to get the Moroccan Blue and Lavender Violet variants, while G6 will get both these as variants as well as Raspberry Rose. These will add to the already considerable colour rooster for these two devices, Ice Platinum, Astro Black, Mystic White, Terra Gold and Marine Blue.All the new colours will become available for G6 and ...

Final Fantasy XV: Pocket Edition available for pre-orders, launches on February 9

That is right, FF fans; newest installment of the series is coming to mobile devices, and soon! The game is using AppStore’s new pre-order function. Tap ”Get”, buy the game, and it will download onto your device automatically upon release. Chapter 1 – as the game is being released in an episodic format, similiar to e.g. Telltale Games – can be pre-ordered for free, while Chapters 2 and 3 will cost $0.99 each and Chapters 4-10 will cost $3.99 each. All chapters bundled together will be available later for $19.99 from TouchArcade. The game will run on iOS devices ...

Great Theft Cryptocurrency, or how hackers made away with 400 million bucks

This time the hooded bastards with keyboards stroke against Coincheck, one of the largest cryptocurrency markets. Hackers broke the market’s security measures and took almost 400 million dollars worth of NEM cryptocurrency. This attack has been called similiar to one from 2014, where hackers robbed a japanese cryptocurrency market for roughly the same amount of money, forcing the market to go bankrupt. Coincheck has said that it will try to return lost money to those injured by the robbery, but with such a large sum of money missing… well, I hope for the best. ...

Samsung Galaxy S9 might hit pre-orders on March 2

While the news is not officially confirmed, the source seems pretty legit. 2nd March is the date rumoured by ETNews, whose ”man on the inside” is supposedly a high-ranking senior Samsung official. ETNews also beleives that the phone will cost even more than the Galaxy S8, with price tag of something between $880 and $920.For more Galaxy S9 news, check out my earlier article on Galaxy S9’s double security measures. ...