Firmware version N950USQU3CRC2 is now rolled out by AT&T for the Galaxy Note 8 over the air. It weights 1.4 gigabytes – it brings in a whole new OS, after all – so make sure your phone is powered up. If you wish to do so, you can try to download the update manually; just go to Settings and Software update. Tweet Vote on HN ...
Monthly Archives: March 2018
Every US variant of Samsung Galaxy Note 8 is getting Oreo in the next 2 to 3 weeks
Updating all the US variants of Galaxy S8 and S8+ to Oreo was a long and grueling task for Samsung, and few people believed that updating Galaxy Note 8 will take any less time and effort. It was then pretty surprising to hear the company announce that all the US units of Galaxy Note 8 will be updated to Oreo in two to theee weeks – all the units, locked as well as unlocked. Sounds ambitious. Tweet Vote on HN ...
We know the specs of Samsung Galaxy A6 and Galaxy A6+
An almost complete specifications of both devices have just been leaked by the Italian smartphone service center Teeech. According to this leak, Samsung is preparing two solid mid-rangers for us:Galaxy A6:– 5.5′ AMOLED display, 18:5:9 aspect ratio, HD+ resolution,– 3GB RAM, 16GB flash memory,– Exynos 7870 CPU,– dual 12mpx + 8mpx camera,– 12mpx selfie shooter with LED flash,– Android 8.0 Oreo,– 3230 mAh battery.Galaxy A6+:Just as Galaxy A6 except:– 6′ screen,– 4GB RAM, 32GB flash,– 3630 mAh battery.Unfortunately we know ...
Samsung Galaxy J3 (2018) gets Bluetooth certification, release day coming close
Next wave of Samsung’s low-mid rangers is coming, and Galaxy J3 (2018) is one of them. Today this phone has received its Bluetooth certification, which means that it is one step closer to global release. Interestingly enough, this phone will be sold under a different name in the United States – the reason is probably in marketing. Its main selling points will probably be a low price and Android 8 Oreo pre-installed. Tweet Vote on HN ...
Pokemon Go will (probably) allow you to catch your own Mew
Mew is a Pokemon that has a rep being hard to get. Very few Pokemon games allow you to have that pocket monster at all, and those that do require you to work pretty hard to find and catch one – as it should be, what with Mew being a legendary creature and all that jazz. Pokemon GO has now joined the list of video games where obtaining Mew is possible, or so we believe. Niantic has released a somewhat vague press release in which the company promises – vaguely – that a newly available quest lines will reward players with their own Mew. These quests, called Research and ...
New image of Moto G6 leaked
Moto G6 may still not have been officially announced but that does not mean we cannot get an unofficial peek or two at it, right? The picture above comes from TENAA, a Chinese telecom certifier. It depicts a phone with dual-lens camera and what seems to be a curved glass back. It is hard to say whether the G6’s aspect ratio is the rumoured 18:9 or not. Speaking of rumours, Moto G6 is said to come with Snapdragon 450 CPU, 3 or 4 gigabytes of RAM and Android Nougat operating system.Phone’s official release date is unknown, but believed to be ...
Huawei breakes another barrier, or Huawei Mate RS Porsche Design – the first smartphone with 512GB flash memory
Surprise! It is only one day before Huawei’s grand reveal and it turns out that the company will show us not two but three phones. These phones will be the already well-known Huawei P20 and P20 Pro as well as a newcomer, the Huawei Mate RS Porsche Design. Almost nothing is known about this device other than it is supposed to be the first phone with 512 GB flash memory. Impressive.We do not know this device’s price. Mate 10 Porsche Design have cost 1395 euro, but Mate RS Porsche Design, with its 512 GB, may well be more ...
Dead man calling, or US police officers are using deceased persons’ fingerprints to unlock iPhones
According to Forbes and its, allegedly close to the FBI, sources, American cops are repeatedly using fingerprints of dead iPhone owners to unlock their phones. It is said that the police often does it in order to enter an OD victi’s phone, which supposedly often leads to their dealer. Marina Medvin, owner of Medvin Law, said that such action is completely in line of the US law; person’s dead body has no ”privacy interest” and therefore not even a warrant is neccessary in order to access the deceased person’s phone. The only time when a police may need a warrant ...
Yet another Huawei P20 and P20 Pro leak
Personally I do not understand why are these phones so popular on the Internet, but they keep popping up. Oh dear, oh my, triple camera on P20 Pro, world ends… Anyway, here it goes again. Polish store Saturn has just accidentally released price and specs of both new Huawei devices.– 5.8 / 6.1 inch display, TFT LCD, Full HD+,– HiSilicon Kirin 970 CPU, 8-core,– Mali G72 GPU,– 4 / 6 GB RAM, 128 GB flash memory,– dual / triple 40mpx + 20mpx + 8mpx main camera,– 24 mpx selfie shooter,– GPS, NFC, LTE category 18 modem, dual SIM, Wi-Fi 802.11ac, ...
United States’ Samsung Galaxy Note 8 & others will have its OS upgraded to Oreo in a few weeks
Unlocked units of Galaxy Note 8, Galaxy S8 and Galaxy S8+ will soon, in two to three weeks, have their operating systems updated to Android 8.0 Oreo. This update follows a similiar one for the carrier (AT&T, Verizon, Sprint, T-Mobile) versions of Galaxy S8 and S8+. It is unknown when, if at all, will Galaxy S8 Active get its update. Tweet Vote on HN ...