Huawei P9 is a good, if a bit old (2016) flagship. It was a pretty popular phone that many people own to this day, which makes today’s news even worse; it is doubtful that P9 will receive any more large OS updates. Huawei manufacturer has recently took to the forums to inform that ”the P9 smartphone does not meet Google requirements for the Android 8.0 Oreo”. Ouchy. I guess we could have seen it coming – Huawei P8 has not even made it to Android 7.0. Keeping its phones up to date is, for some reason, often more than Huawei can/wants to do.It is a bit of a comforting ...
Monthly Archives: June 2018
Nokia 5.1 Plus. Hooray, another phone with a notch
Please, explain to me, what is so cool about the notch? It takes up the display space and… what? Is it supposed to look cool or something? Well, Nokia seems to get it, because it is about to release another phone sporting the notch. We do not know much about Nokia 5.1 Plus, but what we do know is this:– 5.7 inch display, upper notch,– dimensions: 149,5×71,9×8 mm,– rear-placed fingerprint scanner,– USB-C slot,– 3.5mm headphone jack.We have no idea about the price or date of release of the ...
LG Stylo 4, specification
Yes yes, LG is making its billionth smartphone, it will have stylus, much joy. Stylo 4 is supposed to come out before a whole new family of stylus phones called Q Stylus. It looks pretty similiar to what Q Stylus, too. Thankfully, phone’s brochure that just leaked online gives us more info about the device:– 6,2′ FullVision TFT display, 18:9,– Snapdragon 450 CPU,– Adreno 506 GPU,– 2 GB RAM and 32 GB flash memory, 2TB microSD,– 13mpx main camera, PDAF, 5mpx selfie shooter,– fingerprint scanner,– Q Lens (camera recognizing items),– ...
New version of Nokia 6.1 will be available in Europe soon
Nokii 6.1 is out in Europe for quite some time now. It is a decent smartphone, but a bit lackluster in the memory department. The new, bigger version of the device aims to fix this. Already released in Germany, this Nokia 6.1 offers 4GB instead of 4 and 64GB flash memory intead of 32. All the other specs, including a 5.5′ screen, Android 7.1 Nougat, 300mAh battery and 16mpx main camera, have remained the same. Phone’s price in Germany is 302 euro. Tweet Vote on HN ...
Hooray, another Samsung device blows up!
Oh boy, it has been so long! I can barely contain my enthusiasm! … ehm. Detroit, May 21st (I do not know why the news hit the Internet only now). A woman has been driving her car, with two Samsung devices (Galaxy S4 and Galaxy S8) in the car’s cupboard, when suddenly she saw sparks coming out of one of the smartphones, after which it caught fire. The woman reportedly barely mananged to pull over and get out of the vehicle before it was engulfed in flames. According to the victim’s testament, „I thought I was going to die when I saw the sparks and the ...
Elder Scrolls: Blades, or mobile Skyrim
Elder Scrolls: Blades is a mobile game taking place in The Elder Scrolls universe (also known, by the uneducated, as ”that Skyrim place”). Game’s reveal trailer is available here. It can be treated as mobile Skyrim, but that does not really tell the whole story, or so it seems. Blades can be played in one of three gameplay modes: Abyss, where the player traverses a procedurally generated dungeon, Town, where the focus of the game is building up your own place by completing quests and Arena, which is all about fighting enemies with particular sets of rules. Little is known ...
Teenagers turning away from Facebook?
According to the research concluded by the Pew Research Center, Facebook is now more popular among adults than teens. While FB is still the reigning champion of social media, younger generations have taken to other platforms such as Instagram, Snapchat and YouTube. Survey carried out amongst the people between 13 and 17 has concluded that, while 51% of teenagers are still using Facebook, 72% of them are regularly on Instagram, 69% (hee hee, 69) are on Snapchat and a whooping 85% watch YouTube’s content. Twitter came in fifth, used by 32% of people surveyed. Further research revealed ...
Samsung Galaxy J3 and Galaxy J7 (2018) are out in the United States
Samsung promised them to us and Samsung delivered: two new, low-budget J series devices, Galaxy J3 and Galaxy J7, both 2018, have been launched in the United States of A. They will hit store shelves by in early June (so any minute now, if not already). We do not have the phones’ complete specs, but according to what we know, Galaxy J3 will sport:– 5.0-inch HD display,– 8mpx rear camera, f/1.9,– 5mpx selfie shooter, f/2.2,While Galaxy J7 should come with:– 5.5-inch HD display,– 13mpx rear camera, f/1.9,– 13mpx selfie shooter, f/1.7,We also do not ...
iPhone can delete your data after entering the wrong password multiple times – a function worth considering
Interesting, I did not knew about it. So, it turns out that Apple smartphones all have this function that, when activated, erases all the data from your smartphone after ten failed password attempts. This function is not particulary popular, probably due to fear of gettig your password wrong and losing your data, or someone else fiddling with your phone. Perhaps it is worth considering, though? It could stop a thief from getting a look into what is on your smartphone or, if you are on the more mischevious side, could allow you to make a nasty practical joke on somebody.Consider ...
Destiny 2: Forsaken, another expansion pack
Destiny 2 is a bad game. Yeah, I know it has a load of fans. It is not my fault that kids have a bad taste and some adults want to spend their free time playing brainless video games. Destiny 2 is now in the same situation that the first game was – basic game has proven shallow and unentertaining, so it has to be saved by releasing a whole bunch of expensive and good-to-bad expansions. Forsaken seems to be on the good side, but we will see… promised features of the game include:– new campaign in a location known from the first game, The Reef,– improved mods system ...