Samsung releases Galaxy A7 press renders

These official renders confirm leaked pictures that leaked earlier today. The most notable of features confirmed is the triple main camera of the device. It disconfirms rumoured dual selfie shooter, though. Render shows no rear-mounted fingerprint scanner, instead having it mounted on the phone’s side, just like Galaxy J6+. Camera specs have not been revealed, but some others have, namely the 6GB RAM, 64GB storage and Exynos 7885 CPU. ...

SpaceX will be taking its first customer

Yusaku Maezawa, Japanese buisnessman and creator of Start Today and Zozotown companies, will be the first person to take flight into space aboard SpaceX’ tourist spaceship. Japanese billionaire has bought out all seats available on the ship and plans on having a number of artists join him in the journey. Personally I would rather take my parents, but perhaps Maezawa does not like his. We do not know how much money did Mr. Yusaku pay for his ticket into space, but the sum must have been considerate – his fortune is estimated to be worth 2.9 billion USD. The flight is planned on ...

Samsung officially confirms Galaxy S10

Thank you, SamMobile, for this news. DJ Koh, CEO of Samsung mobile division, has taken to Chinese media to announce the upcoming of this, quote, ”amazing” and ”very significant” device. Mister Koh did not go into details, though, so there is still plenty of room for leaks and rumours, do not worry. Feel free to have high expectations, too, since Galaxy S10 will be the series’ tenth anniversary smartphone.Stay in touch for more. Tweet Vote on HN ...

Sonny Disckson explains why the AirPower charger still is not out

AirPower is an advanced charging device made by Apple. It’s main selling point was supposed to be being able to charge up to three different devices simultaneously. AirPower was first announced a year ago, with its release date being 2018. Well, it has been 365 days and the device is still not here. What is more, Apple has begun to quietly remove info regarding it from their website. Why? The reasons are explained by one Sonny Disckson. Long story short – technical difficulties: not only the charger is prone to overheating, likely due to lack of space between the charging coils, ...

Samsung Galaxy Note 9 burned, or hooray, I have something to write about

Another story of exploding smartphone straight from America. Diana Chung, owner of Galaxy Note 9, was using her phone when she noticed that it was getting unnaturely warm. She put it back in her bag, where the device soon produce an odd ”whistling” sound and began to fume. Thankfully Mrs. Chung quickly threw the phone away, which was then successfully doused off. Nobody got hurt, except Mrs. Chung’s wallet.The most probably suspect is phone’s malfunctioning battery, although the malfunction may have been caused by a variety of factors. Perhaps Mrs. Chung overheated ...

Samsung Galaxy Note 8 gets an update – AR Emoji, Super Slow-Mo and more

European models of Galaxy Note 8, ones with the Exynos CPU on board, are receiving a substantial update. It consists of not only standard security upgrades but also a slew of new (for this model) features. These features are:– Super Slow-Mo, camera mode that allows the user to record, well, slow-mode videos. Yes, just like in the Matrix,– AR Emoji, 3D emotes based on a face picture. Created mostly with GIFs in mind.This update will most likely also make its way to the US, Snapdragon-based version of Galaxy Note ...

Haterick, or the best way to spend your time online

Polish studio RinoApps has hit a jackpot (at least among Poles – we love to complain) when they created this portal. Haterick is a mobile app the whole point of which is to create an online space for all us haters to, well, hate. The topic of hatred does not matter – music today is crap, construction works are too loud, summer is already ending, America is not great anymore, everything is fair game on Haterick. While Haterick has been created with them complaining Poles in mind, every nationality is welcome, so come along and hate with ...

Samsung Galaxy J4 Plus and what we know about it

Information found below comes from the recently leaked documentation by Federal Communications Commission:– no hardware navigation buttons, only on-screen ones,– 18.5:9 display,– support for two SIM cards,– facial recognition.Device’s release date is unknown but, judging by the fact that it received FCC certification, should be near. As for its price, Galaxy J4 costs $150, so the Plus variant should not be far off. Tweet Vote on HN ...

Samsung Galaxy S7 receives September sacurity update

Yet another Samsung gets yet another security update. This time it is Galaxy S7 that gets the security treatment. Software version G930FXXS3ERHD for the phone includes nine critical Android OS vulnerabilities fixes, 18 Samsung ones and a number of lesser fixes. If the update is not available for you now then it should be in a day or two. In order to download it manually, go to Settings and Software update and select the Download updates manually option. Tweet Vote on HN ...

Vodafone, Optus and Telstra plans and prices for iPhone Xs and Xs Max 64GB variant

Both smartphones can be pre-ordered today.Vodafone:iPhone Xs: 64GB model on a 36-month contract at $45.25 per month, $35 Red Plan that comes with 2GB of data. $80.25 a month, $1,664 total.iPhone Xs Max: 64GB model on a 36-month contract at $49.97 per month, 2GB $35 Red Plan. $84.97 per month, $1,833.92 total.Optus:iPhone Xs: 64GB on a 24-month plan at $30 per month + $45 My Plan Flex with 4GB of data. $75 per month, $1,800 overall.iPhone Xs Max: 64GB model on a 24-month plan at $40 per month + $45 for My Plan Flex with 4GB of data. $85 per month, $2040 total.Telstra:$10 monthly credit on ...