Huawei Mate 20 and Mate 20 Pro have long been listed for an official release on October 16th: now it seems that these two will not be the only devices that Huawei will showoff during that time. Last week Huawei has let out that a third smartphone, Mate 20X, will join these two, and two pictures of the phone have leaked yesterday. Pictures show us triple camera setup similiar to other Mate 20 devices. As far as specs go, Mate 20X is expected to have Kirin 980 CPU, 4, 6 or 8GB RAM and 128, 256 or 512GB storage. ...
Monthly Archives: October 2018
ZTE Axon 7 has its OS updated to Android 7
Axon 7, one of ZTE’s most popular smartphones, has finally had its operating system updated. Sadly, the update features some issues with overheating, data connection, lack of Google Daydream support and more. Strange, considering how the the device has passed the Android 7 beta tests. Another strange thing about it is the fact that the update is not available OTA and instead has to be side-loaded via an SD card, which means that updating your phone will require you to wipe all the data from it in the process (wow). Connection issues’ has reportedly been fixed, at least ...
Fake Flash application installs bitcoin miner on your PC
Good guys from Palo Alto Networks have just discovered that 113 of Flash app sources online have been infected with a nasty bot. The program’s name is XMRig and it is a silent bitcoin mining device – it will use your computer’s resources to mine e-currency and send it to a set receiver (tip – not you). Miner does not spy on the infected user, but its activation does add a significant strain to the computer’s hardware.Flash is an application that is slowly dying out, but some of us are still using it. If you do, make sure to download yours from a trusted ...
Sony Xperia XZ2 and XZ2 Compact are getting their Android 9 update as we speak
Sony usually takes good care of their phones’ updates, making sure their OS’ and security patches are up to date. It continues this trend with the Xperia XZ2 and XZ2 Compact devices, as both are not only being updated to Android 9 Pie right now, but even ahead of schedule – XZ2 line was supposed to have its operating system updated on November, Update carries a build number 52.0.A.3.27, and weights a bit over one gigabyte. Among other updates it contains an October security patch. The update is available in both Europe and the ...
Huawei Honor 8X is now out in the UK
After being officially announced back in September and available for pre-order for a few weeks, Honor 8X finally reaches the misty shores of Albion. As of now, the device is only available through Clove, where it costs £224.99, or from Honor online store, where the price is £229.99.Is Honor 8X worth buying at all? Decide yourself:– Android 8.1 Oreo operating system,– 6.5-inch display, notch, 19:5:9 aspect ratio, 2.340 x 1.080 resolution,– Kirin 710 chipset,– 6GB of RAM, 128GB storage,– 3750mAh battery,– 20mpx + 2mpx dual camera, 16mpx selfie ...
US release of the Samsung Galaxy Watch comes with a free wristband
From now on until October 13th (Saturday), every model of Samsung’s Galaxy Watch – 42mm and 46mm Bluetooth, 42mm and 46mm T-Mobile LTE – will be sold with a free wrist band. Sadly, the selection of free bands available is limited: others have to be bought separately for $24.99 or more. In other to receive the free band you have to manually add it to your order after selecting the Watch of your choice. Tweet Vote on HN ...
Leaked render depicts Samsung Galaxy A9
Galaxy A9 will be officially revealed today, but that does not stop EvLeaks from leaking a picture of the phone. Render in question depicts Galaxy A9’s main camera: 24mpx regular camera, 5mpx depth camera, 10mpx telephoto camera and 8mpx ultra-wide one. The rest of Galaxy A9’s specifications is supposed to consist of the Snapdragon 660 CPU, 3720 mAh battery and 6.38′ display. We have no idea about its price. Tweet Vote on HN ...
Canadian Samsung Galaxy S8 and S8 Plus receive their October security update
Software versions G950WVLU5BRI6 and G955WVLU5BRI6 have been released for the Canada-sold Samsung Galaxy S8 and S8+ smartphones. These updates bring with them fixes for a dozen critical Android OS, 11 Samsung and an unspecified number of lesser vulnerabilities. No other content has been reported so far. If your phone does not update automatically, I suggest going to Settings and Software update and tap the Download updates manually option. Tweet Vote on HN ...
Call Screen, or how your phone will deal with telesalesmen on its own
Google can be considered a good company or not so much, but today I will give them a little praise. Google has just released – just on the newest Pixel smartphones so far – a so-called Call Screen assistant. What does it do? Well, Call Screen is basically an antispam filter for your telephone; it starts up whenever an unknown number calls, asking the user whether or not they want to answer the call. If not, CS’s answers it itself, upon which it informs the caller that they are talking to an assistant. If the caller is not discouraged by talking to the machine, CS will show ...
Moto E5 with Android Go is now out in the US
Moto E5 took its time before coming to the US, with Moto E5 Plus and Play becoming available there first, but it is now there. For now it is only available from Best Buy via a prepaid carrier SIMPLE Mobile. The phone, limited to gray colour variant, costs $99.99.Specs:– 5.7-inch display, HD+, 18:9 aspect ratio,– 2GB RAM and 16GB expandable storage, Snapdragon 425 CPU,– Android Go OS,– 8mpx main camera, 5 mpx selfie shooter,– 4000mAh battery. Tweet Vote on ...