Long story short, Google has allowed personnal data of 500 thousand of its users to be stolen, failed to inform us about it and now backs off by turning off the Google + service. Long story a bit longer: Google + social service will be closed down for most of its users in ten months. Why? Well, because the fact that almost nobody uses G+ anymore, the more important reason is Google’s negligence in making sure that our Google + accounts are safe & in informing us when they no longer are. An unknown person or group of people have managed to break into Google + and steal data of 500 ...
Monthly Archives: October 2018
Honor 8X Max will be released on the West as Huawei Enjoy Max
According to EvLeaks, Enjoy Max will be a rebranded 8X Max, its name changed for the Western market. Along with this news, EvLeaks published a few renders of the device. The main selling point of this device is supposed to be its particulary large 7.12′ display.– 7,12′ TFT LCD display, Full HD+,– Qualcomm Snapdragon 636 or 660 CPU, 8 cores,– 4 or 6 GB RAM, 64 or 128 GB storage, 256GB microSD,– 16 Mpix f/2.0 + 2 Mpix f/2.4 main camera, LED flash,– 8 Mpix f/2.0 selfie shooter,– Wi-Fi 802.11ac, Bluetooth 5.0, LTE modem, dual SIM, GPS/GLONASS, USB ...
Chromecast is available in the UK before its official announcement
Google Chromecast is supposed to be officially unveiled today during a New York event, but that would not stop some crafty Brits from offering these devices for sale even before that. Very, a British online store specialized in furniture, clothing and electronics, is already selling Google’s device for £29.99. Very’s listing does not reveal any of Chromecast’s specifications, though, so if you buy it, expect to be going in dark. Tweet Vote on HN ...
Galaxy S8, Note 8 and other Samsung devices on sale in India
Flipkart and Aamzon, India’s largest online retailers, will be holding special sales events between October 10 and 14. Flipkart’s, called ”The Big Billion Days Sale”, will offer Galaxy S8 64 GB for ₹29,990, while Amazon’s The ”The Great Indian Shopping Festival” will sell Note 8 for ₹43,990. Special bank and exchange offers can further lower these prices. As for other devices, Flipkart will sell Galaxy On6 64 GB for ₹11,990, Galaxy Tab A T335Y for ₹11,999 and more, while Amazon will offer, among other sales, Galaxy S9 for ...
We got specs of Honor 8C
Honor, a sub-brand of Huawei, has just listed its newest smartphone, Honor 8C. Listing reveals quite a bit about the device’s specifics: there is room for the new Snapdragon 632 chipset with 8 Kryo 250 cores and Qualcomm AI tools support, 4GB of RAM and 32GB/64GB storage, 13mpx + 2mpx main camera, 8mpx selfie shooter and a 4000mAh battery. Smartphone will display content with a 6.26′ screen sporting 720p resolution. Your privacy will be upheld with a fingerprint scanner. 2.5mm USB and a headphone jack will take care of connectivity needs. Android 8.1 with EMUI 8.2 will be the ...
We know part of Huawei Mate 20 specs
Mate 20 has just appeared in the AnTuTu database. He reached 313 thousand points in its CPU test; for comparison, iPhone Xs scored 360k points. Phone’s documentation has also revealed much of the device’s specification:– 6,53′ display, FHD+ resolution,– HiSilicon Kirin 980 CPU,– 6 or 8 GB RAM, 64, 128, 256 or 512 GB space, microSD slot,– triple main camera, LED flash,– 4000mAh battery,– Wi-Fi 802.11ac, GPS/GLONASS, NFC, Bluetooth 5.0, LTE modem, dual SIM,– USB-C connectivity, headphone jack,– fingerprint scanner,– ...
We now know the available colour variants of Samsung Galaxy S10
According to an unknown source, Samsung Galaxy S10 smartphone, set for release in early 2019, will come out in black, white, silver, pink and emerald green colour variants. It is presumed that black and white variants will be available upon launch, while the rest will come out at a later date. Tweet Vote on HN ...
Microsoft temporarily pulled off the data-erasing update
You can read about how the issue begun here.After the fiasco that was the latest Windows 10 update, Microsoft have decided to put the update on hold until it figures out what exacly went wrong. Upon visiting Windows’ official website you will see that the latest Windows 10 update available is the October one. Message on the site’s support page states that ”We have paused the rollout of the Windows 10 October 2018 Update (version 1809) for all users as we investigate isolated reports of users missing some files after updating”. We shall see how Windows deals with the ...
Nokia 7.1, specs and availability
– 5.84′ PureDisplay screen, supports HDR 10,– 12mpx rear camera and 5mpx front camera that can be used simultaneously, the so-called ”bothie” feature,– headphone jack,– notch,– USB-C port,– Snapdragon 636 processor,– 3GB RAM and 32GB storage,– 3060mAh battery,– Android One OS, with an upgrade to Pie set for November,– Android One Family,– available from JB Hi-Fi and Harvey Norman from October 17th, ...
Experts believe that smartphones will supersede gaming consoles
Analysts from the British Strategy Analytics Inc. believe that in the next few years we will see a major outflow of console users, who will instead content themselves with playing on their smartphones. The analysts’ belief is that we tend to abandon unwieldy and cumbersome items for the more complex and compact. Makes sense: walkmen were abandoned in favour of MP3’s, which in turn were dropped when smartphones emerged. Development of fast Internet connection will also help smartphone gaming. The upcoming 5G standard will make game streaming common and make the consoles with ...