I have no idea why would anyone want to play such an ancient game when there are many better ones, but oh well. Rome: Total War is becoming a mobile game! First released on PC back in the good old days of 2004 by Creative Assembly, game’s mobile version made by Feral Interactive will come out sometime in winter 2019. Its iOS version costs $9.99, so a similiar price is expected for the Android release. Feral Interactive promises a high quality conversion that will make a good use of smartphones’ touch screen. Game’s short trailer can be watched ...
Monthly Archives: November 2018
Facebook Messenger will give us ten minutes to delete a sent message
It has been a while since the rumours of the above surfaced online. Now, thanks to The Verge, we know more. Facebook Messenger 191.0 update notes supposedly mention this new function; allowing the Messenger user to delete any message she or he has sent in the last 10 minutes. Well, that is not the hour that WhatsApp gives us to do the same but it is still good. Zuckerberg will not be the only one able to delete his messages now :p. Tweet Vote on HN ...
Hear ye, hear ye. Samsung has finally shown its foldable phone
Samsung Electronics and Samsung Display have joined forces to create a prototype of a device that may very well turn out to be a revolution on the mobile market. Samsung Infinity Flex is a tablet that can be folded into and used as a smartphone. The presentation was somewhat modest – the device was not shown live, but on a video filmed in a poor light, probably to hide many of Flex’s shortcomings. It is hard to blame them, though, after all it is just a prototype.Samsung Infinity Flex in its base form is a 7.3′ tablet. After folding it turns into a somewhat thick but ...
All good things come to an end, or how WhatsApp will now feature ads
WhatsApp, one of the most popular social platforms online, will be getting ads. Sponsored elements will be this platform’s feature probably starting early 2019. Ads will appear in the Status section. Other, non-advertisement sponsored elements are also possible.Good, bad? Let us know. Tweet Vote on HN ...
LG patents its idea for a borderless display smartphone with a hole in the screen
LG has just put its latest patent down in the Korean Intellectual Property Office KIPO, and it turns out to be quite an interesting document. According to it, LG is working on two smartphone projects; one of them is a standard smartphone brick, while the other one has its left side curved like a notebook. In both cases the screen, supposedly elastic, takes up almost 100% of space available. Both screens also have an oval sinus in the upper left corner of the display. These sinuses are, supposedly, able to be physically moved around the display. Some people believe that the sinus is oval ...
LG patents its idea for a borderless display smartphone with a hole in the screen
LG has just put its latest patent down in the Korean Intellectual Property Office KIPO, and it turns out to be quite an interesting document. According to it, LG is working on two smartphone projects; one of them is a standard smartphone brick, while the other one has its left side curved like a notebook. In both cases the screen, supposedly elastic, takes up almost 100% of space available. Both screens also have an oval sinus in the upper left corner of the display. These sinuses are, supposedly, able to be physically moved around the display. Some people believe that the sinus is oval ...
iPhone 8 is the top selling smartphone in the US this quarter
iPhones may have only held the bronze medal for the most popular smartphones globally, with Samsung and Huawei beating it to the pedestal, but Apple’s brand is still strong in its motherland. According to the Kantar Worldpanel data, iPhone 8 achieved the 9.4 percent share of smartphone sold in 3rd quarter of this year, while Samsung Galaxy S9 ruled in the EU. Apple also recorded increased iPhone 8 sales in Germany, Australia and China. Tweet Vote on HN ...
Galaxy Note 9 gets an update, does not include November security patch
New update for the device has reached the countries where the device still has September security update, such as Iran, South Africa or UAE. It updates phone’s software version to N960FXXU2ARJ7 and brings an October security patch. Why not November? No one knows. Still, the update is here and weights 200 megabytes, so better charge your phone before downloading it. Tweet Vote on HN ...
Samsung Galaxy J4 Plus coming out in South Korea next week
Samsung has officially confirmed that its Galaxy J4+, an entry level smartphone ”created especially for young millennials”, will be released in South Korea some time next week. SK is the second country that Galaxy J4+ launched in, India being its first market ever since its release a month ago. Phone’s specs include:– 6-inch HD+ Infinity Design display, 18.5:9 aspect ratio, multitasking,– Snapdragon 425 CPU,– 2GB RAM and 32GB storage,– 13mpx + 8mpx main camera, bokeh, Selfie Focus,– Dobly Atmos, reflective back, glass finish,– 3300mAh ...
We now know the release date of Huawei P20 and Mate 10 Android 9 Pie update
According to the official Huawei entry on Weibo, the two Huawei series will finally get their 9 Pie update on November 10th. To be precise, the phones getting the update will be P20, P20 Pro, Porsche Design RS, Honor 10, View 10, Honor Play and all the Mate 10 models. Android 9 Pie will bring a number of improvements to these devices, including increased performance and battery life as well as extra navigation gestures added to the stock Pie interface. Tweet Vote on HN ...