A few years ago, back in the ancient days of 2011, a young man called Xiao Wang really, really wanted to get an iPhone 4. He has found the phone to be a status symbol, a luxury item, something that one had to have in order to ”be someone”. Sadly, the boy, or rather his parents, have not had the money to spend on such frivolities. Desperated and needy, the boy took drastic measures; he sold his kidney. Selling his body part earned him 3200 dollars, enough to buy the smartphone that he wanted. Wang did not worry about losing the kidney – after all, people can live with only ...
Monthly Archives: January 2019
LG G7 ThinQ Android 9 Pie update is coming closer
A new message has just been posted on South Korean’s LG website. According to it, G7 ThinQ will receive its OS update in the, quote, ”first quarter of 2019”. People more in the know-how than I believe this rough estimate to be true, especially since the device’s beta has been available in South Korea since November. Guess we have to sit tight and wait for more information. Tweet Vote on HN ...
Facebook Messenger’s Dark Mode undergoes testing
As reported by Android Police, Messenger’s Dark Mode is currently being tested in a select number of countries. That is great news for every mobile-addicted users who start their day not by kissing their significant other on the cheek or by getting up and doing twenty squats but by reaching for their phone and looking up the Messenger. We do not know which countries exacly are testing the Dark Mode, but US and Australia are probably not among them. We do not know how long will the tests take and when will the full mode become available to ...