Unlocked US Samsung Galaxy Note 9 gets updated to Android 9 Pie

Better late than never: unlocked units of Galaxy Note 9 sold in the US will soon receive an update to Android 9 Pie operating system. The update will take place sometime after March 12th, which is also the date of closing the One UI Beta Program for the Galaxy Note 9. Those who participated in the beta will have to download the full version of the OS when it comes out along with everyone else. Tweet Vote on HN ...

Huawei advertises the P30 smartphone

Huawei has just released a series of ad-posters showing off their upcoming P30 smartphone. a href=”https://img.android.com.pl/images/user-images/2019/03/plakat-huawei-p30-pro-premiera-zapowiedz-9.jpg”>These posters concentrate on pointing towards the phone’s most interesting feature, namely the 10x zoom camera made with periscope lens. Speaing of camera, P30 is supposed to have a 3x set, while P30 Plus will come out with a 4x one; the difference between the two may be the additional ToF camera for P30 Plus. There will be a few more differences between these two models, ...

Samsung Galaxy Wearable app received the One UI redesign

A new update is currently available for Samsung’s Galaxy Wearable app. Version 2.2.23.19021251 of Galaxy Wearable has updated the app with One UI redesign, which does not add any new functions to the app but has significantly changed the interface – for the better, as far as I can judge. You can download the update from here. Play Store does not yet have this update available but it should get there soon. Tweet Vote on HN ...

German 5G connectivity program will include Huawei after all

Some countries around the world, USA the first of them, have already cut their co-operation with Huawei or plan to do so. Germany, though, is not one of them: their Minister of Economy and Energy, one Peter Altmaier, has just announced that Germany will indeed work on their 5G program along with the Chinese company. It is unknown whether they really do not believe in Huawei being guilty of espionage or if they simply want their 5G hard enough that they do not care about it. German government will, though, change its laws so that Huawei’s actions will be under heavier surveillance than ...

Metal Slug Infinity, smartphone remake of classic series

Metal Slug is a pretty popular arcade shooter series that started its life as an arcade coin game back in the ancient times of 1996. Ever since then, numerous sequels & variants of the game have been released on many different gaming platforms. The newest game in the series, Metal Slug Infinity, will be a smartphone production. Made by one Ekkorr studio (Endless Frontier), MS Infinity will be an idle RPG. Idle video games, made with people who are tired, absent-minded or brain dead, are games where the majority of events in-game take place automatically; player’s role is limited ...

”Repeat” button returns to mobile Spotify

A few weeks ago Spotify has removed the Repeat function from its mobile app. The reason given was so that it could make room needed for the sharing options. This may have been a good choice for many, but many other people enjoy listening to the same song over and over again; those people were less thrilled about the change. Well, thankfully for them Spotify has decided to bring the Repeat button back to its former location. Spotify promises to keep working on this particular ...

Diablo I is now available on GOG

Do you like the Diablo series? Of course you do, everyone loves Diablo, in which case I have good news for you: Diablo I can now be bought from GOG.com. The game is pretty expensive for a title that is over twenty years old – 8 euro – but it is a worthwhile buy for anyone with a hack’n’slash nostalgic tingle in their mouse fingers.Like a certain boss use to say, fresh meat! Tweet Vote on HN ...

LOVOT, a Japanese robot made to be loved

So, yeah, LOVOT. You know how Japan is an exotic country full of people different from mostly anyone else? Well, these lovely people have once again proven that their tastes may be different to ours, but they are interesting in the least and kind of beautiful at most. Japanese startup GROOVE X has just officially presented its latest invention: a cutie cuddly little robot called LOVOT. Really, check this link out, you will not regret it. In case you cannot or do not want to, LOVOT is a sophisticated robot created with the intention of being a companion to humans. It can navigate terrain on ...