It seems that the newest, fourth game in the SpellForce RTS-RPG series, will be a mobile game. Heroes & Magic will stay faithful to the game’s RPG slash strategy game roots, with only differences being the platform it is played on as well as abandoning the real time strategy in favour of turn based one – a good choice, frankly, as smartphones’ small screens do not get along well with the fast-paced, microintense gameplay of RTS’. New SpellForce will offer a 13 missions-long campaign as well as skirmish mode, in which you will be able to control forces of either ...
Monthly Archives: April 2019
Nokia X71. Price, looks, specs
This device has just debuted in Taiwan, where it costs 11990 taiwan dollars – roughly 390 USD. The main characteristic of this phone is that it is the first HMD Global smartphone with a notch. Other than this fact of low to medium interest, X71’s specs are:– 6,39′ PureDisplay, Full HD+,– 8-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 660 CPU, Adreno 612 GPU,– 6 GB RAM, 128 GB flash memory, microSD 256 GB,– 16 Mpix selfie shooter, 48 Mpix f/1.8 + 8 Mpix + 5 Mpix f/2.4 main camera, LED flash,– 3500 mAh battery,– Wi-Fi 802.11ac, Bluetooth 5.0, GPS/GLONASS, LTE ...
Xiaomi patents smartphone with low-placed notches, because why not?
At least they are original. Notches are a very popular feature but, as most popular ideas, there are many people who are against them. Anti-notchers argue that notches are intrusive and take up valuable space on the display. Xiaomi has taken notice of their voices and has just released a patent that might be an answer to the anti-notchers’ First World Problem. As shown on the above and other graphics, Xiaomi plans a smartphone with notches placed at the bottom of the display, either in the middle or in the bottom corners. According to people wiser than me, the former idea is more ...
Huawei 10i presented on TENAA, now with 6GB or RAM memory.
Not long ago new Huawei 10i appeared in Russia. It had quite good specs like Kirin 710 chipsetwhich is the heart of this device. The main screen is 6.21” LCD panel with a waterdrop notch for the 32 MP selfie camera. The triple setup on the back is a 24 MP f/1.8 camera, an 8 MP f/2.4 ultra-wide-angle shooter and a 2 MP depth sensor.Thanks to TENAA we received information that a different version of this device might appear in China packing 6 GB of RAM memory. Which is a great improvement for a new Huawei product.The device costs around $300 in Russia, so it might be cheaper in China, ...
Samsung Galaxy S10 from Verizon receives its newest update
The update contains usual amount of fixes small and large: the two arguably most important fixes are Camera and Wireless PowerShare performance improvements. Eight critical and twelve high-risk Android OS vulnerabilities have been fixed, as well as eleven Samsung ones. The update is available for Galaxy S10, S10e and S10 Plus. Tweet Vote on HN ...
We shall soon learn more about the giant black hole that will eventually consume our galaxy
The end is near: a special conference in Brussels on April 10th will have the EHT organization, along with the European Commission and The European Research Council, release the latest information gathered about Sagittarius A, the giant black hole that exists in the middle of the Milky Way galaxy. The main point of the event are supposed to be pictures of the so-called horizon event, namely the area right next to the edge of the black hole. So far, the event horizon is the closest our tech allows us to observe black holes. How difficult is it? Well, let me put it that way: the hard drives ...
Samsung Galaxy S7 will now receive only quarterly updates
Gone are the good old days of Galaxy S7 getting updates every month. Samsung has deemed this device too old and undesirable to be kept on a tight update streak, therefore it will now only be updated once every three months. This is still not a bad deal for such an old device, though. This change encompasses the entire S7 line: S7, S7 Edge, and Tab S3 9.7. Tweet Vote on HN ...
Honor 20 and Honor 20 Pro, two new flagships by Huawei
EEC organization’s website has just leaked a document that shows certification of two of Huawei’s upcoming videos, Honor 20 and Honor 20 Pro. Certification does not tell us a lot about both devices: both of them will supposedly come with 6 GB RAM or more, HiSilicon Kirin 980 CPU, 32 mpix selfie shooter and 48 mpix main camera. We do not know how exacly will the Pro version differ from the normal one, although it will probably have more RAM, larger display etc. No idea when will any of these phones come ...
Xiaomi Mi 9 Transparent Edition, version with a faster charging
Normal Xiaomi Mi 9 already supports the 27W charger, but it does not come with one in package; the charger has to be bought separately. Phone’s Transparent Edition also supports that charging, but will also come with the proper charge as part of the package. The problem is that we do not know whether or not this phone will come out in Europe; it is possible that it will, though under the name Xiaomi Mi 9 Pro instead.Specifications:– AMOLED 6,39′ display, Full HD+,– Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 CPU, Adreno 640 GPU,– 8/12 GB RAM, 256 GB flash space,– 20 Mpix ...