The ”Not Pink” colour variant of Pixel 3 XL can now be bought from the B&H store for only $649.99. Pixel 3 XL is a pretty good phone, pink or not: its specs include Snapdragon 845 CPU, 4 gigabytes of RAM and 12.2mpx dual rear camera. B&H also offers black variant of the phone, but that one costs $779.99. Tweet Vote on HN ...
Monthly Archives: June 2019
Xiaomi Mi 9T Pro appeared in Holland
Or, to be precise, in a Holland-based Belsimpel store. The store entry is not very informative: it only tells us about some of the phone’s specs and nothing else. Phone’s price is still unknown. Guess we shall learn it all tomorrow, at the phone’s official release.– 6,39′ AMOLED display, Full HD+– Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 CPU– 6/8 GB RAM– 64/128/256 GB flash memory– 20 Mpix selfie shooter, f/2.0– triple main camera Sony IMX586, 48 Mpix f/1.75 x 13 Mpix f/2.2 x 8 Mpix f/2.4– Qualcomm Aqstic WCD9340 audio chip– 4000 mAh ...
Samsung Galaxy Tab Active 2 receives the Android Pie update
Software version T395XXU4CSF1 is currently being released for the Galaxy Tab Active 2 in Italy; other countries should follow in suit soon if they have not already. The update contains all the functionalities of Android 9 Pie as well as June security patch and the new One UI custom skin. As always, if you want to check its availability manually, turn on your phone, go to Settings, Software update and select the Download and install option. Tweet Vote on HN ...
Darksiders Genesis, sequel-spinoff of the famous series officially announced
Why Genesis, and not Darksiders 4? Because numbers in titles are so passe. Why not just a sequel? Because this one is not only a prequel, but a different gaming genre as well. Instead of being a TPP action game, Genesis is a Diablo-esque isometric hack’n’slash. The game will play pretty much like Diablo, with exploration, loot and combat, combat, combat and more combat. Genesis is being made by Airship Syndicate, a somewhat obscure studio composed partly of the people who made the first Darksiders game. Sounds good.Game’s trailer can be watched ...
Verizon editions of Samsung Galaxy S9 and S9 Plus now support RCS messaging
Rich Communication Services, also known as RCS, is a unified advanced messaging solution by Google. It is an evolution of the standard SMS format, allowing users to send even 8000 characters long messages as well as offering a variety of other functions, such as typing indicators, location sharing, creating groups up to 100 members large and sending messages over Wi-Fi instead of cell network. Verizon is not the first carrier to support RCS in the US: T-Mobile, SK Telecom and a few others have already made it available to their clients. It is not known if and when other Samsung devices will ...
Breaking Bad: Criminal Elements, a new mobile game now out on the Play Store
Ever wanted to play a typical mobile cash grap with an iconic title? Now is your chance. Breaking Bad: Criminal Elements is an economic/strategy game set in the Breaking Bad universe. As an associate of Walter White, you help him build his criminal empire, protect it from competing gangs and take them down as you take control over drug business in the city. To do that you need to sell product to make money and then use this money to expand your base of operations and pay your muscle. While the game itself is free, it has a plethora of in-game purchases ranging from $0.99 to $99.99 (!) per ...
Much of Samsung Galaxy M40 specs has just leaked
It is not often that any Samsung manages to keep its specifications secret until its release, and Galaxy M40 is no exception. The phone will premiere on June 11th, but we already know most everything about its specs, largely thanks to today’s leak. The author of this leak is one Mukul Sharma. According to him, the phone in question will sport:– 6.3′ display, Full HD+– Snapdragon 675 CPU, 6GB RAM– 128GB flash memory– 32mpx + 8mpx +5mpx triple main camera– 3500mAh batteryOther sources speak of specs details such as an USB connectivity, 16mpx selfie ...
Samsung Galaxy A90 on Geekbench. Partial specifications
Galaxy A90, presumably the most powerful smartphone in the Galaxy A line, has just visited the Geekbench benchmarking website. According to the info there, this particular smartphone will sport at least 6 gigabytes of RAM, Android 9 operating system and an 8-core Snapdragon CPU – supposedly Snapdragon 675, but that is unlikely, since it is an old and relatively weak model.The device scored 2,504 points in a single core and 6.768 points in a multiple cores tests. Rumour is that Galaxy A90 will be the first Galaxy ever to sport a retractable selfie ...
LG G7 ThinQ in Europe and US now has Android Pie
LG proudly continues the tradition of updating its devices’ operating systems later than anyone else; it is only now that one of its newest smartphones, G7 ThinQ, has had its OS updated to Android 9 Pie. Other than the US, the update is currently available in Italy, UK, Poland, Belgium, Austria and a few other EU countries.The contents of the update can be read about in the screenshot above. Tweet Vote on HN ...
Netflix is coming up with a somewhat thematically obscure new show
Joe and Anthony Russo, makers of Avengers: Endgame, are now working on a Netflix animated show. Titled Magic: The Gathering, it is based on a relatively popular fantasy-themed card game. Very little is known about the show: it has been advertised as ”expanding on the stories of the Planeswalkers” (factions within the card game) and ”contending with stakes larger than any one world can hold”. Cool, I guess, especially since Russo brothers themselves apparently are MTG fans. If true, this means that they will understand the ”feel” of the universe, which in ...