The update has been released by majority of operators in Canada and by T-Mobile and Sprint in the United States. New firmware number is G97**SQU2CSKP. In order to install it, the user needs to enter Settings > Software update and select the Download and install option. Tweet Vote on HN ...
Monthly Archives: December 2019
Video game players, rejoice, for BioShock 4 is in the works
Game’s release date is unknown, but supposed to take place around year 2023. Its development has begun as early as 2015, but the whole project has been rebooted in 2017, since when it is being worked on by the Cloud Chamber studio. Take-Two Interactive, the owner of the title, says that some of the series’ veterans are on the team: creative director Hoagy de la Plante and two artistic directors, Jonathan Pelling and Scott Sinclair. BioShock 4 will most likely be released on PC and next generation ...
Elon Musk taped joyriding in Los Angeles in his new Cybertruck car
A number of videos, like this one, have surfaced, showing millionaire/inventor/philantropist/guy accusing heroes of being pedophiles Elon Musk driving on the streets of Los Angeles in Tesla’s newest invention, the Cybertruck car. The video even shows Musk toppling the street cone when entering a main street. Tsk tsk.Cybertruck will enter production in 2021. So far, a few hundred thousand units of the car have been ordered around the world. The government of Dubai, for example, has ordered a number of these vehicles to serve as police ...
Vivo V17 is coming out in India
If you are living in India and looking for a new smartphone with good camera and selfie shooter, Vivo V17 might be the device for you. It is coming out in your country on December 17, and will cost you a relatively low price of ₹22,990. Device will be sold both on and offline in two colour variants, Midnight Ocean and whitish Glacier Ice.Specifications:6.44-inch Super AMOLED display, Gorilla Glass 5, 1080 x 2400 p,in-display fingerprint scanner,Qualcomm Snapdragon 675 CPU with Adreno 612 GPU,8/128 GB memory, microSD slot for up to 256GB,4500 mAh battery with 18W fast charging,48 + 8 ...
Samsung Galaxy S11 Plus is supposed to have a large battery
We already know quite a lot about this smartphone model: camera with 108 Mpix main sensor, 3D Sonic Max fingerprint scanner, only 5G variant available. Now, thanks to the picture leaked from a South Korean website, we know the size of Galaxy S11 Plus’ battery, and it is 5000 mAh. The reason for such a considerable battery size is twofold: first, the 5G modem, second, a 6,7′ display. According to an earlier leak, that battery will support 25W charging. Tweet Vote on ...
Samsung Galaxy Note 10 and Note 10 Plus in Aura Red and Aura blue colours now available in Vietnam
Both variants are sold in limited quantities. Exact number of units available is unknown, so better make up your mind fast. Aura Red Galaxy Note 10 is being sold for VND 22,990,000, while Aura Blue Galaxy Note 10+ costs VND 26,990,000. Their specifications are exacly the same as those of older colour variants. Tweet Vote on HN ...
Nokia 2.3, budget phone with a large battery
– Nokia promises 2 years of Android updates and 3 years of security updates, in accordance with the Android One program,– 4000 mAh battery enough for two days of work time, 5W charger,– 6,2′ IPS display, HD,– MediaTek Helio A22 CPU,– 2 GB RAM, 32 GB flash memory, microSD card slot,– Bluetooth 5.0,– 3,5 mm jack,– 13 mpx main camera + depth sensor,– price: 109 euro. Tweet Vote on HN ...
Poles are making a video game about being a drug dealer
The game’s title is Drug Dealer Simulator – well, you have to admit that it does not beat around the bush. Its creators are a small Polish studio Movie Games. Judging by the trailer, the game will have us play as Marcus, a young drug dealer slowly climbing up the illegal career ladder. We will have to buy or make our drugs, sell them for profit, evade cops and deal with the competition.Interestingly, back in Poland the game is being promoted by a Polish rapper called Michael Kapliński vel Małolat (Kid).Drug Dealer Simulator will be released in the 1st quarter of 2020 on ...
Google Recorder app is now available on older Pixel models
The models in question are Pixel 2 and 3. Recorder app was originally incompatible with any Pixel phones other than this year’s Pixel 4, but Google has patched it. The owners of Pixel 2 and 3 can now download and install it via Play Store.The function of Google Recorder is to record speech and then transcribe it into text – a useful function for journalists or geniuses with insomnia. The app does not work perfectly, having issues understanding mumbled phrases and being unable to tell different speakers apart, but hopefully Google will polish it over ...
Huawei Watch GT 2 now available in India
Device’s price in the last of elephants, jungles and overpopulation is ₹14,999 for the 42mm variant and, depending on the variant chosen, ₹15,990, ₹17,990 or ₹21,990 for the 46 mm. Pre-sales begin on December 12th, devices will hit store shelves on December 19th. Speaking of store, Watch GT 2 will be available at Amazon, Flipkat and Huawei retail and online stores.As far as specs go, this is what you expect: 1.39′ display, 454×454 AMOLED, Kirin A1 SoC, 455 mAh battery, water resistance up to 50 meters, 2 GB RAM, LiteOS ...