Fire in Samsung factory

Fire broke out in the Hwaseong factory south of Seoul. It was first noticed on 23:18, and put out early in the morning by the firemen. Exact reasons for the fire are unknown, but it is presumed to be connected to the factory’s water filtration system.We do not know how will this fire influence factory’s production output. So far it is assumed that the damage done is not very significant. Tweet Vote on HN ...

Motorola Moto G8 officially. Specs, availability

– Snapdragon 665 CPU,– 4 GB RAM, 64 GB storage,– 6.4-‘ LCD display, HD+ resolution,– 4,000mAh battery, 10W charging,– 16 mpx main camera + 8 mpx ultra-wide + 2 mpx macro,– 8 mpx selfie shooter,– 3,5 mm headphones jack,– Android 10 OS,– water resistance.In other words, Moto G8 is a budget phone. It is currently available in Brasil, where it costs roughly $282. We know that the phone will be released globally, and that it will cost $231 in the ...

Samsung Galaxy M31 is now available in India

The phone is available via Samsung’s online store, Amazon.in as well as a number of selected retailers. It costs Rs 14,999 for the 6GB RAM + 64GB storage variant and Rs 15,999 for the 6GB RAM + 128GB storage variant. Colours available are Ocean Blue and Space Black. Phone’s specs include 6.4′ display, 8-core Exynos 9611 CPU, 64 mpx + 8 mpx + 5 mpx + 5 mpx main camera, 32 mpx selfie shooter and a 4000 mAh battery. Tweet Vote on HN ...

Plane, powerbank and fire or ouch, we might be facing new plane luggage regulations soon

The unfortunate event took place on February 26th. Flight from New York to Bahama had to be aborted midair after a passenger’s powerbank spontaneously erupted in flames. The situation was handed by the plane’s staff and there was no fire but nevertheless the pilot has decided to emergency land the plane in Daytona Beach. Everything went well, no one got hurt and all the passengers and plane staff exited the plane in Daytona, presumably after cursing the head off the unfortunate powerbank owner.As of now we do not know whether or not that incident will end in more rigorous ...

Neverending Story, episode 94093491, or how newest Windows 10 update causes more issues

Update number KB4535996, released by the end of January, has fixed a number of problems in the Microsoft’s latest OS. Some of the issues fixed were wrong default printing preferences & issues with displaying system’s search device. While those problems have been fixed, the update also introduces yet another batch of glitches. Windows 10 users complain about seemingly random system crashes & computers not recognizing their graphic cards and laptops not recognizing their keyboards. In some cases the patch itself refuses to properly install itself on the ...

Samsung Galaxy Buds+ have been released in Russia

Device is now available in the land of bears, great writers and unwarranted aggression towards neighbours. Available through official stores and retail partners, Russian release of Galaxy Buds+ costs 10,990 rubles (roughly $163). They can also be received as a free bonus when buying one of the Galaxy S20 smartphones. Colours available are black, white and blue, with red also being released at an unspecified date.Galaxy Buds+ features include batteries delivering up to 11 hours of music playback, charging case storing another 11 hours, around 40 minutes of charging time, Wireless Power ...

Carbon 1 Mark II has case made from carbon fiber

It is the first smartphone of this kind in the world. Its structure utilizes HyRECM (Hybrid Radio Enabled Composite Materials) tech, thanks to which the whole device weights just 125 grams. Mark II’s case is also very thin, having only 6,3 mm width. Full specs of this device are not known; all we know is that it sports a 6,01′ AMOLED display, MediaTek Helio P90 CPU and 128 GB storage space. All of that will be kept alive by the 3050 mAh battery.Carbon 1 Mark II will be released in June. Until then we will probably learn more about its ...