Windows 7 will reach its official end of life on January 2020; that is when Microsoft will stop support that OS with further updates. Other than lacking features of more modern Windows’, it will also mean that the system will become more and more susceptible to hackers’ attacks due to its security measures getting quickly outgrown. If, for one reason or another, you will still want to keep using this OS after it dies, it will be possible… but you will have to pay up. Microsoft will offer the so-caled Windows 7 Extended Security Updates for a fee of $25 per year, with price ...
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Death, password and bitcoins
Passwords are fleeting. It is easy to forget them. When you cannot login into your, say, My Little Pony forum account, you give them your e-mail address and reset the old password to get a new one; when you cannot get into your e-bank account, you take a trip to their nearest post, show them your ID card and they give you a new password. When you forgot the combination to your bitcoin wallet… well, that is where problems start.Heh, ”problems”. More like ”an impenetrable wall that will leave you with a cold, nagging feeling of hopelesness and misfortune”.Such is ...
Verizon now sells Moto Z2 Play for $168 for its Best Buy subscribers
That is $240 off the phone’s regular price. All you need to do to be able to buy it is subscribe Verizon from Best Buy – both old and new subscribers will be able to buy the phone for this price. You can pay the $168 all at once or pay it off $6.99 a month. The only variant available is lunar gray one with 3GB RAM and 32GB storage. Tweet Vote on HN ...
Moto Z4 Play specs leaked
91mobiles has allegedly gained hold on a number of specifications details about Motorola’s upcoming Z4 Play smartphone. If you do not know whether or not this device is worth waiting for, check this out:– edge-to-edge display, probably 6.2′, with an U-shaped notch, Super AMOLED,– Snapdragon 675 processor, 2 GHz, 11 nm,– 3600mAh battery,– 48MP camera sensor,– fingerprint scanner under the display.Phone’s price and release date are unknown. It’s predecessor, Moto Z3 Play, cost $500 and was released in ...
Exynos 9820 benchmarked
New CPU has just been benchmarked by Geekbench. New processor, when put inside Galaxy S10+, scored 4472 in a single core and 10387 in a multiple cores tests. Not bad. In comparison, slightly older Snapdragon 855 scored 3414 and 10256 points. Exynos’ score, while very good, is still not enough to beat Apple’s A12 Bionic (4800 and 11200 points). Tweet Vote on HN ...
Visualization of Nokia 6.2 (2019)
Concept video of the device has been uploaded on the famous Concept Creator channel. It can be watched here. The video shows us a device with ZEISS main camera, fingerprint scanner and notch with selfie shooter put inside it. As for specs, the video itself does not tell us anything new – here is what the rumours so far say:– 6,2′ display, Full HD+– Snapdragon 632– 4 or 6 GB RAM– dimensions: 156,9 x 76,2 x 7,9 mm– microSD card slot– Android 9 Pie ...
An almost complete specification of Sony Xperia XZ4
This information comes from TENAA database. Most of the specs align with the picture painted by leaks and gossip already available, although at least one of its elements is drastically different than predicted:– 6,5′ OLED display, QHD+,– Snapdragon 855 CPU,– 8GB RAM, 256GB space for data,– 24 mpx selfie shooter,– 52 x 26 x 8 mpx main camera, LED flash,– 3680 mAh battery,– Android 9 Pie,– weight: 188 gram.The main difference is in the phone’s battery: its rumoured size was 4400mAh. Oh ...
Vivo V15 PRO is the first smartphone with Snapdragon 675 onboard
Qualcomm barely just came up with a sequel to the Snapdragon 670 CPU and there is already a company willing to put it into its new phone. The lucky device in question is V15 PRO by Vivo, which is supposed to officially come out on February 20th. Leaked benchmark of this device shows us that its new CPU is quite a monster – not as grand as those put into flagships, but certainly powerful enough for a common user. As for the rest of phone’s specs, here they are:– 6,59′ Super AMOLED display, 1080 × 2316p,– 6GB RAM, 128GB ROM,– triple main camera, 48mpx + ...
Samsung Galaxy S10 leaked in a pretty Pearl White colour
Two pictures depicting the abovementioned colour variant of the new Galaxy S10 have leaked online. Other than a new, white paint, they also show that the smartphone in question will have a triple main camera. Since there is no rear-mounted fingerprint scanner in sight, it can be assumed that the phone will have it put in its display. That is all. Tweet Vote on HN ...
Samsung Galaxy M10 and Galaxy M20 now available in India
India is officially getting access to two new budget phones by Samsung, the Galaxy M10 and M20. Here is what you need to know about them:– Infinity-V design that tries to change an ugly notch into a servicable watermark. Top bezel in general is very thin,– rear fingerprint scanner placed in the the top left corner of the back,– 6.22′ HD+/6.3′ FHD+ displays,– 3400mAh/5000mAh battery,– Exynos 7870/Exynos 7 Series 7904 CPU,– LTE modem,– 13mpx + 5mpx main camera, 24mpx selfie shooter, 4k video recording,– 2 or 3 and 4 or 6 GB RAM, 16 ...