Better late than never. The update is available or Note 8 handsets locked to Bell, Canada’s largest network provider. Firmware version will be updated to N950WVLU2BQJA. Update fixes 215 Android vulnerabilities as well as 6 Samsung ones. KRACK vulnerability remains unfixed.If you want to download the update manually, go to Settings and enter Software update. Tweet Vote on HN ...
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Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Enterprise Edition is out in the US
Enterprise Edition is a business-oriented version of the well-received Galaxy Note 8 smartphone. What exacly does ”business-oriented” mean? Well, Enterprise Edition comes with a Samsung Enterprise Firmware Over the Air and Samsung Knox Configure, two applications that are supposed to add an ”enterprise-level customization, management, support and security enhancements” to the device. Otherwise, phone’s specification remains the same.Phone is out for sale from Samsung’s US partners. It’s price tag is $994. ...
Galaxy Note 9 revealed?
According to a report from South Korea, Samsung is already working on the next Note smartphone. This one’s codename is ”Crown”. An anonymous component supplier has stated that his company will ”start providing components for a pilot production of the Galaxy Note 9 in the first quarter next year”. We also know a little bit about Note 9’s supposed specification. From what we know, the device is said to come out with:– 6.3′ Infinity Display,– Snapdragon 845 CPU,– dual camera,– ...
Impossible! iPhone X has an issue that only surfaced a few days after premiere!
iPhone X may be the world’s most expensive smartphone, but that does not mean it has to be free of game-breaking technical issues, right? Right. Apple itself released a support article in which it warns that:”If you look at an OLED display off-angle, you might notice slight shifts in color and hue. This is a characteristic of OLED and is normal behavior. With extended long-term use, OLED displays can also show slight visual changes. This is also expected behavior and can include “image persistence” or ‘burn-in,’ where the display shows a faint remnant of ...
Breaking news! Apple figured out which emoji are we using the most often
No, it actually is not the barf emoji… according to Apple, the ”tears of joy” is the most often used emoji (I remember when they were called emoticons) on iPhones. Red heart takes second place, with crying landing third. According to the survey, tears of joy are particulary popular in the UK and US.On a side note, Unicode, an organization that sets down the global emoji standards, seriously considers getting rid of the poop emoji on the ground of it being in bad taste.No ...
Samsung Galaxy’s new advert makes fun of iPhone’s shortcomings
Samsung’s latest smartphone was Galaxy Note 8. It was praised for its large display, improved S pen, dual cameras, not blowing up so far (Samsung is not living that down in years, nope) and more. Yet simply making a good phone is not enough for Samsung, as the Korean company wants to also poke fun at its main rival as it goes. Samsung has just released an advertisement of sorts. 1 minute long clip depicts a young man journey from buying the first iPhone in 2007, getting fed up with phone’s various shortcomings – no water resistance, lack of headphone jack, long queues for ...
Oh yay, Samsung’s revolutionary smartphone project leaked
We have all heard it is coming. Now it is confirmed. According to the Dutch tech website LetsGoDigital, Samsung has just filed the patent for a foldable phone. Leaked pictures show us a device with an elastic mid part that allows it to be folded in two. Pictures do not share any technical information.People who know more than I do believe that this foldable Samsung device may be released sometime in 2019. Tweet Vote on HN ...
First opinions on iPhone X
Check time. First units of iPhone X, Apple’s most recent flagship, have reached the hands of revievers. Those revievers are sharing their very first, fresh opinions about the device. So, what do they think so far? Pretty good things, actually! Here are some of the more commonly liked aspects of iPhone X:– lack of Home button. To turn iPhone X on and off, one now has to press the bottom of the screen and drag it to the top. This new method is said to be intuitive and convenient,– size of the screen. 5.8′, surrounded by really thin bezels, makes this phone really slim ...
Moto X4 is out in the US
Device can be bought via Amazon, Motorola and Project Fi. Prices range from $320 to $400. Moto X4 is compatible with all the US mobile networks. You can watch the phone’s promotional video here.Specification:– 5.2-inch FHD display,– Qualcomm Snapdragon 630 CPU,– 3GB/4GB RAM, 32GB/64GB ROM,– 16mpx main camera, 8/12mpx dual rear camera,– 3,000mAh battery,– IP68 water resistance. Tweet Vote on HN ...
Specification of HTC U11 Life confirmed
We still do not know when exacly will the phone come out, nor how much will it cost, but hey! At least we do know what’s inside of it now. Here is what specification can be expected of HTC U11 Life:– Snapdragon 630 CPU,– 3GB RAM, 32GB ROM, microSD up to 2TB,– 16mpx front and rear cameras,– IP67 water & dust resistance,– Edge Sense, Amazon Alexa, USonic earbuds inside the package,– 2600mAh battery,– Android 7.1.1 Nougat OS.The device has already been listed on T-Mobile, which supposedly means that we can expect it to launch any day ...