Apple may be the leading company in the mobile device industry, but it does not mean that they do not have their share of technical hiccups. Yesterday I wrote about how some iPhone 8 and 8 Plus users complain about a nasty static interrupting their calls when using headsets. Today I have a mispleasure (okay, maybe a bit of spiteful pleasure) of informing you about yet another technical issue with Apple’s newest smartphones. Both devices have been reported to crash the very moment that Skype turns on. Do not worry, though; Apple has already stated they know about the issue and is ...
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Tits or no password, or how nRansomware demands nude pictures as its ransom
The whole story sounds like a mediocre joke, but hey, stranger things happened at sea. According to MalwareHunterTeam, a new ransomware has just emerged. Its name is nRansomware and its shtick is that it does not demand money but nudes. Yes, you read that correctly. When nRansomware infects your PC, it blocks you from accessing it until you take ten naked pictures of yourself and send them to a given e-mail address. Then these pictures will be verified by the hackers and supposedly sold on the dark web*, with the user supposedly getting back access to his/her PC.nRansomware does not look ...
Specification of Samsung Galaxy A5 (2018)
This is the first solid bit of news on the Galaxy A5 (2018) we have had in a while; last time I wrote about the phone, it was to show a picture that may or may not have presented it. What we now know, according to Geekbench, is that the phone will come with:– Exynos 7885 CPU, eight cores, clocked at 1.59GHz,– 4 gigabytes of RAM,– Android 7.1.1 operating system.Rumour is that the phone will also have a Bixby AI assistant and an Infinity Display. We will see – probably sometime in early ...
Some iPhone 8 Plus users report some kind of ”annoying static noise” during calls
According to MacRumors, a number of iPhone Plus owners have some trouble with their phones, or at least their headsets. They say that, when using headsets during the call, they can hear a loud-pitched, annoying static sound coming from the headset’s earpiece. This issue did not occur when using headphones or phone’s own speaker. It is said it does not matter whether you are using 4G voice or WiFi calling, if you have noice cancelling enabled or if you are using a VoIP app. Performing a hard reset is said to sometimes help, but not always. Apple support team advises those with ...
How to restart iPhone 8 & 8 Plus
iPhones do not crash often, but even Apple products are not safe from fails of modern technology (insert anti-fans’ moan). Older iPhones’ way of restarting was to press’n’hold Hold and Home buttons until an Apple logo pops on-screen. Instruction on how to do that is a bit different in iPhones 8 and 8 Plus, though:– press and release Volume Up,– press and release Volume Down,– press and hold Hold/Sleep/Power until the Apple logo appears on-screen.If my simple and clean instruction is still somehow unclear to you, watch this ...
HTC U11 Plus and what little we know about it
This news comes from Frandroid. According to the French, HTC will soon release an upgraded version of HTC U11, called HTC U11 Pro. What do the French and, by extension, we know about it? Not much. Phone is said to be revealed on November 11th during an event in China. We know that the phone will have a 18:9 aspect ratio, 5.99′ screen, Snapdragon 835 CPU, 64 or 128 GB storage, 4 or 6 GB RAM and IP 68 certification, which means water and dust resistance.Guess we will learn more on November 11th, unless we get some sweet leaks before that. Wouldn’t mind to get a leaked picture or ...
BlackBerry KeyONE Black Edition comes to Canada by the end of September
Black Edition is an upgraded version of BlackBerry’s KeyONE. KeyONE is already famous for one thing – having balls large enough to have, in an era of all-touch displays, a physical keyboard. Black Edition is pretty much the same thing that KeyONE was, only with more memory (4GB RAM instead of 3GB and 128GB storage instead of 64GB). Phone will be available ofr $799 CAD, which translates into $648 USD. Oh, speaking of US of A, sorry, but you Americans will not get Black Edition in your country; Canadian release is as close to the United States as it ...
First shown picture of (probably) BlackBerry Krypton
Not much can be said about the device from looking at that picture, but I guess it is always nice to know what may be coming next. As a reminder, Krypton is the upcoming all-touch BlackBerry project, expected to come out sometime in October. At least that is what François Mahieu, chief of TCL’s global sales, officially stated.So, uhm, yeah, that is all. Sorry. Tweet Vote on HN ...
Moto G5S Plus out in the US by the end of September
Specifications:– 5.5′, 1080p display,– Snapdragon 625 CPU,– 3/4GB RAM, 32/64GB ROM,– dual 13mpx rear camera, 8mpx selfie shooter,– fingerprint scanner,– metal unibody,– 3000mAh battery.Lesser version of the phone will cost $230, while stronger one will go for $300. Both will go up by $50 after September 28th, so if you want to buy one, pre-order now. Phone will come out exacly on September 29th, sold by Sprint, Verizon and two other US ...
Revolution!/meh, or what do the people think about iOS 11
iOS 11 has been out for a new days now and the Internet is full with it. You can read about it on Forbes, on MacRumors, Gizmodo, 9to5Mac… everywhere. Sim-unlock.net too, naturally. While it is all well and good to know what the more-or-less professionalists think about the OS, but I think one should also know the ”little man’s” opinion. That is why I scoured the web in search of people’s comments about the iOS 11 and gathered them into a small compendium for you to enjoy:– few people treat iOS 11 as a revolution. Most users consider it an evolution ...