Ever since its debut on 15th September, over 270 thousand Koreans have bought themselves a Galaxy Note 8 smartphone (South Koreans, naturally. North Koreans maybe one half a Samsung that someone accidentally dropped into the border river). Pretty large number, especially considering the phone’s rather hefty price of KRW 950950, or 849 pounds. The only Samsung phone that sold better than that is Galaxy S8, who sold 260 thousand units just on day one. Tweet Vote on HN ...
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Samsung Galaxy J5 (2016) and A Tab 8.0 are about to receive Android update
Two Samsung devices have been spotted in GFXBench and Geekbench benchmark logs; Galaxy J5 (2016) smartphone and A Tab 8.0 tablet. According to these logs, both the phone and the tablet will have their OS’ updated to Android Nougat 7.1.1. Some believe this to be an error in writing and that the device’s systems will be updated to just Nougat 7.0. I guess we will wait and see.We do not know when will the updates become available for download, but presumably soon. Tweet Vote on ...
CCleaner attacked by hackers. Be afraid if you have downloaded the program recently
CCleaner is a pretty well known cleanup software, used for safe removal of files from your computer. Well, this time it turned out not to be so safe to use… an unknown group of hackers (or a single hacker, for all we know) have replaced an original version of the application with the same one, but with a nasty malware hidden within it. The hacker/s were professional enough to even make sure that their CCleaner has proper certification. ”Evil” CCleaner worked exacly the same as its original counterpart, except the malware within it allowed the hacker/s access to the ...
Galaxy Tab Active 2 appears on GFXBench
The device was first spotted at FCC; now is the time for GFXBench. The second listing of tablet reveals some of its specification:– 8′ display, 1280 x 800 pixels,– Exynos 7870 CPU, 8-core,– 3GB RAM, 16GB ROM,– 8mpx main camera, 5mpx selfie shooter,– Android 7.1.1 Nougat OS.Everything else that is known about the device is that it will be released in both Europe and South America and that it will cost around 500 to 600 dollars. Tweet Vote on ...
Turns out Moto G4 Plus will get Android Oreo after all
Long story short, when Motorola listed its devices that would receive an OS update to Android 8.0 Oreo, Moto G4 Plus was not among them. It was somewhat confusing, since Moto G4 Plus was a relatively new and successful device, but okay, Motorola is weird like that. Today it turns out that Moto G4 Plus will get the update after all. Motorola took to its blog to share the news. The company has not shared the exact date of the update, only stating it ”will take some time”. Hey, better late than never, ...
iPhone repair prices have gone up, or how Apple wants to bleed us even more, oh joy
No one ever plans on breaking their smartphone, especially if it is an iPhone. Life is random, though, and accidents do happen. Well, they better stop happening now! Screen repair prices have just took a sharp rise in the US, UK and Australia, going up by roughly $20 on every model starting from iPhone 6S and up to and including iPhone 8 and 8 Plus. Important part, though, is that price rise does not include iPhones covered by AppleCare+, which is an extended warranty that covers more cases of accidental damage. Of course, AppleCare+ is not cheap itself, costing additional $99 (much more ...
More about Apple’s Face ID
Earlier on, Apple stated that abrupt changes to one’s looks, such as beards, scarves, hats and makeup will not disrupt Apple’s new facial recognition system. Now, according to Craig Federighi, Apple’s chief software engineer, Face ID recognition will also work even if you put sunglasses on. Mr. Federighi’s exact words were ”Most sunglasses let through enough IR light that Face ID can see your eyes even when the glasses appear to be opaque”, plus an exclamation about how awesome is that.Mr. Federighi was also asked if a thief can can take someone’s ...
New features of iOS 11
New OS is all well and good, but it feels strange to talk about it without knowing what new things does it bring to the table. Here is the list of most of iOS 11’s new features:– revamped Apple Store with a better layout and few new option,– streamlined setup process,– possibility of typing requests to Siri instead of speaking,– Siri can also do simple translations now,– improved Augmented Reality experience,– new photos and Live Photos filters and functions,– Apple Pay Messenger, sending money through text messages,– new Maps ...
iOS 11 lacks compability with older Apple devices
iOS 11 will be hitting distribution channels tomorrow. Hurray! Apple’s new operating system brings with it a number of updates, upgrades and new functionalities, but… well, but. As well as the new iOS is (reportedly) doing on new hardware, it does not do well at iPhone’s older devices. If you are using one of the iPhone devices listed below, reconsider updating to iOS 11 – otherwise you may have to face various compability issues. Older iPhone’s stuff just does not have the memory and processing power large enough to put up with iOS11’s demands.– ...
Apple’s ”revolutionary arsehole recognition technology” joke got so popular that Apple got it banned from Facebook
By now you have probably heard about a joke article about Apple’s new ”revolutionary arsehole recognition technology”. If you have not, check it out, it is hilarious – especially if you are not fond of iPhones. Well, it turns out that Apple’s imaginary new feature recognized at least one arsehole alright. Apple was not amused by the joke and informed Facebook to mark this article as spam and block from posting. Ha! Talk about butthurt… anyone got some balm?I doubt that was the article writer’s first goal, but the man certainly managed to get two ...