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Mosquito Lives Matter, or how Twitter’s anti-hate speech software had a hiccup

I am sure we all know that hate speech is a serious issue in nowaday’s Internet (outside of it too, but slow down, one thing at a time). Encouraged by the anonymity of the WWW, people often let out their anger and frustration online, not caring about who may they hurt while doing so. Twitter knows this well and tries to put a stop to it… albeit with mixed results.One tweep (that moment when you realize that ”tweep” is just one letter away from twerp) of Japanese origin likes to tweet about how he dislikes mosquitos and how happy he would be to just kill them all. It ...

Samsung reveals Galaxy J7 Plus, second Samsung phone to sport dual camera

The first Samsung phone that features dual camera will be the Galaxy Note 8 flagship, so this is something of a big deal. Still, it would be nice to know the rest of the phone’s specifications as well:– 5.5′, 1080p Super AMOLED display, 2.5D glass,– metal & glass design,– MediaTek Helio P20 CPU, 8-core,– 13mpx & 5mpx main camera, apertures f/1.7 & f/1.9; 16mpx front camera,– 4GB RAM, 32GB ROM, microSD,– 4G LTE, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, dual-SIM card slot, GPS, USB Type C,– fingerprint sensor, face detection, Bixby Home, Dual ...

BlackBerry KEYone Black Edition will be released in Europe

TCL, owners of BlackBerry brand, have reportedly been surprised by the popularity of ”their” Black Edition. The slightly upgraded (1GB RAM and 32GB ROM more) KEYone sold so well in India that TCL is considering releasing it on European market. Black Edition’s price will be something around 649 euro. We do not know when exacly will the phone become available to us Europeans.Other than increased memory, Black Edition will still be the same old KEYone – same Android 7.1.2 OS, same 2505mAh battery, same Snapdragon 625 CPU and all that. KEYone’s specs are okay, but ...

Huawei Mate 10 and Mate 10 Pro will be revealed on October 16th

Richard Yu, CEO of Huawei’s Consumer Business Group, has recently announced that Huawei Mate 10 series phones will be revealed on October 16th. Reveal will take place on a special event in Munich, Germany. During the announcement, Mr. Yu has confirmed that the phones will be using Kirin 970, Huawei’s latest top-of-the-line CPU. He also stated that Mate 10’s will be Huawei’s first full-display phones. Seeing how 99% of full-display promises turn out false, this probably means we can hope for a phone with existing, if thin, bezels.Mate 10 series has also been rumoured ...

Alcatel reveals Idol 5 and Idol 5S. Well-priced mid-rangers

Both phones should become available for sale this month. We do not know the price of Idol 5S, but Idol 5 should cost roughly 240 euro, which is a very solid price for a device with this specification:Alcatel Idol 5:– 5.2′ screen, 1920 x 1080p, IPS LCD,– MediaTek MT6753 CPU, 8-core, 2.0 GHz,– ARM Mali-T720 MP2 GPU,– 3GB RAM, 16GB ROM, microSD up to 256GB,– 13mpx main camera, f/2.0 aperture, autofocus, LED flash; 5mpx selfie shooter, LED flash,– Bluetooth 4.1, USB-C, Dual SIM, unremoveable battery,– fingerprint scanner,– 2760mAh ...

Unlocked Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017) is out in the US

Yay, more Samsung phones. Unlocked Galaxy A5 (2017) has not been officially released in the United States, but as of now it can be bought from B&H with a one-year warranty. The only colour variant available right now is gold, with black and blue variants coming soon. Phone’s price is $329.99.Specification:– 5.2′, 1080p AMOLED display,– Exynos 7880 CPU,– 3GB RAM, 32GB ROM,– 16mpx front and rear cameras,– Mali-T830MP3 GPU,– dual SIM support,– Android 7.0 Nougat OS,– 3000mAh ...

Samsung Galaxy C8 promotion material leaks, confirms fingerprint sensor and dual camera

Support page for one SM-C7100 has recently appeared on Samsung’s Chinese website. This phone, which will be called Galaxy C8 after its reveal, will be the first Samsung smartphone with dual camera. How do we know? Because of leaked promo materials, ones that you can see above. One of the pictures presents a dual camera setup; the other shows off C8’s fingerprint sensor (I used to call it a scanner, as it scans fingerprints, not senses them, but everyone else calls them sensors, so what do I know…).Earlier leaks suggest that the phone will have a 5.5′ Full HD Super ...

Samsung Galaxy S9 may be announced in January to compete with iPhone 8

Earlier today I wrote about Apple presumably planning to release two large-screen iPhones during 2018. Well, it looks like Samsung got the memo as well. Apparently, the company speeded up the distribution of OLED panels neccessary for Galaxy S9 series to be shipped November, two months earlier than planned. This suggests that the S9 may be released before the old April-March deadline. January is the date of release deduced by an unknown source of this news.While it is not 100% certain that the goal of this is for Samsung to beat Apple to the punch, it is highly probable that it is so. All ...

Apple tips future release of 6 inches iPhone in 2018

According to closely unknown source from South Korea, Apple plans on releasing two large-screen iPhones next year – lets call them iPhone 9 and iPhone 9 +. iPhone 9 is said to be planned as having 5.85′ OLED display, while iPhone 9 Plus might have a 6.46′ display. This might mean that Apple resigned from its earlier plan of releasing a smaller 5.28′ phone during 2018.Sorry for a short post, but that is all. Tweet Vote on HN ...

Last leaked peek at LG V30 before its unveiling

Evan Blass never sleeps. Well-known leakster has once again delivered, this time bringing us last-minute pictures of LG V30 right before the phone’s reveal. Pictures do not reveal any new interesting technical features, but they do show us colour variants we were not aware V30 will be sold in. Colours available seem to be black, silver, dark blue and lavender. Enjoy. Tweet Vote on HN ...