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Ya all watch for them cars, or an US city has banned phones at crosswalks

”Smartphone zombies”, they are called – people who walk the streets with their heads bent down to their smartphone screens, unaware of their environment. They are prone to walking into other people or objects on their way, sometimes saying ”Excuse me” before going back to whatever their smartphone’s screens offer them at the moment. These zombies are more and more often the cause of traffic accidents, especially when they walk the crosswalk without looking around – after all, why waste valuable time when they can instead gawk at their 5.5′ ...

Press render of Galaxy Note 8 design leaked

Galaxy Note 8 leaks are abundant, but we shall not say no to another one. This time we are presented with a pretty good, official-like render of the phone, courtesy of @evleaks. What does it tell us?– Galaxy Note 8 will certainly be available in Gold and Midnight Black colour variants,– physical Bixby button on the right side of the phone and rear-mounted fingerprint scanner,– 6.3′ Infinity Display,– dual camera setup,– device’s design is generally similiar to Galaxy ...

Nokia 3 is getting upgraded to Android 7.1.1

Recently, Nokia unleashed three phones on us – Nokia 6, 5 and 3. Out of them, Nokia 3 is the low-budget one for those with empty wallets or small expectations. It was by no means a bad phone, just a minimalistic one. One of its actually bad sides, though, is the old OS it came out with. Nokia 6 and 5 were rolled out with spiffy Android 7.1.1, while ”3” has to be content with Android 7.0. Well, not for much longer! Juho Sarvikas, Chief Product Officer at HMD Global, went on Twitter to announce that Nokia 3’s operating system will be upgraded to a shiny new Android ...

BlackBerry KEYone is now available in Sprint retail stores in the US

BB KEYone being out in the United States is nothing new. What is new is the fact that now you can just go to a store and buy one, instead of ordering it online. The only catch is that the store has to be a Sprint one.Not sure if you want to buy a BlackBerry KEYone? Take a look at the phone’s specification, maybe it will help you make up your mind:– 4.5′ display, 1620 x 1080p resolution,– Snapdragon 625 CPU,– Adreno 506 GPU,– 3GB RAM, 32GB ROM, microSD slot,– 3,505mAh battery,– Android 7.0 Nougat OS.KEyone’s main selling point is a ...

Early rumours about Galaxy S9; specs, price, release date

Sure, Galaxy S8 is awesome and everything, but why should we care when we can already speculate about the next smartphone! To help you with that arduous, if pleasant, process, I have collected everything we know and think we know about the device. Enjoy!– phone may be launching at the next MWC,– we have no idea how much will it cost. 780 bucks, maybe?,– 5.8 or 6.2′ display, QHD+, Super AMOLED, curved,– Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 CPU,– dual main camera,– USB Type-C,– Bixby dedicated button,– Cat 18 LTE support,– fingerprint scanner ...

LG V30 unveiled on August 31st, available in the US from September 28th

According to Android Authority, LG V30 smartphone will go on sale in the US exacly on September 28th. Europe release is supposed to follow short time after. If AA’s mysterious source is correct, smartphone will be available for pre-order in the US since September 17th. What features do we expect from it? A pretty high-end ones: – 6′ OLED display,- secondary display,- no physical buttons on the front,- Snapdragon 835 CPU,- dual camera setup,– quad hi-fi DAC.There is definitely something to be excited ...

Render of three colour variants of Moto G5S Plus leaked

Evan Blass (God bless the man) has dug out some fresh info about the G5S Plus, one of the few Moto devices being worked on by Motorola. Pictures showing us the future colour options of the device may not be much, but hey, at least they let us know that the phone is still in production. Colours available are all grey as well as gold and silver with white fronts (gold with golden front was also supposed to be an option, perhaps it will make a comeback).Interested? If so, then check out what we know about the phone’s specification:– 5.5′ screen,– price that may be at ...

Leaked images of Samsung W2018 flip phone

The above images are an older ones, as pictures with proper resolution cannot be found online. I will change the images as soon as possible.Judging by these pictures, W2018 will have:– two touch screens, 4.2′, FHD,– support for Samsung’s Always-On display,– fingerprint scanner,– camera with a LED flash,– Microsoft Office suite on the home screen.Device will most probably be a China-only release. Oh well, too bad. Tweet Vote on HN ...

HTC U11 might receive a Bluetooth 5.0 update

HTC U11, company’s most recent flagship, launched with Bluetooth 4.2 pre-installed. HTC obviously does not want things to stay this way. According to Federal Communications Commission’s reports, company wants to, quote, enable Bluetooth 5.0 by software without any hardware change. If this happens, HTC will be the second company to implement Bluetooth 5.0 into its mobile phone, first one being Samsung and its S8 and S8+. Positive sides of having Bluetooth 5.0 onboard are said to include low power usage, longer connectivity range and higher transmission bandwidth.Date of the ...

Samsung Galaxy Note 8 just received its FCC certification

Galaxy Note 8 will be unveiled soon, at August 23rd, but that does not mean that the phone has to receive all its certifications. Device bears a model number SM-N950. FCC certification did not reveal much about the device: mostly just that it will support the CDMA and GSM networks’ full compatibility with US carriers. According to PhoneScopp, where the news comes from, also believes that Galaxy Note 8 will be compatible with LTE radio band 66. Tweet Vote on HN ...