Some of the owners of iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus notice an uncomfortable, dangerous hissing sound coming out of their devices. Sound reportedly appears when the device is under high stress, e.g. when playing a high-end graphics game on it. Thankfully, no smartphone has been reported damaged due to this, and only a fraction of iPhone users report having such issue at all. Tweet Vote on HN ...
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Truckload of Iphones stolen in India, the thieves were caught.
On the 13th September, five assailants have stopped and taken over a truck with a thousand iPhone S5. The assailants overpowered the truck’s driver and kept him prisoner for some time before dumping him. Soon after, two of the robbers were found by the police, along with the truck. The search for the missing three continues. Robbers turned out to be ex-employees of the same company that the truck belongs to, which allowed them to know the exact route that the driver would ...
Galaxy Note 7 – haste makes waste.
According to Bloomberg, it is haste with which Samsung wanted to publish its newest model before Apple and its iPhone 7 that caused the issue. Korean company does its very best (or, in this case, worst) to outdo its main rival Apple, which made them issue an insufficiently tested product that so far caused over ninety cases of exploding overheated batteries. Bloomberg says that Samsung wanted to surprise the users with high-capacity batteries, and that they did – Note 7’s battery is 500 mAh (miliamper per hour) larger than its precedessor. CPSC’s (US Consumer Product ...
iPhone 7 available for pre-order.
Pre-ordered iPhone 7 can be bought in two versions; a 32GB one that costs about $181, and a 256GB which price is around $251. The smaller version has a 4.7 inch screen sporting a resolution of 1334/750. The larger version has a 5.5 inch screen with a resolution of 1920/1080. Both of them are available in five colour sets. Boh models are equipped with a double-lens camera with x2 optic zoom and a 12Mpx matrix. iPhone 7 is advertised as dust and water-proof. Tweet Vote on HN ...
More leaks on Huawei Mate 9.
– launch date – 8th November– three available versions; a standard version that will have 4GB of RAM and 64GB of ROM; a high version that sports 4GB RAM and 128GM ROM; and a monarch version with 6GB RAM and 256GB ROM– different colour options; silver, grey, and gold for the standard version, rose gold and ceramic white for the high version and all the colours listed above in addition to black enamel for the monarch version– possible choice between an iris-scanner and a fingerprint scanner– price; $480 for the standard version, 704 dollars for the high ...
Samsung’s new flip phone, Veyron SM-W2017
One of few companies that still does so (the other being LG and Gioneee), Samsung keeps on releasing flip phones. Just this year, Samsung has released two flip phone models, Galaxy Folder 2 and Samsung W2016. The latter of them has a successor – SM-W2017 ,,Veyron” – already in the works. Specs: – 4.2 inch Super-AMOLED screen– snapdragon 820 CPU chip– 4GB RAM, 64GB ROM– 12MP rear camera– 5MP selfie camera– an USB Type-C port Samsung’s new device may also sport a fingerprint scanner and heart rate monitor. As was the case with ...
Xiaomi defends against claims of loading adware on its devices.
The popularity of Xiaomi devices have significantly grew in the last few years, and with it did the controversy around the company. Xiaomi has already had to defend against several accusations of deliberately putting adware and spyware software in its devices. This time it is Thijs Broenink, a computer science student from Netherlands, who claims that he found pre-loaded adware on Xiaomi’s phone. According to Broenink, the “AnalyticsCore.apk” aplication allows Xiaomi to upload and install any app on the user’s smartphone without the user’s knowledge. Even when ...
Sgnl smart strap – you don’t need a phone if you have a finger.
Sgnl smart strap is a Kickstarter project that may, if not revolutionize the communication industry, then at least make it look more sci-fi-like. In short, Sgnl smart strap is a watch strap connected to Bluetooth. When the strap receives a signal, it generates a voice-transmitting vibration that runs up to the user’s fingertip. When the user places his fingertip in his ear, echoes amplify the sound within it. Sgnl will run on lithium polymer battery that supports up to 500 recharges, and needs to be recharged once per week. It will be possible to make outgoing calls with it, too ...
Samsung Galaxy Note 7 – the fight for sales goes on.
Samsung tries yet another way of dealing with their flawed, battery-burning release of Galaxy Note 7. Phone’s users – only those living in South Korea for the moment – have received an update for their phones that limits their battery capacity to 60%. Right now it’s difficult to say whether it Samsung did it because the company cares about Note 7 user’s safety, or is it an attempt to lure their clients into the shops once more. Whatever the truth is, doing it on a global scale may prove impossible for Samsung. Unlike Apple or Microsoft OS, whose parent ...
LG V20, the first phone to use Google’s new Search app.
In Apps, Google’s new search device, allows the user to search for needed information not only between the built-in applications, like a mailbox, saved messages or photos, but also among the user-downloaded apps. In Apps allows the user to search for the last apps used, last people contacted or last messages received without typing in any kind of query. In Apps works well with V20’s Second Screen – user can search for what he needs using In Apps on his or her Second Screen while, for example, watching a video on the main screen. Putting In Apps aside, LG V20 will be the ...