One of Apples’ many novelties during this year (wow, so new, much novel) was the release of a new colour set for their smartphones, a Jet Black. Because of that, it may come off as a bit suspicious that Vivo is going with a 26th September release of a new version of their X7 model, sold in a brand new Obsidian Black colour set. Lets just hope that Obsidian Black does not scratch as easily as Apple’s Jet Black does. Fancy new Vivo X7 does not differ from its precedessor much – it will probably cost more ($420, the sources say), and is to be sold only in a 12GB memory ...

An official website has been made by Google, comprising of the company’s logo, outline of the phone and, most importantly, a date of release: 4th of October. The price of the device is not yet known, but, according to the newest gossip, the lighter version of Pixel is to cost about $649. We’ve also heard that it will be possible to extend the device’s warranty by one year, as well as that Google will offer some kind of damage insurance for the device, which will supposedly cost ...

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 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 ...

Do you enjoy pinpointing grammar errors wherever you see them, particulary in messages sent to you? Then you are in luck, because App Store has just released the Grammar Snob iMessage sticker pack. This nasty little app allows its user to correct the sender’s message with a large, blood-red marker-like text. Those of you who enjoy being called a Grammar Nazi, you can buy the app for one dollar here. Tweet Vote on HN ...

We already knew that Xiaomi Mi 5s is supposed to sport first ever under glass fingerprint scanner. Now, thanks to the leaked picture that first appeared on a Chinese blog website Weibo, we also know that the upcoming model will not have a physical Home button, instead opting for a touchscreen button. It is the black and white button on the bottom edge of the screen, which looks similiar to an iPhone’s. It is said that this button will house the aforementioned under glass fingerprint scanner, rumoured to work even when the user’s finger is wet. The upcoming device is reported ...

The long awaited Motorola model called G4 Play is finally coming to the USA.It will be available in September for a price of $149.99.Official motorola online store offers the device on pre-order, and it is a network free version and without any contract.It can also be purchased on Amazon for $99.99, but you must be a prime member of Amazon and it will be full off lockscreen offers and adds.Motorola G4 Play packs a 5-inch 720p touchscreen, an 8 MP main camera with LED flash, a 5 MP front-facing unit, the Snapdragon 410 SoC (with a 1.2 GHz quad-core Cortex-A53 CPU), 2GB of RAM, 16GB of ...

In Friday I informed you about middle- segment Lenovo K6 series and now we know about two more models: low-segment A Plus and more powerful then K6 P2.Lenovo P2System: Android 6.0;Screen: 5.5″ 1080p AMOLED;SoC: Snapdragon 625;RAM: 3/4GB;Storage: 32GB + microSD;Cameras: 13/5MP;Battery: 5100mAh;Other: fingerprint scanner, Quick charge;Cena: 249/299 EUR.Lenovo P2 is still middle-end device but it’s as high in it you can get – for $280 (3GB) or $335 (4GB) you get good top in the middle segment SoC, good amount of memory (both RAM and internal storage), an AMOLED display and ...

Lenovo K6System: Android 6.0.1;Screen: 5″ 1080p;SoC: Snapdragon 430;RAM: 2GB;Storage: 16GB + microSD;Cameras: 13/8MP;Others: fingerprint scanner, dual SIM;Size: 141,9×70,5×8,2 mm;Weight: 145g;Lenovo K6 PowerSystem: Android 6.0.1;Screen: 5″ 1080p;SoC: Snapdragon 430;RAM: 2GB;Storage: 16GB + microSD;Cameras: 13/8MP;Battery: 4000mAh;Others: fingerprint scanner, dual SIM;Lenovo K6 NoteSystem: Android 6.0.1;Screen: 5.5″ 1080p;SoC: Snapdragon 430;RAM: 3GB;Storage: 32GB + microSD;Cameras: 16/8MP;Others: fingerprint scanner, dual SIM;Size: 151x76x8,4mm;Weight: 169g;First ...

To start it properly – and for you to understand what it means – a little history lesson:On 29th October 2013 Google and Motorola announced thet they start work on modular smartphone and Danish designer Dave Hakkens (who announsed work on similar project in April of same year) will help them – that’s how ARA was born.In first concepts every element of phone was nothing more then module – even SoC. But fast this become gigantic problem and Google/Motorola changed plas making motherboard (with SoC) un removable base. But still you could just pin in additional ...