Or rather will, soon, on April 15th. The update number 16.2017.1903.050 will not only upgrade the operating system of these devices, but also equip them with a new (newest? We do not know) security updates. It will be rolled out in batches, so if your friend receives it and you do not, do not worry – your turn will come soon. Tweet Vote on HN ...

The band in question is Blackpink, a k-pop girl band from South Korea. Their music video, Kill This Love, has just broken YT’s viewing record. Over 100 million people have seen it in the last 62 hours, 56.7 million of which have seen it during the first 24 hours after its’ release. How… quaint. This amount of viewers means that Kill This Love is now the most popular video on YouTube, beating Ariana Grande’s equally distasteful thank u, next. Actually, no, the latter is worse, since the title is not even in proper ...

Redmi Note 7 Pro, an India & China exclusive, is now coming to the former in a 6 gigabytes of RAM variant, a month after the 4GB RAM/64GB storage variant came out there. This smartphone can be bought for as much as ₹16,999, making it a costly choice. That money will not go to waste, though, as in return you will receive a quality product with high specifications:– 6,3′ Full HD+ display,– Snapdragon 675 CPU, 8 cores,– 8GB RAM, 64/128GB flash space, microSD card slot,– Sony IMX586 main camera, 48mmpx + 5mpx, LED flash,– 13mpx selfie ...

If you want proof of the idea that electric cars are more economic than diesel, look no further but at the story of Wiebe Wakker. This wacky Dutch, member of the Plug Me In initiative, has taken it upon himself to travel around the world in his electric Golf. Wakker’s journey has begun on March 15th 2016, and in a little over three years he has traveled through thirty three countries across the globe, starting his journey in Amsterdam and ending it in Australia. During this time, Wakker has spend around 300 dollars on recharging his Golf; it has been calculated that, were he to travel ...

Star Trang is the newest item in Xiaomi’s offer. Interestingly, it is not a smartphone, tablet, smartwatch nor such; no, Star Trang is a telescope. This device is one of many created by Xiaomi for this year’s Mi Fan Festivaland as such it is not of the hiqhest quality, as it can be bought for mere 599 juan (roughly 90 dollars). For this price, we will receive a telescope with aspherical eyepieces of 23mm (21.7x) and 10mm (50x), both with 60 degrees view, glass lens with a full-surface multi-layer coating, AZ theodolite and a relatively sharp image reproduction. It comes with ...

Oppo has released an official statement about Oppo Reno’s release date: this smartphone will come out on April 24th. The premiere will take place in a special event in Zurich. As for the phone’s specs, all we know for certain is that it will have:– Sony IMX586 main camera, 48mpx x 8mpx x 13mpx, 10x optical zoom,– Snapdragon 855 CPU,– 8/12 GB RAM memory.Other, less certain sources believe that Oppo Reno will have a large battery with quick charge, retractable camera and display that covers 93% of front panel. All of that will cost something around 784 ...

Normally, this device would cost 349 USD. The 15% drop in price is global, meaning that HomePod can be bought for (relatively) cheap in every country it is available from: in the UK, the device has dropped from 319 to 279 pounds. Apple counts on that this will burst HomePod’s sales up, making up for the more lukewarm reception than expected. Tweet Vote on HN ...

The unlucky devices in question are Redmi 3S, Redmi 3X, Redmi Note 3, Redmi Pro, Redmi 4, Redmi 4A oraz Redmi Note 4. These smartphones will not receive neither the upcoming MIUI 11 nor any other large updates. The best they can count on are small security updates, and only until Xiaomi completely abandons them. Tweet Vote on HN ...

Redmi Note 5, one of the most successful Xiaomi smartphones in India, has lately been hurting for MIUI updates. Not anymore, though, as Xiaomi is just now releasing the MIUI build number 10.2.1. Update fixes a large number of issues with an earlier build 10.0.4. The full list of fixes is as follows:PhoneNotifications about incoming calls will no longer disappear if you’re in a video callIncorrect UI elements for switching between the front and the back cameras during video calls is now fixedThose who couldn’t send SMSes during conference calls will now be able to do ...

Plain, old fashioned tickets? Forget it. Commuters in Singapore can now pay for their public transporation needs with Google Pay. This was made possible by the cooperation between the Land Transport Authority and Samsung. Payment can be made contactless with a MasterCard, and since these cards work with Google Pay, the latter now allows seamless payment option. All you need to do is unlock your phone and hold its display on the fare reader; voila, done.LTA has announced that, while the payment can only be done with MasterCard for now, Visa cards will also be supported ...