The end is near: a special conference in Brussels on April 10th will have the EHT organization, along with the European Commission and The European Research Council, release the latest information gathered about Sagittarius A, the giant black hole that exists in the middle of the Milky Way galaxy. The main point of the event are supposed to be pictures of the so-called horizon event, namely the area right next to the edge of the black hole. So far, the event horizon is the closest our tech allows us to observe black holes. How difficult is it? Well, let me put it that way: the hard drives ...
Samsung Galaxy S7 will now receive only quarterly updates
Gone are the good old days of Galaxy S7 getting updates every month. Samsung has deemed this device too old and undesirable to be kept on a tight update streak, therefore it will now only be updated once every three months. This is still not a bad deal for such an old device, though. This change encompasses the entire S7 line: S7, S7 Edge, and Tab S3 9.7. Tweet Vote on HN ...
Honor 20 and Honor 20 Pro, two new flagships by Huawei
EEC organization’s website has just leaked a document that shows certification of two of Huawei’s upcoming videos, Honor 20 and Honor 20 Pro. Certification does not tell us a lot about both devices: both of them will supposedly come with 6 GB RAM or more, HiSilicon Kirin 980 CPU, 32 mpix selfie shooter and 48 mpix main camera. We do not know how exacly will the Pro version differ from the normal one, although it will probably have more RAM, larger display etc. No idea when will any of these phones come ...
Xiaomi Mi 9 Transparent Edition, version with a faster charging
Normal Xiaomi Mi 9 already supports the 27W charger, but it does not come with one in package; the charger has to be bought separately. Phone’s Transparent Edition also supports that charging, but will also come with the proper charge as part of the package. The problem is that we do not know whether or not this phone will come out in Europe; it is possible that it will, though under the name Xiaomi Mi 9 Pro instead.Specifications:– AMOLED 6,39′ display, Full HD+,– Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 CPU, Adreno 640 GPU,– 8/12 GB RAM, 256 GB flash space,– 20 Mpix ...
Xiaomi Black Shark 2 is out in Europe now
Xiaomi’s latest gaming smartphone has finally left Chinese borders and is now making itself comfortable in Europe. Its price here is 549 euro for the 8GB/128GB model or 649 euro for the 12GB/256GB variant. Other than lots of memory, this phone’s specs also include Snapdragon 855 CPU, OLED 6,39′ display with sensors dedicated to reading the strenght of finger pressing, 4000mAh battery with 27mAh quick charge, 48mpx + 12mpx main camera and 20mpx selfie shooter. If you were looking for a smartphone to play video games at, Black Shark 2 is currently the best, if costly, choice ...
Divinity: Fallen Heroes, tactical spin-off of a popular cRPG
It will be a while before we get to Divinity: Original Sin 3, but do not worry, fans of Larian style of RPG; before that, we shall get Fallen Heroes. FH will be a sort of an X-Com of the Divinity series; a turn-based tactics game that will forgo much of its predecessor’s storytelling to make more place for intricate combat. Your team of adventurers will be the same group that we have led in Original Sin 2, as FH is continues the story of that game. We will have access to all the old gear and skills as well as, surprise, brimstone magic and guns.The game is made by both Larian and ...
Huawei Mate 30 is official
The news came out during the Malaysian release of Huawei P30. Huawei employee there released the news that Mate 30 will come out sometime in autumn 2019. The same employee also confirmed that Huawei already has working prototypes of the device. No more details have been shared, but there are some rumours regarding this device to be found online. They would have us believe that Mate 30 will have a 5x main camera as well as HiSilicon Kirin 985 CPU. Tweet Vote on HN ...
Samsung Galaxy A2 Core, we now know this budget phone’s specs
– 5′ LCD display, 540 × 960p,– Exynos 7870 CPU,– 1 GB RAM, 8 GB storage,– 5 Mpix main camera,– micro USB port, 3,5 mm headphone jack,– 2600 mAh battery,– Android 8.1 GO OS,– dimensions: 141,7 × 7,1 × 91 mm, weight: 142 gAs far as budget phones go, this one is not bad. Also, Galaxy A2 Core will come out in two variants: one with nano-SIM and one with Dual nano-SIM slots. We do not know when will the phone launch nor for how ...
US users of Samsung Galaxy S10 report poor device’s network strength
The device is only out for a month and it is already facing problems. First, there were reports of Galaxy S10 refusing to enter sleep mode; now it turns out it also has issues with its signal strength. Those users with Sprint carrier seem to be the most affected, thought AT&T and T-Mobile clients are also at risk of facing that problem. According to a research by Android Police, the problem occurs when the device is being held in a certain, ”wrong” way.Sprint acknowledges the issue and promises it will be fixed in the upcoming software update. Disabling Band 41 and 25 ...
Facebook continues its fight against hate speech
This time, Zuckerberg’s social service aims to remove white nationalists. Starting next week, FB will begin a complete ban on propagating, supporting and even positively talking about any kind of white nationalism. White Power? Not on Facebook, it seems. Every FB group that even marginally sympathises with such movements will be removed from the service.On the one hand, such a move by FB is dangerous close to, if not just is, a blatant censorship. On the other hand, there are groups of people who should not be allowed to talk, and nationalists – white or otherwise – are ...