If you thought that $19.99 is too much for Style Shell, then this is your time: this particular Moto Mod is now available for mere three bucks. This particular mod does not do much: it will not turn your smartphone into a camera, nor will it increase its life with the powerbank. The only thing Style Shell does is, well, being stylish, with Crimson Ballistic and Herringbone Nylon shells giving you the option of refreshing your old block’s looks. Tweet Vote on HN ...
A number of iPhone X and XS owners have problems with their smartphones’ flashlights
Namely, they complain that it is too easy to accidentally turn the blasted thing on when in the lock screen. According to USA Today:”If you’ve ever discovered that the flashlight on your iPhone was suspiciously turned on after pulling the device from your pocket, you are far from alone.Some people have been alerted by strangers on the street that the mini searchlight on their phone is beaming for the world to see. Others report having looked down to discover the flashbulb shining through their clothing.Either way, no one is ever thrilled to find out that their expensive ...
Google Plus shutting down on April 2nd
Due to a complete lack of popularity, Google will be shutting down its ”social platform”. The close down will be gradual, with Google only starting to close down user’s accounts on the April 2nd; the whole process is said to take up to several months. Every Google+ user can download his G+ data before that. Also, the G+ pictures will not be deleted (it is unknown where exacly will they be stored). Starting February 4th, Google will disallow creation of any new Google+ profiles & content. Any websites that you could access with your Google+ login will become accessible ...
Rome: Total War gets a free update. New factions & other features
Version 1.10 adds eight new factions to the game, upping the total number of existing in-game factions to 19. This includes the Seleucid Empire, Carthage, Britannia, Parthia and Egypt. Other new features include uniform pace for every selected unit and new range marker that shows effective distance of ranged unit’s fire. Last but not least, the game has had its graphics updated for iPad Pro users.Rome: Total War is available on Apple Store for $9.99. Tweet Vote on HN ...
Asus ZenFone 5Z updated to Android 9 Pie
Never enough pie! Android 9 Pie is slowly becoming a very popular operating system; today it has reached yet another device. When updated to 9.0 Pie, Asus Zenfone 5Z will receive a slew of new features such as new loudness regulator and magnifying glass for reading small text. Update is released in wavs, so do not worry if it is not available for you right away; it will soon. Tweet Vote on HN ...
Verizon and Sprint Galaxy S9 and S9 Plus have their OS updated to 9.0 Pie
Samsung Galaxy S9 and S9 Plus sold by both these carriers are currently receiving OS updates to Android 9 Pie. New operating system bring to them a slew of new features, such as One UI Android skin, adaptive battery and integrated gesture navigation; both also include January 2019 security updates. Both rollouts are gradual, so it is not like every Verizon and Sprint Galaxy S9 and S9 Plus will receive them at the same time; do not worry, though, because your smartphone will be updated sooner or ...
Resident Evil 2 will get a pretty cool, free DLC
Resident Evil 2: Ghost Survivors will tell us the stories of three non-playable characters who meet their deaths during the main storyline. Three short missions will put is in the skin of the gun store owner (where you get your first shotgun – oh, I remember this scene well back from the classic RE2), daughter of the mayor put in care of the infamous chief Irons and, lastly, an unnamed Umbrella mercenary whose mission was to kill the scientist that released the virus. We do not know whether or not will it be possible to actually save these characters; on the one hand Japanese love to ...
New BlackBerry smartphone leaked
Some crafty soul has managed to mine the BlackBerry DTEK security app for code releated to a new BlackBerry device codenamed Adula. It has been suggested that this Adula device is being made by one of BlackBerry’s licensees, likely Optiemus, seeing how ”Adula” is a place in India, the country which Optiemus operates from. This mysterious device’s model number is BBI100 and, well, that is all that we know about it.It is likely that BlackBerry will tell us more about this Adula smartphone during the upcoming MWC ...
People are willing to sell their privacy for twenty bucks a month
That is how much money Facebook is willing to pay for it. Ever since 2016, Facebook has been using the app called Facebook Research. The aim of this app is to gather all data available from the smartphone that it is installed on. Facebook is actively searching for people between 13 and 35 years of age to recruit them into their Research program; when recruited, a person is being paid 20 USD per month for Facebook having a complete look into their smartphone settings and ...
Moto G7 Plus shows off in leaked pictures
Motorola’s new G7 Plus smartphone may be released a week from today, but that will not stop leaksters from teasing us about it. Such a teaser has been released yesterday by 91Mobiles: two live pictures of what is supposed to be a G7 Plus unit. The pictures show us a device with a 6.2-inch display with a waterdrop notch, rear fingerprint sensor, dual camera setup and medium-thin bezels. It has no physical buttons.Moto G7 Plus will be released on February 7th. It might cost around ...