Smart speaker 1, assailant 0 or how a smart home device disarmed a dangerous situation

Tijeras, town in New Mexico. One Eduardo Barros has allegedly beaten up his girlfriend, mother of a child, and was threatening her with a gun. In the midst of horrible situation, Barros asked ”Did you call the sheriffs?”. Woman’s response is unknown, but we do know that the question was heard by a smart home device (specific type of the device is also unknown). Device misinterpreted the question as a command and called 911. Soon, police arrived at Barros’ homestead and, after a few hours of negotiations, managed to resolve the situation.Phew… while the device ...

First image of Sharp FS8016 leaked! Dual camera presented

The upcoming Sharp phone will seemingly be offered in as many as eight different colour variants (though none of them seem particulary beautiful) – white, black, purple, pink, red, green, dark and light blue. The more interesting part of the image is the dual camera setup that the FS8016 will have. Cameras will be vertically, with a regular LED flash beside them. Rear shot of the phone does not show a fingerprint scanner, so it can be assumed that one will be placed on the front of the device (if at all), probably embedded into its Home button. USB-C port can be noticed on the bottom ...

LG Q6 coming out tomorrow, LG released one last teaser video

LG clearly does not want you to miss its nearest release! Even a day before LG Q6 sees the light of day, LG does not shy away from teasing your senses with a little, well, teaser. The video shows us a shape of an almost bezel-less phone along with an already confirmed release date of June 11th – tomorrow.While we do not have any 100% assured info on the Q6’s specification, a solid handful of rumours has been circulating across the Internet. Here is what we heard about the phone’s guts:– 5.4′ display, QHD, 18:9 ratio,– Snapdragon 430 CPU, 8-core, ...

BlackBerry KEYone with improved screen adhesive are now available for sale

Roughly a month ago I wrote about how BlackBerry KEYone’s release has gone through a bit of a foul due to the phone’s screen’s painful lack of adhesive, which caused the device to break extremely easily. BlackBerry promised to find a better adhesive and to deliver so improved units to stores. Company kept its promise and fixed smartphones are now available for sale in both retail and carriers. Yaay.If you have already bought yourself a KEYone and it turned out to be lacking adhesive, do not worry! Your device should still be under warranty and can be replaced for a shiny ...

Samsung Galaxy Note 7 Fan Edition is out in South Korea, worldwide release unknown

Samsung promised release on July 7th and the company came through; as of now, South Koreans can enjoy their new and shiny – only slightly refurbished – Note 7’s, now called Fan Edition. Device costs KRW699,600, which roughly equals $611 – a 30% decrease in price from the original. Four hundred thousand units have been prepared for the initial batch. There is still no word on the global release. Could it be that Fan Edition will in fact be a South Korea exclusive?Three versions of the device are available, one from each of the three carriers that sell it in SK – ...

T-Mobile releases updates for three-years old LG G3

5.5′, 1440p display, Snapdragon 801 CPU, 3GB RAM, 16GB ROM, 3000mAh battery: LG G3 was a pretty great phone back in 2014. It did not age well, though (almost no electronics do), but it is good to see that the old workhorse has not been forgotten, as T-Mobile has just released a global update for any LG G3’s still out there (any that are on T-Mobile, at least). Newest software update ”D85130g” includes a security patch and bug fixes for the 2G/3G connection. Operating system of the phone is still Android 6.0.1.Update’s size is 132MB. Complete download and ...

Make your Nokia 3310 even greater with a special Putin-Trump gold and titanium edition. Price is mere $2.5 thousand dollars

I do not know what to say. I feel like starting a half-crazed rant about how humanity is doomed to annihilation, but that is not what I am getting paid for, so…Russian phone customizer Caviar has a new offer in its store. To commemorate the G-20 summit in Hamburg, and possibly to show how stupid some people are (hold it down, Mike, no ranting…), Caviar has prepared a very special edition of new Nokia 3310. This Nokia 3310 is encased in gold, titanium and other metals, has a damascus steel pattern and is adorned with a golden double profile of presidents Vladimir Putin and Donald ...

Photos and videos now available on Instagram

Instagram’s Stories feature have been significantly updated. Now you can respond to somebody’s Stories not only with a text message but also with either a picture or a video. All the tools available in an Instagram camera – all the stickers, filters, Boomerang and whatever else is there – will be available for these graphic replies as well, allowing Instagram’s user an even wider range of options to express themselves (because the options already available were not enough for too many narcissistic ignorants). New sticker is also available that contains the ...

Motorola will hold an event in New York on July 25th

Probably wanting to clear the air out of any and all rumours revolving around its upcoming mobiles, Motorola decived to host an event in New York. Event is dubbed #hellomotoworld, and the invitations for it have already been sent. What will the lucky chosen be shown?– Moto Mods that were presented in Ghana earlier this week,– Moto Z2 Force,– Moto X4,And, presumably, much more. Tweet Vote on HN ...

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