The new, blood-red variant of the Galaxy S10 smartphone comes out in the United Kingdoms, but its availability is limited to just one store, the EE. For now, Cardinal Red can only be bought there via retail; it is unknown if other selling channels will be opened in the future.Cardinal Red colour variant is not only available for the S10 model, but for the entire S10 series except the 5G model. This means that Galaxy S10e has a total variety of five colours now, making it the most colourful of all Samsung smartphones. Neat. Oh, word to the wise: for some reason, Cardinal Red colour only ...
Pixel and Essential phones are now getting their July security updates
Both devices receive the update simultaneously, though the update is not the same for both of them. Pixel phones have drawn the long straw in this contest, getting not only a number of security fixes, but also a a small list of improvements:Improves “OK Google” and music detection (Pixel 2 and newer),Fixes an issue for some devices getting stuck during boot (Pixel 3 and Pixel 3 XL),Fixes an issue for some devices getting stuck in EDL mode with a blank screen (Pixel 3 and newer),Improves Unicode Japanese language support (All Pixel smartphones),Improves Titan M module (Pixel 3 ...
Google will put an underwater internet cable between Europe and Africa
Project Equiano is the third one of its kind. The first one, connecting Chile and Los Angeles, is already complete; second one, a cable laid between France and USA, will be completed next year. Equiano, as you can see on the above graphic, will be an underwater cable laid between Portugal and South Africa Republic, with Nigeria in-between the two. The goal of Equino is to allow a broadband internet connection between these countries. Cool, I guess. Tweet Vote on HN ...
Honor 20 Pro Moschino Edition comes out in China tomorrow
Moschino is a special edition of the already released Honor 20 Pro smartphone. When compared with the original, Moschino Edition is… exacly the same, at least on the inside. Its specs include 8 GB RAM, 256 GB storage, 4x main camera and a Kirin 980 chipset, just like the normal Honor 20 Pro. The only thing that arguably justifies its price is a Moschino-branded theme that covers the phone’s rear and front panels. Speaking of price, it is CNY3,799 ($555). The phone comes out tomorrow, July 2nd, for now only in ...
The crisis is over? US has lifted Huawei from its black list
Donald Trump, during the conference press that took place after the latest G20 sumnit in which he spoke with the leader of China Xi Jinping, has avowed that he will now allow the US companies to sell their products to Huawei. The cheeto-president has stated that he legal procedures will be taken up soon, and admitted that ”some of the US companies were not completely happy” about the ban. Declarations of ending the trade war betwee US and China have been made, along with promise of picking up negotiations that were dropped a year ago. On the other hand, Trump has not yet talked ...
Galaxy S10 receives its June update in the US, but it does not include the dedicated Night Mode
The update, which allows the phone’s user to manually access the previously automatic-only Night Mode, has already been released for the Galaxy S9 and Galaxy Note 9 devices, but has yet to hit the newest in the S series. The latest firmware update version G973USQS2ASF7 only includes the latest security patch. It is believed that the Galaxy S10 owners will have to wait until the July update for the feature to appear. Tweet Vote on HN ...
American navy is testing new, powerful electromagnetic weaponry
Good, old cannons are slowly being pushed away by the new tech, at least in the US Navy. Their place will be taken by the futuristic electromagnetic cannons, also known as railguns (video game shooter players will certainly recognize the name). A video has just been released online in which the weapon is being talked about in detail. Not too much detail, of course: the system is still experimental, and whoever gets to crack its workings first will possess a weapon significantly stronger than those of other world’s militaries. Electromagnetic cannons shoot projectiles with a speed of 7 ...
Samsung Galaxy A80 can now be pre-ordered in UAE, includes a free bonus
Device can be pre-ordered via Samsung’s website. Its price is 2,399 AED (a bit over 650 dollars); pre-ordered units will reach their buyers between 4th and 7th July. Colour variants available are Phantom Black, Angel Gold and Ghost White. In order to make the deal sweeter, Samsung throws in a significant bonus to every pre-ordered unit: the Galaxy Fit e wearable. It is uncertain whether or not there is enough Galaxy Fits’ e to for every Galaxy A80 unit, so you might want to hurry if you plan on pre-ordering the phone. ...
Xiaomi Mi CC9 will have an advanced main camera
We have already heard that this phone will sport a 32mpx selfie shooter; when paired with a 48mpx triple main camera with Sony IMX586 sensors, it sounds like it will be a really good picture taker. Mi CC9’s other specs include Android 9 Pie, Snapdragon 730 CPU and 6.39 AMOLED display and. Tweet Vote on HN ...
Huawei Honor 9X – specs. Sounds like a really good mid-ranger
– IPS LCD display, 6.5 or 6.7 inch,– 3D glass,– Kirin 810 CPU,– 3750 mAh battery,– 4x (!) main camera, 48mpx x 8mpx x 2mpx x 2mpx,– 25mpx selfie shooter,– 4000mAh battery with 20W quick charge. RAM and flash memory of the device is unknown, but we can probably count on 6GB RAM and 128 or 256 GB space. The price of the phone is also unknown. Tweet Vote on HN ...