In what can only be described as a really bizzare situation for both Fido and its subscribers, the Canadian carrier was seemingly blocking all text messages that contained the word “Uber”. After a number of users confirmed their own suspicions on Reddit, as it was clear that other users on Fido were also unable to send messages containing the word “Uber”.
While the messages appeared to be sent normally, recipients never received these messages, but Fido customers were still able to receive messages with the word as long as the sender was from another carrier.
The Fido subscriber is…
In what can only be described as a really bizzare situation for both Fido and its subscribers, the Canadian carrier was seemingly blocking all text messages that contained the word “Uber”. After a number of users confirmed their own suspicions on Reddit, as it was clear that other users on Fido were also unable to send messages containing the word “Uber”.
While the messages appeared to be sent normally, recipients never received these messages, but Fido customers were still able to receive messages with the word as long as the sender was from another carrier.
The Fido subscriber is…
Many folks will be skeptical about the Galaxy S8’s battery, solely based on what happened with the Galaxy Note7 last year. As a result, Samsung has reportedly made some changes surrounding its sourcing of batteries for the Galaxy S8.
According to Korea Economic Daily, a source related to the industry claims that Samsung will source a portion of batteries from The Murata Manufacturing Company. This is a Japanese manufacturer of batteries which took over Sony’s battery division, last summer. The report claims that Samsung will outsource between two and eight percent of the total number of…
Many folks will be skeptical about the Galaxy S8’s battery, solely based on what happened with the Galaxy Note7 last year. As a result, Samsung has reportedly made some changes surrounding its sourcing of batteries for the Galaxy S8.
According to Korea Economic Daily, a source related to the industry claims that Samsung will source a portion of batteries from The Murata Manufacturing Company. This is a Japanese manufacturer of batteries which took over Sony’s battery division, last summer. The report claims that Samsung will outsource between two and eight percent of the total number of…
A local news story comes from Palm Harbor, Florida where a couple shared their middle-of-the-night experience with the local NBC news station. The woman and her husband were asleep when, in the middle of the night when her iPhone 6 Plus began igniting on her nightstand.
“My face was so close to the phone when it immediately went up in flames it woke me up, luckily I’m a light sleeper. it literally blew flames out the side of the phone,” the woman told NBC. Luckily her husband, Kyle, woke up and used a shirt to smother the flames. She said if she didn’t catch it as quickly as she did,…
A local news story comes from Palm Harbor, Florida where a couple shared their middle-of-the-night experience with the local NBC news station. The woman and her husband were asleep when, in the middle of the night when her iPhone 6 Plus began igniting on her nightstand.
“My face was so close to the phone when it immediately went up in flames it woke me up, luckily I’m a light sleeper. it literally blew flames out the side of the phone,” the woman told NBC. Luckily her husband, Kyle, woke up and used a shirt to smother the flames. She said if she didn’t catch it as quickly as she did,…
A report from China reports of a new render of the Huawei P10 Plus. While we’ve already seen an alleged render of the P10 a week or so ago, we only got front render of the P10 Plus with a black finish. This black finish on the front didn’t allow us to notice an extra sensor on the front of the phone, which could plausibly be an iris scanner, just like the Note7 had.
Given that the P10 has no rear-sensor and a physical home button, it’s obvious that fingerprint scanner would move to the front. One confusing piece of news is the inclusion of a rear-mounted fingerprint sensor on the back of…
A report from China reports of a new render of the Huawei P10 Plus. While we’ve already seen an alleged render of the P10 a week or so ago, we only got front render of the P10 Plus with a black finish. This black finish on the front didn’t allow us to notice an extra sensor on the front of the phone, which could plausibly be an iris scanner, just like the Note7 had.
Given that the P10 has no rear-sensor and a physical home button, it’s obvious that fingerprint scanner would move to the front. One confusing piece of news is the inclusion of a rear-mounted fingerprint sensor on the back of…
This is a really interesting case, so let’s briefly recap: Nextbit was a startup company that built a phone around a cloud feature that would allow seamless usage of apps and content that transcended between phone’s on-board storage and a complimentary cloud service, automatically.
This phone would be called the Nextbit Robin. The company’s initial Kick Starter goal of $500,000 was smashed with a final pledge amount of around $1.3 million.
Visual representation of unused data being backed up and restored
Fast-forward to today, a year or so after the Robin began shipping to…
This is a really interesting case, so let’s briefly recap: Nextbit was a startup company that built a phone around a cloud feature that would allow seamless usage of apps and content that transcended between phone’s on-board storage and a complimentary cloud service, automatically.
This phone would be called the Nextbit Robin. The company’s initial Kick Starter goal of $500,000 was smashed with a final pledge amount of around $1.3 million.
Visual representation of unused data being backed up and restored
Fast-forward to today, a year or so after the Robin began shipping to…
A couple of weeks ago, a leak had revealed borderless design for the Oppo Find 9. It was also revealed that the device will come in two variants: one powered by Snapdragon 835 SoC (having 6GB/128GB memory config) and the other powered by Snapdragon 653 chipset (with 4GB/64GB memory config).
Now, a new rumor of the company’s home country of China has confirmed these details. Not only this, the rumor has also revealed some other key specifications for the phone.
It says the device will sport a 5.5-inch 2K (should be QHD) display, a 21MP/16MP camera combo, and pack in a large 4,100mAh…
A couple of weeks ago, a leak had revealed borderless design for the Oppo Find 9. It was also revealed that the device will come in two variants: one powered by Snapdragon 835 SoC (having 6GB/128GB memory config) and the other powered by Snapdragon 653 chipset (with 4GB/64GB memory config).
Now, a new rumor of the company’s home country of China has confirmed these details. Not only this, the rumor has also revealed some other key specifications for the phone.
It says the device will sport a 5.5-inch 2K (should be QHD) display, a 21MP/16MP camera combo, and pack in a large 4,100mAh…
The Galaxy S7 edge outsold its smaller sibling, the S7. Now leaked schematics show us that the next gen phones will have even bigger screen, will we see the Galaxy S8 Plus outsell the smaller Galaxy S8?
Our preliminary polling says no – if our math is right, the smaller S8 will put an S7 edge-size screen into an S7-size body. And it won 35% of votes, leading the S8 Plus (6.3″ screen in an S7 edge body).
Of course, there are other considerations that might swing the results. The current consensus is that the Galaxy S8 Plus will have a dual camera, while the S8 will not. However, the…
The Galaxy S7 edge outsold its smaller sibling, the S7. Now leaked schematics show us that the next gen phones will have even bigger screen, will we see the Galaxy S8 Plus outsell the smaller Galaxy S8?
Our preliminary polling says no – if our math is right, the smaller S8 will put an S7 edge-size screen into an S7-size body. And it won 35% of votes, leading the S8 Plus (6.3″ screen in an S7 edge body).
Of course, there are other considerations that might swing the results. The current consensus is that the Galaxy S8 Plus will have a dual camera, while the S8 will not. However, the…
A twitter account that’s dedicated to reporting on new WhatsApp beta builds has tweeted of a new feature that its allegedly uncovered. @WABetaInfo tweeted a couple of screenshots of a newly spotted feature in version 2.17.3.28 for iOS and version 2.16.399 for Android. Users in a group chat would be able to broadcast their live location to the others on the group chat.
2.17.3.28 iOS | 2.16.399+ Android: Live Location feature, that tracks the live location of other group participants (DISABLED BY DEFAULT). pic.twitter.com/pYEXT1nxyR WABetaInfo (@WABetaInfo) January 26, 2017
The…
A twitter account that’s dedicated to reporting on new WhatsApp beta builds has tweeted of a new feature that its allegedly uncovered. @WABetaInfo tweeted a couple of screenshots of a newly spotted feature in version 2.17.3.28 for iOS and version 2.16.399 for Android. Users in a group chat would be able to broadcast their live location to the others on the group chat.
2.17.3.28 iOS | 2.16.399+ Android: Live Location feature, that tracks the live location of other group participants (DISABLED BY DEFAULT). pic.twitter.com/pYEXT1nxyR WABetaInfo (@WABetaInfo) January 26, 2017
The…
OnePlus released a video today featuring the OnePlus 3T and the company’s proprietary fast-charging solution called Dash Charge. The video pinned the Google Pixel XL against the OnePlus 3T in a charge off. Both devices were set to a destination and they batteries were charged with the Google Maps app navigating for 30 minutes.
The OnePlus 3T was connected to the official OnePlus Dash car Charger while the Google Pixel XL used a Belkin 27W USB-C Car Charger. Given that these phones have different charging temperatures, the OnePlus 3T charges cool while the Pixel usually warms up while…
OnePlus released a video today featuring the OnePlus 3T and the company’s proprietary fast-charging solution called Dash Charge. The video pinned the Google Pixel XL against the OnePlus 3T in a charge off. Both devices were set to a destination and they batteries were charged with the Google Maps app navigating for 30 minutes.
The OnePlus 3T was connected to the official OnePlus Dash car Charger while the Google Pixel XL used a Belkin 27W USB-C Car Charger. Given that these phones have different charging temperatures, the OnePlus 3T charges cool while the Pixel usually warms up while…
As scheduled, Motorola has started pushing out the Nougat update to the Moto Z Play smartphone. Arriving as firmware version NPN25.137-15-2 and currently hitting units in Europe, the update brings Android OS version 7.0.
As is usually the case with OTA roll outs, it may take some time for the update to hit your device. Meanwhile, if you feel impatient, you can manually check for the update by heading to your handset’s Settings menu.
For Moto Z Play owners in the US, the update will start rolling out in March.
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As scheduled, Motorola has started pushing out the Nougat update to the Moto Z Play smartphone. Arriving as firmware version NPN25.137-15-2 and currently hitting units in Europe, the update brings Android OS version 7.0.
As is usually the case with OTA roll outs, it may take some time for the update to hit your device. Meanwhile, if you feel impatient, you can manually check for the update by heading to your handset’s Settings menu.
For Moto Z Play owners in the US, the update will start rolling out in March.
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