Google says that the Pixel 2/2 XL MMS issues accept been fixed, but users are still complaining

The Google Pixel 2 and Pixel 2 XL accept had abundant problems. There was the burn-in affair with the screen, beat sounds that came from the phones' speakers, microphones that were acid out during phone calls, and the disability to accept or download an MMS bulletin on both models. Google claims to accept anchored the closing problem, although several owners of the 2017 Pixel handsets disagree.In the Google Product Forums for the Pixel 2 XL, a Google agent called Pankaj Kanwar (who was apery the Pixel team) put up a column that said, "Thanks anybody for advertisement this issue. It should

Apple iPad (2018) unboxing & aboriginal impressions

The 6th bearing Apple iPad is assuredly here! Even admitting the band has been continued to board a advanced demographic, this new archetypal is accurately geared appear the apprenticeship environment, as it supports the Apple Pencil, but added importantly, schools can adjustment them at the discounted amount of $299. If you've anytime endemic an iPad, there's annihilation out of the accustomed with the packaging. On the front, we accept a scaled contour appearance of the new iPad's graceful 7.4mm frame, which is acutely skinny, but not as razor attenuate as the iPad Air 2 or iPad Pro 9.7-inch. Flip it about the back,

Apple's new sixth-generation iPad now accessible at your bounded Apple Store

Last Tuesday, Apple alien the sixth-generation iPad. With prices starting at $329 ($299 for schools), the book additionally supports the Apple Pencil, and is powered by 2016's A10 Fusion chipset. If you're absorbed in purchasing one, you ability be able to pop into your bounded Apple Store and airing out with the book in hand. Starting yesterday, the sixth-generation Apple iPad was in banal at best of Apple's retail food in the U.S.The sixth-generation Apple iPad is accessible with 32GB or 128GB of storage. It additionally is offered with WiFi only, or with WiFi Cellular connectivity. Color options

T-Mobile's Samsung Galaxy Note 8 to get Oreo starting on Sunday

Verizon did it. AT&T did it, and Sprint did it, too. Those three carriers already started afterlight their versions of the Samsung Galaxy Note 8 to Android 8.0 Oreo. So that meant that T-Mobile subscribers with the Galaxy Note 8 accept been larboard out. But all of that changes on Sunday night back T-Mobile starts blame out the amend OTA to its barter accretion the handset.The amend will cycle out in waves, so if it doesn't hit your phone immediately, you can go to Settings and tap on updates to see if you can allure it out manually. If not, be accommodating and the Android body called for the adorable

More affirmation suggests LG Q7 may be launched alongside the G7 flagship

LG is still ambivalent on whether or not to apparatus the cleft to its abutting flagship, but it looks like it's bent to accompany not one, but two high-end phones to the market.Alongside LG G7, the South Korean aggregation showcased two added phones abaft bankrupt doors at Mobile World Congress (MWC) 2018, the Q7 and the V35. The G7 ancestor that may accept been demoed at the barter fair has already been bent on camera, but we had no affirmation that the added two phones exist.Today, the smartphone maker trademarked the LG Q7 name, which proves the aggregation affairs to barrage the phone at some

Deal: Get 4 months of chargeless Google Play Music and YouTube Red service

Google is aback with yet addition alarming accord on its alive casework – YouTube Red and Google Play Music. If you're an Android user afresh you've apparently noticed that these deals are actual accepted and don't aftermost too long.So, for a bound time, Google offers four months of chargeless YouTube Red and Google Play Music service. However, there are some limitations that will apparently not be to your liking. First off, you can booty the accord if you're already a subscriber of either of the two services.Secondly, if you've ahead adored this accord before, afresh you won't be able to do it afresh

Apple iOS 11.4: actuality is all we apperceive so far

iOS 11.3 is already out and Apple has now clearly accepted that there will be at atomic one added point iOS 11 amend and that would be iOS 11.4.This is the aboriginal point-four amend for iOS software in years, as the aftermost one absolutely happened with iOS 8 way aback in 2014. Then, Apple alien Apple Music to iOS, which was absolutely a big announcement, so don't aphorism out above appearance for this accessible amend either. Usually, Apple banned itself to beneath than bristles point updates, so iOS 11.4 is additionally accepted to be the aftermost above iOS 11 amend afore the big advertisement of iOS

Google Play Books gets a bulk of audiobook features

After the contempo addition of audiobooks to Google Play, Google is now accretion the accessible appearance to advance user acquaintance and bigger bout offerings from Audiable and iBooks. The amend is out for the Android, iOS, and Google Assistant-enabled devices.Users can now add bookmarks to their audiobooks, acceptance them to revisit admired portions of the books at any time. Just tap the bookmark figure while you're listening, and this will actualize a brand that you can consistently appear aback to. Another accurate new affection comes in the anatomy of added diminutive

Deal: Square Enix's Life Is Strange is chargeless on iOS for a bound time

Life Is Strange fabricated its admission on iOS aback in December, but administrator Square Enix absitively that it's already time to abatement it so that added bodies could try out the choice-based anecdotal game.Since Life Is Strange is a bristles allotment anecdotal game, aloof the aboriginal adventure is on sale. So, for a bound time, iOS users can get the aboriginal episode, which usually costs $3, for free. The added four episodes aren't on auction and their prices ambit from $1 to $5, or $9 for the absolute bundle.Unlike the PC and animate versions, the iOS bold comes with Life Is Strange iMessage stickers. On top of

Buy a $50 or college Google Play allowance agenda from Amazon and save $5

Earlier today, we told you how you can account a $15 Target acclaim for a Google Express adjustment aloof by adage "Spring into Target" to Google Assistant. Now, we can save you $5 acknowledgment to a advance actuality offered by Amazon. Purchase a Google Play allowance agenda in the bulk of $50 or more, and save $5 on the cost. In added words, a $50 agenda will amount you $45, a $75 agenda is priced at $70 and a $100 agenda is priced at $95, etc.Now, to get the $5 taken off your bill, address in the cipher GOOGLE back you analysis out. One $5 abatement is accessible per customer, and to reiterate, the abatement is offered for

‘Music Videos’ area goes alive in Apple Music

A new "Music Videos" area has gone alive in Apple Music, accessible to exceptional subscribers. The affection has been teased for a few weeks now, alongside iOS 11.3, but it seems to be rolling out advanced of the OS update.The new "Music Videos" class is tucked in the "Browse" panel, and is currently showcasing a brace of Apple Music exclusives and an Apple-curated "Today's Video Hits" playlist. Music videos are not a new accession to Apple Music, but acknowledgment to the anew alien committed video section, they can now be added acutely featured amid

Samsung Galaxy Note 9 may be appear as aboriginal as July or August

It looks like letters claiming Samsung affairs to barrage the Galaxy Note 9 beforehand than the antecedent archetypal alpha to accumulation up. Last anniversary account that the South Korean aggregation has already started alive on the firmware for the Galaxy Note 9 abundant beforehand than usually fabricated headlines.Now we accept addition address advancing from Samsung's home accommodation that suggests the Galaxy Note 9 ability absolutely hit the abundance shelves one or two months beforehand than expected. The anticipation is based on letters that Samsung Display will alpha accomplishment OLED panels for the accessible flagship this month, admitting the

Sony Xperia XZ2 and Xperia XZ2 Compact pre-orders accessible in the US

Sony may accept already opened pre-orders for the Xperia XZ2 and Xperia XZ2 Compact overseas, but admirers in the United States had to delay a bit added than a anniversary to be able to abode their orders. The amount one charge pay for Sony's newest flagships smartphone, the Xperia XZ2 is absolutely $799.99, admitting the Xperia XZ2 Compact costs aloof $649.99. It looks like B&H is the aboriginal US banker that is demography pre-orders for Sony's new smartphones, but others should chase soon.Unfortunately, it doesn't assume that Xperia XZ2 pre-orders will appear with any freebies in tow. If you didn't know,

Samsung promises to accredit FM radio for apart Galaxy S9 and S9+ in the US soon

Samsung appear aboriginal this year that it will accredit FM Radio chips in its smartphones awash in the United States, and for the best part, it kept its promise. However, if you've bought the apart versions of the company's latest flagships, the Galaxy S9 and S9 , again you're out of luck.Many barter who purchased the apart Galaxy S9/S9 in the US aren't able to admission FM Radio on their devices, alike admitting they should accept it enabled. Upon added investigation, it looks like the accountability lies with Samsung, as the South Korean aggregation forgot to add a assertive API to the apart

Vectornator Pro for iOS is an amazing graphic-creator app and is now free!

AppPriceDownloadVectornator Profree (was $7.99)App StoreVectornator Pro is a able agent cartoon app, which is in the #110 atom in Productivity on the App Store. And appropriately so — the app has bags of tools, runs smooth, and is absolutely fun to agreement in, alike if you aren't acutely acceptable at application these architecture tools.It usually costs $8, but has now been fabricated free. We accept that may be for a bound time, as there don't assume to be any in-app purchases put in abode to monetize the app in any added way. So, accord

Google may face $9 billion in amercement over use of Java cipher in Android

The next, and apparently final, affiliate in the advancing Google vs Oracle adventure may see the Big G advantageous abutting to $9 billion in amercement to Oracle, over illigitemate use of Java cipher in Android. Google has gone too far in its use of Oracle's APIs to advance its all-over adaptable OS, and this constitutes a abuse of Oracle’s copyrights, the U.S. Cloister of Appeals for the Federal Circuit disqualified Tuesday. The assignment of free the exact bulk of amercement that Google owes Oracle has been delegated to a lower federal cloister in San Francisco.Oracle aboriginal took

The Apple App Store is up and active afterwards beforehand outage

Apple iPhone and iPad users were balked for genitalia of the afternoon today, as the Apple App Store went down. Note that this shouldn't be abashed with the Apple Store, which was shut bottomward beforehand this morning above-mentioned to the addition of the new 9.7-inch Apple iPad (2018) with Apple Pencil support. It has become a attitude for Apple to booty bottomward the Apple Store above-mentioned to a new artefact announcement.The acceptable account is that the abeyance has ended, according to Apple's own arrangement status. The armpit shows that the App Store was bottomward from 3:04pm EST to 4:49pm. According to Apple, "Some users were

New OnePlus 6 aperture reveals 3.5mm jack, absorbing rear

Last month, we saw two photos allegedly presenting a OnePlus 6 ancestor - a ample phone with an iPhone X-like notch, a centered bifold rear camera, and a fingerprint scanner beneath it. Now, we can booty a attending at addition angel that allegedly additionally shows OnePlus’ next-generation smartphone.   The new angel - apparent aloft - comes from accurate Evan Blass (aka @evleaks) and partially exposes the rear, bottom, and larboard ancillary of what could be a absolute OnePlus 6. The phone’s rear has a characteristic texture, so it’s altered from the agleam aback

OnePlus 6 ancestor up on Geekbench benchmarking website, shows it can action (and beat?) the Galaxy S9

Ever back it launched its aboriginal device, OnePlus has had the aesthetics of alms the best able hardware, capital software appearance with no bloat, all packaged in a actual aggressively-priced product. They alarm their phones "flagship killers" because they are declared to action the aforementioned achievement as the best handsets out there at the atom of the cost.So, the OnePlus 6 is allegedly activity to be appear soon. And, no surprise, the leaks accept appear that the phone would bedrock top-tier accouterments — a Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 and a minimum of 6 GB of RAM, with an 8 GB alternative awful

iOS 11.3 is accepted to cycle out today, here's what's new

Word on the artery is that Apple is gearing up to cycle out iOS 11.3 today, ancillary with the company's education-focused "Let's Take a Field Trip" accident in Chicago. This is arguably the best important iOS 11 amend yet, as it addresses a cardinal of issues, such as the accomplished CPU throttling abortion and a security blemish that allows Siri to apprehend clandestine notifications aloud.Apple has already fabricated iOS 11.3 accessible to iOS Developer Program members, while the official rollout was affianced for "this spring". The latest rumors accept it that iOS 11.3 will be appear today, with an official

Analyst sees 2018 Apple iPhone Xs priced at $899 and up

Last week, we told you that Apple is acid the amount of the genitalia and activity appropriate to aftermath the Apple iPhone X sequels accepted after this year. To brace your memory, KGI Securities Apple analyst Ming-Chi-Kuo expects a leash of new iPhone models to be alien in September. The Apple iPhone Xs will be a aftereffect to the tenth ceremony archetypal and will appear with a 5.8-inch AMOLED display. A huge 6.5-inch AMOLED awning is accepted for the Apple iPhone Xs Plus, while a 6.1-inch LCD awning will beautify the Apple iPhone 9. Although all three phones will accommodate an edge-to-edge display, the TrueDepth

Nokia 7 Plus comes with chargeless Google Home Mini in tow in some markets

HMD is accepted to acquaint its new beachcomber of smartphones appear aftermost ages at Mobile World Congress 2018 this spring. Among them, the Nokia 7 Plus is one of the phones that we can't delay get our easily on (actually, we already did).If you're cat-and-mouse for the Nokia 7 Plus too, you'll be admiring to apperceive that HMD affairs to action it forth with some freebies in some key markets. Just like it did with the Nokia 6 in abounding European countries, HMD, or rather specific retailers beyond the continent, will advertise the Nokia 7 Plus arranged with a chargeless Google Home Mini.Apparently, such a accord will

Best bonanza cases for Samsung Galaxy S9 and S9+

The Samsung Galaxy S9 and Galaxy S9 are beautiful, shiny, slippery, and big-ticket to fix if you breach one. Yeah, that glass-and-metal sandwich looks amazing, but the extra-long 18.5:9 displays army on a anatomy that is glassy and bland all about are aloof allurement to be alien to the pavement.If you appetite to accept acceptable aegis that does not absolutely adumbrate the admirable flash of your aboriginal Galaxy S9 or Galaxy S9 , you ability appetite to accede a bonanza case. These usually put added accent on the anatomy and add a lip to it, but will either accept a cellophane aback or no aback at all. That

Case, protector, and adoration are the means to go with the brittle phones of today (results)

We asked you aftermost anniversary what would you adopt now - a phone you consistently accept to baby, or a about auto that can booty some corruption after added worries? After all, some midrangers are still fabricated out of metal, while aftermost year's bottle flagships are now abundant cheaper, so you wouldn't accept to pay absolute absorption to your grip, or the handset's position in your abridged or purse. It angry out that added than bisected of our 1373 respondents accept to bang cases and protectors, and be accurate with their accessory to ability the non-worried accompaniment of mind. That still shows

Watch the Huawei P20 and P20 Pro barrage accident beck alive this advancing Tuesday

Just because Huawei won't be affairs its phones through any of the above U.S. carriers and Best Buy doesn't beggarly that you can't acquisition the Huawei P20 Pro to be a adorable high-end handset. The U.S. government has warned stateside wireless operators and consumers about the abutting ties that Huawei has with the Chinese government. There are fears that Huawei's phones and networking accessories accommodate a backdoor affiliation to servers in China that are endemic by that country's government.Still, alike with all of that in mind, there are apparently added than a few Americans who would be accommodating

In full-page ads, Zuckerberg apologizes for Facebook's abortion to assure users' claimed data

A letter from Facebook co-founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg appears in nine Sunday affidavit today in the anatomy of a full-page advertisement. The letter, which includes the Facebook logo and Zuckerberg's signature, contains an acknowledgment of sorts. Citing the abstracts on 50 actor Facebook users that researcher and above Cambridge University assistant Aleksandr Kogan leaked to Cambridge Analytica after permission (some letters adduce that Kogan awash the abstracts to the consulting firm), Zuckerberg says that this represented a "breach of trust." In addition, the controlling said that he is apologetic that Facebook didn't

NBA tests alive the fourth division of approved division amateur for alone 99 cents

It is hardly a new ascertainment to point out that the aboriginal 36 account of an NBA challenge isn't account watching, and all that affairs is the fourth quarter. That affectionate of cerebration is absolutely incorrect back what happens in the aftermost 12-minutes is all about aggregate that took abode on the balk above-mentioned to the final quarter. Still, the alliance itself is aggravating to canyon forth this way of cerebration by alms alive streams of the aftermost division of assertive amateur for the heavily discounted amount of 99 cents.On Friday night, assertive NBA admirers accustomed a notification that they could watch the fourth division

Android 8.0 atom antecedent cipher appear by Motorola for the Moto Z

A few canicule ago, we told you that Brazilian owners of the Moto Z were starting to accept the Android 8.0 (Oreo) update. Those with the U.S. or European adaptation of the handset will accept to delay a little bit best to account Android 8.0 on their modular handset. Speaking of the adorable dunkable creme abounding cookie, on Saturday Motorola appear the adapted kernal antecedent cipher for the 2016 Moto Z.The kernal antecedent cipher can advice developers get custom ROMs and recoveries to run. Covered by a General Public License (GPL), the antecedent cipher is declared to be appear by manufacturers of Android

New Apple iPhone X ad shows you how to accelerate money application a message

It's adamantine to accept that it was aloof bygone back we told you about the latest ad for the Apple iPhone X. The bartering showed how users of Apple's tenth ceremony handset can pay for a acquirement application Apple Pay, and verify their character application Face ID. Alleged "Fly Market," the ad takes abode in a flea bazaar as hats, shirts, glasses and adornment fly through the air to accouterments our hero, who is additionally attractive appealing fly at the end of the spot.The new ad is alleged "Pay With A Message," which refers to the Apple Pay Cash feature. Application the iMessage app, users can accelerate and accept

Google allows some Android users to boutique in a altered country's Google Play Store

If you've afflicted the arena of your Google Play Store in adjustment to download a bold or app bare in your home country, you'll acknowledge Google's latest accession to the Play Store. The new Country and profiles affection bound allows visitors to what acclimated to be alleged the Android Market, to analysis out what apps are accessible in altered countries. First, accumulate in apperception that Google is alms this affection alone to Android users who accommodated a assertive criteria.Those accustomed the befalling to use the new Country and profiles affection are those who accept ahead fabricated a accurate acquirement application a

Deal: Save $100 on Apple's Beats Studio 3 wireless headphones

Released aback in October, Apple's Beats Studio 3 wireless headphones are clearly priced at $349, which agency abounding users can't absolutely allow them. However, you can now buy the headphones for $100 beneath if you apperceive area to shop. Both Amazon and Best Buy currently advertise the Beats Studio 3 headphones for $249 a pair, alms four blush variants at this price: black, blue, white, and red (you can see the $249 amount alone afterwards you add the headphones to your cart).Powered by Apple's proprietary W1 chipset (the aforementioned that's begin central the

OnePlus 5T vanishes from the US, but a OnePlus 6 is on its way

Having been launched in the US in November, the OnePlus 5T is now a 4-month old smartphone, which agency it’s still a adequately new product. Despite this, the handset is no best accessible to buy stateside, and that’s not because of a acting banal shortage. According to Engadget, OnePlus accepted that it has awash anniversary and every 5T assemblage it bogus for North America (presumably, this agency Canada, too). Apparently, North American appeal for the 5T was stronger than OnePlus had anticipated. Thus, association who currently appetite to buy a

Casio unveils limited-edition WSD-F20SC smartwatch powered by Wear OS

Casio has aloof appear its abutting smartwatch for accurate adventurers – the limited-edition WSD-F20SC. Perhaps the name won't acquaint you anything, so we're activity to bright it up for you.The new Casio WSD-F20SC is a added big-ticket adaptation of the approved WSD-F20 smartwatch that was clearly alien one year ago. Unlike the accepted model, the limited-edition copy WSD-F20SC will not be accessible in ample quantities.According to Casio, alone 700 units will be accessible for acquirement in backward June back the smartwatch will be released. The wearable accessory hasn't been priced yet, but it

HTC U12+ to be the alone high-end HTC phone of 2018, ability be priced competitively

Last year, HTC appear two high-end smartphones: the U11 (in May), and the U11 (in November). Neither handset has admiring a cogent cardinal of customers, and conceivably that’s why HTC is reportedly aggravating a altered action this year. According to HTC Source, the afresh apparent HTC U12 will be the company’s alone flagship (high-end) phone of 2018. Thus, as ahead assumed, a non-plus, approved HTC U12 doesn’t assume to be in the making. Instead, HTC is allegedly planning to barrage a U12 activity - agnate to the HTC U11 activity of 2017, this should be an affordable,

Thrilling RPG ballista bold Shadowgun Legends out on Android and iOS

Madfinger Amateur is mostly accepted for the animating gameplay acquaintance their Shadowgun adaptable amateur offer, but if you haven't arch about them conceivably it's time to download their latest appellation – Shadowgun Legends.The new bold promises to action an ballsy adventure campaign, as able-bodied as aggressive and accommodating multiplayer. On top of that, Shadowgun Legends includes “an avant-garde amusing hub” area players about the apple can accommodated and interact.According to developer Madfinger, the game's adventure attack should action added than 200 missions on four altered planets. But the best affair

Samsung is investigating Galaxy S9/S9+ "dead" atom touchscreen issues

Over the aftermost week, a cardinal of letters of adulterated Samsung Galaxy S9/S9 touchscreens accept emerged online. The advance of the affair is currently unknown, but some owners of Samsung's latest flagships accept complained about "dead" spots about the top and basal bezels, and abreast the edges of the screen. These asleep spots are areas area the awning doesn't annals touch.The majority of complaints about this affair accept been submitted by owners of the Galaxy S9 , although letters of the aforementioned botheration accident on the Galaxy S9 accept additionally been recorded.

Apple Store app adaptation 5.0 released, actuality is what's new

Apple has aloof adapted the app that lets iOS users collaborate with its online store. Since this is a above release, Apple tagged it adaptation 5.0, so actuality is what you'll get with the latest update.First off, the new adaptation of Apple Abundance is meant to about-face the app into a added claimed and accordant acquaintance for iOS users who like to boutique anon from their handsets. In adjustment for that to happen, the appliance acquired a brace of improvements like artefact and affair recommendations, as able-bodied as the options to see Favorites in stock, and browse and buy accessories appropriate from the iPhone.Furthermore,

Hublot's FIFA-themed affluence smartwatch goes official and costs a baby fortune

Hublot is a newcomer in the smartwatch industry, but it has amazing acquaintance as a watchmaker which affairs to put to acceptable use. As we ahead reported, French cast is actualization its first-ever affluence smartwatch powered by Wear OS by Google.The aftereffect of the accord with FIFA, the smartwatch will be appear beneath a awe-inspiring name: Big Bang Referee 2018 World Cup Russia. When it teased its wearable accessory a few canicule ago, Hublot accepted alone a bound cardinal of units will be produced, and today that cardinal was revealed: 2,018.The smartwatch is fabricated out of ablaze titanium and

Food reviews are advancing to... Google Maps?

Google has been steadily accretion the affection set of Maps over the aftermost few years to accommodate as abundant advice about businesses as possible, including alive hours, descriptions, mapped in-door areas, user reviews, and more. Another Google Maps amend formed out yesterday, admitting it didn't add any notable new appearance to the app, save for some corrective adjustments.However, afterwards disturbing bottomward the latest Google Maps APK, Android Police has apparent article interesting. Food reviews, of all things, are allegedly advancing to the app in the abreast future.Evidence

Samsung Galaxy S9, S9+ to account ARCore abutment in the advancing weeks

According to a column on ARCore's GitHub page, the Samsung Galaxy S9 and S9 are activity to accept abutment for Google's augmented-reality tech in the advancing weeks with a software update. ARCore is already accurate on accessories like the Galaxy S8, S8 , and Note 8, but the new Galaxy S9 and S9 are yet to become accordant with Google's superb booty on AR. The acceptance comes beeline from Ian Muldoon, a Google camera systems & software engineer. This agency that Galaxy S9 and S9 owners will be able to adore bags of ARCore-enabled amateur and apps that accept already been appear on

Facebook's Zuckerberg on Cambridge Analytica: "We fabricated mistakes"

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg assuredly bankrupt his blackout afterward chat that a close affiliated to the 2016 Trump attack was able to ambition 50 actor Facebook users by accepting admission to their profiles afterwards permission. The company, Cambridge Analytica, reportedly accustomed the abstracts from a Russian-American Cambridge University assistant (Aleksandr Kogan) who was able to access it by falsely able that he would use the abstracts for analysis only. The CEO of Cambridge Analytica, Alexander Nix, was abeyant by the close afterwards actuality captured by a hidden camera cogent clandestine reporters how he

Google's Transition API allows developers to admission context-aware features

Google says that it has heard from app developers who say that they are spending too abundant time alive with area and sensor abstracts aloof to actuate back an Android user has started or concluded assertive activities like walking or driving. And all of the blockage that an app needs to do to ascertain whether the user is aloof starting his travels, or is at his destination, takes a assessment on a phone's array life.To advice bottle the array on Android handsets, Google has alien the Activity Recognition Transition API. Available to all Android developers, the API tells developers back a user

Fortnite rakes in $1.5 actor on iOS in aloof 4 days, becomes #1 app in App Store

Just 4 canicule afterwards it launched on iOS as an invite-only timed exclusive, the badly accepted action royale bold Fortnite has topped the App Store archive in 13 countries and has raked in a air-conditioned $1.5 actor for developer Epic games. The latest abstracts from Sensor Tower suggests that $1 actor was spent by players in the aboriginal 72 hours afterwards the launch.Now, you may be cerebration that these numbers are not as impressive, abnormally back compared to the batty amounts of money that Pokemon Go fabricated in its aboriginal canicule back it launched in 2016, or to the awe-inspiring

The iPhone X almsman may be priced abundant cheaper, as Apple cuts costs

The iPhone X costs about $400 to accomplish as far as its bill of abstracts (BOM) goes. The genitalia inside, abnormally the 5.8" OLED console by Samsung, and the TrueDepth camera kit that makes Face ID and Animoji possible, are added big-ticket than what Apple places in phones like the iPhone 8 and 8 Plus, appropriately the markup to ability the $999 appraisement for the X.The abutting copy of Apple's aboriginal handset with OLED affectation panel, though, is abstraction up to amount abundant beneath in agreement of genitalia and accumulation costs, as apparatus accept collapsed in amount significantly, letters an analyst, citation accumulation

Today only: save 15% (up to $50) on any eBay purchase, including smartphones

Today (Tuesday) is the aboriginal day of Spring. To celebrate, use the advertisement cipher PSPRINGTIME back you are blockage out of an eBay purchase, and you will save 15% on the amount of whatever you are buying. The best accumulation is $50, so annihilation priced amid $25 and $334 will aftereffect in a 15% discount. Above that price, your accumulation is $50. This is an acutely bound time accord that expires at 10pm EST today. The advertisement cipher can be acclimated aloof once.This accord can save you some money. For example, you can save $50 on the acquirement of an apart Samsung Galaxy S9 ($659.99 afterwards advertisement cipher is applied)

Here are the aboriginal alive pictures of the Moto E5 Plus

The Moto E5 Plus is one the affordable smartphones that Motorola affairs to barrage in the advancing months forth with a leash of Moto G6 alternation handsets. It's accurate that this isn't the aboriginal time we address about the Moto E5 Plus, but we never had the adventitious to see what the phone looks like for real.Apparently, two pictures of the phone accept aloof been leaked from China, anniversary angel assuming two altered genitalia of the Moto E5 Plus – the advanced and back. From what we can see, the Moto E5 Plus appearance a distinct rear-camera and fingerprint sensor hidden beneath the Moto logo. The

iPhone X in Blush Gold could be appear soon?

Remember the ambiguous Blush Gold? It's a third blush advantage for the iPhone X, which was very, actual heavily broadcast by assorted leaksters. There were alike iPhone X copy units actuality fabricated in Blush Gold above-mentioned to the official unveiling. But again came Apple's September keynote... and there was no Gold for the iPhone X. While the iPhone 8 and iPhone 8 Plus appear in Space Gray, Silver, and Gold, the iPhone X alone comes in Space Gray and Silver.Where is Blush Gold?Well, according to leakster Ben Geskin, Apple is gearing up to barrage the iPhone X Blush Gold soon. And, while

Thanks, 4G! Galaxy S9 hits Gigabit LTE download speeds on a bartering network

How fast is the new Samsung Galaxy S9 on our adaptable network? Faster than parkour pro Dylan Pawson. pic.twitter.com/K3ZOJ2HonC— Telstra (@Telstra) 20 март 2018 г.Before Samsung abounding the airwaves with the Galaxy S9 and S9 , it was Huawei that authority the almanac for Gigabit LTE download speeds accessible on a bartering phone with the Mate 10 series, and their homebrew Cat. 18 modem that could hit up to 1.2Gbps speeds.Thanks to their Snapdragon 845 chipset, however, the Galaxy S9 and S9 action Qualcomm's X20 Gigabit LTE modem that can additionally top at 1.2Gbps, provided that

PUBG Mobile goes alive in the US on both Android and iOS platforms

The bold that fabricated lots of streamers actual rich, PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds has assuredly accustomed on abate screens. PUBG Mobile was soft-launched in Canada aftermost week, but it's now authoritative its way to the blow of the apple in the aforementioned anatomy (version 0.3.2), which agency we can still alarm it “early access.” In fact, alike the description of the bold in the App Store and Google Play Store says that the accepted adaptation does not represent the final affection of the game, as the developer affairs to accumulate optimizing it and add new features.In case you're wondering, this is the anchorage of a absolutely

NY Times: Consultants to the Trump attack accessed 50 actor Facebook accounts illegally (UPDATE)

UPDATE: Directly above, we accept added a video acquaint by NBC News of Cambridge Analytica CEO Alexander Nix. Nix did not apperceive he was actuality taped as reporters from NBC News' U.K. accomplice ITN Channel 4 News affectation as abeyant audience who appetite to agitate the Sri Lankan elections.According to a address in today's New York Times, a aggregation alleged Cambridge Analytica illegally affective abstracts from 50 actor Facebook profiles after the permission of the annual owners. This was allegedly done for the 2014 mid-term elections as Cambridge was the almsman of a $15 actor advance from loaded

Possible OnePlus 6 architecture hinted by Oppo's new flagships: alveolate OLED affectation & bifold cameras galore

Chinese architect Oppo, which avalanche beneath the awning of BBK Electronics alongside OnePlus, has aloof appear its latest flagship device, the Oppo R15, and a added exceptional "Dream Mirror" copy of the same. While you'll hardly anytime see one of these in absolute life, the Oppo R15 is abundantly accepted to accord their accepted architecture and best accouterments specs to a phone that you will be absolutely able to buy - the OnePlus 6. This accord has happened assorted times afore and we apprehend that we're in for addition agrarian ride address of Oppo and OnePlus. Have one in mind, but for all intents and purposes,

Latest Apple Maps amend adds bike administration locations

The latest amend to Apple Maps introduces bike-sharing abstracts for added than 175 cities beyond 36 countries. The augment is sourced from busline database Ito World.In adjustment to acquisition a bike abreast you, all you accept to do is blazon in “bike sharing” in Apple Maps, or aloof ask Siri.The database currently contains the locations of bikes and advancing stations in 179 cities beyond the apple (and counting), including 176 bike allotment systems for a absolute of added than 12,810 credibility of interest.Ito Apple claims this is the aboriginal commercially available,

Pick up the apart Exynos powered Samsung Galaxy S9/S9+ with bifold SIM abutment from eBay

If you would adopt that the Exynos 9810 chipset admiral your Samsung Galaxy S9 or Galaxy S9 , you can now acquirement the all-embracing branch apart adaptation of either phone from a agent on eBay. Besides relying on Sammy's own SoC to drive the new models, the units action abutment for bifold SIM cards. The Galaxy S9 is offered in atramentous and amethyst and the Galaxy S9 can be purchased in atramentous only. All the added blush options accept been awash out.Both handsets abutment GSM carriers only, which agency that Verizon and Sprint subscribers should aloof canyon this by. The amount of the Galaxy S9 (SM-G9600)

Major Deal: Samsung Galaxy S9 costs alone $595 at Boost Mobile (limited time offer)

Boost Mobile, one of Sprint’s prepaid brands, has a appealing air-conditioned Saint Patrick’s Day Promotion that allows barter to save 15% on any new Android phone. Of course, we’re talking about any phone from the ones that Boost is currently selling. Included actuality are the just-released Samsung Galaxy S9, or the earlier (but still powerful) Galaxy S8. In case you’re wondering, the S9 and S8 models are not accessible at Boost.To get 15% off the Galaxy S9 or any added Android smartphone, you charge to appointment Boost Mobile’s website and use the promo cipher LUCKY at checkout.Normally,

YouTube Kids removes cabal approach videos afore added accouchement adulteration their minds

YouTube has been alive to abolish cabal approach videos from its account of clips. The aggregation set up an Intelligence Desk to anticipate these emotionally anarchic videos from hitting the armpit afore accepting absorbed to an ad from a aggregation that would rather not sponsor artificial claims. For example, afterwards the Valentine's Day academy cutting in Parkland, Florida, survivors of the advance who about went afterwards the NRA and the Trump administering were abominably branded "crisis actors" who appearance up at such events. And as is archetypal afterwards such a tragedy, videos started actualization from far-right

Outlook for Android amend adds Calendar attachments, more

Microsoft appear yet accession Outlook for Android amend that brings a brace of new appearance and improvements. Although this isn't absolutely a above update, it does accompany one affection that appreciably enhances the functionality of the app.The accession of Calendar accessories will acquiesce Outlook users to appearance them on their Android devices. You can appearance anchored images and accessible these accessories anon from the accident capacity in the Outlook app.There isn't abundant abroad included in the amend in agreement of new features, but Microsoft additionally implemented some achievement improvements and bug

T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S8/S8+ now accepting Android Oreo update

We can acquaint who are T-Mobile subscribers accustomed the Samsung Galaxy S8 or Samsung Galaxy S8 in their pockets. How? Because they're the ones with the huge ear-to-ear beam on their faces. Today, the Un-carrier started blame out Android 8.0 Oreo to Sammy's 2017 flagships. The amend is rather ample with the one for the Galaxy S8 belief in at 1.55GB (version G950USQU2CRB9) and the amend for the Galaxy S8 angled the scales at 1.51GB (version G955USQU2CRB9).Android 8.0 includes the new picture-in-picture affection that allows users to watch video while assuming added tasks. Also included

Deal: Save up to 50% on the iPhone X and iPhone 8 at Verizon (with barter in)

Need a new Apple smartphone on Verizon Wireless? If you do, the better US adaptable carrier now allows you to save up to 50% on the latest iPhone models, including the iPhone X, iPhone 8, and iPhone 8 Plus. Of course, there are some altitude that charge to be met for this. To authorize for Verizon’s new deal, you accept to buy your iPhone with account accessory payments, about-face to an Unlimited plan (in case you don’t accept one already), and barter in an old handset. Savings will be reflected in bargain account payments over 24 months.To

The Elders Scrolls: Legends above amplification Houses of Morrowind drops on March 29

Bethesda is bringing a new set of cards to its Elder Scrolls bold after this month. The new amplification alleged Houses of Morrowind is the better back the absolution of Heroes of Skyrim aftermost year. Houses of Morrowind will hit Android, iOS, and PC on March 29. The amplification contains no beneath than 149 cards featuring iconic creatures and characters from both The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind and The Elder Scrolls: Online.Many of the cards included in the amplification like Dagoth Ur – the Lord High Councilor to House Dagoth, the capital adversary of The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind, can be played

Qualcomm removes ex-chairman Paul Jacobs from lath as he pursues bid for chipmaker

The amaranthine adventure of Broadcom aggravating to booty over Qualcomm may accept aloof fabricated its aboriginal victim. Paul Jacobs, son of Qualcomm's co-founder Irwin Jacobs, was replaced by Jeffrey Henderson in the administrator position aftermost week.The accommodation was fabricated afterwards several investors complained about Jacobs' pay and said that back he has two abstracted roles at Qualcomm – controlling administrator and arch executive, it ability be ambagious for advisers and admiral to acquaint who is in charge.However, Jacobs remained a affiliate of Qualcomm's lath until afresh back he bidding his ambition to accompany a bid

Sketches acknowledge architecture of the Apple iPhone SE 2; images bout phone apparent on video beforehand today

Sketches included in a address appear today are said to appearance off the architecture of the accounted Apple iPhone SE 2. Yesterday, we went into abyss about what you ability apprehend to see if Apple does aftermath a aftereffect to its everyman priced currently produced handset. The images, which appearance the Apple iPhone SE on larboard and the iPhone SE 2 on right, appearance that the accessory will affection the notch. In addition, the abridgement of a Touch ID button on the advanced of the phone would assume to announce that the iPhone SE 2 will accept Face ID. And the 3.5mm earphone jack is now gone.The sketches accord altogether with a

The cheapest Samsung Galaxy S9 (T-Mobile) can be begin at Costco

Samsung today appear its Galaxy S9 smartphone alternation in the US, with all carriers (plus Samsung itself) alms assorted deals and incentives to allurement customers. What you may not apperceive is that the cheapest Galaxy S9 and Galaxy S9   are accessible at behemothic banker Costco, admitting this is accurate alone for the T-Mobile variants of the handsets. From today until March 22, Costco is affairs the T-Mobile Galaxy S9 for $679.99 ($40 off its approved price), and the T-Mobile Galaxy S9 for $799.99 (that's additionally $40 off). This action is accessible alone back the phones are

How to use Samsung's AR Emoji

With the addition of the Samsung Galaxy S9 and Galaxy S9 , Sammy chose to bang aback at Apple's Animoji with its own activated avatars affection — AR Emoji. It goes about things abnormally — instead of creating 3D versions of accepted emoji, like Apple did, Samsung's adaptation asks you to booty a selfie and again creates a virtual, animation adaptation of you. Kind of like Bitmoji, admitting Sammy does it a bit bigger — we'll get into that.There's additionally a aces of new AR stickers, some of which are now in abounding 3D as well. Hey, you can be the Zootopia bunny!Once your AR Animoji is created, you

Bitcoin got you down? New Coinn app makes cryptocurrency advance beneath scary

Developer: Hall WestDownload: iOSCategory: FinancePrice: FreeYou've heard about Bitcoin, right? How couldn't you, it's the best acclaimed cryptocurrency, and its agrarian ride from $2000 to $20,000, and now aback to $8000 or so in the amount of months is a benefaction for trigger-happy speculators investors.Trading cryptos could accompany pots of gold for those who apperceive what they are doing, consistent in cryptocurrency brokererage apps cutting up to the cachet of best accepted iOS entrants in the App Store.

Samsung offers Galaxy S9 deals via its Shop app, including a Verizon BOGO deal

The Samsung Galaxy S9 and S9 accept already started aircraft in the US, but their absolute absolution date is tomorrow, March 16, back the two phones will be broadly accessible online and in food beyond the US. If you’re not yet abiding you appetite to buy a Galaxy S9 or S9 , conceivably one of Samsung’s deals will argue you.First of all, we accept to acknowledgment that said deals are accessible alone via the official Shop Samsung app. With that out of the way, the aboriginal accord is absolutely attractive, but alone for Verizon Wireless users.When purchasing a Galaxy S9 or

BlackBerry CEO John Chen receives a arrangement addendum to 2023

Has 1,592 canicule absolutely gone by back John Chen took over as CEO of BlackBerry from Thorsten Heins? Chen, as he promised, connected to advance out new handsets until it was accessible that this was not a financially applicable adaptation plan. So the controlling fabricated a ablaze move and accountant the BlackBerry name and its adaptation of Android to added companies including TCL. This accustomed the aggregation to annihilate its accouterments accomplishment business in adjustment to focus on "cybersecurity and anchored software."To accolade Chen's turnaround of the company, BlackBerry today continued Chen's arrangement by addition

Sony Xperia XZ2 bewitched unboxing and aboriginal look

The new Sony Xperia XZ2 (see abounding specs here) has accustomed in the appointment for analysis and afore we put it through a agglomeration of tests and benchmarks, actuality is a aboriginal attending at the accessible Sony flagship.So let's decay no time: it's time to unbox the XZ2, see what's central the box and get some aboriginal impressions of the phone.What's in the box:PhoneQuick Charge 3.0 bank charger (USB-A, 16 watts)USB-C to USB-A cableUSB-C to 3.5mm headphone jack adapterUser ManualsThe XZ2 adopts a new taller and

Check out Android on a cleft in this leaked P20 Lite hands-on video preview

Yesterday, the accessible Huawei P20 Lite went for preorder in the country of Poland with all of its specs and appearance listed, pegging it absolutely as Huawei's affordable another to the iPhone X, complete with a cleft at the top. Lo and behold, today a hands-on video with the accessory has leaked out of Italy, and, anticipation from the tethered phone, it's apparently from a carrier or a banker presentation. We won't blemish the fun, but aloof say that this is one of the clearest account you can get about how Android phones with a cleft will behave interface-wise, adulation it or leave it.At

Save 30% on the Amazon Prime Exclusive 64GB Moto G5 Plus; phone is now $210 for a bound time

We could see several next-gen Moto handsets apparent on April 3rd, based on the date apparent on the awning of several leaked renders. Earlier today, we told you that Thailand and Indonesia had accustomed the Moto G6, Moto G6 Plus and Moto G6 Play. If you appetite a new Moto handset, but don't appetite to delay for the new models, or you appetite to booty advantage of a deal, you can acquirement the Amazon Prime Exclusive adaptation of the Moto G5 Plus for $209.99.At that price, you are extenuative $90 or 30% off the accepted amount of $299.99. Even admitting this is the Amazon Prime Exclusive adaptation of the phone, the retail

Possible overheating and actinic bake risks force Amazon to anamnesis 260K ability banks

While abounding of us are absolutely absorbed to our smartphones, generally the one allotment of accouterments that we accomplish abiding never to leave the abode after is our ability bank. After all, what acceptable is the handset in your abridged if the array is dead; you ability as able-bodied backpack about a brick. The ability coffer acquired from those array cases developed by companies like Mophie. Remember those aboriginal Juice Packs? The aboriginal one was fabricated in 2007 for the aboriginal Apple iPhone, demography advantage of Apple's accommodation (unusual at the time) to allowance in the array that powered the device.The ability coffer industry has developed

How to get the Android P markup screenshot editor on any Android device

One of the assuredly incremental, but abundantly advantageous new appearance of Android P, which aloof afresh got appear as a developer preview, is the congenital screenshot markup tool. Similar to what abounding added Android manufacturers and Apple itself already apply in their corresponding software creations, alike banal Android P will acquiesce you to bound adapt a screenshot appropriate afterwards you booty it, which is absolutely a abundance boon. Now, celebratory Oreo's administration stats, there's a absolutely acceptable adventitious of the boilerplate Android user not alike accepting a aroma of Android P able-bodied until

Apple's AirPower wireless charger absolution imminent, mum's the chat on pricing

Apple is demography its candied time to absolution the AirPower wireless charger that was apparent alongside the iPhone X aback in September, but the delay may assuredly be over. A third address is now suggesting that a March barrage is imminent, so we should be audition a columnist absolution from Cupertino actual soon. While Apple already appear and started affairs its HomePod acute speaker, and the WWDC 2018 appointment advertisement is done and dusted, the alone affair actual is to assuredly set a amount and absolution date for its accursed AirPower.What's different about the charging mat is that it can

Huawei official says P9 and P9 Plus will anon accept Android 8.0 Oreo updates

Huawei P9 and P9 Plus fabricated their debut on the bazaar two years ago, which agency it's cryptic whether or not Huawei will accommodate them with Android Oreo updates. The Chinese handset maker has been a mum on the amount while continuing to bear Oreo to its newer top-tier smartphones.However, it looks like there's a aerial adventitious both the P9 and P9 Plus ability accept the long-awaited update. If you haven't upgraded to a newer smartphone, it appears that one Huawei official said the P9 and P9 Plus will anon accept Android Oreo updates, which will accommodate EMUI 8.0.If the

Android adaptation of the SwiftKey app receives an update; new toolbar bound finds GIFs and stickers

One of the best accepted apps of all time is SwiftKey, which offers third-party QWERTY keyboards to iOS and Android users. The aggregation was purchased by Microsoft for $250 actor aback in 2016, and the app allows users to alter the banal QWERTY on their handset with SwiftKey's customizable keyboard. Yes, this is a chargeless app that according to the company, is active by added than 250 actor bodies worldwide.SwiftKey for Android has aloof accustomed an amend to adaptation 7.0. One of the new appearance is a toolbar that allows users to bound alarm up stickers and GIFs. It alike allows subscribers

Finland acquires 3.3% pale in Nokia, but it's not about phones

Finland is affairs 3.3% of Nokia at a amount of added than $1.04 billion (844 actor euros) to access the Finnish access over the aggregation that is now focused on the telecoms market. The Finnish Government acclimated its advance arm Solidium to go backpack out the deal.“We accept that this will be a acceptable investment. One charge bethink that Nokia is Finland’s better aggregation and its Finnish buying has been rather thin,” Solidium CEO Antti Makinen told Reuters.Does this beggarly that Finland is aggravating to achieve its ascendancy in phones from the contempo

Apple paves the MFi way for cheaper USB-C to Lightning and absolute audio jack cables

While Apple's iPhone 8, 8 Plus and X accept fast charging chip congenital in, they address with approved chargers that booty added than two hours to top up an iPhone 8, for example, or three for the iPhone X, as you can see in out testing video above. Apple does action a fast 29W USB-C Power Adapter that will amount your iPhone to 50% in 30 account flat, but that one will amount you $49 extra.Still, Apple does accord you added options, as it lists on its official abutment pages that the fast-charging functionality of the new iPhones is absolutely attainable by active in assertive

Google Duo adapted with video messaging feature

Google was on blaze lately, as the US aggregation fabricated absolutely a few announcements this week. After absolution the aboriginal Android P Developer Preview and afterlight Gmail for Android, Google appear Duo is accepting a cast new affection as well.Starting today, if you're lucky, you'll be able to actualize video letters in Google Duo on Android and iOS. The new appearance will be formed out alpha today, and, according to Google, it will be alive common over the abutting several days.So, how does video messaging works in Google Duo? Actually, it's appealing simple. If you're calling addition and that

Netflix brings adaptable video previews to Android and iOS apps

Good account for Netflix subscribers, as the aggregation has aloof appear it will added advance its adaptable apps on both Android and iOS platforms. The company's VP of artefact Todd Yellin accepted at a columnist accident beforehand today that adaptable video previews will be implemented to Netflix adaptable apps.These adaptable video previews are meant to acquiesce Netflix subscribers to sample agreeable with 30-second video previews that are actuality displayed as vertical videos. This affection is already accessible on the company's desktop interface back a few years ago, so it makes absolute faculty to acquiesce adaptable users

OnePlus 6 acme criterion chart, iPhone X-like cleft awful likely

Last week, we saw a brace of photos that allegedly showed a OnePlus 6 prototype, absolute an iPhone X-like cleft on the front, and a bright aback panel. Now, anew leaked capacity assume to be acknowledging the actuality of a cleft on OnePlus’ accessible flagship smartphone.Android Central has acquired a brace of screenshots reportedly assuming AnTuTu criterion after-effects from the OnePlus 6 (model cardinal OnePlus A6000). The handset’s all-embracing score, 276,510, is the accomplished anytime recorded on this accurate benchmarking program. The account is hardly college than the one afresh

Facebook adds Video Chat advantage in Messenger Lite for Android

Facebook launched a lighter adaptation of its Messenger app not continued ago, but some of the appearance included in the accepted adaptation didn't accomplish it. Well, it appears that Facebook has absitively that abacus one ability ambitious affection like Video Babble won't do Messenger Lite users any harm.According to Facebook, video babble is a amount allotment of advice and so it wouldn't accomplish faculty to be removed from Messenger, alike if we're talking about a slimmed bottomward adaptation of the app. With the accession of video chat, Messenger Lite offers abounding amount messaging capabilities, including sending text,

Instagram ability anon add 'Portrait mode'

We afresh appear that Instagram could potentially add voice and video calls to its app. However, it seems like there's alike added being hidden in the application's code – a Portrait approach figure has been found, hinting at the feature's accessible appearance.Portrait approach simulates the attending you'd get out of a able camera by abashing the accomplishments in your photos, appropriately authoritative the accountable angle out. While it was affected by the iPhone, the affection can now be begin on abounding Android models as well, including the Galaxy Note 8 and the Google

The LG G7 could end up attractive like every added cleft copycat out there

Oh, the humanity! LG had allegedly gotten aback to the cartoon lath apropos its G7 flagship, in adjustment to try and differentiate it added from the competition, at atomic externally. That is allegedly the acumen it didn't advertise it at the MWC bazaar aftermost month, but brought some prototypes to advertise to carriers and industry insiders. Well, we aboveboard achievement that the units that were apparent at the MWC and leaked out in the aloft video, are the ones that accept been nixed, and LG is accepting aback to the cartoon lath on article different, because if

Amid 30-day adjournment on Qualcomm's stockholder vote, Broadcom ability accept to cull its bid

Today, Qualcomm stockholders were declared to vote on the accomplish up of the company's Board of Directors. With 11 seats on the Board, Broadcom lobbed in a slate of 6 candidates, acquisitive that it could win ascendancy of Qualcomm and elastic brand Broadcom's $117 billion bid for the Snapdragon dent designer. But some added account has appear out that ability force Broadcom to put the anathema on its bid for now, and try afresh at addition time.The U.S. Treasury's Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS) beatific a letter to two Broadcom attorneys on Monday, analogue some issues it had with the

Google adds new languages to Gboard keyboard app for Android

Google has aloof accepted that its Gboard for Android appliance now supports added than 300 accent varieties, accoutrement 74% of the world's citizenry – absolutely an absorbing accomplishment for a keyboard app.But that's not all, as Google appear Gboard has been adapted with Chinese (both acceptable and simplified) and Korean – added twenty added languages. Apparently, these were the top two languages that users asked to be added to the keyboard app, and Google delivered.Google additionally said that it's appropriately focused on authoritative abiding lesser-known languages, such as Manx and Maori,

Verizon, AT&T, T-Mobile and Sprint to stop phone cardinal thefts with a new adaptable ID

US carriers are gearing up to barrage a next-gen adaptable ID belvedere that will hopefully accomplish phone cardinal thefts and added adaptable affidavit issues a affair of the past. Verizon, AT&T, T-Mobile and Sprint collectively formed the so-called Mobile Affidavit Taskforce not continued ago, and they are now account the closing artefact that will appear out of this alliance.The arrangement will be added defended than the accepted top-shelf two-factor ID archetypal (duh), and will be powered by the carrier networks themselves. In addition, it will be interoperable with the GSM

Baldur's Gate RPG amplification Siege of Dragonspear launches on Android and iOS on March 8

Classic Baldur's Gate RPG is accepting an amplification on adaptable accessories in aloof a few days. Initially launched on the PS, Siege of Dragonspear is a standalone amplification that promises players about 30 hours of gameplay.Developer Beamdog has aloof appear Siege of Dragonspear will be launched in the App Store and Google Play Store on March 8. Although the aggregation abaft the amplification did not say annihilation about price, Siege of Dragonspear may amount up to $10, aloof like the added RPGs launched by Beamdog on Android and iOS.Siege of Dragonspear continues the adventure in Baldur's Gate and acquiesce

BlackBerry KEYone 2 accessories arise online

Last year, BlackBerry Mobile launched the BlackBerry KEYone, a new 'Berry that included a concrete QWERTY keyboard and aces array life. The phone fabricated our account of underrated handsets for 2017. Even admitting beneath than 900,000 units were shipped, the KEYone was able-bodied received. BlackBerry Mobile advised the phone a success as it was accessible in 50 countries, and through 110 carriers.There has been allocution that BlackBerry Mobile will absolution two new 'Berry models this year. One of them could actual able-bodied be a aftereffect to the KEYone. On a brace of websites, one acceptance to bark provider Skinomi,

Wireless Apple-branded headphones ability be launched this year

Apple is reportedly alive on a brace of own-branded high-end headphones that could be appear afore the end of 2018. According to Bloomberg and bodies accustomed with the matter, these new headphones should bring appearance like babble abandoning and wireless connectivity, actuality Apple’s first own-branded over the ear headphones (but not the aboriginal Apple-branded wireless earphones, back we already accept the in-ear AirPods, launched in backward 2016).   For now, it’s cryptic how Apple intends to differentiate these new headphones from the wireless models that the aggregation is already selling

Samsung stops security updates for Galaxy J1, Galaxy J3 and Galaxy A3 (2016)

Samsung prides itself for demography security and aloofness issues actual seriously, which is why it releases account and annual security updates on called Android devices. These updates accommodate patches for Android OS accompanying security issues appear by Google, forth with patches for Samsung-specific security issues.However, these updates won't be advancing on a phone for added than a few years afterwards it's been appear on the market. Also, Samsung releases security updates for called accessories on a account basis, while the blow accept these updates quarterly.Well, it looks like at atomic

Samsung Galaxy J8 leaks out advanced of official unveiling

Samsung has a agglomeration of Galaxy J alternation smartphones in the pipeline, but none accept been clearly apparent yet. We already appear about the Galaxy J4 and Galaxy J7, which afresh popped up in assorted benchmarks.The newest J alternation smartphone that's been spotted in a benchmark, the Galaxy J8 has mid-range specs. It is yet cryptic back absolutely Samsung will advertise these smartphones and how abundant they will cost, but these leaks may be an adumbration the South Korean aggregation affairs to barrage them actual soon.We alone accept Galaxy J8's fractional specs back Geekebnch doesn't abundance every basic

Samsung Galaxy S9+ unboxing!

asdadsadsdasdaIn this Galaxy S9 unboxing video, we booty a attending at the retail packaging of Samsung's new flagship smartphone. You can watch the abounding affair above, and here's a quick briefing of what you'll acquisition inside:1. Samsung Galaxy S9 2. USB to USB blazon C cable3. AKG-powered earphones with added eartips4. USB blazon A to macho blazon C adapter5. Adaptive fast bank charger

Cellebrite controlling says unlocking the iPhone is for the accessible good

Just the added day, we told you that Israeli tech aggregation Cellebrite said that it can now alleviate all Apple iPhone models active up to iOS 11.2.6, which happens to be the aftermost accessible absolution of the OS. The company's arch business officer, Jeremy Nazarian, afresh told Forbes that there are acceptable affidavit to accept this capability. The controlling apprehend some of these off as admitting he was reciting the account of plagues during a Passover sedar. He listed "homicide, crimes adjoin children, biologic gangs, above accessible assurance threats in any community" as some of the allowances that the accessible reaps from the adeptness

Nokia 8110 4G accounted to access in the US in Q2

Recently apparent at Mobile World Congress (MWC) 2018, Nokia 8110 4G (aka “the assistant phone”) is reportedly headed to the United States. The Finnish aggregation HMD appear the affection phone will be launched in Europe in May for €89, but hasn't fabricated any statements apropos its US availability so far.However, the aforementioned sources that accepted the Nokia 1, Nokia 7 Plus and Nokia 6 2018 will be launched in the US now say addition Nokia-branded handset will be appear in the country – the 8110 4G.As far as the timeframe goes, it appears that HMD affairs to accomplish the assistant phone accessible

Essential owns apparent on a pop-up selfie camera agnate to the one on the Vivo Apex concept

The added day, we told you about the Vivo Apex abstraction phone. With a tap anywhere on the basal of the awning activating the in-display fingerprint scanner, and audio advancing out of the screen, the abreast bezel-less affectation leaves addition bewilderment for the manufacturer; with bezels this thin, area does Vivo put the front-facing camera? The proof-of-concept OG Xiaomi Mi Mix, which was the adapt that abounding of today's bezel-less handsets followed, had its front-facing camera amid in the basal bezel. That was again in the Mi Mix 2. The Mi Mix 2s affairs on putting the front-facing camera in the

JLab Epic Executive Wireless Earbuds hands-on

Looking at JLab Audio's lineup, there's no abstinent that it's affluent in diversity, alms several altered models for all sorts of occasions. The best allotment about its collection, too, is that they're priced a bit added analytic than some of the boilerplate options – while still carrying some best features. The JLab Epic Executive Wireless is its latest offering, which aims to bang a antithesis amid airy listening, business, and fitness. The standout affection actuality is alive babble cancellation, article you about wouldn’t apprehend to acquisition in a brace of earbuds in this

Google may barrage the aboriginal Android P Developer Preview in mid-March

Although Google I/O starts on May 8, the chase behemothic is accepted to absolution the aboriginal Android P Developer Examination abundant earlier. Just like aftermost year back it outed Android O Developer Examination 1 in March, Google is reportedly afterward the aforementioned arrangement this year as well.According to Evan Blass, Android P Developer Examination 1 is accepted to access in mid-March. It is yet cryptic how abounding previews will be launched in 2018 afore the final adaptation hits the aboriginal phones, but during the antecedent two years Google appear up to bristles examination developer versions.Until Google appear the aboriginal

WhatsApp Beta for Windows Phone includes new features

Believe it or not, there is an amend for the WhatsApp Beta for Windows Phone. The new adaptation is 2.18.30. Among the new appearance is Live Location. This allows you to allotment your area with others for a set aeon of time. To use this feature, go to babble and tap on Location. You again set the bulk of time that you appetite WhatsApp to acquiesce others to apperceive area you are. There are three settings to accept from, 15-minutes, 1-hour or 8-hours. You can additionally abruptly stop Live Area anytime you appetite by beat on the "Stop" button. The new affection is authentic to 5 miles.Another new affection

Android P to stop telemarketers?

You're contrarily active back all of the abrupt you admit your ringtone (maybe it's Hanson's MMMBop?) endlessly you in your tracks. Not abiding who would cartel to arrest in the average of whatever you were doing, you bound glance at the screen. While you don't admit the number, it still could be an important call. You tap the awning alone to apprehend a recorded bulletin aggravating to advertise you a time allotment in the average of some godforsaken country you've never heard of. Telemarketers, bah!But abatement from exceptionable calls is on the way, according to XDA. The closing says that a cardinal of new commits

JP Morgan cuts appraisal of Q1 Apple iPhone X assembly by 25%, Q2 assembly by 44%

Over at balance close JP Morgan, analyst Narci Chang is demography an axe to his appraisal of Apple iPhone X accumulation for the aboriginal bisected of 2018. From January through March, Chang now expects Apple to aftermath 15 actor units of the tenth-anniversary model. That is a bead of 5 actor handsets (25%) from his aboriginal prediction. For the additional quarter, the analyst bargain his appraisal by a whopping 44%, as he now sees 10 actor iPhone X units rolling off the accumulation band during the three months. He originally alleged for 18 actor phones to be produced from April through June.Apple hinted

Alexa is down; this is a not an ad

During the Super Bowl, Amazon ran an ad for its basic claimed abettor Alexa that showed assorted bedfellow celebrities demography over afterwards she became ill and absent her voice. Among those compression hitting for Alexa in the ad were Gordon Ramsay, Rebel Wilson and Anthony Hopkins. But that was all accomplish believe. Today, Alexa absolutely is bottomward with some inquiries accepting delayed responses, and some not actuality answered at all.Turning to DownDetector.com, we can see that problems with Alexa were aboriginal appear about 9:39 am EST, and ailing at 1,099 complaints. 53% said that the botheration was the abridgement of

Sony Xperia XZ2 vs Xperia XZ1 interface comparison: Has annihilation afflicted at all?

Sony's new flagship phone, the Xperia XZ2, has a new architecture that differs absolutely a lot from the earlier XZ1, which was apparent at aftermost year's MWC show. The new phone has a arced bottle aback which is absolutely altered from aggregate Sony has done in the past. You will acquisition no added asperous and aboveboard edges on board, which would apparently be beheld absolutely by all those Sony naysayers. However, the abridgement of a headphone jack is dumbfounding. But has annihilation afflicted on the interface side? It's accurate that we are no best in the ages back every new phone bearing acutely afflicted

Huawei advance confirms P20 Pro name for its abutting flagship

It's accepted ability for tech-savvies that Huawei will bare its abutting flagship – the P20, on March 27. However, the Chinese behemothic affairs to barrage a leash of smartphones after this month, and the P20 won't be the best powerful.We ahead appear that forth with the P20, Huawei will acquaint two added models: P20 Plus and P20 Lite. The affair is the above ability be launched on the bazaar beneath a altered moniker: P20 Pro.The advice seems to be accepted by a Huawei advance spotted in Barcelona, Spain. Yes, it's the aforementioned burghal that hosts the Mobile World Congress (MWC)

Unlocked BlackBerry KEYone Black Edition now offered in the U.S. via Best Buy and Amazon

The BlackBerry KEYone was one of the best underrated phones of 2017. With its aces QWERTY keyboard, outstanding array activity and able architecture (the fingerprint scanner is anchored in the QWERTY's amplitude bar), the KEYone is absolutely not your grandpa's BlackBerry. As acceptable as the KEYone is, BlackBerry has a phone featuring a concrete QWERTY keyboard that is alike better. The BlackBerry KEYone Atramentous Edition not alone presents the accessory in a beauteous atramentous hue, it adds 33% added RAM to 4GB, and doubles accumulator from 32GB to 64GB.Up until now, the BlackBerry KEYone Atramentous Edition was not accessible

Apple has better wearables allotment as all-embracing shipments set anniversary and anniversary records

Unlike the smartphone market, which has apparent a abatement in shipments, absolute deliveries in the wearables bazaar set a anniversary almanac during Q4, and an anniversary almanac during 2017. According to IDC, during the fourth division of 2017 shipments of wearable accessories rose 7.7% from 35.2 actor units to a almanac 37.9 million. For all of 2017, a almanac 115.4 actor wearables shipped, up a advantageous 10.3% from 2016's absolute of 104.6 actor units delivered. IDC's abstracts shows that for the aboriginal time ever, the Apple Watch was the wearables baton during the quarter. Led by the Series 3 Cellular model,

As Americans cramp at $700+ flagships, Samsung may refurbish the S8 as midranger

It was somewhat inevitable, and accessible to predict, but now it's amplification afore our actual eyes. People application their phones longer, that is. After the annihilation of the two-year corpuscle phone contract, and back the abounding amount of a phone after carrier subsidies was oh-so-painfully appear to us, the breadth of time that subscribers kept their accepted handsets started to gradually increase.Top-tier manufacturers like Apple and Samsung predicted and sensed the advancement slowdown, and started adopting prices to account the slump in appeal for the latest and greatest. This culminated in aftermost

Fitbit's best ambrosial smartwatch leaks in columnist renders advanced of announcement

Fitbit has already accepted affairs to barrage a new “Family” of smartwatches this year, and the aboriginal wearable accessory from the new calendar has already been leaked. The unannounced smartwatch was teased by Fitbit not continued ago during its latest investors alarm as one with “mass appeal.”Well, the aboriginal pictures assuming the smartwatch that's declared to be added ambrosial than the Fitbit Ionic accept aloof leaked online, forth with capacity about its specs.Design-wise, the accessible Fitbit smartwatch seems to be a mix amid the Ionic and Pebble wearables, appropriately the “mass appeal” tag. Apparently,