Analysts presented their vision for the updated design of Android

2018-04-15       Novelty

The design of the Android operating system has not changed for a long time, but rumors that it will change in the near future appear with an enviable regularity. The portal 9to5Google tried to imagine what the updated design would look like.
From 2014 to the present, Google uses various versions of Material Design on the operating systems (material design). It seems that the output of Material Design 2 is just around the corner. Analysts of the portal 9to5google.com presented one of the possible variants of the updated design in the example of the Google Play app store.

The main color of the future operating system may be white. An important feature of the new design will be the bright and rounded shapes of the icons. In the first beta version of Android P you can already see the beginnings of these changes.
Material Design 2 is currently not announced, its appearance is possible in the tenth version of Android.

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Galaxy Note 9 will receive a battery 4,000 mAh

2018-04-14       Novelty

It seems that the South Koreans have decided that it is time to increase the battery life of their gadgets, since for many users this parameter is extremely important. So, the new Galaxy Note 9, according to rumors, will go on sale with a battery of 4,000 mAh. Until recently, smartphones from Chinese manufacturers Xiaomi and Huawei were much ahead of Samsung devices. The largest battery for 3,500 mAh in the Galaxy line was the new Galaxy S9 +.

Recall, Galaxy Note 9 will receive either the Exynos 9810 chipset for the European market, or the Snapdragon 845 chipset for the US, as well as the 6.4-inch Infinity Display 2.0.

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Apple forces to use branded service centers

2018-04-13       Novelty

Starting with the latest versions of the iPhone, Apple uses one clever scheme to prevent users from trusting an uncertified repair shop. In particular, in the seventh and eighth models of the smartphone, a separate chip is used to control the touch screen, the software of which must be changed together with the replacement of the screen. If you do not do this, the sensor on the new screen stops working the next time you update the operating system from the system.

It is with this problem faced by many users who changed the displays of their smartphone is not in the branded centers. Similarly, gadgets also behave when uncertified repair of the Face ID and Touch ID blocks.

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Analysts ESET found in Google Play 35 counterfeit antivirus software

2018-04-12       Novelty

Analysts of the international antivirus company ESET reported that they found in the Google Play app store as many as 35 "not real" antiviruses, whose purpose is to display ads. At the moment, the number of downloaded this malware reached 7 million people. Experts say that disguising adware for antivirus programs is a common practice of intruders, reliable and effective. In this case, the work of such anti-virus programs can do more harm than good.

For example, such programs often mark absolutely safe applications as malicious, which just ask for access to the camera, location or calls and SMS. Fortunately, for the most part, such software-simulators do not cause any significant harm to smartphones of users except for the display of advertisements.

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In OnePlus 6 you can remove the cutout on the screen

2018-04-11       Novelty

Popular in recent years, smartphone manufacturers cutout at the top of the screen will receive a new OnePlus 6. This was reported by the founder of OnePlus Carl Pei. In his tweet, the head of the company published the renders of the new flagman with a fashionable cutout. However, far from all this news was liked. Because of the large number of dissatisfied, the technical service of the manufacturer had to come up with how to get out of this situation. And the output was found - users will be able to take advantage of the darkening functions of the top of the screen.

"While we were working on OnePlus 6, we were considering the options for darkening the screen, but later they were abandoned. In our opinion, it's better to use the entire screen space to the maximum, however, if someone wants to get rid of the cutout, he can use the regular way, "Pete Lau, the head of the company, assured.
It is noted that the dimming function will be implemented in the first firmware update.

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Coming soon Google Pixel 3

2018-04-09       Novelty

It turns out that the release of Pixel 3 is just around the corner. This is evidenced by references to the model, found by researchers in the source code of the AOSP. Apparently, the gadget will implement the function Project Treble, which will greatly simplify the upgrade process. More detailed information about the technical characteristics of the device at the moment is not known.

In addition, last week there were data on the work on the smartphone Pixel Desire. This affordable smartphone will focus primarily on India and other emerging markets. The gadget will receive a Snapdragon 425 processor in conjunction with 2 GB of RAM and will run on Android Go.

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Qualcomm is ready to introduce a 16-core processor

2018-04-04       Novelty

The American company is preparing to release a revolutionary chipset on 16 computing cores Snapdragon 841. At least, information about this came from the Chinese microblogging service Weibo, and the testing data of this device can be found in the benchmark Geekbench.
To date, mobile device manufacturers have just begun to master the flagship Snapdragon 845, and Qualcomm already takes the next sure step.

The American company is preparing to release a revolutionary chipset on 16 computing cores Snapdragon 841. At least, information about this came from the Chinese microblogging service Weibo, and the testing data of this device can be found in the benchmark Geekbench.
To date, mobile device manufacturers have just begun to master the flagship Snapdragon 845, and Qualcomm already takes the next sure step.

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Characteristics of unannounced Galaxy Note 9

2018-04-05       Novelty

In the archives of the benchmark Geekbench appeared data on the passage of the test Galaxy Note 9. According to the presented characteristics, the future flagman will operate on the basis of the top-end chipset Snapdragon 845 in combination with 6 GB of RAM, BGR reports. In addition, fingerprint sensor in the gadget will be built right into the screen.

As for the test results themselves, in the single-core mode the gadget collected 2190 points, and in the multi-core - 8806 points. Thus, the novelty significantly loses Galaxy S9 Plus on the basis of Exynos 9810, which managed to score 3648 and 8894 points, respectively.

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Nokia, Vodafone and Audi plan to create a 4G network on the Moon

2018-03-03       Novelty

A grandiose operation involving Nokia, Vodafone and Audi will be realized in 2019. The production forces of these three giants will be aimed at creating a 4G network on the Moon. This is not a joke or a joke. The purpose of the operation is the rapid transmission of high-resolution information from the Earth satellite. Thus, if the project succeeds, it will be possible to broadcast live from the Moon.

To implement this large-scale project, a Vodafone base station will be created with the participation of Nokia and delivered to the Moon together with Audi's special light rovers. The cars of the German concern with solar batteries will be dissected on the surface of the Moon, controlled by the technology of C-V2X, to take photos and videotape or to start a live broadcast. All information from the Audi will be delivered to the Vodafone base station and transmitted to the Earth via an LTE connection.
If everything conceived turns out to be realized, next year on Earth it will be possible to watch exciting HD-video broadcasts directly from outer space.

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Gameloft is preparing for the release of Asphalt 9: Legends

2018-03-02       Novelty

A long-awaited novice for fans of racing games is about to appear in the App Store. At the moment, the toy is only available in the test mode and only for gamers from the Philippines. The first lucky ones who managed to download Asphalt 9, unanimously declare that the ninth part of the franchise turned out to be very worthy and interesting.

The management of the car has been improved and now the main attention of players will be riveted not to him, but to what is happening around. The game will feature 50 licensed cars. Of course, fans from other countries who do not want to wait for Gameloft to release the game to the whole world will be able to download it from the App Store today, but for this it will be necessary to change the settings of their region and use the VPN.
The eighth part of the racing series Asphalt was released 5 years ago, and because fans of racing games around the world are eagerly awaiting the official release date.

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Updated LineageOS 15.1 appeared in the public

2018-03-02       Novelty

On February 26, the updated popular firmware LineageOS version 15.1 was released. Custom firmware works on Android 8.1 Oreo and it successfully implemented all the "chips" claimed by developers in version 15.0. LineageOS 15.1 has a nightly theme and an automatic theme adjustment under the desktop wallpaper from dark to light and back. Using the graphical shell Trebuchet makes it possible to align all the icons of programs and use adaptive icons. The camera has added the ability to scan QR-codes.

Note that the updated version of LineageOS will be available only to a limited number of models of smartphones running on LineageOS 14.1. In particular, the updated version will be supported by OnePlus 3 and OnePlus 5, Samsung Galaxy Tab S2, Xiaomi Mi5, Google Nexus 6P and LeEco Le Pro3.

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Samsung reanimated Opera Max

2018-03-01       Novelty

Opera Max appeared in 2014 and gave its users the opportunity to save mobile traffic. A useful application eventually, however, stopped updating and eventually was removed from Google Play. South Korean Samsung decided to revive a useful application, bought it out and updated the functionality.

Samsung Max as well as its predecessor focuses on saving user traffic. But now the application can also encrypt the user data transmitted through open Wi-Fi networks, ensuring their confidentiality. Samsung Max will be automatically preinstalled on smartphones Galaxy J and Galaxy A.

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Caterpillar Announces Protected Smartphone CAT S61

2018-02-28       Novelty

For more than a century of history under the brand Caterpillar produced high-end specialized machinery and engines, electrical installations and even professional shoes. Recently, the manufacturer has decided to produce a secure smartphone. The updated protected phone CAT S61 will be shown in the near future at the next exhibition MWC 2018. The smartphone received at the disposal of many sensors and improved characteristics.

Infrared camera is able to accurately calculate the temperature in the range from -20 to +400 ° C. The thermal resolution in the previous S60 model was in VGA, now it's increased to HD. The laser range finder accurately detects distances up to 10 m.
The manufacturer paid special attention to the strength of the device - the smartphone easily withstands a one-hour "bathing" in water up to 3 m deep and falling on a concrete base from a 1.8-meter height. Note that the gadget received a 5.2-inch touch screen, Snapdragon 630 processor in combination with 4 GB of RAM, 16 megapixel main camera and 8 megapixel front, Android 8.0 Oreo and 4500 mAh battery.
The smartphone will go on sale at a price of 900 euros.

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Xiaomi develops Black Shark

2018-02-25       Novelty

The Chinese manufacturer has decided to create a smartphone that is game-oriented. Especially for this purpose, a special unit Nanchang Black Shark was created. The device, of course, will receive the most advanced processor - 8-core Snapdragon 845. Together with the powerful processor in the smartphone will work 8 GB of RAM with 32 GB of its own. Obviously, in order not to overload the processor, the display of the device will have a resolution of only 2160 × 1080 pixels.

The network got a screenshot about the passing of the Black Shark smartphone to the AnTuTu test. 270 thousand points - this is the highest result, shown ever by this application. Thus, it guarantees the smartphone's readiness for the most demanding games.

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The Smartphone can be charged with a laser

2018-02-24       Novelty

Modern technology will allow in the future to charge smartphones with a directed laser beam, giving up constantly-confusing wires and lost chargers. Engineers from the University of Technology in Washington managed to implement the technology of laser charging gadgets. In the laboratory, scientists attached a special receiver to the battery cover of the smartphone, capable of capturing the laser beam and transferring its energy to the main battery. Metal plates are attached to the smartphone cover for the heat sink.

In the future, technology will be able to achieve that the speed of charging of mobile devices will be comparable with a conventional wired charger.

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Meizu hinted at the release date of Flyme 7

2018-02-22       Novelty\

The Chinese manufacturer disclosed the date of the official presentation of the updated Flyme firmware. And it was done quite funny. On its page in the social network Weibo, the company posted a picture with a calendar on which February 25 was marked with a balloon. It's no secret that the balloon is the Flyme logo, and therefore Meizu's hint is eloquent enough.

According to rumors, the seventh version of Flyme will receive an updated interface, increased performance in optimizing power consumption, the second generation of OneMind system, an updated mQuick button and many other interesting changes. There is a high probability that simultaneously with the Flyme 7 Meizu will present its new flagman Meizu 15.

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Android P protects from shadowing

2018-02-21       Novelty

The new Android operating system, apparently, will become even more protected from hackers and scammers. It is to this conclusion came the researchers who analyzed the updated functional of the operating system on the AOSP website. Android - this is a fairly open operating system, which provides additional opportunities for developers around the world. However, this also imposes a number of problems, for example, if the developer is a hacker.

At one time, developers have created applications that can secretly remove the owner of the phone, even if the display did not display the viewfinder. In Android P, the work of such an application will become impossible, since Google in the new operating system simply forbade the camera in the background.

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Google Chrome began blocking advertising

2018-02-18       Novelty

2 days ago, an important update to the Chrome browser took effect. Now this browser on any platform will automatically block ads. But not all advertising will be blocked, but only one that does not meet the requirements of the Better Ads standard. Better Ads conducted a survey among 40,000 people to find out which promotional materials they are most irritated and what they consider acceptable. It turned out that the most annoying Internet users banners with a timer, pop-ups, video playback and other advertising that interferes with the viewing of information on the web page.

Chrome will now block all advertising content from sites that violate the Better Ads standard. This innovation has already brought benefits - almost half of the sites that do not meet the new requirements of Better Ads, in a few hours, eliminated violations.

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Samsung has released commercials about Galaxy S9

2018-02-17       Novelty

South Korean concern Samsung on the eve of the official presentation of its flagman released several promotional videos, alluding to some of its chips. One of the promos shows a changing diaphragm of the lens, on the other - cartoon smilies, superimposed on the faces of the interlocutors, indicate the availability of technology similar to Animoji from Apple, the third - shows a slow-motion mode.

Note that the S9 and S9 + with almost no design solutions from the previous models will not differ, except for just a fingerprint sensor - it will be located in the new series of smartphones under the dual camera module. According to incoming insider information, Galaxy S9 will have the possibility of slow-motion high-definition shooting and a camera with f-1.5-2.4 f-stop.

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Google removed more than 700,000 unwanted applications from the store

2018-02-17       Novelty

Every year more and more malicious and fraudulent programs appear in the Google Play app store. According to Google, in 2017 on the Google Play platform appeared on 70 percent more "unwanted" programs than in 2016.

"We managed not only to clean the store of harmful content, but also to identify dangerous software in advance. More than 99 percent of "unwanted" programs were removed before users could install them on their devices, "representatives of the American company said.

Special attention of the company's specialists is occupied by so-called deceptive applications, which often completely copy the original application, but carry a great danger to the users who downloaded them. So, fake "Sberbank Online" at one time lured the users of their banking card details, and then sent these data to intruders.

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