mardi 13 septembre 2016
Just over a month ago, OnePlus halted its 3 flagship smartphone sales in Europe and Hong Kong to "give inventory time to replenish." Just as promised, sales are now reopened and you can order whatever your heart pleases without having to wait a shipment from China.
lundi 12 septembre 2016
iPhone 7 runs AnTuTu, takes the crown
We've seen the iPhone 7 Plus in Geekbench a few days ago, and today its smaller sibling, the iPhone 7, has been put through the paces of the AnTuTu benchmark. It managed to score a record-breaking 178,397 points. For reference, that's around a third more than what theiPhone 6s achieved.
dimanche 11 septembre 2016
Apple’s set to drop macOS ‘Sierra’ on the world later this month
Back in June, Apple dropped the OS X naming convention in favor of keeping with the naming schemes of other operating systems within its ecosystem, like watchOS and tvOS. The retirement of a name, however, didn’t keep Apple from sticking with its mountain naming system, as ‘Sierra’ follows its last release ‘El Capitan.’
WhatsApp straight up copies Snapchat’s drawings and stickers
The latest WhatsApp Android beta is adding a number of new features that should make sharing images with your friends a bit more fun – and a lot more like Snapchat.
Android Police noted that the latest Android beta of the app introduces the ability to draw on an image and paste stickers, much like Snapchat – or even the recent Instagram Stories, which added some similar functionality.
samedi 10 septembre 2016
Android phones will follow Apple into the post-headphone jack era, and it’s going to be rough
Apple rumors are not always accurate, but in the case of the iPhone 7‘s headphone jack, they were dead-on. As expected, Apple announced the iPhone 7 without a headphone jack. Instead, it will do audio over the Lightning port, via Bluetooth, and apparently via a Bluetooth-like low-power protocol for the optional AirPods. Whether or not you think this is a good idea, Apple has kicked off the post-headphone jack era — Android OEMs are going to start following suit. I’ve spent some time trying to live without the headphone jack courtesy of the Motorola Moto Z, and it’s pretty much as annoying as you’d expect it to be… at least for now.
vendredi 9 septembre 2016
Besound's Thunder noise-canceling Lightning earbuds could end up looking very cheap
Apple only killed the headphone jack a few days ago, and already, we’re seeing lots of Lightning headphones. Today we have an Indiegogo campaign from the company Besound for its Thunder earbuds.
Here’s what you’ll want to know about them:
- A pair starts at $149
- They’re MFi-certified
- They have a mic
- They can automatically calibrate sound based off your personal sound preferences set in an app
- They have an "aware" mode so they don’t totally cancel sound when you’re out and about
Great. That’s the earbuds! We of course have no way to verify the sound quality right now, so you’re taking a slight leap of faith by purchasing them on Indiegogo. Also it's worth noting that Libratone makes similar Lightning-powered, noise-canceling earbuds; so long, battery packs.
Let’s take a look at this Thunder.
jeudi 8 septembre 2016
mercredi 7 septembre 2016
Micro Focus set to buy former Autonomy assets from Hewlett Packard
Assets which were owned by UK software group Autonomy are set to be back in British ownership after it emerged that Micro Focus plans to buy a chunk of Hewlett Packard Enterprise’s software business in a multi-billion pound deal.
Hewlett Packard bought the assets as part of its takeover of Autonomy in 2011. The deal, largely regarded as one of the worst on record, led to the break-up of HP as well as ongoing litigation between the two companies.
HTC revenue 4% up in August
HTC has posted its financial results for August, giving us a glimpse of how the company is doing. The August revenue is up by 4% from the previous month and stands at $209.94 million. Nevertheless, this is 4.5% down compared to the same month last year.
mardi 6 septembre 2016
Sony Xperia X and Xperia Z5 Premium receive price cuts in India
Sony has slashed the prices of its Xperia X and Xperia Z5 Premium Dual smartphones in India. The former is now listed on the Japanese company's India website for INR 38,990 (around $585), down from its launch price of INR 48,990 (around $735).
lundi 5 septembre 2016
dimanche 4 septembre 2016
lundi 29 août 2016
HP Elite x3 to receive Windows 10 Mobile Anniversary Update on September 13
While Sony is facing issues with the rollout of the Windows 10 Mobile Anniversary Update, HP has revealed its plans for the update of the Elite X3 to the latest version of Microsoft's mobile OS.
The company detailed in a FAQ page today the HP Elite x3 will receive the Anniversary Update on September 13. That's just a day after the device hits US stores.