If you’ve been following Apple’s latest iPhone launch you’ll be aware that the start of sales hasn’t gone all that smoothly. Following six early reports of battery issues with the new iPhone 8 Plus, Apple has now launched an official investigation onto these cases to determine the cause of the problem, and whether these are just isolated issues or early symptoms of a wider problem.
The issue hearkens back to last year’s Galaxy Note 7 fiasco.
A company called BB Merah Putih, which has a licensing agreement that allows it to make and sell BlackBerry-branded smartphones in Indonesia, has announced its first device. The BlackBerry Aurora, as it’s called, is made in Indonesia and specifically designed to appeal to local customers. It’s the first BlackBerry smartphone with dual-SIM support, which is a feature that’s apparently in high demand in the country.
BB Merah Putih shouldn’t be confused with TCL, the Chinese company which has a global agreement with BlackBerry in Canada to produce handsets, the most recent of which is the BlackBerry KEYone.
Paying back your friends is getting even easier. Facebook Messenger has supported sending money through its platform for a few years now, but you had to use a credit or debit card. Now, Facebook is bringing PayPal into the fold. PayPal certainly has its faults, but it does provide another layer of protection in case someone gets ahold of your account.
You can access the new feature the same way you’d pay with your credit or debit card.
The Galaxy Note 3 product name has already been found in the Samsung SideSync app online documentation, with a few weeks ahead of its official announcement.
The fact that a third-gen Galaxy Note 3 is coming this fall is hardly a secret anymore, and it’s not like we don’t know the device’s commercial name – the support documents list “Galaxy Note III” as its official product name. However, the fact that Samsung already officially acknowledges it in app documentation suggests that the device could be soon launched.
We haven’t heard much from Google Fiber since last January, when 4 new markets were added to the list, but this doesn’t mean the team is slowing down. The Search Giant has just announced a new market will get its super fast gigabit internet – San Antonio, Texas.
This is not much to celebrate for the vast majority of us, but our fellow San Antonio techies will be glad to hear this.
The website gave the Pixel 3a a repairability score of six out of 10, compared to the Pixel 3‘s four out of 10 score. Google’s latest phone also achieved a better score than the likes of the Samsung Galaxy S10 and Huawei Mate 20 Pro (and tied with the iPhone XR).
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iFixit praised the Pixel 3a’s use of “standard T3 Torx” screws, repair-friendly adhesive for the battery, and modular components.
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Google Search will start cutting out third-party search results on mobile and only display answers from the company. Users can choose to still load the complete list of search results if they aren’t given the answer they’re looking for. Nothing should be changing for those using Google Search on a desktop browser. For some time now, Google has added its own answers to the top of search results.
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Honor is unveiling the Watch GS Pro, a rugged smartwatch with 25-day battery life in normal use. It can even route you home without a phone. It’s also introducing a Watch ES focused on fashion and fitness, including a personal virtual coach. Honor’s smartwatches have had trouble standing out, but that might change with the two models it’s introducing at IFA 2020.
The Honor Watch GS Pro is a rugged model built for outdoor enthusiasts, with MIL-STD 810G heat, shock, and water resistance in a reinforced polycarbonate (read: plastic) body good for depths of up to 164 feet.
From adding offline support to launching a live TV option, Hulu is not messing around when it comes to video streaming. That trend continues with the addition of HBO and Cinemax to Hulu’s growing list of partners.
The best part about the announcement is it does not matter which Hulu subscription plan you have – Cinemax and HBO are $9.99 and $14.99 per month add-ons, respectively. Regardless of the add-on, Hulu subscribers will have access to its live and on-demand libraries.
2016’s Nexus smartphones are just around the corner, and if these sources are to be believed, then we might have just gotten our first glimpse at the launcher that we’ll be seeing on devices like Marlin and Sailfish.
It’s worth emphasizing that these are only rumors at the time. Although Android Police is reporting that they are receiving this information from reliable sources, it’s always possible that design changes will be coming down the pipeline that could seriously alter the appearance of this launcher.