Hodl (ˈhɒdəl; verb; often written HODL): Slang for holding a cryptocurrency rather than selling it. Can also mean Hold On For Dear Life. We’ve seen a few weird and wonderful phones this year, but the Finney is probably the most bizarre yet. The creation of Israel-based Sirin Labs, the Finney is designed for a very specific group of people: crypto fanatics. Company reps openly admit the Finney probably won’t appeal to mainstream users, but they still see a large addressable market for it.

Cameras Sony Xperia XA1Rear: 23MP 1/2.3” Exmor RS for mobile image sensor, Hybrid Autofocus, 0.6s Quick Launch Low-light photo: ISO6400, 24mm wide-angle F2.0 lens, 5x Clear Image Zoom, SteadyShot Front: 8MP1/4" Exmor R for mobile image sensor, Low-light photo: up to ISO 3200, 23mm wide-angle lens F2.0, Autofocus, SteadyShot Sony Xperia XA1 UltraRear: 23MP 1/2.3” Exmor RS for mobile image sensor, Hybrid Autofocus, 0.6s Quick Launch and Capture, 24mm wide-angle F2.

The Sony Xperia Z Ultra is official. The long rumored device previously known as Togari and Xperia ZU has been formally unveiled at a Sony event at Mobile Expo Asia 2013 in Shanghai. Long story short, all the leaks we’ve heard were spot on. We’re talking about a massive 6.4-inch Full HD LCD display that employs Sony’s Triluminous  technology, which promises to improve color gamut for more vivid images, along with the X-Reality Engine, which enables sharper video.

If you’ve ever wanted to change the theme on your SwiftKey keyboard app, you may have had to pay some extra cash in the past. Thankfully, that era is no more. SwiftKey has announced that it’s making all of its themes – over 100 of them – free. Yes, free. 10 best Android keyboards for all kinds of typists Apps In addition to themes now being offered for free, the company has added some new themes, too.

It would probably be fair to say that the Android One program hasn’t quite had the impact that Google was hoping for. Despite offering some rather good hardware at a reasonable price, the low-cost local competition ended up offering better value for money, updates seemed delayed and the second wave of phones never really materialized. According to a recent interview with Rajan Anandan, Google’s managing director for India and Southwest Asia, the initiative is scheduled for some necessarly changes, including the possibility of even cheaper handsets.

TL;DR Several Amazon sellers have been pestering customers for negative reviews. They have even offered refunds and bribes to get rid of bad reviews. Sellers aren’t supposed to contact customers outside of Amazon’s platform. Amazon is still notorious for fake reviews and inflated product ratings, and while the company has tried to clean up its system, it’s not really succeeded in its efforts. A new Wall Street Journal report now highlights how leaving genuine reviews on Amazon has resulted in harassment for many customers.

Update: Google has issued a statement to The Washington Post, apologizing for the now-removed image of a bugdroid peeing on an Apple logo in Google Maps. Google spokesperson Mara Harris says: We’re sorry for this inappropriate user-created content; we’re working to remove it quickly. We also learn from these issues, and we’re constantly improving how we detect, prevent, and handle bad edits Original post: Step 1. Go to this location in Google Maps. Step 2a. Enjoy. Step 2b. Cringe.

With security concerns on mobile devices and computers at an all-time high, Google is implementing a new notification system that will ping you whenever someone logs into your Google Account on a new device or in a web browser. Google Search results will fetch video highlights and more Olympic info News The idea is to give users a real-time sense of what’s going on with their account. Previously, Google would attempt to detect suspicious logins and send users an email notifying them of the activity.

The Samsung Galaxy S20 series marks the first time we see 8K recording on a major smartphone line (bar the Red Magic 3), offering an exponential increase in detail compared to standard 4K videos. This quality increase will have ramifications for storage though, as Samsung says (via SamMobile) 8K video will consume 600MB of storage per minute. By comparison, 4K/30fps video on a modern phone varies from 200MB to 350MB per minute, depending on a variety of factors (bit-rate, format etc).

OnePlus has taken the wraps off its latest smartphone, the OnePlus 5T. The latest flagship offers high-end specs, a gorgeous design, and a great price-performance ratio. But how does it compare to the competition, especially when many of today’s flagships cost hundreds more? Good question and one we’ll certainly explore more in our full review down the road. In the meantime, we wanted to take a closer look at how the OnePlus 5 competes against the Samsung Galaxy S8, one of the most popular flagships of 2017.