Android 7.1.1 update for Nokia 3 coming this month

HMD has confirmed that the Android 7.1.1 Nougat update for the Nokia 3 smartphone will be available this month. The news came in the form of a tweet from the company's Chief Product Officer who said the roll out will begin towards August end. Got a few questions on this so wanted to confirm that #Nokia3 will receive 7.1.1 update by end of August. @nokiamobile— Juho Sarvikas (@sarvikas) July 29, 2017 While an exact date wasn't revealed, the executive made it clear that the roll out will be global as it'll only begin after they have all market-specific approvals. Global, we will...

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Android 7.1.1 update for Nokia 3 coming this month

HMD has confirmed that the Android 7.1.1 Nougat update for the Nokia 3 smartphone will be available this month. The news came in the form of a tweet from the company's Chief Product Officer who said the roll out will begin towards August end. Got a few questions on this so wanted to confirm that #Nokia3 will receive 7.1.1 update by end of August. @nokiamobile— Juho Sarvikas (@sarvikas) July 29, 2017 While an exact date wasn't revealed, the executive made it clear that the roll out will be global as it'll only begin after they have all market-specific approvals. Global, we will...

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Android 7.1.1 update for Nokia 3 coming this month

HMD has confirmed that the Android 7.1.1 Nougat update for the Nokia 3 smartphone will be available this month. The news came in the form of a tweet from the company's Chief Product Officer who said the roll out will begin towards August end. Got a few questions on this so wanted to confirm that #Nokia3 will receive 7.1.1 update by end of August. @nokiamobile— Juho Sarvikas (@sarvikas) July 29, 2017 While an exact date wasn't revealed, the executive made it clear that the roll out will be global as it'll only begin after they have all market-specific approvals. Global, we will...

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Samsung Galaxy S8/S8+ Daydream support rolling out now

Google has announced that Daydream support for the Samsung Galaxy S8 and S8+ flagship smartphones "is rolling out now." The announcement came in the form of a Google+ post from the official Google VR account. It's worth noting that at-least a couple of major US carriers - T-Mobile and Verizon - have already rolled out updates that claimed to bring Daydream support, but users weren't able to use the feature. However now, it seems like a server-side switch has been made, so you should be able to enjoy the functionality on your S8/S8+ unit. Some of those who are now able to use...

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5 Trustworthy Guides to Lose Weight and Keep It Off

Everyone wants a magic way to lose weight quickly and keep it off. There is no easy way, unfortunately. And as we found out, science says diets are better than exercise if weight loss is the target (and not overall fitness). The question then is to figure out which diet is right for you. There are plenty of choices, like the ketogenic diet, paleo diet, intermittent fasting, and more. And these resources will make it simpler to choose. 1. Understanding Diets and Weight Loss Reddit’s /r/LoseIt is a community of people trying to lose weight. Recognizing the confusion around several...

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Samsung Galaxy S8/S8+ Daydream support rolling out now

Google has announced that Daydream support for the Samsung Galaxy S8 and S8+ flagship smartphones "is rolling out now." The announcement came in the form of a Google+ post from the official Google VR account. It's worth noting that at-least a couple of major US carriers - T-Mobile and Verizon - have already rolled out updates that claimed to bring Daydream support, but users weren't able to use the feature. However now, it seems like a server-side switch has been made, so you should be able to enjoy the functionality on your S8/S8+ unit. Some of those who are now able to use...

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Samsung Galaxy S8/S8+ Daydream support rolling out now

Google has announced that Daydream support for the Samsung Galaxy S8 and S8+ flagship smartphones "is rolling out now." The announcement came in the form of a Google+ post from the official Google VR account. It's worth noting that at-least a couple of major US carriers - T-Mobile and Verizon - have already rolled out updates that claimed to bring Daydream support, but users weren't able to use the feature. However now, it seems like a server-side switch has been made, so you should be able to enjoy the functionality on your S8/S8+ unit. Some of those who are now able to use...

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Samsung Galaxy Note 8 press render leaked

Infamous leaker @evleaks just tweeted a full frontal photo of the Galaxy Note8. We've seen a couple of leaks that suggested the Note8 would have a larger top bezel than the bottom one, but that doesn't really make much sense. The picture we're taking a look at looks to be an official render of the phone. Though all we have is a photo of the front, which looks a lot like the Galaxy S8, the corners seem a bit boxier - in typical Note fashion. Samsung Galaxy Note8 (in Midnight Black) http://pic.twitter.com/QZii9xFarQ— Evan Blass (@evleaks) July 31, 2017 Blass says the render is of the...

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Samsung Galaxy Note 8 press render leaked

Infamous leaker @evleaks just tweeted a full frontal photo of the Galaxy Note8. We've seen a couple of leaks that suggested the Note8 would have a larger top bezel than the bottom one, but that doesn't really make much sense. The picture we're taking a look at looks to be an official render of the phone. Though all we have is a photo of the front, which looks a lot like the Galaxy S8, the corners seem a bit boxier - in typical Note fashion. Samsung Galaxy Note8 (in Midnight Black) http://pic.twitter.com/QZii9xFarQ— Evan Blass (@evleaks) July 31, 2017 Blass says the render is of the...

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Samsung Galaxy Note 8 press render leaked

Infamous leaker @evleaks just tweeted a full frontal photo of the Galaxy Note8. We've seen a couple of leaks that suggested the Note8 would have a larger top bezel than the bottom one, but that doesn't really make much sense. The picture we're taking a look at looks to be an official render of the phone. Though all we have is a photo of the front, which looks a lot like the Galaxy S8, the corners seem a bit boxier - in typical Note fashion. Samsung Galaxy Note8 (in Midnight Black) http://pic.twitter.com/QZii9xFarQ— Evan Blass (@evleaks) July 31, 2017 Blass says the render is of the...

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LG V30 design confirmed, camera could also have f/1.6 aperture

There are a couple of new pieces of news pertaining to the LG V30. The first of which is that the user manual was allegedly leaked. The thing is... we don't have access to the supposed manual. @OnLeaks has released an image of the LG V30 in its 2D drawing goodness. In addition to my previous #LGV30 leak, just a little extract from its user manual... http://pic.twitter.com/6UYjBHwv4I— Steve H. (@OnLeaks) July 31, 2017 The new image shows us that the LG V30 looks a lot like the LG G6. In fact, the LG V30 looks like a larger version of the LG G6. Like the G6, the V30 will have a 2:1...

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LG V30 design confirmed, camera could also have f/1.6 aperture

There are a couple of new pieces of news pertaining to the LG V30. The first of which is that the user manual was allegedly leaked. The thing is... we don't have access to the supposed manual. @OnLeaks has released an image of the LG V30 in its 2D drawing goodness. In addition to my previous #LGV30 leak, just a little extract from its user manual... http://pic.twitter.com/6UYjBHwv4I— Steve H. (@OnLeaks) July 31, 2017 The new image shows us that the LG V30 looks a lot like the LG G6. In fact, the LG V30 looks like a larger version of the LG G6. Like the G6, the V30 will have a 2:1...

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LG V30 design confirmed, camera could also have f/1.6 aperture

There are a couple of new pieces of news pertaining to the LG V30. The first of which is that the user manual was allegedly leaked. The thing is... we don't have access to the supposed manual. @OnLeaks has released an image of the LG V30 in its 2D drawing goodness. In addition to my previous #LGV30 leak, just a little extract from its user manual... http://pic.twitter.com/6UYjBHwv4I— Steve H. (@OnLeaks) July 31, 2017 The new image shows us that the LG V30 looks a lot like the LG G6. In fact, the LG V30 looks like a larger version of the LG G6. Like the G6, the V30 will have a 2:1...

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Android will finally tell you the battery level of Bluetooth devices

With most stock versions of Android, there is one missing feature that has been seen on other factory skins of Android like OnePlus, LG, and Samsung. That is the Bluetooth device battery life indicator. I used to use a pair of Jaybirds X interchangeably with an iPhone 6S and some other Android phone. Every time I switched back to the Huawei Mate 8 I was using at the time, I would lose the ability to see how much battery I had on my Bluetooth headphones. According to a report from XDA-Developers, Google is finally including support to get battery information from a Bluetooth device in an...

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Android will finally tell you the battery level of Bluetooth devices

With most stock versions of Android, there is one missing feature that has been seen on other factory skins of Android like OnePlus, LG, and Samsung. That is the Bluetooth device battery life indicator. I used to use a pair of Jaybirds X interchangeably with an iPhone 6S and some other Android phone. Every time I switched back to the Huawei Mate 8 I was using at the time, I would lose the ability to see how much battery I had on my Bluetooth headphones. According to a report from XDA-Developers, Google is finally including support to get battery information from a Bluetooth device in an...

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Android will finally tell you the battery level of Bluetooth devices

With most stock versions of Android, there is one missing feature that has been seen on other factory skins of Android like OnePlus, LG, and Samsung. That is the Bluetooth device battery life indicator. I used to use a pair of Jaybirds X interchangeably with an iPhone 6S and some other Android phone. Every time I switched back to the Huawei Mate 8 I was using at the time, I would lose the ability to see how much battery I had on my Bluetooth headphones. According to a report from XDA-Developers, Google is finally including support to get battery information from a Bluetooth device in an...

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What URL Domain Extensions Stand For and Why They Are Needed

Before 1983, visiting a host on a network required typing in its IP address. The fledgling internet was much smaller, and reaching individual sites was only possible if you knew where to look. Fortunately, the Internet Engineering Task Force introduced their pioneering Domain Name System (DNS), allowing numerical IP addresses to be identified as specific domain names. Instead of having to remember a long sequence of numbers, like 69.171.234.21, you only have to remember a URL: Facebook.com. Along with the new DNS, domain extensions appeared. A domain extension is the top-level part of the domain name (TLD), such as .com,...

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How to Test Google Chrome’s Experimental Ad-Blocker

Google is currently testing an ad-blocker baked right into Chrome. And assuming you’re willing to download and install an unstable, experimental version of Google’s popular web browser you can test it out for yourself right now. We just hope MakeUseOf doesn’t get caught in the crossfire. We’re not fans of ad-blockers here at MakeUseOf. Like almost every other site on the web we rely on advertising to pay the bills associated with producing the content you read every day. And everyone who installs an ad-blocker eats into our ability to pay those bills and stay in business. However, Google is...

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AMD announces Radeon RX Vega series of graphics cards

AMD has finally announced its long-awaited series of enthusiast-class gaming graphics cards running the brand new Vega architecture, the Radeon RX Vega. The series starts off with three models, the Radeon RX Vega 56, the Radeon RX Vega 64 and the Radeon RX Vega 64 Liquid Cooled Edition. Radeon RX Vega 56 The Radeon RX Vega 56 is the cheapest model for now, with 56 compute units, 1156MHz base clock speed, 1471MHz boost clock speed, 8GB HBM2 memory, 3584 stream processors, 256 texture units, 12.5 billion transistor count and 10.5 TFLOPs of performance. For reference, the GTX 1080...

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AMD announces Radeon RX Vega series of graphics cards

AMD has finally announced its long-awaited series of enthusiast-class gaming graphics cards running the brand new Vega architecture, the Radeon RX Vega. The series starts off with three models, the Radeon RX Vega 56, the Radeon RX Vega 64 and the Radeon RX Vega 64 Liquid Cooled Edition. Radeon RX Vega 56 The Radeon RX Vega 56 is the cheapest model for now, with 56 compute units, 1156MHz base clock speed, 1471MHz boost clock speed, 8GB HBM2 memory, 3584 stream processors, 256 texture units, 12.5 billion transistor count and 10.5 TFLOPs of performance. For reference, the GTX 1080...

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AMD announces Radeon RX Vega series of graphics cards

AMD has finally announced its long-awaited series of enthusiast-class gaming graphics cards running the brand new Vega architecture, the Radeon RX Vega. The series starts off with three models, the Radeon RX Vega 56, the Radeon RX Vega 64 and the Radeon RX Vega 64 Liquid Cooled Edition. Radeon RX Vega 56 The Radeon RX Vega 56 is the cheapest model for now, with 56 compute units, 1156MHz base clock speed, 1471MHz boost clock speed, 8GB HBM2 memory, 3584 stream processors, 256 texture units, 12.5 billion transistor count and 10.5 TFLOPs of performance. For reference, the GTX 1080...

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18 Interesting DIY Raspberry Pi Case Ideas

The Raspberry Pi has been around for a few years now. This credit card sized computer has changed the world with its small size, and equally small price tag. With the countless possible ways it can be used, it is always a good idea to protect your Pi using a case. You might have got a case with your Raspberry Pi starter kit. If not, you can easily make your own for next to no cost. Today I’ll cover the various DIY cases you can make for the Pi and the Pi Zero. You will find many of these designs...

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8 More Awesome Chrome Apps to Stay Creative Offline

Creatives can be in a tough spot when they don’t have internet access. We previously covered some creative Chrome apps that you can use offline — great for artists, photographers, writers, and anyone else channeling their creative energy on a Chromebook or with the Chrome browser. And now, we’re back with eight more for musicians, designers, and more. Music and Sound Effects Working with tunes, notes, and sound effects can be rewarding as well as fun. But if it’s your business, you should make sure you can access those sounds anytime, anywhere. These Chrome apps keep your melodies moving on...

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Gboard for iOS now integrates YouTube and Google Maps, also lets you draw

Google has updated its Gboard keyboard app for iOS today, adding three big features. First off, the keyboard is now integrated with Google Maps and YouTube. So after you tap the G icon you can choose from three actions - perform a web search like before, look up a video on YouTube, or share your location or the address of a specific place through Maps. All of the above is done in the keyboard, without opening an additional app and needing to switch back and forth. When you're messaging your friends and remember a cool video, all you need to do in order to quickly share it with them is look...

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Gboard for iOS now integrates YouTube and Google Maps, also lets you draw

Google has updated its Gboard keyboard app for iOS today, adding three big features. First off, the keyboard is now integrated with Google Maps and YouTube. So after you tap the G icon you can choose from three actions - perform a web search like before, look up a video on YouTube, or share your location or the address of a specific place through Maps. All of the above is done in the keyboard, without opening an additional app and needing to switch back and forth. When you're messaging your friends and remember a cool video, all you need to do in order to quickly share it with them is look...

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The Complete Guide to Improving Your Online Security and Defending Your Privacy

In our always-on society we generate a lot of data, with some estimates suggesting 28,875 GB per second. With this massive trove of data we divulge a huge amount of personal information. From our cloud-based photo collection, to what websites we visit, it’s getting easier for malicious attackers to do the digital equivalent of rummaging through our garbage. Whether it’s Facebook selling your data to advertisers, overreaching government surveillance, or cyber criminals looking to make some fast money — there are a lot of people out there who want your data. Sadly, this invasion of your privacy doesn’t benefit you...

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Gboard for iOS now integrates YouTube and Google Maps, also lets you draw

Google has updated its Gboard keyboard app for iOS today, adding three big features. First off, the keyboard is now integrated with Google Maps and YouTube. So after you tap the G icon you can choose from three actions - perform a web search like before, look up a video on YouTube, or share your location or the address of a specific place through Maps. All of the above is done in the keyboard, without opening an additional app and needing to switch back and forth. When you're messaging your friends and remember a cool video, all you need to do in order to quickly share it with them is look...

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Microsoft Kills Its Windows Phone Keyboard for iOS

Microsoft is removing Word Flow from the App Store. This means that the critically acclaimed keyboard app will no longer be available to iOS users who haven’t already downloaded it. And those that have face the prospect of Word Flow never being updated again. Because that’s how Microsoft rolls. The Windows Phone Typing Experience It should go without saying that Windows Phone didn’t exactly set the world alight. In fact, Windows Phone did so badly that 99.6 percent of all new smartphones are powered by Android and iOS. However, one of the few things Windows Phone got right was the...

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Meizu Pro 7 Plus teardown: to reach the secondary screen, remove the main screen

The Meizu Pro 7 Plus is cool, but it has two screens that might break and need replacing. How hard could it be? Well, someone took the time to take one apart, so we can find out! The front seems to come off easily enough, though you need to watch out for the ribbon cable for the main Super AMOLED screen and the one for the mTouch fingerprint reader. The motherboard below is C-shaped, surrounding the 3,500mAh battery from three sides. Removing the main screen • disconnecting the secondary screen • the motherboard free at last Plunging deeper, you'll have to pop off the...

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Save Yourself Time and Effort by Automating GIMP With Scripts

Photo editing tends to involve a lot of repetitive processes, especially when you’re working with a large album of images. If you’re willing to dabble in scripting, you can use GIMP to automate some of these actions to save yourself time and effort. Scripting with Python in GIMP isn’t easy, but it’s very rewarding if you’re prepared to learn the ropes. Here’s how to get started with a couple of very basic scripts. Creating a Python Script Before we start start working on our project in earnest, we need to lay some foundations. First, open up a text editor, then copy and...

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Meizu Pro 7 Plus teardown: to reach the secondary screen, remove the main screen

The Meizu Pro 7 Plus is cool, but it has two screens that might break and need replacing. How hard could it be? Well, someone took the time to take one apart, so we can find out! The front seems to come off easily enough, though you need to watch out for the ribbon cable for the main Super AMOLED screen and the one for the mTouch fingerprint reader. The motherboard below is C-shaped, surrounding the 3,500mAh battery from three sides. Removing the main screen • disconnecting the secondary screen • the motherboard free at last Plunging deeper, you'll have to pop off the...

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Meizu Pro 7 Plus teardown: to reach the secondary screen, remove the main screen

The Meizu Pro 7 Plus is cool, but it has two screens that might break and need replacing. How hard could it be? Well, someone took the time to take one apart, so we can find out! The front seems to come off easily enough, though you need to watch out for the ribbon cable for the main Super AMOLED screen and the one for the mTouch fingerprint reader. The motherboard below is C-shaped, surrounding the 3,500mAh battery from three sides. Removing the main screen • disconnecting the secondary screen • the motherboard free at last Plunging deeper, you'll have to pop off the...

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5 Networking Commands for the Linux Terminal

Working in the command line can have numerous advantages over working in the Graphical User Interface (GUI). It’s almost always faster, relative to the GUI. More advanced computer users often prefer command line for it’s scripting and concise process of working. Here are some of the Linux networking commands you can use and apply immediately. Some commands may require administrative privileges — so make sure you have sudo access! Image Credit: Julia Tim via Shutterstock 1. ping The go-to-command to quickly begin to diagnose network issues, find the IP address of a device on the network, or even monitor the reliability of your...

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Samsung Galaxy A3 (2017) getting Android 7.0 Nougat in Russia

The Samsung Galaxy A3 (2017) is now receiving the Android 7.0 Nougat update, just under two months after the 2016 model. The updates for the A5 (2017) and A7 (2017) are not out yet, even though they received Wi-Fi certifications before the A3 (2017) did. Back to the update in question. It's currently rolling out in Russia (has been for a couple of days, actually). It bears a firmware version A320FXXU2BQG5 and includes the July 2017 Android security update. We are guessing this is sort of a soak test and if all goes smoothly, wider availability should follow in a weak or two....

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Samsung Galaxy A3 (2017) getting Android 7.0 Nougat in Russia

The Samsung Galaxy A3 (2017) is now receiving the Android 7.0 Nougat update, just under two months after the 2016 model. The updates for the A5 (2017) and A7 (2017) are not out yet, even though they received Wi-Fi certifications before the A3 (2017) did. Back to the update in question. It's currently rolling out in Russia (has been for a couple of days, actually). It bears a firmware version A320FXXU2BQG5 and includes the July 2017 Android security update. We are guessing this is sort of a soak test and if all goes smoothly, wider availability should follow in a weak or two....

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Samsung Galaxy A3 (2017) getting Android 7.0 Nougat in Russia

The Samsung Galaxy A3 (2017) is now receiving the Android 7.0 Nougat update, just under two months after the 2016 model. The updates for the A5 (2017) and A7 (2017) are not out yet, even though they received Wi-Fi certifications before the A3 (2017) did. Back to the update in question. It's currently rolling out in Russia (has been for a couple of days, actually). It bears a firmware version A320FXXU2BQG5 and includes the July 2017 Android security update. We are guessing this is sort of a soak test and if all goes smoothly, wider availability should follow in a weak or two....

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Moto X4 colors leak in press render

The Motorola mid-ranger Moto X4 might be announced at IFA at the beginning of September but we already know plenty about the device. After being benchmarked on GFXBench and Geekbench, the phone that would cost €350 was leaked by Evan Blass, revealing its color palette. The colors from right to left are Nimbus Blue, Lunar Grey, and Pink. The last one is new for Moto, and it might come as Pink Gold, depending on how you look at it. The Moto X4 has two cameras and a dual LED flash, all bundled in a circular module. The images also reveal that the mid-range device follows the product...

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Moto X4 colors leak in press render

The Motorola mid-ranger Moto X4 might be announced at IFA at the beginning of September but we already know plenty about the device. After being benchmarked on GFXBench and Geekbench, the phone that would cost €350 was leaked by Evan Blass, revealing its color palette. The colors from right to left are Nimbus Blue, Lunar Grey, and Pink. The last one is new for Moto, and it might come as Pink Gold, depending on how you look at it. The Moto X4 has two cameras and a dual LED flash, all bundled in a circular module. The images also reveal that the mid-range device follows the product...

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Moto X4 colors leak in press render

The Motorola mid-ranger Moto X4 might be announced at IFA at the beginning of September but we already know plenty about the device. After being benchmarked on GFXBench and Geekbench, the phone that would cost €350 was leaked by Evan Blass, revealing its color palette. The colors from right to left are Nimbus Blue, Lunar Grey, and Pink. The last one is new for Moto, and it might come as Pink Gold, depending on how you look at it. The Moto X4 has two cameras and a dual LED flash, all bundled in a circular module. The images also reveal that the mid-range device follows the product...

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How to Use (and Disable) Game Center on Mac & iOS

In the old days, we used to get together with friends and family to play games. Now, with computer games and mobile devices, we have a much larger range of choices for games to play electronically. Apple’s Game Center strives to make playing mobile games a social activity again. Today we’ll look at what Game Center is, why you would use it, and how to sign make the most of it on your Mac and iOS devices. For those of you who used to use the default standalone Game Center app and are wondering where it went, we’ll also explain...

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Google Play Services now boasts 5 billion installs

Google Play Services come pre-installed on just about every Android phone (well, except those sold in China). They are an essential mix of high and low-level stuff, everything from contact syncing to geo-positioning goes through these Services. Play Services became the first mobile "app" (if you can call them that) to reach 5 billion installs. That's 5 with nine zeroes. Granted, a good chunk of those are probably on devices no longer used, but as we said, there are also Androids not included in this count. Whichever way you look at it, it is an impressive number. And in a sense,...

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Google Play Services now boasts 5 billion installs

Google Play Services come pre-installed on just about every Android phone (well, except those sold in China). They are an essential mix of high and low-level stuff, everything from contact syncing to geo-positioning goes through these Services. Play Services became the first mobile "app" (if you can call them that) to reach 5 billion installs. That's 5 with nine zeroes. Granted, a good chunk of those are probably on devices no longer used, but as we said, there are also Androids not included in this count. Whichever way you look at it, it is an impressive number. And in a sense,...

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Google Play Services now boasts 5 billion installs

Google Play Services come pre-installed on just about every Android phone (well, except those sold in China). They are an essential mix of high and low-level stuff, everything from contact syncing to geo-positioning goes through these Services. Play Services became the first mobile "app" (if you can call them that) to reach 5 billion installs. That's 5 with nine zeroes. Granted, a good chunk of those are probably on devices no longer used, but as we said, there are also Androids not included in this count. Whichever way you look at it, it is an impressive number. And in a sense,...

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After Dunkirk: 12 World War II Movies to Watch on Netflix

Have you watched Chris Nolan’s Dunkirk yet? It tracks the story of the Allied evacuation off the beaches of Northern France in May 1940. Of course, the Dunkirk evacuation has passed into history as one of the most important episodes of World War II. Many historians argue that it’s the point Hitler lost the war. If he’d allowed his Panzer columns to continue rather than waiting for his infantry divisions to catch up, the Allied forces would have been almost wiped out. Instead, more than 330,000 British, French, Dutch, Polish, and Belgian troops managed to escape across the English Channel....

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Are Squeezable Smartphones a Gimmick or the Future?

A couple of months ago, HTC launched the U11. Apart from high-end specifications, the smartphone’s marketing was centered around a unique feature called Edge Sense. The HTC U11 has grip sensors on both sides that recognize when the phone is squeezed. This gesture is used for launching apps and performing actions. Rumors now suggest that Google’s second-generation Pixel phone will have a similar feature too. So, is the squeeze feature a gimmick or is it actually a groundbreaking feature? Let’s find out. A History of Gesture-Based Features in Smartphones Ever since smartphones have had motion sensors like accelerometers and gyroscopes,...

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Samsung Galaxy Note8 dual camera to come with 3x Optical Zoom

The Galaxy Note8 leaks just keep on coming ahead of the August 23 launch. This latest one comes from Samsung Electro-Mechanics, the division responsible for the mobile camera modules. It posted on a guidance of how a dual camera module works. Since Galaxy Note8 is expected to be the first globally launched smartphone with such setup, it's a safe to assume that the guide will apply to the phablet's camera. The first feature in the guidance is called Super Night Shot. A comparison reveals how an image looks when taken with a single camera smartphone and how the second...

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Samsung Galaxy Note8 dual camera to come with 3x Optical Zoom

The Galaxy Note8 leaks just keep on coming ahead of the August 23 launch. This latest one comes from Samsung Electro-Mechanics, the division responsible for the mobile camera modules. It posted on a guidance of how a dual camera module works. Since Galaxy Note8 is expected to be the first globally launched smartphone with such setup, it's a safe to assume that the guide will apply to the phablet's camera. The first feature in the guidance is called Super Night Shot. A comparison reveals how an image looks when taken with a single camera smartphone and how the second...

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Samsung Galaxy Note8 dual camera to come with 3x Optical Zoom

The Galaxy Note8 leaks just keep on coming ahead of the August 23 launch. This latest one comes from Samsung Electro-Mechanics, the division responsible for the mobile camera modules. It posted on a guidance of how a dual camera module works. Since Galaxy Note8 is expected to be the first globally launched smartphone with such setup, it's a safe to assume that the guide will apply to the phablet's camera. The first feature in the guidance is called Super Night Shot. A comparison reveals how an image looks when taken with a single camera smartphone and how the second...

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The 7 Best Windows File Explorer Replacements

The best way to describe Windows File Explorer is “functional.” Sure, it’s got a few little settings you can tweak, and there are several tricks that’ll make it work more efficiently, but it’s still decidedly more “Volvo” than “Mercedes.” If you spend a lot of time in the app, it’s easy to become weary of its idiosyncrasies. Why can’t you integrate non-Microsoft cloud storage providers? Why can’t you reorder the main shortcuts in the left-hand panel? And why hasn’t Microsoft introduced tabbed browsing? Perhaps it’s time to dump File Explorer and use a third-party alternative? If you’ve never looked into...

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HomePod firmware reveals iPhone 8 design, infrared facial recognition

With the fingerprint reader booted from the front of the iPhone 8, alternative biometric authentication methods were reportedly considered - including 3D facial recognition and iris scanner. Now we have our first solid bit of evidence - HomePod's firmware shows support for infrared face unlock in the BiometricKit. This is similar to what Lumias and Galaxys use and works in low light. Also hidden in the firmware is a graphic representation of the device - a bezel-less phone with a characteristic cutout on top, which will hold the selfie camera and likely the facial recognition hardware....

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