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There have been countless reports suggesting that the Galaxy S9 and Galaxy S9+ will be launched a month earlier than their predecessors. Samsung is expected to announce the handsets at the Mobile World Congress 2018 in February. It will then release the device in early March. The Galaxy S9 and Galaxy S9+ are now one step closer to release as both devices have been certified by the FCC.
The FCC certified Samsung’s upcoming flagship smartphones on December 27th. Predictably, the listings don’t reveal anything about the specifications of the Galaxy S9 and Galaxy S9+. The filing doesn’t even include a standard design outline that’s normally seen in FCC filings.
One theory is that when these documents were submitted to the FCC, Samsung hadn’t decided on the final design for the Galaxy S9. It’s plausible given that Samsung filed some of the documents with the FCC in mid-November.
The international unlocked models of the Galaxy S9 and Galaxy S9+ with model numbers SM-G960F and SM-G965F respectively have now been certified by the FCC. It has cleared a major hurdle on its way to shelves across the globe.
A certification at this point in time suggests that there’s merit to reports of an early launch. Multiple reports have claimed that Samsung will officially announce the Galaxy S9 at MWC 2018 in February. It may need a couple of weeks after that to release the handset. It was also reported recently that Samsung has started mass production of the Galaxy S9 and Galaxy S9+.
Galaxy S9 And Galaxy S9+ Closer To Launch With FCC Certification , original content from Ubergizmo. Read our Copyrights and terms of use.
Facebook-owned WhatsApp recently confirmed that it’s going to ditch support for two mobile platforms that have more or less faded into oblivion. WhatsApp has announced that it will end support for BlackBerry 10 and Windows Phone 8 on December 31st, 2017. The popular cross-platform messaging service has also decided to axe support for Nokia S40-powered devices next year.
WhatsApp had first announced earlier this year that it would end support for BlackBerry 10 and Windows Phone 8 in mid-2017. The company then had a change of heart and announced that it would support the two platforms through the end of this year.
It’s not going to give any more extensions now. WhatsApp confirmed that it will no longer support BlackBerry 10 and Windows Phone 8 handsets after December 31st. The other platforms that are no longer supported by WhatsApp include Nokia Symbian S60, Android 2.1, and Android 2.2.
WhatsApp has also confirmed that it’s going to pull support for the Nokia S40 platform but it’s not going to do that immediately. Those who own a handset powered by this platform have one year to go before they will be required to change their device if they want to continue using WhatsApp.
The Nokia S40 platform will be supported by WhatsApp through December 31st, 2018. The company does caution that since it doesn’t actively develop for this platform anymore, some features may stop functioning without warning.
WhatsApp Won’t Support Nokia S40 After Next Year , original content from Ubergizmo. Read our Copyrights and terms of use.
You can never be too safe on the internet which is why it’s crucial to opt for strong passwords and enable additional layers of security like two-factor authentication for all accounts. Despite the repeated warnings from cybersecurity experts, the rising data breach incidents, and with blatant disregard for sensible thinking, many are still entrusting their online security to a password that is the first to come to mind. The most common password of 2017 is not going to surprise you at all.
For the second year straight, “123456” was the most commonly used password discovered in data dumps in 2017. Quite a few data breach incidents took place this year and this simple password was found to be a popular choice with people who were affected by these breaches. What’s worse is that “password” was the second most commonly used password this year.
A lot of people rely on very simple passwords to protect their online accounts unsurprisingly. Some of the other terms on the list of top 100 worst passwords of 2017 include sports terms like baseball and Lakers, car brands like Ferrari and Mercedes, and even basic expressions like iloveyou.
Even a budding hacker with a brute force script could end up gaining access to peoples’ accounts by simply going through this list until there’s a match. The list was compiled by SplashData, a company that develops password management utilities. It analyzed more than five million user records leaked online this year to create this list.
It can’t be stressed enough that people should always use strong passwords that will be difficult to crack by brute force attacks. When available, two-factor authentication should also be taken advantage of.
Most Common Password Of 2017 Won’t Surprise You , original content from Ubergizmo. Read our Copyrights and terms of use.
Samsung has released a new Android 8.0 Oreo beta for the Galaxy S8 and Galaxy S8+. This is the fifth Oreo beta that it has released since launching the Galaxy Beta Program for these devices. The company recently expanded its beta program to more markets across the globe. It’s the second beta release for markets where the program was expanded to only recently. The firmware version is the same across all markets.
Like the fourth beta it released a couple of weeks ago, the latest Android 8.0 Oreo beta release for the Galaxy S8 and Galaxy S8+ doesn’t bring any major changes. It takes care of quite a few bugs, though.
It also applies the Android security patch for the month of December 2017. This means that this beta release includes all fixes that Google has released for Android this month.
The firmware file weighs in at 613MB. Those who are on the beta program should certainly connect to a Wi-Fi network before downloading it. They should also keep in mind that since this is a beta release, things can go wrong. It would be best to backup all data on the device first before downloading and installing the latest beta.
Samsung hasn’t confirmed as yet when it’s going to release Android 8.0 Oreo for the Galaxy S8 and Galaxy S8+. It goes without saying that the release won’t be taking place before next year.
Samsung Releases Android 8.0 Oreo Beta 5 For Galaxy S8 And Galaxy S8+ , original content from Ubergizmo. Read our Copyrights and terms of use.
Even before the iPhone X had been officially announced, multiple reports suggested that Apple would source OLED display panels for the handset from Samsung and LG. Samsung has a strong position in the mobile OLED panel market so the bulk of the orders were expected to land in its lap with LG filling the rest. LG has now confirmed that it didn’t supply a single iPhone X OLED display panel in 2017.
This means that Apple is completely reliant on Samsung for OLED panels that it has introduced for the first time to its smartphone lineup with the iPhone X. Meanwhile, LG remains undecided about future panel supply.
LG Display, the company’s display division, has confirmed in a regulatory filing that it hasn’t decided anything about future panel supply for the iPhone X at this point in time.
LG has been making moves to challenge Samsung in this market. It has recently received approval from the South Korean government to set up a $4.5 billion OLED panel manufacturing plant in Guangzhou, China.
Catching up with Samsung in this market won’t be easy, though. The company accounts for 97 percent of the global mobile OLED panel market right now and is also taking steps to further consolidate its position.
LG Didn’t Supply Any iPhone X Displays This Year , original content from Ubergizmo. Read our Copyrights and terms of use.
It was reported recently that Apple was intentionally slowing down older iPhones. The company didn’t acknowledge the matter for a few days before confirming that it was indeed throttling old iPhones but provided an explanation for it as well. Even though no similar reports were published about their smartphones, both HTC and Motorola have said that they don’t slow down their old phones like Apple.
Both companies responded to The Verge via email with HTC saying that causing its smartphones to slow down as their batteries get older “is not something we do.” A spokesperson for Motorola said that “We do not throttle CPU performance based on older batteries.”
Apple acknowledged that it does this a few days ago, saying that the measure was introduced last year for the iPhone 6, iPhone 6S, and iPhone SE. It said that this was meant to prevent random shutdowns of older handsets.
A smartphone’s battery degrades naturally over time and outputs less power. This can lead to the device shutting down unexpectedly when the processor ramps up for more speed. Apple decided to limit the handsets’ processor speeds in order to prevent unexpected shutdowns. It didn’t make this behavior clear to users immediately which is probably why multiple lawsuits have now been filed by customers.
The scribe has also reached out to Samsung, Google, LG, and Sony to ask whether they adopt a similar method for their handsets as well. A spokesperson for Samsung said that the company is looking into it while Sony said that an official response will be delayed because of the holidays.
HTC And Motorola Swear They Don’t Slow Down Old Phones Like Apple , original content from Ubergizmo. Read our Copyrights and terms of use.
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