Feb 28
“By staying silent we are bystanders; we normalize hate speech, condone discrimination and bullying.”
Feb 28
“I don’t just tweet off the top of my head.”
Feb 28
A few years back, Chinese OEMs outside of Huawei and, to a lesser extent, ZTE, barely made a blip on the US smartphone market radar. One name, however, continued to pop up over and over again: Xiaomi. Younger than many of these other companies, Xiaomi was making miracles over at China, with sales and rabid fans that were immediately compared … Continue reading
Feb 28
Despite HMD Global recently stating that there are no plans to bring its Nokia phones to the US this year, it looks like they might have had a change of heart because the company has recently announced that the Nokia 6 (2018) will be headed to the US this coming May. Pricing was not confirmed but it is priced at £200 in the UK, which when converted is roughly $280.
This was confirmed by Juho Sarvikas who is HMD’s chief product officer. He also confirmed that the phone would not be launched through a carrier and will instead be sold outright, which according to him is the current trend. It is unclear as to why there is different information regarding HMD’s US operations, but regardless it seems that the Nokia 6 (2018) will be a phone you could look out for in the coming months.
For those unfamiliar with the 2018 version of the Nokia 6, the handset was announced at MWC 2018 this week. It will feature a 5.5-inch Full HD display and will be powered by a Qualcomm Snapdragon 630 chipset. There will be 3GB and 4GB options, where they will also come with 32GB or 64GB respectively.
There will also be a 16MP rear-facing camera accompanying the phone, and an 8MP front-facing camera, complete with a 3,000mAh battery. The Nokia 6 (2018) will run on Android One, which according to a recent report will be the de facto platform that HMD will be going with from now on.
Nokia 6 (2018) Will Be Coming To The US This May , original content from Ubergizmo. Read our Copyrights and terms of use.
Feb 28
When you receive forwarded emails, it is pretty obvious as most of the time it comes with the “FW”/”FWD” tags in the subject line. However when it comes to instant messengers, generally there is no distinction between a self-composed message and a forwarded one, but WhatsApp could be changing that.
According to a report from WABetaInfo, it seems that in the latest version of WhatsApp’s Android beta, messages that have been forward will now be marked as forwarded as you can see in the screenshot above. It is unclear as to why anyone would want that kind of distinction in their messages, but it is possible that it could be used as a way to identify spam messages, even though spam messages can already be pretty obvious in the way that they are composed.
However it could help identify if a message has simply been passed along, such as fake WhatsApp messages asking users to forward the message to at least 10 of their contacts otherwise WhatsApp will start charging a subscription fee, something that even in this day and age still pops up from time to time.
That being said as is the case with all beta features, there’s no telling if and when they will be released, and whether or not their final forms will be the same as what we’ve seen in the beta.
Latest WhatsApp Beta Shows When Messages Have Been Forwarded , original content from Ubergizmo. Read our Copyrights and terms of use.
Feb 28
A couple of years ago, Lenovo released a video which seemed to hint that the company could be looking to revive the Motorola Razr, which is probably one of the more iconic feature phones from back in the day. Motorola later denied that they were bringing the phone back, but now it looks like our hopes could have been raised again.
According to the folks at TechRadar who spoke to Lenovo’s CEO Yang Yuanqing, it seems that the CEO dropped some hints that the Razr could indeed be staging a comeback. Yang spoke about how technology these days has allowed companies to be more innovative with their smartphone designs, and as a result it seems that they could be launching a modern take on the Razr.
Yang was quoted as saying, “With the new technology, particularly foldable screens, I think you will see more and more innovation on our smartphone design. So hopefully what you just described [the Motorola Razr brand] will be developed or realized very soon.” When asked to confirm if he was indeed talking about the Razr, he replied by saying, “I think I have already answered the question.”
We’re not sure if Lenovo plans on bringing back the Razr in its feature phone form, but that wouldn’t be such a stretch of the imagination as HMD Global has revived not only the Nokia 3310, but also the Nokia 8110. It is possible that maybe Lenovo could be hoping that with foldable display technology, they could relaunch the Razr brand with a modern twist. Either way we’ll have to wait and see.
Lenovo’s CEO Hints That The Motorola Razr Could Be Making A Comeback , original content from Ubergizmo. Read our Copyrights and terms of use.
Feb 28
Image credit – Android Police
Do you know how wide your vocabulary is? If you’re looking for a fun way to test your vocabulary knowledge, you might be interested in a new feature that Google has introduced to its search results in the form of “Word Coach”, which as you can see in the screenshot above will test your vocabulary.
It seems that this new feature is part of Google’s “define” search function, where if you were tro try and search for the meaning of certain words on Google, it will display the definition along with the ability to play the Word Coach game. It is a good way of testing your knowledge and for those who enjoy such quizzes, it will be a pretty fun way of passing the time as well.
The questions appear to be varied, where it will ask users for antonyms, synonyms, and some will also provide images as well. There will be about 5 questions per search. It is unclear as to whether or not there is a greater end goal to this feature or if it is simply a novel way to test your knowledge and pass some time, but it could be worth checking out if you have nothing better to do.
Google Word Coach Is A Fun Way Of Testing Your Vocabulary , original content from Ubergizmo. Read our Copyrights and terms of use.
Feb 28
Olympian Deletes Selfie With Ivanka Trump: ‘I Was Tired Of Reading The Hate’
Posted in: Today's Chili“It was allowing people to spew hate at each other which broke my heart,” said bobsledder Lauren Gibbs.
Feb 28
“This will be the generation that restores life in America,” the vice president told a group of anti-abortion activists.
Feb 28
They knew damn well his brand of politics was a snake before they took it in.
Who's in charge here?
This is site is run by Sascha Endlicher, M.A., during ungodly late night hours. Wanna know more about him? Connect via Social Media by jumping to about.me/sascha.endlicher.