Sony Confirms These Xperia Devices Will Be Updated To Android 8 0 Oreo

Sony today provided a list of Xperia devices which it will be updating to Android 8.0 Oreo. The company’s announcement only provides a list of devices that will be getting the update, with no mention on when users of these handsets should expect the handset to land. Sony will be updating its following Xperia devices to Android 8.0 Oreo: Xperia X Xperia X Performance Xperia XZ Xperia X Compact Xperia XZ Premium Xperia XZs Xperia XA1 Xperia XA1 Ultra Xperia XA1 Plus Xperia Touch...

October 7, 2022 · 1 min · 204 words · Christine Uitz

Soundcore S New Liberty 4 Earbuds With Spatial Audio Can Track Your Heart Rate

These earbuds bring firsts for the brand including spatial audio and a heart rate monitor. Sound These earbuds feature an ACAA 3.0 coaxial acoustic system and two dynamic drivers aligned in the same axis, which the company said produces Hi-Res sound with three times more clarity in LDAC mode. Also: Anker’s new Sleep A10 earbuds will block out distractions They also introduce what the company describes as 360-degree immersive spatial audio: This feature allows sound to surround you from all directions and follows your head movement via dynamic head tracking....

October 7, 2022 · 2 min · 292 words · Hazel Grable

South Korea Outlaws Uninstallable Android Bloatware

Carrier and manufacturer bloatware has long been a bane for Android users, often serving no purpose other than taking up valuable storage space and irritating you with their presence when you’re surfing through your app drawer. But for smartphone users in South Korea, bloatware will cease to be an issue very soon, as the country’s government has ruled that users must be offered an option to delete any preinstalled app from their device....

October 7, 2022 · 2 min · 270 words · Carol Shanberg

Stack Overflow Ceo On How It Became The World S Most Popular Programming Site

Also: What is Stack Overflow? A forum for all who code SJVN: So, for my readers who don’t know Stack Overflow, can you tell me about the site? PC: Stack Overflow is so popular because it has about 50 million questions and answers on every possible technology topic. Everything from programming languages like Python to scripting languages like JavaScript to cloud technologies like AWS and so on. PC: It’s all thanks to the brilliance of our founders, Joel Spolsky, and Jeff Atwood, who created fast, automatic social management tools in 2008....

October 7, 2022 · 8 min · 1560 words · Robert Martinez

The 5 Best Electric Pressure Washers Of 2022

When shopping for a new pressure washer, you should pay attention to the PSI rating and the gallons-per-minute flow rate. Pressure and flow rate work together to provide enough power and water to properly clean a surface. Models with lower PSI and GPM ratings are considered light-duty, while those with higher ratings are labeled medium- or heavy-duty. With so many models to choose from, it can be difficult to narrow down your options....

October 7, 2022 · 5 min · 995 words · Sarah Smith

The 5 Best Weather Apps For Iphone And Android

Well, not only is there an app for that, but there are several! Whether going on vacation or getting married next weekend, you want to have the most updated weather information at your fingertips. The good news is there’s no need to search for weather apps that fit your needs. We’ve done the hard work for you. Here are the best weather apps available for both Apple and Android devices....

October 7, 2022 · 4 min · 703 words · Enrique Nock

Samsung Galaxy Watch 4 Latest Update Didn T Include Google Assistant

Google Assistant is a wildly required feature for wearables, and recently, Samsung Galaxy Watch4 has been glimpsed to adding Google Assistant, which is spotted by 9to5Google, in the Verizon update logs. Additionally, Google’s spokesperson has finally confirmed that Google Assistant is not rolling out to Samsung’s Wear OS-powered wearables yet, but we might get it in the future. Verizon Delayed the Google Assistant Update for Samsung Galaxy Watch4 As a report from Droid-Life mentioned earlier, an update has begun rolling out to Verizon variants of the Galaxy Watch 4 line with build QU1FVC8 (R885USQU1FVC8) that features the changelog, which allows you to access Google Assistant....

October 6, 2022 · 2 min · 285 words · Cathy Diaz

Samsung Just Unveiled Three New Awesome Smartphones With Notch

The South Korean giant Samsung, which has so far been resilient to this new approach, looks like it will eventually join the club and not with one, not with two but 3 models with notch. Notch seems to have won its place The South Korean giant Samsung devices is characterized by having a generous but high up and down screen, where space is occupied by systems of the device itself....

October 6, 2022 · 3 min · 508 words · Theresa Vasquez

Samsung S 18 4 Inch Galaxy View Goes Up For Pre Order For A Price Of 600

The listing has been removed since then, but you can see in the above screenshot the cached page. It’s quite weird that the device has first popped up at a place where one would usually expect camera equipment to be up for sale. The listing describes the Galaxy View as Samsung’s biggest Android tablet & movable media display, which speaks about its destined use. Here are some more details from its description: The slate is priced at $600 for the 32GB version, which is apparently WiFi only....

October 6, 2022 · 2 min · 251 words · David Fonner

Samsung To Bundle Microsoft S Productivity Apps On Its Upcoming Tablets

Samsung today announced that it will be bundling Microsoft’s mobile productivity apps and services on more of its devices. The announcement from the company states that it will be bundling Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, OneNote, OneDrive and Skype on its tablets released in the first half of 2015. The company is already bundling Microsoft’s OneDrive, OneNote and Skype, on its latest flagship — the Galaxy S6 and S6 edge. It is also offering 100GB of free storage space to OneDrive users who purchase the Korean giant’s latest flagships’....

October 6, 2022 · 1 min · 136 words · Lewis Rivers

Save 230 On An Hp 15 6 Inch Touchscreen Laptop

No matter the use of this laptop, the battery life can withstand it all with up to 9.5 hours of life. Additionally, while the battery can keep up with all you use this laptop for, the display can as well. The 15.6-inch HD touch-screen display with BrightView technology makes sure everything on your screen is colorful and clear. The Intel Iris Xe Graphics embedded into this laptop also make a great viewing experience for gaming, streaming, and even surfing the web as you complete your daily tasks....

October 6, 2022 · 1 min · 205 words · Gladys Simpson

Sony Introduces The Xperia C3 The World S Best Selfie Phone

The Xperia C3 certainly isn’t the first phone to ship with a 5 megapixel front-facing camera, but that’s not how its differentiating itself from the competition. Sony has gone the extra mile placed a D flash on the face of the device, that’s basically the C3. Shipping with a 5.5-inch 720p display, 1.2GHz Snapdragon 400 processor, 1GB RAM, 8GB internal storage, microSD card slot, 8 megapixel rear camera, the Xperia C3 is not vying for the attention of enthusiasts....

October 6, 2022 · 2 min · 226 words · Alice Mathews

Sony Xperia Z1 And Z1 Compact Get 4K Video Recording Via A Mod

The Xperia Z2 is the sole handset from Sony that is capable of recording videos in 2160p resolution as well as in slow-motion mode. Thanks to some XDA developers now, owners of Xperia Z1 and Z1 Compact can also get these features on their devices. Considering that both these devices are powered by a Snapdragon 800 processor, this should not come as a surprise since other similar devices like the LG G2 and G Flex also allow users to record videos in 4k/2160p resolution....

October 6, 2022 · 1 min · 186 words · Marge Marie

Sony Xperia Z3 Now Available For Rs 25 999

Despite those shortcomings, the handset doesn’t fail to impress on paper with a Snapdragon 810 Octa-core processor backed up by 3GB of RAM and 32GB inbuilt storage that is expandable. It flaunts a gorgeous Sony Omnibalance glass design, a 5.2-inches Full HD display, Android 5.0 that is upgradable to Marshmallow, IPX5 / IPX8 rating for dust and water resistance and an impressive 20.7MP rear camera with 1/2.3″ Exmor RS sensor capable of shooting 4K videos....

October 6, 2022 · 2 min · 262 words · Charlotte Thompson

Stellarfi Partners With The National Foundation For Credit Counseling

“We are passionate about helping people overcome financial impediments through financially responsible behavior education,” Bruce McClary, NFCC senior vice president of communications, said in the press release. “We are excited to partner with StellarFi to reach more Americans who might be in financial distress, assist them to solve those problems, and ensure they can live their best lives.” The new partnership is the next step in StellarFi’s goal to make credit and financial literacy more easily accessible to the wider public....

October 6, 2022 · 6 min · 1110 words · Richard Selby

Storify Releases App To Push Ipad Into Content Creation

Storify app for iPad resembles its web counterpart and enables drag & drop of tweets, photos, videos and other web content into your self curated stories. The iPad app experience is slick and user friendly, except for some minor glitches which we will discuss later. For those who don’t know much about Storify, this explanation from Robert Scoble should be good enough. That sort of a praise coming from someone like Scoble, who excels in content curation should do Storify a world of good....

October 6, 2022 · 2 min · 320 words · Grace Cichowski

Samsung Galaxy S5 Gear 2 And Gear Fit Announced In India Available April 11

Samsung has just announced the arrival of the Galaxy S5 in India at a dedicated event held earlier today. The smartphone is available for pre-order now with retail launch slated to commence on April 11. Samsung India’s head of the IT and Mobile Division, Mr. Vineet Taneja said – “The Galaxy S5 is yet another great proof point of people-inspired innovation. Designed to be both effortlessly smart and intuitively simple, the Galaxy S5 has been created to maximize consumer benefits by integrating superior hardware with enhanced smartphone usability and an iconic design....

October 5, 2022 · 1 min · 212 words · Karolyn Skinner

Samsung Galaxy S5 Will Go Up For Preorder In The Uk On The 28Th Of March

A new report has revealed that the Galaxy S5 will go up for preorder in the UK on the 28th of March, exactly two weeks before it is officially on sale — April 11. This preorder will allow customers to reserve a unit when the Samsung flagship officially hits the markets, thus making them one of the first to own it. Pricing details will be disclosed then, but speculations have suggested that the Galaxy S5 could cost £500 or £600 off contract, indicating that your wallets could take a beating to get one of these....

October 5, 2022 · 1 min · 201 words · Brenda Carvalho

Samsung Galaxy Z Flip Unveiled With 6 7 Inch Foldable Screen Snapdragon 855 Processor

As expected, Samsung unveiled its much-awaited foldable smartphone—the Galaxy Z Flip—at its Unpacked 2020 event today. It is the second foldable-screen phone from the brand, with the first being the Galaxy Fold. The Galaxy Z Flip, as its name suggests, has a flip (clamshell) form factor. You can flip open the phone to access its main screen (to use it as a regular phone) and fold it in half, when the device isn’t in use, just like you would do with an old-school clamshell handset....

October 5, 2022 · 2 min · 383 words · Steven Mitchell

Samsung Gear S3 Frontier Review A Big Bold Move To Establish Smartwatch Dominance

While Apple commands most of the attention in the smartwatch space, it’s actually Samsung that has consistently led the way. Bringing innovative features and unique touches that push the limits of what we expect from wrist-worn wearables. The journey hasn’t been without its share of missed steps. Who can forget the original Galaxy Gear strap camera? But with each new model. Samsung refines a little more of its vision, taking a slow, steady approach to an unchartered path....

October 5, 2022 · 9 min · 1865 words · Jennifer Monaghan