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Netflix has just rolled out its latest update targeting iOS users. The updated app now supports HDR streaming as long as you have a compatible device. Note that this is for ‘compatible devices’ and not all iOS devices out there are in that category. This update comes a couple of days after Apple rolled out iOS 11 to the public. As expected, the update supports iOS 11 and the few of the devices that can support HDR streaming including the new iPhone X, iPhone 8, iPhone 8 Plus and the iPad Pro. To stream HDR content on your Netflix for…

The year is almost over and we are expecting a flagship phablet from Huawei as usual. This year, this device will be the Huawei Mate 10 but it looks like this is not the only device Huawei is currently working on. Before the unveiling of the Mate 10, Huawei will unveil the G10 which will be its first smartphone with an 18:9 aspect ratio. Huawei is expected to unveil the G10 as early as tomorrow but we may have to wait a while longer as this phone will head straight to China first. We may get it in international markets…

A couple of days ago, Apple officially released iOS 11 to the public. With this release, the company updated its Developer’s Blog with news that it has raised the limit of the size of applications that can be downloaded from its App Store over cellular networks. According to Apple, with iOS 11, the limit has been raised from 100MB to 150MB. This means that you can download any app that is 150MB in size or less over a cellular network. We’ve increased the cellular download limit from 100 MB to 150 MB, letting customers download more apps from the App…

The Internet Society has released a first-of-its- kind report aimed at exploring the future of the Internet. Entitled “Paths to our Digital Future,” the 2017 Global Internet Report examines the Internet over the next five to seven years and identifies the factors that will shape its future. The report uncovers a mix of challenges and opportunities in safeguarding the Internet for the next generation and makes recommendations on the steps that can be taken today to realize the Internet’s promise for everyone, everywhere. The 2017 Global Internet Report considers the many forces that are shaping the Internet today, from Artificial…

Alternative Circle has been selected as one of the top 20 finalists for the 2017 Global FinTech Hackcelerator and FinTech Awards, making it the only company in the continent to qualify. In May 2017, the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) published a catalogue of 100 problem statements gathered from the financial industry and invited the global FinTech community to develop new and innovative solutions to any of the problems for the Global FinTech Hackcelerator.  The problem statements fell under 4 categories, Customer-Facing, Financial Inclusion, RegTech, and General. MAS received 580 submissions from over 40 countries and from the submissions, 20…

Facebook messenger group chats allow you to have video chats with more than one person at the same time. This can be in a personal or professional setting with your work colleagues, family members or just friends, you have the option of chatting with a group of people at the same time. With Facebook Messenger Group Video chat, you can have a video chat with up to 50 different people at the same time. Yes, you read that right, 50 people can join your video call. You may not get to this point but knowing this is possible doesn’t hurt.…

For those of us using Android, you may have come across Android Backup, an option that lets you store your device’s information on a Google Drive folder. With this, the process of restoring the data is much easier. What most people do not know is that these backups are automatically deleted if the device has been inactive for over two months. This rule is hidden deep inside the Android Backups support documents and applies to all users even those who pay for the service. This was brought forward by Redditor Tanglebrook who learnt about the rule the hard way. Tanglebrook…

Android tablets are not as popular as most manufacturers expected them to be. With the rise of 2-in-1 tablets, most people prefer to go with those and not tablets. On the market right now, it is hard to say what Android tablets are made to do, with Windows-powered tablets, we know productivity is key and that has somehow worked well for those devices. With the Android ones, we are still trying to fit them in our lives. Lenovo isn’t worried about the declining tablet market as the company has just released the new Tab 4 series that has four tablet…

Not so long ago, HMD Global unveiled its latest Nokia smartphone, the Nokia 8. This is the fourth Android powered Nokia smartphone from the company and brings back the Carl Zeiss lens that we have associated with Nokia smartphones for years. The Nokia 8 also comes with a dual camera setup and is the first Android-powered Nokia phone with such a setup. When the Nokia 8 was launched, it had Android Nougat pre-installed. The company said that this phone and all the other Nokia phones (Nokia 3, Nokia 5 and Nokia 6) will be getting Android 8.0 Oreo update at…

Earlier this year, Samsung introduced its new in-house assistant, Bixby, as it unveiled the Galaxy S8 and S8+. With this assistant, the company decided to include a dedicated button on the S8 and S8+ to help users launch the assistant easily. When the company launched the Galaxy Note 8, it also included the dedicated Bixby button. The biggest issue with the Bixby button has been that users cannot customize it and maybe change it from a digital assistant to some other app. Samsung has refused to let users do this and given that not every user wants to use Bixby,…