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The Samsung Galaxy Note 7 is undoubtedly one of the worst devices from the South Korean company. Some of the units shipped to customers had faulty batteries that led to overheating and even catch fire when being charged. With this, Samsung has decided to halt the production and shipment of the Note 7 as it tries to take charge of the situation. Even though Samsung is trying as hard as it can, things are not looking good for the company right now. In a post on Reddit, a user by the name Bahaman23 said, “Earlier today I used my Gear…

If you do follow tech news closely, you may have heard about the disaster that is the Samsung Galaxy Note 7. Galaxy Note devices have always had positive reception and they have always performed quite well on the market. Galaxy Note devices have always had their own target market and customers who always looked forward to a new gadget every year. I have low-key had a soft spot for Galaxy Note devices over the years. I tend to prefer them over the Galaxy S series. The devices have that appealing factor that just makes them unique to me. They are…

Yahoo has had a difficult time the last few years. The company was once a leader in the email service business but that is not the case right now. Very few people are signing up to use Yahoo mail and some of its other services are struggling getting users as competition gets tougher. A few weeks ago, Yahoo came out to reveal that over 500 million accounts had been breached by hackers back in 2014. Even though this happened two years ago, it still is bad news for Yahoo, the company looks like it doesn’t have things under control and…

Update: Apple has come out and revealed that 54% of its active device are running iOS 10. Original story: The one area where iOS clearly beats Android is in the adoption of new OS versions by its users. The platform has always had higher adoption numbers within the first few weeks and months compared to Android. A few weeks ago, Apple released iOS 10 which is now installed in 66.7% of devices according to Fiksu. This is quite impressive since the platform has been around for about a month. Getting to 66% in about a month is the fastest adoption…

Back in September, Huawei released a new line of smartphones at IFA 2016. The new devices were called ‘Nova’ and came in two variants, the standard Nova and the Nova Plus. The devices came with some decent specs with both having 3GB of RAM. This was seen as a standard thing as these days, most flagships come with the same RAM capacity. Fast forward a month later, Huawei has come out with a 4GB variant of the Nova smartphone.  This new variant has model number CAZ-AL10 and will most likely be available in China and a few select markets in…

Snapchat is one of the most popular social networking platforms out there. The app is particularly appealing to millennials who use it to share with their friends what they are up to as the day goes by. The app is known for its self-distracting updates that disappear from the platform after 24 hours and was one of the features that helped it grow very fast. Snapchat is also known for its stories feature that highlight what people share with their friends. This feature makes it easier for people to see what their friends share throughout the day in a mini…

A few weeks after it took the Honor 8 to western markets, Huawei is getting ready to launch yet another device, the Honor 6X. The Company is planning to launch this smartphone on October 18, a little over a week from today. Huawei is already sending out media invites for an event scheduled for October 18 and that is where we expect to see this phone. As expected, the phone will be launched in China and will come with a reasonable price tag just like every other Honor device. It is not clear if Huawei will be taking the Honor…

The Samsung Galaxy Note 7 was released in August and its reception was positive at the time. A few weeks after it was released, the party was over for Samsung as some of the Note 7 units reportedly exploded when being charged. It started with a few units exploding and in the end Samsung had to halt sales and recall some units that were already shipped to consumers. Even though the recall reportedly cost Samsung close to 1 billion, I thought the company will get through that after the recall and bring back the Note 7 before the end of…

The total number of apps available for users to download plays a big role in the adoption of new platforms. Adoption of Windows Phone 8.1 and previous version (and even Windows 10 Mobile) was (and still is) low as some users don’t see their value since they do not have that many apps that they can use. For some users, this was a good enough reason to move to Android and iOS. With the release of new smartphones running on Tizen, we are bound to ask, will Samsung and its partners be able to do what Microsoft couldn’t? Getting developers…

Prisma is one app that took 2016 by storm. The app uses complicated Artificial Intelligence (AI) to turn your mundane everyday photos into beautiful works of art. This is not just another photo editing app as it uses Artificial intelligence to transform photos better than what most other editing apps can do. Prisma has been available on both Android and iOS and the company has today updated its iOS app to include video support. With this update, you will be able to apply the different filters on your videos. This feature is still in beta mode and means that not…