And in the last week of January, HMD Global rolled out a beta version of the Android 8 .1 Oreo to the Nokia 8. The update also brings the February Android security patch as well. First and foremost is the Nokia 2's enormous 4,100 mAh battery which offers up to two days of juice on one charge. It packs an 8MP rear sensor and a 5MP front facing camera. [Full Article...]
An additional three inches is expected Sunday. The National Weather Service warns to take caution as slippery conditions are expected and reduced visibility due to snow-covered roads. After a weekend Winter Weather Advisory was issued, the Chicago area saw between 8 and 13 inches of snow and experienced nine consecutive days of measurable snowfall, according to the National Weather Service. [Full Article...]
Bloomberg's sources claim the move comes as Google looks to persuade more iPhone users to switch to Android devices, with Apple continuing to dominate the high-end of the market. Embracing the notch may help change that. Alphabet Inc.'s Google controls the Android software, while other companies manufacture the devices. On May 8, Google will start this year's Google I/O developers confere... [Full Article...]
In late January, U.S. media reported , citing a draft budget proposal, that the Trump administration may stop funding the ISS programme by 2025. As per the document, end of direct federal support should not imply that the orbiting laboratory, which is now contracted to Boeing and costs NASA more than $3 billion every year, itself will be "deorbited" at that time. [Full Article...]
If Norway lands more performances like that, it will be tough to deal with for the other countries as they attempt to make up ground in the medal tracker. Marit Bjoergen won the silver medal in women's category of the same event. That includes one gold, four silver, and three bronze medals. The events will be broadcast on NBC and NBCSN (all times ET). [Full Article...]
Some 6.06 billion km from Earth, Voyager 1 took the picture as part of a composite of 60 images looking back at the solar system. "New Horizons has always been a mission of firsts - first to explore Pluto , first to explore the Kuiper Belt , fastest spacecraft ever launched", Alan Stern, the mission's principal investigator, said in the NASA statement . [Full Article...]
Not everybody was so taken by the show of Korean unity, with U.S. Vice President Mike Pence remaining seated as the North and South Koreans entered the stadium . "So we had our own", Aussie aerial skier and two-time Olympian David Morris said in his video post to social media. The joyous group flew their flag, which was white with the blue Korean peninsula in the middle. [Full Article...]
While the launch is still a couple of days away, a lot about the Redmi Note 5 has already been leaked online, giving us a pretty clear picture of what we can expect from the handset. At the front, the smartphone is said to house an 8MP selfie snapper with 1080p video recoding support. The handset is expected to come in two variants, one with 3GB RAM and 32GB storage, and the other with 4GB RAM a... [Full Article...]