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  • Instagram’s new saved post collections should worry Pinterest

    For the past few months or so, Facebook has been on a mission. A mission to ape every unique functionality inside Snapchat, in a wholesale manner, and bring it to its own services. Instagram has benefitted the most from this strategy, by far. In fact, the Stories feature that Instagram ‘borrowed’ from Snapchat has become…

  • Some Samsung Galaxy S8 users are complaining about reddish tint on display

    Samsung Galaxy S8 pre-orders have started shipping, and the first complaints about the device have already started pouring in. Some Korean customers are complaining about a reddish tint on their units’ displays. Correcting the phone’s color display settings allegedly doesn’t improve the situation. Reacting to the complaints, Samsung said, “It is not a quality problem…

  • Android Pay gains support for 18 more banks

    Android Pay’s list of supported banks/financial institutions has been growing at a rapid rate. Last month, the service’s list of supported banks in the US crossed the 600 mark. And now, some more names have been added to the list. In total, 18 more banks have made it to the list. The names include Bank…

  • Gionee M6S Plus will be officially announced on April 24

    Although it hasn’t yet been one full year since it made the M6 and M6 Plus official, it looks like Gionee simply can’t wait anymore and wants to unveil the M6S Plus this month. The Chinese company has started sending invites for the unveiling that will take place on April 24, so next Monday. You…

  • You can now officially unlock the bootloader for LG G5 SE

    LG has added a new name to the list of smartphones for which bootloader unlocking is officially supported. The device in question is the G5 SE, which is basically the Snapdragon 652 variant of the G5. Specifically, the model number H840, which is for the European market, has been added to the list of supported…

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