OnePlus 2 price drop – 'flagship killer' is now even cheaper

<h3 style="text-align: justify;"> ONEPLUS reveals the 64GB OnePlus 2 is getting a permanent price cut to £249.</h3> <div style="text-align: justify;">  </div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody> <tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRC_xUGWwRM-gd4RVFotoN5wirnzdFWrxyAeABYTLdrTD6zdfSDLK8Ya54_H1TcPRAZa7lVOeM6lqT9Lnn6NxkIB_Xr-jTGlqGnIDdwRxKuYMTaib71AE1zo5xdj4ic0jKDt9RFnSj_wA7/s1600/OnePlus+2+price+drop+%25E2%2580%2593+%2527flagship+killer%2527+is+now+even+cheaper.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="OnePlus 2 price drop – 'flagship killer' is now even cheaper" border="0" height="378" src="" title="OnePlus 2 price drop – 'flagship killer' is now even cheaper" width="640" /></a></td></tr> <tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The OnePlus 2 now has a £249 price tag</td></tr> </tbody></table> </div> <div style="text-align: justify;">  </div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> The OnePlus 2 has long been regarded as one of the best budget smartphones money can buy.</div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> Now the Chinese firm behind the brand have revealed their "flagship killer" is getting a permanent price cut.</div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> The 64GB version of the OnePlus 2 was £289 but from today it'll land in your pocket for just £249 – a saving of £40.</div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <a href="http://newsnewsblog.blogspot.com/2015/10/review-oneplus-2-is-no-flagship-killer.html" target="_blank">NewsNewsBlog.blogspot.com reviewed this cut-priced device last year</a> and were left mightily impressed by what it has to offer.</div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> For less than £250 smartphone users are treated to a 5.5 inch full HD display, fast Qualcomm 810 processor and a massive 64GB of storage – four times as much as a standard 16GB iPhone.</div> <div style="text-align: justify;">  </div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody> <tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRCrYuBahMvDVn3NsU2eTieFTW6NFdwTwiDK6gJDlDGMlnRpOH5dgZuMcHcvE0Abs2S07DjUaMmOvrV1IKZIqureZvWGIzwOXTszrC1zl3J8C9wcqQVRY_wwU8xH3iewoI7feB8DlMBBaf/s1600/OnePlus+2+price+drop+%25E2%2580%2593+%2527flagship+killer%2527+is+now+even+cheaper+2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="OnePlus 2 price drop – 'flagship killer' is now even cheaper" border="0" height="378" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRCrYuBahMvDVn3NsU2eTieFTW6NFdwTwiDK6gJDlDGMlnRpOH5dgZuMcHcvE0Abs2S07DjUaMmOvrV1IKZIqureZvWGIzwOXTszrC1zl3J8C9wcqQVRY_wwU8xH3iewoI7feB8DlMBBaf/s640/OnePlus+2+price+drop+%25E2%2580%2593+%2527flagship+killer%2527+is+now+even+cheaper+2.jpg" title="OnePlus 2 price drop – 'flagship killer' is now even cheaper" width="640" /></a></td></tr> <tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Dubbed the "flagship killer" the OnePlus 2 features top end specs</td></tr> </tbody></table> </div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">  </div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> For your family photos there's a 13-megapixel rear camera, which can shoot in 4K Ultra HD quality, and selfie addicts get a 5-megapixel front-facing snapper.</div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> A fingerprint scanner and large 3,300 mAh battery are also squeezed inside the metal and plastic shell.</div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> Sadly there's no Android Marshmallow just yet as the OnePlus runs on OxygenOS – a slightly-tweaked version of Google's Android 5.1, Lollipop.</div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> The new mobile operating system was developed internally by OnePlus and offers "a refreshing take on the pure Android experience."</div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> In our opinion the OnePlus 2 is without a doubt the best smartphone available in its unbelievably low price range.</div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> It doesn't have the glamour of some of its flagship rivals but, at half the price of an iPhone and Galaxy S6, it's hard to fault it</div>

OnePlus 2 price drop – 'flagship killer' is now even cheaper

ONEPLUS reveals the 64GB OnePlus 2 is getting a permanent price cut to £249.    The OnePlus 2 now has a £249 price tag   The O...

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Google going virtual – tech giant developing a premium VR headset

<h3 style="text-align: justify;"> GOOGLE looks set to join the high-end virtual reality revolution with a new VR device.</h3> <div style="text-align: justify;">  </div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody> <tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7yWgOBovofiE53mTaPPkmWxPswXJiNfDKQFym0plitBv4KQjTLcNSwN6Oqgtiff2GZqPbf3AV3iofLF7NUJ1nBvIXzYkalpNKNlH3Nm-xqEzoSGuv4Yc6ZxdyxP_GbpfzYJQaJLIVQx-W/s1600/Google+going+virtual+%25E2%2580%2593+tech+giant+developing+a+premium+VR+headset.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Google going virtual – tech giant developing a premium VR headset" border="0" height="378" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7yWgOBovofiE53mTaPPkmWxPswXJiNfDKQFym0plitBv4KQjTLcNSwN6Oqgtiff2GZqPbf3AV3iofLF7NUJ1nBvIXzYkalpNKNlH3Nm-xqEzoSGuv4Yc6ZxdyxP_GbpfzYJQaJLIVQx-W/s640/Google+going+virtual+%25E2%2580%2593+tech+giant+developing+a+premium+VR+headset.jpg" title="Google going virtual – tech giant developing a premium VR headset" width="640" /></a></td></tr> <tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Google is rumoured to be developing a high-end VR headset</td></tr> </tbody></table> </div> <div style="text-align: justify;">  </div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> This is the year when virtual reality will finally explode on to the market.</div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> Facebook, PlayStation, HTC and Samsung all have new headsets arriving in 2016 and now Google appears to adding its expertise to the VR race.</div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> The US internet giant is rumoured to be developing a new, high-end, virtual reality headset which will go head-to-head with some of the biggest names in tech.</div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> It's thought the new gadget glasses will work with a range of Android-powered smartphones which will act as the screen, bringing users a fully immersive experience without the need for a computer or games console.</div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> Samsung has already developed a similar concept with its Gear VR, although only the most recent Samsung devices are currently compatible.</div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> According to a report from the Financial Times, Google wants its headset to work with a wide range of mobile devices.</div> <div style="text-align: justify;">  </div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> It's also thought that Google is working hard to stop latency problems that have hit some current headsets.</div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> The idea of VR is that you can view a 360 degree virtual world but some earlier adopters are finding the headset can't keep up with the movement of their head, leading to users feeling nauseous.</div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> Google already has an entry-level device called Google Cardboard which can be ordered online for just a few pounds and also uses a smartphones as its screen.</div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> This basic device allows people to get their first taste of VR and has already been shipped to over five million users across the globe.</div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> Google is also boasting over 25 million VR app downloads from it Android Play Store in this fast growing market.</div> <div style="text-align: justify;">  </div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody> <tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDUDwRDvogucbXMJ10S7c7fZaMM2BTrnpL_NO08kQNQw-SLC7pcXvUucIXRoa8_4d9UHoTb1utR3I6HbC_QAd3wjrJkoh9ojKuO5PRCs3P2-KQ0StME5m-HRNqJIhQ9828pALjMwTJ7f9w/s1600/Google+going+virtual+%25E2%2580%2593+tech+giant+developing+a+premium+VR+headset+2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Google going virtual – tech giant developing a premium VR headset" border="0" height="378" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDUDwRDvogucbXMJ10S7c7fZaMM2BTrnpL_NO08kQNQw-SLC7pcXvUucIXRoa8_4d9UHoTb1utR3I6HbC_QAd3wjrJkoh9ojKuO5PRCs3P2-KQ0StME5m-HRNqJIhQ9828pALjMwTJ7f9w/s640/Google+going+virtual+%25E2%2580%2593+tech+giant+developing+a+premium+VR+headset+2.jpg" title="Google going virtual – tech giant developing a premium VR headset" width="640" /></a></td></tr> <tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Samsung already has its Gear VR on the market</td></tr> </tbody></table> </div> <div style="text-align: justify;">  </div> <object classid="clsid:D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000" codebase="http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=9,0,47,0" height="378" id="flashObj" width="640"><param name="movie" value="http://c.brightcove.com/services/viewer/federated_f9?isVid=1&isUI=1" /><param name="bgcolor" value="#FFFFFF" /><param name="flashVars" value="videoId=4712796219001&playerID=2538956444001&playerKey=AQ~~,AAACT2hWexE~,QV-ElXQT89XEkLQHlpWPz_5DAA2-uG70&domain=embed&dynamicStreaming=true" /><param name="base" value="http://admin.brightcove.com" /><param name="seamlesstabbing" value="false" /><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true" /><param name="swLiveConnect" value="true" /><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always" /><embed src="http://c.brightcove.com/services/viewer/federated_f9?isVid=1&isUI=1" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" flashVars="videoId=4712796219001&playerID=2538956444001&playerKey=AQ~~,AAACT2hWexE~,QV-ElXQT89XEkLQHlpWPz_5DAA2-uG70&domain=embed&dynamicStreaming=true" base="http://admin.brightcove.com" name="flashObj" width="640" height="378" seamlesstabbing="false" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowFullScreen="true" allowScriptAccess="always" swLiveConnect="true" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/shockwave/download/index.cgi?P1_Prod_Version=ShockwaveFlash"></embed></object> <div style="text-align: justify;"> Speaking about success of Google Cardboard, Clay Bavor, VP Virtual Reality said: "A year and a half ago we introduced Google Cardboard, a simple cardboard viewer that anyone can use to experience mobile virtual reality (VR).</div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> "Since then everyone from droid lovers and Sunday edition subscribers, to big kids and grandmas have been able to enjoy VR—often for the very first time.</div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> "Keep your eyes peeled for more projects that bring creative, entertaining and educational experiences to mobile VR."</div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> A recent study suggested the VR industry could be worth $150 billion (£90 billion) by 2020.</div> <div style="text-align: justify;">  </div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody> <tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgS-7Y2qxGmjDl9keXX6U_C4WM6UDdVALkOp5p7DRNWOEyDZU6QlX17ah-9162U8GL4aCPfIZqnCd5bLJ2pZxiYRxkuPalD_UWD1xSCNOrozLn2YfKzKl3uZlX0Uc-_3ifJT_dHnEQcwvZf/s1600/Google+going+virtual+%25E2%2580%2593+tech+giant+developing+a+premium+VR+headset+3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Google going virtual – tech giant developing a premium VR headset" border="0" height="378" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgS-7Y2qxGmjDl9keXX6U_C4WM6UDdVALkOp5p7DRNWOEyDZU6QlX17ah-9162U8GL4aCPfIZqnCd5bLJ2pZxiYRxkuPalD_UWD1xSCNOrozLn2YfKzKl3uZlX0Uc-_3ifJT_dHnEQcwvZf/s640/Google+going+virtual+%25E2%2580%2593+tech+giant+developing+a+premium+VR+headset+3.jpg" title="Google going virtual – tech giant developing a premium VR headset" width="640" /></a></td></tr> <tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Google has already shipped over five million Cardboard headsets</td></tr> </tbody></table> </div>

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Honor 5X is the best smartphone you've never heard of

<h3 style="text-align: justify;"> HONOR claims its latest smartphone is the "most affordable premium smartphone of 2016” – and at £190, it’s difficult to disagree. The Honor 5X packs a 5.5inch 1080p display, a 13MP rear camera, 5MP selfie camera, fingerprint sensor and solid aluminium unibody design.</h3> <div style="text-align: justify;">  </div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody> <tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjj8E5hbQFdQxU2AcnN3KPFWCQ8ocXqteSwIFmvpMVBhyphenhyphenvnCvRxNj826jrCDzkiLX-5Wtp-DvXRGwieS79N3xNKPd2fxP76WUCCkRxkC6X39ZESIMyysXVePXaCdf2V4QHxfTXM_lI6c5ME/s1600/Honor+5X+is+the+best+smartphone+you%2527ve+never+heard+of.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Honor 5X is the best smartphone you've never heard of " border="0" height="378" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjj8E5hbQFdQxU2AcnN3KPFWCQ8ocXqteSwIFmvpMVBhyphenhyphenvnCvRxNj826jrCDzkiLX-5Wtp-DvXRGwieS79N3xNKPd2fxP76WUCCkRxkC6X39ZESIMyysXVePXaCdf2V4QHxfTXM_lI6c5ME/s640/Honor+5X+is+the+best+smartphone+you%2527ve+never+heard+of.jpg" title="Honor 5X is the best smartphone you've never heard of " width="640" /></a></td></tr> <tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Honor 5X is available in a choice of either Gold, Silver or Grey</td></tr> </tbody></table> </div> <div style="text-align: justify;">  </div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> The Honor 5X is a stunning achievement.</div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> The Huawei-made smartphone packs an impressive 5.5inch display with a solid 401-pixels-per-inch, a 13MP rear camera, 5MP front-facing video call camera, fingerprint sensor and diamond-polished, aluminium unibody design.</div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> And it’s priced at an uber-competitive £189.99. </div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> Honor has dubbed its latest smartphone, the "most affordable premium smartphone of 2016” – and honestly, it’s difficult to disagree with this marketing tagline.</div> <div style="text-align: justify;">  </div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody> <tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqABRD3-ePyhZvicBH1iWe1ey0STedyodsImLwBVNZ1hJSDEa4cArb0gLa_j-kF4tnn1BZcNstTf56cwByc4xeOYKEAv1UuZbkgFFeKQooMbotev5XzjsPIjJhBtsizX8c2ZHXrKW-KUfH/s1600/Honor+5X+is+the+best+smartphone+you%2527ve+never+heard+of++2.gif" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Honor 5X is the best smartphone you've never heard of " border="0" height="358" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqABRD3-ePyhZvicBH1iWe1ey0STedyodsImLwBVNZ1hJSDEa4cArb0gLa_j-kF4tnn1BZcNstTf56cwByc4xeOYKEAv1UuZbkgFFeKQooMbotev5XzjsPIjJhBtsizX8c2ZHXrKW-KUfH/s640/Honor+5X+is+the+best+smartphone+you%2527ve+never+heard+of++2.gif" title="Honor 5X is the best smartphone you've never heard of " width="640" /></a></td></tr> <tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Don’t be fooled by the price, the fingerprint sensor on the Honor 5X is one of the best</td></tr> </tbody></table> </div> <div style="text-align: justify;">  </div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <em>NewsNewsBlog.blogspot.com</em> <a href="http://newsnewsblog.blogspot.com/2016/02/honor-5x-launch-uk-price-release-date.html">flew out to Munich earlier this week for the European launch of the budget handset</a>. We got the chance to <a href="http://newsnewsblog.blogspot.com/2016/02/honor-5x-launch-uk-price-release-date.html">take the Honor 5X for a spin</a>, and these are our early impressions –</div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> Out of the box, the Honor 5X feels <em>great</em>. The chamfered aluminium unibody feels like it belongs on a smartphone far out of the price range of the Honor 5X.</div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> In other words, you’d never guess this was a £190 handset.</div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> The front of the all-metal design is dominated by a 5.5inch 1080p IPS LCD, with an impressive 401-pixels-per-inch.</div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> Unlike similarly-priced competitors, like the Moto G, the Honor 5X’s display is vibrant and colourful.</div> <div style="text-align: justify;">  </div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody> <tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmla_59eipme47irOVkFztYrxUHZq5EEIF6GJVvJSYnwmST0zOYqR891-p49Y-pADEzz1JheJpqw59LaEZ20FKtQDO68_gCvmFW0hcwpVh2DieBejNfNJho4zCNAL4QQ-CzwBfQoClxEGU/s1600/Honor+5X+is+the+best+smartphone+you%2527ve+never+heard+of++3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Honor 5X is the best smartphone you've never heard of " border="0" height="378" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmla_59eipme47irOVkFztYrxUHZq5EEIF6GJVvJSYnwmST0zOYqR891-p49Y-pADEzz1JheJpqw59LaEZ20FKtQDO68_gCvmFW0hcwpVh2DieBejNfNJho4zCNAL4QQ-CzwBfQoClxEGU/s640/Honor+5X+is+the+best+smartphone+you%2527ve+never+heard+of++3.jpg" title="Honor 5X is the best smartphone you've never heard of " width="640" /></a></td></tr> <tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Honor has fitted the "most affordable premium smartphone of 2016” with a 13MP camera</td></tr> </tbody></table> </div> <div style="text-align: justify;">  </div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> Flip the smartphone over and you’ll find a 13 megapixel camera, as well as the same reliable fingerprint sensor shipped with the Huawei-made Nexus 6P. The inclusion of the fingerprint sensor is a huge deal – and one that helps the Honor 5X stand head-and-shoulders above rivals, including the OnePlus X and the Motorola Moto G.</div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> The fingerprint sensor is reliable and lightning-fast, as it was on the Nexus 6P. And aside from the obvious security implications, Honor has tweaked its mobile OS to allow smartphone owners to assign app shortcuts to individual fingers.</div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> So, for example, you can use an index finger to simply unlock your brand-new Honor 5X. Or you can use your middle finger to unlock the smartphone and immediately launch your favourite messenger, like WhatsApp.</div> <div style="text-align: justify;">  </div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody> <tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNmD28HYyT0N7tnmSpVHQiZMuH0MQkOvvjb6iNVnX7CKOUxWlObXQZIAWUdfxRCl06D9-s0_4WQEOyJDw7M13TIx2aFZPYgDxal_XwrGDR29kgJW0fj7MahB00FZhltl-OxuozZCQixtSN/s1600/Honor+5X+is+the+best+smartphone+you%2527ve+never+heard+of++4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Honor 5X is the best smartphone you've never heard of " border="0" height="378" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNmD28HYyT0N7tnmSpVHQiZMuH0MQkOvvjb6iNVnX7CKOUxWlObXQZIAWUdfxRCl06D9-s0_4WQEOyJDw7M13TIx2aFZPYgDxal_XwrGDR29kgJW0fj7MahB00FZhltl-OxuozZCQixtSN/s640/Honor+5X+is+the+best+smartphone+you%2527ve+never+heard+of++4.jpg" title="Honor 5X is the best smartphone you've never heard of " width="640" /></a></td></tr> <tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Honor's new smartphone supports dual SIM cards, one nano-SIM and one micro-SIM</td></tr> </tbody></table> </div> <div style="text-align: justify;">  </div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> There’s a multitude of possibilities, from quickly launching the camera app, to speed dialling your nearest and dearest – up to five different shortcuts can be programmed for five different fingerprints.</div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> Power users might find this software feature a useful time saver, but the average customer will just enjoy the ease and security of using a fingerprint to secure their smartphone. Honor says its rear-mounted fingerprint sensor gets more accurate over time, although we haven’t spent enough time with the device to verify that.</div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> The Honor 5X has a 13MP rear camera with a f/2.0 aperture and 28mm wide-angle lens. It'll turn out a solid photo in good light conditions, but things quickly deteriorates when the sun sets. But that’s OK, most flagship smartphones struggle in low-light conditions – and let’s not lose sight of the fact that this is a £190 smartphone.</div> <div style="text-align: justify;">    </div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody> <tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKII3D8K8VR5O2BRJoen-Cw3xJTNNOz6VTw4y4XuaSyT6WLRdym9HVsN2_nlbDPPuuZ6aBSm2twadKpJydWQ6jZy5RoRHe5UuF71skHGPeJXmKcRO-UOTl7f-N5HK7KRjjNlbCByeT7gMa/s1600/Honor+5X+is+the+best+smartphone+you%2527ve+never+heard+of++5.gif" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Honor 5X is the best smartphone you've never heard of " border="0" height="358" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKII3D8K8VR5O2BRJoen-Cw3xJTNNOz6VTw4y4XuaSyT6WLRdym9HVsN2_nlbDPPuuZ6aBSm2twadKpJydWQ6jZy5RoRHe5UuF71skHGPeJXmKcRO-UOTl7f-N5HK7KRjjNlbCByeT7gMa/s640/Honor+5X+is+the+best+smartphone+you%2527ve+never+heard+of++5.gif" title="Honor 5X is the best smartphone you've never heard of " width="640" /></a></td></tr> <tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The SnapDragon processor keeps things ticking along nicely </td></tr> </tbody></table> </div> <div style="text-align: justify;">  </div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> The Honor 5X, available in a choice of either Gold, Silver or Grey, also has a 5MP front-facing camera for your video calls and selfies. </div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> It also supports dual SIM cards, one nano-SIM and one micro-SIM, which is sure to appeal to frequent flyers. Internal storage is a little disappointing at 16GB, but the Huawei-made smartphone lets you expand that to up to 128GB via microSD card. </div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> But by far the biggest problem with the Honor 5X is the operating system.</div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> Out of the box, the Honor 5X – which is powered by a 1.5 GHz Qualcomm SnapDragon 616 processor and 2GB of RAM – runs Android 5.1 Lollipop, smothered by the Emotion User Interface, dubbed EMUI 3.1.</div> <div style="text-align: justify;">  </div><object classid="clsid:D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000" codebase="http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=9,0,47,0" height="378" id="flashObj" width="640"><param name="movie" value="http://c.brightcove.com/services/viewer/federated_f9?isVid=1&isUI=1" /><param name="bgcolor" value="#FFFFFF" /><param name="flashVars" value="videoId=4739082384001&playerID=2538956444001&playerKey=AQ~~,AAACT2hWexE~,QV-ElXQT89XEkLQHlpWPz_5DAA2-uG70&domain=embed&dynamicStreaming=true" /><param name="base" value="http://admin.brightcove.com" /><param name="seamlesstabbing" value="false" /><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true" /><param name="swLiveConnect" value="true" /><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always" /><embed src="http://c.brightcove.com/services/viewer/federated_f9?isVid=1&isUI=1" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" flashVars="videoId=4739082384001&playerID=2538956444001&playerKey=AQ~~,AAACT2hWexE~,QV-ElXQT89XEkLQHlpWPz_5DAA2-uG70&domain=embed&dynamicStreaming=true" base="http://admin.brightcove.com" name="flashObj" width="640" height="378" seamlesstabbing="false" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowFullScreen="true" allowScriptAccess="always" swLiveConnect="true" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/shockwave/download/index.cgi?P1_Prod_Version=ShockwaveFlash"></embed></object> <div style="text-align: justify;"> This heavy-handed Android skin is clearly inspired by Apple’s iOS. Stock app icons look like rejected proposals by the intern in Sir Jony Ive’s design studio, and the Android App Drawer has been removed – leaving smartphone owners to carefully sort and arrange installed apps on the Home Screen.</div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> Android’s handy notification and quick settings dropdown has been separated into two panels, one for a chronological look back at your app activity, and another for a selection of shortcuts to settings. </div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> It’s undoubtedly clunky – not to mention, unsightly. </div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> Fortunately, smartphone owners can install a third-party launcher, like Nova, Apex or Google Now, to help strip back the worst of the EMUI 3.1 interface. </div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> You’ll still have to put-up with the problematic notifications dropdown, but that might be a small price to pay for this otherwise staggeringly good budget smartphone.</div> <ul> <li><div style="text-align: justify;"> <em>NewsNewsBlog.blogspot.com</em> will have a full review of the Honor 5X soon.</div> </li> </ul>

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Twitter API NOT WORKING: US App goes DOWN Worldwide

<h3 style="text-align: justify;"> A MAJOR Twitter outage has left users across the globe unable to log in. Online reports of the US-owned app being DOWN have SURGED.</h3> <div style="text-align: justify;">  </div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody> <tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwKgseaeTEC8rPRXES2g2zjnZ8Fp40KQdxcVHsfSpYDB0ePubqChw-sJcY28P_Nc-qSfl6P0BSk9rj_Is647GV1_6-UxjuMc8SHq3druDNEDJ7T8iw2thu39XkFnRtH7pa8vvMkGodnbZf/s1600/%2523RIPTwitter-+Boss+hints+what+will+REALLY+happen+to+timelines+%25E2%2580%2593+but+users+STILL+not+happy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Twitter API NOT WORKING: US App API goes DOWN Worldwide" border="0" height="378" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwKgseaeTEC8rPRXES2g2zjnZ8Fp40KQdxcVHsfSpYDB0ePubqChw-sJcY28P_Nc-qSfl6P0BSk9rj_Is647GV1_6-UxjuMc8SHq3druDNEDJ7T8iw2thu39XkFnRtH7pa8vvMkGodnbZf/s640/%2523RIPTwitter-+Boss+hints+what+will+REALLY+happen+to+timelines+%25E2%2580%2593+but+users+STILL+not+happy.jpg" title="Twitter API NOT WORKING: US App API goes DOWN Worldwide" width="640" /></a></td></tr> <tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Twitter goes down</td></tr> </tbody></table> </div> <div style="text-align: justify;">  </div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> No, it's not just you. Twitter really is down.</div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> </div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> The cross-platform posting app is believed to have experienced a series of technical difficulties tonight – leaving users unable to post articles in time or log into other apps using Twitter.</div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> </div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> One of the world’s most popular social app first began to experience problems at around 11:00AM UK time.</div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> </div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> Since then, reports of issues across the globe have surged as users flocked to social media to complain about the Twitter outages.</div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> </div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> Twitter will be rated the worst app if they go on to <a href="http://newsnewsblog.blogspot.com/2016/02/riptwitter-boss-hints-what-will-really.html" target="_blank">change their timeline algorithm</a>, later this year.</div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> </div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody> <tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigaWoWGO03kSP7qe4QK8glhiuK41n9LSYSIgFOYogrWPewY-gcD7z8nYejLufIqhGBl81Ola5FlaSWguA_HMHWzvzbWL0gYIoS-vJjXZUcYoYwT-ZHbFJTuwJa6Bx4A9YMMmmGwQ8LQPvl/s1600/Twitter+down.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Twitter API NOT WORKING: US App API goes DOWN Worldwide" border="0" height="214" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigaWoWGO03kSP7qe4QK8glhiuK41n9LSYSIgFOYogrWPewY-gcD7z8nYejLufIqhGBl81Ola5FlaSWguA_HMHWzvzbWL0gYIoS-vJjXZUcYoYwT-ZHbFJTuwJa6Bx4A9YMMmmGwQ8LQPvl/s640/Twitter+down.JPG" title="Twitter API NOT WORKING: US App API goes DOWN Worldwide" width="640" /></a></td></tr> <tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Twitter Outages Graph</td></tr> </tbody></table> </div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> Independent website DownDetector.uk, which tracks "when services go down or have outages", reported a spike in the number of people complaining about Twitter not working properly at around 11:00AM UK time. Most Twitter users were complaining about not being able to login-in into Twitter and other apps using their twitter profile.</div> <div style="text-align: justify;">  </div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> Fans of the Twitter posting-app app flocked to Facebook to share the news.</div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> </div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> One user posted: “So Twitter is down. Gonna have to go back to facebook like a savage.”</div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> </div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> “Thank you Twitter for going down and providing some relief from tweets one cannot mute,” another added.</div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> </div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> One Twitter user joked: “#Twitter helping drunk people today by taking down its servers #NoRegretfullTexts”</div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> </div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> “Trust Twitter to go down on an important night when everyone is organising plans,” another social media user jeered.</div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> </div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> Twitter currently boasts more than 900 million users worldwide.</div>

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#RIPTwitter: Boss hints what will REALLY happen to timelines – but users STILL not happy

<h3 style="text-align: justify;"> TWITTER boss Jack Dorsey has hinted at what will really happen to users’ timelines after a furious campaign was mounted under the #RIPTwitter hashtag.</h3> <div style="text-align: justify;">  </div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody> <tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwKgseaeTEC8rPRXES2g2zjnZ8Fp40KQdxcVHsfSpYDB0ePubqChw-sJcY28P_Nc-qSfl6P0BSk9rj_Is647GV1_6-UxjuMc8SHq3druDNEDJ7T8iw2thu39XkFnRtH7pa8vvMkGodnbZf/s1600/%2523RIPTwitter-+Boss+hints+what+will+REALLY+happen+to+timelines+%25E2%2580%2593+but+users+STILL+not+happy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="#RIPTwitter: Boss hints what will REALLY happen to timelines – but users STILL not happy" border="0" height="378" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwKgseaeTEC8rPRXES2g2zjnZ8Fp40KQdxcVHsfSpYDB0ePubqChw-sJcY28P_Nc-qSfl6P0BSk9rj_Is647GV1_6-UxjuMc8SHq3druDNEDJ7T8iw2thu39XkFnRtH7pa8vvMkGodnbZf/s640/%2523RIPTwitter-+Boss+hints+what+will+REALLY+happen+to+timelines+%25E2%2580%2593+but+users+STILL+not+happy.jpg" title="#RIPTwitter: Boss hints what will REALLY happen to timelines – but users STILL not happy" width="640" /></a></td></tr> <tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Twitter is facing slow user growth and has been trying to make its service more appealing</td></tr> </tbody></table> </div> <div style="text-align: justify;">  </div> <section class="text-description">It had been reported that the social network was going to introduce an algorithm to show relevant tweets rather than a real-time stream.</section><section class="text-description">But chief executive Jack Dorsey took to Twitter on Saturday to dispute the report.</section><section class="text-description"><h3> Read what Twitter's boss had to say about the #RIPTwitter campaign...</h3> </section><section class="text-description"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"> <div dir="ltr" lang="en"> Hello Twitter! Regarding <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/RIPTwitter?src=hash">#RIPTwitter</a>: I want you all to know we're always listening. We never planned to reorder timelines next week.</div> — Jack (@jack) <a href="https://twitter.com/jack/status/696081566032723968">February 6, 2016</a></blockquote> </section><section class="text-description"> </section><section class="text-description"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-conversation="none" data-lang="en"> <div dir="ltr" lang="en"> Twitter is live. Twitter is real-time. Twitter is about who & what you follow. And Twitter is here to stay! By becoming more Twitter-y.</div> — Jack (@jack) <a href="https://twitter.com/jack/status/696081671293001728">February 6, 2016</a></blockquote> </section><section class="text-description"> </section><section class="text-description"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-conversation="none" data-lang="en"> <div dir="ltr" lang="en"> Look at "while you were away" at the top of your TL. Tweets you missed from people you follow. Pull to refresh to go back to real-time.</div> — Jack (@jack) <a href="https://twitter.com/jack/status/696082907543154688">February 6, 2016</a></blockquote> </section><section class="text-description"><div class="p402_hide htmlappend"> <section class="text-description"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-conversation="none" data-lang="en"> <div dir="ltr" lang="en"> I *love* real-time. We love the live stream. It's us. And we're going to continue to refine it to make Twitter feel more, not less, live!</div> — Jack (@jack) <a href="https://twitter.com/jack/status/696083407588106240">February 6, 2016</a></blockquote> </section></div> </section><section class="text-description"><div class="p402_hide htmlappend"> <section class="text-description"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-conversation="none" data-lang="en"> <div dir="ltr" lang="en"> Twitter can help make connections in real-time based on dynamic interests and topics, rather than a static social/friend graph. We get it.</div> — Jack (@jack) <a href="https://twitter.com/jack/status/696083745435099137">February 6, 2016</a></blockquote> </section></div> </section><section class="text-description"><div class="p402_hide htmlappend"> <section class="text-description"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-conversation="none" data-lang="en"> <div dir="ltr" lang="en"> Thank you all for your passion and trust. We will continue to work to earn it, and we will continue to listen, and talk!</div> — Jack (@jack) <a href="https://twitter.com/jack/status/696084334109859842">February 6, 2016</a></blockquote> </section></div> </section><section class="text-description">But despite his intervention, users were still not happy. One wrote: "Why doesn't anyone believe you? Oh yes, your actions for the past six months."</section><section class="text-description">Mr Dorsey's comments came after a furious backlash over the reported plans, with users of the 140-character micro-blogging getting #RIPTwitter trending.</section><section class="text-description"> </section><section class="text-description"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody> <tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjciwexrIfd4YKcI2o46nE6LUwaiG300rQAAd3p-_xTMTJ2CZSUmTgG0unVTXj2lOZ2coGYj-8Xd4MSwZGe92rHkMmI4pL6vcT3-Eb3fbqpivLkkBVARCRGToU_AePIYXrCnWGqnGdkk3ly/s1600/%2523RIPTwitter-+Boss+hints+what+will+REALLY+happen+to+timelines+%25E2%2580%2593+but+users+STILL+not+happy+2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="#RIPTwitter: Boss hints what will REALLY happen to timelines – but users STILL not happy" border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjciwexrIfd4YKcI2o46nE6LUwaiG300rQAAd3p-_xTMTJ2CZSUmTgG0unVTXj2lOZ2coGYj-8Xd4MSwZGe92rHkMmI4pL6vcT3-Eb3fbqpivLkkBVARCRGToU_AePIYXrCnWGqnGdkk3ly/s640/%2523RIPTwitter-+Boss+hints+what+will+REALLY+happen+to+timelines+%25E2%2580%2593+but+users+STILL+not+happy+2.jpg" title="#RIPTwitter: Boss hints what will REALLY happen to timelines – but users STILL not happy" width="640" /></a></td></tr> <tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Twitter boss Jack Dorsey has faced a tumultuous period at the helm of the social network</td></tr> </tbody></table> </section><section class="text-description"> </section><section class="text-description">One wrote: "Twitter, I use you because you aren't facebook...so stop trying to be like facebook #RIPtwitter"</section><section class="text-description">Benjamin Allbright added: "I have no idea why @Twitter is doing its best to become everything everyone hates about facebook. Add an edit button & be done. #RIPTwitter"</section><section class="text-description">Daniel Bostic wrote: "I'm confused as to why Twitter is so hellbent on destroying Twitter? #RIPTwitter"</section><section class="text-description"> </section><section class="text-description">Twitter is facing slowing user growth and has been trying to make its service more appealing with a feature called Moments.</section><section class="text-description">It compiles photos, videos and messages about big news events.</section><section class="text-description">Twitter reveals its quarterly earnings later this week. </section>

#RIPTwitter: Boss hints what will REALLY happen to timelines – but users STILL not happy

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Honor 5X Launch: UK Price, Release Date, Specs, Features

<h3 style="text-align: justify;"> HUAWEI-OWNED smartphone brand Honor unveiled its latest smartphone to a cheering crowd in Munich earlier today. The Honor 5X boasts a large 5.5inch screen, SnapDragon processor, 13MP rear camera and runs a heavily-skinned version of Android 5.1 Lollipop.</h3> <div style="text-align: justify;">  </div> <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody> <tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiyntgH8wcKK55v_h82UOok7wOliFqvSSVPTEXh3qGPCm5-f7IMbLGeH408FgZanju3AHswpOrbL57Gb79AKZEfMC7swftSEin5lQmcza3OtitfOSGFuCjmKZHKie2IHgn0rBKIjIqGG9b/s1600/Honor+5X+Launch-+UK+Price%252C+Release+Date%252C+Specs%252C+Features.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Honor 5X Launch: UK Price, Release Date, Specs, Features" border="0" height="378" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiyntgH8wcKK55v_h82UOok7wOliFqvSSVPTEXh3qGPCm5-f7IMbLGeH408FgZanju3AHswpOrbL57Gb79AKZEfMC7swftSEin5lQmcza3OtitfOSGFuCjmKZHKie2IHgn0rBKIjIqGG9b/s640/Honor+5X+Launch-+UK+Price%252C+Release+Date%252C+Specs%252C+Features.jpg" title="Honor 5X Launch: UK Price, Release Date, Specs, Features" width="640" /></a></td></tr> <tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The £189 Honor 5X has a 13MP rear camera and diamond-polished aluminium design </td></tr> </tbody></table> <div style="text-align: justify;">  </div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> Honor 5X was launched in Europe at a press conference in Munich, Germany earlier today.</div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> The latest Huawei-built smartphone sports a diamond-polished, aluminium unibody design that Honor says was inspired by the Guggenheim Museum in Bilbao, Spain.</div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> Dubbed "the most affordable premium smartphone of 2016", it's true the Honor 5X has some impressive specs, especially for a smarpthone with a £189 price tag.</div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> The front of this museum-inspired smartphone is dominated by a 5.5inch 1080p IPS LCD display, with some 401-pixels-per-inch.</div> <div style="text-align: justify;">  </div> <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody> <tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDHwuoegBxajMWIffFLfovb_Bsa-_urWi9lk1u-ONI1-Qd4nQhhazwjHmAIZ1Er5bW1q3GAUqUcwpjQxoNXyy3dpQ3QF5QOKilbdYv-UO52fiSy9ixXpA9cytuLyw7KswgbmLYDEJIw4zN/s1600/Honor+5X+Launch-+UK+Price%252C+Release+Date%252C+Specs%252C+Features+2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Honor 5X Launch: UK Price, Release Date, Specs, Features" border="0" height="378" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDHwuoegBxajMWIffFLfovb_Bsa-_urWi9lk1u-ONI1-Qd4nQhhazwjHmAIZ1Er5bW1q3GAUqUcwpjQxoNXyy3dpQ3QF5QOKilbdYv-UO52fiSy9ixXpA9cytuLyw7KswgbmLYDEJIw4zN/s640/Honor+5X+Launch-+UK+Price%252C+Release+Date%252C+Specs%252C+Features+2.jpg" title="Honor 5X Launch: UK Price, Release Date, Specs, Features" width="640" /></a></td></tr> <tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Honor has fitted its latest smartphone with a 5.5inch Full HD display and dual SIM card support</td></tr> </tbody></table> <br /> <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody> <tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEir3urjKgOxsaT0H-iLFE5XKc3t3ZMvMr6es3_aBPPixg3Hc7vVWDbnucyXPepiHDEbx9W12REFQnWO77cXLse6ln38QW5daAdRDiSWkzxb2ih5oFRckIVxRZ1Gr1iBj-RLgcHAw1vI5rDK/s1600/Honor+5X+Launch-+UK+Price%252C+Release+Date%252C+Specs%252C+Features+3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Honor 5X Launch: UK Price, Release Date, Specs, Features" border="0" height="330" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEir3urjKgOxsaT0H-iLFE5XKc3t3ZMvMr6es3_aBPPixg3Hc7vVWDbnucyXPepiHDEbx9W12REFQnWO77cXLse6ln38QW5daAdRDiSWkzxb2ih5oFRckIVxRZ1Gr1iBj-RLgcHAw1vI5rDK/s640/Honor+5X+Launch-+UK+Price%252C+Release+Date%252C+Specs%252C+Features+3.jpg" title="Honor 5X Launch: UK Price, Release Date, Specs, Features" width="640" /></a></td></tr> <tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Honor claims the design and ergonomics of the smartphone were inspired by the Guggenheim Museum </td></tr> </tbody></table> <br /> <div style="text-align: justify;"> Turn the smartphone over and you’ll find a 13 megapixel camera, as well as the same reliable fingerprint sensor shipped with the Huawei-made Nexus 6P. Aside from the obvious security implications, Honor lets smartphone owners assign app shortcuts to individual fingers.</div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> So, you can use your index finger to unlock the Honor 5X. Or you can use your middle finger to unlock the smartphone and launch your favourite messenger, like WhatsApp. Five different shortcuts can be programmed for five different fingerprints.</div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> The Honor 5X has a 5MP front-facing camera for your video calls and selfies. 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Frustratingly, the Honor 5X doesn’t ship with Android 6.0 Marshmallow. Out of the box, the Huawei-made smartphone runs Android 5.1 Lollipop.</div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> You might struggle to recognise Google’s hugely-popular operating system here, thanks to Honor’s all-encompassing Emotion User Interface, dubbed EMUI 3.1. Amongst the latest tweaks to Honor’s EMUI 3.1 are a new one-handed mode, time lapse mode for the camera</div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> Internal storage is a measly 16GB, but the Honor 5X supports expandable storage via microSD up to 128GB.</div> <div style="text-align: justify;">  </div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> The Honor 5X packs a 3,000mAh battery, which the company claims will keep you up-and-running for a full work day.</div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> Charging and syncing is handled over microUSB. While that’s not as future-proof as USB Type-C, it’ll surely come as a relief to those with microUSB cables littered around the house and office.</div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> “The Honor 5X is a no-nonsense smartphone that delivers all the essentials digital natives want and need in a device,” said George Zhao, president of Honor. </div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> “We designed the Honor 5X to be an extension of the personalities of its users – cool, stylish and iconic – and integrated innovative technology to give a superior connected experience, all at an affordable price.</div> <div style="text-align: justify;">  </div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> "Since its founding two years ago, the Honor brand has seen extraordinary growth by focusing on the online market and bringing digital natives devices that suit their digital lifestyles.</div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> “That success led to expansion beyond China and we are thrilled that the Honor 5X will be available in Europe, the Americas and Asia/Pacific.”</div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> Honor 5X is available to order in the UK £189 from today. It ships in three different colour variations, Gold, Silver and Grey.</div> <ul> <li><div style="text-align: justify;"> <em>NewsNewsBlog.blogspot..com</em> will update this article with our early impressions of the Honor 5X smartphone later.</div> </li> </ul>

Honor 5X Launch: UK Price, Release Date, Specs, Features

HUAWEI-OWNED smartphone brand Honor unveiled its latest smartphone to a cheering crowd in Munich earlier today. The Honor 5X boasts a large...

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Broken iPhone screen? Apple wants to take that smashed smartphone off your hands

<h3 style="text-align: justify;"> APPLE wants to swap your smashed smartphone for in-store credit towards a shiny new iPhone 6S or iPhone 6S Plus, sources have reported.</h3> <div style="text-align: justify;">  </div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody> <tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSVlLibB_uiZ07_0Cv4hnhNIfsdIxl6o-MurZ8n9B1UQugOT74S-dhX9ADUxszLb1fXVVMl61cvdphBiRczOojprCxMq54aE8cgsNfSy2KEIT15WKRDn-pQForQ6mzjsK7cAGGxgYwC1XY/s1600/Broken+iPhone+screen-+Apple+wants+to+take+that+smashed+smartphone+off+your+hands.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Broken iPhone screen? Apple wants to take that smashed smartphone off your hands" border="0" height="378" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSVlLibB_uiZ07_0Cv4hnhNIfsdIxl6o-MurZ8n9B1UQugOT74S-dhX9ADUxszLb1fXVVMl61cvdphBiRczOojprCxMq54aE8cgsNfSy2KEIT15WKRDn-pQForQ6mzjsK7cAGGxgYwC1XY/s640/Broken+iPhone+screen-+Apple+wants+to+take+that+smashed+smartphone+off+your+hands.jpg" title="Broken iPhone screen? Apple wants to take that smashed smartphone off your hands" width="640" /></a></td></tr> <tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Apple is rumoured to be upgrading its existing Reuse and Recycling scheme</td></tr> </tbody></table> </div> <div style="text-align: justify;">  </div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> Apple is rumoured to be launching a revamped Reuse and Recycling trade-in scheme that will allow customers with smashed or broken iPhones to trade-in their smartphones for credit towards a brand-new iPhone.</div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> Until now, the Reuse and Recycling program has only accepted undamaged iPhones.</div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> But starting this week in the United States, iPhones with cracked screens, faulty cameras and broken buttons will be eligible to trade-in toward the latest iPhone models at Apple Retail stores.</div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> Credit depends on the storage options and model, but trade-ins range from $50 for a broken iPhone 5S, to some $200 for the iPhone 6, and up to $250 for the iPhone 6 Plus.</div> <div style="text-align: justify;">  </div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody> <tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEji8JXyrOIOQ9E6-cgVL7cap53xG-bBPQdsqOl1ke97BJ9tvQThlCn-iunZORFRvh96VEv6_Fs2tIW1FqKmQHYyFfgqPoXfAOyCdkdtyvX6hf4GFoLcFHs23IQvTi7sVBXWl3ItlEVTXCyV/s1600/Broken+iPhone+screen-+Apple+wants+to+take+that+smashed+smartphone+off+your+hands+2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Broken iPhone screen? Apple wants to take that smashed smartphone off your hands" border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEji8JXyrOIOQ9E6-cgVL7cap53xG-bBPQdsqOl1ke97BJ9tvQThlCn-iunZORFRvh96VEv6_Fs2tIW1FqKmQHYyFfgqPoXfAOyCdkdtyvX6hf4GFoLcFHs23IQvTi7sVBXWl3ItlEVTXCyV/s640/Broken+iPhone+screen-+Apple+wants+to+take+that+smashed+smartphone+off+your+hands+2.jpg" title="Broken iPhone screen? Apple wants to take that smashed smartphone off your hands" width="640" /></a></td></tr> <tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Reuse and Recycling program is already available in UK Apple Retail Stores </td></tr> </tbody></table> </div> <div style="text-align: justify;">  </div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> Apple will accept damaged smartphones "within reason," reports<em> 9To5Mac</em>.</div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> So it’s probably safe to assume you can’t bring in a burnet crisp and expect a little financial help towards your shiny new iPhone 6S.</div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> Unfortunately, there’s no word on a UK launch date for the revamped Reuse and Recycling program just yet.</div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> But since the existing Reuse and Recycling is up and running in Apple Stores across the UK, it’s probably safe to assume the scheme will roll-out soon enough.</div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> The updated Reuse and Recycling program is believed to be a way to encourage customers to upgrade to the latest iPhone hardware.</div>

Broken iPhone screen? Apple wants to take that smashed smartphone off your hands

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Facebook has secret game hidden on its website, and this is how to find it

<h3 style="text-align: justify;"> FACEBOOK users can play against one another in the ultimate game of online chess by using this simple code in the Facebook Messenger window.</h3> <div style="text-align: justify;">  </div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody> <tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhopL25OPfjqiYWzSQ7rkDZkHxNa6M0Z2Y7cRAcmGBMrjvyp9ANO8Roreib0DaDrZIU_nZY_R9RM8dJ3aOXmDVYY4_mqP3mRq6xFC3t2RDI34SfB-I55xaajH7bWGD7C5uP43ZuTwKkzZ8x/s1600/Facebook+has+secret+game+hidden+on+its+website%252C+and+this+is+how+to+find+it.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Facebook has secret game hidden on its website, and this is how to find it " border="0" height="378" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhopL25OPfjqiYWzSQ7rkDZkHxNa6M0Z2Y7cRAcmGBMrjvyp9ANO8Roreib0DaDrZIU_nZY_R9RM8dJ3aOXmDVYY4_mqP3mRq6xFC3t2RDI34SfB-I55xaajH7bWGD7C5uP43ZuTwKkzZ8x/s640/Facebook+has+secret+game+hidden+on+its+website%252C+and+this+is+how+to+find+it.jpg" title="Facebook has secret game hidden on its website, and this is how to find it " width="640" /></a></td></tr> <tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Facebook has hidden a game tucked inside</td></tr> </tbody></table> </div> <div style="text-align: justify;">  </div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> Facebook Messenger recently announced it has over 800 million users, but many of its avid fans probably don't know about a game secretly hidden inside.</div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> The classic game of chess can be played by sharing the simple message "@fbchess play" with any of your contacts.</div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> As soon the message is sent a basic chess board appears on the screen – although playing the brain-testing game isn't quite as simple as finding it.</div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> Gamers are able to play by typing in a specific Algebraic Notation – for example, @fbchess e4 or @fbchess Pe4 will move a pawn to e4 on the board.</div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> B is used for bishop, R moves the rook, Q for queen, K for king, and, because K is already used in King, the letter N moves your knight.</div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> It's pretty frustrating to begin with but learning the codes soon speeds things up.</div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> If you're finding things confusing full instructions on how to play can viewed by typing "@fbchess help" into the messaging app.</div> <div style="text-align: justify;">  </div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody> <tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBVFxidgfQa9IfytDImoGXEuAFEjv6WDbJ41WxoG9kYt8Q8afHkFVXmDznmmOhaV8eGJuf5Bp8tZsOoXQcGRSYUAgwm5FYo_M9rcLxW7_MCS_ZD21UHGU7YkANjAXdfsMtRg68kkfwb5NQ/s1600/Facebook+has+secret+game+hidden+on+its+website%252C+and+this+is+how+to+find+it++2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="378" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBVFxidgfQa9IfytDImoGXEuAFEjv6WDbJ41WxoG9kYt8Q8afHkFVXmDznmmOhaV8eGJuf5Bp8tZsOoXQcGRSYUAgwm5FYo_M9rcLxW7_MCS_ZD21UHGU7YkANjAXdfsMtRg68kkfwb5NQ/s640/Facebook+has+secret+game+hidden+on+its+website%252C+and+this+is+how+to+find+it++2.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr> <tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sending the simple @fbchess play message starts the game</td></tr> </tbody></table> </div> <div style="text-align: justify;">  </div> <div class="p402_hide htmlappend"><section class="text-description"><!-- Start of Brightcove Player --> <div style="display:none"> </div> <!-- By use of this code snippet, I agree to the Brightcove Publisher T and C found at https://accounts.brightcove.com/en/terms-and-conditions/. --> <script src="http://admin.brightcove.com/js/BrightcoveExperiences.js"></script> <object class="BrightcoveExperience" id="myExperience4574446673001"> <param name="bgcolor" value="#FFFFFF" /> <param name="width" value="640" /> <param name="height" value="360" /> <param name="playerID" value="4581640862001" /> <param name="playerKey" value="AQ~~,AAACT2hWexE~,QV-ElXQT89U_VDxSv3YHBd4nA3r5ipc3" /> <param name="isVid" value="true" /> <param name="isUI" value="true" /> <param name="linkBaseURL" value="" /> <param name="dynamicStreaming" value="true" /> <param name="htmlFallback" value="true" /> <param name="includeAPI" value="true" /> <param name="templateLoadHandler" value="onTemplateLoaded" /> <param name="templateReadyHandler" value="onTemplateReady" /> <param name="@videoPlayer" value="4574446673001" /> </object> <!-- This script tag will cause the Brightcove Players defined above it to be created as soon as the line is read by the browser. 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Apple is locking people out of their iPhones but it's for their own good

<h3 style="text-align: justify;"> APPLE has been criticised for locking people out of their iPhones – but there's a very good reason why the US technology firm takes this issue so seriously.</h3> <div style="text-align: justify;">  </div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody> <tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSTHlpO9kRhv9cwgRMkyCcLu2m2DD7HaZ7WpfSFepZ1OF9TLAQ7QoRPj9xtlUHqIA2caBj0OWjU2rXh10gUJp6hndEJtq-c1b8-h4U_rvH-Nt1Lkb7ESZc4by1wBgcp3JSOWGri1plivno/s1600/Apple+is+locking+people+out+of+their+iPhones+but+it%2527s+for+their+own+good.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Apple is locking people out of their iPhones but it's for their own good" border="0" height="378" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSTHlpO9kRhv9cwgRMkyCcLu2m2DD7HaZ7WpfSFepZ1OF9TLAQ7QoRPj9xtlUHqIA2caBj0OWjU2rXh10gUJp6hndEJtq-c1b8-h4U_rvH-Nt1Lkb7ESZc4by1wBgcp3JSOWGri1plivno/s640/Apple+is+locking+people+out+of+their+iPhones+but+it%2527s+for+their+own+good.jpg" title="Apple is locking people out of their iPhones but it's for their own good" width="640" /></a></td></tr> <tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Apple has acknowledged "Error 53" – and explained why the feature exists</td></tr> </tbody></table> </div> <div style="text-align: justify;">  </div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> Apple has been accused of locking iPhones that have been repaired by unofficial companies.</div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> According to the head of iFixit, the iPhone will lock itself when the Home Button – with its Touch ID fingerprint sensor – has been repaired or replaced by a team not authorised by Apple.</div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> Dubbed "Error 53", the feature deadlocks the iPhone 6 when the owner attempts to update the iOS their device. </div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> CEO of iFixit, Kyle Wiens told The Guardian that "Error 53" is causing a major problem for iPhone owners.</div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> Mr Wiens said thousands of angry iPhone owners have visited the "Error 53" help page on iFixIt's website.</div> <div style="text-align: justify;">  </div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody> <tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOLTJJZS1P394WsubcFIK9a9uKkG_IO-fvMrG5kClezTR3P_o_tE4E064chIwBhUB4wMa7SHdHiOlF91eeCDieozyn_W6B2xfUzjlXhqnM42GD78SH1vnhSJJ2xklj0QuAcV5VXI6oCwh4/s1600/Apple+is+locking+people+out+of+their+iPhones+but+it%2527s+for+their+own+good+2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Apple is locking people out of their iPhones but it's for their own good" border="0" height="260" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOLTJJZS1P394WsubcFIK9a9uKkG_IO-fvMrG5kClezTR3P_o_tE4E064chIwBhUB4wMa7SHdHiOlF91eeCDieozyn_W6B2xfUzjlXhqnM42GD78SH1vnhSJJ2xklj0QuAcV5VXI6oCwh4/s640/Apple+is+locking+people+out+of+their+iPhones+but+it%2527s+for+their+own+good+2.jpg" title="Apple is locking people out of their iPhones but it's for their own good" width="640" /></a></td></tr> <tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Apple explains why Error 53 might have occurred </td></tr> </tbody></table> </div> <div style="text-align: justify;">  </div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> "The problem occurs if the repairer changes the home button or the cable." He said.</div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> "Following the software upgrade the phone checks to make sure it is still using the original components, and if it isn't, it simply locks out the phone.</div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> "There is no warning, and there’s no way that I know of to bring it back to life."</div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> Apple has acknowledged "Error 53" – and explained why the feature exists.</div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> If your Touch ID home button was not been repaired by Apple or one of its official partners, the technology firm cannot guarantee the fingerprint sensor was not tampered with.</div> <div style="text-align: justify;">  </div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody> <tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLJRJh9gBF8TCokzbmNS4wXKhWDlkg_5LpFxrp3B90k1BpCzclPBUjz7gM3rmCPtmJmACxNvMhdC_t1O3V3IDkEV1ce9lCUCQrdq17sK8eYYJCJVVIuiinarDS7VnMAh8nkIxV_W9LMQ_4/s1600/Apple+is+locking+people+out+of+their+iPhones+but+it%2527s+for+their+own+good+3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Apple is locking people out of their iPhones but it's for their own good" border="0" height="568" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLJRJh9gBF8TCokzbmNS4wXKhWDlkg_5LpFxrp3B90k1BpCzclPBUjz7gM3rmCPtmJmACxNvMhdC_t1O3V3IDkEV1ce9lCUCQrdq17sK8eYYJCJVVIuiinarDS7VnMAh8nkIxV_W9LMQ_4/s640/Apple+is+locking+people+out+of+their+iPhones+but+it%2527s+for+their+own+good+3.jpg" title="Apple is locking people out of their iPhones but it's for their own good" width="640" /></a></td></tr> <tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Error 53 deadlocks the iPhone when it believes the Touch ID could have been tampered with</td></tr> </tbody></table> </div> <div style="text-align: justify;">  </div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> Apple uses your fingerprint to secure the smartphone, authenticate purchases in the iTunes store, and approve your Apple Pay contactless transactions.</div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> Unsurprisingly, the Cupertino company is pretty keen to make sure your biometric data – stored in a secure partition of the A9 chip, dubbed secure enclave – is kept under lock and key.</div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> A spokesperson for Apple told NewsNewsBlog.blogspot.com, “We protect fingerprint data using a secure enclave, which is uniquely paired to the Touch ID sensor.</div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> "When iPhone is serviced by an authorised Apple Service Provider or Apple Retail Store for changes that affect the Touch ID sensor, the pairing is re-validated.</div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> "This check ensures the device and the iOS features related to Touch ID remain secure. Without this unique pairing, a malicious Touch ID sensor could be substituted, thereby gaining access to the secure enclave.</div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> "When iOS detects that the pairing fails, Touch ID including Apple Pay is disabled so the device remains secure."</div> <div style="text-align: justify;">  </div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> Apple regards its Touch ID and Apple Pay service as one of the most secure in the world and is clearly concerned about third party unofficial repairs leaving iPhone users vulnerable to cybercrime or identity theft.</div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> Locking down iPhones might seem a little extreme, but it is the only way Apple can ensure its users personal details and credit card information is totally secure.</div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> Apple is not forcing smartphone owners to only repair devices at an Apple Store. There are a number of authorised high street shops that will not cause the issue.</div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> The US firm adds: "The best way for customers to obtain a repair or service for iPhone is to call Apple, or visit an Apple Retail Store or an Apple Authorised Service Provider."</div> <object classid="clsid:D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000" codebase="http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=9,0,47,0" height="378" id="flashObj" width="640"><param name="movie" value="http://c.brightcove.com/services/viewer/federated_f9?isVid=1&isUI=1" /><param name="bgcolor" value="#FFFFFF" /><param name="flashVars" value="videoId=4720684128001&playerID=2538956444001&playerKey=AQ~~,AAACT2hWexE~,QV-ElXQT89XEkLQHlpWPz_5DAA2-uG70&domain=embed&dynamicStreaming=true" /><param name="base" value="http://admin.brightcove.com" /><param name="seamlesstabbing" value="false" /><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true" /><param name="swLiveConnect" value="true" /><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always" /><embed src="http://c.brightcove.com/services/viewer/federated_f9?isVid=1&isUI=1" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" flashVars="videoId=4720684128001&playerID=2538956444001&playerKey=AQ~~,AAACT2hWexE~,QV-ElXQT89XEkLQHlpWPz_5DAA2-uG70&domain=embed&dynamicStreaming=true" base="http://admin.brightcove.com" name="flashObj" width="640" height="378" seamlesstabbing="false" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowFullScreen="true" allowScriptAccess="always" swLiveConnect="true" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/shockwave/download/index.cgi?P1_Prod_Version=ShockwaveFlash"></embed></object>

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Latest WhatsApp feature will make you want to THROW your phone across the room

<h3 style="text-align: justify;"> FACEBOOK-OWNED WhatsApp is set to roll-out a new feature that will cause headaches for messenger users across the globe.</h3> <div style="text-align: justify;">  </div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody> <tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiE_klabqaL2JGWZKDMlKnoskyBZajz6dMQQB1HZbyOPj3b6AVVyo5tNdPmhLNaXEz8o9hrS1jvjVq_ilj12tyE80Tf4KcUqEcacMw5g3sem0bbfQPog7Ysta1rv69GJzLdDrTMRzrY_Hb/s1600/Latest+WhatsApp+feature+will+make+you+want+to+THROW+your+phone+across+the+room.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Latest WhatsApp feature will make you want to THROW your phone across the room" border="0" height="640" src="" title="Latest WhatsApp feature will make you want to THROW your phone across the room" width="597" /></a></td></tr> <tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">WhatsApp users could be in store for an onslaught of notifications, thanks to today's update </td></tr> </tbody></table> </div> <div style="text-align: justify;">  </div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> WhatsApp users could be in store for an onslaught of notifications.</div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> The hugely-successful cross-platform messenger has announced that it is increasing the maximum number of people in one group conversation from 100 to 256 people.</div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> This means some 256 of your friends can jump into one New Group. Just imagine those notifications beeping, ringing and pinging day and night.</div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> WhatsApp is rolling out the update from today, with some users already able to create the super-sized group chats.</div> <div style="text-align: justify;">  </div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody> <tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinHRpbpYgVluzNaSjnody1eKWA5dyBMxE5M6ZTBftoYvWV91R8q45KrZtFEjGvXcVOBtnrkFUAphTCoB8RUNiC7_aQmcxP3E3RDaskknrHDEOHVluzo_tuO7ely8ed7rtWaF-SWUwaUcGw/s1600/Latest+WhatsApp+feature+will+make+you+want+to+THROW+your+phone+across+the+room+2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Latest WhatsApp feature will make you want to THROW your phone across the room" border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinHRpbpYgVluzNaSjnody1eKWA5dyBMxE5M6ZTBftoYvWV91R8q45KrZtFEjGvXcVOBtnrkFUAphTCoB8RUNiC7_aQmcxP3E3RDaskknrHDEOHVluzo_tuO7ely8ed7rtWaF-SWUwaUcGw/s640/Latest+WhatsApp+feature+will+make+you+want+to+THROW+your+phone+across+the+room+2.jpg" title="Latest WhatsApp feature will make you want to THROW your phone across the room" width="596" /></a></td></tr> <tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Group Chats can now hold a staggering 256 different people</td></tr> </tbody></table> </div> <div style="text-align: justify;">  </div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> When your smartphone app is updated, WhatsApp will notify you that you can now add up to 256 people to your next text conversation.</div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> Apple and Android users will be able to benefit from the latest update but Windows and Blackberry aren't able to take part in the larger conversations just yet.</div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> The move to expand group conversations could be the first step in WhatsApp's new business plan, which aims to connect companies with their customers through the popular chat app.</div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> In a recent announcement, WhatsApp said it will charge multi-national companies to conduct customer service chats and calls via WhatsApp.</div> <div style="text-align: justify;">  </div><object classid="clsid:D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000" codebase="http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=9,0,47,0" height="378" id="flashObj" width="640"><param name="movie" value="http://c.brightcove.com/services/viewer/federated_f9?isVid=1&isUI=1" /><param name="bgcolor" value="#FFFFFF" /><param name="flashVars" value="videoId=4703621727001&playerID=2538956444001&playerKey=AQ~~,AAACT2hWexE~,QV-ElXQT89XEkLQHlpWPz_5DAA2-uG70&domain=embed&dynamicStreaming=true" /><param name="base" value="http://admin.brightcove.com" 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remains to avoid spam and unwanted advertising within the hugely-successful app.</div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> However – it will undoubtedly be easier for companies to push out notifications and updates to 256 rather than 100 customers.</div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> WhatsApp <a href="http://newsnewsblog.blogspot.com/2016/01/whatsapp-is-now-completely-free-but.html">previously charged a yearly 69p subscription</a> to keep the messenger ad-free.</div> <div style="text-align: justify;">  </div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> The news comes after <a href="http://newsnewsblog.blogspot.com/2016/02/whatsapp-just-shared-some-big-news.html">Facebook confirmed that WhatsApp now has a billion users across the globe</a>.</div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <a href="http://newsnewsblog.blogspot.com/2016/02/whatsapp-just-shared-some-big-news.html">This monumental figure makes the cross-platform app the world's most popular messenger –</a> with more than 42 billion messages and 250 million videos being sent every day of the week.</div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> Announcing the news on his Facebook page, boss Mark Zuckerberg said: "One billion people now use WhatsApp.</div> <div style="text-align: justify;">  </div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> "Congrats to Jan, Brian and everyone who helped reach this milestone!"</div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> Facebook paid a whopping $19billion, some £11.5 million converted, for WhatsApp and promised to make it the world's biggest messaging platform – something they have since achieved.</div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> The news comes after WhatsApp was named <a href="http://go.ad2up.com/afu.php?id=451019" rel="nofollow">one of the worst smartphone apps for user privacy</a>.</div>

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Apple Music search NOT working: Glitch leaves users unable to look-up artists, tracks

<h3 style="text-align: justify;"> APPLE MUSIC subscribers have been left unable to search within the music streaming app, leaving much of the service impossible to use.</h3> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <div class="p402_hide htmlappend"><section class="text-description"><!-- Start of Brightcove Player --><div style="display:none"></div><!--By use of this code snippet, I agree to the Brightcove Publisher T and C found at https://accounts.brightcove.com/en/terms-and-conditions/. --><script language="JavaScript" type="text/javascript" src="http://admin.brightcove.com/js/BrightcoveExperiences.js"></script><object class="BrightcoveExperience" id="myExperience4732025871001"> <param name="bgcolor" value="#FFFFFF" /> <param name="width" value="648" /> <param name="height" value="365" /> <param name="playerID" value="4581640862001" /> <param name="playerKey" value="AQ~~,AAACT2hWexE~,QV-ElXQT89U_VDxSv3YHBd4nA3r5ipc3" /> <param name="isVid" value="true" /> <param name="isUI" value="true" /> <param name="dynamicStreaming" value="true" /> <param name="@videoPlayer" value="4732025871001" /></object><!-- This script tag will cause the Brightcove Players defined above it to be created as soonas the line is read by the browser. If you wish to have the player instantiated only afterthe rest of the HTML is processed and the page load is complete, remove the line.--><script type="text/javascript">brightcove.createExperiences();</script><!-- End of Brightcove Player --></section></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> The search feature within Apple Music is down for many subscribers this morning.</div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> Apple Music customers have been left unable to search for new artists, tracks or albums from the catalogue of 30 million songs available to stream.</div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> Some users have reported that typing into the search field in Apple Music on iOS returns no results at all.</div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> Meanwhile, others claim the search will return possible results – but that tapping on any of these loads an empty screen.</div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <em>NewsNewsBlog.blogspot.com</em> was able to recreate the latter.</div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> </div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody> <tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGbdSsZC_ijl5_cC8W86aLv-pkku6JBunyr4G395GENQ3NLMsMgt-CAljcqR8Gq0-Ls_pS-hoOPYnLeXPvVC_bqf9wGH6nEUyxuY0YArQQYshnpqukGMgeKLYKtVkdYJwLcFV9dpB1ArLH/s1600/Apple+Music+search+NOT+working-+Glitch+leaves+users+unable+to+look-up+artists%252C+tracks.gif" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Apple Music search NOT working: Glitch leaves users unable to look-up artists, tracks" border="0" height="358" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGbdSsZC_ijl5_cC8W86aLv-pkku6JBunyr4G395GENQ3NLMsMgt-CAljcqR8Gq0-Ls_pS-hoOPYnLeXPvVC_bqf9wGH6nEUyxuY0YArQQYshnpqukGMgeKLYKtVkdYJwLcFV9dpB1ArLH/s640/Apple+Music+search+NOT+working-+Glitch+leaves+users+unable+to+look-up+artists%252C+tracks.gif" title="Apple Music search NOT working: Glitch leaves users unable to look-up artists, tracks" width="640" /></a></td></tr> <tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The search function in Apple Music is down</td></tr> </tbody></table> </div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> </div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <section class="text-description">Apple Music subscribers flooded Twitter and Apple's own support forums to highlight the issue.<br /> Force quitting the Music app or resetting your iOS device does not resolve the issue.<br /> This suggests the issue is server-side.<br /> The latest glitch comes one week after a bug in <a href="http://newsnewsblog.blogspot.com/2016/01/iphone-safari-glitch-how-to-stop-ios.html">Safari caused the web browser to crash whenever a user tapped the address bar</a>.</section><div style="text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <div class="p402_hide htmlappend" style="text-align: justify;"> <section class="text-description"><center> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-error" data-twitter-extracted-i145458880481731635="true" lang="en"> <div dir="ltr" lang="en"> Why my Apple Music not working ??????</div> — LiveLivingTre (@MrBallaholic3) <a href="https://twitter.com/MrBallaholic3/status/694179207203540992">February 1, 2016</a></blockquote> </center> </section><section class="text-description"> </section><div class="p402_hide htmlappend" style="text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <div class="p402_hide htmlappend" style="text-align: justify;"> <section class="text-description"><center> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-error" data-twitter-extracted-i145458880481731635="true" lang="en"> <div dir="ltr" lang="en"> <a href="https://twitter.com/AppleMusic">@AppleMusic</a> why won't anything load</div> — Brittanyyyyyyy (@VirgooBabyy) <a href="https://twitter.com/VirgooBabyy/status/694177320979058689">February 1, 2016</a></blockquote> </center> </section><section class="text-description"> </section><div class="p402_hide htmlappend" style="text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <div class="p402_hide htmlappend" style="text-align: justify;"> <section class="text-description"><center> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-error" data-twitter-extracted-i145458880481731635="true" lang="en"> <div dir="ltr" lang="en"> <a href="https://twitter.com/AppleMusic">@AppleMusic</a> why can't a search for artists on my app??????</div> — Eazy-L (@Ratenga1) <a href="https://twitter.com/Ratenga1/status/694177356836134912">February 1, 2016</a></blockquote> </center> </section><section class="text-description"> </section><div class="p402_hide htmlappend" style="text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <section class="text-description">Sources within Apple say the issue only affected iOS and OS X users whose Safari Suggestions data was updated late on the 26th January, Greenwich Mean Time.<br /> <a href="http://newsnewsblog.blogspot.com.ng/2016/02/iphone-safari-crash-still-cant-tap.html">Apple has now rolled out a fix for the glitch,</a> but some users could still be experiencing the infuriating bug.<br /> That's most likely because the iPhone or iPad still has the problematic Safari Suggestions data cached.<br /> Clearing the cache should solve the issues for good. To do that, head to <strong>Settings > Safari</strong> then tap <strong>Clear History and Website Data</strong>.</section></div> </div> </div> </div> </div>

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iPhone Safari CRASH - Still can't tap the address bar in your iOS? This is Apple's FIX

<h3 style="text-align: justify;"> APPLE has now resolved an issue that plagued iPhone and iPad users yesterday, and caused the iOS Safari web browser to CRASH whenever a URL or new search was entered in the address bar. If you are still having trouble with the default app, Apple has a fix.</h3> <div style="text-align: justify;">  </div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody> <tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSD-GThHGG-U1ZB-1lPgTMTUs74MTi1jdyaXI9IrDFkxt9BTzsa8HyWuZ-47rP4gLNB_v3QIWVWnUOI6pyC8_h9Za2MH8SdK9QBQLHUjj1X2tIIxY2lMLMgX-JD40j4grpUFuC8CrgLi_H/s1600/iPhone+Safari+CRASH+-+Still+can%2527t+tap+the+address+bar+in+your+iOS-+This+is+Apple%2527s+FIX.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="iPhone Safari CRASH - Still can't tap the address bar in your iOS? This is Apple's FIX " border="0" height="378" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSD-GThHGG-U1ZB-1lPgTMTUs74MTi1jdyaXI9IrDFkxt9BTzsa8HyWuZ-47rP4gLNB_v3QIWVWnUOI6pyC8_h9Za2MH8SdK9QBQLHUjj1X2tIIxY2lMLMgX-JD40j4grpUFuC8CrgLi_H/s640/iPhone+Safari+CRASH+-+Still+can%2527t+tap+the+address+bar+in+your+iOS-+This+is+Apple%2527s+FIX.jpg" title="iPhone Safari CRASH - Still can't tap the address bar in your iOS? This is Apple's FIX " width="640" /></a></td></tr> <tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Apple has now resolved the issue, which made Safari on iOS unusable </td></tr> </tbody></table> </div> <div style="text-align: justify;">  </div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> iPhone and iPad owners were yesterday <a href="http://newsnewsblog.blogspot.com/2016/02/iphone-safari-crash-still-cant-tap.html">plagued by a glitch with the Safari web browser's auto-suggest feature, Safari Suggestions</a>.</div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> The bizarre bug caused the hugely-popular iOS web browser to CRASH whenever a user tried to enter a new search or URL into the address bar.</div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> Sources within Apple say the issue only affected iOS <a href="http://newsnewsblog.blogspot.com/2016/01/mac-safari-glitch-how-to-stop-os-x.html">and OS X users</a> whose Safari Suggestions data was updated late on the 26th January, Greenwich Mean Time.</div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> Apple has now rolled out a fix for the glitch, but some users could still be experiencing the infuriating bug.</div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> That's most likely because the iPhone or iPad still has the problematic Safari Suggestions data cached. </div> <div style="text-align: justify;">  </div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody> <tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2eaygrOSE_yBnOsnU61JfM8HEhbY1lRoA6D_lJwjRKFtL8m7q6EZht8GJOoRKaQvt7peMH_aMefrMMoBJwvdXgTTSUrEivTnHEHIW7-Csb1V2ElFAItDtOeewkFNDW2KXwRmeuqkXAgUh/s1600/iPhone+Safari+CRASH+-+Still+can%2527t+tap+the+address+bar+in+your+iOS-+This+is+Apple%2527s+FIX++2.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="iPhone Safari CRASH - Still can't tap the address bar in your iOS? This is Apple's FIX " border="0" height="358" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2eaygrOSE_yBnOsnU61JfM8HEhbY1lRoA6D_lJwjRKFtL8m7q6EZht8GJOoRKaQvt7peMH_aMefrMMoBJwvdXgTTSUrEivTnHEHIW7-Csb1V2ElFAItDtOeewkFNDW2KXwRmeuqkXAgUh/s640/iPhone+Safari+CRASH+-+Still+can%2527t+tap+the+address+bar+in+your+iOS-+This+is+Apple%2527s+FIX++2.png" title="iPhone Safari CRASH - Still can't tap the address bar in your iOS? This is Apple's FIX " width="640" /></a></td></tr> <tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Tapping the Address Bar instantly crashed the Safari app </td></tr> </tbody></table> </div> <div style="text-align: justify;">  </div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> Clearing the cache should solve the issues for good. To do that, head to <strong>Settings > Safari</strong> then tap <strong>Clear History and Website Data</strong>.</div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> This will wipe the web history from any devices signed into your iCloud account, so don't panic if your MacBook also loses any record of your browsing.</div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> Apple fans yesterday used a number of workarounds to avoid the issue, including searching in Private mode.</div> <div style="text-align: justify;">  </div> <div style="text-align: justify;">  </div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody> <tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeXvM27V1hmTDj1PWl5PAZkLsUVCpE_Bh9J_HhGA1nsGvlXuYykOkKbAkzcg2pxaB9ejOX0oVs0hyCueTByhDEnv0YDGONWBYLJIbaLryapI-3jCBzEDV9akjk0HhyPN4bbYnoYJjH4Czm/s1600/iPhone+Safari+CRASH+-+Still+can%2527t+tap+the+address+bar+in+your+iOS-+This+is+Apple%2527s+FIX++3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="iPhone Safari CRASH - Still can't tap the address bar in your iOS? This is Apple's FIX " border="0" height="568" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeXvM27V1hmTDj1PWl5PAZkLsUVCpE_Bh9J_HhGA1nsGvlXuYykOkKbAkzcg2pxaB9ejOX0oVs0hyCueTByhDEnv0YDGONWBYLJIbaLryapI-3jCBzEDV9akjk0HhyPN4bbYnoYJjH4Czm/s640/iPhone+Safari+CRASH+-+Still+can%2527t+tap+the+address+bar+in+your+iOS-+This+is+Apple%2527s+FIX++3.jpg" title="iPhone Safari CRASH - Still can't tap the address bar in your iOS? This is Apple's FIX " width="640" /></a></td></tr> <tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">If you're still having trouble, your iPhone or iPad still has the problematic data cached </td></tr> </tbody></table> </div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> Another option was to disable Safari Suggestions by navigating to <strong>Settings > Safari ></strong> then toggle <strong>Safari Suggestions</strong> to <strong>Off</strong>.</div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> Since Apple has now resolved the problem, it's safe to toggle that option back <strong>On</strong>.</div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> The news comes days after <a href="http://newsnewsblog.blogspot.com/2016/01/warning-clicking-this-link-will-crash.html">iPhone pranksters sent links to this infuriating website, which deliberately crashes the Safari browser</a>.</div>

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Facebook has a second, ad-free website and you're probably not using it

<h3 style="text-align: justify;"> IF YOU login to Facebook to message your friends from a desktop computer, you should probably try this second, ad-free website.</h3> <div style="text-align: justify;">  </div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody> <tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizFud5Ov2P8Y6es9Gdu_egu0g0MRzhxB5QO-3yTKU-sj8Helt1yfJddMBapBMaNHUfeBrXafMvdj1YXmlnUhZXb86ooNYF3M6yoBLTB2OxI5qFY7ybBizzECdkUgbKm2Rih3K5COo1hM2h/s1600/Facebook+has+a+second%252C+ad-free+website+and+you%2527re+probably+not+using+it.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Facebook has a second, ad-free website and you're probably not using it" border="0" height="378" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizFud5Ov2P8Y6es9Gdu_egu0g0MRzhxB5QO-3yTKU-sj8Helt1yfJddMBapBMaNHUfeBrXafMvdj1YXmlnUhZXb86ooNYF3M6yoBLTB2OxI5qFY7ybBizzECdkUgbKm2Rih3K5COo1hM2h/s640/Facebook+has+a+second%252C+ad-free+website+and+you%2527re+probably+not+using+it.jpg" title="Facebook has a second, ad-free website and you're probably not using it" width="640" /></a></td></tr> <tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Facebook Messenger is a pretty solid cross-platform messaging platform </td></tr> </tbody></table> </div> <div style="text-align: justify;">  </div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> Facebook is a pretty solid cross-platform messenger.</div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> Aside from the slew of baby photos, event invites, over-emotional statuses, throwback thursdays and Candy Crush invites, the Facebook website is a great way to contact your friends.</div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> But if you find yourself using the world's most popular social network as a messenger app, then Facebook's little-known, second website might be a better fit.</div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> Facebook's <a href="https://www.messenger.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Messenger.com</a> website is an online version of the hugely-successful smartphone and tablet app.</div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> The news comes after <a href="http://newsnewsblog.blogspot.com/2016/01/facebook-scam-warning-have-you-been.html">police warned about a dangerous new scam on Facebook</a>.</div> <div style="text-align: justify;">  </div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody> <tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlJISlBnT198x1oeL9r0wCnxf3Tqej5WLTIVS27rU5DYfpyUPxn5h3XBoy6fN8eusTOer4Ssw2BiojW78RGooQLOOT1VJqkbxerh0xCfL5NyOjuHTs8H5UK5SCL1AOaGKksE1eF7vYNGq7/s1600/Facebook+has+a+second%252C+ad-free+website+and+you%2527re+probably+not+using+it+2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Facebook has a second, ad-free website and you're probably not using it" border="0" height="340" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlJISlBnT198x1oeL9r0wCnxf3Tqej5WLTIVS27rU5DYfpyUPxn5h3XBoy6fN8eusTOer4Ssw2BiojW78RGooQLOOT1VJqkbxerh0xCfL5NyOjuHTs8H5UK5SCL1AOaGKksE1eF7vYNGq7/s640/Facebook+has+a+second%252C+ad-free+website+and+you%2527re+probably+not+using+it+2.jpg" title="Facebook has a second, ad-free website and you're probably not using it" width="640" /></a></td></tr> <tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Messenger.com is an online version of the hugely-successful smartphone and tablet app </td></tr> </tbody></table> </div> <div style="text-align: justify;">  </div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> It's like WhatsApp Web, but for Facebook users – and it strips away the onslaught of adverts, status updates, memes and more, found on the standard social network.</div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> You can even kickstart video or voice calls with your friends from the simple online messenger.</div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> Any photos sent between your Facebook friends in either individuals conversations or group chats can be downloaded from your browser, too. </div> <div style="text-align: justify;">  </div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> You'll need your Facebook account details to login to the website, but if you're already logged into the social network you can proceed with the same username.</div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> According to a report in <em>Business Insider</em>, Messenger.com is only used by some 70 million users each month – a slim portion of the 1.44 billion users that login to Facebook.com each month.</div>

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Revolutionary new system could END aeroplane turbulence forever, and this is how it works

<h3 style="text-align: justify;"> AEROPLANE turbulence can be terrifying, but a cutting-edge new technology could make flights completely bump-free within the next few years.</h3> <div style="text-align: justify;">  </div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody> <tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhY9xQkbqyLCxZKycMLFodwcylc-moJEc4MOuM1VLhNyG8M6fKBDhscv9YK9jOZGLpPaiIFJIABM4RtNbf6WX47NFMC8LvHeYvQJrU-R_DXBD3JUEKIgZ10e9cl1HOJxF76ORBCNzFIWIqw/s1600/Revolutionary+new+system+could+END+aeroplane+turbulence+forever%252C+and+this+is+how+it+works.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Revolutionary new system could END aeroplane turbulence forever, and this is how it works" border="0" height="378" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhY9xQkbqyLCxZKycMLFodwcylc-moJEc4MOuM1VLhNyG8M6fKBDhscv9YK9jOZGLpPaiIFJIABM4RtNbf6WX47NFMC8LvHeYvQJrU-R_DXBD3JUEKIgZ10e9cl1HOJxF76ORBCNzFIWIqw/s640/Revolutionary+new+system+could+END+aeroplane+turbulence+forever%252C+and+this+is+how+it+works.jpg" title="Revolutionary new system could END aeroplane turbulence forever, and this is how it works" width="640" /></a></td></tr> <tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The end of aeroplane turbulence is almost here, and this is how its going to work</td></tr> </tbody></table> </div> <div style="text-align: justify;">  </div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> It really doesn't matter how often you fly, the thought of crashing through turbulence at 35,000 feet is always terrifying.</div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> Commercial flights encounter a few bumps every day of the week, with most cases resulting in nothing more than a small tea spill on the tray table.</div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> However<a href="http://newsnewsblog.blogspot.com/2016/01/this-is-what-its-like-to-be-aeroplane.html"> – when turbulence really hits, things can get pretty hairy</a>.</div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> Turbulence is extremely unlikely to ever bring a plane down <a href="http://newsnewsblog.blogspot.com/2016/01/this-is-what-its-like-to-be-aeroplane.html">but it can cause harm to passengers and crew</a> who might not be strapped to their seats.</div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> It can also transform quiet, uneventful flights into scenes like this – </div> <div style="text-align: justify;">  </div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOtYv9OjtsiWeTtdknyw0OCGgi0z76Cg81idDtU4r11Sua1qQpb4JcDGXQXUCYtWnUQTXN8G1FRBsi_aQtEmXTzLSTl6iY0L18P4uzIJuYDzLOVI5b2BEaNgG0nWOVQdMMbAEOi_6sDWfA/s1600/Revolutionary+new+system+could+END+aeroplane+turbulence+forever%252C+and+this+is+how+it+works+2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Revolutionary new system could END aeroplane turbulence forever, and this is how it works" border="0" height="636" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOtYv9OjtsiWeTtdknyw0OCGgi0z76Cg81idDtU4r11Sua1qQpb4JcDGXQXUCYtWnUQTXN8G1FRBsi_aQtEmXTzLSTl6iY0L18P4uzIJuYDzLOVI5b2BEaNgG0nWOVQdMMbAEOi_6sDWfA/s640/Revolutionary+new+system+could+END+aeroplane+turbulence+forever%252C+and+this+is+how+it+works+2.jpg" title="Revolutionary new system could END aeroplane turbulence forever, and this is how it works" width="640" /></a></div> <div style="text-align: justify;">  </div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> But a new technology hopes to bring an end to the terror of turbulence once and for all. And it’s already being used.</div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> Total Turbulence is a new system developed by The Weather Company and is set to revolutionise air travel.</div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> Fitted to the aeroplane, the Total Turbulence system keeps a vigilant eye on what is happening miles above our heads.</div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> State-of-the-art software monitors every bump and even measures the exact force of the turbulent air outside the plane.</div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> All of this data is instantly relayed to the ground where it is mapped and combined with the latest weather reports from aviation meteorologists.</div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> Combined, this vital information provides a detailed map of the world's turbulence which can then be beamed to pilots in the area – helping them to pick clean air.</div> <div style="text-align: justify;">  </div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> </div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody> <tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGoqw9Wt1qN_Wk96kyIY-VUVizYoSCKkG4b9kw1apmjbC5deOEaFvG_623sGE9uWBb0aJ5H_8QeISwnFGYBsIUU2QJj01RfGR5j3XcmPNfuVMPSoxsU1GPyLOiWaU3hGqyX-OJhsRP7QjK/s1600/Revolutionary+new+system+could+END+aeroplane+turbulence+forever%252C+and+this+is+how+it+works+3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Revolutionary new system could END aeroplane turbulence forever, and this is how it works" border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGoqw9Wt1qN_Wk96kyIY-VUVizYoSCKkG4b9kw1apmjbC5deOEaFvG_623sGE9uWBb0aJ5H_8QeISwnFGYBsIUU2QJj01RfGR5j3XcmPNfuVMPSoxsU1GPyLOiWaU3hGqyX-OJhsRP7QjK/s640/Revolutionary+new+system+could+END+aeroplane+turbulence+forever%252C+and+this+is+how+it+works+3.jpg" title="Revolutionary new system could END aeroplane turbulence forever, and this is how it works" width="640" /></a></td></tr> <tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Aviation meteorologists analyse the live feed from aeroplanes and combine it with weather reports </td></tr> </tbody></table> </div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> </div> <div style="text-align: justify;">  </div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody> <tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5xoSfl5IiHOtoyRDENRh1nbL9oOoKip7S5f9WgEzOLfg0N8TmgeswAggmHPVbO1dfAmvywBplTGM_-yBNgWpvB7mAAhLqekTs6fK_mUN6cQJ_vHaoVm5ZiWIyoebb_QRGdpMJnAuBN6mB/s1600/Revolutionary+new+system+could+END+aeroplane+turbulence+forever%252C+and+this+is+how+it+works+4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Revolutionary new system could END aeroplane turbulence forever, and this is how it works" border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5xoSfl5IiHOtoyRDENRh1nbL9oOoKip7S5f9WgEzOLfg0N8TmgeswAggmHPVbO1dfAmvywBplTGM_-yBNgWpvB7mAAhLqekTs6fK_mUN6cQJ_vHaoVm5ZiWIyoebb_QRGdpMJnAuBN6mB/s640/Revolutionary+new+system+could+END+aeroplane+turbulence+forever%252C+and+this+is+how+it+works+4.jpg" title="Revolutionary new system could END aeroplane turbulence forever, and this is how it works" width="640" /></a></td></tr> <tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Accurate up-to-date information about turbulence can then be beamed to the cockpit </td></tr> </tbody></table> </div> <div style="text-align: justify;">  </div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> Since pilots are picking a path through known patches of turbulence, the result is smoother, safer flight for everyone onboard.</div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> Total Turbulence can also be cheaper for airlines, since they no longer have to pick-up the bill for any damages or delays.</div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> More than 700 planes are currently fitted with the Total Turbulence system, with around 14,000 observations beamed back to The Weather Company every day.</div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> Speaking about the revolutionary system, Mark D. Miller, Vice President and General Manager of Decision Support, told <em>NewsNewsBlog.blogspot.com</em>: "Turbulence free flights are definitely the goal and we're making significant progress towards that goal.</div> <div style="text-align: justify;">  </div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody> <tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiq6sAU_eSlp2Pd4IkN1PPx2Z-zZdOlmK-2axsAZrfgoIeD39emgBwrFH6DmWufONp-gRXdcXYmd7xeWpqGtWDJ3zTtWCugy8Cnb967qqywlaHORh19LImKj8bGzbU98MmYF0bey2QtEDrz/s1600/Revolutionary+new+system+could+END+aeroplane+turbulence+forever%252C+and+this+is+how+it+works+5.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Revolutionary new system could END aeroplane turbulence forever, and this is how it works" border="0" height="470" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiq6sAU_eSlp2Pd4IkN1PPx2Z-zZdOlmK-2axsAZrfgoIeD39emgBwrFH6DmWufONp-gRXdcXYmd7xeWpqGtWDJ3zTtWCugy8Cnb967qqywlaHORh19LImKj8bGzbU98MmYF0bey2QtEDrz/s640/Revolutionary+new+system+could+END+aeroplane+turbulence+forever%252C+and+this+is+how+it+works+5.jpg" title="Revolutionary new system could END aeroplane turbulence forever, and this is how it works" width="640" /></a></td></tr> <tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Mark D. Miller told Express.co.uk that turbulence-free flights could be on the way</td></tr> </tbody></table> </div> <div style="text-align: justify;">  </div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> "Science and technology allows continuous improvement in our ability to forecast areas where we can expect turbulence.</div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> "Over the next five to 10 years with computer power increasing and the flight models get more sophisticated you could envision significant improvement in our ability to predict where turbulence is.</div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> "This is an area that's improving all the time and the aim is to predict 100 per cent of turbulent areas and the industry is working hard towards that goal".</div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> UK carriers are believed to be extremely interested in the system.</div> <div style="text-align: justify;">  </div> <object classid="clsid:D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000" codebase="http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=9,0,47,0" height="378" id="flashObj" width="640"><param name="movie" value="http://c.brightcove.com/services/viewer/federated_f9?isVid=1&isUI=1" /><param name="bgcolor" value="#FFFFFF" /><param name="flashVars" value="videoId=4718234351001&playerID=2538956444001&playerKey=AQ~~,AAACT2hWexE~,QV-ElXQT89XEkLQHlpWPz_5DAA2-uG70&domain=embed&dynamicStreaming=true" /><param name="base" value="http://admin.brightcove.com" /><param name="seamlesstabbing" value="false" /><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true" /><param name="swLiveConnect" value="true" /><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always" /><embed src="http://c.brightcove.com/services/viewer/federated_f9?isVid=1&isUI=1" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" flashVars="videoId=4718234351001&playerID=2538956444001&playerKey=AQ~~,AAACT2hWexE~,QV-ElXQT89XEkLQHlpWPz_5DAA2-uG70&domain=embed&dynamicStreaming=true" base="http://admin.brightcove.com" name="flashObj" width="640" height="378" seamlesstabbing="false" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowFullScreen="true" allowScriptAccess="always" swLiveConnect="true" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/shockwave/download/index.cgi?P1_Prod_Version=ShockwaveFlash"></embed></object> <section class="text-description">Total Turbulence says it's already reducing the effects of turbulence by around 50 per cent and, with more aircraft being fitted with the system, this success rate is set to rapidly increase.</section><section class="text-description">The new system is all ready covering most of the Atlantic, North America and large parts of Asia with Europe’s turbulence mapping also increasing.</section><section class="text-description">Modern planes are becoming better connected with fast WiFi offering the ability to transfer more data to the ground.</section><section class="text-description">New planes such as Boeing's 787 Dreamliner are also able to fly higher allowing them to glide over bumpy conditions.</section><section class="text-description">And with turbulence technology improving all the time the dream of a turbulent-free flights might soon be a reality.</section>

Revolutionary new system could END aeroplane turbulence forever, and this is how it works

AEROPLANE turbulence can be terrifying, but a cutting-edge new technology could make flights completely bump-free within the next few years...

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