Author: Chris Eilers

Lately, a Chicago man was shot dead during his Facebook Livestream. There were about 12 gunshots to his neck and head. This happened  just a few days after the double homicide in France.

A man shot dead: caught on Facebook Livestream

In the last few months, Facebook has been featuring Livestream function. The feature allows you to publish a video in real time from your smartphones. And recently, a Chicago man was shot dead when he was live streaming a video on Facebook. His whole killing scene was caught on the camera. The 28-year-old Antonio Perkins died by many gunshot wounds to his neck and his head. It was on Wednesday, June 15th.

In the first 14 minutes of the video, the man was hanging out and drinking with friends , complaining about the weather. 6 minutes later, there were about a dozen gunshots. The phone then fell to the ground and captured a bloody area of grass. You can hear a lot of crying and screaming like “Call the police!”. And then the screen went black and kept broadcasting for about 30 more minutes. Perkins left behind his children who are only under the age of 5.

This video still hasn’t been taken down. The spokesman of Facebook said that this is because the video doesn’t support killing. Chicago- the 3rd largest city in the US- has a ton of gun violence cases. There are lots of violence and gun stealing. Last years, this city had about 500 homicides, most of which are about guns. This year, murdering in Chicago is up to 71,9% in the first few months.

Violence on Facebook Livestream: not the first time

This is not the first time that the Facebook Livestream involves killing and terrorism. Earlier in 2016, a man was shot while live-streaming in Chicago. Or in France, a 25-year-old ISIS terrorist killed a police commander and his partner. After that, he broadcasted his horrible crime to Facebook and threatened to terrorize at the Euro 2016. Not just that, he also encouraged people to follow him by killing police officials, journalists, prison staffs and lawmakers.

HP Elite X3 was first announced on 21st February, in an event called Mobile World Congress. And now, after 4 months, this phone has again made an appearance in the market. Let’s check!

HP Elite X3: Strongest Windows 10 smartphone ever!

According to many sources, this HP phone has received the Wifi and Bluetooth certifications and will hit the shelves in the near future. This product is said to be the strongest windows 10 smartphone ever in the market because of its powerful CPU, massive display and impressive battery. So let’s check the specific HP Elite X3 specs to see why this phone deserves that title!

First up, HP Elite X3 comes with two dual-core processors, one clocked at 2.2GHz and the other clocked at 1.5 GHz. This phone also sports a Snapdragon 820 chipset, along with Adreno 530 GPU. Besides, HP Elite X3 features a nice ROM of 4GB, which will drive the system effectively. As for the display, this device sports a massive 5.96-inch AMOLED 2K screen with a huge pixel density of 493ppi.

Moreover, HP Elite X3 houses a nice combo of 16MP – 8MP cameras, equipped by latest photography technologies. Another highlight of this HP phone is the powerful 4150mAh battery, which supports quick charging. HP Elite X3 also packs a fingerprint scanner on the back, and especially a retina scanner on the front for better security.

HP Elite X3: Price and Availability

HP Elite X3 is the first product from HP to run Windows 10. This phone, as you can see above, comes with powerful specs. There hasn’t been any official information about HP Elite X3 price. However, specialists expect that this phone will cost around $600. As for HP Elite X3 release date, there are hints that this phone will first hit the shelves in Croatia at the end of this month. So let’s count down!

Vivo has just released a teaser about the transparent smartphone lately. And this phone is believed to be the next phone in X lineup- Vivo X7. But you may be a little disappointed because the Vivo X7 specs are confirmed. And it’s not a see-through phone. 

Vivo X7: official specs

Can X7 be the next flagship of Vivo? Because the company is very busy releasing teasers. First is the 16MP front shooter teaser. Next is about the Vivo X7 specs. According to this one, the phone will have a home button on the front, instead of on the back like the usual. Some leak source even said that the phone will run on  MediaTek Helio X25. It will have 2 versions: 4GB-64GB and 6GB-128GB. And Vivo X7 price is $409 and $499 respectively.

And now, another teaser confirming about specs has been published. Let’s see what they said about Vivo X7 specs are true. The phone will be powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 652 chipset, not Helio X25. You can see that in the official teaser of Vivo. It says MSM8976 which means SDN 652. X7 will pack a 4GB of RAM along with 64GB of internal storage. As of course, the new phone from Vivo is gonna sport a 16MP selfie snapper as well as a fingerprint sensor.

The highlight of this phone is the front-facing camera. With this 16MP cam, the phone is believed to be the successor of Xshot. In 2014, the Chinese company presented Xshot with a center feature is the camera. After this release, everyone has waited for the next generation of Xshot. And till this month, its successor shows up, but in the X series. The X7 name may suggest that X7 will have the same look as its sibling- Vivo X6.

Vivo X7 price

In the next few days, maybe we can see some X7 teasers again. Because Vivo appears to love playing this game. And one teaser will confirm some features of the device.  So, we have to be patient to see the handset’s full specs. In terms of Vivo X7 price, well, we have to wait again.

Apple introduced its new operating system – iOS 10 at WWDC 2016 and there are so many things that you have not known about it. To make your Apple smartphones more useful and interesting, let check out some iOS 10 tips below!

iOS 10 tips: “it is my iPhone”!

Notification center will no longer be forgot since its new performance. Beginning iOS 10 tips is Clear All function on notification center that has been upgraded. This is the latest version that makes it more comfortable and less time consuming. With this feature, you can clear all the notifications by one “touch” on the screen in stead of clearing them one by one.

Secondly, another notification center showing up as a iOS 10 tip should be named is searching. As the old version, the search bar on iphone appears when you drag down from the middle of the home screen. But now for the up-to-date version, you can see such bar while checking your notifications. This search bar appears more useful than ever, remember how it feels when you want to get information and your Home button is broken.

Thirdly, all tab closing is also a new iOS 10 tip. Apple offers a quick closing all the website browsers at the same time in Safari. It is an easy tip, just tap and hold the multi-task button. An option menu will pop up and including the obstacle of closing all current tabs. With this function, you do not need to spend time on closing each browser, which is similar to other current browsers.

iOS 10 Tips: more than three!

Fourthly, iOS 10 is also added a new “Back to…” symbol. From the old version to the new one, it is a big move. The withdraw point is none of wifi icon next to “back to” symbol, which is inconvenient if your wifi connection is unstable. Now, the upgraded symbol is coupled with wifi vector logo. The last iOS 10 tip could be mentioned is email filter, which is more necessary. A filter icon appears on the down left corner. It supports to make a sort of emails, devide them into different groups so that users can easily arrange stuff to be suitable to their purposes.

Lately, some photos of a Nokia new phone called Nokia Lumia 940 have been leaked on the internet. So this is the third phones to be leaked from Nokia this month. Let’s take a look at its STUNNING design!

Nokia Lumia 940: Transparent Case!

The first impression of Nokia Lumia 940 is its breathtaking design! As you can see in the picture, the phone comes with a transparent construction. We can’t clearly see the features under the hood, but with just a little transparency around the edge, this phone is already an exotic masterpiece! The case of this phone seems to be made of some kind of glass or transparent plastic.

As for the specs, this Nokia Lumia 940 may have many things in common with Nokia Lumia 950XL. According to some sources, Nokia Lumia 940 will pack a Snapdragon 810 chipset. Along with it is two quad-core processors, clocked at 2GHz and 1.5GHz. Moreover, the phone is reported to house Adreno 505 GPU to take care of the graphics. As for the memory, this Lumia phone may come with 4GB of RAM and 64GB of ROM.

For photography, this phone is said to feature a 16MP camera with PureView technology. Its front snapper is clocked at 8MP, featuring wide-angle capturing. To view the images, we will have a 5-inch full HD display with the pixel density of 576ppi. As for the battery, Nokia Lumia 940 could be fueled by a 3500mAh cell.

Nokia Lumia 940: Price and Availability!

So far, there hasn’t been any official announcement about this new handset. However, according to some reports, Nokia Lumia 940 price could arrive at around $499, a bit more expensive than Lumia 950XL. Nokia Lumia 940 release date could possibly at the end of this year, which is also the time Nokia comes back. We assure you that we will stick to Lumia 940 and provide everything we know about this gorgeous handset! So stay tuned!

The first 8GB RAM smartphone is reported to come soon this year. This beast comes from LeEco brand. As recent reports, it sports plenty of powerful specs, including SnapDragon 823, …

LeEco 8GB smartphone: a Monter is coming soon!

The recent reports show that LeEco is preparing for a new smartphone, which is believed to be a premium of LeEco Le Max 2. The new LeEco device is said to sport a massive 8GB RAM under the hood! This new phone would be called Le Max 2 Pro – which is believed to be the upgraded version of a LeEco device from the last ỷear. Though, the leak doesn’t go as far as to say when we should expect this super-specs handset.

According to reliable sources, the LeEco 8GB RAM smartphone is packed by powerful Snapdragon 823 chipset. This is the most powerful specs of LeEco Le Max 2 Pro. As you know, the SnapDragon 823 is also used in Asus Zenfone 3 Deluxe. Beside 8GB RAM and SND 823 chipset, you have also an impressive 25MP main camera. Other upgraded features include Adreno 530 GPU, X12 LTE baseband, and Cat.12/13 support.

Snapdragon 823  is expected to be more powerful compared to SnapDragon 820. So, the LeEco 8GB RAM smartphone could thread outstanding other rivals in the current market. For example, LeEco Le Max 2 Pro will be the strong rival of Samsung Galaxy Note 7, which is expected to come at the same time.

The first 8GB RAM smartphone: Price and release date.

According to Chinese media, LeEco Le Max 2 Pro will be announced at Mobile World Congress in Shanghai. So, we expect that this first 8GB RAM phone will be launched in mid-September 2016. As for LeEco Le Max 2 pro price, it may cost under $700. Now, Let’s wait for the launching of this beast.

Your hands are not free but you have to send an urgent message at the same time. Normally, you have to deal with one by one respectively. But now, Tap Strap here it comes, let’s see what technological world brings to you and improves your lives!

Tap Strap: the beginning of a new age!

Gesture control seems to make the next tech explosion. Tech geeks are gearing up to make the world easier than ever. That is proven by an unbelievable Tap Strap. Forget your on-screen keyboard phone, tablet, or keyboard to type. This new tech makes anything a keyboard even our head. How amazing it is! Tap Strap connects to your phones through Bluetooth devices. Therefore, it will operate with almost any mobile.

As for the Tap Strap design, it is made out of a flexible “smart-textile”. The wearable keyboard has sensors that monitor your fingers. Each finger is a vowel or number. Combinations of taps make consonants and symbols. Tap Strap slides on over your fingers just like wearing rings. There’s no claim that a character will be made on how fast you can type, but it seems to be immediate. Moreover, you will not worry about getting used to it, there is a training app to teach you.

While Tap Systems, the company behind the Tap Strap also provides a unique solution for blind and low vision users, which has not been officially confirmed yet. It is being said that Tap Strap keyboard is potential to become a new trend of communication in the near future, providing fast, accurate interfacing in situations without physical keyboard exists

Tap Strap: release date!

You may eager to meet our new friend. Luckily, you do not have to wait so long since Tap Strap is said to be in stores by the end of the year. The appearance of this new wearable keyboard may lead smartphones manufacturer to a new age of smartphone. Let me guess…A transparent smartphone can be born like what we all see in fiction movies. So how about you? What is in your head? Let discuss below in the comment section.

Looks like the “s” or the “3” product name is too mainstream nowadays. That is why not long after finalizing the Redmi 3s smartphone, Xiaomi has come up with another device: Xiaomi Redmi 3X.

Xiaomi Redmi 3X: Sharing the same specs with Xiaomi Redmi 3s

Xiaomi Redmi 3X is confirmed a to be a rebranded Redmi 3s, with many remained specs of the 3s. The reason why Xiaomi Redmi 3X was born must be because there are too many devices named “s” or “3”. So, releasing one more product with a similar name will only make the users more confused. Now let’s check why we call Xiaomi Redmi 3X the rebranded version of Xiaomi Redmi 3s!

Xiaomi Redmi 3X sports a 5-inch 720p display with 294ppi pixel density. The phone is powered by an octa-core processor, running with Snapdragon 430 chipset and Adreno 505 GPU. Besides, Redmi 3X phone supports 2GB, the same capacity as that of Redmi 3s. As for the memory, this phone also offers 32GB of ROM, which can be expanded up to 256GB via a microSD card.

Regarding the battery, Xiaomi Redmi 3X packs a 4100mAh cell, which offers a huge amount of using time. As for the camera, there is a 13MP main snapper with f/2.0 aperture and phase detection autofocus. The front camera of this device hasn’t been mentioned during the announcement. Another bonus of this phone is its fingerprint scanner in the mix.

Xiaomi Redmi 3X: Price and Availability

So now you see why Redmi 3X is a rebranded version of Redmi 3s? Xiaomi Redmi 3X release date will be in next month and this version will only be available in China only. If you want to hand on this phone, you have two color options: silver and gold. Moreover, the Xiaomi Redmi 3X price could be the best-selling point, with only CNY 899 ($136).

With the release this morning, OnePlus 3 has become a strong competitors against other current flagships in the market! Besides the wonderful specs, there are also some useful OnePlus 3 tips you may wanna know!

OnePlus 3 tips: Interesting Shortcuts

Besides the wonderful OnePlus 3 specs, there are many other interesting features . First up, we can double tap the screen to wake up the phone! This feature was first implemented by LG, and now has become very popular in Android smartphones. This is such a cool OnePlus 3 tip to wake the phone up. For those who don’t see this feature, go to Setting and enable it.

Besides, we can wave our hands over the screen to see the clock and the notifications. It really doesn’t have to be a hand. As long as there’s something covering the screen for a moment, the light sensor will activate the clock and noti display. This OnePlus 3 tip is not widely known. So if you find it interesting, try it now! Moreover, there are two hidden capacitive keys on both sides of the home button. You can activate them in Setting. One is for “Multitasking”; another is for “Back” direction.

Moreover, have you ever wanted to take a great random picture but then missed that moment because there was not enough time to activate the camera? I bet you have! Fortunately, that won’t happen with this phone! There’s another OnePlus tip that you must know: double tap the home button or double press the lock key to quickly jump to camera! 

OnePlus 3 tips: Play with the home screen

Actually, we can adjust the size of the icons in OnePlus 3 home screen. There are three options available: large size icons (three columns of apps); medium size icons (four columns of apps) and small size icons (five columns of apps). So depending on how many apps you use, you can switch for the suitable option. So that’s it for OnePlus 3 tips. The phone is currently available for sale on its website. OnePlus 3 price is only $399, which is very affordable considering 6GB RAM, SND 820, Octa-core processor, 16MP main cam, and so on! So go to its website now if you want one!

Windows Phone is about to come back and blows your minds away. Surface Phone- a new product of Microsoft- is reported to show up with SDN 830 chipset along with 8GB of RAM…. With those specs, this phone can surpass a PC.

Surface Phone: beyond a PC?

Windows Phone is losing its market share to Android smartphone. About 10% users have switched from Window phone to Android in the first 3 months of 2016. This is a conclusion of a research firm-Kantar. And now Microsoft decided to bring its phone back to the market with Surface Phone. This phone is definitely a killer and is out of your imagination. According to Weibo (Chinese website), this Surface phone will come with 3 versions.

The Surface Phone specs are gonna blow your minds away with the world-first specs. The phone is supposed to be powered by a SND 820 SoC’s successor-  Snapdragon 830 processor (or called MSM8998). The phone will run on Windows 10 OS. There will be 3 memory variants for 3 Surface versions: 3GB-32GB, 6GB-128GB. and 8GB-500GB. That is insane, right? Can you believe that? 8GB RAM and 500GB ROM?

It seems like the software giant wants to break the limit between a PC and a smartphone. As Windows 10 can work with Continuum to turn a smartphone into a PC, the bigger RAM the better. With those super powerful specs above, the new Microsoft phone already passes some PCs. The handset will give you an amazing experience from gaming to video editing support.

Surface Phone: price and availability

The three models of this phone will aim at regular consumers, business-specific, and enthusiasts. Surface phone release date is gonna be at the early of 2017. And Surface Phone price will come at about $900. But we’re not sure which version this price for. So, we have to wait patiently to hear more information about this “breakthrough” Surface Phone.

Both Lumia 950XL vs OPPO F1 Plus come with a similar price. So we find it interesting to compare these two flagships, though Lumia 950XL is an old phone and OPPO F1 Plus has just been released!

Lumia 950XL vs OPPO F1 Plus: High-end Battle

Let’s talk about the CPU! Both Lumia 950XL vs OPPO F1 Plus offer a strong performance, but there are lots of differences between the two CPUs. Lumia 950XL sports a Snapdragon 810 chipset, along with two quad-core processors, clocked at 2GHz and 1.5GHz. Meanwhile, Oppo F1 Plus houses a MediaTek MT 6755 chipset, running with a 2GHz octa-core processor. To pick one of them, I prefer the Lumia phone because of its flexibility. However, Oppo F1 Plus comes with 4GB RAM, more powerful than 3GB RAM of the Nokia phone.

For photography, Lumia 950XL offers a 20MP f/1.9 on the back, including OIS, Carl Zeiss technology, PureView technology and 3 flash RGB. On the other hand, the Oppo phone comes with a 13MP f/2.2 and LED Flash. So it looks like the Lumia phone wins in the camera battle but here’s the surprise: OPPO F1 Plus sports a massive 16MP front snapper which clicks stunning selfies. Meanwhile, the Nokia device only houses a 5MP selfie shooter. So overall Lumia 950XL vs OPPO F1 Plus are fair in terms of photography.

As for the memory, both Lumia 950XL vs OPPO F1 Plus are compatible with microSD card. However, OPPO F1 Plus is better with 64GB of internal memory, while Lumia 950XL offers only 32GB. One more bonus for the OPPO phone is that it supports fingerprint scanner, which is lack from the Nokia phone. On the other hand, Lumia 950XL sports better display with 2k resolution and 518ppi while F1 Plus houses a full HD screen with 401ppi. The battery of 950XL, which is 3340mAh, also wins over OPPO F1 Plus battery, which is 2850mAh.

Lumia 950XL vs OPPO F1 Plus: Who wins?

Considering both Lumia 950XL vs OPPO F1 Plus, I would say that the Lumia phone is still an incomparable smartphone in the market. OPPO F1 Plus loses because it can not compete with the CPU, the display and the battery of the Lumia phone. Lumia 950XL price is similar to OPPO F1 Plus price: $499.

Snapdragon 820 chipset is always a desirable feature! This beast is among the best chipsets nowadays. Let’s take a look at our top 7 beasts with strongest CPU.

1. OnePlus 3

The first product on our list is the latest flagship from OnePlus: OnePlus 3. This beast comes with a very strong CPU. To be more specific, OnePlus 3 sports a Snapdragon 820 chipset. Moreover, this phone houses 6GB of RAM. Along with it is two dual-core processor, respectively clocked at 2.15 GHz Kryo & 1.6 GHz Kryo. OnePlus 3 also packs a 5.5-inch Optic AMOLED with the pixel density of 401ppi.

Other OnePlus 3 specs are amazing as well. There is a 16MP snapper on the back, featuring 4K video recording, LED flash, phase-detection AF and OIS. Paired with it is a powerful 8MP shooter on the front. To take charge of the graphics, we have Adreno 530, one of the latest GPU in the market. For storing purpose, this 3000mAh phone hosts 64GB of internal memory, which can be expanded up to 256GB. OnePlus 3 price comes at $350.