LG G6 could arrive in Raspberry Rose in February

LG announced the V30 in Raspberry Rose back at the beginning of the month. Today the new version went on sale in South Korea and the company used the occasion to hint that the LG G6 might also get an "eye-catching and romance-inspiring" variant. It is expected to be launched in February, right in time for Valentine's Day. Soon with 100% more Raspberry Rose The Raspberry Rose variant will be the sixth color option for LG G6 after Mystic White, Astro Black, Ice Platinum, Terra Gold and Marine Blue. Although it will first arrive in LG's home country, the pink G6 should later hit key...

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Samsung delivers official PyeongChang 2018 app

Samsung announced the official app for the PyeongChang 2018 Winter Olympics next month. It will offer live updates of sports venues, information about athletes, records and medal standings. In the two weeks before the Games actually begin, the app will offer news about upcoming events and the latest from the Torch Relay. PyeongChang 2018 Screenshots The app will give the ability to every user to customize the news feed and the push notifications. You can highlight athletes, sports, and even whole countries. There will be photo and video highlights. Although the Games...

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Sleep issue with Nexus Player's remote has been fixed

Last week, Google confirmed that it has identified a fix for the problem that's causing the Nexus Player's remote to sleep after 5-10 minutes of inactivity, and the solution is being tested internally. Well, good news is the solution is now live. A Google employee updated the issue tracker thread discussing the problem, saying the server-side fix went live yesterday. Following is what else they said: Please make sure your Google Play services is up-to-date to receive the fix. You would also need to have a Google account logged-in on your Android TV to receive this fix (without an...

Source: https://www.gsmarena.com/nexus_player_remote_sleep_problem_has_been_fixed-news-29290.php

T-Mobile's Layer3 TV acquisition completed

T-Mobile is announcing that its newest acquisition of Layer3, a small cable TV company, is completed. This means the Un-Carrier is on track to launch a competing TV service sometime this year. Back in December, T-Mobile announced that it was on track to acquire a small cable TV company in order to leverage disruption of the Satellite and Cable TV industries in the US. Cable companies are often accused of trying to pull the wool over customers' eyes by slipping extra charges into their monthly bills. What makes this frustrating is often times there is only one cable or internet company...

Source: https://www.gsmarena.com/tmobiles_layer3_tv_acquisition_completed_-news-29288.php

Rumored 6.1-inch LCD iPhone comes with 18:9 screen

Apple is readying three iPhones for this fall's big launch, according to rumors we've heard last year. Two of those will have OLED panels like the iPhone X, and in fact one will be a direct successor to the model that's available now, featuring the exact same screen size. The third iPhone has been said to sport a 6.1" LCD display, and it's expected to become Apple's entry-level model of 2018, starting at $700 to $800. Now a new rumor out of Taiwan claims to know exactly which screen panel it will employ: JDI's bezel-starved model introduced last June. This comes with 18:9 aspect ratio,...

Source: https://www.gsmarena.com/rumored_61inch_lcd_iphone_comes_with_189_screen-news-29287.php

Audiobooks now available on Google Play Store

After years of simply having ebooks, Google today announced that it is adding audiobooks to the Google Play Store. Audiobooks will be available in 45 countries and in nine different languages. Just like the ebooks, the audiobooks will be available à la carte with no subscription service like on Audible. Once purchased, the book will be available to listen across all Google platforms, including the web, Google Play Books app on Android and iOS, Chromecast, Google Home, Android Wear and Android Auto. The progress will be synced so you can start on one device and pick it up later on...

Source: https://www.gsmarena.com/audiobooks_now_available_on_google_play_store-news-29286.php