Here are HTC's Black Friday deals in the UK

For Black Friday HTC UK will offer a 20% discount on a bunch of its phones starting on Monday 20.11 and ending on Monday, 27.11. The offer is extended to HTC Club members - joining the program is free of charge. The phones in the offer are the HTC U11, U Ultra, HTC 10, HTC A9s, U Play and also the newly announced U11+ and U11 Life. The HTC U11 will be available for £479 and £519 for the 4GB/64GB and 6GB/128GB models, the HTC U Ultra will be discounted to £359, the HTC 10 will sell for £399, the HTC Desire 10 Lifestyle will drop to £183 and the HTC A9s well be £159. As for the HTC...

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Polaroid and Motorola unveil the Insta-Share Printer Moto Mod

Do you remember Polaroids? Digital cameras have spoiled us with instantaneous results but back in the day you had to take film rolls to be developed - unless you had a Polaroid camera. You can relive those glory days with the Polaroid Insta-Share Printer mod for compatible Motorola phones. Polaroid Insta-Share Printer is a Moto Mod accessory for Motorola phones The printer uses ZINK technology and will quickly print out 2 x 3" smudge-proof photos. They have an adhesive back so you can stick them to your fridge. That said, there's nothing stopping you from sharing the same...

Source: https://www.gsmarena.com/polaroid_instashare_printer_moto_mod-news-28267.php

Nokia relaunches the Steel HR, now on pre-order

If you missed out on the Withings Steel HR, you'll be pleased to hear that the watch just relaunched under the Nokia brand. It's available for pre-order now and should arrive before the holidays. The classic-looking watch gets its name from the heart rate sensor, but it also features a step/calorie tracker. If you connect it to your phone over Bluetooth, you'll also get notifications for calls, texts and events. The Nokia Steel HR is waterproof up to 50m (5 ATM) and features automatic swimming detection (it tracks duration and calories). Nokia Steel HR is a classic watch and...

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Xiaomi Redmi Note 5 briefly appears on JD.com

The Xiaomi Redmi Note 5 is still unofficial, but that might not last much longer. Online retailer JD.com briefly listed the phone - literally under wraps - suggesting that the launch his near. The price of the phone is CNY 8,888, but that's clearly a placeholder - 8 being a lucky number in Chinese culture. The actual prices will likely start from CNY 1,200. The Redmi Note 5 is quite different from the Note 5A. It will have an 18:9 screen (1,080 x 2,160px) and dual cameras on the back. It could be powered by the capable Snapdragon 660 chipset to boot. The page on JD.com has since...

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Nokia Threat Intelligence Report: number of infected Android phones on the rise

While PC ransomware like WannaCry made the news, viruses are all too common on smartphones. Nokia's Threat Intelligence report shows that the majority of infected devices that connect to mobile networks were indeed Android phones. Still, Nokia praises Google's efforts with Google Play Protect and says that Play Store's defenses are much better than they were two years ago. However, third-party app stores are less protected and are a common vector of infection. The biggest threat are trojanized apps - once that pose as popular apps (say, Netflix) but contain malicious code (those...

Source: https://www.gsmarena.com/nokia_threat_intelligence_report_android_malware-news-28262.php

HTC starts pushing Android Oreo to U11

HTC announced two versions of the U11 Life and U11+ with Oreo out of the box and now it is bringing its existing devices up to speed, starting with the HTC U11. HTC is already pushing the upgrade to U11 owners in Taiwan with other markets expected to follow soon. The update's version is 2.31.709.1 and is 1.33 GB in size. Along with Android 8.0 Oreo features, the upgrade brings China Telecom and VoWiFi support. Via

Source: https://www.gsmarena.com/htc_push_android_oreo_update_u11-news-28259.php