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How to get root on Samsung Galaxy S8 and S8 Plus: it's not easy, but it's possible

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At the moment there is one potential method of getting root on the Samsung Galaxy S8 and S8 Plus . The task is not the simplest, but it is completely solvable. The basis is taken by the technique, which is already effectively used in the case of Galaxy S7 after upgrading to Android 7.0 Nougat. Important: all the actions to get root on the Galaxy S8 and S8 Plus are performed solely at your own risk and risk, no one except you is responsible for the possible consequences.

Battery Samsung Galaxy S8 and Galaxy S8 Plus will not explode

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This time, Koreans very carefully designed the battery Samsung Galaxy S8 and S8 Plus. After all, it was this detail that destroyed in the end, in general, a beautiful smartphone Galaxy Note 7. Due to the too dense arrangement of elements in case of overheating, the battery of the device simply exploded. As a result, Samsung had to withdraw almost the entire edition of the seventh Note and seriously spoil its reputation. Battery life Samsung Galaxy S8 and Galaxy S8 Plus In addition to the most thorough battery testing for the Galaxy S8 , the manufacturer had to refuse to increase its capacity. Thus, the new flagship has a battery for the same 3000mAh as its predecessor. In the case of the Samsung Galaxy S8 +, the battery capacity was even slightly reduced compared to last year's Galaxy S7 Edge: from 3600mAh to 3500mAh. On autonomy this should not effect, however, on the whole, it speaks about the company's striving to ensure itself maximum against repeating ...

Gear 360 (2017): New Samsung camera can use 4K and live streams

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Samsung is re-launching its 360-degree Camera 360. Together with the Galaxy S8, the manufacturer presented the Gear 360 (2017) in New York and London. It can record videos in 4K and stream live on the net. It is also characterized by a new design. Samsung is re-launching its full-spherical Camera Gear 360 . As part of the Galaxy S8 Launches, the South Korean manufacturer also presented a new version of its gadget for 360-degree recordings. The second generation of the Gear 360 has a new design. The camera is no longer round like a ball but a rod-shaped. Samsung is thus matching the design to the competitor Ricoh Theta S. According to Samsung, the camera should be so easier to hold for the user. But not only visually has a lot done, also technically Samsung has bounced the Gear 360 (2017). This allows the cameras to record 4K video. The first Gear 360 was able to record videos at maximum in 2K. Samsung also provides a live streaming feature. So you can transfer your ...

Samsung DeX vs Continuum: That is why Galaxy S8 is better PC

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Samsung introduces a feature called DeX that turns smartphones like the new Galaxy S8 into desktop PCs. This is reminiscent of Microsoft's Continuum. In comparison, the Samsung solution offers various advantages. The Galaxy S8 is thanks to Samsung DeX to the PC. Like on the home Windows computer you use programs such as Word and Excel in arbitrarily magnifiable windows and use them with mouse and keyboard. All you need is a docking station, via which you can connect the Galaxy S8 via HDMI to a monitor. This sounds suspicious for Microsoft Continuum. In fact, the Samsung solution differs in some respects from the Microsoft version.

New and beautiful Bluetooth speakers Logitech UE Wonderboom

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With the UE Wonderboom, Logitech and Ultimate Ears present a new Bluetooth speaker with a robust and waterproof housing. The compact and lightweight loudspeaker is designed to provide a recharge time of approximately 10 hours. As a recommended selling price, the manufacturer here calls 99 euros. Logitech and the subsidiary company Ultimate Ears present today the new Bluetooth speaker Wonderboom. The Bluetooth speaker is the latest member of the UE family of the well-known peripherals manufacturer, whose trademarks include 360-degree sound, robustness and water resistance. Despite its very compact size, the Wonderboom is also supposed to deliver powerful and clear sounds with rich basses.

Display Samsung Galaxy S8: main feature of new flagship

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The unusually large and wide display Samsung Galaxy S8 is the main chip of the new flagship from South Korea. There is every reason to assume that the manufacturer thus launches a new fashion in the world of smartphones. Most importantly, although the Galaxy S8 display has grown in size by as much as 0.7 inches (from 5.1 to 5.8) compared to last year's Galaxy S7, the overall dimensions of the device have not changed much. A version of the Galaxy S8 + has a huge 6.2-inch screen, but similar in size to the Galaxy S7 Edge (5.5 inches).

Samsung Galaxy S8 (Plus) Review: Screen you look at forever!

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Samsung wants to make the Galaxy S8 forget the note 7 debacles. The South Korean manufacturer mainly uses three new features: Bixby, DeX, and Infinity. In the short test, especially one of these three "Samsung Angels" shows weaknesses. Is the Samsung Galaxy S8 still flying high?   The sparrows whistle it away from all the secrecy already from the rooftops: Samsung sets with the Galaxy S8 on a new design. The upheaval is not quite as radical as its time when switching from the Galaxy S5 to the Galaxy S6. However, it is distinctive. Samsung has made the Galaxy S8 the goal, as much as possible to place a display in as small a case as possible.

Lenovo Yoga 910 Review: When you feel the beast!

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Stylish design, cursed thin, top finish and still foldable. 2in1 devices are big in fashion. I also let the concept seduce me. Whether the relationship with the Lenovo Yoga 910 took a happy end, you will learn here. For a long time, my wallet and I successfully resisted the purchase of a new notebook. Lately,

Updating Android 7.1.1 Nougat for OnePlus 2 has almost done

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OnePlus released Android 7.1.1 Nougat with the OxygenOS 4.1.0 shell for users of the OnePlus 3 and 3T smartphones earlier this month. It is expected that the update will soon reach the users of OnePlus 2. This is evidenced by the data obtained from the benchmark Geekbench. It was there that the smartphone OnePlus 2 was seen with the Android 7.1.1 Nougat firmware on board. Most likely, now the manufacturer is testing the firmware on the flagship in 2015 and will soon prepare the official OTA release for OnePlus 2. Currently, the latest update for OnePlus 2 is OyxgenOS 3.5.8 based on the Android 6.0 source code Marshmallow, which also includes a patch Security for Android this month.

Budget SSD-drives GOODRAM CL100 in the capacity of 120 and 240 Gbytes are presented

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The Polish company Wilk Elektronik, which owns the brand Goodram, announced in Europe SSD-drives budget CL100 series. New solid-state disks are built on TLC memory and are equipped with a dual-core controller. Due to such a configuration, according to developers, it is possible to achieve 20-fold growth rate compared to traditional hard drive. Representatives of the CL100 family support the SATA III interface. Speed Reading data in case version 120 GB reaches 500 MB / s, recording - 320 Mb / s. Option 240 GB capacity little faster: 510 and 400 MB / s, respectively.

Intel E3-1200 v6: a family of low-end Xeon processors with Kaby Lake architecture

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Today, Intel revealed details about its new 10-nanometer process technology (which we will soon devote to a separate publication) and added to the  list of processors with the latest Kaby Lake  architecture family  Xeon E3-1200 v6 .   Like the i3, i5 and i7 designations, the processors of the Core family (intended for personal computers), E3, E5 and E7 for the Xeon family (which in turn is addressed to servers and workstations) characterize the performance with the price.   Therefore, in the case of Xeon E3-1200 v6 , it is the youngest, budget category, represented by the following processors: Intel E3-1200 v6 (Kaby Lake) Cores / threads Base frequency Turbo frequency L3 cache GPU Frequency of the GPU TDP E3-1280 v6 4/8 3.9 GHz 4.2 GHz 8 MB - - 72 W E3-1275 v6 4/8 3.8 GHz 4.2 GH...