Caviar introduces iPhone 7 with portraits of Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin

The inauguration of Donald Trump as president of the US unlocked as many meme ideas as there are protests against his actions. But might be the weirdest we have seen - Russian company Caviar sells two 32GB iPhone 7 units with gold-plated backs and embossed faces of the Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin. The backs also include the coat of arms of the country and the first two lines of the national anthem. The iPhones come in a wooden box and there are plans to sell them in a globe-shaped box. "We have arranged a personal tête-à-tête meeting of leaders for integration of...

Apple sells more Plus phones in 4Q 2016 than ever

Apple is about to reveal its financial results for 4Q 2016 and they may contain a surprise - the company sold more iPhone 7 Plus units than any of the previous Plus-sized handsets. The company decided to equip the 7 Plus with more cameras, better battery life and more RAM than iPhone 7 and the result is said to be 24 million devices sold, compared with 15.5M iPhone 6s Plus phones in 4Q 2015. That's 55% increase solely based on improving the hardware, compared with the flagship device from the same series. Overall demand for the iPhone 7 has struggled throughout the October-December...

Windows 10 Game Mode is now shipping with the latest Insider build

Wwith great innovations like Xbox Play Anywhere, cross play and probably, best of all, the latest generation advanced DirectX 12, 2017 is shaping up as a great year for the gaming crowd as a whole and especially the "PC master race". But, as some of you might remember, there is yet another Gamer-specific Windows 10 feature already in the oven and from the looks of things, it is just almost ready for serving. Game Mode, which is expected to launch in Spring 2017, as part of the big Creator's update, is now live in the latest Insider build of the OS. As an informal...

Moto G5 specs uncovered in Brazil: check out G4 Play's successor

The Moto G5 Plus has been through the rumor mill several times while the regular Moto G5 remained out of the spotlight. Until now - Brazilian blog TecnoBlog.net has gotten hold of the regional version (XT1672) and published the key specs. This phone is smaller with its 5" 1080p screen (vs. 5.5" 1080p for the Plus model). It will launch with Android 7.0 Nougat (of course) running on a Snapdragon 430 chipset with 2GB of RAM. That's less impressive than the S625/4GB specs of the G5 Plus. The non-Plus model will still come with 32GB of storage, though, plus whatever you put into the microSD...

Xposed Framework for Nougat in the works, still far off

rovo99, the developer behind the popular Xposed framework has issued a post on XDA Developer's forum to let us know that he's working on a version for Nougat. Xposed is a framework that customizes your Android OS through self-contained software modules. Essentially it gives custom ROM abilities to your stock ROM, whatever it may be. Making Xposed Nougat-ready is easier said than done, due to Nougat's updated app installation process. Android 7.0 fixed Marshmallow's notoriously slow app installs and now Xposed needs to catch up. According to the developer this will take "hundreds...

Apple Maps updates Houston map with transit data in time for Superbowl

Metro buses and MetroRail data in Houston, TX are available on Apple Maps after a Sunday update. That way iPhone users in Houston - locals and fans of the Superbowl LI contenders New England Patriots and Atlanta Falcons can get around avoiding high traffic, potential road closures and also have an access to public transportation options. We already reported that T-Mobile upgraded its 4G LTE coverage in the whole Urban Houston area and now mobile users get even more. The Superbowl is on Sunday and the preparations will cause massive hickup in traffic in the whole area around NRG...

Nokia and Orange will develop 5G networks together

Nokia and Orange have partnered up to develop the future 5G mobile networks. Key updates include "Ultra Broadband" and Internet of Things support. Nokia's infographic on 5G details the possibilities of a 5G network, which will go far beyond mobile phones. Everything from smart clothes to road toll collection is on the cards. This approach will greatly increase the number of "users" on the mobile network, be they your smart fridge or a robot in an automated factory (Nokia expects billions of connections). This will be achieved with "Dynamic Network Slicing" which will allow the carrier to...