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The following chart is a look at the Windows Lifecycle Fact Sheet from Microsoft that shows mainstream support ended this past Tuesday: While this isn’t the death of Windows 8.1 by any means, it is a step closer to phasing out the touch-centric OS that very few people adopted. Most users, especially companies, have stayed with Windows 7 or took the upgrade path directly to Windows 10. According to Statcounter by Global Stats, Windows 7 and Windows 10 have an equal footing with both having a 42 percent desktop market share....

Apple yesterday announced that it sold 46.89M iPhones in the previous quarter. The company’s staggered iPhone releases both this year and last make comparisons tricky, but the bottom line was slight growth of 0.5%. IDC data now puts that number into perspective. The firm says that global smartphone shipments fell by a full 6% in Q3 (Apple’s fiscal Q4) … IDC data comes from its quarterly phone tracker. The firm says there were two big factors at play here....

Warning: Major SPOILERS ahead for I Am Not Okay with This season 1! Netflix’s I Am Not Okay with This serves up a brilliantly enticing series debut, but it isn’t without several lingering questions. Season 1 of the Netflix series by Jonathan Entwistle & Christy Hall ends with a sizable cliffhanger. The coming-of-age tale is based on Charles Forsman’s comic book and stars Sophia Lillis in the lead role. High school is difficult enough but throw in struggles with sexuality and the emergence of superpowers and Sydney Novak (Lillis) is anything but a typical teenager....

More than a month ago, HP unveiled its first Android powered VoiceTab(s) meant for the emerging Indian markets. Today, the company announced at MWC that they will be bringing the re-designed VoiceTab to Europe and the Middle East in May. The VoiceTabs will come in 6-inch and 7-inch versions with relatively low-end specifications. HP’s designers have also taken a lot of inspiration from the look of the HTC One and the BlackBerry Z10 in redesigning the new Slates....

On this page, we have shared the official stock ROM flash file for HTC Desire 620G. To install the firmware flash file on HTC Desire 620G, you need the software flash tool known as SP Flash Tool (aka Smartphone flash tool). This software is supported for Mediatek-powered devices. Android always opens the door to various possibilities such as flashing custom ROM or kernel or APK modding etc. These feats can be achieved by providing root access to your device or simply rooting your phone....

The brushed metal on the One’s backside feels smooth to the touch. The power button on the second-generation HTC One has been moved from the top left to the top right. While the volume buttons remain on the right side. You’ll also notice pin holes on both the device’s left and right sides that pop out. And reveal the nano SIM and MicroSD card trays. As a result, the One is only available in 16 G....

The 4MP ‘UltraPixel’ camera on the HTC One M8 has received a lot of mixed reaction from reviewers and users alike. While some think that the camera is downright awful, other think that it is good enough to get the job done. A developer over at XDA forums — Jishnu Sur — has created a mod that aims to further improve the camera performance of the One M8, provided you have root access on it....

The HTC One M9 was announced at the beginning of the month, but launch details, specifically for the United States market, wasn’t in abundance. That changes on Wednesday, March 18, though, if a recent tweet from HTC America’s President, Jason Mackenzie, is any indication. He recently tweeted that his company has a “BIG announcement” coming on Wednesday, and then also threw in the hashtag “#HTCOneM9” for good measure. At this point, it’s expected that HTC will finally unveil some launch details for the U....

Look closely you’ll spot several minor refinements to HTC’s phone design. The power button has moved from its awkward perch on the upper edge to the right side. It takes a little getting used to, but this is a better placement overall. The back is still rounded but slightly less so; there’s a pleasant grippy ridge around the edges. While the M8 was prone to slipping out of your hand, when trying to hit that power button....

Did you accidentally brick your Huawei Honor 8X, or are you facing any boot loop, lag, or shatter? Then you are in the right place. Here we will guide you to flash the latest firmware file on Huawei Honor 8X JSN-L22. The guide is simple and easy. The new Huawei Honor 8X has launched in the year 2020 with Android 10, Magic UI 3.1 out of the box. The device is powered by the Kirin 710F....

After leaks of the Nova Phone earlier, Huawei has officially launched the device at IFA 2016. The Nova and Nova Plus, Huawei’s latest iterations carry on the designs that inspired them. The Nova Phone comes across as a smaller version of the Nexus 6P, with a similar design and finish. The larger Nova Plus, though bearing the same Nova name, takes inspiration from Huawei’s Mate line of devices. Even with different inspirations for design, the internals of the device are extremely similar....

On this page, we will guide you on how to install the official firmware flash file on your Huawei P40 Pro ELS-AN00. Well, the device runs out of the box with Android 10.0 which is powered by the Kirin 990 5G processor. To install the firmware flash file on Huawei P40 Pro ELS-AN00, you need to download the software called the Huawei Flash tool. This method simple and easy. Also Read...

Thanks to Evleaks we now have a fair idea of how Huawei’s next flagship would look like. Evan Blass says that the phone pictured above is P40 Pro and it will come with ceramic construction. Also noticeable is the curved glass on the front and at the back. On the design front, the notch-less display houses selfie camera in a hole-punch cutout. As expected there is no 3.5mm audio jack and instead, you will find USB-C port alongside speaker at the bottom....

In a new report from IDC aiming to determine the impact of Samsung’s recall of its defective Galaxy Note 7, a survey shows around half of those affected plan to switch to an iPhone. While the report from IDC concludes that Apple is at least in some way benefiting from the exploding recalled device, Apple said during its recent Q4 earnings call that it currently wasn’t a factor as it’s already shipping as many phones as it can make....

If this is your first time reading this series you’ll get the most value by starting with the first article. Note for the already tech savvy, IT professionals, and our regular readers: this is designed as a resource as you help others or for those looking to become tech savvy on their own. Background, Expectations, & Best Practices The foundation and most important factor in becoming tech savvy (or learning anything) is your mindset....

Even so, Google’s own internal research has shown that a significant portion of younger internet users prefer searching for information on social apps, like Instagram and TikTok, over Google products. Those evolving user preferences help explain why Google is evolving its basic search tools to include more multi-modal forms of communication, and to include information from more “authentic” sources, such as social media posts. “The way that people search and author information was never meant to be constrained to typing words,” Cathy Edwards, Google VP and GM of Search, said to reporters ahead of Google’s Search On event on Wednesday....

HTC has launched too many smartphones this year, and it looks like the company could squeeze in just one more device before 2015 comes to a close. HTC has started teasing the announcement of a new smartphone on Christmas eve (December 24). HTC is calling it a “superior Christmas gift”, and the X in the teaser suggests we will see the Taiwanese OEM take the wraps off the One X9....

HTC has just announced the Desire 610 smartphone right after the Desire 816 was unveiled at their MWC event a while ago. The smartphone is pretty much a smaller version of the Desire 816 with a toned down hardware specs sheet. You can find the complete hardware details of the Desire 610 below: 4.7 inch display with a resolution of 960 x 540 pixels. 8 megapixel camera on the back and a 1....

HTC was chosen for the latest Nexus tablet. The Nexus 9 was announced last week, will begin shipping pre-orders next week. Over email, we interviewed Chad Dial, the Executive Director of Emerging Devices at HTC, about the Nexus 9, the strategy behind HTC’s hardware decisions, why this device is a bit more costly than some of ’s previous Nexus tablets. : y go with Nvidia’s Tegra K1 rather than a Qualcomm Snapdragon processor?...

HTC today announced that it will be slashing its workforce by 15% to reduce its operating expense by more than 1/3rd. Over the last few years, HTC has seen its market share and profit rapidly drop due to the intense competition in the smartphone market. The company managed to script a comeback in 2013 with the One M7 and followed it up with the One M8 in 2014, which along with some impressive mid-range devices allowed it to turn a minute profit for some quarters....