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SMS spam is something that plagues pretty much everyone who has an Indian SIM card, and even those who live abroad. Be it frauds, asking you to buy shares in companies to double your wealth, or just your neighbourhood store sending promotional messages, these messages get more annoying by the day. Not only do they spam you with notifications, these texts also get in the way of iMessage since Apple’s messaging service also uses the same Messages app. This means that you’re better off getting rid of these spam messages. You could easily do this in iOS 9but on iOS 10 that method stopped working. Your only option was to disable notifications for these messages manually. That’s quite a tiring task, but with iOS 11, third-party apps can help you get the job done quite easily. Before you start blocking SMS spam, you need to be aware that the third-party apps you use to solve this problem will be able to read your messages. If your privacy is very important to you, this coul...

The move came on the same day the South Korean smartphone maker forecast record third-quarter operating profit on the back of the memory chip business which Kwon was instrumental in building into the world leader. "The timing is nonsensical. Samsung tipped record earnings, it's going to be better in the fourth-quarter, and all that's been driven by Kwon's components business," said Park Ju-gun, head of research firm CEO Score. Kwon, 64, is seen as Samsung Group No. 2. As well as being chairman of the board and a board director, he heads the components business - including memory chips - and the display business. In a statement, the man known as "Mr Chip" said the time had come to "start anew with new sprit and young leadership". "We are fortunately making record earnings right now, but this is the fruit of past decisions and investments; we are not able to even get close to finding new growth engines by reading futur...

If you were planning to ditch Apple's iPhone X model in hopes that perhaps next year its successor will have a fingerprint scanner embedded into the display, you're up for some big disappointment. According to a noted analyst at KGI Securities, Apple intends to not include the Touch ID fingerprint scanner in any of the iPhone models it will launch next year. The rationale behind the move, KGI Securities Ming-Chi Kuo says, is to have a competitive advantage over the rivals. Even as Samsung and a handful of other Android smartphone vendors have tried their hands at facial recognition feature, their solutions are far from perfect. It needs to be pointed out that we don't know yet how people will react to the iPhone X's Face ID technology. The company will begin shipping the phone next month. "We predict all new 2H18F iPhone models will likely abandon fingerprint recognition. We believe this change will allow all new models to realise a competitive adv...

Nokia licensee HMD Global seems to be keeping its promise of regular updates for its new Android smartphones. Nokia 6, the original comeback smartphone for the iconic brand, is now receiving Android 7.1.2 Nougat update that brings with it the October Android security update, users report. Apart from bumping the version to 7.1.2, the new update weighs around 665MB and is available over-the-air also brings improved system stability and user interface enhancements. Considering that the new update has just started rolling out, it could take some time to reach all Nokia 6 users. Nokia 6 (Review) users can manually check for updates via Settings > About Phone > System Update. The update was first reported GSMArena. For Nokia 6 users, HMD Global has already confirmed that the smartphone will be receiving the Android 8.0 Oreo update. To recall, the Nokia 6 price in India is Rs. 14,999, and it features an aluminium unibody design, dual speakers with Dolby Atmos audio, a...

Huawei has quietly launched the Honor 6C Pro smartphone in Russia, the bigger sibling of the mid-range Honor 6C the company launched earlier this year. Even as the Honor 6C Pro looks identical to the Honor 6C, there are some noticeable changes. The Honor 6C Pro runs Android 7.0 Nougat with company's homegrown EMUI 5.1 skin atop. It will come in Black, Gold and Blue colour options. The Honor 6C Pro is priced at EUR 179 (roughly Rs. 13,750). It will be first available in European markets. It features a 5.2-inch HD (720x1280 pixels) display in a unibody form factor. The Honor 6C Pro is powered by an octa-core MediaTek MT6750 clocked at 1.5GHz with Mali-T860MP2 GPU, and 3GB of RAM. On the photography front, you're looking at a 13-megapixel rear camera with an aperture of f/2.2 and autofocus capability. On the front end, there is an 8-megapixel sensor for selfie enthusiasts on the Honor 6C Pro. On the storage front, the Honor 6C Pro ships with 32GB of inbuilt ...

A new variant of the flagship Nokia 8 smartphone with 6GB of RAM and 128GB internal storage has gone on sale in Finland, hinting that the company intends to further improve its top offering as it fights back the likes of OnePlus, Xiaomi, and Samsung for a slice of the premium Android smartphone market. Prior to the availability of this new variant, the Nokia 8's configuration topped-out at 4GB of RAM and 64GB of inbuilt storage. It wasn't immediately clear if Nokia plans to launch this new variant outside of Finland market. In markets like India, for instance, the Nokia 8 with 4GB of RAM is the top-of-the-line model for the company's first flagship smartphone ever since its return to the market by HMD Global. The Nokia 8 with 6GB RAM model was spotted at DNA and Verkkokauppa retailers, according to listings on both the e-commerce websites. This variant is priced at EUR 649.99 (roughly Rs. 49,800). Both the retailers were letting customers pay in monthly inst...

Razer may have plans to make a big splash with its first smartphone. Weeks ahead of the company's scheduled event, a Razer Android phone has appeared on GFXBench website which suggests that the phone will have 8GB of RAM among other high-end features. According to the listing, first spotted by PhoneRadar, the 'Razer Phone' will feature a 5.7-inch QHD (1440x2560 pixels) display. It will be powered by a Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 SoC and 8GB of RAM. Other features listed include 64GB inbuilt storage, a single 12-megapixel rear camera, and an 8-megapixel front-facing camera. The high-end hardware specifications will fit into Razer's supposed ambition to position its upcoming smartphone as a gaming device. How well Razer manages the software will of course determine whether its device is able to make the most out of the hardware. Razer's arrival to the smartphone industry follows the recent trend that has seen several smartphone companies try their hands...