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Festive Emilia Clarke Is Already Getting People in the Christmas Spirit

The first trailer for Last Christmas is out, and people are already excited about how festive the Mother of Dragons looks in a romantic Christmas comedy. Emilia Clarke stars in the movie as Kate, a down-on-her-luck aspiring singer who ends up with a job dressing as an elf at a department store (cue the Elf comparisons). There, she meets Tom (Henry Golding of Crazy Rich Asians and A Simple Favor), a charming ... Read More »

Hallmark Is Getting a Real Jump on Its 2019 Christmas Movies—in February!

(©2019 Crown Media United States LLC/Photographer: Dean Buscher) Get cozy by the fire with your cup of hot cocoa and other favorite snacks and get ready for a major announcement of Hallmark’s 2019 holiday movie offerings. As reported by EW, Hallmark Channel and Hallmark Movies & Mysteries are revealing details about the first three films of 2019. Kristin Chenoweth and Scott Wolf will ... Read More »

Google Pixel 2 XL’s Slow Screen Unlocking Issue Is Getting a Fix

HIGHLIGHTS Google has confirmed a ‘proper’ fix for the screen unlocking lag The lag was found on some Pixel 2 XL after installing June Android update The fix is likely to debut sometime around the Android P public release If you were among the Pixel 2 XL users who were experiencing a lag in unlocking the screen after installing the June Android security update, Google has good ... Read More »

Sony Xperia Touch getting Android 7.1.1

Sony’s one-of-a-kind Xperia Touch projector running Android is getting a software update. Launched on Android 7.0 in Europe this summer and in the US recently, the device is now being treated to the 7.1.1 version of Google’s OS. It’s a lot more than an incremental update, however – neat features are being added too. Most importantly, the Xperia Touch now gets gesture controls ... Read More »

OnePlus 3 and 3T now getting Oxygen OS 4.5: updates to camera and screen

The OnePlus 3 and 3T forums have been buzzing with info on new updates. Some of the goodies from Open Beta 23/14 have been carried over to the stable release. Here’s what’s new with Oxygen OS 4.5.0. The camera gets the Shot on OnePlus watermark and there are new wallpapers with that watermark. The image editor has been redesigned too. The screen gets a new Lift ... Read More »

Three year old Samsung Galaxy S5 and several other devices getting August patch

Samsung has started pushing out a new update to its Galaxy S5 smartphone. Arriving as version G900FXXS1CQH1 and weighing in at around 75MB, the update is currently hitting units in Europe. As for changes, it brings along Android security fixes for the month of August. Moving on, the Galaxy S6 series smartphones on AT&T are also getting the latest patch, arriving as version G890AUCS6DQH1 ... Read More »

Xiaomi Redmi Note 4 getting Android Nougat update now

Xiaomi has started pushing out a new update to its Redmi Note 4 smartphone. Weighing in at around 1.3GB and currently hitting units in Greece, the update brings along the much awaited Android Nougat (version 7.0). Arriving as MIUI version 8.5 (global), the update also includes Android security patches for the month of July. The device was launched earlier this year, and ... Read More »

Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017) getting new update

Samsung has started pushing out a new update to its Galaxy A5 (2017) smartphone. Arriving as firmware version A520FXXU2AQF5, the update is currently hitting units in Europe. As for changes, it’s basically a stability and performance-enhancing update that weighs in at under 30MB. Nothing else is included in the update – not even the latest security patch. As is usually the case ... Read More »

How People In Riot-Hit Saharanpur Are Getting Around The Internet Ban

On 25 May, local authorities in the Saharanpur district of western Uttar Pradesh blocked mobile internet services following caste violence between Dalits and Thakurs. The Saharanpur police said it had suspended Internet services to prevent “outsiders” from “instigating locals with WhatsApp and Facebook posts”. Yet, the locals have found a way to circumvent the ban already. The Hindustan Times reports ... Read More »

Sony Xperia E5 getting new security update

The Sony Xperia E5 has started receiving a new update. Arriving as build number 37.0.A.2.156, and currently hitting units in Europe, it’s a security update that includes Android fixes for the month of October. It isn’t yet known what other changes (if any) the update brings along. As is usually the case with OTA roll outs, it may take some ... Read More »