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Parks Associates's latest report on the sate of the US mobile market reveals a few interesting facts. Perhaps most intriguing is the reduced gap between the two titans in the realm - Apple and Samsung. The former currently controls 40% of the local mobile market, but the Korean giant is quickly catching up with 31%.
Samsung's US expansion is definitely impressive, but other foreign OEM's are exhibiting the same trend, although on a much smaller scale. Third place on the list goes to LG, with 10% market share and other major brand names, like Motorola and HTC have about 5% reach, combined.
On a global scale, Samsung still led the race in 2015, with a total of 324.8 million units shipped, leaving Cupertino at second place with about 231.5 million sales.
Another interesting trend, unearthed in the Parks Associates's research concerns smartphone upgrade cycles. The numbers show that about a third of iOS users still own a handset that is more than two years old, while only 30% of Samsung users are on a device as dated. This could be interpreted as a testament to the futureproofing of Apple handsets, but it might also have to do with carrier efforts to shorten hardware upgrade cycles as much as possible and encourage more frequent sales.
Operators are pulling out all the tricks to encourage phone upgrades... The once-familiar two-year contract, which tied consumers to a two-year phone upgrade cycle, is gradually fading. U.S. carriers started to do away with two-year contracts in 2012, and by the third quarter of 2015, only 51% of mobile consumers had a contract, down from almost 70% at the end 2011.


A few other curious statistic from the report state that:
  • More than 70% of smartphone users now watch short streaming video clips, and more than 40% watch long streaming videos on their device.
  • Almost 40% of smartphone users use the voice recognition function; among iPhone users, more than half have used Siri.
  • 36% use Wi-Fi calling
  • 35% stream music from the phone to speakers
  • 26% use a payment app for purchases at a retail location
  • 24% stream video from the phone to a second screen (e.g., TV, PC, etc.)
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Just a few days ago, Instagram revealed that all its users would get to use multiple accounts inside its apps starting later this week. And today the Facebook-owned photography-focused social network is at it again, with yet another new feature being announced.
It's something much simpler this time around, but should prove very useful for the content creators using Instagram. "Over the next few weeks", view counts for videos will be shown underneath them, as portrayed in the screenshots below. A view is registered once a video has been watched for at least three seconds.
This introduction comes as apparently "views are the most widely expected form of feedback on video". The information about how many times a video was viewed will replace that about how many likes it's received. To get to the number of likes, you'll need to tap on the word "views".
Instagram promises that this is only the first of many ways in which it plans to improve its handling of video content this year.
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Not too long ago, WhatsApp decided to drop the $1 a year subscription fee. And since WhatsApp has promised to never show ads for the sake of their own users, it only leaves us wondering how the messaging platform is planning to make money.
Well, just around the time that WhatsApp dropped its subscriber fee, it had reported that it had over 900 million subscribers.
Thanks to making the messaging platform free to use, WhatsApp now has passed 1 billion users according to a post that WhatsApp made today.
WhatsApp now joins Facebook and more recently Gmail in the 1 billion+ club. Way to go WhatsApp!
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Either a genuine mistake, or part of the pre-launch teasing process (our money is on the latter), a Samsung website now lists the Galaxy S7 Edge in a table detailing the different uses of the curved screen. Keeping the Galaxy S6 edge and S6 edge+ company, the yet-to-be-released model (announcement confirmed for February 21) will be able to do the exact same stuff as its older brethren.
With the screen on, the trio can display either the narrow type strips available since the S6 edge's inception, or the wide one-third of the screen type introduced with the Marshmallow update. With the screen off it's the usual clock and notifications feed.
And if we were hoping to get something else out of the slip-up, like the name for example, tough luck - it's a bit of a naming mess. The existing Galaxy S6 edge is officially spelled with a small 'e', and the S6 edge+ formally gets a symbol instead of a 'Plus'. So that remains to be settled, for those that care.
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If you were among the 160 million people who owned a Nokia 5110, you probably cherished it for its changeable covers and didn't bat an eyelid at its small and basic screen.
 

But now there's an interactive infographic that highlights just how far phone screen resolution has come in just under two decades.
In fact, it shows that Apple's iPhone 6S Plus is 514 times clearer than the popular Nokia handset in terms of screen resolution.
The infographic was commissioned by price comparison website GoCompare and charts technological progress from the classic Nokia 5110 to Apple's latest Retina display.
Many consumers may remember the Nokia 5110 as the first fashionable smartphone, which started the trend for changeable covers during the late 1990s and early 2000s.
But it had a rather basic monochrome screen, just 84 x 48 pixels or 65 pixels per inch (PPI) to show contacts and who was calling.
The resolution was just good enough to show 90 characters in a text message and play a game of snake. It was one of the first handsets to boast the now iconic game.
In 2004, Motorola bought out its Razr V3 handset, which was a huge hit thanks to its slim shape and extra small screen on the top of the flip phone handset, to show who was calling before a user picked up.
It shows that Apple's iPhone 6S Plus (illustrated left) has a resolution 514 times higher than the popular Nokia handset (right) in terms of screen resolution

BEST SELLING PHONES IN THE LAST 20 YEARS 

1996: Motorola StarTAC, one of the first flip phones sold 60 million
1998: Nokia 5110 with its changeable covers is thought to have sold more than 160 million
1999: One of the first phones without an antenna, the Nokia 3210 sold over 160 million units
2000: Sleeker Nokia 3310 with extra features sold more than 126 million handsets
2003: Cheap and durable Nokia 1100 sold more than 250 million units
2004: Nokia's 2600 offered one of the first set of desktop tools and sold more than 135 million units.
2005: Nokia 110 - popular in developing countries - sold more than 250 million.
2006: Part of the 'Ultrabasic series' the Nokia 1600 sold more than 130 units.
2007: With 360 hours of battery life on standby, the Nokia 1200 was snapped up 150 million times.
2008: Apple iPhone 3G: Over 12 million people bought Apple's second generation iPhone.
2009: Some 35 million people bought the faster follow-up, the 3GS.
2010: Nokia's 5230 with free amps sold 150 million units.
2011: Apple's iPhone 4S sold 83 million units despite battery criticism.
2012: With quad core speed and a 4.8 inch screen, Samsung's Galaxy SII and SIII sold 40 million units.
2013: The follow-up handset, the Galaxy S4, sold 40 million units.
2014: The Apple iPhone 6 and 6 Plus sold 74.5 million handsets - 34,000 an hour at peak.
2015: Tigermobiles predicts the iPhone 6S will be the best-selling handset of the year, with the Samsung Galaxy S6 close behind. 
The handset was the bestselling 'clamshell' phone of all time, shifting 130 million handsets in just one year.
As well as its ground-breaking looks, the phone boasted a main screen of 176 x 220 pixels or 129 PPI - a big step forward at nine times the resolution of the Nokia handset.
Fast-forward two years and the Blackberry Pearl 8100 changed the game again.
As well as its Qwerty keyboard, the Blackberry had a screen boasting 420 x 260 pixels or 161 PPI - 15 times the resolution of the Nokia 5110.
Then on 9 January 2007, Steve Jobs unveiled the first iPhone.
In 2004, Motorola bought out its Razr V3 handset (shown), which was a huge hit thanks to its slim shape and extra small screen on the top of the flip phone handset. The phone boasted 176 x 220pixels or 129 PPI - a big step forward and nine times the resolution of the Nokia 5110
In 2004, Motorola bought out its Razr V3 handset (shown), which was a huge hit thanks to its slim shape and extra small screen on the top of the flip phone handset. The phone boasted 176 x 220pixels or 129 PPI - a big step forward and nine times the resolution of the Nokia 5110
Then on 9 January 2007, Steve Jobs unveiled the first iPhone (pictured). It had a single 'home' button and Multi-Touch display with a resolution of 320 x 480 pixels or 163 PPI. This was 38 times the resolution of the Nokia screen, meaning effectively 38 could be fitted in the new handset
Then on 9 January 2007, Steve Jobs unveiled the first iPhone (pictured). It had a single 'home' button and Multi-Touch display with a resolution of 320 x 480 pixels or 163 PPI. This was 38 times the resolution of the Nokia screen, meaning effectively 38 could be fitted in the new handset
It had a single 'home' button and Multi-Touch display with a resolution of 320 x 480 pixels or 163 PPI.
This was 38 times the resolution of the Nokia screen, meaning effectively 38 could be fitted in the new handset.
In the new era of handsets, companies raced to develop larger and clearer screens and slimmer bodies for their phones.
In 2011, Samsung brought out the Samsung Galaxy S2 with a 480 x 800 pixel or 218 PPI screen – the clearest yet.
In resolution terms, 95 Nokia 5110s could be fit into its shining display.
Earlier this year, Apple unveiled its latest handset, the iPhone 6S Plus. This current offering has a large Retina display with 1080 x 1920 pixels or 401 PPI, which is a staggering 514 Nokia screens in terms of resolution
Earlier this year, Apple unveiled its latest handset, the iPhone 6S Plus. This current offering has a large Retina display with 1080 x 1920 pixels or 401 PPI, which is a staggering 514 Nokia screens in terms of resolution
It was the best-selling Android phone of the era and was seen as one of the first true rivals to the iPhone.
The release of Motorola's Moto X 1st generation saw another leap forward just two years later, with a screen of 720 x 1280 pixels or 316 PPI – equivalent to the resolution of 228 Nokia screens.
It was the first phone to be developed by Motorola after it was acquired by Google.
Earlier this year, Apple unveiled its latest handset, the iPhone 6S Plus.
This current offering has a large Retina display with 1080 x 1920 pixels or 401 PPI, which is a staggering 514 Nokia screens in terms of resolution. 
Samsung and LG are among the leading companies developing curved and flexible displays, so the next big trend may be for bendy or roll-up phones.
For anyone feeling nostalgic for their old Nokia, there is a surprise on the last page of the infographic, in the form of a playable retro game if users click on the world 'Nokia
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BlackBerry has announced that it will stop all its operations in Pakistan, and will exit the market. In a blog post related to the matter, the company revealed that back in July this year, the Pakistan Telecommunications Authority sent out notifications to the country’s mobile phone operators stating that BlackBerry's BES servers won't be allowed to operate in the country starting December due to "security reasons".
While there's no clarity on what those "security reasons" are, BlackBerry says the government there wanted unrestricted access to their customers’ data, which the company refused, and that's the reason it has received shutdown order from the authorities.
"The truth is that the Pakistani government wanted the ability to monitor all BlackBerry Enterprise Service traffic in the country, including every BES e-mail and BES BBM message," the company said. "But BlackBerry will not comply with that sort of directive."
Although the government's order was only related to BlackBerry's BES servers, the company has decided to exit the market altogether. "Pakistan’s demand for open access to monitor a significant swath of our customers’ communications within its borders left us no choice but to exit the country entirely," the company explained.
Initially, the order required the company to shut the operations in the country starting November 30, but after Blackberry announced the news on its blog, the date has been extended to December 30, the company says.
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According to Daniel Ives, an analyst at FBR & Co., the Apple Watch is on track to reach 6 million sales in the last quarter of this year. If true, this means that total sales of the wearable for 2015 will reach 12 million.
That's not bad at all, especially when you compare how the Apple Watch has been doing with the original iPad. Apple sold 3 million of those in the first 80 days, but the company has revealed that the smartwatch outsold it throughout the first nine weeks of availability.
The aforementioned analyst says his information comes from checks with Apple retail stores, which were performed last Friday. Apple itself still hasn't said anything about exactly how many watches it's sold, which is why we need to rely on such predictions made by analysts to get even the vaguest idea of how well the wearable is doing.
While not being anywhere near as important to Apple as the iPhone, the smartwatch is dominating the nascent wearable market, and it's also a bet for the future, when such devices will hopefully become even more useful - and get better battery life.
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And the long wait is over – the vivo X6 and vivo X6Plus are official, coming with lovely metal bodies and AMOLED displays. They have 5.2" and 5.7" screens as is the current norm of phone and phablet as a flagship duo.

vivo X6Plus

Measuring a slender 6.6mm, the vivo X6Plus comes in Silver, Gold and Rose Gold color options. The 5.7" Super AMOLED display has 1080p resolution making for an okay 386ppi pixel density. The software is based on Android 5.1 Lollipop, but has been heavily customized into "Funtouch OS."
The vivo X6Plus impresses with 4GB of RAM, though its chipset is fairly standard, a MediaTek MT6752. It has eight Cortex-A53 cores at 1.7GHz and a dual-core Mali-T760. Like the RAM, the internal storage is generous – 64GB out of the box, with an option to add more.
Both vivos are dual-SIM phones, but the second SIM slot can accept a microSD instead. This gives you an option of dual-SIM or extra storage (but not both at the same time).
Anyways, the phone is secured with a fingerprint reader on the back, which works in any orientation and needs a mere 0.4 seconds to unlock the screen.
The camera department features a 13MP sensor with phase detection autofocus and an f/2.2 aperture. There's also an 8MP selfie camera. The camera launches in 0.6s and locks focus in 0.2s.
For audio the phone uses a Yamaha Hi-Fi chip and dedicated amp. It also boasts a 3,000mAh battery with fast-charging tech over a microUSB cable.
The vivo X6Plus is launching in China on December 7 with a price of CNY 3,200 (around $500/€475). There will be a China Unicom version too that will be slightly cheaper at CNY 3,000.

vivo X6

The vivo X6 has a 5.2" Super AMOLED screen with 1080p resolution (that's 424ppi). It's not all that compact at 147.9 x 73.8 x 6.6mm. That's a full centimeter taller than the LG G2 (which too has a 5.2" scree), a bit wider too. It decently light at 135.5g though.
The X6 is powered by the same chipset, complete with 4GB of RAM, though the storage has been reduced to 32GB. That's still pretty generous and you do get the same dual-SIM/single+microSD option.
The metal body of the phone is made out of an anodized aluminum-magnesium alloy that's milled in 57 steps. Nano injection molding, hand polishing and laser engraving are needed to complete the manufacturing process.
A dual-antenna ensures better reception for the 4G LTE modem. There's also Wi-Fi 802.11ac and Bluetooth 4.0.
Besides the screen, the X6 also has a smaller battery, a 2,400mAh one. It still has the fingerprint reader on its back and the 13MP back plus 8MP front camera setup.
The vivo X6 will start at CNY 2,600 ($390/€385) and a China Unicom version for CNY 2,500. It too is launching on December 7.
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YouTuber JerryRigEverything has put out a new video. You’ve probably heard of him as he was recently covered all over the smartphone blogs for his Nexus 6P bend test videos.
Anyway, a video of his went live today tearing down the Blackberry Priv. The battery and screen replacements are quite easy to perform. As with any other repair, we don’t recommend you try this if you don’t know what you’re doing.
While we are shown that the battery is easily replaceable, the bigger and better news is that the screen is just as easy to repair, all without even having to disassemble the phone. The YouTuber heated up the edges of the screen and used a business card to break the adhesive all the way around.
The display completely comes off (digitizer and panel assembly) once a ribbon cable near the center of the panel is disconnected. Then, all you need to do is reheat the adhesive (or apply new adhesive), reconnect the ribbon cable, and snap the display back into place. All without having to remove the rear panels, motherboards or other components from the body of the phone.
We can’t wait until the iFixIt team gets its hands on the new Android-powered Blackberry handset and gives it the teardown treatment and repairability score.
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When the Sony Xperia C5 Ultra went on sale in the US last week, only international variants were available for purchase. Now, a US version of the device has been listed on Amazon, and is already available at $50 discount.
This means that the selfie-centric handset - which carries a regular price tag of $349.99 on the e-commerce website - can currently be purchased for $299.99. It's also worth mentioning that the smartphone is being sold directly by Amazon.
Specs-wise, the Xperia C5 Ultra is powered by a MediaTek MT6752 SoC, and sports a 6-inch 1080p display. It comes with 2GB RAM and 16GB expandable internal memory, and packs in a 2,930 mAh battery. In terms of camera, the device features a 13MP rear as well as front shooter.
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Facebook-owned popular messaging service WhatsApp has been found blocking links to rival messaging app Telegram. Although you can send/receive Telegram links, they appear as non-clickable (just plain text) and you cannot copy/forward them (see screenshot below).
In general, it looks like any link having 'telegram' as a sub-domain is affected. Only WhatsApp's Android app is currently exhibiting this behavior, which was first spotted by users on Reddit. A new update pushed yesterday is said to be the culprit - it didn't bump the app version, which remains at 2.12.367.
On its part, Telegram has confirmed the situation, but the company doesn't seem much concerned. "Typically after a media backlash, FB steps back and blames their intelligent filtering for the problem," a Telegram spokesperson said. "We expect the same to happen this time as well." Facebook and WhatsApp are yet to comment.
It's worth mentioning that Telegram recently received some bad press over the fact that the company knowingly allowed members of the Islamic State terrorist organization to use the app.
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Samsung has appointed Dongjin Koh as the new president of the company's mobile communications unit. He was previously the head of the tech giant's mobile research and development division.
Koh replaces JK Shin, who has been in charge of Samsung's smartphone business since 2011. While Shin - who is also the co-CEO of Samsung Electronics - is stepping down from his current role, he will continue heading the company's overall mobile division. His new role will include developing new growth businesses and long-term strategy.
The change comes as Samsung is struggling to turn around its smartphone business for quite some time now. Presumably, the South Korean company is hoping that a change at the helm will do the trick.
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Post-phones Nokia is still looking for a new challenge and this July it introduced a new VR camera, the OZO. Yesterday, the camera became available for pre-order, though it's really, really not a consumer product – at least not the kind of consumer that doesn’t have $60,000 to spend on a VR camera.
No, there's no typo, there are five digits in the price. You have to pay a $5,000 deposit to pre-order too. Even the docking station is a whopping $1,500.
Okay, so it's clearly aimed at professionals and Nokia showed a demo of what the OZO can be used for. A concert on the roof of Capitol Records was livestreamed to attendees of the launch party, using a Samsung Gear VR and other headsets.
The Nokia OZO boasts a total of eight lenses, each in front of a 2K x 2K sensor. Those cover a 360° x 180° viewing angle and produce a 3D image at 30fps with a 10 stop dynamic range and base sensitivity of ISO 400. There are eight mics to capture multi-directional sound too with 64dB S/N and 120dB max SPL.
The camera records 8 channels of raw video and audio to a 500GB SSD. The final video can be composed at 8K x 4K resolution at 10-bit color depth. The camera has built-in Wi-Fi for wireless control, though that works only with OS X 10.10 Yosemite. The whole thing weighs 4.2kg (9.3lbs) with battery.
I think I'll stick with Google's Photo Spheres for now, them I can afford.
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Windows 10 Mobile for the Xiaomi Mi 4 will be released this week - on December 3, according to a new teaser (shown below) posted by the Chinese company’s Founder and President Lin Bin on Weibo.
This comes nearly nine months after Microsoft and Xiaomi entered into an agreement to provide support for the Windows 10 Technical Preview on the Mi 4 handset.
For those who aren't already aware, the recently unveiled Xiaomi Mi Pad 2 tablet also has a Windows 10 version that comes only in 64GB memory configuration and carries a price tag of around $205.
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The following eleven music services have been added to T-Mobile’s “approved” list of content providers that won’t count against your monthly data allotment:
  • Aud.io High-fidelity internet radio
  • Dash Radio DJ-driven radio, zero commercials, 24/7
  • DatPiff Mixtapes, hip hop music, videos and underground
  • Jango Internet radio that plays music you’ll love
  • KCRW Music discovery, NPR news, cultural exploration and informed public affairs
  • Noon Pacific A weekly mixtape of the best songs hand-picked from the best music blogs
  • Radio Danz The world’s pure dance channel
  • SomaFM Ambient, downtempo and chill beats from well-known and unknown artists
  • Spinrilla Hip-hop mixtape downloads and streams with no downloading limits
  • StreamOn Streaming music services powered by StreamOn. Next-level streaming products for the next era of radio
  • TuneIn Premium Access to every NFL, MLB, and Barclays Premier League game, over 600 commercial-free music stations, 40,000 audiobooks, and 16 language learning programs
The addition of these 11 services brings ol’ Magenta’s Music Freedom to a total of 44 streaming services you are free to jam to without worrying about using up any data.
T-Mobile is dedicated to bringing customers more Music Freedom services. Its website even tells you to tweet @TMobile with the hashtag #MusicFreedom if you wish to suggest any music services that aren’t part of Music Freedom.
T-Mobile was also notably mentioned for launching its Binge On™ campaign in November which offered a similar freedom for video streaming services that don’t count against your data allowance.
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The BlackBerry Priv gets its first monthly maintenance patch via a 475 MB OTA update. While this particular update isn’t a Marshmallow overhaul, it does offer a bunch of new changes, improvements, and optimizations.
BlackBerry’s official blog outlines the major changes in the update including:
  • An improved camera: We’re implemented a number of tweaks that improve the speed of our camera app, and re-tuned it for better low-light image quality.
  • Better performance: We’ve also tweaked the PRIV’s software to improve overall system performance.
  • Improved stability: The update further includes a number of adjustments designed to improve device reliability and reduce instances of crashing and freezing.
  • Enhanced security: Lastly, the release includes December’s security patches – rest easy knowing your device is protected against the latest Android security threats.

The blog also mentions that the update is now available to all BlackBerry Priv units purchased through ShopBlackBerry.com by checking for system updates in the settings menu. Carrier versions’ update will begin rolling out on December 7.
BlackBerry’s official apps will also be updated via the Google Play Store starting December 14 with new camera filters and keyboard tweaks. The Hub & Contacts apps will also be updated to support WhatsApp.
DTEK will also be updated with new ways for your device to notify you of suspicious activity with sensitive information performed by your apps.
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If you are looking for a perfect shopping spot, we can show you one.
 

Jiji.ng is not only the biggest Nigerian classifieds; it is the service which demonstrates what the future of shopping is going to look like. It allows buying things from wherever you are by just using your Smartphone. What could be more convenient? All you need is a special app which is available for free.
Anyone can post an advert (for free, as well). As a result, we get over 70,000 advertisements, over 10,000,000 visitors and 1,200,000 calls for making a purchase every month. Such categories as Cars, Mobile Phones and Tablets, Jobs, Fashion and Beauty, and Electronics are among the leaders.


There are over 510,000 active advertisements on the website. It means there are more than half a million items waiting for their new owners. Over 100,000 verified sellers offer their goods and services. The identity of single one of them is thoroughly checked and all contact data is valid. When you are interested in a particular item, you can easily contact a seller, specify all necessary information and appoint personal meeting. All users communicate directly with each other. As a result, there are no any unexpected additional charges, and prices on Jiji are lower than in any other existing store.
 With Jiji you don’t have to worry about your safety. The newest security system have taken control over it and are successfully detecting and blocking suspicious users. We stopped 20,000 scammers before they could start their illegal activities. 
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If you are a heavy user of Microsoft's OneDrive cloud storage service, you are not going to love this.
Microsoft has announced that it is getting rid of the unlimited storage option for Office 365 Home, Personal, or University subscribers. The storage is now limited to 1TB.
Additionally, 100GB and 200GB plans will no longer be available to new users, and will be replaced with a 50GB plan for $1.99 per month from 2016.
Lastly, free OneDrive storage has been dropped from 15GB to just 5GB for all users. The 15GB camera storage bonus has also been dropped. This will be effective starting 2016.
For existing Office 365 customers, if you have over 1TB of data stored, you have 12 months to find that data a new home before it is deleted. Same for free users with over 5GB of data. Users of 100GB and 200GB plans will not be affected.
So why did Microsoft decide to do this all of a sudden? The company's reason is that some people were misusing the unlimited storage options by backing up entire movie collections and DVR recordings, amounting to as much as 75TB for some users. So basically, because a small number of users were "abusing" the system ("abusing" in quotes because technically Microsoft did promise 'unlimited' storage, so the people were well within their rights to upload as much content as they want), Microsoft is now gutting the storage options for all customers.
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Last month, Huawei released a list (although not final) of devices which the company said are scheduled to get the Android 6.0 Marshmallow update, but there was no information on when exactly the update would roll out. The good news is that now the company has revealed the exact time frame for the update, although only for select Honor-branded smartphones.
As per a tweet sent out by the company's Indian subsidiary Honor India, devices including the Honor 7, Honor 6 Plus, Honor 6, as well as Honor 4x and 4C, will all get the update in February.
For those who aren't already aware, the Chinese company has a couple of launch events lined up this month - it's expected to launch the Kirin 950 SoC this week, followed by the Mate 8 smartphone towards the end of the month.
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Microsoft has started rolling out a new firmware update to the recently-released Surface Book laptop and Surface Pro 4 tablet. The "System Firmware Update – 11/2/2015" brings several improvements and fixes, including the one for screen flickering issue.
As per the change log, the HD Graphics 520 driver (v20.19.15.4308) has been updated to fix the flickering issues, and the display audio driver (v8.20.0.659) has been updated to make it compatible with the updated graphics driver.
In addition, the Surface Embedded Controller Firmware for both devices has been updated to improve system stability, while the Surface Pen Settings driver now includes support for future functionality on Windows 10. Separately for the Surface Book, Surface System Aggregator Firmware has been updated to improve the keyboard and trackpad experience.
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