How to prevent your smartphone from exploding

How to prevent smartphone exploding: It could be due to the charging habit!

First of all, to avoid smartphone exploding, don’t charge your phone in low temperatures. Most South East Asian users don’t have such situation. However, for those who live in cold climate or in the mountainous area with sub-zero temperature, it is NOT recommended to charge your phone when it’s too cold! According to Battery University, a famous website studying about batteries, lithium-ion battery should NEVER be charged in sub-freezing surroundings because repeated frigid re-ups can result in permanent “plating of metallic lithium,” which can cause battery failure. In this case, make sure to user heater in the room before you charge your phone!
Secondly, if you want to prevent smartphone exploding, don’t use your phone while charging. Charging already causes a lot of heat to your phone. If combined with the heat created from usage, it could be too much for the phone to handle. And there’s nothing worse than your smartphone exploding in your hands
Thirdly, make sure you use the original charger toavoid smartphone exploding! Don’t assume that as long as the charging port of your phone fits the charging cable, you can use that charger for your phone! They may look compatible with each other but in fact, they may not share the same voltage capacity. If you charge your phone with a charger with stronger voltage than it requires, the phone gets overloaded and who knows what can happen!

How to prevent smartphone exploding: Off-brand battery is dangerous!

Last but not least, NEVER use off-brand batteries. I know there are cases when your current battery is dead and your wanna buy a new battery for your phone. In that case, please go to the official retailer and buy the original battery of your phone! Off-brand batteries may be much cheaper but noone knows where they come from!

Akyumen Holophone Phablet : The Windroid Phablet

Akyumen Holophone Phablet: the first Windroid phablet

If smartphones with two/three screens are not new for you, how about a phablet with two OSs? This unique device comes from a whole new brand – Akyumen. The company joins the market with Akyumen Holophone Phablet. This product definitely breaks the mould of a normal phablet. It’s special in many ways, from the name to the specs.The product comes with a huge Full HD display- 7 inches. Even though having the “phablet” name, the device still has full functions of a normal smartphone.
The most hightlight spec of this phablet is its OS. Holophone Phablet runs on both Android Lollipop and Windows 10 PC. Yes, it’s Window 10 PC, not Windows 10 Mobile version or Continuum version. So, with this Windroid product, users can momentarily switch between these OS depending on their needs. Light tasks are for Android and the complex advanced tasks are for Windows 10. The company also provides users a 45- lumen brightness projector which can project a 100-inch display with the resolution of  720 by 1280 px.



About the other Akyumen Holophone Phablet specs, it is powered by an Intel Cherry Trail 8300 processor. The phablet packs a hefty 4GB of RAM along with a 128GB of expandable ROM. For the camera, there is a 5MP front shooter paired with a 13MP primary cam housing on the handset. It is backed up with a 2910mAH battery life.

Akyumen Holophone Phablet: price and release date

An amazing product, right? If you want to own this unbelievable Windroid device, you’d better pre-order this phablet right now. The device comes with many prices depending on your demands. The basic version is $750. Akyumen Holophone Phablet price is $850 for the premium version. The advanced package is $950 and the education variant will cost you $600. Akyumen Holophone Phablet release date is on 1st September. So, you have to wait a little longer to own this unique device.

Is It Worth Its Price Tag?: Sony Xperia X Performance review

Sony Xperia X Performance review: The highlights

First of all in this Xperia X Performance review, let’s talk about the outstanding things about this USD 750 flagship! The phone comes with a great traditional Sony design! There’s no denying that it looks very premium to hold in hand. The back of the phone is covered with metal, which is one more bonus for this smartphone! Moreover, this Sony phone is quite slim and light-weight.
So that’s about the look, now let’s move on to the internals! The next thing to compliment in this Xperia X Performance review is the CPU. This phone comes with a quad-core processor clocked at 2.2GHz. Along with it is Snapdragon 820 chipset and 3GB RAM. This combination makes the phone perform really smooth and there’s absolutely no heating issue or lag even when we run multiple tasks at the same time!


The cameras of this flagship are also outstanding! We have a 23MP main snapper, which is equipped with alser autofocus technology! This technology allows the camera to take great pictures of moving object even in low-light conditions! The photos taken are truthful, detailed and natural-looking! Its brother on the front offers 13MP resolution! We actually don’t need a 13MP selfie but let’s consider this a great effort from the phone maker!

Sony Xperia X Performance review: The drawbacks

The biggest drawback in this Xperia X Performance is how expensive the phone is! A smartphone with such price tag is expected to have premium features like 4k video recording, fingerprint scanner or at least a great battery. But in fact, none of those is included in Sony Xperia X Performance! The battery of this phone is only 2700mAh, not to mention that it is non-removable! Such a let-down!

First Nokia P1 Press render appears – Nokia Android smartphone

Months ago, Nokia officially confirmed their comeback this year. For now, in early July 2016, the very first Android-powered Nokia P1 press render leaked over the internet.

Besides the only Nokia P1 press render image, we have spotted no official specs of the smartphone thus far. However, experts are suggesting that, Android Nokia P1 could be another variant of Sharp Aquos P1 to launch this year. For your interest, Sharp Aquos P1 specs include: 3GB RAM, SND 820 processor, a 5.3 inch FHD display and 32GB of ROM which can be expandable. For camera, the Aquos P1 sports 22.6MP on the back, but we hope Nokia P1 will have “Pureview” on it. There is a 3,000 mAH battery to power the handset as well as IP58 dust-proof and water resistant technology.

Nokia P1 press render: price and availability

Design-wise, Nokia P1 will be available in blue and salmon. Though there is no confirmation about the P1 pricing and availability yet, we predict this Nokia P1 will cost around USD 300, basing on the specs it offers. How does it make you feel, now that we have our first view of such long-awaited beast?

Snapdragon 830 to come with octa-core processor

Snapdragon 810 is the first chipset with octa cores of Qualcomm. This chipset is really strong. However, it makes many smartphones get into the heating issue. Xperia Z5 from Sony is a typical example. That’s the reason why the company released its SND 820 with quad cores. Despite having quad-core, SND 820 is still very powerful. And now, it seems like the US company decided to come back with octa cores with the newest chipset- Snapdragon 830.
Last month, Qualcomm released the latest chipset – SND 821. It’s the slight stronger version of SND 820. Now, this US firm wants to double the performance of the processor. Snapdragon 830 will come with an octa-core processor with 10nm on board. This new chipset will also support for 8GB RAM and 2K x 4K display and 2K x 4K video recording. This means that multimedia on phones will be so much better along with nice video recording

Snapdragon 830: which phone will get it first?

A few months ago, Samsung Galaxy Note 7 was reported to be the first phone to feature this chipset. However, at the launch event today, Note 7 shows up with a SND 821 processor with 4GB of RAM. So, there are still 4 months until the end of 2016. Which one will have this powerful chipset from Qualcomm? Will it be Surface Phone from Microsoft or Galaxy S8 from Samsung? Well, all we can do is wait. Let’s stay tuned with us for more information

Sony makes 20$ for each Iphone sold

By now, you should have known that the iPhone 6 is one of the best-selling smartphones in history, if not the the highest. Among suppliers who make money each time an Apple product is sold is Sony. The Japanese OEM is responsible for the 8-megapixel camera on the Apple iPhone 6.

A report by Wall Street Journal revealed that the electronics company charges Apple as much as $20 for each camera module on the iPhone 6. But hey, before you go bonkers over the massive amount of money made ($20 times, say 30 million iPhone 6 is equals to $600 million), you should put the actual cost of producing these components in mind. Also note that OEMS don’t put large profit margins on their products when supplying stuff like this.
So, assuming Sony makes 20 % profit on each camera module sold, 30 million iPhones will give them $120 million which is pretty much still a massive earning to arrive at. This could be more…in fact it’s way more. The iPhone 6 and 6 Plus received over 20 million pre-orders within one week and analysts suggest Apple might have sold over 60 million iPhones between January and March 2015 so use your wildest imagination: Whether Apple or Sony, these guys are killing it.

Whatsapp vs BBM.. which is the best?

In a world where the average person checks his social network notifications for at least once per 24 hours, it won’t be too much to say that social networks means do much in our lives.

In this article, I’ll be reviewing, comparing and contrasting two instant messaging social platforms: BlackBerry Messenger and WhatsApp.
BlackBerry Messenger, also known as BBM, is owned by BlackBerry. The social network was ported to Android and iOS late last year as a result of dwindling number of BlackBerry smartphone users whom the app was exclusively designed for.
Whatsapp on the other hand, until it’s February 2014 $19 billion acquisition by FaceBook, was owned by Jan Koum and Brian Acton. The app is available on most mobile phone eco systems including Android, BlackBerry, iOS, Windows Phone, and even Nokia’s S40 OS.
UPDATES AND INTERACTIVITY
BBM is more interactive than WhatsApp, as users get updates about their friends’ personal message and media activity. Friends can even comment on a given activity, personal message, or display picture, leading to more conversations. You can also see a user’s current country and time, if they have turned the feature on. On WhatsApp, you don’t get alerts on updates about your friends’ personal message unless you actually visit their profile. And you cannot comment on their display picture.
DELIVERY REPORTS
Both BBM and WhatsApp have delivery report system, but BBM is more developed in that regard. While BBM informs you that your message has been sent, delivered and read/viewed, WhatsApp only informs you that your message has been sent and delivered.
MULTI-PERSON CHAT
BBM allows you to chat with 2 or more persons at a time under the same chat window. When a participant sends a message, all the other participants are alerted and shown the message. This feature is not available on WhatsApp.
VOICE CALL OVER CHAT
While BBM allows you to make calls using your data to other BBM users with compatible devices, WhatsApp has no such feature.
ANIMATION
You can use animated, moving images that provide more information on BBM, but images on WhatsApp are static.
CELL BROADCAST
Both BBM and WhatsApp support cell broadcast. For one-time cell broadcast, BBM is superior to WhatsApp as it allows for mass ticking of contacts for cell broadcast to be sent. On WhatsApp, you have to tick contacts one at a time, which could be time-consuming.
FILE TYPES
BBM supports the sharing of more file types than WhatsApp. For example, you can share .apk, .pdf, .exe, .doc, etc. files on BBM, but not on WhatsApp.
CHANNELS
Channels is somewhat similar to the concept of Facebook fan page. It allows a user to create a channel that people can join and get their updates, and comment on, or reply to. BBM has the channel functionality unlike WhatsApp.
GROUP
Just like channel, Group is similar to the idea of Facebook group. A user can create a group and let others become members. The group has a forum for chat, pictures, events, lists and a group picture. Both BBM and WhatsApp support the group functionality, but that of WhatsApp is not as advanced as that of BBM, and supports only the group chat and picture features.
PROFILE PICTURE VIEWING
It is easier to view a user’s profile picture on BBM than on WhatsApp. When a BBM user uploads a picture, it appears on the “Updates,” and when you click on it it appears fully even without Internet connection. You can also easily convert a friend’s display picture to reflect on your own profile with just few clicks. On WhatsApp, you need Internet connection, for the first time, to download a friend’s picture before you can clearly and fully view it. And you cannot convert a friend’s profile picture to appear on your own profile unless you first download it, and then upload it the regular way.
DESCRIPTIVE PHOTO SENDING
When sending an image on BBM, you can input some descriptive text against the image before sending it. This feature is not available on WhatsApp.
PING!
This could be a way of calling your friends’ attention. When you send your friend a PING!, their phone makes an alert and vibrates. BBM incorporates this feature, but not WhatsApp.
CONTACTS’ VIEW
BBM contacts can appear in either grid or list format; that of WhatsApp can appear only in list format.
CONVERSATION: MASS COPYING
You can copy to clipboard the entire length of conversation you had with a user on BBM with just a few clicks. On WhatsApp, you have to individually select each item, as many as they are, before you can copy them to clipboard.
VIDEO SHARING
The maximum video size shareable on BBM is 16MB. If a video file; is higher than 16MB, it cannot be shared on BBM. Come to WhatsApp, video of any length or size can be shared someway. If the length and size of the video is too high, WhatsApp allows you to break the video into reasonable-size parts and send them in succession. You can determine even the segment of a video to be shared, leaving the other parts unsent!
MEDIA RECEIPT HANDLING
If someone sends you a video or image on BBM, and while downloading it, it happens that it fails, you cannot re-download the file; the sender must re-send the file to you. On WhatsApp, if the file download fails, you can re-download the file without requesting that the sender re-send the file.
CONCLUSION

The battleline is drawn, Whatsapp is good, so is  BBM. Both apps can be basically used at the same time anyway, so the decision is yours. BBM or Whatsapp; Or, BBM and WhatsApp; Or even none at all.