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The Banana Phone is Back! Nokia Announces 8110 4G

At this year’s MWC, Nokia has decided to bring back its iconic phone from The Matrix – the 8110! A reboot of the 1996 classic, the Nokia 8110 4G retains the distinctive curve that gave it the name “banana phone”. Wondering what other features are included in this retro classic? Read on to find out more!

Design & Display

The Nokia 8110 4G inherits the curvature from its predecessor and the design allows the microphone and earpiece to sit closely against your face when you take calls. The signature sliding keypad cover is another feature from the original that the 8110 4G has retained. It activates the display whenever it is slid down and switches it off when you slide the cover back. It also enables you to answer and end calls. Although the slider is a bit of a gimmick, there is something deeply satisfying about sliding it up and down!

Featuring a 2.4-inch QVGA (160 x 120) screen, the 8110 4G is great for reading text, viewing basic images and playing simple games. It is not touch sensitive so you’ll have to navigate with the keypad under the slider.

Colour wise, the revamped banana phone will be available in traditional black and banana yellow (obviously!).

Camera & Battery

Compared to the plenty of smartphones on the market, the 2MP camera of the Nokia 8110 4G is rather basic. It is located at the rear of the phone with a single LED flash, which is an addition to the original. No front-facing camera is available.

On the contrary, the battery – what Nokia phones are known for – does not disappoint us. According to HMD, manufacturer of Nokia-branded phones, the 1,500mAh battery can last up to 25 days on standby from a single charge. The company also claims that the battery will be able to support an 8.5-hour LTE voice call. The impressive battery makes the Nokia 8110 4G a brilliant phone for festivals and during emergencies – you won’t have to worry about always charging it!

Performance

The new Matrix phone is equipped with a Qualcomm 205 dual-core chipset with 512MB of RAM, which gives it just sufficient power to run its Smart Feature OS, which offers an updated version of the signature game Snake, along with apps including Facebook, Twitter, Google Maps and Google Assistant! The newly added 4G connectivity will have no problem supporting the variety of apps. The 4G feature also turns the 8110 4G into a handy Wi-Fi hotspot – it’ll be a good idea to connect it to your other phones, tablets or laptops!

Release Date & Price

The Nokia 8110 4G is expected to be released in the UK in May. As for the price, it is going to be available at around £70. It is more expensive than some other Nokia phones such as the revamped 3310 released last year, but given it has 4G connectivity and a relatively costly design, the 8110 4G is still very reasonably priced!

Are you excited to own a Nokia phone just like Keanu Reeves’s in The Matrix?! Keep track of our blog for more of the latest information on the Nokia 8110 4G, helpful reviews and other tech related news!

March 5, 2018 0 comment

Tech News

Facebook Launches a Messenger App Just for Kids

As children are increasingly using technology at a much younger age, Facebook has acknowledged the potential market and announced the development of a messenger app just for kids! Read on to find out more about the kid version of Facebook Messenger designed for 6-12-year-olds.

Messenger Kids targets users aged 6-12, allowing them to interact with friends and family on digital devices without having to sign up for Facebook. This opens the social media platform to children under 13, as kids in this age group cannot legally own a Facebook account according to US law. Parents are responsible for managing their children’s Messenger Kid app which is linked to their Facebook account, deciding which friends and family members their kids can connect with.

For children to use Messenger Kids, parents must authenticate it with their own Facebook account after downloading the app. After this, they’ll be able to create an account for their child using the child’s full name and parents will be responsible for adding contacts to their child’s account. For instance, if a child wants to talk to a friend from school on the app, parents of the child will have to add one another as friends on Facebook and connect their children’s Messenger Kids accounts. Contacts have to be mutually approved before the kids can interact with each other on the app.

Facebook is taking advantage of the fact that children are gaining access to digital technology at earlier ages to pave the way for them to become future Facebook users. It would be very likely for kids who have been using Messenger Kids before they reach 13 to open their own Facebook accounts after their 13^th birthday since they will already be familiar with the application.

Messenger Kid is very similar to its adult version when it comes to its interface, but instead of encouraging text chat, the new app puts its focus on real-time video chats along with emojis, selfie frames, stickers, playful masks and filters. According to Facebook, there is a huge library of kid-friendly art that is created specifically for children, so that the young users can express their personalities and get educated at the same time.

Facebook has been ambitious in protecting and securing its user base, for example through purchasing popular apps Instagram and Whatsapp. None of Facebook’s competitors currently have a messaging service targeting 6-12-year-olds, and Facebook is taking the lead in targeting the younger market.

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December 6, 2017 0 comment

Facebook Online Theft

How to Prevent Your Facebook Account From Getting Hacked

Every now and then we hear people fretting over their hacked Facebook account. Hacking has become a common thing these days, either people have become carefree or hackers have become smarter. Hackers are always around us but we don’t recognize them. Some people hack accounts to get some benefits whereas others do it just for fun’s sake. A hacked account can create more disruptions and do more harm than we can imagine. If we don’t want to go through all these crisis it is important to keep our account safe and hidden from hackers. Facebook accounts get hacked more than any other accounts, or you can say it is easiest to hack. Here we are giving you few tips which will help you in staying protected against hackers.

• Never Forget To Logout
Leaving your PC without logging out is similar to inviting hackers to your account. It is easiest to hack those accounts which are not logged out by their owners. Logging out is extremely important especially when you know someone else can also use the same PC.

• Use Secure Browsing
It is better to get secure browsing when you are an active Facebook user. This feature prevents others from accessing your personal information by encrypting your activity on Facebook. For enabling secure browsing, go to your browser’s security setting, click on the secure browsing and check the box. Now you can browse securely through internet, especially Facebook.

• Hide Your E-Mail Address
Many people don’t know how dangerous it can be to show your e mail address on the profile page. Your email address is also your Facebook username so it’s important to hide it. By making some changes in your privacy settings you can easily hide your e mail ID.

• Cell Phone Login Approvals
It is better to enable you login approvals for staying safe. Login approvals is a feature which offers enhanced security. After enabling your login approval, every time you try to log in you will be asked to give a special code. Without giving that code you cannot access your Facebook account. While entering from a new device you will be given the option of saving that device, once you save it, the device will come in the list of recognized devices.

• Never Give Your Login Info To An App Inside Facebook
There are some apps inside Facebook which are used for getting your personal information. Such apps are malicious so avoid using them. These kinds of apps ask for your log in detail and other personal information and later compromise your account. So avoid giving any information to such apps.

• Never Create Predictable Password
One of the most common methods used by hackers is to guess the password. It is suggested never to keep a password which can be easily figured out by your friends or can be cracked by software. Use characters like =/*@: in your password because they make a password strong and unpredictable, plus a long password is also a strong password.

March 12, 2015 0 comment