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Moto G5 Plus Picks Up January 2018 Security Patch

Moto G5 Plus has picked up a new software update that introduces the January 2018 security patch.

If you own a Moto G5 Plus in Brazil you should have received the over-the-air update notification for January 1st, 2018 Android security update. That’s all that is detailed in the new software version (NPSS25.137-93-4), though there is a mention of "KRACK" Fix. It’s a WiFi vulnerability that breaks WPA2 by forcing nonce reuse.


Motorola’s instructions explain that for a successful installation, the battery in your phone should be at least 50% charged and your device should be connected to a Wi-Fi network or LTE.

If you haven't got the notification of this new software update yet, Just go to Settings - About Phone - Software updates, and It will automatically start downloading the latest update. The update will take around 10-15 minutes to get Installed on your device. We will let you know once the update is out for other countries. Stay tuned to our Facebook and Twitter page to get the first News.
Moto G5 Plus Picks Up January 2018 Security Patch



Winter Sports and Blocks AR Stickers Now Available for Download

New Augmented Reality (AR) Stickers themed around winter sports and blocks are here for your Google Pixel and Pixel 2.

AR Stickers are exclusive to Pixel Smartphones. It lets you add virtual characters and playful emojis directly into your photos and videos to bring your favorite stories to life. With the winter sports themed Stickers, you can dress up videos and photos with freestyle skiers, twirling ice skaters, hockey players, and more.

The new Blocks AR Stickers lets you add microphone, balloon, flashy, energetic characters and other objects created with Blocks.

You'll need to Install both the Winter Sports and Blocks in order to get the new AR Stickers. Also there's a new update available for the AR Stickers App. Get them here:

Winter Sports
Blocks
AR Stickers

New Emojis for 2018: All 157 Characters

New Emojis for 2018: All 157 Characters
Unicode today announced its list of new emoji for 2018. The new Emoji 11.0 is scheduled for June 2018. Unicode says that the version number of emoji is jumping from the previously-released Emoji 5.0 to Emoji 11.0 (instead of 6.0).

Thanks to Emojipedia, we've our first look at how the 2018 Emoji may shape up when released by the various OEMs.

The man and woman emoji can now have various hair styles (white-haired, red-haired, curly-haired and bald), and the new superhero and supervillain support genders and skin tones. The new leg and foot also support skin tones.

The new 2018 emoji will be available for both Android and iOS mobile phones in August or September.

“The emoji list being announced today is final, so that vendors can start work on this year's emoji. We'll release the final specification for Emoji 11 in synchrony with the Unicode 11 release, targeted in June. Users can expect to see support for these new emoji rolling out in the second half of 2018.” - Unicode president Mark Davis told Emojipedia

5 of the best free addictive apps to kill time with

In today’s post, after much consideration and head scratching, we present our top 5 picks for the best free apps and games available to download for free and start playing right now.

We must say with such a wide selection of mobile apps and games as we are very fortunate to enjoy these days, it’s no easy feat to pick just five best ones.

But we have done all the digging, researching, and analyzing for you, our readers, so that you can jump into the action just with a few taps or swipes.

Just a brief note: We only looked at late 2017-2018 releases (because who wants to read about old, tried, played,and cliché apps?), the ones with at least 4.0 user rating, and those that are free to play (but may contain in-app purchases).

So, here are our 5 absolutely addictive time-killer apps and games:

1. Run Gun Sports
2018, iOS, English


In Run Gun Sports you travel the world competing in track and field championships: Barcelona, Atlanta, Osaka, Athens… But those are not usual competitions.

This game gas revolutionized track and field competitions forever. You’ll be able to attachall kinds of guns to your legs—bazooka, shotgun, flame thrower—and shatterthe worldrecords in hurdles, high jumps, horizontal bars, and more. But be careful: Recoil from your gun legs can send you flying over the running track into the screaming spectators.This game will definitely kill a lot of your time!

2. Toy Crush
2017, Android, English

Puzzle games are classic time killers. And Toy Crush excels in keeping you entertained for hours and days.It’s both challenging and relaxing, and totally addictive, as the best of this genre must be.

In this online board game, your job is to keep matching adjacent cubes of the same color to complete missions in over 800 levels. The great thing about this puzzle game: It’s fast-loading and levels are transitioning smoothly. It is lightweight and won’t be eating your Android’s resources and it won’t lag. Our resolution: This game is pure enjoyment. And it will last virtually endlessly because there are no lives to lose as in other games!

3. Dune!
2017, iOS, English

In this game you try to jump above the line to hit as high score as you can, but beware: the higher you get, the harder the landing will be! Try not to crash too hard.

The graphics are awesome, and the many skins and landscapes add variety. The game gives away a feeling of being challenging but without seeming impossible. There’s only one thing we would want to see…a practice mode. It’s fairly satisfying to just play the normal game, but a mode that doesn’t record score would be much welcome. So that one could just sit back, relax, and surf the dunes without worrying to crash into anything and spoil the score.

4. South Park: Phone Destroyer™
2017, iOS, English and 12 other

South Park: Phone Destroyer brings us the iconic South Park characters, action packed real-time strategy andPvP battles, trademark South Park humor, and collectible cards. All characters are voiced and everything looks and feels 100% South Park.

While there are in-app purchases, it is totally possible to obtain the best cards, complete special events, and upgradeswithout spending a dime of real money.You receive a free pack of cards every 4 hours and it will allow an additional pack to build up. After every battle you win you can open 3 free lockers. Also every 4 hours you can earn a pack of cards by winning 3 PvP battles.

The verdict: It’s totally worth your time.

5. LIKE -Magic Music Video Editor

2017, iOS, English and 25 others

Who doesn’t like making cool videos? With LIKE it’s easy to be making videos and sharingthem with friends for hours on end.

The app has a ton of great features like lip sync, 4D effects, musical effects, BOOM! cinematic effects, dialogue acting, dynamic stickers. It has a growing community where you’lldiscover LIKE videos from other creators and maybe meet and make new friends from among the community. Although, mind that the app caps the amount of messages you can send to strangers and asks you to take a break, so remember this before writing a long message.

All in all, this is a fun app, and now is about the perfect time to go have fun with it!

Here's What's New in Official Android 8.0 Oreo for Galaxy S8

Here's What's New in Official Android 8.0 Oreo for Galaxy S8
Just a few hours back, we wrote about the official rollout of Android 8.0 Oreo on the Samsung Galaxy S8 throughout the U.S., India, Germany and Brazil. While this update might seem like a really modest improvement over the Android 7.0 Nougat, there is actually way more than meets the eye.

Android Oreo comes with numerous enhancements over Android Nougat, such as faster booting, new Settings and Quick-Settings UI, Picture in Picture (PIP), Adaptive icons, Autofill, Notification timeout, Samsung has add several new features to the latest software update.

The Android 8.0 Oreo update for the Samsung Smartphones comes with latest Samsung Experience 9.0 with new UI and enhancements. Below screenshot shows the full changelog of the Samsung Galaxy S8 Oreo Software Update.


The Oreo update for the Galaxy S8 weighs in at around 487MB and comes with the latest February 2018 security patch. The update is already rolling out to the users of Galaxy S8 users in phases. If you did not receive the update wait for few days or try checking for it manually by heading over to system updates section in the Settings app. Make sure you've at least 50 percent juice left on your phone before updating it.