“Look, I get it. It’s super fun to get all mad when a movie you like leaves Netflix. “That’s not fair,” you say, slamming your fists against the table.”
Users Facing ‘Error 53’ Bricking Message After Third-Party iPhone 6 Home Button Repairs
“Freelance photographer Antonio Olmos is one such affected iPhone 6 user who had his iPhone repaired in Macedonia while working.”
Let’s talk about the Samsung Galaxy S7 and its microUSB port
“Some thoughts on why Samsung may have skipped USB Type-C in its 2016 flagships — and how it might actually make sense. The recent leakage of apparent press renders of the Samsung Galaxy S7 and S7 edge, along with corresponding hardware specs, have given us plenty to think about.”
Apple Campus 2 Taking Shape Rapidly as Completion Date Approaches
“Drone pilot Duncan Sinfield has shared a February campus update with MacRumors, giving us one of our closest looks yet at the ongoing construction and progress that’s been made since our last update in January.”
Alphabet Becomes The Most Valuable Public Company In The World
“Today was a huge day for Alphabet — the first day it finally broke out its “other bets” in its earnings report — and boy did the company not disappoint. The company smashed expectations on both ends, bringing in $21.3 billion in revenue and earnings of $8.67 per share.”
Game of Thrones was 2015’s most torrented TV show
“Game of Thrones was the most pirated TV show of 2015, TorrentFreak reports, with the fantasy drama’s season 5 finale downloaded an estimated 14.4 million times via BitTorrent. The show beat out its closest rival — The Walking Dead, which was downloaded 6.”
Galaxy S7: Water resistance would be a natural next step for Samsung
“Some thoughts on what a water-resistant Galaxy S7 could mean for Samsung and its competitors. The Samsung Galaxy S7 rumor mill is now fully up and running, with leaked images claiming to reveal Samsung’s 2016 flagship in all its glory ahead of the Feb. 21 launch event.”
WhatsApp now has 1 billion users
“WhatsApp now has 1 billion users. The communications platform has seen a meteoric rise in its userbase over the last year, adding 500 million new users.”
Microsoft buys UK-based SwiftKey for £170 million
“Microsoft has confirmed that it has acquired the London-based startup SwiftKey, maker of the popular predictive smartphone keyboard of the same name.”
BlackBerry Priv’s February security patch is now rolling out
“Here is the list of what all was patched in this release. In total, there were six CVE’s addressed in this update. The BlackBerry Priv is now receiving its February security patch.”
