Nexus 6P Owners Are Reporting Bootloop Issues On Their Phones

While the Nexus 6P is barely a year old, it already feels ancient if only for the fact that Google has doomed the Nexus line with the introduction of the new Google Pixel smartphone range. Its fate is further sealed for some users who upgraded it to the latest Android 7.1.1 Nougat because it caused the device to be stuck in a boot loop.


Nexus 6P Boot Loop Problem
One of the affected owners has posted his dilemma on Reddit.
Android Nougat has been teased and demonstrated left and right so you may be assured that upon discovering that a Nougat update can be installed on his Nexus 6P, this user promptly upgraded his Nexus 6P with alacrity.

His enthusiasm immediately turned to dread when his device can no longer get past the boot screen. What is worse is that the problem persisted even if he tried his older Android version.
He tried several other workarounds such as a reset and the installation of other Android versions. Unfortunately, his device seemed to have been bricked.

Nexus 6P
If you do some digging, you will be able to find that the same problem has surfaced at least three months ago after other Nexus 6P owners complained the same boot loop problem post Nougat update.

Google's Response
Google has already issued a statement regarding the problem but it did not include any fix.
"We understand that a very small number of users are experiencing a boot loop issue on you device," Google said in a Reddit thread. "We are continuing to investigate the situation, but can confirm that this is strictly a hardware related issue."

The statement has been posted several months back and so far there is no word yet about the result of such investigation. It is also worth noting that Google has already declared that the boot looping is strictly a hardware issue and promptly directed users to contact the place of purchase for repair and warranty concerns.

However, some users argue that if it is indeed a hardware problem, then why other devices such as the Nexus 5X experience the same bootlooping problem after upgrading to Android Nougat.
"How is it that two separate vendors, Huawei and LG, both have the same issue, which became evident following the same common event, which was a software upgrade?" a user called mcirtain commented on the Google statement.

Deliberate Aging
There are observers who believe that the Nexus 6P and all other handsets that came before it is no longer accorded the same interest at Google. What is worse is that many Nexus devices also start encountering problems that they have never faced before.

Tech Times has already reported that many Nexus 6P owners have been complaining that their handsets are shutting themselves down even when their phones are posting 15 to 20 percent battery life.

There is an emerging claim that Google may be deliberately aging its Nexus line, which is also aligned with the concept of tech obsolescence.

To put this in context, one can turn to a strategy adopted by Samsung to facilitate the pullout of the Galaxy Note 7 from the market. To discourage usage, Samsung has been deploying software updates that prevent access to key features such as cellular connectivity and full battery life. The company is even planning to release a patch that will permanently brick the Note 7 so people would start ditching it for safety reasons.

It is not yet clear if Google is following the same approach. However, if this is true, the company could actually get away with it because the Nexus line is already dead anyway. This is unfortunate since the 5X and most especially the 6P sport decent specifications that could still satisfy the demands of the latest Android systems.

Source: techtime

Nokia D1C Specs And Images Get Leaked: 2 Variants Running Android 7.0 Nougat Revealed

Nokia's new push into the smartphone market will likely be led by the rumored D1C Android device. The company, however, already has released several cheap feature phones in the market.

It is already a done deal: Nokia is poised to make its grand comeback not with one but an array of Android devices next year.

The recent leak on this front involved two variants of the so-called Nokia D1C, which have both been dropped in our midst with clear images that show not only the purported hardware but also the Android version they will be sporting straight out of the box: Android 7.0 Nougat.

Nokia D1C

The Nokia D1C is one of the most leaked, underscoring the likelihood that it will indeed get to see the light of day and it will probably be one of the devices that will be released first.

It has already dropped by AnTuTu and Geekbench, jaunts that you may be sure have revealed the device's internals.

With the latest leak, we now know that the D1C is a budget handset. It could ship with a Full HD display, a 13-megapixel rear-facing camera, 4 GB of RAM and a Snapdragon 600 chip. This last should cement its mid-range credentials.

Nokia D1C Variants

The recent report, however, revealed that the other variant could be a higher end version of the Nokia D1C or even Nokia's very own flagship itself. The leak has not provided more detailed information save for the claim that this device will have a larger 5.5-inch display. Interestingly, the two variants are said to have the same resolution.

Nokia D1C

Aside from the screen real estate, the premium D1C is distinguished by one other feature, at least at this point in time. This involves the fingerprint sensor, which is absent in the leaked sketch for the mid-ranger.

Some sources expect the Nokia D1C variants will debut in the upcoming CES 2017 happening in Las Vegas from Jan. 5 to 8.

More About Nokia's Makers

There is a bit of confusion as to what company is really behind Nokia's comeback. There are those who say that Nokia itself, which is now in the business of telecommunications equipment manufacture, is staging the Nokia smartphone's relaunch. This is based on the company's presentation in a meeting with investors last Nov. 15 where a slide alluded to Nokia's return as a smartphone brand next year.

On the other hand, there is also the fact that HMD Global, the company that licensed the Nokia brand from Microsoft and poised to release the Android-powered handsets is a separate business entity. It is a startup founded by former Nokia executives and they have partnered with Foxconn to get Nokia back into the smartphone game.

Source: techtime

What You Must Know Before Buying INFINIX NOTE 3 X601

Infinix Note 3 Review: The new Infinix Note 3 (X601), is one of the latest in the Infinix Series which, It’s a gigantic 6.0 PHABLET inch phone patched by a Gorilla Corning Glass with a pronounced, high-resolution selfie camera with flash, and featuring some pretty decent hardware underneath.

It come's in two variants the second variant (Infinix Note 3 X601) has 2 GB RAM without the 4G LTE and the first (Note 3 Pro X537) has 3GB Ram with 4G LTE the only difference between these two is the RAM and the 4G Extension all order features are the same.

CAMERA AND STORAGE

Apart from the large display, the other standout feature of the Note 3 is it's camera combo. A 13-megapixel units at the back which is the main camera, while a 5-megapixel snapper at the front, for your selfies shot.

The note 3 was launched in 2 variants the first variant come with a Paired 2GB of RAM and an expected 16GB of internal storage (No 4G LTE), with microSD card expansion available up to 128GB or more. While the second variant will come with 3GB of RAM and an internal memory of 32GB expandable to 256GB with an external Sdcard (4G LTE).

BATTERY

With even regular sized, 5-inch smartphones nowadays offering batteries with as large a capacity as 3,000mAh, the Infinix Note 3 is packed with 4,500mAH Li-Po battery

OPERATION SYSTEM    Android 6.0

NETWORK                        3G/ 2G
GPU                                   ARM Mali-T720 MP3 450MHz
CPU FREQUENCY        Octa-core 1.3GHz, 64bit
UP LINK                            50 Mb/s
DOWNLINK                     150 Mb/s

GPRS                                YES
EDGE                                YES, UP&DOWN LINK
3G                                      YES
 
CAMERA
LOCATION                       FRONT 5MP/REAR 13MP
PIXELS                             FRONT(1.4μm)/REAR(1.12μm)
AF/FF                                5M FF/ 13M AF
FLASHLIGHT                 YES
VIDEO RECORDING     YES
VIDEO CALLING            YES
IMAGE SIZE                    Front ：3264*2448
                                          Rear： 4224*3136

MEMORY
ROM                                16 GB
RAM                                 2 GB
EXTERNAL MEMORY
UP TO 128 GB

BATTERY CAPACITY    4500mAh

TALK TIME
22.5h
STANDBY TIME
22 days

CONNECTION
SIM CARD SLOT
MICRO SIM+MICRO SIM+MICRO SD CARD
GPS NAVIGATION
YES
WIFI (WLAN)
YES
BLUETOOTH
YES,  V4.2
USB PORT
YES, MICRO USB 5 PIN
EARPHONE
YES, 3.5 JACK
OTG
YES
QUICK CHARGE
YES

SENSORS & TOOLS
G-SENSOR
YES
G-SENSOR
YES
LIGHT SENSOR
YES
PROXIMITY SENSOR
YES
HALL SENSOR
YES
COMPASS
YES

DIMENSION
162.5*82.8*8.4 mm

Nokia Sues Apple for Infringing Patents, Industry Back on War Footing

Nokia Corp said on Wednesday it had filed a number of lawsuits against Apple Inc for violating 32 technology patents, striking back at the iPhone maker's legal action targeting the one-time cellphone industry leader a day earlier.

Nokia's lawsuits, filed in courts in Dusseldorf, Mannheim and Munich, Germany, and the US District Court for the Eastern District of Texas, cover patents for displays, user interfaces, software, antennas, chipsets and video coding.

"Since agreeing a license covering some patients from the Nokia Technologies portfolio in 2011, Apple has declined subsequent offers made by Nokia to license other of its patented inventions which are used by many of Apple's products," Nokia said in a statement.

Apple on Tuesday had taken legal action against Acacia Research Corp and Conversant Intellectual Property Management Inc, accusing them of colluding with Nokia to extract and extort exorbitant revenues unfairly from Apple.

"We've always been willing to pay a fair price to secure the rights of patents covering technology in our products," said Apple spokesman Josh Rosenstock. "Unfortunately, Nokia has refused to license their patents on a fair basis and is now using the tactics of a patent troll to attempt to extort money from Apple by applying a royalty rate to Apple's own inventions they had nothing to do with."

Acacia and Conversant did not immediately respond to requests for comment, and Nokia was not immediately available to comment on the Apple lawsuit.

The legal action by Nokia and Apple appear to mark a revival of the "smartphone patent wars" that began five years ago, when Apple filed a series of patent infringement cases against Samsung Electronics around the world, with wins and losses on both sides.

Apple's lawsuit against Acacia, Conversant and Nokia was filed only one day after Ottawa-based Conversant named Boris Teksler as its new chief executive. He had worked as Apple's director of patent licensing and strategy from 2009 to 2013, the latter half of his tenure overlapping with the lawsuits against Samsung.

Acacia is a publicly traded patent licensing firm based in Newport Beach, California. One of its subsidiaries sued Apple for patent infringement and was awarded $22 million by a Texas jury in September.

Similarly, Conversant, which claims to own thousands of patents, announced last week that a Silicon Valley jury had awarded one of its units a $7.3 million settlement in an infringement case against Apple involving two smartphone patents.

Nokia, once the world's dominant cellphone maker, missed out on the transition to smartphones triggered by Apple's introduction of the iPhone in 2007.

The Finnish company sold its handset business to Microsoft two years ago, leaving it with its telecom network equipment business and a bulging portfolio of mobile equipment patents.

But this year, Microsoft sold its Nokia-feature phone business to a new company called HMD Global.

Nokia agreed to a 10-year licensing deal with HMD, which continues to market low-cost Nokia phones and plans to introduce new Nokia smartphone models next year.

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