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Just a day after the Nokia 7 Plus appeared in press images, a live shot of the phone popped up. Expected to arrive at MWC 2018, the 7 Plus is going to be the first Nokia by HMD Global with 18:9 screen ratio as the photo reveals. The photo shows that the Nokia 7 Plus will keep the stock UI HMD is implementing since the first Nokia 6. The tall screen will have rounded corners, although you have to tweak the brightness a bit to see the detail more clearly. The glass on top will be 2.5D curved panel and will protect the selfie camera, positioned in the upper right corner, right next to the... from GSMArena.com - Latest articles http://ift.tt/2ExKEMl via IFTTT

Google has some impressive products like Google Home and the Pixel 2/Pixel 2 XL phones, but the biggest issue is lack of availability on a global scale. A slide from the Digital News Initiative summit in Amsterdam, Netherlands revealed a map of all the countries and regions Google will cover by the end of 2018, spanning across 54 locales in 52 countries and 25 languages with local support. The map shows in blue where Google devices and services will be locally available. The graphics, albeit low-quality, reveal that the new countries will be 38, while the new supported languages... from GSMArena.com - Latest articles http://ift.tt/2EMiSPo via IFTTT

Two alcatel phones, the 5 and the 3V, popped up on Amazon France last month, suggesting an upcoming launch. Today Alcatel USA confirmed their arrival along with a third smartphone - the alcatel 1X. All three devices will see the light of day on February 24 at MWC 2018. The company did not say much, but the image is revealing enough. The alcatel 5, as previously leaked images suggested, will have no bezels on the sides, a tiny one on the bottom and a regular forehead for what it looks like a dual camera setup. The alcatel 3V and the alcatel 1X are expected to impress in the... from GSMArena.com - Latest articles http://ift.tt/2BuuBjH via IFTTT

If you are a Huawei Watch 2 owner (in non-US/UK region) who uses their watch to make payments through Android Pay, you might want to avoid the Oreo update (if not installed already). Over at Reddit, a lot of users are confirming that the update has disabled the Android Pay feature for them. Google is saying Android Pay for Wear was never available for regions outside of the US and UK (their official documentation also says that), but the fact of the matter is the feature was working perfectly fine on Nougat, and people were using it. Manually enabling Android Pay by searching for... from GSMArena.com - Latest articles http://ift.tt/2Ey2uTD via IFTTT

Sony's Xperia XA1 series of phones come with a "Good night actions," feature through which users can reduce the blue light of the display. However, the company has now confirmed that the functionality will be stripped off in the Oreo update. The confirmation came in the form of a response to a user-query on Twitter. Plus, the company also said there are currently no plans to add such a feature to other Xperia phones. Now, given that the feature in question is currently only limited to the Xperia XA1 lineup, the aforementioned confirmation means none of the company's smartphones... from GSMArena.com - Latest articles http://ift.tt/2o2FdyM via IFTTT

Amazon has opened up the sales of the Echo devices in India to everyone. The devices can now be purchased online through Amazon.in and offline through 350 retail stores across 20 cities, including Croma, Reliance, Vijay Sales, Crossword and more. Amazon first launched the Echo series in India back in October 2017 but back then the devices were only available on an invite basis. It took the company four months to open up the sales for everyone, during which time it mostly spent making Alexa better. Alexa in India has been revamped considerably to work with Indian voices and... from GSMArena.com - Latest articles http://ift.tt/2syFHkJ via IFTTT

Microsoft has launched a new app for both Android and iOS today. It's called Photos Companion and its name is pretty self-explanatory. Its aim is to help you easily transfer the photos you have on your phone to your Windows 10 PC. They will then be available in the Windows 10 Photos app. To use it, after you've installed it from the iOS App Store or the Google Play Store, you just scan the QR code shown in the Windows Photos app. To make sure that has the required functionality, grab the latest update from the Microsoft Store. Once your phone and the Windows 10 Photos app are... from GSMArena.com - Latest articles http://ift.tt/2BxTElJ via IFTTT

A week after releasing the Oreo update for the Galaxy S8 and S8+, Samsung stepped on the brakes. What happened? An issue that was not caught during beta testing reared its surprise reboot head, that's what. Following a limited number of cases where Galaxy S8 and S8+ devices have rebooted unexpectedly with the Android 8.0 Oreo, we have temporarily stopped the rollout of the update. We are investigating the issue internally to ensure that the impact to the affected devices is minimized and the rollout of the update can resume as quickly as possible. If your phone has downloaded the... from GSMArena.com - Latest articles http://ift.tt/2swlOLn via IFTTT

Google will charge you $650 for a Pixel 2, $750 if you want 128GB storage. Woot! has a better deal, though with a catch - it's a certified refurbished device. You do get 1 year Google warranty with it. The 64GB model is $530 while the 128GB one is $580 (available in Just Black only). Keep in mind that this deal is for today only - there are about 13 hours left (and a limited supply to go around). Google Pixel 2: Just Black • Clearly White • Simply Blue Note that this is the Verizon model, but it has most of the bands necessary for the other US carriers. The one notable... from GSMArena.com - Latest articles http://ift.tt/2EtP86s via IFTTT

17 people were killed after a gunman stormed into Marjory Stoneham Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida. Here are their names. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines http://ift.tt/2Ew0Xco via Latest News

ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — The United States and Turkey pulled back from the brink of a potentially disastrous crisis on Friday, agreeing to normalize badly strained relations over Syria and other issues that had threatened the NATO allies' longstanding ties. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines http://ift.tt/2HjMJxd via Latest News

Federal law has stricter age requirements for buying handguns than for the military-style rifles that have become the weapon of choice for mass shootings. With some exceptions, Americans must be 21 to buy a handgun from a licensed dealer. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines http://ift.tt/2F8NQz7 via Latest News

Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives Paul Ryan, in a round of interviews with conservative radio shows on Thursday, said the Florida school shooting that killed at least 17 people on Wednesday should not threaten citizens' rights to own guns. "I don't think that means you then roll that conversation into taking away citizens' rights - taking away a law-abiding citizen's rights. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines http://ift.tt/2BvUrUh via Latest News

When a gunman opened fire with an AR-15 at a large high school in south Florida, the 17 dead included students and school workers, young and old. Here is a look at the 17 confirmed dead by authorities in the massacre at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School: from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines http://ift.tt/2o5E4GD via Latest News

The mother of a girl who was killed during Wednesday's mass shooting at a Florida high school is demanding change from President Donald Trump in wake of her daughter's tragic death. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines http://ift.tt/2F7HLTq via Latest News

MOSCOW (AP) — After a week of unanswered questions, Russia acknowledged Thursday that five of its citizens may have been killed by a U.S. strike in Syria, the first time Russians have died at U.S. hands in Syria's chaotic battlefield. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines http://ift.tt/2oaunpv via Latest News

It's mid-February and the flu patients keep coming. Flu vaccine and screening supplies are becoming scarce at the Findlay, Ohio, medical practice where family nurse practitioner Gina Vaughn sees her patients. The influx continues as the infection spreads. "The flu season has just gotten out of control because people are not staying home," she laments. "They're not using common sense." from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines http://ift.tt/2GoMEa9 via Latest News

"Republicans will never do anything on gun control," says former GOP Rep. David Jolly. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines http://ift.tt/2EIUAGc via Latest News

The FBI said Friday that it did not follow protocol after a caller submitted a tip about the Florida shooting suspect earlier this year. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines http://ift.tt/2CrFFe8 via Latest News

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Twitter users accused President Donald Trump of victim blaming after the president’s Thursday tweet suggested that people who knew suspected gunman Nikolas Cruz may not have done enough to prevent the mass shooting in Parkland, Florida. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines http://ift.tt/2C2DGS2 via Latest News

The mother of a slain 8-year-old Palmdale boy pleaded guilty to murder in exchange for life in prison without the possibility of parole. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines http://ift.tt/2o2vTuB via Latest News

WASHINGTON ― The Senate voted Thursday to advance one of President Donald Trump’s judicial nominees, Michael Brennan, who spent his confirmation hearing dodging questions about whether racial bias exists in the criminal justice system. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines http://ift.tt/2F9i9FJ via Latest News

Austria’s Markus Schairer suffered a broken neck after a terrifying crash during the men’s snowboardcross quarterfinals at the Winter Olympics on Thursday. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines http://ift.tt/2Hlq2Zu via Latest News

GANGNEUNG, South Korea (AP) — The personality of American figure skater Vincent Zhou, who made his Olympic debut with a superb short program Friday, was neatly summed up by his social media response to a fan who recently asked what era he would visit if he could travel back in time. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines http://ift.tt/2CsUIo8 via Latest News

Police are piecing together the timeline of events before and after the mass shooting at a high school in Florida, saying the suspect stopped at both Subway and McDonald's before being arrested. Broward County Sheriff Scott Israel told reporters that the suspected shooter, 19-year-old Nikolas Cruz, arrived at Marjory Douglas High School via Uber at 2:19pm lcoal time (8:18pm BST) on Wednesday. In total, police say Mr Cruz killed 17 students and staff and injured 14. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines http://ift.tt/2BvsBI2 via Latest News

Who is Nikolas Cruz, the accused school shooter in Florida? from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines http://ift.tt/2sxg3gn via Latest News

The father of one of the victim's of Wednesday's deadly mass shooting in Florida penned a heartbreaking Facebook post after learning of his daughter's tragic death. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines http://ift.tt/2CpsWZw via Latest News

For Gus Kenworthy, being one of the first openly gay men to compete for the U.S. in the Winter Olympics is “a bit of a trade-off.” from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines http://ift.tt/2Etf1n0 via Latest News

KEDROVOYE, Russia (AP) — For Russian mother Farkhanur Gavrilova, the blow came a week ago when an acquaintance called her to say that her son was killed in a U.S. airstrike in Syria that pitted Russian and U.S. combatants against each other for the first time in the Syrian war. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines http://ift.tt/2C1nlg2 via Latest News

A timeline of the attack is emerging. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines http://ift.tt/2EyhJMj via Latest News

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Law enforcement officials say that a quick-thinking airline employee, aptly named Denice Miracle, likely saved two teenage girls from a human trafficking plot. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines http://ift.tt/2oaWFQQ via Latest News

The mother of a student killed in Wednesday’s school shooting in Florida pleaded with President Donald Trump to “please do something” in a segment on CNN Thursday. Lori Alhadeff, whose 14-year-old daughter, Alyssa, was one of at least 17 people killed in the mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, appeared on CNN Thursday and made an emotional call for the president to take action in response to gun violence. “President Trump, you say, ‘What can you do.’ You can stop the guns from getting into these children’s hands,” she continued, yelling into the camera. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines http://ift.tt/2C3k7cg via Latest News

A hopeful teenage girl, a college-bound swimmer, and a football coach who died protecting students were among the 17 lives cut short when a gunman opened fire inside a Parkland, Florida high school. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines http://ift.tt/2Bw4qch via Latest News

Disability advocates, some in wheelchairs, were dragged from the Capitol Building after a bill that would roll back the ADA was passed in the House. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines http://ift.tt/2ENtM7K via Latest News

A heroic geography teacher was gunned down as he saved a group of students during Wednesday's mass shooting at a Florida high school. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines http://ift.tt/2o3K2aW via Latest News

MOSCOW (AP) — After a week of unanswered questions, Russia acknowledged Thursday that five of its citizens may have been killed by a U.S. strike in Syria, the first time Russians have died at U.S. hands in Syria's chaotic battlefield. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines http://ift.tt/2oaunpv via Latest News

Shepard Smith showed his frustration Thursday on Fox News when he discussed the mass shooting at a Florida high school on Wednesday that left 17 students and adults dead. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines http://ift.tt/2Ew3qYl via Latest News

The FBI was tipped off about a YouTube comment from someone using the name “nikolas cruz” who said they were going to "be a professional school shooter” in September - five months before a man with same name allegedly opened fire on pupils in Florida. The bureau had received information about the comment last year, said Robert Lasky, the special agent in charge of the Miami division. It is unclear whether it is the same Nikolas Cruz, who has been charged with 17 counts of murder after the massacre at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines http://ift.tt/2nZnCHZ via Latest News

By Alfonce Mbizwo HARARE (Reuters) - Zimbabwe's President Emmerson Mnangagwa led tributes to late opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai on Thursday, describing the long-time rival of recently ousted president Robert Mugabe as a dedicated defender of democracy. Arguably Zimbabwe's most popular politician, Tsvangirai died on Wednesday evening aged 65 after a long battle with cancer. Tsvangirai will receive a state funeral, but will not be buried at the National Heroes' Acre, largely reserved for ruling Patriotic Front guerrillas killed during the independence war, Mnangagwa said. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines http://ift.tt/2EHRh1J via Latest News

From Governor Rick Scott's suggestion that guns should be kept from the mentally ill to a Florida vigil where chants of "no more guns" erupted, there are signs America may be ready for action. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines http://ift.tt/2EKvyq1 via Latest News

The mother of a girl who was killed during Wednesday's mass shooting at a Florida high school is demanding change from President Donald Trump in wake of her daughter's tragic death. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines http://ift.tt/2F7HLTq via Latest News

Political leaders offered thoughts and prayers after the deadly school shooting in Parkland, Florida on Wednesday. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines http://ift.tt/2GfZCa2 via Latest News

After a tragedy like Wednesday’s school shooting in Parkland, Florida, a kind, friendly face is a welcome sight. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines http://ift.tt/2GnNSCF via Latest News

Comedian Amy Schumer had a request on Thursday for any friends and followers who might be thinking about sending her wedding gifts: Consider donating to the anti-gun violence organization Everytown for Gun Safety instead. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines http://ift.tt/2CqOgxQ via Latest News

ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — The United States and Turkey pulled back from the brink of a potentially disastrous crisis on Friday, agreeing to normalize badly strained relations over Syria and other issues that had threatened the NATO allies' longstanding ties. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines http://ift.tt/2HjMJxd via Latest News