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Telegram , one of the most popular mobile messaging apps, is beginning to add a much requested feature. The app is now rolling out its Voice Call features for users in Western Europe, with the promise that it will be added in other parts of the world in the near future. See also: Best video chat apps for Android 3 weeks ago As with its text chats, Voice Call in Telegram is supposed to offer end-to-end safe and encrypted audio chats. It uses the Diffie-Hellman key exchange to ensure that calls cannot be intercepted. In fact, it actually uses emoji to let users know their Telegram call is safe. An example of this is shown below. Basically, if you and the person you are talking to see the same four emoji, your chat should be encrypted. Voice Calls in Telegram will use a peer-to-peer connection for the most part, but for some reason one cannot be made, the app will instead use the closest server to you to connect your call. The company also claims that the app will use a ne

Google is constantly updating its messaging app, and the latest report claims that Allo might be getting a dedicated “quick selfie” button as well as a backup and restore feature. And of course, what would a Google Allo update be without a slew of new stickers ? See also: Are you one of the 10 million who have installed Google Allo? December 15, 2016 While it’s a small addition to the app, I do wish that a) this does officially come to Google Allo and b) other messaging apps would follow. According to 9to5Google, there are some new features embedded within Google Allo that just haven’t been enabled yet. And one of them is a “quick selfie” button right inside your messaging box. Simply tap on the camera button, and a circular preview screen will pop up with a shutter button. Once you take a selfie, you can either send it or get rid of it. While it’s a small addition to the app, I do wish that a) this does officially come to Google Allo and b) other messaging apps wou

Update (3/30): The LG G6 is now available for purchase on Verizon’s network. As noted below, the G6 costs $28 per month for 24 months, or $672 outright. That 43-inch LG Smart TV promotion is also still going on too, which you should definitely jump on if you’re interested. Full pricing and availability details can be found below. Buy the LG G6 from Verizon Original post: The LG G6 is finally here, and it’s a  really great phone. With an 18:9 Quad HD display, Snapdragon 821, a new dual camera setup and Google Assistant on board, this is certainly turning out to be one of the hottest phones of the year. See also: LG G6 review: it flies… like a G6! 2 weeks ago So, when can you actually buy this phone? The LG G6 will officially be available in the United States on Friday, April 7, while availability in Korea begins March 10 starting at 899,800 won (~$795). We’ve also rounded up as much information as we could on European, Canadian and Australian pricing and availa

Developers are getting ready to head to San Francisco for the Google I/O 2017 conference, which takes place this May 17-19 . It’s a few days of madness for the industry, but even more so for developers attending the event . You better get ready for a wild time of learning, announcements and hands-on experience. We know it’s hard to plan it without a schedule, though. Don’t you worry – the first wave of developer sessions has just been published in the official site’s schedule. Of course, this includes the keynote and all the “What’s new in _____” sessions, as well as plenty of other goodies regular consumers will have no idea what they are about. All these sessions will be divided in categories, including topics, themes, types and locations. You can filter all the sessions as you wish and plan your time at I/O. As always, more sessions will continue to be added, so keep checking back for included schedule entries and make sure to make time for some fun! Of course, we will be cove

Update:  Verizon has now started rolling out Android Nougat to HTC 10 devices on its network. The update will deliver all of the  benefits of Android Nougat , as well as the latest Android security updates and bug fixes. Welcome to the  HTC 10  Android update tracker page. This page covers all major U.S. carriers with a quick reference table for each and a log with links to further details. It will be regularly updated with the latest HTC 10 update information, but it won’t include general security patches. We recommend you bookmark this page so you can stay up to date with the very latest updates. Android Marshmallow update tracker Android 7.0 Nougat update tracker HTC 10 Android Nougat update The HTC 10 began to receive Android Nougat back in November, making HTC one of the first manufacturers to roll it out. The update arrived to unlocked US versions of the device and, soon after, T-Mobile also began to issue the update, deploying it to its customers around January 7 . HT

And that’s exactly what CATS: Crash Arena Turbo Stars is, the latest game from the creator of the insanely popular game Cut the Rope . As you can see from the video above, the idea is pretty straightforward: you are a street cat, and you must build your own vehicle to fight with other vehicles. You start off with an unflattering wooden car, but as you progress, with either in-game currency or in-app purchases, you can upgrade your fleet with more menacing gadgets – from soda pop bottles to chainsaws. The goal? Destroy your opponents’ vehicles in one-on-ones to reach Crash Arena, the highest league in the game where you can become the champion. The goal? Destroy your opponents' vehicles in one-on-ones to reach Crash Arena, the highest league in the game where you can become the champion. As the CEO of ZeptoLab Misha Lyalin explains, the idea is you have to build a vehicle that is not only powerful enough to destroy your opponent’s but also durable enough to withstand a lot

Since the original Galaxy S, the physical home button has been a staple of Samsung’s flagship Android smartphones, a key part of the company’s mobile design language, and a tactile feature prefered by many. The arrival of the Galaxy S5 saw the home button take on a new role as the hub for the company’s fingerprint scanner, making the feature a key part of Samsung’s Knox security platform as well. But the  Galaxy S8 does away with one of Samsung Mobile’s most recognisable calling cards, instead leaving the bezel-less design of the handset to market the brand all by itself. It’s a bold move, and one that is likely to win over as many fans as it frustrates the old faithful. Either way, there’s little denying that the Galaxy S8’s design stands out from your typical smartphone, and I don’t think that Samsung’s flagship tier is going to suffer a major crisis of identity without the home button. See also: Galaxy S8 vs S8 Plus: which one is right for you? 1 day ago Pros and co