Whatsapp Extends Blackberry Shutdown By Six Months

Whatsapp has announced a six-month extension for the app on Blackberry as confirmed through an update in the FAQ section of the app.

This is coming on the back of an earlier announcement this year stating that the app would no longer be supported on Blackberry OS and Blackberry 10 handsets by the end of 2016. The update read as follows:

WhatsApp support for mobile devices
As announced in our blog, we will soon be ending support for certain devices. On June 30, 2017, we will no longer support the following platforms:
BlackBerry OS and BlackBerry 10 Nokia S40 Nokia Symbian S60 The following platforms will no longer be supported at the beginning of 2017:
Android 2.1 and Android 2.2 Windows Phone 7 iPhone 3GS/iOS 6
These platforms don't offer the kind of capabilities we need to expand our app's features in the future. If you use one of these affected mobile devices, we recommend upgrading to a newer Android running OS 2.3+, a Windows Phone 8+, or an iPhone running iOS 7+ before the end of 2016 to continue using WhatsApp.‎

Samsung's damaging brand

Just this year my friends and I talked about getting a samsung product and yeah we all talked about owing the lastest Samsung S series and owing a chilling air conditioner to keep our boiling heads cool when ever we return from work. Will its a good thing it was just a fantasy cause fast forward to now I don't think we would want any product on offer from the company and if it was you I am sure you would feel the same way.

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Why is samsung losing traction?
It all started with the exploding piece called the Galaxy S7 and I am sure the talibans will be envious of how this device can blow up, just kidding. It all started with the batteries then later the phones which samsung tried to contain but lost out in the end. You will have to give them credit for strongly believeing they could pull it off cause if I was the CEO I would have run under a long time ago. Samsung's S7 production line is closed, halted from further production and thereby with its anticipated revenue it had high hopes of cashing in. Some blame Samsung woes on the long contest patent battle with the iPhone which the korean company lost in the end as a major contributor to their current situation.

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Samsung lastest product mishap 
Just last week the samsung washing machine was put under scrutiny for its washing machine exploding while been in use, this lead to the US consumer product safety commission to issue warnings to potential users in the United States. The CPSC further warned users to use the product as minimal as possible to avoid life threathening damages to ones life and property.
After the Galaxy saga, Samsung is in talks with the CPSC on how to revolve the matter so as to avoid legal law suits against the firm in the future. However, it is important to state that the washing machines rarely blow up on their users at home.

Samsung's damaging brand 
Following their smart phone disaster, samsung may be heading for another down fall in the hands of their washing machine users and as faith will have it most user have begun to record their machine's abnormal behaviour, reporting it to authorities and positioning themselves for a law suit. Building a brand takes hard work, destroying it takes less effort and just like the British empire who ruled the lands and seas for 300 years and got dismantled in just 30 years, I sincerely hope that won't be the case of the Korean giants.

iPhone 7’s Cellular Network Connectivity Problem

Yesterday Apple released a new iOS 10.0.3 version to iPhone users worldwide for immediate update of the iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 plus. The update came about as result of bugs in the previous version which hampers cellular network either by network drops or some cases no network range at all. Some iPhone users in the United States have also reported unusual malfunction in their phone’s GPS and with a lot of campers and hikers in the US that’s not a good sign to begin with.

What's the cause exactly?
The new update released by Apple is to tackle the bug problem the current iOS 10.0.2 software faces and resolve customer complaint on bad or no network coverage by fixing it. So if you have an older iPhone, I am pretty sure you won’t see the update notification pop up and incase you might won’t to try upgrading your old iPhones iOS 10.0.2 to the 10.0.3 I suggest you go to the nearest Apple store near you.

Apple's bug issues
For now, nobody can currently pin point the exact problems the iPhone 7 is facing but according to Gizmodo the problem with the phone seems to have started last month with Verizon network users experiencing difficulties with regards to their network coverage and GPS. What ever the problem is, and it seems to have figured out how to resolve it and once more recued its users who paid quite a high to get these babies.

Not a bad start after all
Apple’s iPhone 7’s seems to have lost all the hype lately but its way better than Samsung’s Galaxy S7 nightmare which makes Apple all to glad I would think. If you’ve seen the update notification here is a sure way to get it fixed will be to install the update, open the Settings app and tap General and tap Software Update. The update can also be installed by connecting your device to your Mac and using the iTunes app, make sure before updating, it is properly back up to avoid valuable data loss.