WhatsApp ‘Tagline’ Update May Bring Back Old Status

WhatsApp had recently rolled out its new ‘Status’ feature that allowed users to put images, videos and GIFs as their status. However, the new update replaced the old text form of status with the new Stories-like format.
Now, WABetainfo, a user on twitter that often leaks features from beta versions of the chat apps has posted that WhatsApp is reportedly working to bring back the text status once again. He tweeted that the new feature called ‘Tagline’ has been added in WhatsApp beta for iOS 2.17.6.21 and for Windows Phone 2.17.82, even though it is hidden for now. The feature is expected to make a comeback in the Android version too. With the leaked Tagline feature, just like before, users will be able to put up a message with text and emojis on their profile.

WhatsApp listened users and developers will restore the Old Status, calling it "Tagline" 😭🎉
Now we want multiple Privacy settings & TouchID😭

— WABetaInfo (@WABetaInfo) February 24, 2017

The new feature is rumoured to come along with a range of new privacy settings as well, which will allow the user to choose who can view their status, quite similar to that of the newly rolled out status feature.
It is now clear as to why WhatsApp had removed the old Status feature, as it had left many users surprised and disappointed. When will WhatsApp start rolling out the “Tagline” feature, remains a mystery as of now. But, based on the scenario, they may very soon release the feature, which could be a welcome addition for the users.

Samsung files trademark for the ‘Galaxy X’ foldable smartphones in South Korea

For several years, Sasung has been rumored to be working on a foldable smartphone and has multiple patents relating to such a device. Finally, Samsung Electronics filed for trademarking the “Samsung Galaxy X” brand at KIPRIS (Korea Intellectual Property Rights Information Service) on February 24, 2017 in its home country, South Korea.
The Galaxy X smartphone is said to come in two different versions, the Galaxy X1 and the X1+ and will have model numbers SM-X9000 & SM-X9050 respectively. As the names suggests, one can deduce that one of the devices will be bigger than the other. The Samsung Galaxy X1 will come with a 5-inch flexible OLED display and will sport a fold-out design along with support for the 4K resolution. This means that the 5-inch foldable display can fold out to 7-inches and transform into a small tablet. There are also rumors that it will have biometric sensors for fingers, face, iris and palm. However, there is no news yet on how big would the Galaxy X1+ be.
Samsung is rumoured to start small production of its first foldable model sporting a flexible AMOLED display in the third or fourth quarter of 2017. To begin with, the South Korean giant is reportedly aiming to release only 100,000 units of Galaxy X in a bid to gauge the market response.

Samsung plans to showcase the folding device as well as the upcoming Galaxy Note 8 smartphone, at the IFA Electronics Trade show in Berlin, Germany, in September.

This is the first time that gold price has trailed behind Bitcoin

For the first time ever, the price of one Bitcoin climbed above the price of one ounce of gold on Thursday.
Around 10:20 a.m. ET. The cryptocurrency jumped up to $1,241.30. In the meantime, gold was around $1,241.25 at the time. However, minutes later, Bitcoin fell below the yellow metal, but then bounced back again.
 Bitcoin had increased by 1.8% at $1,248.10, while gold was down 0.6% at $1,242.15.

New Nokia 3310 Won’t Work in the U.S., HMD Global Still In Talks With Carriers

The much awaited and revamped Nokia 3310 was recently launched at the Mobile World Congress (MWC) 2017 in Barcelona, Spain for $50. However, residents of the United States, Canada and Australia waiting to grab the HMD reincarnation of the Nokia 3310 may not be able to do so.
According to CNET, the new Nokia 3310, which is made by HMD Global Oy, will be supporting only two bands – 900MHz and 1,800MHz, which are only compatible with the 2G connections. In many countries, those frequencies have been switched off while few others are gradually switching it off as regulators shut off unused frequencies. This is applicable for Australia and Singapore, where carriers are  shutting down 900MHz and 1800MHz bands.
The new 3310 handsets must support at least four bands, including 850MHz, 900MHz, 1800MHz and 1900MHz to operate across the globe without any restrictions.

So, for now, the Nokia 3310 might only work in countries that support GSM 900 MHz and 1800 MHz that is Africa, Europe, the Middle East and Asia. But networks in North, Central and South America primarily use 850 MHz and 1900 MHz – frequencies that the 3310 won’t be able to connect to, and so won’t be able to receive any information from.
However, the good news is HMD Global is going to bring the new Nokia 3310 to the U.S. at some point.

“It’s not that we’re not launching in the U.S.,” HMD Global’s head of global marketing Patrick Mercanton said. “It’s that the U.S. takes a little bit longer to ramp up.”
HMD says it’s been in talks with U.S. carriers at the MWC show, about selling Nokia-branded phones like the 3310.
“We’ll probably end with the U.S. at some point,” Mercanton added. “It’s definitely on our radar… we want to go into the US because we want to have a global launch.”
The Nokia 3310 is slated to be released during the second quarter (April-June) of 2017 with the modest price tag of $50. But for the U.S., it might arrive at a later date.