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The S-Pen stylus on the Galaxy Note series is probably the main reason why the product line is popular in the first place , the S-Pen ,along with the added features of the Note software made pulling a digital stylus out enjoyable once again ,but apparently the experience is not so great for some Galaxy Note 5 owners as the new model has a issue that will get the stylus stuck in its silo if you insert it the wrong way . The new S -Pen , a digital stylus which uses a Waycom digitizer is also equipped with a spring loaded action which once pressed releases the pen from the silo , earlier models of the Note line featured a fingernail pull out (queue the "thats what she said jokes) tab that worked without any issues even if it was inserted the wrong way . If the new S-Pen is inserted the wrong way , the spring section of the pen gets trapped in the S-Pen proximity sensor which might get destroyed if the owner decides to use brute force to pull the trapped pen out -rendering your prec...

Although beats hasn't gone through any evolutionary changes since Apple's take over , the California tech giant worked to polish and fix problems that existed in with current Beats models and apparently they have now gone to the extent of recalling Beats Pill XL due to a risk of fire . According to US Consumer product safety "The battery can overheat, posing a fire hazard." so users are advice to stop taking the Pill Dr dre came up in late 2013 .The product , which has sold over 233,000 units in total in the North American region (U.S and Canada) are now facing a recall conducted by Apple who are said to offer $325 as a electronic payment or app store credit .The original unit , which is sold at $299 is shelved as it is the only Beats product to suffer from this issue . If you have a Beats Pill XL outside the US , contact your nearest Apple center or give them a email , although there is no report on any fire , the chances of getting your room lit up are high so...

Proposing to that special someone in your life is a very tedious and a expensive task , although you might have planned something like a expensive day out or a expensive ring or a musical band they still might not add up to the nearly $100,000 one guy spent on buying iPhones for making a large heart in order to propose to his fiance . The lucky-now sort of unlucky chap is a computer programmer from China and he spent $95,000 on 99 iPhone 6's and three other smartphones for setting up a heart  shape in the middle of a public area . He then asked his girl for  hand in marriage while offering a bouquet of roses but the deal went sour and he was turned down . Although he maybe at a loss in his love life , iPhone 6's are still in good condition and due to the high demand in China , it wouldn't be hard to sell them off to cover up the cash spent on his effort . Written by Rakitha for MasHD Source - DigitalTrends

The ALS Ice Bucket challenge is probably the biggest internet sensation since the Harlem shake , the process , which involves the participant(s) pouring water with ice cubes while naming 3 other competitors while donating some amount for ALS (Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis) in the process, at first the competition was reserved for the elite , but soon after everyone and their brother took up the challenge as a form of entertainment and all the while managed to generate $80 million for  ALS research.Samsung , which spends billions on advertising annually , decided to use the event to promote the Galaxy S5's waterproofness by doing its own icebucket challnge last Friday . The 15 second video , which consisted of a mounted Galaxy S5 and a S-Voice "voice over" and ice in a pail showed off the waterproof abilities of the Galaxy S5 which remained  soaking wet from the ice water drop and afterwards it(the voice) challenged the iPhone 5S , HTC One M8 and the Nokia Lumia 930 to d...

OnePlus has some really weird competitions that involve invites , the invite process , which is basically one of the most annoying things to do if you are a busy person ,requires users to wait for the invite to be mailed to them for a 24 hour purchase window or get /beg for a invite from the community , Oneplus however has some of their company sponsored invites which require users to either "smash the past"   donate the past   or join into set competitions by completing tasks in which the lucky competitor(s) may have a chance to get a invite to purchase the phone ,although this method is very annoying,considering that other manufacturers sell their  phones through physical or web stores rather than perform  "the hunger games" on  their customers , the latest event , which involves a cold case of sexism is bringing in some bad press for the somewhat shadowy phone company . Dubbed "Ladies first" the latest event is aimed at female OnePlus fans i...

Nokia released their Windows Phone 8.1 developer preview a few months ago and many users downloaded it merrily , and now it turns out that it is directly responsible for bricking many devices when users tried to download the Nokia Cyan update .  The Windows Phone 8.1 developer preview allowed some users to experience the next version of Windows phone while running half baked software , and users who installed it on their device and users who used BitLocker encryption are now unable to download the Cyan update which was released yesterday . Microsoft has suspended all updates for these devices until a solution is found . If your phone is Bricked , Microsoft explains that , by using the "Nokia Software Recovery tool"  the "Dead" handset can be unbricked and re-flashed to the earlier version - Windows Phone 8 which will allow you to get in line to receive the Cyan update just like a regular Lumia handset . Microsoft's official statement "We are c...

Despite the fact that the iPhone 5S is supposed to have better battery life than its predecessor, a small number of units are exhibiting extreme battery draining issues. This is, according to Apple, due to a manufacturing defect, and only affects a minor portion of devices. An Apple spokesperson said that the company “recently discovered a manufacturing issue affecting a very limited number of iPhone 5S devices that could cause the battery to take longer to charge or result in reduced battery life”. Apple is replacing affected units at no cost. “We are reaching out to customers with affected phones and will provide them with a replacement phone”, said the spokesperson, who did not mention an exact number of units affected; instead, “a few thousand phones” was used to describe how widespread this issue is. To put things in context, Apple sold 9 million iPhones over the first weekend of availability, granted, numbers are combined for the 5S and 5C. Pocketnow