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Online retailers began to take pre-orders for the upcoming smartphone OnePlus 5 before its official presentation to the public.

So, the order for OnePlus 5 can already be placed on Oppomart and JD.com. On Oppomart, the price is set at $ 599, which is higher than the previously expected price of $ 479.

According to Oppomart, the smartphone will receive a 5.5-inch display with a resolution of Quad HD (2560 x 1440 pixels). There is a fingerprint scanner, a 3580 mAh battery with Dash Charge fast charge support, a dual 12 MP main camera, an 8 megapixel front camera. The base will be the Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 processor, 6 GB of RAM and 64 or 128 GB of internal flash memory. The work is performed under the operating system Android 7.1.1 Nougat with Oxygen OS. Recall, OnePlus has already set the date of the announcement, June 20, and confirmed that the basis of OnePlus 5 is the top processor Qualcomm Snapdragon 835.

The company Razer has updated its gaming ultrabook Razer Blade Stealth. The laptop received an updated processor, an enlarged display and a new gray case.

If earlier Razer Blade Stealth was 12.5-inch, now it is equipped with 13.3-inch touchscreen IGZO-display with a resolution of QHD + (3200 x 1800). The laptop is based on the Intel Core i7-7500U processor, 16 GB of RAM, SSD with PCIe interface of 256 GB, 512 GB or 1 TB.

Dimensions of the laptop are 321 x 206 x 13.1 mm, and weight – 1.33 kg. There are two USB 3.0 ports, Thunderbolt 3 (USB Type-C), HDMI 2.0, 3.5 mm audio jack. The updated Razer Blade Stealth is available at $ 1,399, sales will start in June 2017.

Chinese manufacturer Wistron, assembling for Apple, has confirmed the availability of protection from water and wireless charging from the new 5.5-inch iPhone, which will be released later in 2017. This was told by the Nikkei Asian Review with reference to the words of the Wistron CEO at the annual meeting with shareholders held today.

Note that the current generation of smartphones Apple, iPhone 7 and 7 Plus certified with a rating of IP67 for protection from water and dust. As expected, the new models will receive protection more serious – IP68. Recall that in 2017, most analysts expect a great redesign, since Apple will celebrate 10 years with the release of the first iPhone. As one of the upcoming innovations most often mentioned OLED-display. It is rumored that the iPhone 8 will receive a touch screen in the entire front panel, the hardware Home button will turn into a virtual one, in fact, its functions, including fingerprint recognition of the Touch ID, will execute the screen section. Also reported on advanced biometric capabilities, improved mechanism of tactile feedback Taptic engine and wireless charging. However, there is a version of minor changes in the following iPhone. According to sources from Taiwanese suppliers, Apple's new smartphones will not be iPhone 8 and iPhone 8 Plus, but iPhone 7s and iPhone 7s Plus. At the same time, they will become updated versions of the current generation, iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus, without significant design changes. The main innovation will be the A11 processor, but rumors of a glass case and wireless charging are not justified. In addition, it is reported on the appearance of an additional color option – red. It also assumes the output of an average 5-inch iPhone with a dual camera, mounted vertically, and not horizontally like the iPhone 7 Plus. The latest leak, however, predicts the appearance of three versions – the luxury iPhone 8 or iPhone X with a 5.8-inch OLED-screen costing more than $ 1000, and a 4.7-inch model with an LCD-display under the probable name iPhone 7s and 5, 5-inch LCD iPhone 7s Plus, which will receive fewer differences from the current generation of Apple smartphones. Since the release of the original iPhone in 2007, Apple is releasing the next generation once a year. With the release of the iPhone 3GS in 2009, the company has established the tradition of even-numbered years to produce a noticeable update with the next figure in the model name and a new design of the case, and on odd – a model with a suffix "s" in the title and changes, mainly relating to "under-hood" And program components. Based on this tradition, the appearance in 2017 of models of iPhone 7s and iPhone 7s Plus looks logical. Nevertheless, given the anniversary release and reports of analysts about low sales of the iPhone 7, experts tend to expect a significantly improved iPhone 8 for next year, not in 2018. The current generation of smartphones, iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus, the company presented to the public on September 7 2016 year. The main innovations were the design with the plastic inserts for antennas shifted to the edges, the protection against water according to the IP67 standard, the touch, not the mechanical one, the Home button and the powerful quad-core Apple A10 processor. In addition to everything else, the large 7 Plus version uses a dual camera with an optical zoom and blurring of the background of pictures in the style of SLR cameras. In addition, the iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus lost 3.5-mm audio jack mini-jack, but in the kit with the smartphone is supplied a cable adapter for connecting ordinary headphones to the port Lightning. At the time of release, the iPhone 7 was the most powerful smartphone in the world.

The figure of the day: 1 million smartphones Pixel sold Google. Google does not disclose official sales of Pixel smartphones. Nevertheless, it was possible to calculate them. Apparently, the company just overcame the boundary of 1 million smartphones Pixel.

This is indicated by the statistics of downloading the Pixel Launcher application in the online store of Google Play. Launcher is only available for Pixel and Pixel XL smartphones, it is not supported even by the Pixel C tablet. Note that Pixel and Pixel XL smartphones came out about 8 months ago. However, a number of specialists point out that the sales of Pixel are noticeably less than the number of downloads of Pixel Launcher. They argue their point of view by the fact that when reselling the owner of Pixel re-downloads the launcher under his account, application developers often use several launchers under several accounts for testing, some firmware allow you to install Pixel Launcher on other smartphones, and there are other ways of circumventing Google's limitations Play.

Samsung today introduced a pair of midrange smartphones in India – Galaxy J7 Pro and J7 Max. Both smartphones received metal cases, 13-megapixel front and main cameras. One of the distinguishing features of the Galaxy J7 Max is the LED ring for Smart Glow 2.0 LED alerts around the camera, like the Galaxy J2 Pro. In addition, Galaxy J7 Pro supports the payment service Samsung Pay, and Galaxy J7 Max – only Samsung Pay Mini.

The Galaxy J7 Max is equipped with a 5.7-inch IPS display with Full HD resolution (1920 x 1080 pixels) with 2.5D-glass, eight-core MediaTek Helio P20 processor, 4GB of operative and 32GB of built-in flash memory with the ability to expand microSD cards in volume Up to 128 GB, a battery for 3300 mAh.

Galaxy J7 Pro received a 5.5-inch Super AMOLED display with Full HD resolution (1920 x 1080 pixels) with 2.5D-glass, eight-core Exynos 7870 processor, 3 GB of operative and 64 GB of built-in flash memory with the ability to expand microSD cards in volume Up to 256 GB, a battery for 3600 mAh.

Both smartphones are equipped with a fingerprint scanner, support two SIM-cards, 4G VoLTE, Wi-Fi (802.11 b / g / n), Bluetooth 4.1, GPS. The work is performed under the operating system Android 7.0 Nougat.

Samsung Galaxy J7 Pro and Galaxy J7 Max are presented in golden and black colors. Galaxy J7 Max is valued at $ 280, sales will begin on June 20. Galaxy J7 Pro – at $ 325, the start of sales is scheduled for mid-July.

Mozilla has released a new version of its desktop browser – Firefox 54. The update described by developers is described as "the best in the history" of Firefox.

The browser version 54 for the first time for Firefox brings content processing technology in different processes, already available in competing browsers such as Chrome, Safari and Edge. It allows you to run more than one process for content processing. As a result, tabs with heavy and complex sites will have less impact on the operation of other tabs and the browser as a whole. By default, four content processor processes are started, but this limit can be changed. As noted by the developers, now Firefox uses significantly less RAM than other browsers in Windows 10, macOS and Linux. The new version of Firefox for Windows, Mac and Linux is available on the official website of the project.

The Viber instant messenger team has released an updated version of the application for devices running the iOS and Android operating systems. In the update appeared redirection of voice calls, search for GIF-images and stickers, sending links to groups and support for rich-notifications.

In Viber for Android, the function of "add-on for chat" has appeared. Integration with third-party services allows you to find information on other sites and services (for example, GIPHY, YouTube, Spotify, Guggy and others) and exchange content with your interlocutors directly in Viber.

Users with zero balance Viber Out often click on the call button on the mobile through the application. Earlier in such cases, Viber issued a message about the inability to make a call. Now, if the recipient also has an instant messenger, instead of Viber Out, a voice call will be included through the application.

Rich-notification support means the ability to respond to an alert with a sticker right in the notification window, without going into the application. Viber for Android and iOS is available for free download on Google Play and the App Store.

On the expanses of Weibo, a Chinese Twitter analogue, a live photo was revealed, allegedly showing the upcoming Meizu Pro 7 smartphone, not yet officially submitted.

The other day, the Meizu Pro 7 renderers appeared on the network with an auxiliary display on the rear panel. A new photo shows him live. According to preliminary data, the display is based on E-Ink, electronic paper. Unlike YotaPhone, the second display is much smaller, occupying only a small part of the back panel under the camera. The camera, by the way, is double. The secondary display shows notifications, time, weather information, and the like. According to earlier leaks, Meizu Pro 7 is equipped with a 5.2-inch full-resolution (1920 x 1080 pixels), a MediaTek Helio X30 processor. The debut is expected in July 2017.

At today's meeting of the State Duma, the deputies adopted in the first reading a bill proposing, in fact, to prohibit the anonymous use of instant messengers. In support of the bill voted 356 deputies, against – only two.

We will remind, the bill has been brought in consideration in the lower chamber in May, 2017. Its authors were Marina Mukabenova from "United Russia", Oleg Nikolayev from "Fair Russia" and Alexander Yushchenko from the Communist Party. The bill adds changes to the Federal Law "On Information, Information Technologies and Information Protection" concerning the regulation of electronic messaging services (messengers). In particular, it is proposed to oblige the messengers to identify users without fail. The bill defines the messengers and introduces the concept of an organizer of instant messaging. The latter is responsible for transmitting messages only to identified users. Identify the same user should the operator of communication using the subscriber number. Simply put, only the users who have been identified by the phone number will be able to use instant messengers. Also, instant messengers must ensure the confidentiality of transmitted messages. Users should be given the opportunity to block receiving messages from other users. Also there should be an opportunity of dispatch of messages under the initiative of public authorities. Another obligation is to restrict mass mailings at the request of the authorities or simply transfer messages containing information disseminated in violation of Russian law. If the owners of the messenger do not fulfill the requirements, the service is proposed to be blocked at the level of telecom operators. Also, fines of up to 1 million rubles are foreseen for non-fulfillment of these duties. If the bill passes all the necessary authorities, these requirements will come into force on January 1, 2018.

Blizzard Entertainment has released content update 7.2.5 for the multiplayer role-playing online game World of Warcraft. The update, among other things, includes the "Save the Chromie" scenario and the time travel to the Black Temple.

In the "Save the Chromie" scenario, the players will have to help Chromie from the sort of bronze dragons who can manage time, escape from the time cycle of constant deaths. Gamers will be able to return to the Black Temple in the first roadstead in time travel mode. He will re-live the key moment in the history of the Burning Legion.

New events and holidays are envisaged, including a fashionable contest for transmogrification, an auction dance party and a festival of lunar owls.