But the project failed to deliver on its promises. The modular tech failed repeatedly in demonstrations. The prototype was all set to start a pilot program in Puerto Rico, but that was suddenly canceled, with barely an explanation. There were tweets from the project's team that suggested company was rethinking how the components linked together. Alphabet representatives did not immediately respond to a request for comment. Updated September 2, 3:13 p.m. PT: Added VentureBeat's report that a Google spokesperson confirmed the hold.
Ambitious project was expected to have detachable hardware components that could be swapped out according to users' needs, Google parent Alphabet has suspended Project Ara, its ambitious attempt to build a smartphone that lets you swap out its parts like Lego blocks, Reuters reported late Thursday, A Google spokesperson further confirmed the news to VentureBeat on Friday, Though Google has no plans to release the phone, the handset may translucent co-molded case for for iphone 6 plus/iphone 6s plus still find itself into consumers' hands through licensing agreements with third parties, Reuters reported, citing unidentified sources..
"For customers who already have Galaxy Note 7 devices, we will provide a resolution of their choice including a replacement, repair or refund over the coming weeks."The company claimed that 35 cases of the battery issue have been reported globally. Samsung, which released the phone less than two weeks ago, boasts of the new handset's robust battery life. First published September 1 at 4:42 p.m. PT Update 11:46 p.m. PT: Replaced Samsung Australia statement with Samsung's confirmation on the recall.
The electronics giant is planning an unprecedented global recall amid reports of the handset's battery exploding, according to South Korea's Yonhap News Agency, Editors' note: Samsung has now officially recalled the Galaxy Note 7 worldwide, See the full story here, Samsung is planning to announce a global recall of its new Galaxy Note 7 phone in less than a week, according to South Korea's Yonhap News Agency, amid reports that batteries in some of the devices have exploded, Be respectful, keep it civil and stay translucent co-molded case for for iphone 6 plus/iphone 6s plus on topic, We delete comments that violate our policy, which we encourage you to read, Discussion threads can be closed at any time at our discretion..
At first, it doesn't appear you can see much more than a list of apps and the amount of battery used. But when you tap on the list (or the clock icon in the top-right corner) iOS reveals "on screen" time along with background use. You can view the last 24 hours or last seven days with a tap on the appropriate section at the top of the list. Originally I didn't want to look at my Tweetbot usage, expecting it to show a high number of hours of screen on time over the course of a week. Much to my relief, it appears I'm not nearly as Twitter obsessed as I thought. Or maybe I am, but live in denial. Who knows.