Disabling Wi-Fi and Bluetooth from iOS 11’s Control Center doesn’t necessarily turn it off

Turning off Wi-Fi and Bluetooth on iOS 11 is a pretty easy thing to do. Just swipe up and press two buttons in the Control Center. But according to Mashable, this doesn’t fully turn off these features anymore. Instead, it just disconnects you from existing Bluetooth and Wi-Fi connections. So if you move to a new location or something, it’ll turn on again. To completely turn off these features, you’ll need to head to Settings > Wi-Fi and Settings > Bluetooth.

It might makes sense for Apple to keep these features on, especially with the increasing number of interconnected devices the company is selling. But it would’ve been good to be upfront about this. Some might not consider this a big deal but we have learned recently that hackers can gain access to your device via a Bluetooth flaw and we know how easy it is also to access your device via Wi-Fi. It might be worth your time to dig into your settings now.

Google might be closing purchase of HTC assets to boost hardware efforts

Chris Ratcliffe/Bloomberg

Looks like Google might be thinking about getting back in the hardware business. This time, it’s being reported that Google is closing a deal with HTC to acquire the Taiwanese company’s hardware engineering assets, focusing on mobile. HTC is reportedly holding a town hall meeting on Thursday and if there’s truth to that, they might be discussing this deal. Not much is known at this point about which parts of HTC’s business Google plans to acquire. The Verge speculates they might leave the HTC brand for the company’s Vive and virtual reality business to use. As Evan Blass tweets, HTC is retaining its brand.

HTC has announced it was temporarily halting trading of its shares on the Taiwan stock exchange tomorrow because of the release of “material information,” which signals the announcement of something big.

Source: Bloomberg

OnePlus and designer Jean-Charles de Castelbajac launch special edition OnePlus 5

We reported earlier about a special OnePlus event happening in Paris that has the brand collaborating with fashion designer Jean-Charles de Castelbajac. Well, now we get to see what the two brands are working on. As expected we get a limited edition OnePlus 5 JCC+ smartphone that will go on sale in Paris on September 22^nd. OnePlus will be holding pop-up event at 10 a.m. CEST at the fashion boutique Colette. And then starting October 2^nd, the phone will be sold on OnePlus.net in Europe. This version of the OnePlus 5 gets a Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 processor, 8GB of RAM, and 128GB of storage. It features a slightly different colour scheme with a blue power button, yellow sound profile button, red volume rocker, and writings on the back. It’ll retail for €559 (around CA$825).

On top of the phone, OnePlus is also launching a collection of holsters, bags, shirts, and caps that reflect Castelbajac’s chromatic design. This “Callection” as they call it will be sold in Europe, North America, China, and India. The limited edition t-shirts and tote bags will be available for purchase on October 2^nd for US$29.95 (around CA$35) and US$24.95 (around CA$30), respectively. The baseball cap, case bag, and holster will all come later via limited sales drops.

Source: Android Authority

Netflix issues the nicest cease-and-desist letter for an unauthorized ‘Stranger Things’ pop-up bar

A Chicago-based pop-up bar aptly called The Upside Down has been serving Stranger Things-inspired cocktails. While a great idea, it wasn’t exactly sanctioned by Netflix. That’s why the streaming service has issued a cease-and-desist letter for the bar located at Logan Square. But Netflix were chill about it and asked the owners to close up shop in the nicest way possible. They request the owners just don’t extend beyond the scheduled end date of the pop-up, so if you’re in Chicago, you can still try out drinks like Eleven’s Eggos and Demogorgon until end of the month.

Here are parts of what the unconventional C&D letter reads: “Look, I don’t want you to think I’m a total wastoid, and I love how much you guys love the show. (Just wait until you see Season 2!) But unless I’m living in the Upside Down, I don’t think we did a deal with you for this pop-up ... You’re obviously creative types, so I’m sure you can appreciate that it’s important to us to have a say in how our fans encounter the worlds we build… We’re not going to go full Dr. Brenner on you, but we ask that you please (1) not extend the pop-up beyond its 6 week run ending in September, and (2) reach out to us for permission if you plan to do something like this again."

Source: Mashable