Ting lets you bring your iPhone 5 to its pay-for-what-you-use cellular service
You haven’t had many choices for non-Android phones if you’ve wanted to switch to Ting, where you only pay for the cellular service you use — aside from the since-vanished HTC 8XT, you’ve had to bring over an aging iPhone 4 or 4S from Sprint. Your options just got a little better, though, as Ting now lets you activate a Sprint-compatible iPhone 5. That still leaves the modern iPhone 5s sadly out of reach, but Ting says that Sprint’s device restrictions are keeping Apple’s latest handset off-limits until September at the earliest. Even so, the newly expanded support is big news for eligible iPhone fans eager to trim their cellphone bills.
Filed under: Cellphones, Wireless, Mobile, Apple, Sprint
Source: Ting
Oppo Sends Out Event Invites Like You’ve Never Seen Before [Video]
Oppo plans on making a splash in the mobile market this year, when they launch the Oppo Find 7. It will be the first phone to have a 2K display, as well as some other fancy features we are anxious to check out. Oppo has planned an event in Beijing on March 19th, and the invitations they sent out are quite fancy…and frickin awesome.
Oppo definitely wants to grab our attention when it comes to their products, and this invitation they sent out is something you might find in a futuristic scifi movie. I am not even going to try to explain what they did here, but luckily there is a video below to see it in action. Check it out and let us know what you think.
Source: Phandroid
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Google buys an Android gaming platform, possibly with a set-top box in mind
Green Throttle Games was late to the Android gaming platform party, and paid the price for it — the company effectively wound down at the end of 2013. However, its efforts may not have been in vain. Google has confirmed to PandoDaily that it has acquired key parts of Green Throttle’s business, including its parts, labor and two co-founders. The crew in Mountain View hasn’t said what it will do with its new resources, but PandoDaily sources claim that Google wants to refine the Bluetooth controller for its long-fabled (and possibly gaming-focused) TV set-top box. Whether or not that’s true, the move suggests that Google’s interest in games is extending beyond software.
Filed under: Gaming, Home Entertainment, Peripherals, HD, Google
Source: PandoDaily
The All New HTC One Photos Won’t Stop! Oppo Find 7 Lookin’ Sexy! – The ManDroid Show
Time for that video portion of the Android news my friends. More All New HTC One photos have leaked out, and I think you can all agree it is getting pretty old. We are pretty much going to know everything about this phone before HTC’s unveiling event. Kind of sad, but we can you do. The Oppo Find 7 is looking mighty sexy, making get all excited just because it has a glow underneath it. It’s the little things. Enjoy the show!
News Topics
Lots more All New HTC One photos surface
All New HTC one gets a fancy flip-cover
Oppo Find 7 images
LG might have leaked the LG G3
Touchless voice controls for the Nexus 5
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Starbucks app update lets you tip your barista
Starting next week iPhone owners will not only be able to buy your triple-venti-extra-hot-no-foam latte using Starbucks’ mobile app, you’ll be able to tip your barista for making it as well. The king of coffee is updating its app March 19th to add digital tipping for the first time and make the app easier to navigate. If you’re not paying attention in line, a new “Shake to Pay” feature instantly loads your Starbucks card up from anywhere in the app. After you pay, you’ll get a push notification encouraging you to drop between 50 cents and two bucks in the store’s virtual tip jar. Tips can be adjusted for up to two hours after you leave (in case that macchiato really makes your day), and every purchase is saved in the form of a digital receipt you can access later on.
Mobile is a big business for Starbucks. Chief Digital Officer Adam Brotman tells us currently over 11 percent of Starbucks transactions are done using its mobile app. That adds up to a whopping 5 million transactions every week. With over 10 million active app users, next week’s iPhone update (which is set to come to Android soon) will hopefully make the coffee experience better for the customers as well as that guy making your Caramel Frappuccino.
Filed under: Cellphones, Wireless, Mobile
Share content on multiple social networks at once with Polarbear Beta [App of the Day]
If you’re like most people who use social networking, odds are you would like to post to multiple sites and accounts at once. The process of copy and pasting your text and posting it on different sites can get monotonous very quickly. Polarbear Beta for Android is here to help with that problem.
This app is very simple. Connect your accounts, type out what you’d like to post, and select which social networks you’d like to post to. The complete list of supported services are: Twitter, Facebook profiles, Google+ profiles, LinkedIn profiles, Facebook pages, Tumblr, Blogger, and App.net. The best thing about it is the new UI update that was just released today, making the app is now more functional than ever before.
Other rival apps (specifically Buffer) are nice, but they don’t allow posting to Google+ profiles, which we would like to see eventually.
Not so fast! This app is special. Since the app is still in beta, there is no direct Play Store link. Here are the instructions on how to get it on your phone:
- Click here to become a tester through your Google+ profile +https://play.google.com/apps/testing/air.com.polarbearbeta.android
- Click the download link at the bottom to install the app from the Play Store
- Install it from Google Play
If you don’t want to take these steps, you could download the apk directly from the Google+ page. If you’d like more information on Polarbear, visit the Google+ page, here.
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New Jersey is the latest state to ban Tesla’s direct-to-customer car sales
Tesla’s direct-to-customer sales model just hit another big roadblock. New Jersey’s Motor Vehicle Commission has voted in favor of a rule banning direct car sales, effectively kicking Tesla out of the state as of this April. For those keeping score, this is the EV maker’s third such defeat, following similar moves by Arizona and Texas — while Tesla won a legislative battle to go dealer-free in North Carolina, it appears to be losing the war. Not surprisingly, the company is furious. It accuses Governor Chris Christie of not just reneging on a promise to delay the rule for the sake of debate, but of speeding things up to please dealerships that fear real competition. Whether that’s an accurate representation or just corporate bluster, the ban will undoubtedly hurt Garden State residents who want a wider selection of eco-friendly rides.
Filed under: Transportation
Via: Wall Street Journal, SlashGear
Source: Tesla Blog
Daily Roundup: Blackberry’s identity crisis, Oculus Rift meets Game of Thrones and more!
You might say the day is never really done in consumer technology news. Your workday, however, hopefully draws to a close at some point. This is the Daily Roundup on Engadget, a quick peek back at the top headlines for the past 24 hours — all handpicked by the editors here at the site. Click on through the break, and enjoy.
BlackBerry’s identity crisis continues
Over the past few years, Blackberry endured lackluster product launches, management shake-ups and repeatedly unpleasant earnings reports. So, how can the once-mighty smartphone manufacturer arise from its proverbial pit of despair? We managed to sit down with longtime employee Gary Klassen during SXSW to discuss just that.
HBO pushes the boundaries of virtual reality to sell you Game of Thrones
Game developers aren’t the only ones teasing our senses with the Oculus Rift. Companies like HBO, Ogeeku and Chaotic Moon have capitalized on the VR headset’s use as a completely immersive marketing experience. Read on as Engadget’s Terrence O’Brien takes a virtual journey into the world of Game of Thrones.
Raspberry Pi gets its own sound card
Everyone’s favorite microcomputer just got a little bit better. The Raspberry Pi’s maker, element14, announced the $33 Wolfson Audio Card add-on this morning, which supports high-res audio and includes 3.5mm and S/PDIF output jacks. What’s more, it’s available starting today.
Leaked ad explains why HTC’s putting a ‘Duo Camera’ in its new One
GSM Arena is reporting that it received a leaked ad that sheds some light on the mystery behind HTC’s next One and its dual backside cameras. Should the information prove true, the handset will feature a larger 5-inch display and its shooters will allow for improved low-light capabilities and after-shot focus adjustments.
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Filed under: Misc
This is the thinnest LED that anyone can make
Companies have been racing to slim down LED backlights as devices get ever thinner, but the University of Washington may have just beaten everyone to the finish line. Its scientists have developed an LED that, at three atoms thick, is easily the thinnest LED to date — in fact, it’s impossible to build something thinner using current knowledge. The key ingredient is tungsten diselenide, the thinnest known semiconductor. A single sheet of the material is less than a tenth as thick as a conventional LED, but still emits measurable light. It’s flexible and strong, too. On a basic level, the technology could be handy for optical circuits, nanolasers and other areas where miniscule lighting is necessary. However, the researchers also see uses for their LED in mobile devices — it could end up in wearables and other gadgets where even a slight difference in thickness could make a big impact.
Filed under: Displays, Wearables, Science
Source: University of Washington, Nature
Former TV bigwigs are going after ‘super-fans’ with new online video service
Another day, another upstart streaming video service. The latest contender to enter the fray is Tapp, the subscription-based brainchild of former CNN president Jon Klein and former NBC Universal Television chairman Jeff Gaspin. So what’s got a bunch of big name investors (including Google’s Eric Schmidt) so worked up? Well, Tapp (which is short for the profoundly uncatchy “TV App”) is centered around a series of video channels for your smartphones and smart TVs that are tailored to specific niches like sports, politics, science and fitness. Unlike Hulu or Netflix though, you’ll pay $10 a month for each of the channels you actually want. That may sound a little steep, but these guys are banking on the star power of their hosts to make those channels worth paying for. For now the list of personalities is a mystery, though the New York Post reports that Sarah Palin may be one of the first — we’ll find out for sure when Tapp goes live in a few weeks.
Via: The Wrap
Source: Tapp
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