Samsung Galaxy S5 outsells Galaxy S4 on launch day
If anyone thought the Samsung Galaxy S5 would be a flop then they’d be wrong as Phones4U are reporting that the newly launched device sold double the units the Samsung Galaxy S4 shipped on its own launch day.
We’re thrilled to announce that Phones 4u has seen record success with the launch of the Samsung Galaxy S5, with sales on the first day alone being double that of the Samsung Galaxy S4 during the same period.
Registration ahead of the pre-orders period alone for the Galaxy S5 reached over five figures, with the actual pre-orders “escalating significantly” past the Galaxy S4.
Scott Hooton, Chief Marketing Officer at Phones 4u comments: “The Samsung Galaxy S5 is clearly one of the most anticipated handsets of 2014. We’re incredibly pleased with the success it’s had at Phones 4u in such a short space of time already, with sales of the new smartphone being double those seen for the Galaxy S4 on its launch day last year.
It seems the Samsung Galaxy S5 has gotten off to a flying start and is set to continue its success in shipping huge numbers. The Samsung Galaxy S5 is available to buy at all Phones 4u stores and online now.
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Apple Launches 8 GB iPhone 5c in Six More Countries [iOS Blog]
Following a brief maintenance period worldwide, Apple’s Online Stores in the Netherlands, Italy, Belgium, Sweden, Poland, and the Czech Republic are now selling the 8 GB iPhone 5c. The device was spotted in these online stores by 9to5Mac.
The 8 GB version of the phone was launched last month in a few of Apple’s Online Stores alongside the relaunched 16 GB iPad 4. Apple revealed in a statement to Re/code that its strategy with the 8 GB iPhone 5c is to offer a low-cost option that is compatible with the growing number of developing LTE networks in certain countries. The report also noted that Apple prefers not to sell the lower-cost model in the United States because of the popularity of subsidized phones.
The 8GB iPhone 5c is available now through select Apple Online Stores as well as through various Apple Retail locations.
Lenovo’s banking on motion control and Flex-able laptops with latest releases
Motion control hasn’t outmoded the mouse and keyboard yet, but it is finding its way into more and more consumer products. Take Lenovo’s upcoming A540 all-in-one desktop, for instance: its one of a handful of the company’s products to feature Lenovo Motion Control, a 12-gesture collection of hands-free (well, hand waving) media controls. The $1,279.99 machine is built specifically with families in mind, featuring a 23.8-inch 1,920 x 1,080 touchscreen, NVIDIA GeForce GT 840A graphics, an Intel Core i7 CPU and an aluminum frame that tapers down to 4 millimeters at its thinnest point.
Lenovo is refreshing its laptop line-up too, including two new models for its Flex family of convertible notebooks. The 14 and 15.6-inch Flex 2 laptops feature the same 300-degree hinge we saw in the Yoga, Yoga 2 and ThinkPad Yoga – allowing them to bend over backwards into a makeshift (and rather large) tablet. The machines are fairly customizable too, and are available in both Intel Core i7 / NVIDIA GeForce or AMD APU and Radeon GPU configurations. The 14 and 15.6-inch Flex 2 convertibles will be available this June for $429 and $799, respectively.
Uber still offering rides in Belgium despite court order
Despite seized vehicles, a court order and possible €10,000 fine (per pickup!), Uber says its UberPOP ride-sharing service is remains available in Brussels. In its blog, the company complained that the original lawsuit was filed by Brussels radio taxi companies trying to limit choice, and that “if anyone should be filing lawsuits, it’s Brussels consumers.” Concluding the truculent post, Uber said it would “continue to provide our car-sharing platform,” which we assume means that it’ll carry on operations. We’ll have to see if it sticks to its guns considering the looming fines, and what its opponents’ next move will be.
[Image credit: Uber]
Filed under: Transportation, Internet
Source: Uber
Sky now lets you watch or record TV directly from Twitter
Twitter’s cosy with many broadcasters that wish to connect with their audiences better, and in the UK, Sky’s previously partnered with the social network for tweeting footy highlights in near real-time. Today, the two have teamed up again on Twitter embeds that allow Sky subscribers to watch or record content from within tweets by way of Twitter’s mobile apps. Two buttons in these style of tweets, that will feature on several of Sky’s accounts, send you either to the Sky Go app if you can’t wait another second to indulge, or set your Sky box to record the TV show, film or sporting event via the Sky+ app. It’s basically the same agreement Twitter has with Comcast in the States, as the microblogging platform moves to bridge the gap between the second screen and, well, screen.
Filed under: Home Entertainment
Via: The Telegraph
Source: Sky
Lenovo’s banking on motion control and Flex-able laptops with latest releases
Motion control hasn’t outmoded the mouse and keyboard yet, but it is finding its way into more and more consumer products. Take Lenovo’s upcoming A540 all-in-one desktop, for instance: its one of a handful of the company’s products to feature Lenovo Motion Control, a 12-gesture collection of hands-free (well, hand waving) media controls. The $1,279.99 machine is built specifically with families in mind, featuring a 23.8-inch 1,920 x 1,080 touchscreen, NVIDIA GeForce GT 840A graphics, an Intel Core i7 CPU and an aluminum frame that tapers down to 4 millimeters at its thinnest point.
Lenovo is refreshing its laptop line-up too, including two new models for its Flex family of convertible notebooks. The 14 and 15.6-inch Flex 2 laptops feature the same 300-degree hinge we saw in the Yoga, Yoga 2 and ThinkPad Yoga – allowing them to bend over backwards into a makeshift (and rather large) tablet. The machines are fairly customizable too, and are available in both Intel Core i7 / NVIDIA GeForce or AMD APU and Radeon GPU configurations. The 14 and 15.6-inch Flex 2 convertibles will be available this June for $429 and $799, respectively.
How Google’s internet-balloon idea got off the ground
On paper, the notion of balloon-provided internet sounds more than a little ridiculous, but that’s just how Google X rolls. Mountain View’s far-off research division has recently spilled (some of) its guts to Fast Company, detailing the process for bringing something like Project Loon from concept to reality. To start, every X project must address a problem that affects possibly billions of people and it has to use a radical solution that resembles sci-fi to do so. Oh, and it needs to utilize tech that’s “very nearly” obtainable, if it already isn’t available, too.
Loon began as an idea concerning device-to-device connections, but in June 2011 it was shifted to boosting internet access in rural areas. The team then riffed on Lockheed’s plans for a high-altitude, stationary comms airship idea to come up with balloons for the delivery method. From there, the group cobbled together radio transmitters, cardboard boxes and weather balloons, launched the prototype and drove under it to test the gizmo’s mettle. Google X execs commissioned the experiment as an official project that August, and then a small house was built in the lab to test antenna designs. Almost two years later, Project Loon went for an official test run over New Zealand in June 2013. Today, the search giant is weighing what types of business models could work best for the service, from a number of telco suitors. Fast Company‘s lengthy feature offers a pretty fascinating look inside Google’s secretive lab — including why X abandoned its space elevator and teleportater projects (yes, really) — so be sure to check it out.
Filed under: Wireless, Internet, Google
Source: Fast Company
NASA catches a glimpse of Saturn birthing a new moon
For the first and perhaps the last time ever, NASA’s Cassini spacecraft, whose mission is to orbit Saturn, has captured a new moon emerge from the Jovian planet’s rings. As you might know, the birth of a moon is an extremely rare event, and in Saturn’s case, it might never happen again. You see, there’s a theory that the sixth planet from the sun used to have a much larger ring system, which led to formation of numerous natural satellites. After birthing a whopping 62 moons, though, the rings are now too depleted to make more, even if they still look lush from afar. This could be our very last chance to observe how Saturn’s ring particles form a natural satellite that detaches from the planet and ultimately orbits around it.
Scientists estimate that the newborn, which they have named Peggy, is merely half a mile in diameter. That makes it positively tiny compared to the planet’s largest moon, Titan, which has a diameter that measures 3,200 miles, or around half the size of Earth. In fact, it’s so small that Cassini can’t even take a decent picture of it, though NASA plans to observe it more closely when the spacecraft moves closer to the outer edge of the rings in 2016. Sadly, scientists believe Peggy won’t grow any bigger and might be falling apart, so the little one might never get to become a legitimate Saturn satellite.
[Image credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/Space Science Institute]
Filed under: Science
Via: Gizmodo
Source: NASA, ScienceDirect
Halo, Destiny composer Martin O’Donnell fired by Bungie
After composing some of the most memorable songs in gaming for Bungie games including most of the Halo series, Myth and Oni, Martin O’Donnell tweeted tonight that he has been terminated “without cause” by Bungie’s board of directors. It’s not entirely common for a game soundtrack to get the album release treatment, but that’s just what happened for the Halo games and many gamers have been looking forward to O’Donnell’s work on the upcoming game Destiny. A statement on Bungie.net confirms the move, although it claims “Today, as friends, we say goodbye.” The timing and feeling reported by the two sides appear to be at odds, and while we wait for more details we’ll remember better days with Marty’s recent work on the Destiny trailer as well as theme songs for Halo 1, 2 and 3.
I’m saddened to say that Bungie’s board of directors terminated me without cause on April 11, 2014.
– Marty O’Donnell (@MartyTheElder) April 16, 2014
Filed under: Gaming
Source: Martin O’Donnell (Twitter), Bungie.net
Moto X+1 Back Covers Revealed! Download the Rumored New Google App Icons! – ManDroid Quickie
Time for some quick Android news that will be in and out of your face before you know it. Evleaks gave us a nice little list of custom back covers for the Moto X+1 that show us the Moto Maker will have a ton of choices for the new device. New Google app icons rumored to be hitting our devices soon, and you can already download them courtesy of the awesome developers in our community. Enjoy the vid!
News Topics
Moto X+1 back covers show up in new list
T-Mobile wants to stop overages
Rumored new Google app icons
Download the new Project Hera Google app icons
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