Pebble says “Be Fresh, Hot and Fly” with new neon coloured Smartwatches
Did you ever think that the Pebble watch‘s colours, black, red, white and grey, were a bit dull? Well, good news as Pebble has announced a limited selection of colours that will get your hearts racing. Launched with the slogan “Be Fresh, Hot and Fly”, the new Pebbles adopt three new colours: Fresh (green), Hot (pink), and Fly (blue). And to help celebrate this new line, Pebble put together a very neat video:
Despite these new colours being limited edition, Pebble is still offering these new watches for the standard Pebble price of $150 USD. That’s probably also because there have been no internal changes to the smartwatch apart from the new neon exterior. The timing of this release is questionable seeing as the northern hemisphere is about to enter Autumn and these are very summer-y colours, but if you’ve been holding out for a Pebble in a colour that’s more suited to you, now may be the time to pounce. Pebble hasn’t said howl long it expects these new colours to be available, but if you have the inkling, it’s probably best to pull the trigger before they’re all gone.
What do you think about the new Fresh, Hot and Fly colours for the Pebble? Let us know your thoughts in the comments below.
Source: Pebble
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LG annual sales to hit 60 million smartphones worldwide
When it comes to Android, people often end up thinking about smartphones from Samsung, but there’s another big Asian manufacturer that we are missing. 2014 was probably the best year for LG so far, as it is reported by Kiwoom Securities and Korea Investment that LG is expected to sell roughly 60 million smartphones in sales this… Read more »
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BlackBerry’s rebirth: how a fallen smartphone giant plans to remake itself
BlackBerry has stopped bleeding — officially, at least. In a memo leaked to Reuters, CEO John Chen tells staff that three years of job cuts are over, and that the former mobile legend can start building itself back up rather than salvaging what’s left of its smartphone empire. But how did it get to this point? And more importantly, how does it plan to bounce back in an era when even many of its corporate customers have moved on to Android and iOS? As you’ll see in our gallery below, BlackBerry is only getting to this point after some grave errors and painful decisions — but it last appears to have a strategy that, while imperfect, at least acknowledges a difficult reality.
[Lead image credit: AP Photo/Achmad Ibrahim]
Filed under: Cellphones, Mobile, Blackberry
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Sprint reportedly withdraws its bid to buy T-Mobile
Softbank-owned Sprint has reportedly changed its mind about buying T-Mobile US, according to the Wall Street Journal. It seems a bit surprising, given the amount of time and energy Softbank CEO Masayoshi Son has put into pursuing the fourth-largest wireless carrier in the US — committing to buy the company for as much as $40 billion. That said, the alleged reasons behind the decision to withdraw a bid make sense: Sprint faces too much of a challenge getting the deal over the necessary regulatory hurdles. The company likely came to this conclusion after a long series of meetings with government officials, who reportedly expressed concern that such a deal would take a toll on competition in the US wireless industry. Sprint declined to comment, but the Journal reports that the carrier plans to make an announcement early tomorrow.
The report also states that a competing bid for T-Mobile, made by French company Iliad, wasn’t considered for very long; the company’s $15 billion offer simply wasn’t enough for Deutsche Telekom to give it any serious thought. For now, it appears that T-Mobile will continue on its own for quite some time — and judging by its current growth, it won’t be too long before it overtakes Sprint as the third-largest carrier in the US.
What do you think about Sprint’s reported end to its quest for T-Mobile?
Filed under: Cellphones, Wireless, Mobile, Sprint, T-Mobile
Source: WSJ
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Samsung is helping golfers keep up with the PGA Championship
While a lot of people in the US are getting ready for the NFL regular season to start, there are indeed other sports out there. Which is to say, the other football, basketball, baseball and, well, you get the point. For golf fans, these next few days will be rather interesting, with the PGA Championship due to begin on Thursday, August 5th. Naturally, Samsung saw an opportunity and found a way to help golfers who won’t be there to experience it live, by introducing a smart TV app filled with content from the tournament — the only caveat is you’ll have to own one of the company’s 2013 or 2014 sets. Aside from that, there will be a ton of stuff for you to enjoy, including different broadcast modes (from CBS and TNT); a second-screen feature that can display leaderboards and highlights on an Android device; and live voting for different things during the PGA event. Once the Championship is over, Turner Sports, a Samsung partner on the launch, tells us the smart TV app is expected to have the same features for the Ryder Cup, which tees off on September 23rd.
Filed under: Home Entertainment, HD, Samsung
Source: PGA
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Lenovo’s new flagship features Quad HD screen, metal body and huge battery
Lenovo isn’t exactly well-known for its smartphones this side of the Pacific, but it’s got a solid following in Asia. Now, Motorola’s soon-to-be parent company is showing off more of its mobile chops with a six-inch Quad HD (2,560×1,440) flagship device called the Vibe Z2 Pro. Besides the super high-res display, the Pro’s not lacking in other features: For starters, it’ll come with a metallic brushed-weave unibody frame and 4,000mAh battery, which is more than generous even with the phone’s large chassis (to compare, the Samsung Galaxy Note 3 is 3,200mAh and the HTC One Max is 3,300).
At 7.7mm, the Pro is reasonably thin (and hopefully not so thin that it’s difficult to hold, like on the Sony Xperia Z Ultra), and it weighs 179 grams (6.31 ounces), which isn’t out of the ordinary for a metallic phone of this size. The Android 4.4 device will pack a 2.5GHz quad-core Snapdragon 801 chipset, along with 3GB RAM and a 16MP rear camera with dual LED flash and optical image stabilization. It comes with dual-SIM capabilities, but doesn’t offer a microSD slot; 32GB internal storage is all you get here.
The pro will come in titanium, gold and black color options and will be available starting in September. Lenovo hasn’t specified pricing or availability, but we’re guessing that the flagship won’t wander too far away from Asia.
Filed under: Cellphones, Wireless, Mobile, Google, Lenovo
Via: GSMArena
Source: Lenovo (G+)
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Humble Mobile Bundle 6 is live, offering games like Threes! and Combo Crew
For the thrifty mobile gamer, there is always one source of mobile games that will always be great value: the Humble Mobile Bundle. This also applies if you’re hoping to contribute for a charitable cause as the Humble Bundle establishment helps split all proceedings from the game sales to developers and charities. The latest Bundle, the Humble Mobile Bundle 6, offers another 6 fantastic games; check out a brief video showcasing all the games on offer:
If you just pay a token amount of money, you will get access to Eliss Infinity, Duet Premium and Combo Crew Special Edition. If however, you pay over the average price (which at the time of writing is a mere $4.22 USD), you will also get Threes!, Mines of Mars, Jon Dever’s Lone Wolf: Full Game, as well as any games that are added to the bundle in the future. It’s great to see such a great initiative still going strong, so make sure you contribute and get yourselves some fantastic games. You’ll have until August 19th to jump on this deal, so get on it here!
What do you think of the Humble Mobile Bundle 6? Let us know your opinion in the comments.
Source: Humble Bundle
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Sprint Abandons Plans to Purchase T-Mobile
Sprint is abandoning plans to purchase T-Mobile US, reports The Wall Street Journal. According to the site, Sprint and its parent company Softbank believe it would be too hard to gain regulatory approval for the deal, with Sprint planning to make an announcement on Wednesday.
Sprint Corp. is ending its pursuit of T-Mobile US, according to people familiar with the matter. The company and its parent, SoftBank Corp. decided it simply would be too difficult to win approval from regulators, the people said.
News that Sprint was working on a potential purchase of T-Mobile US first came in December of 2013, when The Wall Street Journal suggested Sprint was preparing a takeover bid. The deal, which could have been worth more than $20 billion, would have been subjected to significant regulatory scrutiny.
In fact, the United States Justice Department met with Sprint board members to discuss the deal and expressed concerns about the merger. U.S. antitrust authorities reportedly believe that having four national carriers is necessary to maintain a competitive market.
Japanese carrier Softbank purchased a 70 percent controlling interest in Sprint back in 2012, while T-Mobile is majority owned by German telecom giant Deutsche Telekom.
This is the second time a T-Mobile purchase has fallen through. AT&T previously attempted to acquire T-Mobile but the deal fell through after being blocked by Federal Communications Commission and the Department of Justice.
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Jack White’s ‘Lazaretto’ Ultra LP is the best-selling vinyl release in 20 years
Since its release in early June, Jack White’s Lazaretto Ultra LP has sold 238,000 copies — making it the most popular vinyl release of the year. That tally also earns the artist’s second solo album the best-selling record of any year since Pearl Jam’s 1994 effort Vitalogy. Billboard also reports that number two on the vinyl sales chart for 2014 is Arctic Monkeys’ AM with 29,000 units sold and Daft Punk’s popular Random Access Memories sold the most in 2013 with 49,000. Of course, Mr. White adds this accolade to a trophy case that includes a Guinness World Record for the fastest release awarded back in April.
[Photo credit: Gaelle Beri/Redferns via Getty Images]
Filed under: Misc
Via: Fact Magazine
Source: Billboard
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US government says someone besides Snowden is leaking secret docs
Due to content of a report from The Intercept, the US government says that there’s a new whistle blower leaking its secrets in addition to Edward Snowden. The article details national security documents prepared by the National Counterterrorism Center dated August 2013 — after the former NSA contractor left the US for Russia. Focusing on databases used to organize suspected terrorists’ identities, the report details one specific repository — the Terrorist Identities Datamart Enivornment (TIDE) — that now tallies a million names. According to The Intercept, 680,000 suspects make up the Terrorist Screening Database (TSDB) portion of TIDE, with over 40 percent (280,000 to be exact) labeled by the government as having no affiliation with a terrorist group. Documents also shed light on how the screening system has expanded under the Obama Administration to include the collection of biometric data (facial images, fingerprints, and iris scans) of watchlisted Americans. What’s more, part of the process included pulling records for every person with a driver’s license in Illinois, Indiana and Wisconsin in the time leading up to the Chicago Marathon.
[(Photo credit: Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg via Getty Images]
Filed under: Internet
Via: CNN
Source: The Intercept (1), (2)
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