You can save thousands of bucks every year on your mobile phone bill by switching to FreedomPop. Learn more about how it’s possible to get 100% free talk, text and 4G LTE data every month here. FreedomPop is offering over 65% off the certified pre-owned HTC Evo 4G LTE (here is the Android Central review of the HTC Evo 4G LTE), which works out to just $99.99, plus free shipping. Other top-notch handsets from Samsung, HTC, and LG are also discounted and offer the same access to free talk, text, and data services from FreedomPop. The icing on the cake is an unlimited talk and text trial for your first month.

You can save thousands of bucks every year on your mobile phone bill by switching to FreedomPop. Learn more about how it’s possible to get 100% free talk, text and 4G LTE data every month here. FreedomPop is offering over 65% off the certified pre-owned HTC Evo 4G LTE (here is the Android Central review of the HTC Evo 4G LTE), which works out to just $99.99, plus free shipping. Other top-notch handsets from Samsung, HTC, and LG are also discounted and offer the same access to free talk, text, and data services from FreedomPop. The icing on the cake is an unlimited talk and text trial for your first month.

This has been coming up in more comments than we expected, so we’ll make it easy for you here: The Dell Venue 8 7840 tablet — it’s not official unless you use all of those numbers, in the correct order — costs $399. That’s for the one and only model currently available, with a mere 16GB of on-board storage (with about half of that available to you after boot).

If you purchase from Dell, you’ll see a few “deals” that include a folio case, Dell Cast dongle or wireless keyboard and case. But the tablet model remains the same.

• Buy the Venue 8 700 series now from Dell
• Buy the Venue 8 700 series now from Best Buy

No longer bother with you lock screen at home

With the introduction of Android 5.0 Lollipop, Google has brought a new type of Smart lock to the operating system — Trusted locations. Don’t let the name fool you though, these smart locks aren’t a new way to lock your device, these are actually new ways to unlock your phone or tablet. With the Trusted places lock your Lollipop device will disable its lock screen security when you are in a designated location.

It’s super convenient, and quite easy to set up as well. Read along and we’ll show you the way.

It’s easy to take and edit quick videos on the iPhone, but getting great audio isn’t always as simple as pointing and shooting. The iPhone microphone isn’t too shabby at close distances, but when you’re trying to film in a crowded room, it’s not quite enough. Here are a few of my favorite ways to avoid tinny or terrible sound when shooting iPhone video.

Get closer to your subject when in a noisy environment

One of the biggest audio mistakes beginning videographers make is trying to film someone speaking from across a room when there’s no way to clearly hear their audio. Background noise, room echoes, and outdoor sounds can all contribute to poor quality here. Instead, if you can’t use an external microphone, try getting closer to your subject. Your shot may be a little more zoomed in than you’d like, but your audio will be crisper.

Use another iOS device

Of course, you don’t have to get close to your subject when using an external microphone. If you have an older iPhone or iPod touch, or you can borrow a friend’s, you can use it as a portable microphone with little problem. Use your iPhone to film how you’d like, then set up the second iPhone near where you want audio. (If you’re filming interview-style, you can even hold it like a portable microphone or hide it, mic-side-up, in a jacket breast pocket.)

To record, just open the Voice Memos app on the second iPhone and dictate what clip you’re shooting (“Christmas party, kids playing with new toys”). Then set your video camera to record, and clap your hands in front of the frame — it’s an old trick, but a good one.

When you finish shooting, you’ll have the video and a separate audio track; you can bring both into iMovie on the Mac and edit accordingly.

Buy an external microphone

If you’re trying to shoot something a little more high-quality, chances are you’ll want to pony up a little cash for an external microphone. There are a few different categories here: on-device mics, wired lavalier mics, and wireless microphones.

There are a bunch of on-device mics available for your iPhone or iPad, depending on what you plan to record. I’ve personally heard good things about Photojojo’s Mighty Mic ($70), Blue’s Mikey Digital ($100), and the Zoom iQ6 ($100); the first is designed for shooting on the go, while the latter two are more for single-room recordings and music captures.

In the wired lavalier section, you’ve got the Movo PM10 ($22) as a cheap but well-reviewed option, and the Rode smartLav+ ($78).

If you have professional wireless lavalier and portable microphones you own, you can hook them up to your iPhone, but you’ll need to pair them with a 3.5mm adapter first.

Your tips?

Those are some of my tips and recommendations; anyone have a setup or tips they like to get good audio when shooting on the iPhone 6? Put ‘em in the comments.

After significant delays, Samsung’s first Tizen smartphone has made its debut. Dubbed the Z1, the device will go on sale in India later today for Rs. 5,700 ($90). To incentivize the purchase of the Z1 over Android handsets available at a similar price, Samsung is bundling a host of entertainment services in a package called “Joy Box”, which allows users access to over 270,000 songs, movies, and over 80 live TV shows.

A few hours after the mysterious Lumia 532 passed through Brazil’s equivalent of the FCC, Microsoft has made the device official. The Redmond giant also launched the Lumia 435 in single- and dual-SIM versions, with the device becoming the most affordable Lumia handset yet with a price tag of 69 EUR ($80) before taxes.