HTC One M7 Unlocked and Developer Editions receiving Lollipop update
We’ve already seen the update to Android 5.0 Lollipop roll out to Sprint and Google Play Edition variants of the HTC One M7, but if you’re the lucky owner of an Unlocked or Developer Edition M7, you should be getting the update as we speak. HTC’s Mo Versi took to Twitter to announce that the two variants would see the update today.
HTC One (M7) Unlocked and Dev owners! Enjoy the Lollipop update! OTA has been released. #HTCAdvantage
— Mo (@moversi) February 5, 2015
Less than a week ago, HTC announced that they wouldn’t hit their promised 90-day goal to bring Lollipop to carrier variants of the M8 and M7. This disappointed quite a few users, though HTC did have a valid reason for the delay. We don’t have any information as to when other carrier variants will see the update, but we’d imagine it should roll out sometime soon.
The HTC One M7 is almost two years old, though many would still consider it a great Android device. If you’d like to pick one up for yourself, you can grab one off-contract for as low as $149.99.
Much to everyone’s surprise, Lollipop hasn’t actually rolled out on too many devices quite yet. In the latest Android distribution numbers, Lollipop is only on 1.6% of Android devices so far. So, if you’re the lucky owner of an Unlocked or Dev. Edition M7, consider yourself lucky!
RadioShack files for bankruptcy as Sprint eyes its stores
As expected, RadioShack filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy today. The electronics store has had 11 unprofitable quarters in a row that apparently even Weird Al and a drone, concept stores and Arduinos couldn’t turn around. We’ve seen many electronics retailers fade out over the last few years, but most don’t have a 94-year history behind them. In the immediate future, Reuters reports the company has a deal with its largest shareholder, Standard General to sell between 1,500 and 2,400 of its 4,000 stores. In turn, Sprint has an agreement to expand to about 1,750 of those stores, taking up about one-third of the space. TechCrunch posted a copy of the filing, and right now it’s expected that the remaining stores will be closed, assuming the store’s lenders approve of the deal — leaving us with one fewer place to go when need a battery right now.
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Filed under: Cellphones, Mobile, Sprint
RadioShack files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy, Sprint moving into some stores
After struggling to find any sort of success in recent years, RadioShack has officially filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy. The entire process includes plenty of moves and changes for various parties. General Wireless, a subsidiary of Standard General, will absorb most of RadioShack’s assets and existing leases for retail stores. Most notably, Sprint has agreed to move into approximately 1,750 stores across the country. It will allow Sprint to have a store-within-a-store setup. The agreement provides Sprint with around a third a retail space within the co-branded stores. While Sprint, Boost Mobile, and Virgin Mobile have primary branding on marketing materials, other carriers and products will continue to be sold.
The addition of 1,750 stores would build upon the existing 1,100 stores owned by Sprint. Marcelo Claure, the CEO of Sprint, said that the agreement allows “Sprint to grow branded distribution quickly and cost-effectively in prime locations.”
What do you think about Sprint’s decision to make a push into RadioShack stores? Let us know in the comments.
Here is the full press release:
Sprint Signs Agreement with RadioShack’s Lender to Expand Branded Stores
OVERLAND PARK, Kan. (BUSINESS WIRE), February 05, 2015 – As part of RadioShack’s recent bankruptcy filing, Sprint (NYSE:S) and General Wireless Inc., a subsidiary of Standard General LP, RadioShack’s largest shareholder, have agreed in principle on terms that would allow Sprint to expand its branded store distribution by approximately 1,750 stores. The proposed transaction is part of the sale of a portion of RadioShack’s assets and assignment of certain leases to General Wireless Inc. Once the transaction is finalized and approved by the bankruptcy court, Sprint and General Wireless Inc. would establish co-branded stores that will exclusively sell mobile devices across Sprint’s brand portfolio as well as RadioShack products, services and accessories.
“We’ve proven that our products and new offers drive traffic to stores, and this agreement would allow Sprint to grow branded distribution quickly and cost-effectively in prime locations,” said Sprint CEO Marcelo Claure. “Sprint and RadioShack expect to benefit from operational efficiencies and by cross-marketing to each other’s customers.”
Under the terms of the new agreement, Sprint would effectively operate a store within a RadioShack store, occupying approximately one third of the retail space of each location. Sprint employees will sell mobile devices and plans on all Sprint brands including Boost and Virgin Mobile. The stores will be co-branded with Sprint being the primary brand on storefronts and in marketing materials.
Sprint currently has more than 1,100 company-owned retail stores, which would more than double if the transaction is approved.
The transaction is expected to be finalized in the coming months and is subject to approval by a Delaware bankruptcy court and to a closing period.
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About Sprint:
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Microsoft’s Lumia 535 lands in Brazil for R$599
There’s some good news tonight if you live in Brazil: Microsoft’s Lumia 535 is now for sale in the country for R $ 599.00 ($218 USD) — lining up with pricing that leaked late last month.
Sunrise Calendar gets a tablet layout, more app integrations in newest update
Sunrise Calendar, one of our favorite calendar apps for Android, is receiving a version 2.0 update today in the Play Store.
First of all, the version 2.0 update brings an improved tablet layout. The app didn’t have one in previous iterations, so its nice to see that addition finally make its way to the app. Also added in this update is integration for two new applications: Google Tasks and EventBrite. Now, you’ll be able to keep track of certain events and all of your tasks from inside the Sunrise app. Additionally, Sunrise now offers over 25,000 calendars for holidays, sports teams, birthdays, week numbers and many more. Once you log into the app for the first time, you’ll be prompted to choose from the thousands of different calendars to add to your personal list.
In Sunrise’s blog post announcing the update from earlier today, they began the post by saying, “Today, we’re excited to announce our … new Android app for tablets!” This is likely hinting at their rumored Microsoft acquisition from yesterday. So, it seems as though we’ll need to wait a bit longer for any word on if the rumors are correct.
If you haven’t tried Sunrise Calendar yet, now is a good time to do so. You can download the app for free in the Google Play Store.
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Shout! Factory’s free video service is a cult movie and TV fan’s dream
Grab some popcorn and settle into your favorite couch groove, nerds. Shout! Factory, a company best known for bringing cult shows and films to home video, is getting into the streaming video game with Shout Factory TV. The new ad-supported service (also accessible through a Roku app) will be the online home for over 2,500 TV episodes and movies, including Mystery Science Theater 3000, Home Movies, and The Weird Al Show. For the most part, the site is just rounding up content already available on Hulu and YouTube, but the new Roku app should at least make all that content more couch friendly. Shout! Factory says it’s also working on bringing the service to more devices soon.
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Filed under: HD
Source: Shout! Factory
Nexus 6 for Verizon has Big Red’s logo stamped on the rear
Branding is very important for carriers in the United States. They feel that putting their name and logo everywhere and anywhere will help sell the device. Among the nation’s four largest carriers, Verizon has been the worst with branding. So people are worried that the Nexus 6, when released through Verizon, will have excessive branding that takes away from the Nexus experience. Well, we have good news. Big Red will only place its logo at the bottom of the back panel on the Nexus 6.
At this time, we know nothing about the bloatware coming to Verizon’s Nexus 6. It is expected that some Verizon services such as MyVerizon and Visual Voicemail appear.
In all, it should not be too bad considering where Verizon’s branding strategy once lied with devices. Remember the Galaxy Note II? Yep, times have changed since then.
Source: Phandroid
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Android 5.0 Lollipop soon expected for multiple Sprint devices
This is some great news for Sprint customers out there. A few of HTC, LG, and Samsung’s most popular devices are receiving updates for Android 5.0 Lollipop on the network.
The update for the HTC One M7 was confirmed via Twitter by Mo, the Vice President of Product Management at HTC. Its OTA update started today. He notes that Lollipop is coming to other devices as well.
Android Central said that Lollipop is also coming to the HTC One M8 and One M8 Harmon Kardon edition on February 13th and to the LG G3 on February 16th. Although, this could be subject to change.
You can also see in the image that the Galaxy S5 should have also started receiving the update earlier today. That appears to be true based on confirmation directly from Samsung.
Congrats to all the Sprint owners out there. Hopefully, the other characters will quickly follow with updates for these and other devices.
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Microsoft fixes download issues with the Windows 10 touch-based Office apps
If you had problems downloading the newly launched touch-based Word, Excel and PowerPoint apps for the Windows 10 preview on Wednesday, you might want to try getting them now. Microsoft is reporting that those issues have now been fixed.
Timely Alarm Clock update brings Lollipop fixes, Google Now integration and more
If Timely is your alarm clock app of choice make sure to head to the Play Store sometime soon, as a big update is rolling out as we speak. If you’re using a device running Android 5.0 Lollipop, you’ve likely run into some trouble with this app in the past (force closing, incompatibility with Priority Notifications). With that said, it’s been quite awhile since this app has seen any improvements, so the update to version 1.3 should be welcomed by all users.
First and foremost, the folks at Timely have fixed a ton of bugs and visual glitches found throughout the app, which should make your Lollipop-running device compatible again. Also added is the ability to set timers and alarms through Google Now, using either voice or text. The developers have included support for upcoming alarm notifications, support for the new alarm API to show the alarm icon as well as the ability to select your own sounds or music for your alarm or timer.
The update also brings a handful of nice visual improvements. The status and action bars, notifications and overview headers are all colored and take on the current theme that you have set for each page.
Take a look at the full changelog below:
- Select your own sounds
- Upcoming alarm notification
- Option to ask for the challenge to snooze
- Google Now support for timers and reuses alarms
- Android 5.0 adaptions:
- Colored notifications
- Colored status and action bar
- Colored Overview headers
- Support for new alarm API to show the alarm icon
- Numerous fixes for crashes and visual glitches
If you’ve never given Timely a fair shot, now is probably a good time to do so. Head to the Play Store link below to grab the update.
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