Anyone can buy the Redmi Note 4G in India as Xiaomi ends flash sales
Xiaomi has announced on Twitter that it is ending flash sales of the Redmi Note 4G in India as the vendor believes it has sufficient stock to make the device available for open sale. Starting today, anyone can purchase the device directly from Flipkart by shelling out Rs. 9,999 ($160).
Uber goes live in Birmingham, its fourth UK city
While there’s tonnes of competition between app-based private hire services in the US, if you want to move about UK cities, you’ll find the market is largely dominated by local taxi firms. Uber and Hailo are both intent on disrupting the space, though, and are slowly widening their presence. Today, Uber’s taken another step forward with its UK expansion, announcing that it’s now ready to accept fares in Birmingham. That takes the company’s city count up to four, with the Midlands city joining London, Manchester and Leeds. Currently, Uber’s footprint in Birmingham is quite small, meaning customers might have to wait for a car. However, with its driver loyalty program now fully operational, the company can offer new drivers more incentives than its traditional taxi counterparts.
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Source: Uber
Carriers in the U.S. are legally obligated to unlock your phone
Do you remember when it was illegal to unlock your cell phone in the United States? Don’t worry, those days are behind us now. Effective immediately, all U.S. carriers must unlock customers’ phones or tablets upon request, with a few small caveats.
Back in 2013, the FCC came to an agreement with carriers that by February 11, 2015, all provisions of said agreement should be met, following the previous three out of six provision requirement that landed May 11, 2014. With the agreement in full effect, your carrier must abide to the following terms:
Postpaid Unlocking Policy. Carriers, upon request, will unlock mobile wireless devices or provide the necessary information to unlock their devices for their customers and former customers in good standing and individual owners of eligible devices after the fulfillment of the applicable postpaid service contract, device financing plan, or payment of applicable early termination fee.
Prepaid Unlocking Policy. Carriers, upon request, will unlock prepaid mobile wireless devices no later than one year after initial activation, consistent with reasonable time, payment or usage requirements.
But wait, there’s more. You will now be able to find unlocking policies on your carrier’s website, they will be getting back to you within 2 business days for unlocking requests, they will even inform you when your device is eligible to be unlocked to take to another carrier, should you so choose.
Best of all, deployed military personnel need not be strapped down, your carrier should unlock your device, almost no questions asked.
Let me say again, however, your carrier must determine that your account is in good standing, you have completed your contract, device payment plan and/or have paid any applicable early termination fees. Failure to meet any of these conditions could result in a refusal to unlock your device, so be careful.
Finally, this new policy does not actually require the carrier to unlock your device for you, but simply to allow your device to be unlocked. They will provide instructions, at the very least, but you may end up having to push the buttons for yourself. I assure you, from my own experience, this can be nerve wracking, especially if they provide you with multiple potential unlock codes, but only limited unlock attempts before it bricks your device.
For all the details, head over to the CTIA Wireless Association’s Consumer Code page.
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Starbucks app lets you reload your card with Apple Pay
No, you still can’t go into a Starbucks and pay for that double-blended frappuccino with your phone. But if you update the company’s app, you should at least be able to quickly reload a Starbucks card from within your iPhone using Apple Pay. The cafe has long been listed as one of Apple Pay’s app partners, but it’s not clear if it will ever accept the payment method in its stores. Other than giving you the ability to load your card with caffeine money, the update also adds more calorie information to the items on the menu. And trust us when we say you’d want to check it first before ordering a second venti double chocolaty chip crème frappuccino.
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Filed under: Cellphones, Mobile, Apple
Via: MacRumors
Source: iTunes
Gabriel Aul teases release date of Windows 10 preview for phones with a puzzle
After announcing on Twitter that the Windows 10 preview for phones will be available sometime this month, Microsoft’s Gabriel Aul has teased the release date with a puzzle.
New ‘App Pins’ Allow Users to Install iOS Apps Right From Pinterest’s App
Pinterest today announced a new partnership with Apple to launch “App Pins” that will allow users to install iOS apps on their devices without ever needing to leave the Pinterest app.
Let’s say you’re Pinning workout inspiration to your Marathon Training board. If you see a fitness app that helps you reach your goals, you can download it right from Pinterest.
When you come across an app Pin, tap Install to download the app right to your iPhone or iPad without ever leaving Pinterest (you’ll only see app Pins when you’re using the Pinterest app on your iPhone or iPad).
As part of the rollout, Apple is also launching its own App Store board on Pinterest, giving the company a place to feature apps on a variety of topics within Pinterest. Apple is currently featuring a number of apps and other pins focused on fashion and recipes, playing into this week’s New York Fashion Week.
Huge news: we’re now on @Pinterest! This week we'll be pinning live from #NYFW. https://t.co/bSpUWUKPcK pic.twitter.com/oadXbauiIt
— App Store (@AppStore) February 12, 2015
Pinterest tells The New York Times it believes it can be an excellent place for app discovery considering its role as a place where people come to share and discover things.
“We can be a really powerful service for app discovery, which is a problem that still really hasn’t been solved,” Evan Sharp, a founder of Pinterest, said in an interview. “Our specialty is really connecting people to the things they want to do.” […]
Pinterest believes it is better positioned [than Twitter and Facebook] to help promote apps because of the nature of the service. People come to Pinterest, the company says, to find new things to do, see and buy. That is unlike Facebook, which has been used to connect with friends, or even Twitter, which is often about public discourse and news.
The new App Pins functionality is included in a just-released update to the Pinterest iOS app, which is available free of charge in the App Store. [Direct Link]
New BBM beta brings picture sharing in groups, read receipt for file transfers
Although the majority of users won’t be able to take advantage of this one just yet, a new limited BBM beta has been released to the BlackBerry Beta Zone that brings with it some new features for groups and file transfers.
Motorola is now pushing Android 5.0 Lollipop to Moto Maxx and Moto E
Motorola’s commitment to speedy updates continues to shine as they are now pushing Android 5.0 Lollipop to the Moto Maxx and Moto E.
The Moto Maxx in Brazil and Mexico has already started soak testing, while the Moto E in Brazil and India is getting the same treatment. The soak tests represent a small test groups, and assuming the results are positive, they will expand it to more handsets. Devices bought at the retail level will be the first to get the update.
Let us know if you receive the update.
source: Motorola
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Subway icon set from Pixle now available for free on Github
If you’re building an app one of the key elements of that app is the icons you use and, of course, you always want those to look good as they help end-users navigate their way and make your app look great. You could have the best app in the world, if it looks like crap, no one will care.
One icon set often seen in BlackBerry 10 apps is Subway from Pixle which was previously offered through their site for free in PNG but other formats required a fee of $9.99. Pixle has changed that up a bit now and has begun offering the 306 icon pack optimized for mobile devices on Github for free which includes SVG, XALM, PSD, AI and EPS formats.
Quantify almost everything in your life with Instant
Chances are that the key aspects of your life can be quantified by Instant. The lifestyle app is capable of tracking, or ‘lifelogging’, users’ everyday activities. Instant collects data involving device usage, fitness, and travel. From the time spent using your device to the distance traveled and more, Instant monitors activity. It is quite impressive just how many things Instant can manage. The app covers device management, fitness tracking, and travel recording.
The following are the key features in the new version highlighted by Emberify:
- Automatically track your device usage time & daily unlock count
- Track your app usage
- Integrated with Google Fit to track your fitness and travel time
- Graphs for a Quantified Self
- Get reminders as notifications according to usage time
- Widget for quick tracking
Everything that Instant has to offer is packaged in a beautiful user interface that follows Material Design. Colors are placed purposely and Instant has plenty of graphs to really quantify what is being collected.
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