Five solid laptops for students
If you’re a student looking for a new laptop, we’ve got a few suggestions for you.
A good laptop is absolutely necessary in school to crank out papers, finish assignments, and conduct research. Whether you’re wrapping up a thesis or trying to survive your first year of high school, we’ve got some solid laptops lined up here that are portable, powerful, and fits into the modest student budget.
Many tablets (namely the Surface Pro 3) can do double duty as laptop replacements, especially if you don’t want to spend a lot of money, put a premium on portability, and need freehand writing support for class notes. Be sure to read up on our latest tablet coverage to see what’s around. Also, check in with your school and shop around for educational discounts. They’re more common than you think.
One of the Samsung Galaxy S6 wallpapers gets leaked out days before its announcement
Samsung is expected to announce two new devices on March 1st at its MWC 2015 press conference as some of its most important devices to date. The Samsung Galaxy S6 and Galaxy Edge are poised to be the devices that get Samsung out of a downward spiral of falling profits, and it’s done everything in […]
The post One of the Samsung Galaxy S6 wallpapers gets leaked out days before its announcement appeared first on AndroidSPIN.
Qualcomm introduces first LTE chips to take advantage of unlicensed 5GHz spectrum
Qualcomm has announced today that it plans to show off some new technology at MWC that will allow mobile phones to take advantage of unlicensed spectrum typically reserved for Wi-Fi.
Qualcomm introduces first LTE chips to take advantage of unlicensed 5GHz spectrum
Qualcomm has announced today that it plans to show off some new technology at MWC that will allow mobile phones to take advantage of unlicensed spectrum typically reserved for Wi-Fi.
Google shells out $25 million for top-level domain rights to .app
The .app top-level domain is like any other custom url ending. Think “.com”and “.net” or the more interesting “.rocks” or “.guru”. Essentially it is the web address for something. The TLD’s have been growing in the past year with a number of new special TLD’s coming into play around the world. Google has scooped up […]
The post Google shells out $25 million for top-level domain rights to .app appeared first on AndroidSPIN.
[Deal Alert] LG Tone+ HB730 Bluetooth Headset hits Daily Steals for $30
I have heard a lot of great things about the LG Tone+ Bluetooth headsets over the last few months from a number of people. I have yet to personally give them a run, but with a current deal running on Daily Steals that brings them to us for $30 per pair, I might just have […]
The post [Deal Alert] LG Tone+ HB730 Bluetooth Headset hits Daily Steals for $30 appeared first on AndroidSPIN.
Archos announces four new phones focused performance and price
We are only days away from the official start of MWC 2015 and Archos has already unveiled a new batch of phones running Android 4.4 KitKat. The 52 Platinum, 59 Xenon, and 62 Xenon are the handsets being marketed as multimedia-friendly with quad-core processors.
Hit the break for a look at the specifications as well as another one introduced by Archos.
The designs of the 52 Platinum, 59 Xenon, and 62 Xenon may differ but the specifications are relatively the same. The display sizes start at 5.25 inches and climbs to 6.27 inches with the 62 Xenon and all of them have 1280×720 resolution. Each has an 8MP rear camera, but only the 62 Xenon trades the 2MP front camera for a 5MP lens. Archos went with the MediaTek Mt6582 processor with 1GB of RAM to power all of them. Internal storage is set at 8GB with more when a microSD card is inserted.
Archos bundled dedicated media-related applications to ensure a seamless experience when viewing photos, watching videos, and playing games.
Pricing is as follows: 59 Xenon ($145); 52 Platinum ($158); 62 Xenon ($170)
The fourth handset announced is the 50 Oxygen Plus which Archos describes as “combining ergonomic design, performance and power for an affordable price.” At around $157, the 50 Oxygen Plus measures 7.2mm thin while packing an octa-core processor. There is a 5-inch display, 8MP / 5MP cameras, and 16GB of storage (with a microSD card slot).
This version of the 50 Oxygen Plus features only a 3G connection; however, Archos says an LTE model with Android 5.0 Lollipop is coming in June.
Come comment on this article: Archos announces four new phones focused performance and price
Samsung joins HTC with live stream info for March 1st event starting at 9:30 a.m. PST
In a few short days the world will get their first official looks at both the HTC One M9 and the Samsung Galaxy S6. There are talks HTC will be bringing a bit more to the table than just a new phone though. Last night HTC put up the link details for their live stream […]
The post Samsung joins HTC with live stream info for March 1st event starting at 9:30 a.m. PST appeared first on AndroidSPIN.
Kwikset brings official Kevo app to Android, unlock your door and more with just your phone in hand
While at CES this year I stocked by the Kwikset booth to take a look at their unlock solutions that used Bluetooth low energy tech to unlock your door without the need for a key. At the time, they only offered up an iOS app and key fobs. They were working on an app for […]
The post Kwikset brings official Kevo app to Android, unlock your door and more with just your phone in hand appeared first on AndroidSPIN.
Here are your ‘Spring Forward’ wallpapers for iPhone, iPad, and everything else!
Apple’s put out the word for an event on March 9, and that means it’s time to try and read the tea leaves about what to expect from ‘Spring Forward’.
It’s easy to assume that it’s going to be all Apple Watch, but you never know, there might be something else happening. Regardless, we want you to be prepared for whatever happens (and watch the live stream in style) with a colorful new wallpaper to get you through the heady days to come!
But instead of just duplicating the original invite, we decided to make something a bit more wallpaper-y. Okay, that’s a lie — Derek couldn’t figure out how Apple got their leaves to do the light/dark translucency thing they were doing, so instead he made something that’s inspired by Apple’s invite. It is a bit more long-term wallpaper-appropriate anyway, if we might say.
Because our CMS — the software that runs this website — automatically downscales images to save on bandwidth,
we’ve posted the full-size images on our forums. Don’t fret, registration is free, and you can even register with your Facebook, Google, or Twitter account. And the images are full size. Go, download, revel in all the colors…
AIVAnet 