Kindle Unlimited expands to Canada for $9.99
Amazon’s Kindle Unlimited subscription books service is expanding to Canada for $9.99/month. The service, which offers a library of more than 750,000 books from which to read previously launched in the United States and the United Kingdom at comparable pricing.
If you’re interested in giving Kindle Unlimited a spin now that it’s available in Canada, you should know that there’s a 30-day free trial available (unless you live in Quebec, where there is no such trial — sorry, there are 15,000 French-language titles to help sooth your wounds, at least) if you want to see what it’s all about first. And, of course, you can check out the library of available titles in Kindle Unlimited if you’d like to peruse that before making the jump.
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Kindle Unlimited expands to Canada for $9.99
Amazon‘s Kindle Unlimited subscription books service is expanding to Canada for $9.99/month. The service, which offers a library of more than 750,000 books from which to read previously launched in the United States and the United Kingdom at comparable pricing.
Dell announces new Windows 8.1 notebook and tablet made for schools
Dell has announced it will sell a new Windows 8.1 notebook and tablet made specifically for the education market. The Dell Latitude 11 Education Series notebook will have a starting price of $299 and the Dell Venue 10 Pro tablet will start at $329.99. Both products will go on sale March 3.
ESPN is getting a brand-wide makeover, starting with its iOS app
Up until now, ESPN has had two separate apps on iOS for news and scores, one designed for iPhone (SportsCenter) and another for iPad (ScoreCenter). Well, starting today, that’s about to change. The Worldwide Leader in Sports announced that it is, finally, unifying its apps on Apple’s platform, mashing them into a single application that’ll be dubbed simply as “ESPN.” The newly consolidated app doesn’t just bring a rebranding, however — it’s also completely redesigned and developed to take advantage of iOS 8, which you’ll need to have on your device in order to download it. As such, you can expect the ESPN app to support the bigger, higher-res screens of the iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus, a feature that’s been long overdue.
Aside from that, the home screen now shows you more content that you want to see, namely from sports and teams that you follow closely, while the new article viewer does a great job at putting images and videos front and center. On the iPad, ESPN’s app takes advantage of the larger display by letting you view the three main tabs — Favorites, News and Now — all at once, making sure that you don’t miss a beat in what’s happening across the sports bubble. One of the best things about the iPad version of the app is the icon carousel on the bottom right corner, which gives you quick access to your favorite teams with a simple tap — even better, it does so by letting you click on the logos for each, and you can swipe across to see more teams that you’ve added to your list.
The app’s rebranding is also making its way to Android today, but the aforementioned features will have to wait, unfortunately. ESPN says an overhauled app is coming to Google’s mobile OS in “a few months,” adding that it will be “miles better” than the current version. Similarly, as it prepares to celebrate its 20th anniversary in April, ESPN.com is set to get redesigned too, following a similar design scheme to that of the the new iOS app and a fully responsive website that’ll adjust its content for any screen, desktop or mobile.
“We are trying to bring these experiences together in a package that’s personalized,” says John Kosner, ESPN’s executive vice president of digital and print media. “The ambition here is really global. We want the same look and feel rolling out over the next 12 to 18 months.” ESPN’s iOS app is expected to roll out today, so keep an eye out for it.
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OnePlus hired the key people behind Paranoid Android
OnePlus kind of let us believe it would show us at least a preview of its new OxygenOS today, but instead we’ve got news on who is going to develop the new OS – some of the leading figures behind Paranoid Android.
Paranoid Android is the most popular custom ROM project outside CyanogenMod. Offering stability and some unique features on top of a stock-like experience, PA secured tens of thousands of followers. Now some of the lead developers and designers behind it will be working for OnePlus to make OxygenOS.
Among the PA team members mentioned by OnePlus in a blog post are Aaron Gascoine (co-founder of PA, technical lead), Arz Bathia (UI/UX lead), Carlo Savignano, Hieu Nguyen, Jesús David Gulfo Agudelo, and Yamil Ghazi. Besides these PA people, OnePlus purportedly has another 50 engineers dedicated to the project.
OnePlus also talked about the motivation behind the project (getting away from CyanogenMod is not mentioned, of course):
By doing so, we can offer better localization and faster updates. We can directly implement user feedback and make it easy for the OnePlus community to shape our ROM and create the OS that they want to use. Integration between hardware, software, and the cloud will become more seamless and unified for everyone using a OnePlus device. By creating our own software, we’re better able to work directly with our users to improve our OS. It’s something we’ve become quite fond of saying: when we work together, amazing things happen.
It’s not clear for now what will happen to the Paranoid Android project – will the PA team enrolled by OnePlus still contribute to the project? Also unclear is whether OnePlus plans to incorporate some of the features developed for PA into Oxygen OS.
We’re looking for more details – meanwhile, tell us your opinion on this development.
Stainless steel Sony SmartWatch 3 will be available this week
The steel version of the Sony SmartWatch 3 will be reportedly made available for purchase later this week according to a blog post by the company. The Japanese manufacturer failed to divulge pricing details for this particular model, but we’re guessing it will be slightly more expensive compared to the current model.
Sony mentioned that it will sell these steel bands for existing owners of the SmartWatch 3 to get the new look. There will also be a new holder kit, which will let customers add any 24 mm band to the SmartWatch 3. This is a feature that is available on almost every Android Wear smartwatch by default, but unfortunately missing from the SmartWatch 3.
At $250, the SmartWatch 3 isn’t cheap to begin with. The steel variants should set you back by at least $300, which is the same price as the LG G Watch R and the Moto 360 in steel.
Source: Sony
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Accessory of the Day: Dual USB rapid car charger, $6.95
Here’s a great deal on a dual-port USB car charger that refills power quickly and costs next to nothing! At just $6.95 (Prime eligible), these would make a perfect gift that somebody can really get some mileage out of. 4 star rating!
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Xiaomi ends flash sales for the Redmi Note 4G in India, grab yours now
Flash sales are a necessary part of rolling out Xiaomi’s limited stock in new regions, but it can be frustrating if you keep missing out. Fortunately, those looking to grab a Redmi Note 4G in India will no longer have to worry about rushing to the front of the queue, as Xiaomi now has enough stock in the country to keep the handset on open sale.
From today, anyone can go ahead and order a Redmi Note 4G through Flipkart for the usual price of Rs.9,999 ($160), no registration required. Flipkart also has a few microSD card, cover and screen guard bundles available with the handset.
From Feb 12th, you can purchase your #RedmiNote4G any time you want with @Flipkart, just in time to catch #CWC15 
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— Mi India (@MiIndiaOfficial) February 11, 2015
Your Rs.9,999 nets you a 5.5 inch smartphone with a 720p display, Snapdragon 400 CPU, 2GB RAM, 8GB internal memory, 13MP rear camera, 3,100 mAh battery and Xiaomi’s MIUI 5 OS, with an Android 4.4.4 KitKat-based MIUI 6 update scheduled for this week.
If you’ve been waiting to orders yours, you can purchase the Redmi Note 4G from Flipkart through this link.
Treat Microsoft employees with respect when you’re asking about Windows 10
Everyone’s excited for Windows 10. I get that. Working at Windows Central it’s naturally more obvious than in many other walks of life. The desktop previews are well under way and are largely being well received. But the dark horse in the room is Windows 10 for phones. We’ve only seen a small glimpse of it officially, no videos were allowed at the January 21 event and there are a lot of Windows Phone nerds around the world chewing their fingers off to try it out.
But here’s the thing. Shouting your mouth off or just generally being a clown to Microsoft employees isn’t going to make it arrive any faster. It’s really disappointing to see so much of it going on right now.
Galaxy Note 2 to receive Android Lollipop, says Samsung Poland
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Samsung has been reasonably quick at bringing Android Lollipop to the Galaxy Note 3 and Note 4 and also looks set to bring the update to its two year old Galaxy Note 2, according to a tweet from Samsung Poland.
When asked about a leaked screenshot of the Note 2 running Android 5.0, Samsung Poland confirmed that the Galaxy Note 2 would indeed be receiving the update. However, no other information about dates or regional rollouts was given, so there could be a bit of a wait, if the update doesn’t fall through beforehand.
@immichal Tak, nasz rzecznik potwierdził dziś podczas #GZR, że GALAXY Note 2 otrzyma aktualizację. Nie mamy jednak dodatkowych informacji.
— Samsung Polska (@SamsungPolska) February 11, 2015
Samsung has already managed to start pushing out Lollipop updates for the Galaxy S5, S4, S4 LTE-A, Note 3 and the Note 4. Given that Samsung doesn’t typically offer updates for handsets older than 18 months, it is a bit of a surprise to see the latest Android OS set for release on the Note 2.
Hopefully this is a sign that Samsung is really ramping up support for its older handsets, a practice that will hopefully catch on with other OEMs too.
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