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Feb

Verizon Drops Many Data Plan Prices by $10 Per Month [iOS Blog]


Verizon today announced (via Re/code) that it is planning on dropping the price of most of its More Everything data plans by $10 per month, making its service offerings more appealing in the increasingly competitive cellular market.

Verizon’s 1GB data plan is now priced at $30 instead of $40, and a 2GB plan is priced at $40 instead of 50. Price drops extend all the way up to 8GB, available for $85 rather than $90, and there’s also a $10 price cut on the company’s highest tier 20GB plan, which is now available for $140 instead of $150.

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The revamped pricing tiers are available to both new customers and existing customers, but current Verizon subscribers must go to the MyVerizon site on Thursday to opt in to a new plan to get the discount as their bills will not be updated automatically.

Verizon’s price cuts follow continued efforts by T-Mobile to shake up the mobile industry. T-Mobile has introduced a range of Un-Carrier options since 2013, uncoupling device costs from service costs, paying early termination fees, and more.

Most recently, T-Mobile announced a “Data Stash” program that allows customers to save unused data for up to 12 months. Sprint has also been offering aggressive promotions and discounts in an effort to draw customers from AT&T and Verizon.



4
Feb

Type easier with the myType Bluetooth Keyboard for only $49.99


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Typing long emails or editing documents on your Android device can be a little difficult if you’re using the on-screen keyboard. If you’re looking for a way to take your typing to the next level, the myType Bluetooth Keyboard may be for you. The myType Keyboard is compact, light and foldable, making it easy to fit into a pocket alongside your smartphone.

Since this is a full-sized keyboard, you aren’t going to have to make any sacrifices while typing. Plus, since it’s made almost entirely out of silicone, it’s extremely quiet and can be used in meetings without disturbing anyone. It charges via a MicroUSB port, and can last up to 8 full hours of typing on a single charge. If you’d like to see the keyboard in action, check out the video below.

The keyboard is compatible with Bluetooth-enabled devices, meaning it not only works with Android but also iPhones, iPod Touches and Windows 8 tablets.

If you’d like to grab your very own myType Bluetooth Keyboard, you can do so from the Android Authority Deals Store for $49.99 with free shipping. This price is 28% off the suggested retail value, so you may want to take advantage of this deal while you can. Head to the link below to grab your very own myType Bluetooth keyboard.

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4
Feb

Last chance to enter our OnePlus One giveaway!



That’s right. You’ve heard the the hype about this new handset destined to make a huge impact in the Android marketplace. Now, you can get your hands on the OnePlus One for free! While it may be rarer than a Cleveland sports championship to find this powerful device in the wild, we have one with your name on it.

There’s no purchase necessary and entering only requires an e-mail address. Super easy. Sign up now and immediately be entered to win!

See more at deals.androidguys.com

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4
Feb

Penn & Teller explain the magical power of an iPhone


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Penn and Teller are no strangers to technology, but it hasn’t impacted the core of their act. In a recent interview with USA Today, Penn Jillete (Teller isn’t really the loquacious type) explains that, while all has evolved around it, magic has remained relatively unchanged. It’s difficult to make magic work on TV and in online video, he laments. The mind will quickly shed doubt on what it’s seeing, and in an age of Hollywood effects, it’s tough to impress. “If you like the special effects of Guardians of the Galaxy, how are you going to be impressed with a card trick?” See that trick in person, however, and he says it’s “untarnished.”

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Can technology improve magic? Well, he believes it does help people learn their trade, as anyone can go to YouTube and learn some slight of hand, leading to a high level of skill among new magicians. More interestingly, it can also help strengthen the power of an illusion. To demonstrate, Jillete pulls out his iPhone and explains that it makes a far superior prop. In times gone by, a magician might make a watch disappear and reappear, but there was always question as to whether it was the same watch. By swapping the watch out for an audience member’s phone, it becomes a better trick, “because there’s no way you can clone a phone that quickly.” Apple has always said the iPhone was magical, but as for cloning, well it didn’t take that long.

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Source: USA Today

4
Feb

You will receive SwiftKey on your OnePlus One whether you like it or not


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It today’s bloatware news, OnePlus One has partnered with SwiftKey and plans on including the popular keyboard replacement with CyanogenMod 11S as part of the next over-the-air (OTA) update. Yes, this is considered bloatware, but at least they picked a decent app. SwiftKey is by far the best third party keyboard available today, and the good news is that you don’t have to use it if you don’t want to.

source: OnePlus

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4
Feb

Ten million Chromecasts sold worldwide, says Google Korea


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Around 10 million Chromecast units have been sold worldwide since the release of the streaming stick in July 2013, according to Google Korea.

The $35 stick launched with a handful of apps, but support for the device quickly expanded. Google Korea said there are now over 6,000 Android, iOS, and Chrome apps that are compatible with the Chromecast (for what it’s worth, the same number of apps was touted in October).

This is the first time Google provides hard sales figures for the Chromecast. In the past, company executives said Chromecast sales were “in the millions,” but mostly the company preferred to share how many “casts” were made with the devices: 400 million in July 2014, 650 million in October, and 1 billion in late January.

With the Chromecast approaching its second birthday, there’s been talk about a new version of the device that would bring improvements under the hood. But Google seems more interested in developing casting as a platform, by baking it into Android TV and opening it up to makers of speakers and other audio devices. The first Chromecast-enabled speakers are expected to arrive this spring.



4
Feb

Job Listings Spark Speculation of Unlikely Full-Fledged Apple Search Engine


Apple on Monday posted a listing to its Jobs at Apple page describing an Engineering Project Manager position for “Apple Search,” sparking speculation the company could be working on a full-fledged search engine for use on OS X and iOS platforms.

As first highlighted by Cult of Mac, the most recent position would be based in San Francisco and asks for applicants who are “technical, driven and creative,” with the ability to “manage back end operations projects for a search platform supporting hundreds of millions of users.” Though Apple’s website lists the job as posted February 2, 2015, entries on other job sites indicate it was originally posted on November 19, 2014.

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Though the wording appears to hint at a new service, in all likelihood the job’s parameters are covering Apple’s already-existing search platform, largely embodied in Spotlight. Another job, posted in mid-January, supports the Spotlight probability thanks to frequent mentions of the updated Spotlight Suggestions service.

While gaining attention thanks to the use of the term “Apple Search,” the new listings are less likely to be aimed at an entirely new Apple-based search engine and more likely cover ongoing efforts to improve Spotlight. Job listings have in the past hinted at the company’s work on upcoming projects, but most of the time – as with patents – they are more of an intriguing tease into what may or may not be going on behind the scenes.

Apple is facing some search engine decisions this year, however, with Google’s search engine contract with Apple reportedly set to expire in 2015. That is most likely to be resolved, however, by an extension of the contract for an additional term or perhaps a shift to another provider such as Yahoo or Microsoft, both of which are reportedly lobbying for the lucrative deal.



4
Feb

Verizon’s cutting their data plans across the board up to $10/month


Verizon Wireless will cut prices on most of its existing More Everything plans by up to $10 a month while also adding some new options starting on Thursday. The new plans will also allow some customers to add smartphones on Verizon Edge for $15 a month.

Only the 500MB and 10GB data plans will remain the same price. Here are the new prices and the new options for Verizon’s More Everything:

  • 1GB – $30 (previously $40)
  • 2GB -$40 (previously $50)
  • 3GB – $50 (previously $60)
  • 4GB – $60 (previously $70)
  • 6GB – $70 (previously $80)
  • 8GB – $85 (previously $90)
  • 10GB – $100
  • 12GB – $110 (NEW)
  • 14GB – $120 (NEW)
  • 16GB – $130 (NEW)
  • 20GB – $140 (previously $150)

Verizon added:

Additionally, for a limited time customers who choose MORE Everything plans of 6GB or higher can add smartphones on Verizon Edge for only $15 a month after a $25 access discount per line. With this new promotion, the monthly service plan for an account with two smartphones on Edge and 6GB of shared data is only $100. Edge discounts are $15 per line for MORE Everything plans with data allowances of 4GB and below.

Additionally for a limited time, new customers who port-in their wireless number from another carrier and activate their new Verizon smartphone on Edge will receive an additional one-time $100 bill credit per qualified line.

Verizon says the new More Everything prices and the port-in credit offer will be available for “a limited time” but it did not specify an end date for this promotion.

Source: Verizon

4
Feb

HTC tries to prove smartphone dominance with latest rap video.



For those of you that do now know, HTCAmerica very recently published a video to their YouTube account. A rap video, to be precise. With some bad past earning quarters in their belt it seems that HTC is really trying hard to get back on top and this video shows they are willing to do quite a lot to do so.  In it you will find some very high tech CGI effects and great music choreography..Or a rapper and some guys in phones boxes. You will just have to see the video to find out!

 

 


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4
Feb

Android 5.1 coming soon, appearing on Android One devices already


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Android One is launching in Indonesia later this month, but that really isn’t the big news. It appears that Android 5.1 is already on those devices, but we have heard nothing about it from Google.

At first, it was thought to be a typo as it only appeared in web documents, but actual screenshots show it’s the real deal.

When is it coming to Nexus devices? It’s likely to be soon, but we don’t know for sure.

Unfortunately we don’t have any information regarding the changes that come with 5.1, but I am sure Google will release that info shortly.

sources: Google / Android Police

 

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