Fifth HTC One (M9) wallpaper posted on Twitter
Twitter poster @LlabTooFeR is giving us yet another HTC One (M9) wallpaper. This brings the total amount of leaked M9 wallpapers to five.
You can see the new wallpaper after the break. I’ll also include the links to the other four at the bottom.
To check out the other four wallpapers, click the following links: Wallpaper 1, Wallpaper 2, Wallpaper 3, Wallpaper 4.
My favorite thus far is definitely wallpaper 2. What about you? Let us know in the comments below!
Source: @LlabTooFeR
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Rovio’s new puzzler Jolly Jam makes its way to the Play Store
Rovio, the creators of the popular Angry Birds series, have just released a new puzzle game called Jolly Jam to the Google Play Store. The premise is similar to that of Candy Crush, where you’re given a grid of candies, or in this case ‘jellies’, to connect together to eliminate them from the board. But unlike Candy Crush, the aim of the game is to connect jellies with boxes around the game board to move on to the next level. You can use combo attacks and boosters to help you defeat the three-eyed Boss, all while traveling around the Jelly Kingdom.
Take a look below for the entire list of features this game has to offer:
- A new way to match – Draw a box around matching jellies to complete levels.
- Smooth moves – Use combo attacks and special jellies to unleash colorful explosions.
- Cute (and a little evil) – Battle the jelly monsters and the wicked, three-eyed Boss.
- Travel across Jelly Kingdom – from Lemonade Lake to the Chocolate Mountains.
- Get social! – Connect to Facebook to challenge friends and Jam Masters around the world.
- Spread the joy – send helpful gifts to all of your friends.
- It’s an adventure – Hundreds of succulent levels with more fun on the way!
There’s no telling whether or not this will dethrone Candy Crush as one of the most popular mobile game out there, but Rovio has given it a great shot, and we’re sure tons of kids (and some adults) around the world will fall in love with this game. If you’re interested, you can download Jolly Jam for free in the Google Play Store.
Apple’s next big iOS update could get a public beta test first
Worried that the next iOS update could repeat last year’s glitchy rollout of iOS 8? We imagine the folks in Cupertino feel the same way, and according to a report from 9to5Mac, they plan to avoid it by adding public beta tests to the mix. Specifically, the move will mirror its early test of OS X Yosemite, with iOS 8.3 getting a preview in mid-March, and then iOS 9 over the summer. Those willing to risk some stability to help out can sign up for the AppleSeed program here although that doesn’t assure inclusion — the test will reportedly be limited to 100,000 people.
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Sprint announces new $90 Family Share Plan with 10 GB of data
Sprint announced today that it is making available a new Family Share Plan that it thinks places it at the forefront in terms of providing value for customers. The new plan provides 12 GB of high-speed data along with unlimited talk and text for up to 10 lines for only $90 per month. This bests T-Mobile slightly, which has a plan offering 10 GB of data for $100 per month if four lines are on the plan, as the carriers appear to be focusing more on scooping up entire families as customers. In order to achieve this feat Sprint is waiving the normal line access fee for new lines on the plan until March 31, 2016 after which the plan may no longer represent such a value.
To try to sweeten the deal some, Sprint is also reducing the line access charge for handsets from $25 per month to $15 per month. If customers opt for a 12 GB per month or larger plan and port over their number, Sprint will waive line access fees for one year if the device is purchased through Sprint Easy Pay, Sprint Lease or the Sprint iPhone for Life Plan.
Finally, Sprint will help customers porting numbers over to 12 GB or larger plans by providing an American Express Reward Card valued at $350 per line to help buy out contracts.
If you are interested in switching, you have until March 12, 2015 to take advantage of the offer. Sprint customers can take advantage of these deals through Sprint stores, online or through telesales. Hit the source link for more details.
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Lenovo releases automatic removal tool for Superfish; issues updated statement
Lenovo has just released an automatic removal tool for the Superfish software it pre-installed on some of its notebooks in 2014. This follows a manual procedure that the company detailed yesterday, and an update to Microsoft’s Windows Defender from this morning that will also remove the software and its root certificate.
Beam is an Android-powered projector that fits into a light socket
We’ve certainly seen some awesome projectors in the tech world lately, but none quite like this. The Beam smart projector is powered by your Android device, and has a ton of functionality like waking you up in the morning with the latest news, showing you your social updates when you come home, and much more. But that’s not the most interesting aspect of this projector. Beam can screw into any size light socket so you can view your media wherever you’d like. Of course, you can use the included power cable to plug it into any wall outlet, but what’s the fun in that?
Why would you want a projector that screws into your light socket? The crowdfunding page has a few insights for you:
With Beam you can watch TV on your bedroom ceiling, play games using your phone or a Bluetooth controller, project recipes on your kitchen counter, stream content from your network drive, listen to music through its speakers, play projected board-games on your dining table, show a presentation or even use it in a restaurant to show the menu and turn the walls into digital paintings.
If you aren’t sold on this idea yet, Beam also runs Android. You can download any app from the Google Play Store to use on the projector, and it can all be controlled by your Android or iOS device. The projector is also borrowing a few functionality traits from the popular IFTTT service, allowing you to set up certain rules for the projector to follow. Take a look at the examples shown below:
Beam isn’t the beefiest projector we’ve seen on the market. It has a max brightness of 100 lumens, an 854 x 480 resolution, two 2-watt speakers, 8GB of storage, along with Wifi and Bluetooth capabilities. The company behind Beam will add a version with 16GB of storage if the product reaches $800K, new colored cables if it reaches $900K, a new Beam color if it reaches $1 million and the company will include Beam colored LED lights with the software control kit if it reaches $2 million.
Even for the specs, you’ll have to spend a pretty penny if you want to get your hands on one. Since all of the early bird specials are gone, you’ll have to pledge $399 to get yourself a Beam. They’ll even throw in a Beam hoodie if you spend $450.
This projector has been doing quite well so far. It’s already surpassed its goal of $200K with 31 days to go. If you’re interested in this smart projector, head to the Kickstarter page below for more info.
Google Play promotion offers up tons of hit movies for only $5 each
If you’re looking for a good way to spend your Friday night, you might want to check out Google Play‘s most recent movie promotion. Currently, you can score a number of hit movies from the storefront, such as Inception, Anchorman, and Looper, for a cool $5.
Sony Mobile’s Decline? | The Friday Debate Podcast 005
Sony recently announced that it would take less risks in the mobile and television divisions, bringing focus more to the Playstation brand. Our guys have seen Sony grow and iterate often in the past couple years, but this news brought the gang together for a very spirited discussion about why Sony Mobile might be going by the wayside. Their discussion gets nostalgic with memories of Sony’s past, shifts to some Playstation talk, and then even moves into some talk about gaming! This might be our most packed episode yet, so fire it up and start listening!
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An In-Depth Look at Apple Watch Band Options and Potential Pricing
Daring Fireball‘s John Gruber today published a piece going in-depth on what he believes Apple’s upcoming Apple Watch wearable will sell for, how the various accessory bands will be sold at retail, and just how much the all-gold Apple Watch Edition could possibly cost.
Taking a step back from the tech industry, Gruber looked at the upper tier of the fashion accessory market and decided to revisit his early fall guess that the lowest price the Apple Watch Edition could sell for would be $5,000. He began asking “friends who might know” whether they thought that estimate was too high.
The answer has always been “No”. But the way I’ve been told “No” has given me the uneasy feeling that I’ve been asking the wrong question. I should have been asking if $5,000 is too low.
I now think Edition models will start around $10,000 — and, if my hunch is right about bands and bracelets, the upper range could go to $20,000. I was off by a factor of two, and my friend Vincent, I think, nailed it back on the day Apple Watch was introduced.
Due to Apple’s decision to remain silent on many details of Apple Watch pricing structure so far, Gruber, like many others, assumed the interchangable bands shown off at last September’s reveal event would be able to be purchased separately. Watch wearers could, in essence, dress up a Sport Edition with a Milanese Loop, or exchange a nice leather band of a higher-tier model with a Sport band. Gruber now notes, however, that this does not appear to be the case, with band options for each watch version being limited.
He points to a list of bands available for the mid-tier stainless steel Apple Watch model. As presented on Apple’s site, the list starts with the Sport band and ends with the higher-quality Space Black Stainless Steel with Link Bracelets. Besides differences between each band’s 38mm and 42mm sizes, Gruber argues this ordering is an indication of price from least to most expensive.
So I’m thinking the regular Apple Watch will come in at least five pricing tiers:
1. Entry: Sport Band, black or white.
2. Regular leather: Classic Buckle, you’ll get it in black and you’ll like it.
3. Milanese Loop.
4. Deluxe leather: Modern Buckle for 38mm models, Leather Loop for 42mm models. Each with a choice of three colors.
5. Link Bracelet.You’ll pay a premium for color straps and advanced clasp mechanisms, and you’ll pay even more for the Link Bracelet.
He isn’t sure the same ordering rules will apply to the expensive Apple Watch Edition, however, with a small list of six variations, he thinks their placement on the website “almost certainly does not correspond to price.”
Gruber’s full piece is well worth a read, as it offers a thorough analysis of the various band options and how they will likely pair up with the various watch collections. With three different watch collections, two casing sizes, and a number of different bands that will likely vary substantially in price, the Apple Watch appears set to be available at a wide range of price points starting at the base price of $349 and quickly ramping up from there.
News and rumors about the Apple Watch and all of its editions have been building since Tim Cook announced the device’s launch window sometime in April. Most recently it was reported that Apple is allowing select third-party developers to visit the company’s Cupertino headquarters to help them put the finishing touches on their various Apple Watch apps before the big launch. It remains unclear, however, just how long Apple will wait to announce full details on pricing and availability.
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