Deal: Nexus 9 for only $319 with free next day shipping, today only
The Nexus 9 has been out for a little bit now, and while not perfect, the latest Nexus tablet is still one of the best options out there on the market, especially for stock Android fans. If you’ve considered the tablet but found yourself turned off by the price, Office Depot has an offer that might be right up your alley. For today only, the retailer is offering an $80 discount over the retail price of the 16GB Nexus 9, giving you the chance to snag the tablet with free next-day shipping for only $319.
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For those that need a brief refresher, Google’s Nexus 9 features an 8.9-inch with 2048×1536 resolution. It also boasts a dual-core 2.3GHz Nvidia Tegra K1 processor, 2GB of RAM and a 6700mAh battery. Obviously an even bigger draw is the fact that it comes with stock Android 5.0 Lollipop out of the box and should receive timely upgrades to all future Android updates.
Not sure if the Nexus 9 is the right tablet for you? Be sure to check out our full review.
Daily Roundup: MWC 2015 so far, Google+ splits up and more!
Mobile World Congress kicks off in Barcelona today and there’s already been a number of big announcements. Get the latest details about the new phones from Samsung, HTC and Lenovo. In other news, Google+ is splitting up and IKEA will sell wireless charging furniture. Head past the break to find out the top stories from MWC and more.
The biggest announcements of MWC 2015 so far
MWC technically starts today, but that doesn’t stop some of the industry’s biggest players trying to get a head start on the fun on Sunday. Besides the big launches, there are a couple of pre-show shows for those off-beat things that don’t need an auditorium to themselves.
Google+ is being broken into services you might want to use
It’s been the punchline to plenty of gags, and now it looks as if Google is finally ready to do something with its homegrown social network. The search engine has announced that the photography and social elements of Google+ are being broken into two separate products, one called Photos and the other named Streams.
IKEA will start selling wireless charging lamps and tables
After lots of perseverance from smartphone makers, wireless charging is finally starting to make an impact. Many big name phones now support the technology and companies like Starbucks are helping to bring it a wider audience. Now, it’s set to receive another big boost, after IKEA, the world’s largest furniture retailer, announced the introduction of a new range of furniture that features integrated charging.
Tinder’s paid service launches with a pretty sleazy catch
If you didn’t think that your opinion of Tinder could go any lower, something new pops up to make you change your mind. The hookup app has reportedly launched its long-awaited paid tier, but in Europe, users will have to overcome something worse than left-swipes: ageism.
Lenovo’s 16-megapixel Vibe Shot is a smartphone that looks like a camera
Even though Lenovo unveiled new tablets a little over 12 hours ago, it isn’t quite done with Mobile World Congress announcements just yet. Now it’s taking the wrapper off some more devices. One is the Lenovo Vibe Shot, a superslim handset that looks eerily like a camera, while the other is the Lenovo A7000, apparently the world’s first smartphone to come with Dolby Atmos.
ISIS threatens Twitter employees after account was blocked
Middle Eastern terror group ISIS has apparently threatened the lives of Twitter’s employees, as well as that of its chairman, Jack Dorsey. The threat was reportedly made as a response to the service’s policy of blocking accounts that directly encourage acts of violence or illegal activities such as terrorism.
These ‘privacy glasses’ make you invisible to facial recognition
You’re going out with friends mid-week, and you don’t want the boss/significant other/parole officer to find out. But it’s a birthday celebration, and Facebook’s auto-tagging the pictures your buddies upload like a dirty snitch. The first piece of advice: never “friend” your parole officer. The second? Maybe grab a pair of these “privacy” glasses from software security firm AVG.
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Sony ups its game with the announcement of the super spec’d Xperia Z4 tablet
I would say the majority of our readers are Android enthusiasts. What that means is most of you understand and care about specs in the devices you choose to buy. Luckily for us fanatics, Sony announced, an ultra powerhouse, the Xperia Z4 10″ tablet.
First things first, the tablet will arrive with a 2k display for your viewing pleasure, and that will be powered by the new Snapdragon 810 octa-core 64 bit processor. In keeping with tradition, Sony improves upon its design by reducing the weight down to 389g, and reducing the thickness down to a meager 6.1mm, which is 40% thinner than the ball point pen on my desk. To keep things humming along, the Z4 will have 3GB of RAM, and it will have 32GB of on-board storage with the ability to expand memory up to 128GB using the microSD card slot.
The Xperia Z4 tablet will arrive with dual front facing stereo speakers, and on top of that, Sony pushes the development of high quality sound by offering High-Res Audio using DSEE HX which upscales the audio fidelity of digital music tracks. The tablet will also support digital noise cancelling for times when the background noise forces you to increase the volume to levels dangerous to your ears.
The rear facing camera is a standard 8MP, while the front facing camera is a 5.1MP wide-angle shooter, which is great for video calls. The Z4 will also be able to connect to the Playstation 4 using remote play, and to make sure you stay competitive, you’ll be able to use the DUALSHOCK4 controller on your tablet.
For a tablet with a 2K display paird with a Snapdragon 810, you would expect battery life to suffer. Instead, Sony claims an impressive 17 hours of video playback on a single charge.
To round things off, the Xperia Z4 will run Android 5.0 Lollipop out of the box, and like its predecessors, the Z4 is waterproof and dust tight(IP65 and IP68).
On paper, this is quite possibly the best tablet any manufacturer has to offer.
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In depth virtual reality apps now closer to reality with Samsung’s new Gear VR app store
Not many people have had the luxury to test out Samsung’s Gear VR or even Google’s Cardboard, but for those who have, you can agree there’s a future for virtual reality and mobile devices. Google, among a slew of developers have created quite a few demonstration apps for VR, but few have created an immersive experience. All of the demo apps I have tried are wonderful, but I am always left wanting for more content. Google’s own Cardboard app, shows hints of what can come of virtual reality and it is exciting, mainly because it will be a new way to immerse yourself in content. How cool would it be to use street view and rather than clicking your screen, you just turn your head to see what is around you on the map? Or when you’re snowed in(Boston), you can strap on your VR headset and drop yourself in the middle of Hawaii to free yourself from the cold.
Leave it to Samsung, and Oculus to pave the path for the rest of the manufacturers, as they have announced a paid app store specifically for Gear VR which is specific to the Note 4. Just like when the original app stores arrived to mobile devices, there is a large opportunity for developers to make money in an industry that has yet to be tapped. More importantly, the paid app store gets us that much closer to actually having apps beyond demos.
It’s nice to see Samsung put those R&D dollars to good use, as they were second in the world the last two years in spending in R&D.
Source – Engadget
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Did HTC offer enough with the One M9?
It was an unusual journey leading up to the One M9 launch this past Sunday, as many of us weren’t quite sure what to expect from HTC. Though the countless leaks revealed a phone extremely similar to the M8, there was a few that showed a whole new look coming to the M9 including a leak from the evleaks Twitter account that showed the presumed One M9 and One M9 Plus. Almost everyone around the internet seemed to love this new look, but more and more leaks began to contradict themselves until we weren’t quite sure what HTC had in store for us.
But the HTC One M9 is official, or should I say, the One M8S, and most of us have to admit we’re a bit disappointed. However, I feel as if I shouldn’t be. HTC improved upon just about everything that it needed to from the One M8. The bump to 64-bit processing thanks to the new Snapdragon 810, more RAM storage, and they obviously listened when they ditched the 4 Ultrapixel camera in the rear for a 20.7 megapixel senor.
HTC’s One M7 and M8 have won numerous awards in the past couple years, with many sources claiming them smartphones of the year. HTC knows they have a good thing going for them as sales are picking up again and they’re finally pulling in a small profit. Their announcement is a perfect example of the saying, “If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it.”
On the other hand, customers want something recognizably new. For HTC’s customers who bought the One M7, this is the time when most of them will upgrade. Does the One M9 offer enough to make them want an HTC phone again? I, for one, crave something new when I upgrade to a new phone, especially after two years.
HTC has distinguished itself from other phones by offering a device that’s like “jewelry”, and they believe their phones are of higher quality than any other phone. While there are only a couple subtle changes in the One M9 to further improve it’s amazing quality, such as the new gold colored metal framing on the sides, Samsung has knocked the ball out of the park with the design of the Galaxy S6 and S6 edge smartphones. Their metal framing and all glass front and backs are very nice to look at, and the S6 edge is something completely new to consumers. To many, the new Galaxy phones rock as much “premium quality” as the One does, so has HTC done enough to make us want their new phone rather than Samsung’s?
To highlight a few features of the One M9, I am excited to hear their new Boomsound speakers with the integration of Dolby 5.1 surround, which will make these smartphone speakers the best on the market by far. In the camera department, nobody can say for sure how theirs will act, but despite the absence of OIS (which is standard for modern smartphone cameras), HTC looks to be going in the right direction with that whopping 20.7 megapixel sensor.
While not considered a highlighting feature by many, the fact that HTC stuck with a 5 inch 1080p screen is fantastic in my book. Many people do not want anything bigger than that, and consider that a perfect size. The 1080p resolution will help the Snapdragon 810 perform even better compared to a Quad HD display, and of course the battery life is presumed to be stellar as well. Also, HTC has kept the option of SD storage expansion in the One, which Samsung decided to ditch. This alone could turn the tables.
All in all, I’m curious as to what you guys think. Were you happy with HTC’s decision to keep their exact design for the M9?
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Intel unveils Atom x3, x5, and x7 chips for mobile devices
Last week Intel teased new chips for mobile devices and today they officially unveiled them.
The Atom x3 chips are 64-bit and will support dual-SIM 3G or LTE devices (Android or Windows). There will be three different chipsets all under the C3000 series. They include the C3130, which is a dual-core and the C3230RK and C3440, which are both quad-core.
The x5 (Z8300 and Z8500) and x7 (Z8700) are quad-cores chips and based on Cherry Trail and a 14nm process. Intel expects these chips to power Android and Windows devices priced as low as $120, which would include 7-inch tablets to 10.1-inch laptop/tablet hybrids.
Be sure to check out our complete coverage of Mobile World Congress 2015.
source: GSMArena
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Latest Android distribution numbers have been posted, Lollipop now up to 3.3%
Google has just posted the latest Android distribution numbers, and the biggest change we’re seeing from last month is that Lollipop has now reached 3.3% of all Android devices. Lollipop has struggled to even register on the charts in the past two months or so (only reaching about 1.6% of devices last month) and now it’s continuing to grow ever so slightly.
Jelly Bean has held the top spot for quite some time now, totaling 42.6% of Android devices. KitKat isn’t far behind, though, with 40.9% of devices (up from 39.7% from last month). Next on the list is Gingerbread, totaling 6.9%, down from 7.4% from last month. Ice Cream Sandwich is also on the decline, only being installed on 5.9% of devices, which is down from 6.4% from last month. Lastly, we have Froyo, which hasn’t budged for the past few months, holding a sturdy .4% of the chart.
It’s certainly not encouraging to see any devices run on a version before Jelly Bean, but at least we can say that KitKat and Lollipop are on the rise. Android 5.0 Lollipop has been steadily rolling out to a number of different devices, including the LG G3, HTC One M7 and M8, Samsung Galaxy S5, Samsung Galaxy Note 4 and Edge, Motorola Moto X and G and many more. The update to Lollipop will only continue to make its way to devices from here on out, so we’ll definitely see another spike in the chart in next month’s numbers.
What are your thoughts on the latest distribution numbers? If you’re running an older version of Android, has it been dragging down your overall experience of Android? Let us know your thoughts in the comments.
Upcoming Steve Jobs Book Promises ‘Sensational’ New Stories, Launches March 24
There’s a new Steve Jobs book set to be published later this month, penned by Brent Schlender, a reporter who interviewed Jobs several times throughout his life and became close to him, and Rick Tetzeli, Executive Editor at Fast Company. Called Becoming Steve Jobs, the book aims to go beyond existing myths and stereotypes about Jobs, giving a look at a man who was only human, who “wrestled with his failings and learned to maximize his strength over time.”
The book explores the story of how Steve Jobs made the transformation from an arrogant young man exiled from Apple to the visionary leader that skyrocketed Apple to fame. Schlender and Tetzeli interviewed many of Steve Jobs’ friends, family, and inner circle, to get access to never-before-told stories. Tim Cook, Jony Ive, Eddy Cue, Ed Catmull, John Lasseter, and Robert Iger all contributed to the book. It also draws on the experiences Schlender had with Jobs in interviews across many years.
Schlender and Tetzeli make clear that Jobs’s astounding success at Apple was far more complicated than simply picking the right products: he became more patient, he learned to trust his inner circle, and discovered the importance of growing the company incrementally rather than only shooting for dazzling game-changing products. .
Daring Fireball‘s John Gruber received an advanced copy of Becoming Steve Jobs and called it “the book about Steve Jobs that the world deserves.” According to Gruber, it’s an accurate retelling of the life of Jobs, with a “significant amount of new reporting. Some stories, he writes, “are going to be sensational.”
The book is smart, accurate, informative, insightful, and at times, utterly heartbreaking. Schlender and Tetzeli paint a vivid picture of Jobs the man, and also clearly understand the industry in which he worked. They also got an astonishing amount of cooperation from the people who knew Jobs best: colleagues past and present from Apple and Pixar — particularly Tim Cook — and his widow, Laurene Powell Jobs.
A hardcover copy of Becoming Steve Jobs can be pre-ordered on Amazon.com for $21.78. There’s also a Kindle edition and an Audible version.
Watch our Galaxy S6 and S6 edge hands-on video!
The Galaxy S6 and S6 edge are very much official now, and through all of the news and our own coverage we completely understand if you happened to miss our comprehensive hands-on preview video. Well that’s okay, because we wanted to show it off once again — we’re pretty darn proud of it, and we think you’ll enjoy it too.
Give it a watch, and when you’re done you can circle back and get all of the GS6 info you can handle right here.
Relive our HTC One M9 video preview!
While the jury’s still out on the HTC One M9 — and likely will be for a little while now — it’s probably a good idea to take a couple extra minutes and give our initial preview a gander. We spent a solid 36 hours with the M9 here in Barcelona, Spain. It’s perhaps an imperfect device (what isn’t, really), but still addresses a number of issues we had with 2014’s HTC One M8.
The question is how does it stand up to more through use. We’ll find out soon enough, to be sure. For now, enjoy.
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