Deal: Samsung Galaxy S6 unlocked on Ebay for $629.99
Samsung’s latest and greatest, the Galaxy S6, is currently being sold unlocked on eBay for $629.99 (32GB storage version). This is great for those who want to purchase a Galaxy S6 unlocked in the US, because due to the restrictions placed on Samsung by phone carriers, they aren’t allowed to directly sell unlocked phones to customers. In fact, if you travel to their website and attempt to purchase a device, it will redirect you to the carriers’ website.
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This eBay deal will also save you money as buying it from eBay gives you free shipping, and at $629.99, the price is better than buying it outright from a carrier. Currently, only the Black and White variants are still in stock, and they will likely sell quickly. Note that this device will only be compatible with GSM carriers and not CDMA carriers, namely Verizon and Sprint. The Galaxy S6 will arrive in its original packaging with all the accessories included.
Not sure if the Samsung Galaxy S6 is right for you? Be sure to check out our full review.
Google releases new Password Alert Chrome extension to help keep your account safe
In an effort to help keep your account safe, Google today launched Password Alert, a new Chrome extension that will give you a warning if you type your Google password into a website that isn’t a Google sign-in page. Not only does this extension protect you from phishing attacks, it also encourages you to use different passwords for different websites.
As for consumer accounts, Chrome remembers a scrambled version of your password, and obviously won’t share it with anyone else. If you enter a password into a non-Google account, you’ll be prompted with a webpage like the one attached above, asking you if you’d like to reset your password or ignore for the time being. Google explains:
Password Alert is also available to Google for Work customers, including Google Apps and Drive for Work. Your administrator can install Password Alert for everyone in the domains they manage, and receive alerts when Password Alert detects a possible problem. This can help spot malicious attackers trying to break into employee accounts and also reduce password reuse.
Combining the new Password Alert extension with other security features like 2-Step Verification and Security Key, Google is certainly doing it’s part to help you keep your Google account safe from attackers. If you’re interested in downloading Password Alert, head on over to the Chrome Web Store.
Deal: FreedomPop now offering an LG Optimus F3 and one month of unlimited service for just $29
Customers shouldn’t have to pay an arm and a leg every month just to use their smartphones. There are a few mobile carriers out there who have been trying to eliminate extra monthly costs to their customers, but few have brought down their prices as much as FreedomPop, the Californian mobile service provider. Normally a 4G LTE-capable smartphone with a data plan on any other carrier would run you around $40 to $50 per month, and that’s after purchasing the smartphone separately. But in a new promotion from FreedomPop, you can get a 4G LTE smartphone and a one-month trial of the service for just $29.
The smartphone being offered by the carrier is a certified pre-owned LG Optimus F3, and with that you’ll get a one-month free trial of FreedomPop’s Unlimited Everything plan, which includes unlimited calling, texting and data – no strings attached. Once your free trial is up, you can either downgrade to FreedomPop’s 100% free monthly plan (200 minutes, 500 texts, 500MB of data per month), or take advantage of any of the carrier’s other affordable plans. Other plans include unlimited talk, text and 500MB of data for $10.99 per month, or go with the Unlimited Everything plan for $19.99 per month.
Wondering what you’ll get with the Optimus F3? This device features a 4-inch LCD display, a 1.2GHz dual-core Snapdragon 400 processor, 1GB of RAM, expandable memory up to 32GB and a 5MP rear-facing camera. No, this isn’t the most high-end smartphone on the market, but it’s the perfect device for children or older folks who want to try out a smartphone for the first time. It’s also great for use a secondary line, or for those that are really tight on money.
Want to take advantage of this deal? It’s easy. Simply head to the deal link below, enter your information, and FreedomPop will send you the smartphone and your SIM card – you don’t even have to pay for shipping. As always, if you have any questions regarding this deal, be sure to leave a comment below so we can help you out. Interested in Freedompop but want a more upscale device? Also be sure to check out the AA Deals Store’s offer for a Nexus 5 running on Freedompop for $200.
LG sees its future in smartphones and cars
If you had to summarize LG’s financial health in a few seconds, you could just shrug and say “life’s good.” That’s because the Korean company is one of the few in the technology industry right now that’s actually making a decent profit from the hardware it sells. In the last three months, the company managed to get 15.4 million smartphones out the door, largely due to the fact that LG phones are getting more popular in the US. It may not be an exciting thing to write about, but the company’s white goods arm also brought home a sizeable chunk of cash.
On the home entertainment side, the company saw a dip in profits that it’s blaming on exchange rates, not to mention the fact that not too many people buy a TV in January. That is, however, not the most interesting tidbit that can be gleaned from the document, which concern LG’s plans in the automotive space.
LG Vehicle Components was a new division founded in July 2013, but this is the first time that its activities have been publicly discussed by the company. Right now, the unit isn’t making any money — in fact, it lost $2.18 million — but executives believe that, as demand for smart and electric cars increases, it’ll become a big earner. If you weren’t already convinced that the tech industry is about to revolutionize transportation, perhaps the fact that Google, Tesla, Apple, Tencent, Baidu and LG are all now operating in the space will change your mind.
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Filed under: Cellphones, Home Entertainment, Transportation, HD, Mobile, LG
Source: LG
Chrome add-on stops scammers from getting your Google password
No matter how diligent you are about watching for scam sites trying to swipe your password, there’s always the chance that a very convincing page will trick you into handing over the goods. Thankfully, Google just gave you a safety net: its new Password Alert extension for Chrome will warn you if you’ve reused your Google password on another site. You can ignore the warning if you’re not worried, but you’ll also have an option of resetting your password right away if you realize that you’ve made a mistake. It’s a small add-on, but it might save you in a moment of weakness… or at least, remind you to spice up your password choices now and then.
Filed under: Internet, Software, Google
Via: TechCrunch
Source: Google, Google Official Blog
We’re live at Microsoft’s Build 2015 keynote
We’re ready and waiting in San Francisco for Microsoft to kick off its next Build developer conference. There will likely be some surprises, especially around HoloLens, but mostly we’re expecting Microsoft to delve deeper into Windows 10 and what it means for developers. Word on the street is that Windows 10 might hit this summer, so don’t be surprised if we see a firm release date today. Not surprisingly, this conference will likely be used to court as many developers as possible to the Windows 10 app ecosystem. Expect plenty of announcements around Microsoft’s universal app platform, which lets devs write apps once and run them across multiple devices. We may even see Microsoft open up Windows to Android apps, according to journalist Paul Thurrott. That’s been rumored for a while now, and this conference is the perfect chance for Microsoft to prove to developers that it’s a lot more flexible. Join us here at 11:30 AM ET/8:30 AM PT when the festivities are scheduled to begin.
Qantas Customers Discover Apple Watch Doesn’t Fit Under Airline’s Boarding Pass Scanners [iOS Blog]
One of the most talked about new features of the Apple Watch is its ability to sync with an iPhone’s Passbook app, displaying a user’s credit cards and boarding passes easily on the wrist. Australian-based airline Qantas, however, has been facing a bit of a sizing issue with Apple’s new wrist-worn device, with multiple users pointing out since the wearable’s launch that a wrist wearing the Apple Watch simply doesn’t fit under the gate scanner for boarding passes (via Brisbane Times)
Qantas’s new Apple Watch app
Like other boarding pass experiences, Qantas’s app generates an individual QR code to the Passbook app for users boarding a flight. While the scanners were initially designed for simple paper barcodes before smartphone apps came about, they were able to handle scanning the QR code from an iPhone or other smartphone. Now, with the introduction of the Apple Watch, Qantas’s scanners face the hurdle of being unable to accommodate an entire wrist along with the Apple Watch.
Pointed out initially by a few Twitter users, one of which “wasn’t allowed” to take a picture of the terminal in question, Qantas has since acknowledged the issue. Unfortunately, while it’s looking to “access” the problem, there is currently no planned fix.
@taufiqz Hi Taufiq, currently we’re unable to scan boarding passes from the Apple watch, our team are aware of this and assessing. Kristyn
— Qantas (@Qantas) April 26, 2015
Qantas’s predicament serves as a sort of warning for developing an app for the Watch before actually having the device in hands to test. Qantas’s lead app designer, Gabriel Santos, echoed a similar sentiment of difficulty in developing the app, describing the entire ordeal of building and creating the app without the Watch “a scary process.”
“We initially locked in a concept but when trying it on the actual device, it didn’t work as well as I thought it would,” he said.
“It proved that designing without testing on the actual device can compromise the user experience. Good enough just isn’t acceptable. I wanted to bring the Apple Watch experience to a whole new level.”
As Brisbane Times points out, the introduction of a smaller, more handheld scanner could alleviate the issue, but would undoubtedly be extremely costly to introduce in every airport the airline supports. Given that the Qantas app includes a host of other features besides supporting Apple Watch, from boarding times, departure gates, and delays, the company could also decide to leave the QR code functionality solely to the iPhone and introduce the Apple Watch’s Qantas app as more of a companion experience.
Google Play Services version 7.3 SDK now available, brings Google Fit enhancements and ability to connect multiple Android Wear watches to one device
Google has been updating all Android devices to Google Play Services 7.3, and they just announced the roll out has been completed. What does it bring to the table?
As we learned last week, Android Wear has a pretty big update and Google Play Services 7.3 plays a big role in that. It allows you to connect more than one Android Watch to your device. The Capability API is new, which allows apps to communicate different things to devices with different features. The Channel API is also new, which creates a bidirectional data connection between nodes for the transfer of larger binary files.
Users will of course need the latest Android Wear companion app and the newest Android Wear update, which should be rolling over the next few weeks.
Google Fit now has the ability to track granular nutritional information such as protein, fat, cholesterol, and more. Third party apps can start implementing these data types now. It’s also now easier for apps to retrieve data totals for the day, making it great for watch faces.
Lastly, you may not realize it, but a lot of apps are asking for your location these days, which can be a battery drain. Google has updated the LocationRequest with a maximum wait time for location updates via setMaxWaitTime(). This way the system will batch location updates together, which will not only consume battery, but it could improve location accuracy on some devices.
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source: Android Developers
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LG Watch Urbane now available at AT&T
The LG Watch Urbane is already available from Google and Verizon Wireless, and now it’s available at AT&T. For starters, it’s only available online, but it will hit stores on May 15.
Unfortunately, just like Verizon Wireless, AT&T is only offering the Silver option. The price is the same as Google and Verizon, which is $349. However, the best deal might be Verizon since they are offering Free two day shipping, while Google and AT&T only offer standard shipping for Free.
Are you buying one?
source: AT&T
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Cyanogen breaks up with OnePlus
One of the biggest factors behind OnePlus One’s astounding success was CyanogenMod, the popular custom ROM that released Android from Google’s strict licensing policies and made the operating system much more customizable.
However, rifts became apparent in their mutually beneficial relationship last year when Cyanogen signed a contract of exclusivity with an Indian electronic firm, Micromax. The contract had the sale of OnePlus devices running the CyanogenMod banned in India. And now Cyanogen has officially parted ways with OnePlus.
Addressing the press at the Global Mobile Internet Conference in Beijing, Cyanogen’s Steve Kondik divulged that the two companies ultimately had different goals for its software and, as a result, there were collisions between personalities as the two attempted to proceed with their own visions.
“That’s probably the last you will see from that partnership. Two new companies are trying to do crazy stuff, a lot of people collide,” Kondik said.
Cyanogen’s move is being seen as one of the first steps towards global business expansion as the firm has already started working with new partners. There were rumours in the past that Microsoft had invested in Cyanogen.
However, if you have a OnePlus One phone that runs the CyanogenMod, you need not be worried as the the company will continue to support the devices running on the custom ROM.
Via: Android Authority
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