Motorola offering heavy discount on Moto X, Moto 360
Now here is a deal that no Motorola loyalist worth his love for stock Android can pass up: the Moto X 32GB is being sold for $349.99, while its 64GB variant can be purchased for $379.00 off contract. If you were planning to buy the Moto X, this might be your golden opportunity as the 2014 flagship device has received a price cut of $225 for a day.
According to an email sent by Motorola, the sale will start today at 11 a.m. CT, through May 6th at 11 a.m. CT.
Well, the good news doesn’t end here. As part of its Mother’s Day sale, Motorola has also slashed the price of its smartwatch – the Moto 360. Running on Android Wear, the smartwatch is now available for $179, which is $70 less than its regular price ($249.)
If you want to take a look at the deals that Motorola is offering today, follow this link.
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HTC loves your mom; company takes $50 off Re Camera and tosses in freebies
Looking to pick up something nice for mom over the next few days? You don’t have much time but you can still score something good for the woman who brought you into this world.
HTC, doing its part to entice customers, has discounted its Re Camera by $50 for a limited time. Normally $199, it’s $149.99 through Sunday, May 10. What’s more, buy one of these and you’ll also receive the Protection Pack, Bar Mount, and Clip Mount ($60 value) at not additional cost. And, as if that weren’t enough you’ll get free two-day shipping as well.
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Teardown: take a better look inside the LG Watch Urbane
The LG Watch Urbane is one of the best looking smartwatches on the market, so wouldn’t it be great to see what exactly goes into building a device like this? The folks over at iFixit recently gave the Watch Urbane the teardown treatment, giving us a better look at the watch’s internals.
Unlike the LG G Watch, removing the back panel of the Watch Urbane required some heat. This means that since it’s not secured by screws, you’ll need to replace the adhesive before re-sealing the back plate to maintain the IP67 water resistant rating. Once the adhesive is removed, the back plate is surprisingly easy to take off. Moving forward, the Urbane’s motherboard and battery are also easy to remove, meaning that with a bit of elbow grease, it’s entirely possible to replace these parts on your own.
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One of the bigger challenges with this teardown is removing the display, which is fused to the glass. It’s possible to separate the two, but it will pose a difficult task if you need to replace the display. Furthermore, the iFixit team found that this was the only way to replace a cracked screen – the display and digitizer are adhered to the back of the glass after being installed in the watch body.
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Overall, the Watch Urbane scored an impressive repairability score of 7 out of 10 (10 is the easiest to repair). While the screen and digitizer are difficult to remove, just about every other part of the watch is (relatively) easy to replace. For more images and information on the teardown, head to the source link below.
T-mobile kicks off ‘Never Settle for Verizon’ campaign, free trial and more
One thing T-Mobile is known for is speaking up about the competition — loudly. This tends to go doubly for CEO John Legere. With that in mind, the Uncarrier is once again calling out Verizon with a new campaign that essentially makes fun of Verizon’s current “never settle” advertising campaign.
In a set of eight new ads, T-Mobile points out the many advantages the company says it holds over Big Red. Each ad ends with “never settle for Verizon”. Moving beyond the ads, T-Mobile is also holding a special “Never Settle” promotion that will be ran from May 13th until May 31st. If you are a Verizon customer, the new promo gives you the chance to sign up for two weeks of T-Mobile service and will be able to walk away without any further obligation to the Uncarrier if you don’t like what you see. Obviously you’ll need to return any phones T-Mobile gave you, but that’s it.
Of course, it is important to note that the trial requires you to first cancel your Verizon service. That means if you don’t stick with T-Mobile, you’ll either have to start back up with Verizon or move on to another carrier. If you canceled a Verizon contract, you’ll also owe Big Red any associated early termination fees. T-Mobile will cover your re-activation fees if you decide to go back to Verizon, however.
For those that stick with uncarrier past the trial period, T-Mobile will cover any early termination fees charged by Verizon. Of course, you will be required to hand in your old Verizon phone as part of the deal. What do you think of this trial? Is it worth switching from Big Red? Let us know what you think in the comments.
Here’s all the “Never Settle” ads, for those that want to check them out:
Oppo confirms its upcoming R7 handset will have a full metal unibody
Now that the Oppo R7’s name and release month have been officially confirmed by the company, it looks like we’re now getting some more information on what materials the handset will made from. Keeping in line with the metal-clad R5, Oppo’s new R7 handset will feature a full metal unibody.
As explained by the company:
Besides further increasing the metallic ratio, the OPPO R7 sports a metal unibody undergoing 48 polishing processes to retain the original metallic flavor as well as a curvy and lustrous charm, thus delivering a peerless feel in the hand.
In addition to the metallic unibody, the R7 will come with a 2.5D glass touchscreen, extremely narrow bezels, and will feature a super slim design – something we’ve now come to expect from the company’s ‘R’ line.
The super-thin Oppo R5 had a camera sensor that protruded visibly out of the chassis. This was ultimately a tradeoff that Oppo had to make to shave off millimeters without affecting image quality. And looking at the press image above, we can now see that the R7 will follow suit. Obviously we won’t be able to tell exactly how much the camera sensor sticks out until we get some hands-on time with the device, so we’ll need to hold off any judgement until the phone is announced sometime later this month.
OPPO’s R7 Will Have a Full Metal Unibody
Having been frequently exposed on major media and social sites, the excitement surrounding OPPO’s much-anticipated new phone, the R7, has become increasingly clear. With an ultra-thin body, super-narrow bezels and an officially confirmed 2.5D touch screen, the OPPO R7combines the most fashionable elements of the smartphone world.
As a leader of smartphone design and innovation, OPPO has been known for its classy product design and state-of-the-art manufacturing expertise. From the world’s first motorized rotating camera phone, the OPPO N3, to the world’s thinnest smartphone less than 5mm thick, the OPPO R5, and the OPPO R1C with its stunning sapphire glass back cover, OPPO has proven its strong all-round innovative strength.
As the successor to the OPPO R5, which boasts silk-like metallic texture, a strong body and a unique stainless steel micro-arc frame and back, the OPPO R7 has even more to offer. In addition to the 2.5D touch screen, it continues the metallic design of the premium R series to provide a luxurious feel as well as a high-quality visual experience. Besides further increasing the metallic ratio, the OPPO R7 sports a metal unibody undergoing 48 polishing processes to retain the original metallic flavor as well as a curvy and lustrous charm, thus delivering a peerless feel in the hand.
On the basis of the micro-arc frame of the R5, the R7 has even more thoughtful features in its body curves to fit the hand perfectly. Though the R7 adopts a metal unibody, it’s forged in a way which provides more curves to ensure optimum handling comfort.
As the time of release approaches, the OPPO R7 will soon reveal itself in all its glamor. Even with its other high specs aside,
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LG G4 trial program launches, allows testing before device’s release
How about trying an LG G4 before actually buying one? Today, a trial program was announced that allows consumers in the United States to experience the G4 prior to its release next month.
Morris Lee, SVP and Head of North American Sales and Marketing at LG MobileComm, had this to say about the trial program:
“We’re very proud of the new LG G4 and confident that people will truly appreciate the impressive new camera, display, design and user interface. We look forward to rolling out this unique opportunity for some lucky U.S. consumers to ‘see the great and feel the great’ for themselves.”
You can sign up for the trial program by completing this form.
Gionee Elife E8 appears at TENAA with high-end specs
The successor to the Gionee Elife E7 seems to be quite the device for those that care about high-end specifications. The device, appropriately called the Elife E7, appeared in China through TENAA where both images and specifications were revealed.
Here are the key specifications:
- 6-inch, 2560×1440 resolution display
- Quad-core processor clocked at 2.0GHz with 3GB of RAM
- 32GB internal storage, microSD card slot for up to 128GB
- 3520mAh battery
- Android 5.0 Lollipop covered by Amigo OS
- Rear fingerprint scanner
- Capactive buttons
- 164×82.3×9.6mm body
The Gionee Elife E8 is expected to be announced later this month.
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Sprint lost money and customers during Q4 2014
The final quarter of 2014 was not pretty for Sprint as the carrier saw a drop in money and customers, two areas that are clearly not favorable for investors. Amid fierce competition with T-Mobile for placement as the third largest carrier in the United States, Sprint reported losing 201,000 postpaid customers; however, prepaid customers increased by 546,000. Despite generating $8.3 billion in the quarter, the carrier had a net loss of $224 million.
It looks like Marcelo Claure and his fellow Sprint executives are heading back to the drawing board.
Source: Sprint
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What’s in Town Android app review
I travel a lot so often resort to apps with points of interest to determine my surroundings, and What’s in Town is an app with a difference that aims to provide information about not only the standard shopping and eating places, but also historic locations.
The user interface is incredibly straight forward and easy just to pick up and use. It’s this particular point which is one of What’s in Town’s strength – I don’t want to have to sit and try and figure out how an app works; I want to open it, see what’s around me, and go and this app does just that.
The different types of points of interest are colour coded and you’re able to filter on the type of location depending on your preference.
The points of interest are designation on the map that when clicked display additional information. The historic landmarks, for example, popup a Wikipedia page to give more information on that monument. What’s in Town also allows you to search for a specific landmark and search for locations within a certain radius of your location.
The database seems to be constantly updated with new points of interest appearing regularly.
Current towns in the app include:
Abingdon-on-Thames, Appleby-in-Westmorland, Aylesbury, Bedford, Beverley, Cambridge, Carlisle, Cumbria, Chelmsford, Chester, Chichester, Derby, Dorchester, Durham, Exeter, Gloucester, Guildford, Hereford, Hertford, Huntingdon, Ipswich, Lancaster, Leicester, Lewes, Lincoln, Maidstone, Matlock, Morpeth, Newport, Northallerton, Northampton, Norwich, Nottingham, Oakham, Oxford, Shrewsbury, Stafford, Taunton, Trowbridge, Truro, Wakefield, Winchester, Worcester, York.
What’s in Town is a great start to a great idea and if the developer keeps the information expanding then this is a must-have app for anyone interested in historic landmarks around the UK, as well as the regular shopping and eating locations.
The app is available for free from the Google Play Store, and is supported by in-app purchases.
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Government scales back plans for license plate-tracking program
To say that there’s been some concern about the Department of Homeland Security’s on-again, off-again license plate-tracking initiative is something of an understatement. Despite fresh resistance from the ACLU, the agency is persisting with the project, but has revealed that it will walk back on some of its more far-reaching requirements. The original idea was to implement a nationwide system of license plate scanners that could track a suspect’s movements, making it easier for the Immigrations and Customs Enforcement Agency to follow and apprehend criminals. Now, however, the folks at Nextgov have uncovered a document, dated February 18th, that scales the scope of the setup to a minimum of 25 states.
The project brief also mandated that the private contractor chosen to supply the system should supply 30 million driver records a month — a figure that’s now down to just 6 million. When Nextgov asked the reasoning behind the changes, unnamed officials said that it was to enable more companies to be able to bid for the contract. That way, outfits that have less sophisticated, and possibly cheaper, data-capturing hardware can tender alongside larger outfits like Vigilant Video, which nearly won the contract in 2012. As far as the ICE is concerned, the proposed system isn’t being scaled back per se, although it’s clear that it may not be as all-powerful as officials had originally wanted.
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Source: Nextgov, FBO (.PDF)
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