YotaPhone 3 and YotaPhone 2c in the works, company says
In an interview with online publication Techno Buffalo, Yota’s Managing Director for the Americas Matthew Kelly has confirmed a successor to the YotaPhone 2, the YotaPhone 3, along with another device–the YotaPhone 2c.
This comes not long after the funding of the Indiegogo campaign that will bring the YotaPhone 2 to the US this August. The YotaPhone 2 is already an impressive handset, the YotaPhone 3 should be even better with a better chipset and processor, more RAM, a gorgeous main display, better cameras, and an improved e-Ink display. Who knows, depending on when they plan to launch the device, maybe it’ll even be running Android M out of the box?
While the prospect of a YotaPhone 3 is nothing but impressive, the YotaPhone 2c won’t be a bad performer either. It’s a budget version of its big brother, the YotaPhone 2. It’s said to to get rid of a lot of the “premium” features the YotaPhone 2 has. We’re not sure what features they’ll be nixing, but it’ll certainly be more friendly for those on a budget, unlike the YotaPhone 2.
There is a clause on whether the YotaPhone 2 gets a successor, though. The YotaPhone 3 is lined up as their next successor, but Kelly says the YotaPhone 2 has to sell first. In other words, it hasn’t done very well so far, and they’re probably waiting to see just how well the device does in the US come August.
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source: Techno Buffalo
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Chevy’s 2016 cars to support both Android Auto and Apple CarPlay
14 of Chevrolet’s 2016 models will support both Android Auto and Apple’s CarPlay, the company announced today, including cars, trucks and crossovers. This way, the car will cater to both Android and Apple users, without segmenting half of the market or selling multiple models of each car. The dual-compatibility will be made possible by Chevy’s “Mylink infotainment system.”
Chevy will let users use the data from their carrier plans, or users can take advantage of its OnStar 4G LTE plan. With the second option, you’ll just have to connect to the car’s WiFi hotspot.
Source: Chevrolet
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Fleksy to bring Imojis to your keyboard
Fleksy has officially teamed up with Imoji to bring image emojis to your Android keyboard. You will find a wide range of images to select from and most of them are popular internet memes, so you won’t have a tough time relating to them.
The keyboard makes use of the SDK made available by Imoji last month, giving access to nearly 3 million imojis, with most of them created by the users. The update is currently seeding to users of the Fleksy keyboard through the Play Store, so you should see it anytime now if you’re using Fleksy as your primary keyboard.
As for the usability, the addition is merely a way to make Fleksy more attractive to its users and doesn’t change anything in terms of functionality. Users can create their own imojis as well, so you can send a personalized image sticker to your contacts if you so please.
Source: Google Play Store
Via: Tech Crunch
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T-Mobile Sony Xperia Z1 now getting Android 5.0.2
T-Mobile customers rocking a Sony Xperia Z1 have now begun to receive the update to Android 5.0.2 Lollipop. This comes not long after Sony brought the update to the Xperia Z2 and Z3.
The update brings with it a whole host of new features, the new Material Design layout being one of them. It also brings with it lock screen notifications, the 64-bit ART compiler designed to open apps faster, Project Volta for battery performance tweaks, a new Recent Apps page, and much more.
Once you download and install the update, your software version should be 14.5.B.0.236. Most manufactures and carriers recommend that your device have at least 50% battery life and hooked up to Wi-Fi before downloading this update.
If you haven’t gotten the update yet, firmware upgrades like these are usually sent out first in small stages to make sure there are no bugs that render the device useless. If successful, the update is sent out to a larger crowd of people, and so on. It could take anywhere from a couple days to two weeks to get the new update. If you want to update your Xperia Z1 manually, you can get the FTF firmware file along with install instructions here.
What do you think of Android 5.0.2 on Sony’s Xperia devices? Be sure to let us know in the comments.
source: Xperia Blog
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Any.do, Ginger Keyboard team up for app integration
Everyone’s favorite note-taking app, Any.do, has paired up with Ginger Keyboard to offer Ginger users added capabilities in the form of easy list-making.
When in Ginger Keyboard’s Smart Bar, you can quickly tap on the Any.do logo and make lists without closing the keyboard. Users can also access their Any.do schedules from the Smart Bar.
The added features will surely make both apps more attractive to all users, especially ones who use one of the two, and not both.
Source: GingerSoftware
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Moto 360 now $149
It’s almost June which means it’s time for this year’s run of “Dads & Grads” sales. Just in time for father’s day, Motorola has drastically cut the price of its Moto 360 smartwatch. Before the sale, the watch was selling for $249. Moto decided that a 40% price reduction would be a great way to move units of the company’s most popular wearable device. This is probably due to the rumored Moto 360 2. Like almost every device in the Motorola Android catalog, you can use the Moto Maker web app to truly get the most unique gift for your, your dad, or the recent graduate in your family.
Want a champagne gold wrist band? Moto Maker has you covered. What about a matching case? You can get that too. Besides customizing the obvious different metals, leathers, and plastics that make up the the watch there are also 11 distinct faces that you can pick to truly customize your experience. Act quickly though, this sale only runs through 6/9/15.
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Microsoft launches Office Lens app for Android
Microsoft has today launched Office Lens for Android, which enables users to scan written, printed, or electronic documents and then convert them to a Word, PowerPoint, or PDF document.
- Converts images of paper documents, electronic screens and whiteboard notes into Word documents, PowerPoint presentations and searchable PDF files for easy storage, editing and reformatting.
- Enables images to be sent via email, making it easy to share whiteboard notes with work colleagues, submit scanned business expense receipts or ensure family and friends have copies of important paper documents.
- Captures business cards and generates contacts, which can be sent to OneNote and added to your phone.
- Recognizes the corners of a document and automatically crops, enhances and cleans up the image.
- Identifies printed text with optical character recognition (OCR) so that you can search by keyword for the image in OneNote or OneDrive.
- Inserts images to OneNote or as DOCX, PPTX or PDF files in OneDrive, providing options to save, export and share the image.
You can grab it using the link below.
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The Awair helps you breathe easier by tracking air quality
If you have allergies, you know that air quality can mean the difference between having a productive day and being a congested, sneezing pile of sadness. The Awair from Bitfinder analyzes the indoor temperature, humidity, carbon dioxide, fine dust particles and volatile organic compounds in the air and uses that information to provide individual recommendations via a companion app and trigger IoT devices help reduce the chances of spending the day leaking snot.
The Awair started as an Arduino board with multiple sensors attached to help Bitfinder co-founder Ronald Ro track the air quality of his home to help manage his daughter’s eczema. After realizing that the information could help others, the Awair was built using a state-of-the-art calibration chamber with sensors far beyond what his prototype had. Ro says the device can help people manage their allergies, sleep habits and productivity. Users just select one of those options in the app and it begins tracking and analyzing the air and a user’s behavior and builds recommendations around that data.
To help maximize the recommendations, the Awair connects to a backend that can be used by other manufacturers to connect to the air sensor to launch IoT devices. For example, if the air is too stuffy, a Nest can be triggered to turn on the fan in a house. The company has an open API for developers to plug into that backend and a WeMo-like plugin module called the AWAIR Connect is in the works. Plus, it’s working on developing a channel on online-scripting service, IFTTT. The Awair will be available for pre-order on May 27 for $149 and will ship in the fall.
Source: Awair
The top 15 gaming products you can buy
The approach of summer might mean it’s time to unfurl the Slip N Slide, but there’s only so much gaming you can do while flopping around in the water. Yes, you should get outside while the weather’s nice, but there are also worlds to explore back in the air-conditioned confines of your home. If that system needs a refresh, or you’re still in the process of cobbling together the ideal setup, we’ve got a list of some must-have gaming consoles, computers and accessories. Items like Astro’s A50 wireless headset help keep you in touch with your raiding party, while Antec’s Bias Lighting can improve your display’s aesthetics. We’ll have even more gaming gadgets for our buyer’s guide in coming months, but for now you can scroll through the gallery below or head to the full gaming section to see what you’re missing.
Creepy Chrome extension shows where FB messages come from
Even though Facebook’s mobile Messenger specifically tells you that it tracks your location data the first time you install the app (and every time you start a new conversation), most folks don’t realize how often and how accurately it actually does so. In fact, the app pings your location each time you send a text. And with this new Chrome extension, you’ll be able to see exactly where your contacts have been messaging you from — without their knowledge or consent.
Dubbed the “Marauder’s Map” (yes, like from Harry Potter), the extension leverages GPS data that’s embedded into each Messenger message to surreptitiously locate and track whoever sent it. This isn’t a real-time tracking method by any means, mind you; the extension simply compiles that embedded data into a cohesive map. However, it does allow anyone you’ve mailed with FB Messenger to see where you’ve been. If this sounds a bit too stalkerish for your tastes, you could always just uninstall Messenger and use any of the myriad of alternate texting apps currently on the market. Supposing that’s not an option, you can alternately just turn off your GPS location service before launching the program.
Filed under: Internet, Facebook
Via: Medium
Source: Chrome Web Store
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