Sprint’s latest family plan offers two unlimited lines for $100

Sprint is trying to do everything it can to compete with T-Mobile’s audacious, budget-friendly plans. As such, the carrier’s introducing a new plan called Best Buy One Family, featuring two lines with unlimited data, talk and text for $100 per month — each additional number (up to eight total) will cost $40. Back in March, Sprint also announced a Best Buy-only plan that gives people a smartphone and all-you-can-have service for a flat monthly rate, so this isn’t the first time the network and retailer have teamed up. Naturally, if you’re interested in taking advantage of this offer, you’ll have to visit a Best Buy or Best Buy Mobile store.

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Xposed Framework for Android Lollipop just got real

The waiting is now over for users of the Xposed Framework who wished to run it on Android Lollipop, since the developer has just pushed out a huge updated to bring one of the biggest modification frameworks to Android 5.x.

Xposed Framework is a package that can be installed on rooted Android devices to open up no end of possibilities. These possibilities come in the form of modules that you can enable on-the-fly without having to flash ROMs or Kernels to add functionality to your device.

There is currently one caveat to Xposed Framework on Android Lollipop and that is that it may cause some bootloops on Samsung stock ROMs due to the way Samsung has implemented ART. However, you can flash a different ROM to your Samsung devices to overcome this. In addition, it’s not working with LG encrypted apps.

Otherwise, it seems to work pretty well and is certainly worth checking out if you’re interested in modifying your Android device but don’t want to flash numerous ROMs for new features.

To grab Xposed Framework for Android 5.0 Lollipop, head on over to XDA Forums right now.

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Upcoming OnePlus 2 will have a fingerprint sensor that is “done right”

The upcoming OnePlus 2 will be launched on July 27 during a special virtual reality event, but its manufacturer has already started revealing what we can expect from the device. The company shared that it would pack the Snapdragon 810 processor (without overheating concerns) and be the first flagship with a USB Type-C port. This afternoon, OnePlus informed the world that the OnePlus 2 would also have an enhanced security component with the inclusion of a fingerprint scanner that is faster than Apple’s TouchID.

OnePlus’ Pete Lau explained how valuable the OnePlus 2’s fingerprint scanner will be:

“With the OnePlus 2, the fingerprint sensor is done right. It’s refined and lightning quick, unlocking your device faster than TouchID. The average person checks their phone over 200 times per day. If you spend just three seconds inputting a PIN number or pattern, that’s over an hour of your time gone each week.

On the OnePlus 2, one quick tap takes you right to your homescreen. With the ability to store up to five fingerprint profiles, it’s fast, it’s safe, and it’s secure. Your smartphone is your most personal device, and its security should be personal, too.”

Rather than having unwanted components like a heart rate sensor and two rear cameras, OnePlus seems to be focusing on features that have a purpose in day-to-day use.

Are you sold on fingerprint scanners? Or do you forgo security measures on your mobile device altogether? Let us know in the comments.

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Supreme Court rejects to hear Google’s appeal in Oracle fight over Android

Back in 2010, Oracle took Google to court, arguing that the search giant violated its copyright by using Oracle’s Java technology in Android. Then in May 2012, it seemed as though Google would win the battle after the judge overlooking the case ruled that the Java APIs couldn’t be copyrighted. That may have seemed like a big win for Google, but as it turns out, Oracle was well on its way to winning the war. Two years after this news came to be, the ruling in Google’s favor was overturned by the U.S. Court of Appeals, allowing Oracle to get another shot at making Google pay for its alleged transgressions. In turn, Google made its way to the Supreme Court in hopes to appeal from the case and stop it once and for all.

Today we’re finally getting word from the Supreme Court on the matter, and unfortunately the results aren’t positive for Google. The Supreme Court has just rejected Google’s appeal from the case, which means that the Google-Oracle dispute will be moved back to a smaller appellate court to get the final say. The Supreme Court didn’t give comment on its decision to reject, but this news does come just one month after the Justice Department rushed to Oracle’s side claiming that APIs can, in fact, be copyrighted.

To be clear, this doesn’t mean Google lost the case, but it does mean that the company won’t get off the hook as easy as it expected to.

In a statement made regarding the high court’s decision, Google says that it will “continue to defend the interoperability that has fostered innovation and competition in the software industry.” Oracle shot back saying that the decision is a “win for innovation and for the technology industry that relies on copyright protection to fuel innovation.”