Boost Mobile announces Alcatel OneTouch Conquest, Elevate
The first of the two Android 5.0 smartphones is available today; the second arrives in August
Boost Mobile has two new Android handsets for its customers, one of which is available immediately. Starting today, the Alcatel OneTouch Conquest can be had for $130. Next month, however, the Alcatel OneTouch Elevate arrives with a $100 sticker.
Powered by Lollipop versions of Android, the two are considered budget-minded devices. The pair share a couple of features, including 5-megapixel rear cameras, LTE support, and quad-core processors.
Key features in the Alcatel OneTouch Conquest:
- IP67 waterproof and dustproof
- Android 5.0, Lollipop:
- 5-inch 720p HD touchscreen display with Dragontrail Glass
- 5-megapixel auto focus camera with LED flash
- 2-megapixel front camera
- Quad-core 1.2GHz processor
- 3G/4G LTE/Enhanced LTE3
Key features in the Alcatel OneTouch Elevate:
- Android 5.1 Lollipop
- 4.5-inch FWVGA display
- 5-megapixel auto focus camera with LED flash
- 2-megapixel front camera
- 3G/4G LTE/Enhanced LTE
- Quad-core 1.1GHz processor
Boost Mobile offers rate plans that start as low as $30 with Auto Re-Boost. The prepaid carried this week began offering data add-on bundles for 1GB or 2GB extra data. Boost Mobile operates using Sprint’s wireless network.
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KFC’s new Memories Bucket might be your next Bluetooth printer
To celebrate its 60th anniversary of operation in Canada, fast food chain KFC is introducing a very unique, limited edition chicken bucket. Not only does this bucket provide all of your fried chicken-holding needs, but it’s also able to wirelessly print photos from your smartphone via Bluetooth. According to the image on this new “Memories Bucket”, all you need to do to print your photos is “Snap. Select. Send. Share.”
No, this is not a joke.
Unfortunately for those in need of a new Bluetooth photo printer, you won’t be able to pick up your own Memories Bucket at your local KFC. The comments on the company’s Facebook page hint that KFC Canada will be giving some away to a few “lucky” winners in the near future.
Oddly enough, this isn’t the first time the chicken chain has combined food with technology. As part of an advertising campaign for KFC Germany last May, the Tray Typer, a rechargeable Bluetooth keyboard that allowed customers to type out tweets, Facebook status updates and more, was served up to customers in place of the company’s typical paper tray liners. KFC is apparently not afraid to think outside of the box, or in this case, the bucket, so I think we should all be looking forward to what the company has planned for its next marketing scheme.
Honor 6 Plus International Giveaway! [3 Smartphones!]
It’s giveaway time!
This week, we’re giving away three Honor 6 Plus! We’re teaming up with Huawei this time around, to spread the love with you guys!
The Honor 6 Plus boasts powerful internals, a vivd and crispy display, and packs a massive battery. It’s also features a beautiful metallic design, and is a great looking smartphone.
Great content on the Honor 6 Plus
- Huawei Honor 6 Plus review
- Galaxy S6 Edge vs Huawei P8, Honor 6 Plus & HTC One M9 blind camera comparison: vote for the best phone
- Huawei Honor 6 Plus hands-on and first impressions
- Huawei shows off the photography prowess of its dual rear camera Honor 6 Plus
Check out our other content on Honor, here.
Giveaway!
It’s super easy to enter. Follow the directions down below! Good luck, everyone!
Honor 6 Plus International Giveaway! [3 Phones!]
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- The giveaway is an international giveaway (Except when we can not ship to your Country.)
- If we can not ship to your country, you will be compensated with an online gift card of equal MSRP value to the prize.
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- Only 1 entry per person, do not enter multiple email addresses. We will verify all winners and if we detect multiple email addresses by the same person you will not be eligible to win.
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‘Titanfall’ is going free-to-play in Asia
Free-to-play games are big business outside of America and Titanfall is the next big shooter joining the ranks of Halo and Call of Duty in taking that route. Publisher Electronic Arts is working with Nexon (the company behind Maple Story and FIFA Online 3) to take developer Respawn Entertainment’s mech-based shooter to China, Japan, Korea, Macau and regions of Southeast Asia including Cambodia and Thailand. Naturally, it’ll only be a PC version of the game since that plays well in internet cafes, but any other details aren’t known at this point. However, the F2P model could actually translate pretty easily considering the game’s Burn Card system that rewards players with single-use power-ups is similar to how existing microtransaction-based games function. Stand by for Titanfall, Asia.
Filed under: Gaming, Home Entertainment, HD
Amazon’s Dash Buttons bring one-push ordering to all Prime members
If you’re like me, you probably thought Amazon’s Dash Button was an April Fool’s joke that arrived a day early. Well, we found out rather quickly that the online retailer was serious about the device and invited select Prime members to give them a shot. If you were left out of the initial push, the one-touch order buttons are now available for anyone with a Prime membership for $5 each. Right now, there are 18 total Dash buttons to choose from that will handle orders of items like laundry detergent, paper towels, food and more with ease. With an adhesive backing, the idea is the place the Dash Button close to where you’re likely to run out of an item for easy access. In the case of the Tide button above, you’d stick it on your washing machine. The diminutive devices connect to your home WiFi network through the Amazon mobile app where you can select the size/quantity info. You’ll also receive an order alert on your phone, so you can cancel the order if needed. You know, in case someone happens to press it one too many times.
With an adhesive backing, the idea is the place the Dash Button close to where you’re likely to run out of an item for easy access. In the case of the Tide button above, you’d stick it on your washing machine. The diminutive devices connect to your home WiFi network through the Amazon mobile app where you can select the size/quantity info. You’ll also receive an order alert on your phone, so you can cancel the order if needed. You know, in case someone happens to press it one too many times.
Filed under: Household, Amazon
Via: The Verge, @richdemuro (Twitter)
Source: Amazon
‘Five Nights at Freddy’s’ movie gets the director from ‘Poltergeist’
If you’re hoping that the movie adaptation of the Five Nights at Freddy’s games will get the director it deserves… well, we have mixed news. Deadline understands that Gil Kenan, best known for helming Monster House and the Poltergeist remake, will both direct and co-write the big-screen tale of animatronics gone very, very wrong. Kenan is definitely in the right genre and might be well-suited to Five Nights’ fondness for jump scares and suspense, but his critical track record suggests that you aren’t going to get a horror master on the level of John Carpenter or Wes Craven. With that said, the man mostly needs to capture the spirit of the titles — the movie doesn’t have to be a tour de force to reward loyal fans.
Filed under: Gaming, Home Entertainment, HD
Source: Deadline Hollywood
Razer offers a new deal to indie game developers without exclusivity constraint
When gaming accessory maker Razer acquired Ouya, many Free The Games (FtG) participants were less than thrilled as the move would have adversely affected their funding. As part of FtG promotion, gaming console Ouya had offered to match the funds raised by any Android game developer on Kickstarter in exchange for exclusivity. Ouya’s new owners are offering the developers a better deal – without the exclusivity constraint.
It is a win win situation for participants who will now develop games for Razer’s Forge TV set-top box, while being free to sell it on platforms like Play Store, iOS, PC, Amazon and Xbox Live. It is noteworthy that the gaming hardware manufacturer is not obligated to pay anyone, but it has decided to support independent game developers as part of its mutually benefiting strategy. The developers will have to give away games to Razer Cortex users in exchange for the funding.
Razer revealed that around $620,000 is still owed to developers who signed the original Free The Games agreement. The company is now trying to contact all of the affected developers. It was revealed in earlier reports that around 75% of 27 FtG participants still owed Ouya at least some money.
Press Release
RVINE, CA–(Marketwired – July 28, 2015) – WHAT: Razer and a new OUYA publishing entity will work to satisfy previously involved Free the Games (FtG) developers, while creating a more open, sustainable distribution model that benefits gamers and expands revenue opportunities for all parties involved.
Razer plans to back the new OUYA to fulfil an estimated $620,000 fund established for FtG developers who had signed FtG agreements with the original OUYA and who fulfil their FtG agreement milestones and related commitments on Kickstarter.
Qualified FtG developers will need to sign up with the new OUYA for a new publishing agreement.
Financial terms will remain largely the same with one notable exception. Advances under the FtG agreements demanded commercial exclusivity to the OUYA platform. Under the proposed new agreements, Razer and OUYA publishing will forgo exclusivity in favor of developers providing an equitable amount of their FtG-funded titles to gamers for free on the Cortex TV platform. For example, if $10,000 is funded toward a $1 game, then 10,000 games at $1 would be given away at no cost to gamers on Cortex TV. OUYA publishing will not limit developers in any instance to one or another platform, but will promote publishing to all Android platforms — Google Play, Cortex TV, XiaoMi, Alibaba, and the likes.
WHY: Razer has a real interest in supporting indie developers and furthering the expansion of Android gaming on TV. Moving forward with this plan will ensure that both interests are met, as openly, widely, and beneficially as possible. Razer did not acquire hardware, agreements, pre-existing liabilities or debts from OUYA-only software related to the OUYA store and content catalog. Razer must sign new agreements with FtG developers, since there are no existing legal or non-legal developer relationships. Razer’s credo is “By Gamers. For Gamers.” Giving back to gamers, game developers and those who support the gaming lifestyle is what it’s all about.
WHEN: July 28, 2015
WHO: Razer, a world leader in connected devices and software for gamers.
WHERE: OUYA Developer Email: officehours@ouya.tv
ABOUT RAZER:
Razer™ is a world leader in connected devices and software for gamers.
Razer is transforming the way people play games, engage with other gamers and identify with the gamer lifestyle. Having won the coveted “Best of CES” award consecutively for five years, the company’s leadership in product innovation continues to create new categories for the gaming community that is estimated to have over 1 billion gamers worldwide.
Razer’s award-winning design and technology include an array of user interface and systems devices, voice-over IP for gamers and a cloud platform for customizing and enhancing gaming devices.
Founded in 2005, Razer is backed by Intel Capital, IDG-Accel and Heliconia Capital Management (Heliconia), a wholly owned subsidiary of Singapore investment company Temasek. For more information visit http://www.razerzone.com/about-razer.
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