Here’s how to get a free movie rental from Google via your Chromecast
If you’re the proud owner of a Chromecast device, you are in for a bit of a treat from Google. To celebrate the devices 2nd birthday, Google is giving a way a free movie rental, courtesy of Google Play.
In order to redeem this offer, simply hit the link here, and you will be directed to any offers that you have that are attached to your Chromecast. From there you will be able to either redeem the offer, or buy a Chromecast. Once you hit Redeem, you will be walked through the process of installing the Google Cast Chrome Extension, which will connect your Chromecast to Chrome.
Once connected you will be able to redeem your offer so that you can get one free movie rental. In addition to the movie rental, Google is offering 90 days of Google Play Music for free. These two offers won’t be around forever, however, the free movie rental is available until December 31st and the 90 day trial of Play Music is available until 1/31/16.
If you haven’t picked up a Chromecast but have been in the market for one, now may be your chance to get one. For only $35, you really can’t beat how convenient this device is, and it is a welcome addition to anyone’s tech arsenal.
Source: Google
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Here’s how to get a free movie rental from Google via your Chromecast
If you’re the proud owner of a Chromecast device, you are in for a bit of a treat from Google. To celebrate the devices 2nd birthday, Google is giving a way a free movie rental, courtesy of Google Play.
In order to redeem this offer, simply hit the link here, and you will be directed to any offers that you have that are attached to your Chromecast. From there you will be able to either redeem the offer, or buy a Chromecast. Once you hit Redeem, you will be walked through the process of installing the Google Cast Chrome Extension, which will connect your Chromecast to Chrome.
Once connected you will be able to redeem your offer so that you can get one free movie rental. In addition to the movie rental, Google is offering 90 days of Google Play Music for free. These two offers won’t be around forever, however, the free movie rental is available until December 31st and the 90 day trial of Play Music is available until 1/31/16.
If you haven’t picked up a Chromecast but have been in the market for one, now may be your chance to get one. For only $35, you really can’t beat how convenient this device is, and it is a welcome addition to anyone’s tech arsenal.
Source: Google
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Report: Samsung to promote the S6 Edge Plus ahead of the Note 5
Samsung’s unique Edge display has proven rather popular this year and industry sources from Korea are suggesting that the upcoming Galaxy S6 Edge Plus will be receiving the bulk of Samsung’s manufacturing and market resources when it launches alongside the Galaxy Note 5 later this year.
The sources state that Samsung’s Galaxy S6 Edge Plus will see a familiar global rollout, but that production of the Note 5 will be more limited. Note 5 stock will instead be reserved for markets where previous generation Note sales have been traditionally strong, such as South Korea and the US.
Since the original unveiling of the Galaxy Note Edge, there has always been the possibility that Samsung might choose to move its high-end devices over to the Edge display, once production capabilities were fully realized, while gradually phasing out flat panel designs. If the rumors are correct, this appears to be what Samsung has planned.
Furthermore, additional production capacity now means that Samsung can meet the full demand for Edge display devices. With the launch of the Galaxy S6, the company could not produce enough Edge variants to keep up with consumer appetites and apparently overestimated demand for the regular Galaxy S6. This miscalculation has hit the company’s profits this year.
Samsung wasn’t able to keep up with early demand for its S6 Edge, but should have enough production to focus on the S6 Edge Plus.
Samsung is likely attempting to avoid the same mistake from earlier this year and wants to prevent the Galaxy S6 Edge Plus and Note 5 from affecting each other’s sales. Removing the Note 5 from its less popular markets should do the trick.
This could also have the added benefit of saving on marketing costs, as Samsung won’t have to try to differentiate the two devices in some regions. In markets without a Note 5, Samsung can simply market the S6 Edge Plus as a larger version of its earlier flagship phone.
However, this strategy hinges on customers preferring the Edge display over the regular Note 5, which may not be the case. The higher cost associated with Samsung’s Edge display may not go down well with all consumers, who may have preferred an option to pick up a slightly lower cost regular Note 5.
Other than the curved display, hardware specifications between the Galaxy S6 Edge Plus and Note 5 are very similar. Both are rumoured to have a QHD display, 16 megapixel camera, 3000mAh battery and 4GB of RAM. A Snapdragon 808 SoC is expected for the Note 5, while an Exynos chip may appear in the S6 Edge Plus.
Do you prefer the curved Galaxy S6 Edge Plus over the Note 5? Do you think that Samsung would be making a mistake by moving away from the Note brand name in some markets?
Android One Lava Pixel V1 now official
Following yesterday’s leak, the Lava Pixel V1 smartphone has now been made official. The handset is the latest phone in the Android One line-up and boasts some rather decent specifications that should help Android One compete with new low-cost handsets arriving in countries like India.
One of the biggest features is the handset’s a nice metal back and sides, along with a rather sleek looking design, which is a marked improvement in build quality over Android One’s previous range of low cost smartphones. The Lava Pixel V1’s specifications match up with yesterday’s leaks, including a 5.5-inch 720p display, 2GB of RAM, and a quad-core processor. Here is the full list of specifications:
- 5” HD IPS display
- 13 MP rear camera images (software-enhanced 8 MP sensor)
- 8 MP front camera images (software-enhanced 5 MP sensor)
- 3 GHz quad-core processor (Mediatek MT6582)
- Full HD (1080p) recording and playback
- 2GB RAM, 32GB internal storage (expandable to 32GB)
- 2650 mAh Li-Polymer battery
- 3G dual-SIM
- Android 5.1 Lollipop
The lack of 4G LTE support is a little disappointing. The camera specifications are also a little interesting. It’s an 8 megapixel rear sensor and 5 megapixel front camera, but a software implementation seems to be laying two images over one another for a higher resolution image. We’ll have to wait and see how the actual quality turns out. Of course, the big selling point is fast updates directly from Google as soon as a new version of Android become available.
Google also has a new ad to go along with the launch of the Lava Pixel V1, check it out below.
The Lava Pixel V1 is now available from a selection of retailers in India, including FlipKart and The Mobile Store. The retail price is Rs. 11,349 ($175), which puts the handsets right up against the likes of the popular Moto G and handsets from Xiaomi. Time will tell if the Pixel V1 has done enough to stand out from the pack.
Is anyone buying one?
A PS4 mouse and keyboard, just in time for ‘Black Ops 3’
If you’re an FPS fan, this might be the perfect controller for you. Hori’s Tactical Assault Commander 4 is a keyboard and mouse setup for PS4 that attempts to mimic a PC control system. The means the DualShock 4’s left analog is mapped to a WASD-style configuration, while the right analog is controlled by a mouse. The rest of the DualShock’s buttons and triggers are mapped to the appropriate spots, and there are a couple of additional functions like programmable buttons, a “snipe mode” that changes mouse sensitivity and a walk button for, we assume, walking rather than running.
The Tactical Assault Commander 4 is, as the name suggests, the sequel to the equally rad Tactical Assault Commander 3. Any accessory lives and dies on its quality, and although reviewers praised the basic idea, the consensus was that mapping an analog to a mouse just didn’t work particularly well last time around. Hopefully the manufacturer has used the four years since the release of the last model to perfect its idea. It’ll launch this October, just before FPS season starts in earnest. British and Japanese retailers are listing it for pre-order at around $120-$130 converted, so we’d expect it to cost something similar when it’s released in the US.
Via: Kotaku
Source: Amazon Japan, Amazon UK
LG’s got a flip phone that runs Android Lollipop
Flip phones aren’t just for retro hipsters and the elderly anymore… well, actually they kind of are. But they’re super popular in Asia, and now you can get one that’ll run the latest apps: LG’s Gentle flip phone. The faux-leather adorned device is running a bleeding edge version of Android 5.1 Lollipop and packing 4G LTE. Otherwise, it’s not exactly a power-user’s dream with a 3.2-inch 480 x 320 screen, 3-megapixel rear camera, 4GB of (expandable) storage and 1GB of RAM. But for just 20 million won ($175) it would make a fine second phone, provided you live in Korea — it’s unlikely to come here, and similar flip phones cost a fortune to import.
Filed under: Cellphones, Mobile, LG
Via: Android Central
Source: LG
Apple Maps Vehicles to Begin Surveying France and Sweden in August
Apple has announced that its fleet of vehicles collecting street-level mapping data in multiple countries will begin surveying France and Sweden throughout August. The vehicles will be driving through the Malmö and Stockholm metropolitan areas in Sweden and Île-de-France region of Paris, Hauts-de-Seine, Seine-Saint-Denis and Val-de-Marne in France.
Apple Maps vehicles will also begin surveying Tennessee later in August, raising the total number of U.S. states that Apple has driven through to 30. Apple began collecting street-level mapping data in 13 more U.S. states this month, including Colorado, Idaho, Indiana, Kentucky, Maryland, Minnesota, Mississippi, New Mexico, Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania, South Dakota and Wyoming.
Apple confirmed in June that it is driving vehicles around the world to collect data to improve Apple Maps, and the mapping imagery is almost certainly being used to create a Google Maps “Street View” competitor. Apple Maps vehicles are also taking photos of businesses and storefronts in major metropolitan areas to replace current imagery provided by third-party sources such as Yelp.
Apple has posted a complete list of new areas in the United States, France, Ireland, Sweden and the United Kingdom it will be surveying throughout August on its Apple Maps vehicles website, including extended coverage of unmapped areas in California, Florida, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Michigan, Missouri, New York, Texas, Utah and Washington.
Samsung’s new monitors have Wireless Charging baked in
The Galaxy S6 and S6 Edge have built-in wireless charging, so why not a monitor? That may well have been Samsung’s thinking when it comes to its newly announced SE370 Full-HD monitors. And you have to admit, it makes sense, many of us have our smartphones nearby when we sit at the computer. Wireless charging built-in to the base of the monitor would be more than handy, allowing us to keep our compatible handsets topped up as well as keeping the clutter of extra cables to a minimum.
The SE370 monitors are available in 23.6-inch (S24SE370DL) and 27-inch sizes (S27SE370DS), both offering wireless charging using the Qi standard. Just place your Qi compatible phone on the circular charging area on the base and an LED will light up to notify you that wireless charging has begun.
Besides built-in wireless charging, both monitors use a PLS (Plane-to-Line-Switching) panel with AMD’s FreeSync technology that synchronizes the display’s refresh rate with the frame rate the AMD graphics card that is pushing the pixels from the PC.
Other specifications include:
- Full HD resolution (1920 x 1080) 300 cd/m2
- 4ms Response time
- Contrast: 1000:1
- 178° Viewing angle
- 1 x HDMI (1.4), 1 x DisplayPort, 1 x D-Sub
- Features: Wireless charging, Eco Saving Plus, Magic Brightness, Magic Upscale, Game Mode, Eye Saver Mode, Flicker Free, FreeSync, Image Size
Details of pricing and availability haven’t been made available as yet, although its quite possible that more will be unveiled at the IFA in Berlin from September 4-9. Let us know your thoughts in the comments below.
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Source: SamsungTomorrow
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LG launches Lollipop-powered LG Gentle flip phone
Flip phones were all the rage many years ago and LG‘s design team was clearly feeling a little nostalgic when it designed and created the LG Gentle flip phone. Rolling back the years to a previous generation of devices, the Gentle brings the design of old with the specs of modern handsets by using Android Lollipop to power the handset.
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The handset is perfect for elderly customers, with a large keypad perfect for those with larger hands and fingers or with poor eyesight. The keypad is combined with a 3.2 inch touch-enabled display offering 480 x 320 pixels, which equates to a modest 181 pixels per inch density. The handset is powered by a 1.1GHz quad-core processor with 1GB RAM, 4GB internal storage (that can be expanded using microSD), LTE support and a 1,700mAh battery.
LG Gentle is powered by Android 5.1 Lollipop and presumably, LG has made some modifications in the interface to ensure it works properly with the keypad and the smaller display. The specifications on the handset certainly won’t win any awards but given it’s an entry-level phone that’s priced at around $170, the handset should prove quite popular.
The LG Gentle is not confirmed for a launch outside South Korea but it’s unlikely the handset will launch in Europe or the USA, which is a shame as it’s certainly unique and it could definitely have some market appeal amongst those upgrading from a feature phone to their first smartphone. Would you buy the LG Gentle for yourself or someone in your family? Let us know your views in the comments below guys!
Moto G (2015) price tag and spec sheet spotted in India
Just yesterday, leaked details from a US Cellular inventory database suggested that the upcoming Moto G 2015 will cost $179.99. A similar leak has now appeared in India, pointing to a roughly similar launch day price in the country.
A listing spotted at popular e-commerce retailer FlipKart suggests that the new Moto G will cost Rs. 11,999 (around $185), which is virtually identical to the US price spotted the other day. This price is also around $15 cheaper than the Moto G 2014’s launch cost of Rs. 12,999 ($200).
The FlipKart specification sheet, which has since been taken down, also gives us a detailed breakdown of the smartphone’s internal hardware. There is mention of a 5-inch 1280×720 display, 1.4GHz Snapdragon 410 processor, 1GB of RAM, 8GB of internal memory with 32GB microSD card support, a 13 megapixel rear camera, 5 megapixel front facing camera and a 2,470mAh battery. However, there is no mention of the rumored IPX7 rating.
These details pretty much match up with various rumors this month, and suggest pretty good hardware for the price, as is typical of Motorola these days. The page’s image also looks like the leaked hands-on images that appeared last week, so we probably have a pretty good idea of what to expect from the handset now.
The Moto G (2015) is scheduled to launch at events taking place in London and New York tomorrow, July 28th, alongside a new Moto X model.
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