[Deal] Get $100 Visa prepaid card from Verizon when you buy an LG G4
If you are in the market for an LG G4, Verizon has a pretty great deal for you. Receive a $100 Visa prepaid card when you buy a G4 from Verizon.
The rules are quite simple. Buy a LG G4 from Verizon between August 1st-12th then head to Verizon’s rebate page before August 31st. The only real requirement other than buying the phone is you must be over 18.
Eligible LG G4 versions include the Genuine Leather Black, Metallic Gray and Ceramic White.
Source: Verizon
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Inhabitat’s Week in Green: Facebook drones and giant slides
Each week our friends at Inhabitat recap the week’s most interesting green developments and clean tech news for us — it’s the Week in Green.
Tesla’s Model S got a lot of press when Elon Musk unveiled a “Ludicrous” upgrade that goes from 0-60 in 2.8 seconds — but a new car built by a team of German students can go even faster than that. The electric vehicle can accelerate from 0-62MPH in a blistering 1.779 seconds, and it’s currently awaiting confirmation for a Guinness World Record. In other news, Facebook just unveiled a solar-powered airplane that will beam the internet to remote locations. The Aquila has the wingspan of a Boeing 737, yet it weighs less than 1,100 pounds. This week, Inhabitat reporter Marc Carter spotted Chrysler’s camouflaged new Town & Country minivan on the streets of LA — and it looks like it’s going to be a plug-in EV. Google’s Street View cars show us towns and cities throughout the world — and now they’re getting equipped with pollution sensors to monitor the air we breathe. And if you’re planning a road trip this summer, we’ve got two amazing mobile dwellings for you to check out: a stylish wood cabin on wheels and an old-school bus that’s been retrofitted into a remarkable little home.
As the 2016 presidential race heats up, candidates are beginning to announce their environmental platforms. Hillary Clinton revealed plans to boost US solar power by 700 percent, but we still think Bernie Sanders may be our best defense against climate change. In other news, a new report shows that large-scale solar is nearly as cheap as other fuels in the world’s three biggest markets, and a gadget called the SunPort allows you to power any device in your home with energy from the sun. It was also a big week for wind power as the United States’ first offshore wind farm finally broke ground off the coast of Rhode Island.
Rotterdam, Netherlands, is building the largest electric vacuum cleaner in the world — but it’s not for tidying up your living room. The 23-foot-tall Smog Free Tower will suck pollution out of the sky and turn it into jewelry. In other architecture and design news, Spatial Design wants to combat homelessness by installing hanging pod homes on the sides of existing buildings. San Francisco has a public urination problem — and the city plans to address it by coating buildings in liquid-repellent paint that bounces pee back on offenders. In London, Anish Kapoor’s twisting Orbit Tower is being transformed into the world’s longest and tallest tunnel slide. French architect Jacques Rougerie envisioned a giant self-sustaining city that looks like an enormous manta ray. And Israeli fashion student Danit Peleg debuted an amazing line of 3D-printed clothing that shows just how far the technology has come.
Filed under:
Household, Transportation, Internet, Facebook
Tags: climate change, Drones, eco-friendly, EV, facebook, Green, Solar, Tesla, Wind
The After Math: Stupid-fast storage and what’s in a Windows number?
Already immersing yourself in Windows 10? Trying to block out the not-so-favorable memories of Windows 8? Good for you. This week involved a new smartphone from a new challenger, and several new smartphone from a once-dominant player. And we don’t mean Nokia, which was busy dipping its toes into the world of VR cameras. Because of course. Slideshow-308185
Filed under:
Desktops, Storage, Science, Microsoft
Tags: aftermath, microsoft, theaftermath, windows, windows10
Amazon lets anyone put Alexa voice control in their devices
Amazon released the Alexa Appkit last month in hopes that developers will create cool new features for the voice technology that powers the Echo. This time, the e-commerce giant is offering the Alexa Voice Service (AVS) itself as a developer preview, which both hobbyists and legit hardware manufacturers can integrate into their own connected devices. The best part is the company’s allowing the use of its technology for free. “By adding Alexa to your device, your users can request and receive information in the same way they would from an Amazon Echo,” the company’s Getting Started Guide reads. That means devices loaded with Alexa will also be able to answer questions about the weather and look up stuff or the traffic conditions online.
The devices’ users, according to Amazon, will be able to:
- Ask their device all kinds of questions, like math problems or facts about famous people, dates and places
- Stay informed on the news with Flash Briefing, a customizable news feed that includes podcasts and headlines from sources like ABC News, Good Morning America, Fox Sports and more…
- Play and buy music by artist, song, album or genre from Amazon Music
- Explore Prime Music, which provides unlimited, ad-free access to over a million songs, hundreds of playlists and personalized stations – free with Amazon Prime
- Enjoy podcasts, music and live radio from iHeartRadio
- Listen to audiobooks from Audible using their Audible or Kindle Unlimited subscription
- Add items to their To-Do and Shopping lists
- Get traffic updates for their daily commute
- Check the weather in their home town or in other locations around the world
- Access millions of Wikipedia articles
- Check appointments or weekend plans in Google Calendar
- Listen to jokes
- Play Simon Says
- Hunt for fun Easter Eggs, like “Alexa, I am your father”
- Set voice triggers for recipes created in If This Then That (IFTTT)
- Access new capabilities that you and other developers create using the Alexa Skills Kit
- Use the free Alexa companion app (available on Fire OS, Android, iOS and desktop browsers)
We doubt an Alexa-powered internet-connected gadget other than the Echo will pop up for sale soon, since this is just a developer preview and all, but we’ll keep an eye out for you all. To note, the voice assistant has been getting great reviews, and even our senior editor who reviewed the Echo ended up falling in love with her for her amazing capability to understand natural language.
Source:
Amazon
Tags: alexa, amazon, developer, DeveloperPreview, VoiceRecognition
Roku’s Dropbox channel puts cloud files on your TV
You can already access your Dropbox files on all your PCs and mobile gadgets, but what if you want to put them on your TV? If you have a Roku player, you’re set. Roku has launched a Dropbox channel that lets you browse your photos and videos on its set-tops, including in slideshows. Yes, you now have an easy way to recap your vacation on a big screen without turning to other cloud services. The channel isn’t flawless — TechCrunch notes that you can’t play long videos, so this won’t work if you’re trying to stream full-length movies. Even so, it’s a big help if you’d rather not have everyone gather around your computer to see your snapshots.
Filed under:
Home Entertainment, Storage, Internet, HD
Via:
Zats Not Funny, TechCrunch
Source:
Roku
Tags: cloud, cloudstorage, dropbox, hdpostcross, internet, roku, storage, television, tv
OPPO R7 International Giveaway!
Welcome to the Sunday Giveaway, the place where we giveaway a new Android phone or tablet each and every Sunday!
Congratulations to the winner of last week’s Galaxy S6 giveaway Patrik K. (Croatia).
This week, our good friends at OPPO want to help you get a brand new flagship smartphone!
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OPPO’s R7 is a beautiful smartphone wrapped in a industrial metallic body, and totes a vibrant full HD Super AMOLED display. It is further powered by the Snapdragon 615 and 3GB of RAM.
Giveaway!
It’s super easy to enter. Follow the directions down below! Good luck, everyone!
OPPO R7 International Giveaway!
- 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.
- We are not responsible for lost shipments.
- You must be age of majority in your Country of residence.
- We are not responsible for any duties, import taxes that you may incur.
- 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.
- We reserve all rights to make any changes to this giveaway.
- The prize will ship when it is available to purchase.
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Android Authority this week – August 2, 2015
Android fans, this week brought us not one, but two excellent smartphones selling for just $400, the OnePlus 2 and the Moto X Style. In other top news, the Galaxy Note 5 and Galaxy S6 Edge Plus leaked extensively, details and images of Sony’s next smartphones surfaced, and Google rebooted Android One with the new Lava Pixel V1.
Inside AA HQ
It’s clear from the events of this week that the next battleground for smartphone domination is the $400 price range. While phones like the Axon, Zenfone 2, and even the OnePlus 2 are important, when Motorola entered the fray with its own no-compromise flagship phone, the game has changed for good. It will be very interesting to see how Samsung, LG, or HTC react to this paradigm shift over the next months.
We have a new team member! Krystal has published her first review on Thursday and the reactions have been very positive. Yes, AA finally has a woman in the team, but we’re happy to see that you guys like Krystal’s tech knowledge and video editing skills. Let Krystal’s AA video be the first of many.
This week’s giveaway is a beautifully slim Oppo R7. Head over here to get your ticket and good luck!
The stuff you shouldn’t miss
- Review: It’s a brand new phone hitting the US, and it’s affordable: but is the Axon worth your money/
- Comparison: Has the Moto X Style stolen OnePlus 2’s thunder?
- Comparison: Moto X Style, OnePlus 2, or Axon: which is the better value for money?
- Review: Krystal takes a look at the Meizu MX 5
- Feature: Should you buy the OnePlus 2? Nirave weighs in
- Feature: Go down the memory lane, with Rob, as he looks at smartphone performance over the years
Top news of the week
OnePlus 2 is here
- OnePlus 2 officially announced: everything you need to know
- OnePlus 2 hands-on and first impressions
- OnePlus 2 vs OnePlus One – the battle of the “flagship killers”
- OnePlus 2 vs the competition: by the numbers
- OnePlus 2 StyleSwap cover hands-on comparison, availability and more
- OnePlus 2 vs Samsung Galaxy S6 quick look
Note 5 and Galaxy S6 Edge Plus
- It’s official – Samsung Unpacked 2015 is taking place this August 13th
- Samsung Galaxy Note 5 leaked in much clearer set of photos
- The Galaxy S6 Edge+ might have 4GB of RAM… does it need it?
- Samsung Galaxy Note 5 leaked images show front, software and stylus release method
- Report: Samsung to promote the S6 Edge Plus ahead of the Note 5
- Galaxy Note 5 major specs and press image revealed by @evleaks
Xperia M5 and C5 leak
- Xperia C5 Ultra will have bezel-free display
- Sony teases new phone to launch on August 3rd
- Sony Xperia M5 and C5 Ultra leak in high-res photos ahead of official announcement
New Android One
Moto X Style and Play
- Moto G (3rd Gen) hands-on and first impressions
- Moto G (3rd gen) announced: everything you need to know
- Moto X Style hands-on and first impressions
- Moto X Style announced: 5.7-inch Quad HD, Snapdragon 808 and a whole lot of style
- Moto X Style vs Play: what’s the difference?
- Moto X Play announced: great specs, budget-friendly pricing
Sound off
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Happy Sunday!
China forces Samsung to allow “unwanted apps” to be deleted from Samsung handsets
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Samsung‘s bloatware apps are legendary in the Android community and the fact all these apps can’t be deleted has turned away many an Android purist. Thankfully for those people (in China at least), a consumer rights committee has been successful in forcing Samsung to allow “unwanted apps” to be deleted – Samsung says it will be providing software patches next month which make this possible. And the committee’s yardstick? The Samsung Galaxy Note 3 (SM-N9008S) which allegedly had 44 pre-installed apps of which 24 could not be removed – that might not sound like much, but it all adds up. Samsung has said that this will even be allowed on their most recent devices, including the Galaxy S6.
And the committee is keen to see this solution through, saying: “If Samsung fails to meet its own promise, then the legal tussle will be continued and expanded”. I’m genuinely surprised that Samsung has backed down and conceded this battle – if all it takes is a committee of well informed individuals to make Samsung, or any company, make their bloatware removeable, then I don’t know why this hasn’t been happening more – then again, this decision only has jurisdiction in China, for now.
What do you think about the decision to make Samsung allow “unwanted apps” to be deleted? Let us know your thoughts in the comments below.
Source: Korea Times via SamMobile
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Fincon’s Angel Stone is the latest hack-and-slash RPG to hit the Google Play Store
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There is a time and place where hack-and-slash RPGs are most appropriate (read: weekends) and Fincon is hoping you’ll be choosing their latest game, Angel Stone, as your game of choice. Angel Stone adopts the top-down view that many RPGs before it have used and it looks pretty good doing it. You’ll be able to choose from one of three classes: Berserker, Gunslinger, or Shadow Mage, which presumably align with how much you like being close and personal (Berserker) or whether you want to stand back and deal damage (Shadow Mage). Check out this 5 minute gameplay trailer to get a better feel for the game’s lore and gameplay:
Still here? Good. As you can see, Angel Stone looks like it is very much in the same vein as RPG classics like Diablo, and manages to look really decent on a mobile device. The game offers single player, as well as cooperative play and player-vs-player arenas. For those of you who are interested in trying out Angel Stone, we’ve got the download link below where you can download the game for free (in-app purchases await inside, of course):
What do you think about Angel Stone? Let us know your thoughts in the comments below.
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Businesses can rent a Pepper robot for customer service
Folks in Japan might find themselves chatting with Pepper robots in business establishments these coming years. The enterprise version of the gentle-looking humanoid machine will be available for pre-order starting on October 1st, 2015, and businesses in the country can rent one directly from SoftBank. The carrier’s robotics division is offering a $444-per-month, 3-year contract to interested parties, which means they’ll end up paying around $16,000 within that period. Sadly, they’ll have to return the unit once the contract’s over.
Pepper for Biz isn’t that much different from the base version, which sold out in under a minute after it went up for sale in June. It still can’t do any manual labor and can’t help out around the house or the office. All its pre-installed applications are related to “office reception” — it can talk to customers and save their information — so it‘s most likely ideal for companies who want to use it for customer service. While both versions of Pepper are only available in Japan at the moment, business owners Stateside who want a cute robot receptionist may want to cross their fingers. Alibaba and Foxconn invested $236 million in SoftBank Robotics last month, and they plan to release Pepper internationally.
[Image credit: kirainet/Flickr]
Filed under:
Robots
Source:
Softbank
Tags: japan, pepper, pepperforbiz
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