Live from the Intel Developer Forum 2015 keynote!
It’s time once again for Intel’s turn at the spotlight. Today is the first day of Intel’s Developer Forum 2015, and if CEO Brian Krzanich’s blog post is any indication, we actually have a pretty good chance to hear about some interesting news beyond the usual microprocessors at the show. He called out the increasing emphasis on immersion in computing, touting the ability for computers to now see (perhaps in reference to its RealSense tech) and hear us better than ever before. He also mentioned the interconnectedness of everyday devices (IoT anyone?) and the rise of wearables, so we’ll likely hear more news about those two topics too. Plus apparently there’ll be a “live BMX demo” at today’s keynote. To find out about what exactly all this is about, come back here at 12 p.m. ET for our liveblog of the opening event!
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Tags: idf2015, intel
Moto X Play now available in the UK from £279
Outside of the US, Motorola is pushing two strands of its premium Moto X smartphone this year: the Moto X Play and the Moto X Style. And the cheaper of the two, the Moto X Play, is now available to buy from Motorola’s UK site from £279. As with the new Moto G and previous Moto X smartphones, you can customise this device with a variety of front, back and accent colours, as well as add engraving and a custom boot-up message. On the hardware side, it comes with a Qualcomm Snapdragon 615 processor, a 5.5-inch 1080p display and 2GB of RAM. For storage, you’ll be getting 16GB or 32GB — the higher capacity option costs £40 extra — and a microSD slot that supports up to 128GB cards.
It’s a distinctly mid-range device sitting somewhere between the new Moto G and top-tier Moto X Style. However, there’s one defining feature you should take note of: the battery. With 3,630mAh of power, this phone could well be a stamina champion. As for the Moto X Style? Well, Motorola says it’s due to hit the UK in September, which means it should only be a few weeks before its new phone trifecta is complete.
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Cellphones, Mobile, Lenovo
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Motorola
Tags: lenovo, mobilepostcross, motorola, motoxplay, uk-feature
Misfit and Speedo create a fitness tracker with swimmers in mind
Those trying to improve their personal fitness often find themselves turning to fitness trackers in order to better optimize and track their workouts. There are certainly no shortage of such devices in the Android world, though personally my favorite is the Fitbit Charge HR. The only downside is that I wish it had a way to track my swimming — something I do very often during the summer months. For those that want a fitness tracker that goes beyond tracking your runs, Misfit and Speedo are teaming up to bring you such an option.
Dubbed the Speedo Shine, the new offering tracks everything a normal Shine (or Fitbit) would such as running, jogging, and sleep. On top of that, the waterproof tracker also can easily track laps when swimming, regardless of what type of stroke is being used by the swimmer. Even better, the Speedo Shine is very affordable at just $79, though it hasn’t hit the market just yet. The new tracker is expected to be available starting September 1st. Those interested in picking one up can sign up to receive updates about the tracker as it comes closer to launch.
As for how the Speedo Shine connects up to your phone? The Speedo Shine makes use of the same Misfit app as the standard version, which is capable of counting calories burned, tracking your sleep, tracking your runs, and also monitoring the laps you take while in the pool. For those wanting a more swimming-specific app experience, the Speedo Shine will also support Speedo’s own swim tracking app, Speedo Fit, though capability may not be available until sometime after the device hits the market.
What do you think, anyone interested in picking one up?
New ZTE Warp Elite costs just $179.99 from Boost
Today, Boost Mobile and ZTE have announced the new Warp Elite smartphone, the successor to the Warp Sync. Priced at just $179.99, the ZTE Warp Elite is shooting right for the mid-range market.
The ZTE Warp Elite has undergone a design overhaul from the last Warp smartphone, with a sleek looking case and large 5.5-inch display. Although the resolution is just 720×1280, which may be a little low at this size.
Inside the shell you will find a quad-core Snapdragon 410 SoC, backed up with 2GB of RAM, a 13 megapixel rear camera and a 5 megapixel front facing snapper. There’s also 16GB of internal memory with an expandable microSD card slot for an extra 64GB, 4G LTE support on US bands 25, 26, and 41, and compatibility with Qualcomm’s Quick Charge 1.0 technology. There’s also Android 5.1 Lollipop on board straight out of the box.
Overall, the hardware is quite comparable to the similarly priced latest Motorola Moto G, just with a slightly larger display size. It certainly fits right into the mid-tier of the market.
As ZTE has partnered up with Boost, there are a selection of 4G data plans available to choose from. The lowest cost begins at $30 per month for unlimited talk and texts with 2GB of data, while 10GB of 3G/4G data can be yours for $55.
The ZTE Warp Elite is available from the Boost Mobile online store for $179.99 plus tax.
Samsung posts Galaxy Note 5 and S6 Edge+ hands-on videos
If you haven’t had a good read through the details about the new Galaxy Note 5 and Galaxy S6 Edge+ smartphones yet, Samsung has just uploaded a selection of hands-on videos, or should we say advertisements, showing off a closer look at some of the handsets’ finer features.
The first video shows of the Galaxy Note 5’s tweaked design, including that narrower bezel and curved glass back. The second video give us a close look at the S-Pen features available with the latest Note, while the two other videos take a look at the Galaxy S6 Edge+ and how it functions as an entertainment device. You can find all of the videos in the playlist below.
If those have grabbed your interest in these new Samsung phones, feel free to check out our own hands on time with Samsung’s two latest flagship smartphones too.
Our own hands-on:
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What do you think about the new features included with the Note 5 and S6 Edge+?
Boost Mobile now offering 5.5-inch ZTE Warp Elite
Boost Mobile is now offering the ZTE Warp Elite, a larger size smartphone with mostly mid-range specifications. Powered by the latest release of Android, 5.1 Lollipop, the Warp Elite boasts a 5.5-inch display with a 720 pixel HD resolution.
Internally, you’ll find a quad-core Qualcomm Snapdragon processor with 2GB RAM and 16GB storage. In terms of cameras, the handset offers a 13-megapixel rear sensor with a 5-megapixel front-facing shooter. Rounding things out, the Warp Elite includes a 3000mAh battery as well as support for QuickCharge 1.0 and HD Voice calling.
Boost is selling the ZTE Warp Elite for $180 starting from today. Boost Mobile operates on Sprint’s networks and offers rate plans as low as $30 when using automatic payment.
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ToYouBible, the personalized Bible app that uses your name, hits the Play Store
ToYouBible is now available in the Play Store, aiming to provide a customizable and more personalized Bible by taking your name and gender and putting it in areas where it’s applicable.
One passage might read like this:
“For God so loved Susan, that he gave his one and only Son, that Susan believing in him should not perish, but have eternal life.”
There’s another version of the application that will allow you to insert your spouses’ name in all relevant biblical passages. Gregory Ijiwola, one of its creators, says the goal is to make the Bible a more intimate and relevant experience for its users.
“We believe the Bible is God’s letter to humanity on his love and plans for us and it contains the answer to all of life’s questions. However, when people read it, the words and promises of the Bible oftentimes seem distant and meant for people who lived thousands of years ago,” Ijiwola said.
Bible reading on mobile devices is extremely popular, with popular Bible app YouVersion toting over 100 million users from all over the world.
There’s no telling if ToYouBible will see similar popularity, however, it’s a unique concept that, as Ijiwola believes, will make the Bible a more intimate experience.
source: PR Newswire
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Apple Pay Gains 18 New Participating Issuers in United States
Apple updated its Apple Pay participating issuers list today with 18 additional banks, credit unions and financial institutions supporting the contactless payment service in the United States. Apple Pay now has over 400 participating issuers nationwide, and several more plan to support the NFC-based mobile payment service in the future.
The newly added Apple Pay participating issuers are reflected below, although it’s worth noting that some banks, credit unions and financial institutions listed may have already had support for the contactless payments service and are only now being reflected on Apple’s website.
The full list of new Apple Pay participating issuers:
- Arlington Community Federal Credit Union
- Bank of Idaho
- BankFirst
- Charter Bank
- Community Bank
- Community Bank of Oak Park River Forest
- Corporate America Family CU
- Credit Union of New Jersey
- Del Norte Credit Union
- Empower FCU
- FORUM Credit Union
- Gesa Credit Union
- Institution for Savings
- Mid-Missouri Bank
- Owen County State Bank
- Pacific Service Credit Union
- Statewide Credit Union
- Vinton County National Bank
Apple Pay remains limited to the United States and United Kingdom, although Apple is committed to an international rollout of the mobile payments service in additional countries such as Canada and China in the future. The Wall Street Journal previously reported that Apple is planning a November launch of Apple Pay in Canada.
A farmer built his own 4G mast to fix rural broadband issues
Living in rural England, Richard Guy was a man with a problem. Like many located in similar areas, his “broadband” internet connection was pretty narrow, with download speeds below 1Mbps. While some isolated communities are grouping together to build their own municipal networks, Guy had another solution: mobile data. He created his own 4G mast and wired it up with fiber optic cables, and now enjoys 45Mbps+ connection speeds. Guy, a farmer by trade, has since set up a business called Agri-Broadband to help other rural businesses get connected.
The setup is simple: a mast is erected on a farmer’s plot at the optimal point i.e. the place with the strongest signal, which in Guy’s case was miles from his home. The mast contains a waterproofed battery, solar panels, a 4G receiver, and the necessary equipment to send signals along fiber. Agri-Broadband then digs a trench to the property, runs cabling inside, and covers it back up. At the computer side, a router converts the signal from the fiber into regular WiFi and LAN.
The system should work well in the UK, where rural coverage is expansive and mobile data costs are low in comparison to other countries, but may not be viable elsewhere. Agri-Broadband will charge a one-off fee ranging between £1,000 and £2,000 ($1560 – $3120) for the setup, depending on how much trench-digging and fibre-laying is required.
[Image credit: SWNS TV]
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Networking, Internet, Mobile
Via:
Daily Mail
Source:
SWNS TV
Tags: 4g, agri-broadband, mobilepostcross, RichardGuy, ruralbroadband
Google brings Android One devices to Africa
Google’s program to bring cheap Android devices to developing lands has arrived in Africa with the launch of Infinix’s HOT 2. The device is available today in six different countries, including Ghana, Ivory Coast and Kenya, setting locals back just just under $90. You certainly get some bang for your buck, with the HOT 2 coming with a quad-core MediaTek CPU, 1GB RAM and 16GB storage. In addition, you’ll find a microSD and dualSIM card slots running down one side of the phone. Photography-wise, there’s an 8-megapixel primary camera paired with a 2-megapixel forward facer, and the whole thing is topped off with a 5-inch HD screen and a 2,200mAh battery.
That spec list is impressive but also goes some way to show just how hard Google is going to have to work if it’s planning on getting Android One prices down to under $50. As we reported last week, that 5-inch HD panel likely takes up a significant portion of the cost, as well as the 16GB of storage that could have easily been halved. The company believes that Africa has an appetite for more expensive devices, since the HOT 2 is also available in a premium edition with a gold paint job that comes with 2GB RAM instead of the 1GB of the standard edition.
As an Android One smartphone, the HOT 2 will come with automatic software updates, although these will be pushed to your phone at Infinix’s discretion. Google has also revealed that it’ll bring the same offline-playback features to African YouTubers as it currently does in Asia. If you’re unfamiliar, people in bandwidth-strapped nations are able to save a clip to their phone for 48 hours, although there’s more than a few caveats you’ll have to deal with first.
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Cellphones
Source:
Google
Tags: Africa, AndroidOne, Google, HOT2, Infinix, InfinixHOT2
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