Deal: Nexus 6 (32GB) now on Ebay for just $270
We’ve seen the Nexus 6 for as low as $300 at least a couple times now, but for those looking for an even better deal, Ebay seller guaranteecellular has your back. The highly-rated seller is offering up the 32GB Nexus 6 in midnight blue for just $269.99, the cheapest price we’ve seen for the phone yet.
Now that the Nexus 5x and Nexus 6p are official, the Nexus 6 might not be the latest member of the family anymore, but it is still a heck of a phone. This is especially true when you consider that the Nexus 6 offers a savings of $109 vs the Nexus 5x and $229 vs the Nexus 6p. But how does the phone compare, under the hood? While the Nexus 6 doesn’t offer the latest processor or special extras like a fingerprint scanner, it actually has a few things the newer Nexus family misses out on, like OIS for the camera and wireless charging support. The phone also already is fully upgradeable to Android 6.0 Marshmallow and offers pretty solid specs, despite being a year old.
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As a refresher, the Nexus 6 is powered by a Snapdragon 805 with 3GB RAM and 32GB storage. The display is 5.96-inches with a resolution of 2560 x 1440, and other specs include a 13MP camera with OIS, a 2MP front cam, and a 3220 mAh battery.
See also: Nexus 6P vs Nexus 6 quick look
Let’s be honest, the Nexus 6p is a pretty big upgrade over the Nexus 6 in terms of premium specs and special extras, but day to day performance probably won’t be that much different, especially considering they offer an indentical software experience once you upgrade the Nexus 6 from Lollipop to Android 6.0 Marshmallow. If having the latest and greatest isn’t a top priority for you, it’s hard to ignore the Nexus 6 at a price that is in line with lower-end mid-range devices yet with specs that still offer a flagship experience.
What do you think, is the Motorola-made Nexus 6 worth picking up at $270, or are buyers better off saving a bit extra and going with a newer member of the Nexus family?
HTC One A9 photos leak
It’s been a few weeks since we’ve heard anything about HTC’s upcoming One A9 (a.k.a. the HTC Aero), which is expected to be unveiled at an event on October 20th. After seeing rumors that the A9 would be the next flagship, packing killer specs like a 10-core processor and 4GB of RAM, further leaks indicated that it would be more of a budget phone. This week, we finally got a first glance at what the device itself could look like, courtesy of some photos released by @OnLeaks.
Well, here is your very best look at #HTCA9 aka #HTC's Aero… #Dummy pic.twitter.com/9yG6ydz3XA
— OnLeaks (@OnLeaks) October 10, 2015
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From what we can see, the One A9 will sport the familiar button layout that we saw on the HTC One M9, with the power and volume buttons flanking the right side of the device. The left side looks to be housing a SIM slot and a MicroSD slot, and there appears to be an IR blaster at the top of the phone. The bottom houses a speaker, 3.5mm audio jack, and MicroUSB charging port. The photos indicate that the device is running on AT&T’s network, although the device will likely be released on multiple carriers.
As a reminder, the latest rumored specs for the One A9 include a Snapdragon 617 processor, 2GB of RAM, a 5-inch 1920 x 1080 display, 16Gb of internal storage, and a 2150 mAh battery. Obviously if these specs hold true, the A9 won’t be blowing anyone away, but HTC could have a solid budget device just in time for the holidays. We’ll be covering HTC’s event on October 20th, so we will see how accurate the leaks so far have been.
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Amazon India accidentally leaks OnePlus One Mini specifications
Recent rumors indicate a new OnePlus One Mini handset is in the works. As of today, these rumors stand true. According to True Tech, Amazon mistakenly posted the listing for the One Mini handset including numerous specifications. In addition, a bevy of new StyleSwap covers for the OnePlus 2 seem to be coming are way.
The listing has been taken down thus proving it was accidental. Judging from a screenshot taken by True Tech, the One Mini will include an all-black design with capactive buttons. The handset features a 5-inch 1080p display, a MediaTek MT6795 processor, 2GB of RAM and a 13MP rear-facing camera. According to the listing, the handset will not feature a fingerprint scanner like the OnePlus 2 before it, most likely to keep costs low. However, it will include NFC technology for all those who complained about the OnePlus 2 not having it. It’s also expected to carry a 2450mAh battery and Android 6.0 pre-installed with OxygenOS 3.0 on top of it.
OnePlus is yet to confirm the existence of the handset, so don’t get to excited just yet. Hopefully we’ll find out more information in the coming weeks. What are your thoughts? Are you liking what you have seen so far from the One Mini?
Source: True Tech
Via: 9to5 Google
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LG reportedly working on a new contact-less payment service of their own called ‘LG G Pay’
Samsung Pay, Android Pay, Apple Pay and now LG G Pay? According to a report from etnews, LG has begun prepping its own contact-less payment service called ‘LG G Pay.’ The company has filed an official trademark for the name in the U.S. and in South Korea. With this, LG is seeking to take on rivals in the wireless payment space.
Mobile payment systems are becoming mainstream in new smartphones and it looks like LG doesn’t want to be left out. LG G Pay might see a global launch as soon as the end of the year. LG wants to make its mobile payment system more versatile than competitors like Samsung Pay and others. However, at this point in time, no details pertaining to how LG plans to do this has been disclosed. One could expect the service to work with recent LG flagships such as the LG G4, LG V1o and LG G3. We’ll keep you posted on all the details as they arrive.
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Google says LG is the best partner for Nexus smartphones
Google in a report coming from the Korea Times says that the company believes LG is the best partner for Nexus smartphones. This comes after working with LG on the Nexus 4, Nexus 5, and now the Nexus 5X.
Google has partnered with many in the past, including HTC, Samsung, Motorola, and most recently Huawei. The search giant loves partnering with LG, though. “LG Electronics is the best partner for us in engineering Nexus smartphones,” Google’s Dave Burke said. He went on to say that Google loves working with LG because the company “shares the same approach to the mobile device market” as Google does.
Google’s engineers enjoy working with the guys over at LG, too. “Together they’ve become an excellent team,” Burke said.
There’s no telling what this means for Google and LG in the future, but thus far, they have a strong partnership that will probably continue for years to come.
For the full Korea Times interview with Burke, just hit the source link below.
source: Korea Times
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Samsung’s Game Tuner app lets you dynamically adjust a game’s resolution and framerate
Samsung has released a useful new utility onto the Play Store that should be especially useful for gamers. The app, which is called Game Tuner, allows you to adjust the resolution and frame rate of specific games on your device for fine-tuning performance.
The app is pretty simple to use and will set custom resolutions and frame rates for each game installed on your device. Adjusting the resolution can go one of two ways; you can force a game to render at a higher resolution for some added clarity, especially on Samsung’s line of 2k displays, or you can cut the resolution back a bit which should help save on power consumption and battery life. Lowering the resolution will also increase frame rate, since there’s less to render, but the Game Tuner app will let you cap frame rate anywhere from 15 to 60 fps if you’re getting some stuttering on specific games.
The app is currently only available to the S6, S6 Edge, S6 Edge+, and Note 5, but hopefully Samsung gets this ported to some older phones where it’s really needed. After all, how many games actually struggle to run on something as powerful as a Galaxy Note 5?
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Twitter announces plans to layoff 8% of its global workforce
Newly confirmed Twitter CEO, Jack Dorsey, has wasted no time in implementing his plans to streamline the company, with today’s news that up to 336 employees would be culled from its 4,100 strong global workforce.
The layoffs are expected to cost around $10-20 million in severance costs and an additional $5-15million in restructuring, and are mainly concentrated in the company’s product and engineering sections. It would appear that other sections may also be in line for trimming down, with the company’s CEO stating that the rest of the company would be streamlined in parallel. Jack Dorsey said this in a letter to employees:
“We feel strongly that engineering will move much faster with a smaller and nimbler team, while remaining the biggest percentage of our workforce. And the rest of the organization will be streamlined in parallel.”
Twitter is scheduled to report its third-quarter earnings later this month.
Source: Reuters
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Toshiba’s Surface-like DynaPad is coming to the US next year
Toshiba has unveiled the DynaPad, a 12-inch, Suface-pro like convertible that packs an exotic Wacom Active Electrostatics TruPen stylus. Microsoft revealed the news on its Windows blog, where it’s been keen to promote third-party Windows 10 hardware after launching its own Surface Book. Toshiba says the stylus’ 2,048 levels of pressure and specially coated 1,920 x 1,280 3:2 IPS screen help artists feel like they’re “writing on paper with a real pen.” However, the DynaPad’s performance may disappoint artists familiar with the Surface Pro, as it’s limited to a 1.44GHz Intel Atom CPU and 4GB of memory.
In exchange for lightweight performance, you do get a very lightweight and thin device, though. It weighs in at just 569 grams (1.3 pounds) or 996 grams with the keyboard (2.2 pounds), making it the lightest 12-inch 2-in-1 in the world, according to Toshiba. It’s also a mere 6.6/14.9 millimeters thick with and without the keyboard. So, if you’re more interested in portability than power, it’s coming to Japan for ¥130,000 ($1,080) in December, and will arrive in the US and Europe by early 2016.
Via: The Verge
Source: Microsoft
Apple’s e-book business is no longer under scrutiny
Three years ago, the Department of Justice brought Apple, and major publishers, to book for trying to maintain the prices at which e-books could be sold. As part of its punishment, the firm had to suffer the presence of a court-approved monitor, Michael Bromwich (pictured, left), placed to ensure that Apple cleaned up its act. Now, after many long months of having a third party roaming the halls of One Infinite Loop, the DoJ has concluded that Bromwich has done his job, and will no longer have to stand watch over the iBooks team.
It’s something of an understatement to say that Apple’s relationship with its mandatory monitor was strained, and the company went to court several times to get rid of him. It was felt that Bromwich was trying to shove his nose into parts of Apple’s business that didn’t relate to iBooks, and greatly exaggerated the extent of his powers. Executives were annoyed that Bromwich used his status to secure meetings with luminaries like Jonathan Ive and Al Gore, who sits on the company’s leadership board. In addition, Bloomberg references a dispute over Bromwich posting “excessive bills,” although given that Apple has a $700 billion market cap, we can kinda understand his desire for a few champagne lunches at Dorsia.
Despite the two years of in-fighting, Bromwich did say that Apple has now done what the court had ordered it to do. Reuters quotes a DoJ court filing saying that the firm has a “meaningful antitrust compliance program” in place, despite the “difficult path it took to achieve this result.”
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Source: Bloomberg
Ambush a friend’s browser with this crazy Chrome extension
There’s an insane new Chrome extension called “Shove” that we’re sure nobody’s going to misuse. As spotted by Wired, it lets you drop a web page onto your friend’s browser, and vice-versa. Unlike skeevier apps like Peeple, however, it’s strictly opt-in. Once both parties agree, they can open up links in each others’ browsers anytime (seriously, there are no limitations) whether you want to see men in belted sweaters or not. Putting aside the off-the-charts security risks, I tried it with my UK colleague Matt Brian and it definitely works as advertised — not only does it open a page up immediately, but it puts it front and center as the active tab.
The app could be useful as a way to share links quickly or even for browser “conversations” with GIFs, images or music videos in the place of words. If you can’t find any friends who want to play, there’s even a “Shovebot” script that will let you hit it with links and will hit you right back. As for the rampant potential for abuse or bullying, the creators told Wired nobody can contact you unless you let them. In other words, “this (app) is… for people who have at least mildly good judgement.”
Via: Wired
Source: Shove
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