Deal Alert: Big Amazon discounts on microSD cards and USB sticks
If you’re in the market for some additional storage space, Amazon is currently running a huge selection of discounts on everything from microSD cards to solid state hard drives.
Today’s Deal of the Day sees more than 65 percent lopped off a selection of Lexar and Crucial memory products. You can grab a high performance 633x 128GB microSD card for $71.99 (55 percent off) or a 64GB model for just $31.99 (66 percent off). Lexar USB 3.0 sticks are also heavily discounted, with a 64GB stick available for just $17.99 (73 percent off).
If you need to upgrade your PC, SATA SSD hard drives range from $63.99 to $269.99 for up to 1TB of storage. Amazon is also selling 8GB of DDR3 RAM for $30.99 and a dual-slot card reader discounted to $19.49 (61 percent off). But that’s not all.
Amazon also has a range of price drops across a selection of other memory products. There is a tiny 64GB Samsung USB 3.0 drive up for grabs for $29.99 or a 32GB version for $15.99. A 32GB or 64GB Kingston Data Traveler Locker with automatic cloud backup is also available for $29.99 or $58.99 respectively.
The Crucial and Lexar deal is only valid for today, October 12th, so hurry on over to grab some extra memory.
Google shows off how you can improve your life with the Google app
Everyone knows how to use Google. But there are a lot of features and add-ons that have been introduced in the last year or so that we aren’t necessarily aware of. To help with that, Google released a few new YouTube videos that go on to explain all the features.
Titled ‘Meet the Google app‘ this is a set of three different videos that cover various facets of your life where Google can come in handy. Each video has a different theme, and each video showcases what Google can do to improve your day-to-day life.
Check out the videos below, and let us know what you think about the progress that Google has made with Google Now since its inception. With the release of Android 6.0 Marshmallow, Google has introduced even more features, known as Google Now On Tap, which aims to help you use Google without exiting any app that you’re already in.
Now On Tap is pegged to be a new and innovative wave for Android devices. Even though you can only get these features with Android 6.0, Now On Tap will help you complete tasks without hitting the back or home button once. We’ll dive more in depth into Now On Tap later, but in the meantime, check out these videos from Google and let us know what you think.
Source: Google YouTube Channel
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[Deal] Keep your cables organized with the MOS Cable Organizer
When you have cables on your nightstand or your desk, it can get frustrating when they fall behind something and you have to try and snake it back through. Today’s deal from AndroidGuys and StackCommerce is here to help with those frustrations.
The MOS Cable Organizer is a triangular device that sits on your desk or nightstand, but has a built-in magnet. The purpose of the magnet is for you to lay the ends of your cables on, so they don’t go wild and end up places they aren’t meant to be. Simply place the end of your cable on the MOS Cable Organizer, and the magnet will ensure that your cable stays where you need it to.
- Keep your cables, earbuds, flash drives & other magnetic items in place
- Enjoy an elegant & minimalistic triangular design that complements any decor
- Take advantage of a scratch-resistant finish
- Secure to your desk using a microsuction-padded bottom
- Mount to a wall w/ the mounting circle to hold your cables vertically
- Use the included magnetic cable ties to give stubborn cables an extra stick
- Keep your workspace or living area clear & organized
Available in Black or White, the MOS Cable Organizer is normally priced at $25, but you can head over to the AndroidGuys Deals page and grab this for only $11.99. That’s a savings of over 50%, and something that you should consider if you have a bunch of cables that you want to keep in place.
If you like this deal, and want to see more of these, let us know in the comments below. Until then, head over to the AndroidGuys Deals page, and grab this deal, or another one today. You can find this, and many other great tech bargains through our Deals Page. Backed by StackCommerce, there are daily promos, giveaways, freebies, and much more!
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Install Google Play Services on Amazon’s new Fire Tablets without Root access
So for those of you out there who weren’t aware, when you purchase an Amazon Fire tablet, you can’t install just any app that you see fit. In fact, you can’t install ANY apps from the Google Play Store. Not that it’s always a bad thing, but you are kind of “stuck” using Amazon’s App Store.
Now the Amazon App Store frequently sees better deals than those that can be found in the Google Play Store, but there are still some benefits to being able to install anything you want. Well, it just so happens that a dedicated user over at the XDA Forums has found a way to install the Google Play Store and Google Play Services on the latest Amazon Fire tablets. Even better, you don’t even need to try to root your new tablet to get the best features from Google.
In order to get the Google Play Store and Google Play Services installed, you’ll need to make sure that your computer has all the drivers downloaded already. Usually, this is performed whenever you plug a new device into your computer, so it should happen automatically. Once you’ve acquainted your Fire Tablet with your computer of choice, you’ll need to download some files that can be found in the XDA thread.
Now that you’ve got those files downloaded form the XDA thread, you’ll need to enable ADB Debugging. This option can be found in the Developer Options within Settings on your Fire Tablet. Once you’re all set and ready to go, follow the video, and you’re on your way to having the Google Play Store and all its wonders, on your brand new Amazon Fire Tablet.
Let us know if you ran into any issues, and what you think about Amazon’s latest rendition of Fire Tablets.
Source: XDA Developers via: Cult of Android
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Dell’s buying EMC for $67 billion in the biggest tech deal ever
Dell has agreed to buy EMC Corporation for a deal worth $67 billion. While EMC isn’t a household name, some of its products and subsidiaries are. In addition to selling cloud services, storage and analytic solutions to enterprise companies, EMC owns the security firm RSA and the virtualization solution VMware. The deal is huge — it’s being billed as the largest tech acquisition in history. EMC is probably worth twice as much as Dell itself right now, and has some 70,000 employees worldwide.
How can Dell afford the takeover? The deal is being financed by MSD Capital (Michael Dell’s investment firm) in partnership with Silver Lake, which also helped fund Mr. Dell’s takeover of the company he founded in 2013. If the deal passes the relevant regulatory hurdles, it’ll make the resultant company a giant in the enterprise computing field.
There’s one caveat to the $67 billion figure, and that’s VMware. Rather than being folded into Dell, it’ll remain an independent publicly traded entity. Dell’s agreed to pay $24.05 per share to EMC shareholders, plus tracking stock in VMware. That means the overall figure is an estimate, and could change slightly by the time the deal goes through.
Source: Dell
Engadget UK giveaway: win an iPhone 6s courtesy of Mobilefun.co.uk
To upgrade or not to upgrade: that is the question. If you’re currently asking yourself this very brainteaser, then we’d guess Apple’s shiny new iThings may well’ve taken your fancy. But why sign up to a more expensive contract or take the hit of an upfront payment when we’ve got a brand new iPhone 6s burning a whole in our pocket? This week, we’re giving away a 16GB, Space Grey model supplied by our friends at Mobilefun.co.uk, the online retailer with all manner of accessories, including plenty of covers and cases, to kit your new iPhone out with. As always, you can enter the competition up to three times via the Rafflecopter widget below, but only after you’ve given the rules a quick scan. Deal?
- Entries are handled through the Rafflecopter widget above. Comments are no longer accepted as valid methods of entry. You may enter without any obligation to social media accounts, though we may offer them as opportunities for extra entries. Your email address is required so we can get in touch with you if you win, but it will not be given to third parties.
- Contest is open to all residents of the UK, 18 or older! Sorry, we don’t make this rule (we hate excluding anyone), so direct your anger at our lawyers and contest laws if you have to be mad.
- Winners will be chosen randomly. One (1) winner will receive one (1) iPhone 6s.
- If you are chosen, you will be notified by email. Winners must respond within three days of being contacted. If you do not respond within that period, another winner will be chosen. Make sure that the account you use to enter the contest includes your real name and a contact email or Facebook login. We do not track any of this information for marketing or third-party purposes.
- This unit is purely for promotional giveaway. Apple, Mobilefun.co.uk and Engadget / AOL are not held liable to honor warranties, exchanges or customer service.
- The full list of rules, in all its legalese glory, can be found here.
- Entries can be submitted until October 16th at 11:59PM BST. Good luck!
[Photo credit: Will Lipman]
Source: Mobilefun.co.uk
Canon quietly launches the M10 mirrorless camera
Just a few weeks after Canon launched its first decent mirrorless camera, the EOS M3, it has revealed a tiny, cheaper sibling, the EOS M10. The camera arrived in Canon’s store with no press release or price, but judging by the specs, it’s essentially a stripped-down version of the M3. It sports a lightweight, more basic body, and is equipped with an 18-megapixel instead of a 24.2-megapixel sensor. It’s pretty darn similar otherwise, however: it has the same 49-point AF, 25,600 max (expanded) ISO, 3-inch, 1.04 million dot touchscreen and 1080/30p video.
Depending on the price, the model might interest photographers looking for a very small APS-C camera who don’t want to spend $680 on the EOS M3 body. However, the lack of an EVF option and plain-Jane looks may be a deal-breaker for many, unless the M10 is considerably cheaper. There’s no word on availability, but it’ll come to the US in black, white and gray colors.
While Canon was at it, it also released a nice-looking 20.2-megapixel compact camera without really telling anyone. The PowerShot G5 X may tempt some folks away from Sony’s RX100 Mark IV or similar models, thanks to a 1-inch sensor, 24-100mm zoom lens (35mm equivalent), f/1.8 aperture, 2.36 million dot EVF, DIGIC 6 image processor and hot shoe mount for Speedlite flashes and other accessories. We do know pricing and availability for that model: it runs $799 and it’s now available in the US in Canon’s online store.
Via: Canon Rumors
New video from LG shows off the V10’s UX4.0+ interface
LG unveiled its new flagship smartphone, the V10, a few days ago on October 1, boasting two displays on the front of the device as well as a durable metal casing. Having already released a promo video for the V10, LG has now posted a video showing off its UX 4.0+ custom interface, as can be seen after the break.
The video shows how the second, smaller, display can be useful, as well as the dual-selfie cameras on the front of the handset, one of which has a wide-angle lens. The secondary display can also be used to access selected apps and contacts quickly, coming in useful when trying to share photos and other content to social media sites, among other things. Finally, the video also shows off the camera app’s ability to adjust the lighting for background and foreground objects using the rear camera.
Are you planning on getting the LG V10? Let us know your thoughts on LG’s latest flagship in the comments below.
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Source: LG (YouTube)
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The Doogee HomTom HT6 comes with a massive 6,250mAh battery [Sponsored Post]
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Almost all of us are reminded on a daily basis how short our device’s battery life can be, however there are manufacturers out there that try to get around this limitation by stuffing a massive battery inside their device. One of these devices is the Doogee HomTom HT6 which is about to be released – the average smartphone these days hovers around 3,000mAh battery, but the HomTom HT6 eclipses that with its 6,250mAh battery.
The rest of the device isn’t going to set the world on fire – the device runs on a MediaTek processor clocked at 1GHz, 2GB RAM, 16GB storage, 5.5-inch 720p display and runs on Android 5.1. Having said that, there are some nifty software features built in like the 3-finger screenshot and smart wake-up gestures that start apps just by drawing on the display while the device is dormant. Apart from its battery size, the HomTom HT6 is definitely a mid-ranger, and it’s priced as such at $139.99 USD. Luckily, if you’re planning on getting a HomTom HT6, you can get one now from GearBest.com for even less – $125.99 USD if you use the coupon code “HT6GB” and free shipping too; links are below:
Oh, and if the HomTom HT6 isn’t your style, GearBest is also having a giveaway for some other smartphones and devices on their Facebook page – check it out.
What do you think about the Doogee HomTom HT6?
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‘Steve Jobs’ Film Debuts Impressively in Limited Release
Only a limited number of fans have been able to see Steve Jobs over the weekend, thanks to its initial limited release in only Los Angeles and New York on October 9. Despite that small run, the Danny Boyle-directed film has debuted with impressive numbers, making $521,000 in its first weekend with a per-theater average of $130,250 (via Variety).
Although those numbers landed the movie well below any top-earning spot for the weekend box office at large (it placed sixteenth overall), that per-theater average places Steve Jobs as the fifteenth highest PTA figure in film history. As the rollout for the film expands — 25 new markets and 60 theaters on October 16, and then 2,000 theaters on October 23 — Universal has doubled down on its release strategy, believing the slow trickle to wide release will help generate positive word of mouth.
“By holding back and platforming it in this way, we let the public know what this movie is all about and we generate a hotter ‘want to see’ among audiences,” said Nick Carpou, head of Universal’s domestic distribution operation.
Universal hopes these limited release numbers translate into bigger returns when Steve Jobs debuts in wide release next weekend, aiming for a similar trajectory as The Social Network‘s $97 million overall domestic haul. Current analysts predict at least a $20 million opening wide release weekend for the new film, pointing to the ubiquity of Apple products, largely positive early reviews, and the audience’s hunt for “prestige movies” at this time of year as the main factors for its potential success.
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