UK lads mags FHM and Zoo to disappear from shelves
For many young men growing up in the nineties and early noughties, FHM and Zoo were the very definition of “lad culture.” Bedroom walls across Britain used to be filled with blu-tacked pages of scantily-clad models, but with sales dwindling, the time of the lads magazine is coming to an end. Bauer Media, owner of both brands, said today that the two men’s properties will cease publication at the end of the year.
Source: Bauer Media
AT&T has the Samsung Galaxy View LTE in its sights, releases November 20th
Earlier this Fall, Samsung teased what would become the biggest Android tablet it would ever produce, the Galaxy View. At an impressive 18.4 inches, it is also one of the largest Android devices period. While the Wi-Fi model launched a few weeks ago, those waiting for an LTE variant are in luck, as AT&T has now formally announced its pricing plan and release details:
Starting on November 20th, the Galaxy View LTE will be available from Ma-Bell, and for a limited time it can be had for a special price: $99.99. To qualify for the deal, customers must sign up for new DIRECTV service (2 year agreement required) along with the standard 2-year wireless argeement. Those customers already using DIRECTV are eligible to receive the discounted price if the activate a new line (2-year agreement required) with a smartphone on AT&T Next.
Those who opt to forgo the DIRECTV offer can purchase the device for $0 down (well-qualified customers only) and pay $30 per month over a 20 month period with an AT&T Tablet Installment Plan. Alternatively, the device can also be purchased outright for $499.99 with a two-year agreement. Those customers who add the Galaxy View to a new or existing Mobile Share Value Plan need just pay an additional $10 per month for access.
AT&T has highlighted the key features of the Galaxy View, including:
- Display: Streaming video is brought to life on the Galaxy View’s 18.4 inch, Full HD 1080p screen.
- Storage: AT&T’s Galaxy View comes with 64GB of storage, with expandable memory up to 128GB, so you can download your favorite videos, music and more.
- Portability: Use the Galaxy View’s built-in kickstand in TV-mode to watch the game while you grill, or stand upright into Lap-mode to read comfortably. Turn up your music’s volume while its powerful speakers provide serious sound.
- Long-lasting Battery: With up to 8 hours of continuous play or watch time, you can binge-watch, game and browse for hours without having to pause the action.
AT&T’s Senior Vice President of Device Marketing and Developer Services at AT&T Mobility, Jeff Bradley, explained that “the Samsung Galaxy View is the best parts of a TV and tablet, designed with entertainment as its primary focus…We know our customers are watching video in ways they never used to, and with this tablet you can shift where and when content is consumed. No other Samsung device provides this combination of integrated entertainment experience and value.”
The device was also given 4 out of 5 stars on AT&T’s Eco-Rating 2.0 system that evaluates social and environmental factors of AT&T branded devices and tablets. .
For full details, please expand the Press Release below, or head directly to AT&T for further details.
Android Authority Hands On with the Galaxy View
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Available first from AT&T1 on Nov. 20, experience the latest LTE device from Samsung with the entertainment-centric Samsung Galaxy View. The Galaxy View is more than a tablet. It combines the entertainment features of a TV with the mobility and engaging design of a tablet. You can buy the Galaxy View in retail stores nationwide and online at www.att.com. DIRECTV customers can walk out watching over 100 live channels.2 For a limited time, customers that sign up for new DIRECTV service (24-month agreement required) can buy the Samsung Galaxy View for $99.99, with a two-year wireless agreement.3 Existing DIRECTV customers that activate a new line with a smartphone on AT&T Next can also get the Galaxy View for $99.99, with a two-year wireless agreement.4
Additional key features on the Galaxy View tablet include:
- Display: Streaming video is brought to life on the Galaxy View’s 18.4 inch, Full HD 1080p screen.5
- Storage: AT&T’s Galaxy View comes with 64GB6 of storage, with expandable memory up to 128GB7, so you can download your favorite videos, music and more.
- Portability: Use the Galaxy View’s built-in kickstand in TV-mode to watch the game while you grill, or stand upright into Lap-mode to read comfortably. Turn up your music’s volume while its powerful speakers provide serious sound.
- Long-lasting Battery: With up to 8 hours of continuous play or watch time8, you can binge-watch, game and browse for hours without having to pause the action.
Samsung Galaxy View will be available in Black from AT&T for $0 down for well-qualified customers and $30 per month for 20 months with an AT&T Tablet Installment Plan9 or $499.99 with a two-year agreement.10 Add the Galaxy View to a new or existing Mobile Share Value Plan for an additional $10 per month access charge.11
“The Samsung Galaxy View is the best parts of a TV and tablet, designed with entertainment as its primary focus,” said Jeff Bradley, senior vice president, Device Marketing and Developer Services, AT&T Mobility. “We know our customers are watching video in ways they never used to, and with this tablet you can shift where and when content is consumed. No other Samsung device provides this combination of integrated entertainment experience and value.”
The Samsung Galaxy View earned 4 of 5 stars, on AT&T’s Eco-Rating 2.0 system. The 2.0 system rates the social and environmental factors of AT&T branded handset devices and tablets. AT&T created the Eco-Rating 2.0 system to empower consumers to make better informed decisions when selecting a device. For more information about this device’s rating, AT&T’s Eco-Rating 2.0 System, and how you can join AT&T in making a difference, please visit http://att.com/ecospace.
For more information on the Samsung Galaxy View, check out this Mobile Minute video and visit: att.com/GalaxyView. Follow the conversation on social media by using #GalaxyView.
© 2015 Samsung Electronics America, Inc. Samsung and Samsung Galaxy View are both trademarks of Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
1AT&T products and services are provided or offered by subsidiaries and affiliates of AT&T Inc. under the AT&T.
2Limit 5 shows on 5 devices at once. Only select networks included in your package are available for live streaming and may vary by location and device. All functions and programming are subject to change at any time. High speed internet is required. Wireless use incurs data charges including overages. Functionality varies by compatible device. Visit directv.com/startwatching for complete details. You must have an active directv.com account in order to receive programming. AT&T customers may use their att.com login credentials. Programming should be available to access within 30 minutes of order until the time your DIRECTV System is installed, no more than two weeks. The service will automatically discontinue if your installation is not completed within 14 days from date of order. This offer is subject to change at any time and pay per view programming is not available for purchase during this period.
3 *Limited time offer (Ends 1/7/16 in Puerto Rico) Avail at select AT&T Locations (not online or through DIRECTV). View req’s 2-yr wireless agmt & elig. data svc ($45 activation & up to $150 early termination fees apply). DIRECTV req’s 24 month agmt & activation of SELECT™ pkg or above (up to $480 early cancellation fee). Add’l fees, other charges & restr’s apply. See an AT&T store for details.
4Limited time offer (ends 1/7/16 in Puerto Rico). Avail at select AT&T Locations (not online or through DIRECTV). Existing DIRECTV customers only. Requires service to be installed, active & in good standing. Elig. wireless service is req’d on the smartphone & View. Activ., early termination & other fees, charges & restr’s apply. See an AT&T store for details.
5Qual. mobile device, TV plan, online account login and data connection req’d. Not all channels available. Content varies by device, TV plan and viewing location. Wireless use incurs data charges including overages.
Nationwide carriers’ LTE. Signal strength claim based ONLY on average LTE signal strength. LTE not available everywhere
6Portion of memory occupied by existing content.
7MicroSD card sold separately.
8Based on laboratory testing. Results may vary. Battery power consumption depends on factors such as network configuration, carrier network, signal strength, operating temperature, features selected, vibrate mode, backlight settings, browser use, frequency of calls, and voice, data and other application-usage patterns
9Tax due at sale. Req’s well-qual. credit, 20-month 0% APR installment agmt & elig. data svc (which is add’l). Balance due if svc cancelled. Fees, other charges & restr’s apply. See an AT&T store for details.
102-yr agmt req’s qual. svc (voice & data). Activation/upgrade (up to $45), early termination (up to $325) and other fees, charges & restr’s apply. See a store for details.
11Mobile Share Value requires min. plan charge ($30/mo.) plus per device access charge ($10 to $40/mo.). Other monthly, overage & other charges, fees & restr’s apply. See att.com/msv for plan details.
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AT&T Inc. (NYSE:T) helps millions around the globe connect with leading entertainment, mobile, high speed Internet and voice services. We’re the world’s largest provider of pay TV. We have TV customers in the U.S. and 11 Latin American countries. In the U.S., our wireless network has the nation’s strongest 4G LTE signal and most reliable 4GLTE. We offer the best global coverage of any U.S. wireless provider*. And we help businesses worldwide serve their customers better with our mobility and highly secure cloud solutions.
Additional information about AT&T products and services is available at http://about.att.com. Follow our news on Twitter at @ATT, on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/att and YouTube at http://www.youtube.com/att.
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Signal strength and reliability claims based on nationwide carriers’ 4G LTE. Signal strength claim based ONLY on avg. 4G LTE signal strength. 4G LTE not available everywhere.
*Global coverage claim based on offering discounted voice and data roaming; LTE roaming; voice roaming; and world-capable smartphone and tablets in more countries than any other U.S. based carrier. International service required. Coverage not available in all areas. Coverage may vary per country and be limited/restricted in some countries.
$85 ASUS and Google Chromebit officially launched
It’s pretty understandable if you had forgotten all about the Chromebit, as it was announced by ASUS and Google all the way back in March this year. The little Chrome OS HDMI stick has finally arrived ready for sale, carrying a very modest retail price of just $85.
Ideas like the Chromebit have been done before, there are plenty of Android HDMI device that can turn your TV into an Android computer, for example. However, this stick is packing Google’s Chrome OS from the Chromebook range of laptops. The head of the stick can also swivel around, to neatly fit into some of the more difficultly positioned TV HDMI ports out there.
For hardware, the Chromebit is powered by a quad-core ARM Cortex-A17 based Rockchip 3288 SoC, 2GB of RAM and 16GB of internal storage. The dongle is compatible with 802.11ac WiFi, Bluetooth 4.0 and also comes with a USB port, for extra storage and whatnot. While not quite as powerful as Chromebook hardware, this should be good enough for all the web browsing basics, but I wouldn’t bank on much else. Don’t forget, you will need your own keyboard and mouse setup as well.
See also: Google announces the Chromebit, an easy way to bring Chrome OS to your TV
The Chromebit will be arriving at a number of US retailers, including Amazon, Fry’s and Newegg. The device is also heading to Australia, Canada, Denmark, Finland, Japan, New Zealand, Norway, Spain, Sweden, Taiwan and the UK at launch, with additional countries likely to follow in the future.
Metal framed Huawei Mate 8 caught on camera
We are gradually ticking away the time until the Huawei Mate 8 is officially unveiled and today we have another picture of the smartphone to tide us over. This time showing off the back of the handset.
Judging from the picture (above), the Huawei Mate 8 will come with a metal frame and the overall handset design looks to be quite thin. The material on the back cover is tougher to make out, quite possibly plastic, but we can clearly spot a circular fingerprint reader, much like the one used in the Huawei designed Nexus 6P. We can also see a micro USB port (no USB Type-C) and dual speaker grills on the bottom of the handset, although we don’t know if there’s a stereo setup hidden under there or not.
Previous rumors have hinted at some very high end specifications for the Mate 8. The phone is said to ship with HiSilicon’s new high performance Kirin 950 SoC, 3GB or 4GB of RAM depending on whether you opt for 32GB or 64GB of internal storage space, and a 16 megapixel camera. The display is rumored to be a 6-inch 1080p AMOLED panel, and there’s a 4,100mAh battery for plenty of juice.
See also: Kirin 950 announced: What you need to know
The Huawei Mate 8 is expected to see an official announcement on November 26th, according to a teaser released by the company. What are you hoping for from the next super-sized Huawei smartphone?
[Deal] UK retailer Argos discounts the white 16GB Wi-Fi model of the Nexus 9 to just £149
With Black Friday fast approaching, it seems many retailers are trying to steal a march on their competitors by cutting prices early on electronic goods. In the UK, it doesn’t get much better than the HTC manufactured Nexus 9 16GB (white), which can be found heavily discounted from Argos for just £149 ($226), which is basically half price.
While the white Nexus 9 16GB is down to just £149, the black version is a tad more expensive at £199($302). Both devices are available to order online or in-store and for collection or delivery to your home depending on stock availability. In certain areas, you might be lucky enough to qualify for the Fast-Track same day delivery service as well.
The promotion runs until the end of today (November 17), so there isn’t too much time to decide. Oh, and if the price still isn’t low enough for you, you’ll also receive a £10 voucher to spend on your next purchase because the Nexus 9 16GB costs more than £100. This means that theoretically, you can get the white Nexus 9 16GB for £139 (by including the voucher).
Priced at just £149, the white Nexus 9 16GB is an absolute bargain and the perfect Christmas gift, especially when you consider its specifications and that it’s running the latest version of the world’s most popular operating system, Android 6.0 Marshmallow. Let us know if you plan on buying one.
Source: Argos
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5Gbps broadband is coming to Britain, for £399 per month
Words like “superfast” and “ultrafast” are thrown around all the time to describe home broadband in the UK. Of course, what we really want to know are the cold, hard numbers. Download and upload speeds, man. That’s why Gigaclear has us chomping at the bit with its latest announcement — 5Gbps broadband, which it’s trialling right now with a small batch of UK customers. If you’ve never heard of Gigaclear before, we don’t blame you. The company was founded in 2010 and only operates in 36 rural communities, spread across five English counties. You can check your postcode here, but the chances of you falling under its fibre-to-the-premises (FTTP) network are pretty slim. Even if you own one of the 10,000 homes with Gigaclear access, you’ll have to pay some serious cash for the faster speeds. The company will be charging £399 per month for homeowners and £1,500 for businesses when the trial expands to all Gigaclear customers next year. Got a Scrooge McDuck pile of cash in your basement? Otherwise, this is all just a pipe dream.
Source: Gigaclear
Volta Flyer is a solar-powered build-it-yourself toy plane
Kids have much, much fancier toys to play with these days. The Volta Flyer is one of them: it works kind of like a paper plane, except it’s made of sturdier materials and has a solar panel to keep it flying for at least 30 seconds. If the ToyLab team reaches its $39,000 goal on Kickstarter, backers who pledge $40 or more will get a kit comprised of a fuselage, motor and propeller, a thin silicon solar panel and stabilizers. Once the components are all pieced together — and this could take less than 20 minutes, ToyLab says — the plane can then be charged by holding it up to the sun for 90 seconds before hand launching it into the air. According to its campaign notes, ToyLab’s goal is to give kids “practical insights into STEM” by having them build the plane themselves… though there’s absolutely nothing preventing grown adults from getting their own.
Via: Gizmag
Source: Kickstarter
MetroPCS’ new music streaming product doesn’t use up your data
If you’re a music-loving MetroPCS customers, you’ll want to know about this. The prepaid provider has just launched a new streaming product called “Music Unlimited” that gives you a way to access your subscriptions without going over your data cap. It’s pretty much a repackaged version of its parent company’s (that is, T-Mobile’s) Music Freedom and comes bundled with the provider’s $40, $50 and $60 plans. The carrier says it supports over 30 streaming services, including Apple Music, Pandora, iHeartRadio, Rhapsody and Spotify. In addition, MetroPCS has introduced a new feature called Data Maximizer — its T-Mobile counterpart is Binge On — that optimizes or crunches videos from select services, so you can watch much more without obliterating your data allowance. When these features go live on November 19th, the carrier will also boost its $40 and $50 plans with an additional 1GB of data and up its mobile hotspot’s tethering cap from 6GB to 8GB.
[Image credit: JeepersMedia/Flickr]
Via: Droid Life
Source: MetroPCS
Nest’s latest thermostat comes to the UK with hot water controls
A month after its US launch, Nest’s third-generation thermostat has arrived in Britain. The hardware might look familiar, but it has a few extra tricks that separate it from previous versions and even its counterpart across the pond. For starters, Nest has given the circular design a nice little spec bump; compared to its predecessor, the thermostat has a larger (2.08 inches), brighter and pixel-dense (229ppi) display, making it easier to scroll through the interface with sleep-deprived eyes. The device’s entire body is also slightly thinner, meaning it should look just a smidge more attractive in a hallway or living room.
Apple Pay now supports TSB and Tesco Bank in the UK
Apple Pay is now firmly established in the UK, but since the service went live in July, a handful of banks have bided their time and left customers waiting for smartphone payments. Luckily, two more can be ticked off the list today after TSB and Tesco Bank confirmed they have enabled Apple Pay support for their payment cards.
Source: TSB, Tesco Bank
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