Apple Teams Up With Supercell for 2015 World AIDS Day Campaign
Apple is gearing up for its annual World Aids Day campaign and has partnered with popular iOS app developer Supercell for a (SUPERCELL)RED promotion that will see the developer offering a special in-game decorative item for purchase, with 100 percent of proceeds going towards the Global Fund to fight AIDS.
Supercell is the developer behind some of the most profitable apps in the App Store, with Clash of Clans currently ranked as the number three most profitable app and Boom Beach ranked as number 10. From now until December 4 at 8:00 a.m., players who purchase a (Pile of Gems)RED pack in Clash of Clans, a (Pile of Diamonds)RED in Boom Beach, or a (Bag of Diamonds)RED in Hay Day can contribute to the fight against AIDS.
Apple has a long history of working with (PRODUCT)RED to fund AIDS research and charity work, and the company has run a World AIDS Day campaign for the last several years. Each year, Apple highlights World AIDS day on its website and decorates its retail stores with red Apple logos. With World AIDS day taking place tomorrow, December 1, Apple retail stores are expected to see decorations going up this afternoon and this evening.
Apple has also released an official (PRODUCT)RED leather case for the iPhone 6s and the iPhone 6s Plus, which joins the (PRODUCT)RED silicone case that was released alongside the new iPhones in September.
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Apple Teams Up With Supercell for 2015 World AIDS Day Campaign
Apple is gearing up for its annual World Aids Day campaign and has partnered with popular iOS app developer Supercell for a (SUPERCELL)RED promotion that will see the developer offering a special in-game decorative item for purchase, with 100 percent of proceeds going towards the Global Fund to fight AIDS.
Supercell is the developer behind some of the most profitable apps in the App Store, with Clash of Clans currently ranked as the number three most profitable app and Boom Beach ranked as number 10. From now until December 4 at 8:00 a.m., players who purchase a (Pile of Gems)RED pack in Clash of Clans, a (Pile of Diamonds)RED in Boom Beach, or a (Bag of Diamonds)RED in Hay Day can contribute to the fight against AIDS.
Apple has a long history of working with (PRODUCT)RED to fund AIDS research and charity work, and the company has run a World AIDS Day campaign for the last several years. Each year, Apple highlights World AIDS day on its website and decorates its retail stores with red Apple logos. With World AIDS day taking place tomorrow, December 1, Apple retail stores are expected to see decorations going up this afternoon and this evening.
Apple has also released an official (PRODUCT)RED leather case for the iPhone 6s and the iPhone 6s Plus, which joins the (PRODUCT)RED silicone case that was released alongside the new iPhones in September.
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[Deal] Get the ZTE Axon Mini in the UK for £199.99 this Cyber Monday
Amazon has begun selling the ZTE-made Axon Mini for £199.99 in the UK. The Axon Mini normally retails for £299.99, but it has been discounted by a whopping 33% for this week’s Cyber Monday sales.
Here’s what the Axon Mini has under the hood:
- 5.2-inch Full-HD Display
- Octa-core Snapdragon 615 CPU
- 3GB RAM
- 32GB ROM
- 13-megapixel rear camera
- 2,800mAh battery
- 4G LTE
- Android 5.1
Coming in at £199.99, this smartphone is a hard one to pass up, as you get a fairly premium device outright for insanely cheap. It might be surprising for some, but ZTE makes some extremely great handsets at low price points as well.
That said, this is an all-around great deal, and there’s no telling how long it’ll last. Anyone picking one up?
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[Deal] Target offering $50 off the Huawei Watch along with an additional 15%
For those of you interested in picking up a Huawei Watch for you or a loved one this holiday season, Target is running a 15% discount on the premium smartwatch for a limited time. The Android Wear-powered device only recently launched, and so far, it’s been met with a lot of praise.
Target is selling the Huawei Watch at $299, which is already $50 off from it’s normal price point. However, entering promo code CYBER15 at checkout will net you an additional 15% off the Huawei Watch. Target is selling the smartwatch in a number of different configurations, and the 15% off discount will apply to any variation.
The deal is only good for today’s Cyber Monday sales, so you’ll need to act fast!
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T-Mobile rolling out messaging improvements to Galaxy Note 4 and Galaxy Note Edge
While many smartphone device owners anxiously wait for Android 6.0 Marshmallow to come to their devices, owners of the Samsung Galaxy Note 4 and Samsung Galaxy Note Edge on T-Mobile are starting to receive a slightly older update. T-Mobile is updating those devices to Android 5.1.1 Lollipop, which may seem like a disappointment for owners of devices that are just over a year old since release. Nevertheless, the update does include some new features from T-Mobile that may be welcomed by owners of the devices.
The update includes T-Mobile’s Advanced Messaging solution that utilizes a standard called Rich Communications Services (RCS) for text messaging. With Advanced Messaging, users can experience “near real-time chat,” they can see when others are typing and when messages are delivered or read, and photos or videos up to 10 MB in size can be sent.
The other addition is the availability of T-Mobile Video Calling. This feature does not require any additional app to make a video call. All that is needed is a compatible device on both ends of a call in order to make a video call. The dialer on a T-Mobile device with Video Calling will display a small camera on a contact’s entry to let users know the service is supported and available.
The latest updates can be installed over Wi-Fi or through Samsung Smart Switch or Samsung Kies. If you own one of these devices on T-Mobile’s network, you can hit the source links below for instructions on how to check your current version and start the process to install the update.
source: T-Mobile (Samsung Galaxy Note 4), T-Mobile (Samsung Galaxy Note Edge)
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Cyber Monday Sales Now Live for Macs, iPads, Accessories and More
For those that missed out on Black Friday deals, or remain on the lookout for a few more gift ideas, Cyber Monday offers several online and in-store discounts on a wide range of Apple-related products and accessories. Most deals will remain available through the end of day on Monday, November 30.
Best Buy
Best Buy is offering deals on select Apple products and other electronics online and in stores on Cyber Monday, with free shipping on all orders.
– iPhone 6 (16GB) for $1 with activation and Verizon two-year contract
– Up to $150 off select MacBook Air and Retina MacBook models
– Up to $249 off various original iPad Air models
– $70 off Beats Pill 2.0 Bluetooth speakers in various colors
– $40 off urBeats earphones and $100 off Beats Studio over-ear headphones
– $100 off iPhone 6s and iPhone 6s Plus models with activation and two-year contract
Target
Target is offering 15% off site-wide, with some limitations, using promo code CYBER15 at checkout. The offer is valid on most Apple products, including the Apple Watch, iPad, iPod, Beats headphones, Apple TV and more.
Staples
Staples is offering 20% off iTunes gift cards in the U.S. for $25, $50 and $100 amounts.
– $25 iTunes gift card – $20
– $50 iTunes gift card – $40
– $100 iTunes gift card – $80
The deal expires Saturday, December 5 and includes free shipping to U.S. addresses.
MacMall
For those that missed MacMall’s 60-hour Black Friday sale, the authorized reseller continues to offer Cyber Monday discounts on a huge selection of Macs and iPads.
– Retina MacBook is available for up to $100 off
– Retina MacBook Pro is available for up to $259 off
– MacBook Air is available for up to $100 off
– 21.5-inch iMac is available for up to $100 off
– 27-inch iMac is available for up to $200 off
– Mac mini is available for up to $70 off
– iPad Air 2 Wi-Fi only models are between $21 and $40 off
Twelve South
Twelve South is offering 50% off multiple Mac and iPad accessories with promo code MACMONDAY2015 at checkout, plus a $5 discount on its HiRise for iPhone/Apple Watch Bundle. The offers are valid until 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time on Monday, November 30 while supplies last.
– MagicWand – $14.99 (regular $29.99)
– BookArc möd for MacBook – $29.99 (regular $59.99)
– HoverBar for iPad – $29.99 (regular $59.99)
– HiRise for iMac – $39.99 (regular $79.99)
– HiRise for iPhone / Apple Watch Bundle – $79.99 (regular $84.99)
Lots more Cyber Monday deals ahead… Read more 
Researchers create magic sponge to clean up oil spills
Researchers at Australia’s Deakin University claim to have developed a new material that’s capable of cleaning up large oil spills in a flash. A team, led by Professor Ying Chen, has created a new method that uses boron nitride powder as the building block for a sponge that can absorb oil separate from water. Since you couldn’t just sprinkle the substance onto the area around a crashed oil tanker, it had to be built into a porous 3D structure. In doing so, the team has been able to increase the surface area per gram to roughly five and a half tennis courts.
Via: PhysOrg
Source: Deakin
Europe begins receiving Android 6.0 for the LG G4
LG has begun rolling out Android 6.0 for its LG G4 in Europe, according to reports of some users getting the update notification. The device is receiving the update over-the-air (OTA), but can also be updated via LG’s Mobile Support tool.
Android 6.0 for the LG G4 (H81520A) brings a lot of neat features to the table, such as Google Now on Tap, Doze, an improved Settings menu, silent mode, performance enhancements, bug fixes, and more.
If you’ve gotten the update, be sure to sound off in the comments and let us know what you think!
via: NDTV
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ONE DAY ONLY: Udemy offering Android development classes for $15 for Cyber Monday
17,000+ online courses have been discounted up to dirt cheap costs (24 hours only)
Cybe Monday sales don’t always have to be about saving a few dollars on products in consumer goods. Indeed, the season also lends itself well to virtual content as well. Android developers, both beginner and intermediate, can save on online classes for developing and working with various coding languages.
Udemy has a number of courses you may be interested in checking out. While there are quite a few more, these are the top, highest rated classes. And, for a limited time, these classes will be offered for only $15! That’s more than 90% off the normal price for some of these bundles.
You’ll have to hurry, though, it’s only a 24-hour deal for Cyber Monday!
- Master Android Marshmallow App Development Using Java $15 – Normally $199
- Become an Android Developer from Scratch $15 – Normally $199
- The Complete Android Developer Course – Build 21 Apps $15 – Normally $199
- Java Essentials for Android $15 – Normally $89
- Mobile App Development with Android (2015) $15 – Normally $300
- The Complete Android Marshmallow Tutorial – Make 30 Apps $15 – Normally $197
- Develop professional apps for Android and iOS using Livecode $15 – Normally $79
- Android Lollipop 5.0 : Ultimate Tutorial for App Development $15 – Normally $99
Some of these bundles include hundreds of hours of help spread across dozens of courses. We’re not developers here but, looking through the classes, we see some deals we’d be happy to check out. The price is right for all of these and we love learning at our own pace. Who knows – maybe we will get into coding.
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Samsung’s Gear S2 has some trouble with the new Nexus devices
As a sophisticated smartphone somebody, it’s en vogue to be showcasing a worthwhile wearable while fidgeting with the latest flagship. To this end, I have found myself making use of two new note-worthies: the Samsung Gear S2 and the Huawei Nexus 6P. The brilliance of this unlikely portable paring is that Korea’s largest OEM has recently expanded support for its Tizen smartwatches to mostly any Android device. Unfortunately, there is one minor complication:
Last week, Samsung pushed out an update to the Gear S2 that enhanced its functionality and features. In order to update the wearable device, users need to do so from their Android phone’s companion “Gear Manager” app. As can be seen above however, this simply won’t work with the Nexus 6P, and by logical inference, with the LG Nexus 5X, or with the Motorola Nexus 6 as they all make use of factory-set encryption.
In fact, based on this notion it won’t work with any encrypted device, something that may soon become a common finding given that Google has more-or-less mandated it for Marshmallow.
When attempting to update the Gear S2 software, the Gear Manager app requests that the smartphone be decrypted for installation to occur. It then provides a link to the Security setting menu, however due to the aforementioned “problem” with the recent Nexus devices, it’s impossible to toggle the necessary setting.
That’s not all, folks…
Another major issue I’ve noticed is that the Gear S2 doesn’t seem to function properly with the Nexus 6P, at least as far as Push notifications go. Despite my manually allowing the wearable to have permission to access notifications and all required requirements, the notifications still won’t get sent to the watch. Yet ironically when I made a phone call earlier today, it was sent to the watch as opposed to the phone.
At one point last week the notifications were coming through: it was just after an update arrived to Gear Manager last Monday. Upon doing so, everything magically worked. Oddly enough however, despite the smartwatch not seeing a firmware update due to the encryption issue, the Gear Manager app then refused to acknowledge there was an update available if I checked. Today, I did a soft reset on the Gear S2 and the problem is back again.
Will Samsung solve the situation?
It’s difficult to say what Samsung will do here. Given that the Gear S2 is designed for a Samsung mobile, the fact that it works at all with another OEM’s product is kind of a bonus. Still, recent updates to the Gear Manager software have made reference to support for “Android M” and thus at the very least Samsung is aware of some bugs that may be present.
In terms of the encryption issue though, there will presumably be very few users who have a Gear S2 and a Nexus device and thus the problem will inevitably be of extremely small priority. This might change though, if mandatory device encryption becomes a status-quo for Marshmallow.
Let’s see what happens…fingers crossed!
Samsung Gear S2
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