CPR Cell Phone Repair: accidents don’t have to mean the end
It unfortunately happens to be that despite us babying our treasured devices, life can still creep up unexpectedly and remind us how futile the effort is. Many of us (including myself) don’t like to use cases. We want the phone’s design to shine and thinness preserved.
But if you’re suddenly caught in the wrong end of this conundrum, what do you do? The answer doesn’t have to be to cough up hundreds to replace the device. It’s possible to send it in for repair and potentially save a good amount of moolah.
One such place that can bring your device back to life is Cell Phone Repair (CPR). Despite the name, CPR vows to take in any gadget you can throw at them (phones, tablets, laptops, game consoles, cameras, etc.).
The repair cost is up in the air, depending the extent of the damage. CPR offers free estimates. Phone repair services cover a wide varitey of mishaps: cracked screens, broken digitizer, battery replacement, water damage, etc.
There are two options for getting your broken device to a CPR shop – by walk-in or shipping. CPR currently has over 200 locations where it can administer the repair. There is a store locator on the website.
However, if the closest location is too far, you can ship it over there. Just fill out a form with your information and explanation of the problem. CPR will assess the issue and provide you an estimate upon receiving the device.
What’s also cool is that if you decide to let go of said phone, CPR can either buy it from you or let you trade it for a refurbished phone from its inventory.
If you’re worried about the quality of the service to your precious device, you shouldn’t be. CPR vows that it’s expertly skilled in the field and it offers a lifetime warranty with all repairs. Also, recognizing that leaving behind your device is agonizing, CPR makes the repair process quick (many repairs are done same day).
Check out more details about CPR via the link below. It’s good to know what options we have when that dire situation befalls our devices.
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Evernote is ending support for Clearly, Evernote for Pebble, and Skitch
Evernote announced it will be shutting down some of their standalone apps.
These are the affected apps:
- Skitch for Windows, Windows Touch, iOS, Android (the Mac version, however, will continue on)
- Evernote Clearly
- Evernote for Pebble
As of today these apps will stop receiving updates, and on January 22nd Evernote will no longer offer the apps for download.
Some good news for lovers of these standalone apps is that Evernote is not completely turning these apps off. After January 22nd, granted you have already downloaded the app, users will still be able to access these apps. The problem with this is that, according to Evernote, external factors such as operating system updates may break the apps functionality.
There are other options available to users of these apps after January 22nd. It seems like Evernote is just removing these to simplify their product offering, with most of the features these apps offer being found in the core Evernote apps. Evernote states that Skitch users can find nearly identical annotation features in the Evernote app for Windows and IOS. The article simplification tool delivered by Clearly can be found in their web clipper apps. Lastly, for Evernote for Pebble users they can find similar Evernote features inside of Evernote’s Powernoter app for Pebble.
If you really insist on having the standalone apps, be sure to download them by the January 22nd deadline and hope external updates don’t break them. For those of you who don’t mind moving to the other options, Evernote has outlined hit the source link below to download them.
Source: Evernote
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Returning a phone to T-Mobile? This simple tip could save you a lot of time!
Have you recently purchased a device from T-Mobile that you’re looking to return? Well, T-Mobile has some requirements to take the phone back. Most of the requirements are common sense. It must be in good working order without damage, and you have to have the original box and everything inside of it. It has to be in the two week (14 days) return period.
They also ask you to have the original receipt, but I’ve had success without it. The good people there have been able to pull up my order and print another copy of the receipt for me. Not the biggest deal in the world, but if you’re walking into a store with a long line, they may not want to take out the time to perform this special step for you.
If you follow these simple steps, there’s a $50 restocking fee to return the device. If you paid anything out of pocket at the time of purchase, the $50 will be deducted from your refund. If you didn’t pay anything up front, like on a Jump on Demand lease, you’ll owe that $50. Tablets will get hit with a $75 restocking fee instead of the $50 fee on phones, so keep that in mind if you’ve picked up a cellular enabled tablet from T-Mobile.
Now, here’s where some may run into a problem. If you’re like me and have multiple devices on multiple lines, you HAVE to have the sim card for the line you’re returning a phone on. Here’s an example:
I recently picked up an LG V10 after Josh Noriega’s excellent review of the device. I definitely wanted to play with it for a few weeks and experience listening to HiFi music through Tidal with it. I’m not quite an audiophile, but I do appreciate high quality audio and the dedicated HiFi DAC in the V10 was a major selling point.
I have Jump on Demand set up on my wife’s line since at the time of purchase I was leasing an iPhone on my line. When I went to return the V10 today, in which I met all requirements I talked about above, I was asked for the sim card for the line so they could verify the return.
I’m not going to lie, I was a bit floored. No one has ever mentioned that I would need the sim card for that line. The T-Mobile employee at time of purchase went out of his way to let me know that if I returned the phone, which I had mentioned I might, that I’d need the box, accessories and the receipt. Nowhere on T-Mobile’s own “Return Policy” website does it state this.
As a logical person, I can understand why this sim card policy isn’t the first thing they tell me when I get ready to leave the store with my phone. It’s going to be a very rare case, but this is listed NOWHERE. T-Mobile is very aware that there of those of us that swap phones a lot which is why they have the Jump on Demand program. Letting us in on this apparently brand new requirement, especially when things are explicitly laid out like they were in my situation, isn’t the craziest of ideas.
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Sundar Pichai teases Indian crowd with vote for Android N naming
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One of our favourite past-times here at AndroidSPIN is guessing the name of the next version of Android. Since we’re currently on Android Marshmallow, that logically means we’ll be guessing what “N” stands for in Android N. However, as Google CEO Sundar Pichai has suggested, the Android N naming process could be decided from a vote, a vote which he says “if all Indians vote, I think we can make (an Indian name) it happen.”
We don’t think Android N is going to really have its name voted on – Pichai was likely drumming up interest in future versions of Android. As background, Google is really pushing Android in India, which is still considered an emerging market that is yet to be capitalized on – for instance, back in September, Google announced it would be bringing high-speed internet to Indian train stations. Regardless, it would be interesting if Google ever decided to allow voting for the name of an Android software version as it’s clear some markets would have more say over it than others – my bet’s on Android Nougatine, though.
What do you think about voting on Android N naming? Let us know your thoughts in the comments below.
Source: NDTV via Droid-life
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Scribblenauts Unlimited hits Android
When the original Scribblenauts came out in 2009, the gaming world went wild trying out new combinations and clever scenarios. Now the developers have honed and improved on their original work, bringing the endlessly customizable world of Scribblenauts Unlimited to the Google Play Store.
It’s a game in which just about anything is possible. Like Minecraft with mischief, Scribblenauts turns you loose to solve puzzles, help desperate NPC’s get their lives together, and cause as much mayhem and chaos as your little heart desires.
See also: 12 best games like Minecraft on Android
Part of the fun of Scribblenauts is trying to out-think the developers. They may not have thought of everything but they came pretty damn close. If it’s not nude, alcoholic, or copyrighted, there’s a pretty good chance you can summon it into existence with Maxwell’s magic notebook. There are even some Nintendo characters floating around in there.
The game might have finally found its true home on Android. The playful nature of the game makes it one of those that’s great to kill a little bit of time with, but it doesn’t really lend itself to long binge sessions the way other creative games tend to, like Minecraft or even Roller Coaster Tycoon. The puzzles in Scribblenauts Unlimited aren’t particularly challenging, and you’ll quickly discover that a handful of old standbys can be used to solve just about all of them (jetpack ftw). You’d be surprised how many problems a therapist can solve… or maybe that kind of makes sense.
But the game isn’t really about solving puzzles. It’s about solving puzzles with style. You make your own fun with Scribblenauts, and that’s both it’s strong point and its downfall. Perhaps the mobile version will provide just the right amount of accessibility to make this game your go-to waiting-for-the-bus app. Click the button below to download Scribblenauts Unlimited. It’s a one-time purchase that’s a steal at $4.99. Let us know what kind of crazy situations you come up with in the comments.
BLU Life One X review
This year we’ve seen a much larger focus on affordability, without compromise in quality. The end result is a slew of fantastic, premium devices to choose from, without breaking the bank. This trend is not only limited to the high-end side of things, but has made its way across the entire price spectrum, resulting in some great “bang for your buck” smartphones that fall in the sub-$250 category.
With the year winding down, BLU, the Florida-based company known for their affordable devices, seems to have saved the best for last with their latest budget-friendly offering. Given the competition it faces, does this low-cost smartphone prove to be a compelling choice? We find out, in this in-depth BLU Life One X review!
See Also: Blu Life One X vs Moto G 2015
Design
Not a lot is expected from budget-friendly smartphones as far as design and build quality is concerned, but the BLU Life One X manages to pleasantly surprise. The device features a frame made from a high-quality aluminium, that has been sand-blasted to create a sort of matte finish texture, and the back cover is made with a faux leather plastic that has been coated in a smooth paint layer. All of this not only results in the phone feeling great in the hand, but contributes positively to the handling experience as well. Also helping is the fact that the device isn’t too tall, thick, or heavy, and with a 5.2-inch display up front, one-handed use is certainly comfortable.
Taking a look around the device, the power button and volume rocker are found on the right side. These buttons offer a fair amount of tactile feedback, and while they don’t come with a textured finish to help make a distinction between them, the buttons are spaced far apart enough for this to not become an issue. The headphone jack and microUSB port are at the top and bottom respectively, and a single speaker unit can be found on the back. The back cover is also removable, and while the battery itself isn’t user replaceable, opening it up allows for access to the microSD card slot and dual SIM card slots.
BLU certainly manages to bring home the point that affordable does not necessarily translate to cheap, and while the Life One X may not have the most intriguing design, its build quality far surpasses any expectations you may have from a device that falls in the sub-$200 price range.
Display
The BLU Life One X comes with a 5.2-inch IPS LCD display with a 1080p resolution, resulting in a pixel density of 424 ppi. The display is sharp, with good color reproduction, allowing for a great media-consumption experience, and you will be hard-pressed to find a display of a similar quality and resolution when compared to other devices that are in this price category.
Aiding the display experience is MiraVision, which includes a set of options you can choose between in the Settings. The default setting is the “Standard Mode,” and while that is good by itself, some users may appreciate the extra punch in colors that is available with the “Vivid Mode.” There is also an “User mode,” that lets you customize the settings to your liking, with you being able to fine tune the contrast, saturation, brightness, sharpness, color temperature, and dynamic contrast. The preset Standard and Vivid modes will be more than enough for most, but the ability to play around with the settings is a nice addition.
Performance and hardware
Under the hood, the BLU Life One X comes with an octa-core MediaTek MT6753 processor, clocked at 1.3 GHz, and backed by the Mali-T720 GPU and 2 GB RAM. This processing package is found with a few other similarly-priced smartphones as well, but while this is considered a low-end to mid-range setup, the performance it allows for is quite impressive, helped along with the availability of 2 GB of RAM and a near-stock software experience.
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Loading applications is pretty fast, and switching between apps via the Recent Apps screen is also smooth and snappy. The device also holds up very well while gaming, even with more processor-intensive games, and while you may see some dropped frames here and there, this isn’t a frequent occurrence, and rarely detracts from the gaming experience. Granted, the Life One X isn’t going to favorably compare in terms of performance when pit against the higher-end, and far more expensive, smartphones out there, but against its direct competition, the performance of this device is practically unmatched.
16 GB of on-board storage is the only option available here, but expandable storage via microSD card by up to 64 GB is possible, which is always a big plus for anyone concerned about meeting their storage needs. The device also comes with a standard suite of connectivity options, with the exception of NFC. Unlike a lot of other budget-friendly smartphones that are available from various Chinese OEMs, the Life One X has no trouble with accessing 4G LTE networks in the US, which is another big positive, and the device also comes with dual SIM capabilities.
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The Life One X comes with a fairly large 2,900 mAh, which allows for a full day of use comfortably. Unlike other budget-friendly devices, you can get some pretty heavy usage with the device, including gaming and taking a lot of pictures, and the Life One X managed around 4.5 hours to 5 hours of screen-on time. There is no fast charging capabilities here, but you won’t find yourself needing to charge the device until the end of the day anyway.
See also: Best cheap Android phones (December 2015)
Camera
The camera is another aspect that is mostly overlooked as far as affordable smartphones are concerned, but even that is something that has been slowly changing. The BLU Life One X comes with a 13 MP rear camera with phase detection auto focus and an LED flash, along with a 5 MP front-facing unit, which also comes with a flash.
The camera interface is very simplistic, and while there are some go-to features already on the viewfinder, some key features, like HDR, are tucked away in a menu. The menu also includes a slew of other modes and settings, including a Beauty Mode, Sports Mode, Dual View Mode, Night Mode, and even a Pro Mode, that lets you adjust white balance, ISO, and more. With there being no Auto HDR, you will have to dive into this menu every time you want to enable HDR, but it does work well for the most part.
The camera is capable of taking some nice shots in good lighting conditions, and while the image may look a little soft and with subdued colors, most pictures look pretty decent. While HDR does bring out the shadows and add a lot of sharpening to the image, you may be better off not using it in well-lit situations, because of the time it takes to take a shot, which will require very steady hands, given the lack of OIS. HDR does make more of a difference in low-light conditions, making for a brighter image every time, but once again, steady hands are a must to avoid blurry images.
The camera is capable of recording video at the 1080p resolution, but you can always lower that in the Settings. Like the images it takes, colors in the video are somewhat subdued and with cooler tones, but the videos captured do turn out looking quite nice, albeit a little shaky, with there being no optical image stabilization available. Selfies look quite good as well, with a good amount of detail. While the front-facing flash can be useful in extremely dark scenarios, it can be quite harsh, and tends to flood the subject.
Smartphone cameras have taken huge strides this year, and while the camera of the Life One X doesn’t come close to those of the flagship devices out there, it does more than get the job done if you’re looking to share images and videos to social media, and does seem to provide a better camera experience than some of its competition.
Software
The software experience across BLU’s smartphone portfolio has been quite inconsistent, with some devices featuring drastically different user interfaces from others. However, in the case of the Life One X, what you get is a near stock version of Android 5.1 Lollipop out of the box, which also contributes to the smooth performance of the device, along with a few useful extras baked in.
A lot of Material Design elements can be seen throughout the UI, including the Recent Apps screen, which only adds a Clear All button, and the notification drop down, which comes with just a few extra options in the Quick Settings menu. Also available are some screen-off gestures that BLU is calling Smart Awake, which allow you to launch various apps by drawing letters on the screen when it is off, such as an M to launch the music player, C to quickly start the camera, and O, to turn on the flashlight. Other gestures include double tap to wake, and flipping the phone to silence a call or alarm. There is also a Pocket Mode, that uses the proximity sensor to save battery while the device is in your pocket.
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BLU has stated that they will be making software updates a priority, and have a promised an official update to Android 6.0 Marshmallow by the end of Q1 2016.
Specifications
| Display | 5.2-inch LCD display 1920 x 1080 resolution, 424ppi Corning Gorilla Glass 3 |
| Processor | 1.3GHz octa-core MediaTek MT6753 |
| GPU | Mali T720 GPU |
| RAM | 2GB |
| Storage | 16GB |
| MicroSD | Yes, up to 64GB |
| Dual SIM | Yes |
| Networks | 3G: 850/1700/1900/2100 4G: 2/4/7/12/17 Up to 150Mbps |
| Software | Android 5.1 Lollipop |
| Camera | 13MP rear-facing camera, Phase Data Autofocus 5MP front-facing camera, LED flash |
| Battery | 2900mAh, non-removable |
| Dimensions | 186.8 x 72.8 x 8.4mm |
| Price | $149 |
Pricing and final thoughts
The BLU Life One X is currently available for just $149 from Amazon, with the color options including black and white.
So there you have it for this in-depth look at the BLU Life One X! Pricing is always a priority for users looking for budget-friendly devices, and it doesn’t get any better than the Life One X.
Priced at just $149, what you get is an impressive build quality, beautiful display, solid internals, and a great software experience, all for what is essentially one of the cheapest smartphones out there. BLU also adds some extras to the deal, including a pair of earphones and a replacement back cover with a flap to cover the display, which brings a little bit more durability. The compatibility with 4G LTE networks in the US is also a big plus, and with everything that this device brings to the table, it really is one of the best phones you can get for under $150.
Cityscape Repairman, The Box and 7 other titles make their way to Samsung Gear VR
If you happen to own a Samsung Gear VR, there is a ton of new content waiting for you in the Oculus Store. A total of nine new games have made their way to the virtual reality headset, including Cityscape Repairman, The Box, Theta S VR and more. There are even some exclusive titles for Korea and Japan. The full list of new games can be found below:
- Archer E Bowman: Play as Archer E. Bowman, hero of the castle ramparts. Take to the wall with your trusty bow and defend the kingdom from beastly hordes. Will you survive the onslaught?
- Cityscape Repairman: In Cityscape, you are faced with a massive infrastructure in need of constant repair. Now with 13 levels, you can navigate industrial scenes, repair and replace broken items, solve puzzles and fight off enemy robots.
- Everland T-Express (Korea only): T-Express is the most famous roller coaster in the Everland. Experience the steepest ride in the world with a top speed of 104km per hour at a 77-degree angle. The world’s most superb wooden roller coaster will leave you breathless.
- Everland Safari World (Korea only): Meet wild animals in VR! Featuring lions, tigers, and adorable bears, you have the rare opportunity to experience a wide variety of animals at a close distance.
- Everland Amazon Express (Korea only): If you’ve ever wanted to experience the Amazon and its wildlife up close and personal, here’s your chance.
- niconico VR (Japan only): Niconico is a social video networking service that allows you to post comments on live or uploaded videos and share them with others in real time as they watch.
- THE BOX: THE BOX is a new and incredibly unique way to deliver and receive virtual gifts. This first Box takes you to an enchanted forest where the night sky comes to life and the magical woodland creatures gather with you around a winter fire.
- THETA S VR: Use the THETA S VR as a remote control to shoot photos via Wi-Fi on your RICOH THETA S, 360° spherical camera. You can both take 360° spherical images and view them on your Samsung Gear VR.
- Unity-chan! Candy Rock Star Live Stage!: Sing the latest song “UNITE IN THE SKY” with Kohaku Otori as unity-chan! Dance on stage at the farewell festival with the fantastic costume called “Candy Rock Star.” Powered by the Unity engine, this experience puts you in the action.
See also: How to make your own Google Cardboard headset
Cityscape Repairman is the only paid title ($2.99) out of the entire list – all the rest can be downloaded for free.
If you’re interested, these new games are available for download now from the Oculus Store. Find anything that’s worth downloading? Be sure to let us know in the comment section!
2015’s big hacks, attacks and security blunders
The security breaches, blunders, and disasters of 2015 tanked our trust in health insurance providers, credit agencies, the IRS, car manufacturers, connected toys for kids, and even “adult” dating sites. These stories shaped 2015, and forever changed the way we see data privacy and security. Most importantly, these painful moments in computer security affected millions, shaped government policy and validated our paranoia.
Anthem: Shields down
Someone left the cake out in the rain In February at Anthem (the second largest health insurer in the US) when it acknowledged its database of sensitive customer information had been stolen and dumped online. The names, birth dates, medical IDs/Social Security numbers, email and mailing addresses, and employment information of around 80 million customers was snatched — even Anthem’s CEO was in the haul. It was a theft that personally impacted millions of Americans, making us all wonder if Anthem’s security team had called in sick one too many times.
IRS: Denial of problem
We were pretty sure we’d reached peak breach-ageddon when the IRS came clean in May about closing a website security hole that fraudsters had been exploiting since February. It first estimated 100,000 taxpayers were affected, but upped that number to 300,000 in August. Attackers used people’s stolen info from other sources (names, addresses, and Social Security numbers) to access tax return info, and have everything needed to pull off massive identity theft scams.The IRS is something we’re forced to trust, and its 2015 security screwup undermined that in spades.
Wassenaar Arrangement: Cyber arms are for hugging
Few knew what a Wassenaar was until arguments about the multi-country arms export agreement streaked through May’s headlines like a septuagenarian, reliving his cold-war-era college days. Jimmies were rustled when infosec professionals took a look at the US government’s proposed rules for putting weapon export control rules on code and went… ballistic. The drama escalated when ACLU’s infosec pundit Christopher Soghoian got confrontational about it with hackers on Twitter, having previously characterized the exploit trade as “merchants of death” selling “bullets for cyberwar.” Infosec got its way and the government backpedaled. The public learned why equating code with bombs is neither that simple nor correct, and infosec got its very own Donald Trump.
US Office of Personnel Management: Charging into the breach
In June, the US Office of Personnel Management made headlines when its classified employee database was hacked. Up to 18 million government employees were exposed; cleared spies and lab employees alike had their secrets spilled (and lives put at risk), as well as FBI director James Comey. The mess leveled up in September when OPM added 5.6 million fingerprints to the losses. It’s safe to say that an intelligence disaster of this scale is unprecedented and its effects are still unknown; current and former intelligence officials said the threat to national security is so massive that it “will last for decades and cost billions of dollars to monitor.”
Hacking Team: They just couldn’t hack it
If you want to be an evil dick when you grow up, you put posters of Hacking Team employees on your walls and dream. Possibly due in part to its flair for selling surveillance software to despotic regimes and its excess of arrogance, June’s very public hack, dump and takedown of Hacking Team got a standing ovation from pretty much everyone who isn’t a dictator. The Italian company reacted with cavalier denial to the public humiliation, making them win the unofficial title of “most deserving to be pwned.” Hacked by hackers: it was hackenfreude, indeed.
Car Hackers: Good enough for ‘CSI: Cyber’
Two security researchers teamed up with a journalist in July — just before their car hacking presentation at Black Hat — to pull off and publicize a dangerous, live traffic demo in which they seized control of a moving Jeep. Fortunately the only thing injured was Chrysler/Jeep’s security reputation. The stunt hack resulted in Chrysler recalling 1.4 million vehicles for security fixes; it elevated paranoia about tech and car safety; and netted the researchers high-paying jobs as well as a CSI: Cyber appearance.
Ashley Madison: Not the droids you’re looking for
Thanks to the Adult FriendFinder breach in May and the Ashley Madison hack-and-dump in August, anyone who read a headline in 2015 won’t be giving their real information to any “walk on the wild side” dating website, ever. In the Adult FriendFinder breach, up to 60 million users experienced public exposure of their private information, including race, relationship status, sexual orientation and more. With Ashley Madison, a hacker with a fetish for traditional values angrily released the data of tens of millions (many of which were later found to be fake accounts), as well as the company’s juicy internal communications and proprietary business info. Users who forked over $19 for Ashley Madison’s “Paid Delete” service to wipe them from the system were not pleased to see themselves in the dumped database — finding out the hard way that the company’s profile removal guarantee was a sham.
VTech: Their security team is still in its infancy
The most terrifying security blunder of the year award, if we must have one, goes to Hong Kong toy manufacturer, VTech. In late November a concerned hacker alerted media that VTech wasn’t using SSL or encrypting passwords properly for its line of children’s tablets. For them, stealing VTech’s data was … child’s play. This security nightmare ended up exposing the (unencrypted) data of 6.4 million children, which VTech said included names, email and mailing addresses, download histories, passwords, password recovery info, IP addresses, photos and audio recording, all matched to kids’ names, genders and birth dates.
[Image credits: Carl Court/Getty Images; AP Photo/Andrew Harnik; Joe Raedle/Getty Images; Gareth Cattermole/Getty Images]
Facebook’s live streaming is available to all verified pages
Facebook Live, the social network’s version of Periscope, was already available for “public figures.” Now, the folks in Menlo Park are giving all verified pages the chance to employ the tool. This means that you can expect more brands, sports teams and web personalities to begin live streaming with the help of the Facebook iOS app. Live videos allow Mark Zuckerberg & Co. to take on the likes of Twitter when it comes to breaking news and live event coverage.
If you’ll recall, Facebook lets you subscribe to a Page so you’ll be notified when that account is broadcasting. When it comes to good old fashioned news coverage, this is the latest expansion of Facebook’s efforts. This year, the company debuted Instant Articles and a Notify app to keep you up to date on the latest headlines. If celebs, journalists and others can make their announcements and cover events as they happen, there’s no doubt the social network is hoping you’ll spend more time browsing that News Feed. For a brief look at Live, check out the red carpet coverage from last month’s Hunger Games premiere.
Source: Facebook
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