Verizon begins offering 2GB of free data for life in new promotion
Verizon today began running a new promotion for its customers with XL and XXL data packages. The carrier will be looking to giveaway free data to customers on those data packages who upgrade or add lines to their plan.
Each line that is added or upgraded on the account will get 2GB of shareable data for free. In other words, if you upgrade four lines on your account, you’ll get a total 8GB of free data. Keep in mind that this isn’t data that you just consume and then it’s gone. Verizon says this data is free for life, meaning it’ll be added onto the data allotment of your existing plan per month.
Once again, you’ll need a Verizon XL or XXL data package to take advantage of this promotion. If you’ve been on the fence about upgrading or adding a new line, this is the perfect time to jump on board, as Verizon will be offering this promotion through January 6.
For those that aren’t eligible to take advantage of this new promotion, Verizon is also offering a limited amount of Star Wars Cardboard VR viewers to subscribers for free at select locations.
Anyone plan on taking advantage of all that free data?
source: Verizon
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Movies and TV may be next for YouTube Red
Today we received word on a new report that Google is attempting to obtain streaming rights from Hollywood Studios and a number of other production companies.
Word is that YouTube Red may add the functionality of watching movies and streaming live TV. Google is on a hunt to find startup TV series’ to be exclusive for Red subscribers. Google also wants to add shows that can live-stream their content on Red at the same time they would on TV. With this, Google’s aim is to attract some subscribers from popular services like Netflix and Hulu. With movies, TV, ad-free music, and background playing all in a single app for $9.99 month, it may be too hard to ignore. In addition, paid subscribers of Red will also get Google Play All Access for free since it’s a Google service, making a two for the price of one value. Let’s see if they can get the job done!
Source: WSJ
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Amazon’s Fire 7 tablet will soon be available to purchase in China
Amazon today announced that its fastest selling tablet yet, the Fire 7, will soon be available to purchase in China. Amazon discounted the Fire 7 to just $35 during its Black Friday sales, and as a result, it was one of the hottest selling electronics this season.
Amazon China was able to reach a deal with Baidu, a leading internet provider in China, to offer search, apps, and an online video experience for Amazon tablets in China. There’s no telling at this point how much actual content Chinese users will have access to, largely because of China’s strict Internet laws.
“With millions of readers already using Kindle e-readers in China, we’re excited to now offer another incredibly affordable option, particularly for customers learning to read English. With tools and features like Word Wise and Blue Shade, plus a large selection of Chinese and English content, we think readers will love the new Fire tablet, ” said Neil Lindsay, Vice President of Amazon Devices.
Customers will be able to purchase the Fire 7 from Amazon Chine for CNY$499.
Be sure to stay tuned with Talk Android, as we’ve got a review of Amazon’s Fire 7 tablet coming down the pipeline!
source: Business Wire
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Samsung uploads new Galaxy Tab S2 Santa TVC
Just this morning Samsung uploaded a new Galaxy Tab S2 TVC.
Samsung’s latest TVC for the Galaxy Tab S2 takes a holiday approach. The ad features a little girl repeatedly asking, who we could assume is her father, when Santa is coming. After a long night, the father reads his daughter a Christmas story from his Galaxy Tab S2 to pass the time. Samsung says “if it’s waiting time, it’s Tab time.”
Samsung is clearly pushing its Galaxy Tab S2 and wants us to realize how much the tablet has to offer that can fill the time. The Galaxy Tab S2 comes in black and white color options and is up for purchase today. You can find it in a majority of retail stores such as Best Buy or search it online on Amazon. Samsung will most likely have the slate on a discounted sale price sometime between now and the holidays so keep an eye out if you want to get the best deal. You can watch the full TVC down below or check out another advertisement for the handset here.
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An ‘XCOM’ game in Excel beats playing with spreadsheets
Who said that spreadsheet apps had to be dry and boring? Certainly not Reddit user Crruzi. As a test of Visual Basic skills, the budding programmer wrote and released an XCOM game, EXLCOM, for Microsoft Excel. That’s right — the same software you use to create charts and graphs will also let you fight invading aliens. It’s not what you’d call visually rich (just about everything on the map is represented by crude squares), but it’s a surprisingly thorough recreation of the game’s tactical battles, complete with unique character stats and terrain you can blow up. There’s even a basic level editor.
Via: Polygon
Source: Crruzi (Reddit)
Finally, a smartphone you can wash with soap and water
What’s better than a waterproof smartphone? How about one you can clean with soap? Kyocera, which has done a line in toughphones for several year, revealed exactly that. Launching in (particularly soap-themed) pink, white and blue color options in Japan, don’t let the kawaii design fool you — the phone is pretty designed to take some damage. And a shower.
Researchers claim they’ve built the first 3D color hologram
Princess Leia was apparently indisposed, but Korean researchers are laying claim to the world’s first 360-degree color hologram — a floating Rubik’s cube. A 16-company consortium called ETRI, led by LG Display division, has created “tabletop holographic display” that can be viewed from all angles. According to ET News, it’s a true hologram and not a “pseudo hologram that make[s] 3D effects through 2D images.” In other words, it’s not a “Pepper’s Ghost” illusion famously used for the Tupac hologram. Since the view changes when you move around it — as if it were a real object — it also differs from “floating 3D-movie” type holograms.
Via: Pocket Lint
Source: ET News
France wants to make its own cheap electric car
The world’s politicians are currently huddled in Paris arguing over how much effort they’re prepared to make to stop the seas from boiling. As such, France has decided to throw down a well-tailored gauntlet to its partners by announcing a competition to build an electric car that costs under $7,000. The country’s ecology minister, Ségoléne Royal (pictured), revealed that she’ll launch a project that’ll encourage private companies to build an environmentally-friendly ride for the population. How will they be able to keep the costs that low, you ask? By ditching the built-in battery in favor of a country-wide network of stations that’ll let people swap cells during their journeys.
Via: Gizmodo
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Nuance Launches ‘Dragon Anywhere’ for iOS With Continuous, Cloud-Based Dictation
Nuance Communications today announced the launch of its voice dictation and productivity app, Dragon Anywhere, for iOS devices. Although the app includes a bevy of document management and enterprise-focused features, its main selling point is its continuous, cloud-based dictation that lets users create and edit documents without a time or length limit set in place.
“Expanding Dragon Anywhere to iOS further empowers the mobile workforce to more easily complete time-consuming documentation and achieve greater levels of productivity away from the office,” said Peter Mahoney, senior vice president and general manager of Dragon.
The company positions Dragon Anywhere as an ideal alternative for professionals often working outside of an office, since the software allows them full editing, formatting, and distribution tools right from their phone. Although it should be noted that even when out in the field, an internet or cellular connection is required at all times for the dictation software to function.
The app extends its voice dictation beyond document creation, as well, letting users navigate the UI or even share documents to Dropbox and Evernote using only their voice. The video below shows off Nuance’s voice dictation software in greater detail.
Dragon Anywhere also includes a customization suite for its dictation awareness, letting businesses enter personal and customized phrases to be sure the software picks up on everything said by the user. All saved settings will also sync between iOS and the company’s supported Mac and PC apps, as well.
Nuance offers Dragon Anywhere as a three-tiered subscription-based service, with 1 month ($15), 3 months ($40), and 12 months ($150) available as options to those interested, along with a one week free trial to test out its features beforehand.
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T-Mobile Offers AT&T Customers 128GB iPhone 6s for $200 Off to Switch
T-Mobile has announced a third “Un-carrier Unwrapped” holiday promotion that offers AT&T customers a 128GB iPhone 6s for the same price as a 16GB model, which is a $200 savings.
The offer is valid for AT&T, GoPhone and Cricket postpaid and prepaid customers that switch a phone number to a T-Mobile Simple Choice postpaid plan between December 4 and December 13.
AT&T customers can combine the offer with T-Mobile’s Carrier Freedom promotion, which provides up to $650 towards a balance owing or to pay off early termination fees (ETFs) with an eligible device trade-in.
T-Mobile is also offering AT&T customers that switch up to half off its lineup of financed in-store accessories:
That could mean as much as a $125 discount on the hottest mobile gifts, like the latest smartwatches, UE Boom and JBL Bluetooth speakers, top-of-the-line headphones, Fitbit fitness trackers, Guitar Hero Live for iOS and more.
This limited time offer is part of T-Mobile’s monthlong “Un-carrier Unwrapped” holiday promotion that began with three months of free unlimited LTE data for all Simple Choice postpaid customers and a $200 bill credit for Sprint customers.
T-Mobile plans to unveil additional “gifts” over the next few weeks, with a new gift coming at least once per week. T-Mobile CEO John Legere recently confirmed on Twitter that Verizon customers will receive their “Un-carrier Unwrapped” gift soon.
T-Mobile also recently announced that Music Freedom now supports 11 new services: Aud.io, Dash Radio, DatPiff, Jango, KCRW, Noon Pacific, Radio Danz, SomaFM, Spinrilla, StreamOn and TuneIn Premium.
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