More and more people are using Instagram filter names as baby names
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I’ve yet to have a child, so I don’t fully understand the trials and tribulations that parents go through to choose a name for their newborn baby, but it never occurred to me that Instagram could be a place for inspiration. As a recent survey of 340,000 parents revealed, some people are starting to use Instagram filter names as baby names, with the highest gainer since last year being baby boys given the name “Lux”, jumping 75%.
Other popular boys names include familiar names like Ludwig, Amaro, Reyes, Hudson and Kelvin (though that last one is legitimately a pretty common name), whereas little ladies have seen an increase in the names Juno, Valencia and Willow. The statistics were part of BabyCenter.com‘s unofficial list of popular names from 2015 – other fun fact, despite the security debacle at Ashley Madison earlier this year, “Madison” is still a top 10 girls name this year.
If nothing else, this is just yet another indication of how much the social media revolution has started to infiltrate every facet of our lives. It kind of makes you wonder what parents will think of next to use as name inspiration – if anyone names their child “Yolo”, I’m out.
What do you think of Instagram filter names as baby names? Let us know your thoughts in the comments below.
Source: TIME via TechCrunch
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Mark Zuckerberg will donate 99 percent of his Facebook shares
While birth announcements are common on Facebook, founder Mark Zuckerberg’s post is a little different than most of the new parent pics in your newsfeed. That’s because along with welcoming daughter Maxima to the family, he and his wife Priscilla Chan announced their commitment to give away 99 percent of their Facebook shares — currently worth about $45 billion — to fund the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative that will try to “advance human potential and promote equality for all children in the next generation.” The two joined the Giving Pledge in 2010, promising to use most of their wealth for philanthropic efforts, and today’s announcement sheds more detail on how that will happen.
Source: Mark Zuckerberg (Facebook), SEC
VTech’s data breach includes children’s photos and chat logs
News of VTech’s data breach affecting nearly 5 million customers first broke last week, and now it appears other kinds of info were easily accessible to hackers. Motherboard reports that the company kept photos of parents and children alongside “a year’s worth” of chat logs on its servers where prying eyes could easily find them. The same hacker that alerted Motherboard to the initial vulnerability late last week found that VTech left the images and conversations from its Kids Connect service exposed as well. The company says that while images and sound clips are encrypted with AES128, the chat logs were not.
Via: Entrepreneur
Source: Motherboard
Playdate: Exploring a new world in ‘Xenoblade Chronicles X’
So you want a big, open-world adventure with stunningly huge maps and a plot that revolves around the extinction of the human race, but Fallout 4 isn’t available for the Wii U? Monolith Soft has you covered. Sort of. Xenoblade Chronicles X takes those same themes and applies them in a wildly different manner — putting the last of humanity on a gorgeous, lush planet somewhere in the depths of space. Join Tim Sepala and me as we look at Nintendo’s take on open world gaming and, quite honestly, marvel at how gorgeous this game is despite the Wii U’s less powerful hardware. The fun starts at 6PM Eastern / 3PM Pacific right here in this post, on the Engadget Gaming homepage and, if you want to join us in chat, at Twitch.tv/Joystiq.
Shyp will now deliver your eBay packages, with no fee
Delivery startup Shyp has teamed up with eBay to deliver items, just in time for the holiday shopping season. The process seems fairly straightforward: Sellers simply need to connect their eBay account to the Shyp app, select the sold items that need to be delivered and a Shyp worker will be around in 20 minutes to “take care of the rest.” The best part is, the delivery service will be waiving the standard $5 fee up until January 31st. As TechCrunch notes, eBay users tend to rate sellers based on the timeliness of package delivery, so the incorporation of such a quick and convenient service would help in maintaining seller statistics and customer satisfaction. Shyp will be available to eBay merchants well after the holiday season, but post-January 31st, the promotional period will end and you’ll have to pay the standard fee.
[Image credit: Shyp]
Via: TechCrunch
Source: Shyp
Huawei tempts us with a glimpse at its upcoming Enjoy 5S mid-ranger
The Mate 8 still hasn’t stopped making headlines, but Huawei isn’t done just yet. Today the company gave us a brief teaser of a new mid-range device known as the Enjoy 5S. Word on the street is that this power-and-budget-conscious device will be officially unveiled this Thursday, December 3rd, but for now we’ve got a good look at what’s coming.
The Enjoy 5S will likely arrive in a full metal body, which is becoming increasingly standard not only for high-end devices, but mid-tier phones as well. However, what’s far more alluring are the two SIM card slots and microSD card slot. This is a pretty nice feature since historically, users have often been forced to choose between memory expansion and the second SIM. Huawei is letting you have your cake and eat it too.
Spec-wise, there’s not a whole lot going on so far. The original Huawei Enjoy didn’t have much to brag about, but if this new model looks to stand in the gap between the Huawei Enjoy and the Mate 8, then we may have quite a bit to look forward to. According to recent rumors, the Enjoy 5S could come with a Kirin 935 processor, 3 gigabytes of RAM, a 13MP primary camera and an 8MP shooter up front. The screen is rumored to measure 5.2 inches and sport a Full HD resolution, and if all goes well, the default storage will be 64GB. The original Huawei Enjoy also came with a massive 4000mAh battery, so it can be assumed its predecessor will come with a big battery as well.
If this sounds tempting to you, keep an eye out Thursday, December 3rd after Huawei makes its official release. We’ll see just how much truth is in the teaser and the rumors.
Lenovo Yoga Tab 3 Pro review
Back at IFA 2015 Lenovo introduced the latest members of its tablet lineup, including the successor of the unique Yoga Tablet 2 Pro. While retaining all the unique aspects of its predecessor, including the pico projector, the newest premium addition to the Yoga Tablet series brings with it further refinements to the design and build quality, while also adding features to make this tablet a true media-consumption powerhouse.
Does the latest tablet offering from Lenovo prove to be a compelling choice? We find out, in this in-depth review of the Lenovo Yoga Tab 3 Pro!
Looking back: Lenovo Yoga Tablet 2 Pro Review
Design
What is noticeable right off the bat with the Yoga Tab 3 Pro is the cylinder at the bottom of the device, a signature element of the series that serves multiple purposes, including housing the kickstand, the battery, and the pico projector. The cylinder and resulting bulge does make for a handling experience that can be quite awkward initially and will take some getting used to. Thankfully Lenovo helps with the handling by utilizing a faux leather backing that allows for a lot of grip, and while the kickstand is metal, everything is held together with a plastic frame.
With the Yoga Tab 3 Pro featuring a more traditional 10.1-inch display, compared to the 13.3-inch screen of its predecessor, this tablet is definitely easier to handle, and save for the cylinder, the tablet is also impressively thin, with a thickness of just 4.68 mm. Even with its comparatively more compact nature, it is quite heavy though, with a weight of 667 grams, which means that it isn’t the most portable tablet out there. That said, contributing to this heft is the large 10,200 mAh battery that the device packs, and that is a trade-off that a lot of users should be comfortable with.
Taking a look around the device, the power button is on the right side of the cylinder, with a notification LED ring around it, and below you’ll find the microUSB port and the volume rocker. On the opposite end of the cylinder is the button to power up the pico projector, which has now been moved to just off center of the tube, instead of at the end of cylinder as seen with the Yoga Tablet 2 Pro, and below the projector button is the headphone jack. The placement of the power button and the projector button can take some getting used, and you might find yourself accidentally triggering the projector initially. Opening the kickstand reveals a plastic cover that houses the microSD card slot.
Speaking of the kickstand, it is definitely worth mentioning how good a job Lenovo continues to do with it. As mentioned, this is one of the few parts of the tablet that is made of metal, and the resulting weight does a good job in keeping the device propped up. There is a large button available to release the kickstand, and once open, you can prop the tablet up in a few different positions.
First is the stand position, which is at a relatively steep angle, making it ideal for media consumption, and there is another tilt position at a much smaller angle that lets you do everything from typing, playing games, watching videos, or browsing the web. There is also a hole in the kickstand, present to not only accommodate the release button, but is also something that lets you hang the tablet from a nail or coat rack. The last use is admittedly gimmicky, but the kickstand otherwise provides a lot of utility, and some might even want the ability to hang up the tablet for media consumption purposes.
The Yoga Tab 3 Pro is being touted as a media-consumption device, and along with the high resolution display and pico projector, rounding out the experience is the availability of four front-facing JBL speakers with Dolby Atmos technology. The unique design of the Yoga Tab 3 Pro will certainly take some getting used to, but users will definitely appreciate all the different features that the odd cylinder allows for.
Display
The Yoga Tab 3 Pro comes with a 10.1-inch IPS LCD display with a Quad HD resolution, resulting in a pixel density of 299 ppi. The display looks fantastic, and features accurate color reproduction and great viewing angles. It is also bright enough to read in direct sunlight, although the adaptive brightness doesn’t work as well as one would hope. Given that this tablet is intended for media, users shouldn’t have anything to complain about on that front.
There are some other issues with the display experience however. While it is great that this is a “super sensitive” touch screen, which makes it possible to use while wearing gloves, a setting to turn off this feature would have been very useful. The display is often too sensitive, registering touches from things like sweatshirt sleeves and even headphone wires, which can get quite annoying, and having the option to turn it off would help. Secondly, the response time is a bit slow when scrolling between elements, which causes a noticeable ghosting effect. Finally, the display does seem prone to scratches, which is disappointing given the premium price point the device commands, and picking up a good screen protector is definitely recommended.
Performance and hardware
Under the hood, the Yoga Tab 3 Pro comes with a quad-core Intel Atom X5-Z8500 processor, clocked at 2.24 GHz, along with 2 GB of RAM. The performance of the tablet has been good for the most part, and the device can handle day to day tasks very well. Tasks like opening, closing, and switching between apps happen fairly quickly, and gaming is also excellent, further enhanced by the high resolution display, and the front-facing speaker setup that makes for a very immersive experience.
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There are some hiccups along the way however, with their being occasional instances of lag that ruin the otherwise fast experience. Multi-tasking is also not as smooth as expected, and an additional gig of RAM would have likely done the trick in this case.
When it comes to storage, 32 GB of internal memory is the only option available, though it can be further expanded via microSD card by up to 128 GB. The device also comes with a standard suite of connectivity options, and while the tablet seen in this review is a Wi-Fi-only model, a version with mobile connectivity and 4G LTE support is also available for those who may want it. The device also comes with an IP21 rating for dust and water resistance, which means that you do get some form of splash protection.
Of course, the unique hardware feature of the Yoga Tab 3 Pro is the integrated pico projector, with 50 lumens brightness, and it allows for an output image of up to 70-inches, at a 480p resolution. Granted, it’s not going to rival traditional projectors, or even some of the better portable projectors out there, in terms of quality or resolution. In many ways, it is more of a novelty than anything, though it can prove useful in certain situations. If you are looking to quickly share content during a presentation or with friends, you won’t have to deal with everyone huddling around a small screen, and the projector can come in handy to watch videos as well, in a pinch.
Audio is also an area in which Lenovo does a great job with the Yoga Tab 3 Pro, and the four integrated front-facing speakers with Dolby Atmos tech certainly sound good, and get plenty loud as well. Whether you are watching videos or playing games, the speaker setup plays a role in further enhancing the overall experience.
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As mentioned, packed into the cylinder of the tablet is a large 10,200 mAh battery, and as you would expect from that capacity, the Yoga Tab 3 Pro offers fantastic battery life. In my testing, I managed an average of a little over 7 hours of screen-on time, with around 36 hours of total usage. Keep in mind that was with pretty heavy usage as well, which included hours of watching YouTube videos and using the projector for around half an hour during the testing period. With more casual usage, you will certainly be able to get a lot more out of this battery. Helping the battery life is the tablet’s standby efficiency, that, with more passive usage, should keep the device running comfortably for at least a couple of days.
Camera
On paper, the Lenovo Yoga Tab 3 Pro features quite an impressive camera package, with its 13 MP rear camera and 5 MP front-facing camera, which seems to be better than what is available with most tablets out there. However, as we’ve seen all too often in the smartphone world, the megapixel count is rarely the best indicator of quality. The camera package here is certainly an improvement over what was available with its predecessor, but images from both the rear and front-facing cameras still lack a good amount of detail, and the image quality deteriorates rapidly in even the slightest of low-light situations. As always, cameras on tablets aren’t intended to replace your primary shooters, and while it might do in a pinch, the camera of your smartphone will likely be far superior.
As far as the camera application is concerned, while there is a larger focus on ease of use, there is some amount of manual control to be found as well. As nice as that might be, the camera app itself, at least in this particular review unit, proved to be very unstable. Not only did the app frequently crash, but would sometimes refuse to take a picture altogether, with only a device restart resolving the issue. Of course, this is a software issue, and hopefully a future software update will fix this problem.
Software
On the software side of things, the Yoga Tab 3 Pro is running Android 5.1 Lollipop out of the box, with Lenovo’s Vibe UI on top. This time around, the user interface is closer to a stock version of Android than it was in the past, with Material Design elements showing up throughout, such as in the Recent Apps screen. An app drawer is also available now, something that wasn’t there with its predecessor. There are some obvious differences however, as seen in the notification drop down, and with the app icons.
Lenovo has also kept the bloatware to a minimum here, with the tablet shipping with only a handful of third party apps pre-installed, such as Evernote and McAfee Security, and all of them can be uninstalled easily. Lenovo does add a few of its own apps in though, with the most interesting being the Sketchpad app, which takes advantage of Lenovo’s AnyPen technology that allows you to use any stylus with the device, and even something like the eraser at the end of a pencil.
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There are certainly still a few areas in the software experience that could use a little more polish, but it is definitely better than what was seen with previous generation Lenovo tablets. Instances of lag and other buggy aspects can also be fixed with future software updates, which should make the overall experience even better.
Specifications
| Display | 10.1-inch IPS LCD display, 2560 x 1600 resolution |
| Processor | 2.24 GHz quad-core Intel Atom x5-Z8500 |
| RAM | 2 GB |
| Storage | 32 GB on-board, microSD expansion up to 128 GB |
| Camera | 13 MP rear-facing camera 5 MP front-facing camera |
| Battery | 10,200 mAh |
| Software | Android 5.1 Lollipop |
| Sound | 4x front-facing speakers, Dolby Atmos 3D Surround Sound on Speakers |
| 4G LTE option | Yes |
| Projector | Yes |
| Dimensions | 247 x 179 x 4.68 mm 667 grams |
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Pricing and final thoughts
The Yoga Tab 3 Pro is priced at $499.99 for the Wi-Fi only model, and the pricing of the 4G LTE version hasn’t been announced as yet.
So there you have it for this in-depth look at the Lenovo Yoga Tablet 3 Pro! Lenovo gets a lot right with this tablet, with the device featuring a great display, a solid audio experience, and excellent battery life. Add on bonuses like the kickstand and the pico projector, and what you get is a fantastic media-consumption device. That said, the less than stellar processing package, inconsistent performance, and software issues are a bit of a let down.
While these issues are more easily forgiven with more affordable devices, the premium price tag that the Yoga Tab 3 Pro features makes these concerns harder to ignore. If you are in the market for an excellent tablet for content consumption, you will have to look no further than the Yoga Tab 3 Pro, but for anything else, you might be better off looking elsewhere.
Slow data connection? Chrome has your back
A slow data connection still plagues us from time to time. Sometimes it seems like in those instances we critically need information, that’s when we happen to be in a weak signal area – leaving us to waste our precious time sitting and waiting.
Well, Google found a way to alleviate those frustrating situations. Images on webpages are often the culprit in the bulk data retrieval that occurs when loading a page, whether we want to see them or not. Therefore, Google is adding an option in the mobile Chrome browser called Data Saver mode.
The idea behind Data Saver is pretty simple. With the option enabled, Chrome will scan the speed of your data connection. If it’s slow, Chrome won’t load any images in your web browsing. If you want to override it, there will be a “Load Images” button on the bottom of the webpage.
“After the page has loaded, you can tap to show all images or just the individual ones you want, making the web faster and cheaper to access on slow connections.“
Google says that the feature will be first available to Chrome users in India and Indonesia, but will roll-out to “additional countries in the coming months.” Does Data Saver mode sound like something you’ll really benefit from?
Source: Google Blogspot
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AT&T and Samsung up the ante with a 64GB Galaxy S6 Active
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The Samsung Galaxy S6 Active might not be the most beautiful of devices in the world, but it certainly gives active users a lot more peace of mind then the all glass devices that Samsung has put out this last year. The Active line is one of the few remaining carrier exclusive devices on the market with AT&T holding the device line. I am not sure it would be all that popular on other networks, but it certainly wouldn’t hurt the slumping sales of Samsung to expand the water-resistant powerhouse. The downside of the S6 Active, at least in my eyes, was that Samsung and AT&T only offered it with one storage option, 32GB. While that is more than enough for most, those of us who utilize our devices actively in the middle of no where for photos, videos and movies, are left a bit short on space. It looks like a new storage option is making its way to the public though with a 64GB variant that has appeared on AT&T’s website.
Price wise you are looking at $299 on a new 2-year contract, but those are dead really. On NEXT 24 expect $23.17 per month, NEXT 18 at $28.96 per month and NEXT 12 at $34.75 per month. Opting for the NEXT with down payment you will pay $209.00 up front and $17.36 per month. That all equates to a grand total of $694.99 for the 64GB version which is $100 more than its 32GB little brother. Additionally it appears that all three colors, White, Grey and Blue will be produced.
Source: AT&T Via AndroidAuthority
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House of Marley launches new REBEL Bluetooth headphones, get them now for $69
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“We took the essentials of our Roar wired headphones and gave them a lift with Bluetooth convenience to create REBEL,” said Sam Vanderveer, senior vice president and general manager of House of Marley. “We wanted to make a headset that is affordable and still deliver the quality and sustainable craftsmanship our audiences have come to expect from House of Marley. REBEL BT embodies both these qualities—and does it with style. We’re very proud to introduce this headset.”
The ear pads are Luxe padding and the Regrind silicone rubber headband helps keep these new headphones comfortably on your dome.
The new REBEL BT line is available for purchase today for a very affordable $69.00 and come in Black, Grey or Navy. Personally, the Grey looks the best to me. Check them out at House of Marley and grab a pair or two for the holidays.
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