Coach Apple Watch Bands Set to Launch on June 12
For the last several months, well-known luxury brand Coach has been quietly working on a set of designer Apple Watch bands created to match Coach handbags, and now those bands are set to debut on June 12.
Haute Écriture’s David Boglin de Bautista has been sharing details on the design of the bands gleaned from sales representatives and over the weekend, he learned Coach retail stores will be receiving the bands starting next week.
Coach is planning to release the bands in three styles: Leather Strap with Charms, Wild Beast Camo, and Tea Rose Appliqué, with each style available in three colors for a total of nine bands. High-quality photos of each style were shared by de Bautista.
Coach salespeople are readily sharing information on the bands with customers, and a redditor was able to snap a photo of a product guide that depicts all of the new bands and their color options. Leather Strap comes in black, white, and saddle brown, while the Wild Beast Camo band is available in denim, military green, and saddle brown. The Tea Rose band will be available in black, white, and tawny orange. All bands are listed as women’s bands and will be priced at $150.
Coach has reportedly made the Apple Watch bands in small quantities and one sales representative told de Bautista that she expects them to sell out quickly. The bands will be available in select stores in California, Nevada, and New York, and will not initially be available online.
It was originally unclear if Coach was teaming up with Apple on the bands or releasing them independently, but it appears the bands will not be sold by Apple. Apple offers its own line of Apple Watch models and luxury bands through a partnership with Hermès.
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How to share Spotify Premium with your family – CNET
Late last month, Spotify changed the pricing for its family plans to match those of Apple Music and Google Play Music.
Before the pricing change, each additional user would cost you $5 per month, with a maximum of four additional users. This means Spotify for a family of five was $29.99 per month.
The base Premium account pricing for Spotify stays the same — $9.99, £9.99 or AU$11.99 per month for one user. But after the price drop last month, you can have up to six people on the account (one primary and five family members) for just $14.99, £14,99 or AU$17.99 per month. This puts Spotify’s family plan pricing in line with many other popular music streaming services available.
Sadly, Spotify didn’t make upgrading your account from Premium to Family any more intuitive, and user management could use some work. Nonetheless, here is how to upgrade your Spotify account and share your Premium access with your family.
Adding family members
Upgrading your Spotify account to Family isn’t a difficult process, but it’s not immediately apparent where you need to go to make the change. Even worse, you can’t make any of these changes from within the mobile or desktop Spotify apps. It all has to be done in a Web browser.
If you’re an existing Spotify Premium or a free user, the process for upgrading to Spotify Family is the same.
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- First, navigate to spotify.com from your browser and login to your existing account or create a new one.
- Next, go to spotify.com/family. Alternatively, you can click the arrow button beside your username to reveal the dropdown menu and click Account. From the account overview page, click Premium for Family in the left sidebar.
- Click Get Started.
- Enter your payment information and click Start my Spotify Premium.
- Invite up to five other people to your Spotify Family account using the email addresses they use for Spotify.
Adding and removing users
Managing users on your Spotify Family account also needs to be done from within a browser. To add or remove users from your account, go to spotify.com/account and click Go under Manage your family accounts. If you have an available slot, you can invite someone using their email address or by sending them a direct link.
Unfortunately, there is no way to simply revoke someone’s access to your Spotify Family account. Instead, you will need to invite someone new or generate a new invitation link. This will kick the selected user off your account and revoke their access to Spotify Premium.
Accepting a Spotify Family invitation
Spotify has made the invitation process extremely easy for invitees.
If you’re on the receiving end of an invitation to Spotify Premium, you will either receive a link directly from the person inviting your or an email from Spotify notifying you that you’ve been invited.
Click the link to get started. Or, if you’ve been invited via email, click the button in the email that says Accept Invitation. Sign into your account or create one and click Redeem. When you download and log into the Spotify application to your phone, tablet or computer, you can enjoy the full benefits of Spotify Premium.
Find out if your TeamViewer account has been hacked and what to do – CNET
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Users of TeamViewer have been blowing up Reddit, Twitter and other social media sites with claims that their accounts have been hacked. These claims range from hackers taking control of their PCs, to making purchases using user information to malicious malware installation.
In an interview over the weekend, TeamViewer spokesman Axel Schmidt admitted that there had been a significant amount of account breaches, but blamed poor password choices and users with accounts which use the same credentials across different platforms.
Despite this statement, many users with two-factor authentication enabled have reported being hacked.
Has your TeamViewer account been hacked?
There’s no need to worry and wait to see if your TeamViewer account has been hacked. You can do a little investigation to find evidence which may indicate a breach.
Take a look at the files that log the program’s connections to your computer. How you access the files is different, depending on what operating system you use, according to TeamViewer.
How access TeamViewer QuickSupport log files using Windows:
Click on the tool kit symbol in the upper right corner
Click on the button Open Logfiles…
Open the files named ConnectionFirst
How to access TeamViewer full version + Host module log files using Windows:
Click on Extras in the menu
Click on Open log files…
Open the files named Connections_incoming.txt and Connections.txt
How to open log files using Linux:
Run the command teamviewer -ziplog (with root) on a command line
Unzip the ZIP file
Open the files named Connections_incoming.txt and Connections.txt
How to open log files using Mac:
Start the Console app (/Applications/Utilities/Console)
Look in Files -> ~/Library/Logs/TeamViewer
Open Connections.txt
Once you have the files open, look for any logins using an IP address other than your own. If there are logins from a strange location, your account has probably been hacked.
Don’t know what your IP address is? Type in “how to find your IP address” into Google search. Google will give you your IP address as the top search result.
What to do if your TeamViewer account has been hacked
If you suspect that your TeamViewer account has been hacked, there are several steps you should take to secure your computer and your account.
1. Alert the TeamViewer support team. Their support numbers are 1-800-951-4573 (English) and 1-800-865-9123 (Spanish); you can also submit a ticket.
Change your TeamViewer password.
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2. Run a malware scan to be sure that malicious software hasn’t been downloaded on your computer. After a scan has been completed and you’re sure that there isn’t any malware on your computer, change your TeamViewer password by going to Extras > Options > Security > Personal password.
Here are some guidelines for creating unique, hard-to-crack passwords:
- Don’t use passwords that use personal information (your birthdate, your child’s name, where you were born).
- Use a combination of lowercase and capital letters.
- Don’t use words that can be found in the dictionary.
- Use letters, numbers and special characters in your password.
- Use different passwords on different accounts across the Internet.
How to be more secure online
- World Password Day: Here are 4 tips for staying safe online
- How to stay safe online: CNET’s security checklist
- How to toughen your LinkedIn account’s security in light of hack
- Stop Windows 10 from using your PC for file-sharing
3. Enable 2-step authentication, if you haven’t already. Log in to your TeamViewer account at login.teamviewer.com. Click Edit profile > General> Activate link > Two factor authentication. Then, follow the onscreen instructions and click Save.
4. Change your user options to lock down your account. Go to AdvancedOptions > Connections to this computer. Change the setting from full access to confirm all. Now for TeamViewer to allow any inbound access, someone will need to be physically at the computer.
To make your connection even more secure, you can restrict only certain TeamViewer IDs or deny connections from outside your network. To so this, follow the instructions in the TeamViewer manual for remote control.
5. Change your other passwords. Did you share your old TeamViewer password with other accounts across the Web? Change their passwords right away and make sure your new passwords are all different. Once hackers have one password they will try to use it to hack into other accounts.
Trivia Search: A simple puzzler with lots to do (Review)
Overview
Trivia Search is a fun, simple puzzle/word search game that will keep you playing for hours.
Developer: BigBelly Productions LLC
Cost: Free (with ads)
Impressions
Trivia Search is essentially a combination of a word search puzzle and a trivia game. It has a very simple concept, and it’s easy to lose track of time while playing.
The game gives you a question, which is usually a very simple one like “fluid for a car…” and presents you with a jumble of letters on a grid. It changes in size based on the difficulty, from a 3×3 grid to an 8×8 in the later levels. Your objective is to spell out the letters in the form of the correct answer.
The answers are usually pretty obvious, but a few are not quite as easy, or have deceptive answers hidden in the puzzle grid. Hints are available in case you get stuck, and provide one letter per use to help guide you to the correct answer. Most puzzles won’t require more than one hint to get right, and the game is generally forgiving with wrong answers. That’s all there really is to it.
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Trivia Search isn’t a terribly complex or deep game, but what it lacks in variety it more than makes up for in content. The game comes with tons and tons of stages, so you won’t be finished with it in one go. That alone adds hours to the playtime and makes the game worth a look.
I would have liked to see some kind of a competitive or multiplayer aspect with perhaps a leaderboard or challenge a friend option. That would give this game that small push into a really good puzzle game. But as it is, Trivia Search is great fun and definitely worth a look. I’d recommend it to anyone who likes puzzles, or a trivia buff.
Download and install Trivia Search from the Google Play Store.
Aukey 5-Port USB Charging Station: The charging station that’s a steal (Review)
We live in a highly connected world today. So much that we have devices upon devices. I myself have a phone, smartwatch, Bluetooth headset and a tablet that I need to charge up at night. Let’s not forget the rest of the family who has an assortment of phones, tablets, and gadgets. We have a total of 10 devices that have to be plugged in nightly. You could say there is a fight for the plugins. What do you do about that? You could get a bulky surge protector and have a bunch of big fat plugs, or you could consider a 5-Port USB Charging Station by Aukey.
In the Box
- Aukey 5-Port Wall Charger
- AC Cable
- MicroUSB Cable
- Instruction Manual
- Wire Clip
Review
Aukey is known for making some really awesome chargers. In fact, it arguably makes the best chargers. Their 5-Port USB Charging Station is no exception to that rule. This charging station, model PA-T1, comes with four ports that have AIPower Technology and one port that has Qualcomm’s Quick Charge 2.0. What does that mean? Without going into too much detail, I’ll give you the brief overview.
AIPower Technology is, simply put, the ability to recognize your mobile device and become automatically compatible with the voltage settings of it. This means you can charge at its maximum speed safely and without the fear of overcharging or overheating.
Qualcomm’s Quick Charge lets your device charge up to 75% faster if it’s compatible with the technology (something that is determined by the charger itself, without any effort on your part).
My actual nightstand
I absolutely love this charger. It has a sleek design that is small and portable. It’s the size of a credit card, about one inch thick and fits quite nicely on my night stand, so I have plenty of room for all my aforementioned gadgets to sit. You should have zero problems fitting it into your home office, night stand or your family tech corner (if you have one, like us).
I was really impressed with its charging ability. I used several different devices that were mentioned above, as well my friend’s iPhone and a couple of cameras that have USB chargers. The AI Power worked flawlessly. We have two Quick Charge devices, a Samsung Galaxy Note 4 and a Note Edge. From a fully depleted battery, both phones were charged within an hour and a half.
Conclusion
Without a doubt, if you are in the market for a multi-port charger, and you have Qualcomm compatible devices, you should consider this. At a cost of $24.99 on Amazon (and eligible for Amazon Prime), you are sure to get your money’s worth.
Buy Aukey’s 5-Port USB Charging Station on Amazon.
[Review] The ZTE Nubia Z9 Max is a phone of contradictions
One of our AndroidGuys writers recently sent me the Nubia Z9 Max to review. It’s interesting to use Android again after having switched to iPhone about a year ago. There are some annoyances about the phone, but also some features I like as well.
First Impressions
First of all, I’m going to say that one of the biggest annoyances about Android are the skins and bloatware that some companies and carriers slap onto their phones. For those that don’t know, bloatware is typically defined as sh*tty pre-installed apps that are basically native advertisements.
This phone came with five bloatware apps. I’m not going to give them credit by mentioning their names, but there they were. I promise this won’t be yet another article from an Apple user, endlessly comparing the two platforms. However, bloatware is a terrible experience for users, and manufacturer skins are barely any better.
I know some people that like them, but I think they are terrible and I believe pure stock Android is the only way to go. Skins and bloatware make me feel murderous, and I promised my therapist I wouldn’t go down that road. Now then, after having installed the Google Now launcher from the Play Store, we can safely proceed.
Features
- Dimensions: 154.8 x 76.6 x 7.9 mm (6.09 x 3.02 x 0.21 in)
- Weight: 165g
- Display: 5.5″ 1080p, 401 ppi
- Platform: Android 5.0.2 Lollipop (Nubia 3.0 UI skin)
- CPU: Qualcomm Snapdragon 810; quad-core 1.5 GHz, quad-core 2.0 GHz
- Memory: 3GB
- Storage: 16GB internal; microSD up to 128GB
- Camera: 16MP, autofocus LED flash; video [email protected]/8MP front, 1080p
- Battery: 2900mAh
The phone is a little big for my preference, and somewhat awkward to hold. The Nubia is basically a stretched out iPhone 4, and the sharp angles of this phone combined with the red color accents give the Nubia a masculine, almost aggressive appearance. Despite the phone having a glass back, it’s actually not that slippery to hold as it’s a very light phone.
On the bottom we find capacitive buttons that are kind of annoying. Specifically, the Back button doesn’t pull up the list of recently used apps like other Android phones do. Instead, that’s all it is – it brings you back one app at a time.
The phone only has one speaker, but it’s surprisingly loud and does a great job when it comes to music and movies. As for the camera, I was also pleasantly surprised. Aside from the Galaxy S7/S7 Edge, I have yet to see an Android phone that takes decent pictures. But the Nubia’s camera produces crisp, slightly over-saturated images that give your environment a vivid look. The camera doesn’t work well in low light environments, but the majority of smartphone cameras aren’t great in this capacity either.
Despite the 2900mAh battery, it didn’t seem to last very long even when I wasn’t using it. I found myself charging it almost twice a day, and it takes a couple of hours to charge. This probably has more to do with the poor battery management of Android Lollipop. Speaking of Lollipop, I did some research but I was unable to find a time frame for upgrading the system to Marshmallow.
I was unable to press the “System Upgrade” button, and I think this is more of the sneaky-handed tactics used by Nubia. Similarly, I couldn’t install any APKs. The phone simply would not let me press that “install” button, and my guess was that it automatically put some kind of block on it. Installing APKs is a security risk and not recommended for the majority of users anyway, but after the built-in adware that I had to experience, this just angered me even more.
Conclusion
The hardware of the phone is good, and gives the phone a premium look and feel. The software experience was incredibly frustrating though. To be fair, that’s not entirely Android’s fault, that is the fault of the manufacturer. The open nature of Android is both a blessing and a curse. If you have the knowledge and tinkering skills necessary to flash the ROM and install something like CyanogenMod, then I recommend the phone.
You can pick up the phone over at Banggood for $355.99.
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