Go Time! Episode 6: Dab like Spark
Go Time is back for Episode 6!
We’re back for another week of discussing Pokémon Go with a member of Valor, Mystic, and Instinct. This week Jen and Russell are joined by a guest: Serenity from iMore. We start out by discussing the day we all knew was coming: Niantic has started banning cheaters. We also talk about catching Pokémon at conventions, and discuss gym battles in better detail.
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How to build a custom website with zero code
Whether you’re trying to build a brand or launch a business, having a streamlined website is key to surviving in the digital space. However, not all of us have the tech background necessary to build customized websites from the ground up–not without a little help that is.
With Dragify Website Builder, you can build your own custom website without having to stumble over lines of code. For a limited time, a lifetime subscription to Dragify is on sale for only £38.98 ($29.99 USD).
Designed for the everyday user, Dragify cuts down on coding time by letting you drag and drop 44 pre-designed HTML blocks to build the site that fits your needs. Using the built-in style editor, you can easily change font and text sizes, and you can upload images with zero hassle. Dragify also lets you add in SEO as well, so you can boost your site’s web ranking.
For the code savvy, Dragify offers complete access to the source code of every block, allowing for even more customization. Plus, you can edit your webpage’s links to boost searchability and interlink them with the rest of your site’s pages. On top of all that, Dragify also lets you transfer your site to webhosting with a single click.
With Dragify, anyone can build the website they need to get their web presence up and running. Normally retailing for £388.70, a lifetime subscription to Dragify on sale to Pocket-Lint readers for only £38.98 ($29.99 USD), saving nearly 89 per cent off the total retail price.
Safeguard your browsing with a top-rated cybercrime-fighting duo (61 per cent off)
The web might seem harmless on the surface, but its depths are teeming with hackers and cybercriminals eager to steal your precious information. With even major companies like Blizzard and Sony being hit by attacks, investing in your own online protection is a smart move.
With Dashlane Premium and HotSpot Shield Elite, you can secure two major points of entry hackers use to steal data, and you can get three years of both on sale for only £90.98 ($69.99).
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Meanwhile, Hotspot Shield Elite bolsters your browsing security. This top-rated VPN masks your movements with its encrypted network, hiding you from hackers and government agencies. HotSpot Shield also lets you bypass geo-restrictions wherever you are, so you can Netflix and other streaming sites abroad. And this VPN even comes with free cloud-based malware protection.
When it comes to your online security, you can’t afford to take any chances. That’s why investing in security on multiple fronts is essential. For a limited time, you can get three years of Dashlane Premium and HotSpot Shield Elite VPN for over 60 per cent off, taking its £233.85 price down to only £90.98 ($69.99).
HoloLens’ 24-core chip makes vivid AR possible
Microsoft has revealed more details about its HoloLens headset at the Hot Chips conference in Cupertino. The augmented reality (AR) device marries video games with the real world, so it needs to calculate your location, head position and gestures extremely rapidly. We now know more about the so-called holographic processing unit (HPU) that does that — the 24-core chip has near-supercomputer levels of performance, performing a trillion operations per second.
The 28-nanometer process “Tensilica” chip, built by TSMC, has 65 million logic gates, 8MB of ultra-fast static RAM (SRAM) and 1GB of DDR3 RAM, all crammed into a 12mm x 12mm (half-inch square) package. It’s designed to process input from the inertial chip, environment cameras, depth camera and other sensors. By speeding up calculations 200 times over software alone, it provides ready-to-use position data to the headset’s main Intel “Cherry Trail” CPU, freeing it to run apps and games.
If you live in the US or Canada and have $3,000 between your couch cushions, you can actually buy a HoloLens developer model. If not, we tested it recently and found it fun, immersive and not nearly as disorienting (or nausea-inducing) as a VR headset. It’s very hard to say how much the final product will cost, considering that it has a highly custom chip on board. We’ll likely have to wait a while to find out, though, as there’s no indication yet on when the retail version will arrive.
Source: The Register
Capture ‘The Witness’ with NVIDIA’s Ansel camera
The Witness drops you on a beautiful island full of mind-melting puzzles that subtly feed into one another. It’s a relaxing, picturesque locale that you can now photograph with NVIDIA’s Ansel in-game camera. Unlike a regular screenshot tool, which simply captures what you’re looking at, this software allows you to reposition the camera almost anywhere. That freedom can produce some incredibly artistic shots — to get an idea of what’s possible, just look at these screenshots taken with a similar system inside Uncharted 4 (courtesy of Engadget’s own Tim Seppala).
With Ansel, you can capture screenshots beyond your monitor’s maximum resolution, which is great for high-res wallpapers and art prints. You can also capture 360-degree panoramas, which are viewable with Google Cardboard, and tweak the final image with a variety of filters and color enhancements. All you need is a supported NVIDIA GPU and the latest NVIDIA drivers installed on your gaming PC. Once you’re up and running, it’s just a matter of pressing alt-F2 to bring up the relevant control panel. Now you can be a video game photojournalist. Or photographer. Or whatever we’re calling this lovely new form of video game documentation.
Source: NVIDIA
Lyft says it listened to offers, but is not for sale
Lyft is disputing reports from The New York Times and other sites (including Engadget) that the company is actively seeking a buyer. “Getting approached and then having it characterized as us wanting to sell the business and failing to do so is a large mischaracterization,” President John Zimmer told Business Insider.
The NYT reported that Lyft tried to sell itself to Apple, Google, Amazon, Uber and Didi Chuxing, Uber’s new partner in China. However, it added that the company has $1.4 billion cash in the bank and is not exactly desperate. Lyft recently cemented a partnership with GM on self-driving vehicles to keep up with Uber, which is developing its own fleet.
We need to let people know that we’re not looking for a buyer, so that’s not a legitimate part of the story.
Lyft reportedly hired a bank specializing in takeovers, but said it had multiple offers and was obliged to check them out. Zimmer said that the company never put itself up for sale, though. “We need to let people know that we’re not looking for a buyer, so that’s not a legitimate part of the story.”
Furthermore, Zimmer blasted rival Uber for telling Bloomberg that it would pay no more than $2 billion for Lyft, despite a valuation estimated at around $5.5 billion. “I think it shows a bit of overstepping on Uber’s part … that fully demonstrates who is behind this,” he said.
Despite the denial, Zimmer wouldn’t discuss which companies wanted to buy Lyft or for how much. However, he did say the company had its best July ever and is on track to hit $2 billion in sales for the year. “We’re focused on being an independent business and having the largest impact on car ownership as we possibly can,” he stressed.
Source: Business Insider
Lyft President Says ‘We’re Not Looking for a Buyer’ Following Reports of Attempted Sale
Lyft co-founder and president John Zimmer today refuted reports from over the weekend that the ride-hailing company was seeking out buyers for a potential purchase — reportedly including Apple — outright telling Business Insider that “Lyft is not seeking a buyer.” According to Zimmer, Lyft itself was approached for a purchase opportunity, which was misconstrued in reports by The New York Times and Bloomberg as Lyft actively seeking out to be bought by a major company, including potential candidates like Amazon, General Motors, and even rival Uber.
Zimmer said these reports “crossed a line,” leading to the company needing to address them head-on and break its usual silence on these types of rumors focused on mergers and acquisitions. The most ire seems to be aimed at the Bloomberg angle on the story, which specifically stated that Uber “wouldn’t pay above $2 billion for Lyft,” coming in far below Lyft’s reported $9 billion estimated value.
Lyft president John Zimmer (left) and Uber CEO Travis Kalanick (right)
“We have to be careful with this type of thing for confidentiality reasons until Friday, when we feel like the line was crossed in that it was characterized as us trying to and failing to sell the business,” Zimmer said. “And as Friday happened, with both that characterization and the Bloomberg report, we said enough is enough. We need to let people know that we’re not looking for a buyer, so that’s not a legitimate part of the story. I think it shows a bit of overstepping on Uber’s part with the Bloomberg story that fully demonstrates who is behind this.”
Zimmer’s language targets Uber and its CEO Travis Kalanick as the catalyst behind Lyft’s M&A rumors, although he didn’t go into specific details regarding how he believes its rival began the chain of rumors that led to the reports over the weekend. Zimmer also declined to tell Business Insider which companies did in fact approach Lyft with a purchasing opportunity, with the publication saying that Lyft “isn’t quite ready to be transparent” due to apparent confidentiality agreements set in place at the company.
Lyft is currently the second-largest ride-hailing app in the United States behind Uber. Although Zimmer believes this rivalry makes it easy for outsiders to view the company as bitter, he mentioned that he and the company are happy with Lyft’s current trajectory. “We’re focused on being an independent business and having the largest impact on car ownership as we possibly can,” Zimmer said. “I don’t think [independence] is a requirement, but I believe right now it’s the best path.”
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Kanex’s ‘GoPower Watch’ Portable Battery for Apple Watch Now Available for $100
Kanex today made its GoPower Watch, one of the first MFi-certified portable batteries for Apple Watch, available for purchase for $99.95. The cordless, portable 1A/3.70V charging solution has a built-in 4,000 mAh lithium-ion battery that can charge an Apple Watch up to six times before it needs to be recharged itself.
GoPower Watch has a built-in magnetic charging puck, the same one that comes with the Apple Watch, and a USB port for simultaneously charging an iPhone with a Lightning cable. It has pass-through charging while connected to power via Micro-USB, meaning that Apple devices charge first, and then the battery pack recharges.
To charge an Apple Watch or iPhone, simply press the button on the front of the GoPower Watch. The LED indicator displays battery levels and charge status.
GoPower Watch is available in Space Gray for $99.95 on Kanex’s website. The portable battery works with all 38mm and 42mm Apple Watch models.
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MIUI 8 now rolling out for Redmi Note and Mi 4i, coming soon for other devices
It’s time for a software update.
After months of beta testing, MIUI 8 is now available for download on select Xiaomi phones. The stable ROM is being rolled out via an OTA update to the Redmi Note (3G and 4G editions) and Mi 4i starting today, with other devices slated to receive the update in the coming days and weeks.
MIUI 8 will be available on these devices:
- Mi Max
- Mi 5
- Mi 4i
- Mi 4
- Redmi Note 3
- Redmi 3S
- Redmi 3S Prime
- Redmi 1S
- Redmi 2
- Redmi 2 Prime
- Redmi Note 4G
- Redmi Note 3G
MIUI 8 offers a whole array of new features, including the ability to take scrolling screenshots, a dual apps feature that lets you sign into two different WhatsApp accounts from the same device, and so much more. As of now, there’s no mention of when we’ll see the update make its way to other devices, but we’ll let you know as soon as we hear more.
Did you install MIUI 8 on your Redmi Note or Mi 4i? How are you liking the update?
Lenovo and Motorola phones will come with Office, Skype, and OneDrive pre-installed
Motorola’s phones have stayed relatively free of any pre-loaded apps, but that’s changing now as part of a new patent cross-licensing deal between Lenovo and Microsoft. The move will see select Lenovo and Motorola phones offering the Office suite along with Skype and OneDrive out of the box.
Microsoft has inked similar deals with top Android manufacturers over the years, including Samsung, ASUS, LG, Sony, Xiaomi, and HTC. There’s no mention as to which specific models will get the productivity apps, but Microsoft’s corporate vice president Nick Parker mentioned in the official statement that they will be pre-installed on “Lenovo’s premium devices.”
The move makes sense for Microsoft seeing as how the Redmond giant is transitioning into a services company. Instead of collecting royalties from handset manufacturers over intellectual property, it is getting its productivity apps bundled into millions of phones.
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