Trump subs in a YouTube address for a press conference

President-elect Donald Trump has made his first address regarding the state of his transition to President of the United States, via a YouTube video. While he presumably reads directly from a teleprompter, Trump lays out his plans for cyber security, among others: “I will ask the Department of Defense as well as the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff to develop a comprehensive plan to protect America’s vital infrastructure from cyberattacks as well as all other form of attacks.” No other information about the plan was given beyond that.

Trump has yet to give a formal press conference since his acceptance speech. Instead of being subject to fact-checking questions from the press, he opted for an under-three-minute, direct-to-audience, pre-recorded YouTube video. He used a similar tactic when responding to the infamous 2005 Access Hollywood video that surfaced in October.

It’s worth noting that while the Obama administration released weekly videos such as this, he also held a formal press conference laying out his transition team’s plans on November 7th, 2008 — three days after election day. Trump’s hopefully could still happen, but given his relationship with the media and his disregard for facts, him saying he’d provide “more updates in the coming days” doesn’t sound like it’ll be anytime soon.

Source: Transition 2017 (YouTube)

Huawei’s holiday sale will save you money on phones, tablets and wearables

Save big on great products from Huawei at the places where you’ll already be shopping.

Huawei is offering some great deals on the Honor 8, Huawei Fit, Huawei Watch, MediaPad M3 and the MateBook + through popular resellers for their holiday sale. The sales start today and run until December 2. Here is what you can get, where you can get it and how long the deal will last.

Save $200 on a Huawei MateBook+ with keyboard and $300 on a MateBook+ bundle at the Microsoft Store. The bundle includes the MateBook+, keyboard, pen and dock. This deal runs until December 2.

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Snag a 32GB Honor 8 for $299.99 or a 64GB Honor 8 for $399 at Amazon, Best Buy, Newegg or B&H. These deals run from November 25 through 28.

Chat about this, as well as a separate $1 Flash sale on the Honor 8 in the forums.

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The MediaPad M3 is $249 at Amazon between November 25 and November 28.

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The Huawei Fit is $99 at Amazon, Best Buy, and Newegg until November 28.

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Save $200 on select styles of the Huawei Watch at Amazon, Best Buy, B&H, Google Store, Newegg and Target until December 2.

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Grab a Google Home for $99 for a limited time starting Nov 23

Now this how you drive adoption of a new smart home product.

Google is starting Black Friday a little early, and on Wednesday (November 23) you’ll be able to snag a Google Home for just $99 at the Google Store, Best Buy, Target and Walmart.

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— Made by Google (@madebygoogle) November 21, 2016

It’s easy to set up, fun to play with and you can make your Hue lamps do stuff by talking to it. Now you can save $30, too.

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Amazon’s Alexa adds Allrecipes skill to help you cook over 60,000 recipes

Anyone who owns an Amazon Echo knows it’s perfect for the kitchen.

Don’t know how many teaspoons are in a tablespoon? Ask Alexa. Want to set a timer? Ask Alexa. The speaker’s voice assistant lets you get done tasks hands-free, and so it makes sense that recipe site Allrecipe would launch a new skill you can download from the Alexa app on your phone to get access to over 60,000 recipes. You can search for recipes based on ingredients or name.

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Once you find a recipe, you can ask Alexa for directions on how to cook the meal, and she’ll guide you step by step. We’re not sure how useful audio instructions are, as we imagine reading through instructions would probably be more helpful, and you’d of course have to hope that Allrecipes served up a well-rated meal you could trust. Still, this is how Allrecipes imagines the skill will work:

To enable the Allrecipes skill, open the Alexa app, tap the Skills option in the menu, and search for Allrecipes. Then, tap Enable. From there, link your Allrecipes account through a social network or by logging in with your account credentials, and that’s it.

Apple might no longer make Wi-Fi routers or Time Capsules

Apple has reportedly ditched its wireless router biz.

According to Bloomberg, the Cupertino, CA-based company is trying to focus on consumer products that generate more revenue, so it’s shutting down the wireless router team responsible for the AirPort Express, AirPort Extreme, and AirPort Time Capsule, which cost $99, $199, and $299, respectively. Engineers on the team have been moved to other development groups, like Apple TV.

Wireless routers make up a small portion of Apple’s revenue. They’re lumped into the “other products” category in financial statements. This entire category only makes up about 5 per cent of Apple’s sales. Although the company still sells its three wireless routers, including the Time Capsule, which doubles as a backup storage, it hasn’t updated any of the products in at least three years.

Since then, companies like Eero, Netgear, Google, and others have begun manufacturing router systems that are not only more affordable but also provide mesh-like, better home coverage. Bloomberg didn’t mention these competitors and whether they’ve whittled down Apple’s share of the market, but it is worth noting that Apple is rumoured to be working on a speaker with built-in Siri.

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It would make sense for Apple to focus development efforts and move engineers to that upcoming product for the connected home, especially if it doesn’t see a profitable future in home routers any more, but that’s just speculation.

Streamza Torrenting adds a layer of security to your downloads (31 per cent off)

Torrenting is great for downloading mounds of files, but it’s not exactly safe.

From having your IP address compromised to getting infected with a virus, the dangers associated with torrenting make it a risky endeavor–unless you have Streamza Torrenting protecting you. Now, you can score a lifetime license and 100GB of monthly downloads for only £39.35 ($49 USD).

Streamza allows you to torrent large files securely without compromising on speed. You can download up to 100GB of files each month and hide your IP address while you download them. That way, you can stay up to date with your favorite media without risking your digital well-being.

You can browse through a massive, continually-updated integrated library for any content you want and access your downloads anywhere with Streamza’s included Cloud storage. Now, you can download the files you want without cluttering up your hard drive. Additionally, you can connect with other Streamza users to see what downloads are popular.

With cybercrime growing by the day, you can’t be too careful when you’re online. That’s why Streamza is a solid pick for anyone looking to cover their bases in the digital world. With complete torrenting freedom and top-tier security, you can stay on top of your favorite shows, movies, and more without exposing yourself to attack.

For a limited time, Pocket-lint readers can sign up for Streamza Torrenting for a special discount. Now, you can get a lifetime license and 100GB of monthly data all for only £39.35 ($49 USD).

One day sale: We’re dropping the price even lower on 1 TB of lifetime data storage with Zoolz Complete Cloud Storage (99 per cent off)

You’re not really sure how it happens, but you’re constantly running out of storage on your computer.

Why waste time trying to figure out what to do with your files, when you can score lifetime encryption of 1TB of data from Zools Complete Cloud Storage for far less than a year’s worth of cloud storage elsewhere?

This cloud storage plan is typically £2887($3600 USD), and yes, the sale price of £31 ($39 USD) is already enticing. But for 24 hours only, you’ll be able to get it for just £23 ($29 USD) with no additional costs, ever.

Moving your files to the cloud will obviously free up space, but it’s also a great way to keep your them safer than you could on your own drive. With Zoolz, your data will be protected by military-grade 256-AES encryption before leaving your machine, and then stored over multiple facilities and devices. The trusted Amazon AWS infrastructure will further quell your nerves about letting go of your precious photos, videos, and documents.

Zoolz offers many of the usual features, such as auto backup and scheduling, thumbnail file images, bandwidth throttling, icon overlay, file retention, and a smooth-sailing UI with Smart Selection for quick and easy file picking. The bonus is the split storage setup that lets you pull up files you’ll use regularly and securely put away less-often-accessed data. Anything in your 500GB Instant Vault will be available, well, instantly. The 500GB of long-term Cold Storage is a bit less on-demand but still accessible in 3-5 hours.

Compatible with Mac OS X and Windows (and with view-only options for iOS and Android), this lifetime cloud storage deal is already impressive. Add in the fact that this special limited-time offer for Pocket-lint readers on a massively discounted Zoolz license (99 per cent off) is good for download on two computers, and you’ll have trouble finding a reason to pass it up.

Get an Amazon Dash Button for 99p and still get £4.99 back off your first order

Amazon’s Black Friday deals continue apace with a massive discount on its Dash Buttons. For today only, Tuesday 22 November, you can nab yourself a Dash Button of your choice for just 99p.

The best is yet to come, however.

Not only can you get a Dash Button for £4 less than the usual retail price, you still get £4.99 back after your first order. That means you actually receive £4 for nothing. Nada. Zilch.

All you have to do is buy a Dash Button for 99p from the many on offer, order the product it is related to by pressing the button for the first time and your Amazon account will be credited with £4.99. Simple.

Dash Buttons are available for a wide range of brands, including Finish, Ariel, Gilette, Andrex, Fairy, even Play-Doh and Nerf. Each one connects to your home Wi-Fi network and each time you press it you instantly order a product you have associated it with. For example, you can stick one to your washing machine and re-order washing tablets with each press.

They are available for Prime members only, so you do need to also subscribe to the £79 a year service. But considering that also ensures you get free next-day delivery (same-day in many instances), access to Amazon Prime Instant Video shows and films, the Kindle Owners Lending Library and plenty of other benefits, you may well feel like doing so anyway.

You can find out more here. You can also check out other Black Friday deals in our in-depth round-up of the best offers here.

Motorola’s Moto Z is now Daydream-ready, thanks to Nougat

Motorola has announced the Moto Z is finally getting the Nougat update.

In a blog post Monday, the Lenovo-owned smartphone maker said it will rill out Android 7.0 Nougat globally to the Moto Z and Moto Z Force this week.

But that’s not the biggest aspect of Monday’s news, as Motorola had already revealed the update was coming. The most interesting part about this update is that it makes the Moto Z line compatible with Daydream, Google’s latest platform mobile VR, which you can read all about here.

Motorola had never announced or hinted the Moto Z line was compatible with Daydream, so Moto Z owners should be pleasantly surprised. Until now, Google’s new Pixel and Pixel Xl flagships were the only devices available with Daydream. As Motorola noted, they are now the first smartphones from another manufacturer to be recognised as Daydream-ready devices.

Daydream-ready devices are certified for the Daydream platform and built for VR. They must have high-resolution displays, as well as graphics and sensors precise enough for head tracking. But in order to step into a virtual world, you’ll need to pair your Moto Z phone with Google’s $79 Daydream VR headset, which we reviewed and described as the most comfortable VR experience.

Check out the Moto software upgrades page for more details about the upcoming Nougat update, including specific information by country and carrier.