Is a Roku 4 with 4K coming this way?
It was 2013 the last time that Roku launched a new flagship streaming box, and while we still adore the 3, the hardware can’t avoid the ravages of time. Our friends over at Zatz Not Funny are reporting that the company is gearing up to replace it with a new high-end unit, the imaginatively-named Roku 4. As well as being the fourth in the series, the hardware expected to launch with 4K video playback as its primary selling point. The rumor began when streaming service Cinema Now accidentally launched a promotion for free HD rentals with every new Roku 4. Whoops.
That’s not the only piece of evidence on the rap sheet, either. UKRokuChannels discovered a 4K Showcase offering on the platform’s channel store, which was swiftly pulled by the company. It’ll come as no surprise that the company is embracing the standard, since it revealed in January that it was working on a 4K reference design. In addition, now that Amazon has added the feature to the new Fire TV, it’s only a matter of time before Roku joined in. The firm wasn’t able to respond in time for publication, but we’ll keep a beady eye on the FCC’s website over the next few weeks — just in case.
Source: CinemaNow (Cached), Zatz Not Funny, UKRokuChannels
Amazon India leaks full details of the LG Nexus 5X
It looks like someone at Amazon India is a little trigger happy. Three pages detailing all of the details for the new Nexus from LG went live this morning and with it came some interesting information. Hot on the heels of the pictures of the Nexus 6P and the packaging for both Nexus devices, it seems we’re getting full confirmed specs for the LG Nexus 5X.
It appears we’ll be getting the Nexus 5X in 3 colors, Ice Blue, Quartz White and Charcoal Black. Also, it looks like anyone hoping to see 3 GB of RAM or more than 32 GB of storage is going to be disappointed. The listing indicates that the Nexus 5X will only have 2 GB of RAM and be offered in 16 and 32 GB variants.
Here are the full details of the listing. You can still check out the pages for the Ice Blue, Quartz White and Charcoal Black Nexus 5X pages but if they go down, you can catch a mirror of each here: Ice Blue, Quartz White, Charcoal Black. You can also check out screen captures of the full pages here.
Important Dates
Announced Date September 29, 2015
General
Sim Support Single Sim, NaNo-SIM, GSM
Phone Weight 175 grams
Display
Screen Size 5.2 inches
Screen Resolution 1920 x 1080 Pixels, 424 ppi
Screen Type IPS
Touch Type Capacitive With Multitouch
Photo & Video
Camera Yes, 12.3 Megapixel
Flash Yes, LED flash
Front Camera Yes, 5.0 Megapixel
Video Recording Yes
Front Flash No
Technical
Operating System Android 6.0 – Marshmallow
Processor 1.8 GHz Quad Core Processor
Processor Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 808 MSM8992, ARM Cortex A53
Additional Processor Dual Core ARM Cortex A57
RAM 2 GB
GPU (Graphics) Qualcomm Adreno 418
User Interface Pure Android
Battery
Battery 2700 mAh, Li-ion
Battery Standby Up to 300 Hours (3G)
Battery Talk Time Up to 17 Hours (3G)
Connectivity
GPRS Yes
EDGE Yes
3G Yes
4G Yes
Wi-Fi Yes, with Tethering
USB Connectivity Yes, USB Type-C Port
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support, GLONASS
Bluetooth Yes, v4.1
Support NFC Yes
External Display Connectivity Wifi Direct, DLNA
Memory
Internal Memory 16 GB or 32GB
Other Features
Sensors Ambient light sensor, Accelerometer, eCompass, Gyroscope, Proximity sensor
Quick Charging Yes
Additional Features Qualcomm Quick Charge 2.0 technology
Source: Reddit
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Amazon India lists Nexus 5X, confirms storage, processor, color options and more
Google and its manufacturing partners seem unable (or unwilling) to contain the stream of leaks preceding the launch of Nexus devices. The Nexus 5X is the latest example, and today, we have more details to add to an already good picture.
Amazon India published product pages for the LG-made Nexus 5X in three color variants: Charcoal Black, Quartz White, and Ice Blue (confirming our recent exclusive report and a leak out of South Korea showing the blue version).
The listings are still available through direct links at the time of this writing, though it’s likely they will be removed soon.
The listings confirm some specs that have been rumored before, including the storage options. It looks like the Nexus 5X will indeed only be available in 16GB and 32GB, a decision by Google that has already created a wave of negative commentary. Is 16GB still enough in 2015, on a device without expandable storage? Perhaps in California, where people have generous data allowances, but how about the rest of the world?
The Nexus 5X will feature a 5.2-inch Full HD display, a 1.8GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon 808 MSM8992 processor, 2GB of RAM, a 2700 mAh battery, a 12.3 MP main camera, and a 5 MP front camera. These are all specs listed in the three listings, and they seem very credible at this point. The Nexus 5X will be a rather heavy 177 grams at dimensions of 15.4 x 1 x 7.6 cm.
No price is given in the listing and the launch date is listed as September 29, when Google is scheduled to hold an event.
While these listing look pretty credible, there’s a chance they are inaccurate. But they do mesh in with many other reports. Let us know your thoughts!
Amazon honors its Emmy wins by discounting Prime memberships on Friday
On Sunday, Amazon Studios took home multiple awards at the 67th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards. Transparent, the fictional series exploring the life of a transgender father, wins by Jeffrey Tambor (Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series) and Jill Soloway (Outstanding Directing for a Comedy Series). In honor of its nominations and wins, Amazon is discounting the price of a Prime membership this Friday.
Fittingly, the price of a Prime membership for all of Friday will be $67. The discount begins at 12:00AM ET and ends at 11:59PM PT. Those who jump on this offer will join the millions of existing Prime members who get free two-day shipping and access to Amazon’s vast video and music catalog.
Hit the break for the full press release.
In Celebration of Five Wins from the 67th Primetime Emmys, Amazon Offers Prime Memberships for Just $67
Discount begins this Friday at 12:00 a.m. ET and ends at 11:59 p.m. PT
SEATTLE–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Sep. 22, 2015– (NASDAQ: AMZN)—In celebration of five Emmy wins for Amazon Original series Transparent at the 67th Primetime Emmy Awards,Amazon today announced that Amazon Prime will be available for just $67. This one day discount will start on Friday, September 25 at 12:00 a.m. ET and end at 11:59 p.m. PT. New members can sign up for this limited-time Prime offer atAmazon.com/TransparentPrime.
On Sunday night, the star of Transparent, Jeffrey Tambor, took home the Emmy for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series and Transparent creator Jill Soloway took home the trophy for Outstanding Directing for a Comedy Series. Prime members can watch Transparent at no additional cost using the Amazon Video app for TVs, connected devices, phones and tablets, or online at Amazon.com/Transparent. Transparent is the second Amazon show to become an Emmy winner. Earlier this year Amazon Original kids series Tumble Leaf took home five Daytime Emmy wins including Outstanding Preschool Children’s Animated Program.
“This has been an incredibly exciting year—with the Golden Globes wins in January and now twelve nominations and five Primetime Emmy wins. We are thrilled to celebrate Transparentwith our customers by offering a Prime discount,” said Michael Paull, Vice President of Digital Video for Amazon. “Congratulations again to Jill Soloway, Jeffrey Tambor and the cast and crew of Transparent for making such a beautiful show, and to our customers—enjoy!”
Written, directed and executive produced by Emmy-winner and 2013 Sundance Best Director winner Jill Soloway, Transparent is a 10-episode, half-hour novelistic series that explores family, identity, sex, and love. The series stars Tambor as Maura, who has spent her life as Mort—the Pfefferman family patriarch. Also starring Judith Light(Dallas), Gaby Hoffmann (Girls), Amy Landecker (Louie) and Jay Duplass (Togetherness), Transparent is the no. 1 ranked original series on Prime Video since the show’s launch. Also proving popular among critics, the show clocked in a near-perfect score on Rotten Tomatoes with a 98 percent critic rating, and a 91 Metascore on Metacritic. The second season ofTransparent will premiere on Prime Video on December 4.
Transparent joins an already robust collection of award-winning, original and popular programming available to Prime members including Amazon Original Series Hand of God, Bosch,Catastrophe and Mozart in the Jungle as well as hit series likeSex and the City, Veep, Girls, The Sopranos, Entourage, Curb Your Enthusiasm and The Wire. Prime Video also offers members blockbuster movies such as Transformers: Age of Extinction, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit, Star Trek Into Darkness and The Hunger Games: Catching Fire, among others. Prime members have access to a collection of kids shows including Amazon Original Series Annedroids, Gortimer Gibbon’s Life on Normal Streetand the Annecy, Annie and multi-Emmy Award-winning Tumble Leaf, as well as popular shows from Nickelodeon and Nick Jr. including SpongeBob SquarePants, Dora the Explorer, Team Umizoomi, and Blue’s Clues.
Prime members can look forward to several new upcoming original series premiering this year, with the coming-of-age dramedy Red Oaks premiering on October 9, followed by the much anticipated adaptation of Philip K. Dick’s The Man in the High Castle on November 20, and season two of Emmy-winning Transparent December 4. Coming in 2016 will be the second seasons of Mozart in the Jungle, Bosch and romantic comedy, Catastrophe, along with the debut season of The New Yorker Presents.
About Amazon Video
Amazon Video includes tens of thousands of movies and TV episodes available on Prime Video at no additional charge to Prime members, as well as access to hundreds of thousands of titles to buy or rent. Amazon Video is the only service in the world that brings customers both of these options in one place.
Amazon Video can be accessed through the Amazon Video app on TVs, connected devices and mobile devices, or online atAmazon.com/PrimeVideo. Prime Video titles can also be downloaded for offline enjoyment—the only subscription streaming service to offer this functionality.
More to Prime
Amazon Prime is an annual membership program for $99 a year that offers customers unlimited Free Two-Day Shipping on more than 20 million items across all categories, unlimited Free Same-Day Delivery on more than a million items in 14 metro areas, unlimited streaming of tens of thousands of movies and TV episodes, more than one million songs, more than one thousand playlists and hundreds of stations with Prime Music, early access to select Lightning Deals all year long, free secure, unlimited photo storage in Amazon Cloud Drive with Prime Photos and access to more than 800,000 books to borrow with the Kindle Owners’ Lending Library. In addition, Prime members in 11 U.S. cities receive one and two hour delivery on a selection of tens of thousands of everyday essentials with the dedicated Prime Now mobile app. This one day discount will start on Friday, September 25 at 12:00 a.m. ET and end at11:59 p.m. PT. New members can sign up for this limited-time Prime offer at Amazon.com/TransparentPrime
About Amazon
Amazon.com opened on the World Wide Web in July 1995. The company is guided by four principles: customer obsession rather than competitor focus, passion for invention, commitment to operational excellence, and long-term thinking. Customer reviews, 1-Click shopping, personalized recommendations, Prime, Fulfillment by Amazon, AWS, Kindle Direct Publishing, Kindle, Fire tablets, Fire TV, Amazon Echo, and Alexa are some of the products and services pioneered by Amazon.
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Amazon discounts Prime subscriptions to celebrate its Emmy wins
If you haven’t heard, Amazon original series Transparent won five Emmys over the weekend, including Jeffrey Tambor nabbing Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series. To properly celebrate, the online retailer is discounting the cost of Prime for new members this Friday. From 12:00 AM ET to 11:59 PM PT, signing up for the annual subscription will set you back $67 instead of the usual $99. Of course, opting for Prime gets you access to Transparent (season 2 starts in December) and other movies and TV shows in addition to music streaming, free two-day shipping and more.
[Image credit: Photo by Alberto E. Rodriguez/Getty Images]
Source: Amazon
Celebrating Transparent’s Emmy wins, Amazon cutting prime to $67 this Friday
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Netflix and Amazon Prime have certainly changed our TV viewing dynamic over the last few years, introducing special series that are exclusively available online with release models that differ from typical broadcast television. Amazon is especially proud of Transparent, an Amazon exclusive that won a total of five Emmy awards this weekend.
In celebration of Transparent’s success, Amazon is slashing its Prime membership down for $99 to just $67, but only this Friday at 12:00am ET and ending at one minute before midnight that same day.
For those who have never signed up for Prime before, the service gives you free two-day shipping on any item, free same-day shipping for select items in select metro areas, unlimited streaming of movies and TV shows from the Prime library, Amazon’s streaming music service, free unlimited photo storage, early access to Amazon lightning deals, and free access to select Kindle books. That’s quite a few perks, though the service is limited to US consumers.
If you have ever considered pulling the trigger on Prime service, now is a great time to do it. How about it, anyone planning to sign up for this at the discounted rate? Be sure to return to this post on Friday (we’ll update this post as a reminder), and sign up from here.
[TA Deals] Learn the ins and outs of Amazon Web Services for $19
Amazon Web Services, the company’s cloud computing platform, is being used by people and businesses around the world. There are services and tools within the platform that help develop, manage, and operate applications on a daily basis. Amazon is able to offer cloud computing with little hassle and almost no downtime. So it’s not very surprising that the amount of accounts switching over to Amazon Web Services is growing rapidly. Why not get certified in Amazon Web Services?
Talk Android Deals has a two-course bundle that will get you certified to be an AWS Certified Developer and/or AWS Certified Solutions Architect.
Amazon Web Services Certified Developer – Associate Level:
- Prep for the AWS Certified Developer certification exam w/ over 42 lectures & 9.5 hours of content
- Study the requirements for passing the Certified Developer certification
- Understand basic Python automation on AWS
- Get comfortable w/ AWS SDKs
- Optimize app performance
- Create secure & stable apps
Amazon Web Services Certified Solutions Architect – Associate Level:
- Prepare for the AWS CSA exam w/ over 63 lectures & 13 hours of content
- Understand the AWS global infrastructure
- Learn how to build & host websites on AWS
- Study scalability & elasticity concepts
- Design highly available fault tolerant applications
- Put your knowledge to the test building a WordPress app
This bundle should cost $278 but Talk Android Deals is currently selling it for $19. So you can prepare yourself to be certified in Amazon Web Services at a very accessible price.
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(Deal) Prepare for the Amazon Web Services exams for only $19
Learning to develop applications or web pages, is very popular nowadays. That’s why you often see a lot of deals here at AndroidGuys that have something to do with learning how to develop. Today’s deal is an offer on getting you ready to pass two different Amazon Web Services exams.
This deal from AndroidGuys and StackCommerce is for an Amazon Web Services Certification Bundle. Within this Bundle you will find two different courses. The first of which is to become an Amazon Web Services Certified Developer, which focuses on the following:
- Prep for the AWS Certified Developer certification exam w/ over 42 lectures & 9.5 hours of content
- Study the requirements for passing the Certified Developer certification
- Understand basic Python automation on AWS
- Get comfortable w/ AWS SDKs
- Optimize app performance
- Create secure & stable apps
The second course in this bundle is to help you become an Amazon Web Services Certified Solutions Architect. In this course, you will perform the following tasks:
- Prepare for the AWS CSA exam w/ over 63 lectures & 13 hours of content
- Understand the AWS global infrastructure
- Learn how to build & host websites on AWS
- Study scalability & elasticity concepts
- Design highly available fault tolerant applications
- Put your knowledge to the test building a WordPress app
There’s a little bit of learning to develop, but there’s also some basic that teach you the background to Amazon’s various Web Services. Once you’ve completed each course, you will be armed with enough information to pass both certification exams, which will get your foot in the door with whatever job you may be looking at. Even if it’s just starting your own website with Amazon Web serving as the backbone.
You can head over to the AndroidGuys Deals page and grab this deal for only $19. Normally priced at $278, you are saving over 90% by purchasing this bundle. It’s a great deal to get your feet wet and in the door for using Amazon Web Services.
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How to safely clean your Android smartphones and tablets
Is it any news that our smartphones are as dirty as anything can get? We man-handle these gadgets all day, smear grease all over them, take them to the toilet and put them through unimaginable germ exposure. In fact, a recent Mashable video (as well as studies) tells us our phones contain about 25,000 germs per square inch. That would be much dirtier than doorknobs, checkout screens and even toilets. Yes, you heard that right… most smartphones are dirtier than toilets!
Needless to say, you want to make sure you clean your device from time to time, but you have to do it the right way too. Remember these expensive tech gadgets could easily get damaged. And very few of us are lucky enough to have those waterproof devices you can probably just wash in the sink. Let’s give you some tips on how to clean your technology both properly and safely, shall we?
Do not use chemicals!
Wile the image above is urging us to pull out the bleach, glass cleaner or anything that can kill every single thing on that phone, this is something we must really resist. Yeah, we want to keep our devices as clean as possible, but keep in mind most phones don’t do well when put against strong chemicals. These can stain the materials and remove the protective coating manufacturers put on devices.
In other words, don’t do what the lady in the featured image of this article is doing! If you really must clean your device with some form of liquid, try to only use distilled water, and use very, very little. And turn your phone off when you do – this will increase the chances of the phone not getting water damage if your hand slips and you get the phone overly wet. We will go into further detail later on in the post, though.
Use a microfiber cloth for the overall body
We have a tendency to simply grab any paper towel and clean our smartphones superficially. While this generally works, it’s not the best way to wipe a smartphone down and really get rid of all the dirties. This is because most paper napkins and towels release lint, fibers and other particles. These can then make their way in between buttons, gaps and other parts that will later be hard to clean. Not to mention, paper and regular fabric can be harsh and scratch your devices!
You can buy microfiber anywhere, really. They are usually in pharmacies and eyeglass stores, but you can also score some neat deals on Amazon. For example, here’s a 6-pack of microfiber cloths for only $9.95. There’s also some cool mini stickers from Clean Screen Wizard I really happen to like. These little accessories also have a microfiber surface on one side, which works like a charm. The other side contains a sticker, which can be used to keep the sticker in place, save it somewhere in the phone or even use it for removing particles that may be stuck to your device.
Once you have a microfiber cloth, simply wipe the screen and the rest of the phone in straight lines until all the noticeable residue comes off. If you are having trouble removing a tough stain or smudge, spray a bit of distilled water into the cloth and wipe again. Then use a dry area of the microfiber towel to dry it as much as you can.
Dig into those hard-to-reach spots with cotton swabs
Cleaning the overall surface of your smartphone is easy, but those pesky germs and annoying particles always go and get between buttons and tiny gaps. You can use a cotton swab for this. The concept is the same as with the wipes; don’t get the swabs wet unless you feel it’s absolutely necessary. If you do need some liquid, try to keep it to a minimum. Don’t just soak the cotton swab and go at it.
Blow it all away with a compressed air can
Better yet, you can just use a compressed air can. These are among the most useful cleaning tools for the office. They can blast away dirt from keyboards, computer towers, laptops, mice and any other tech gadget, including smartphones and tablets. If there’s a really tough piece of dirt you just can’t get out, chances are a compressed air can will do the trick. The Read Right OfficeDuster has worked great for me.
Using alcohol is OK sometimes
Those who really want to kill all the germs will feel the need to use some kind of disinfectant. We urge you not to do this, but if you really must, your best bet is probably to use watered down alcohol… just don’t do it all the time. And don’t forget still keep the liquids light.
In a way, the alcohol helps because it dries away quicker than water. This means the solution won’t stick around for as long, reducing the possibilities of it making it to the innards of the device. I have personally done this, and though it may still affect those coating layers, I have noticed no real damage on any of my units.
In fact, I like using alcohol wipes for those times when I really want to deep clean my gadgets. These are dirt cheap and also happen to leave no lint or particles (at least it hasn’t for me). A pack of 100 wipes from Zeiss is only $10.60 from Amazon. These are made for lenses, computers, glasses and devices, so you should be relatively safe. I would just make sure not to use them when they are too damp. Let the towel dry out for a bit and then get going.
Scotch tape can be your friend
We told you about those Clean Screen Wizard stickers above and mentioned you could also use the sticky side to peel any dirt away. You will be glad to know good old scotch tape works the same way. It can even catch some pieces of dirt in between keys and get rid of fingerprints. It just so happens that it won’t do too much to solve the germ situation.
Enjoy!
Got your phone all cleaned up? Now make sure you keep it pristine by taking advantage of these tips as often as you can. Your devices will look great and be free of disgusting germs. Enjoy your sparkling gadgets!
Amazon’s Echo speaker reads you the top news headlines
Amazon just made it much, much easier to catch up on the news while you’re getting chores done around the home. A newly-added option for its voice-guided Echo speaker, Trove, lets you ask the device to read the top news headlines on a given subject. Want to get the gist of the latest political drama? Just say as much — you don’t even have to glance at your phone or your wrist. This isn’t going to provide insightful commentary, of course, but it could be good for those moments when you just don’t have time (or the free hands) needed to go in depth.
This is also a big update if you use the Echo to stay on time. You now have very fine-grained control over alarms and timers, including the ability to cancel specific alerts (say, your weekend alarm) and asking when multiple timers will run out. In other words, this gadget may now be exactly what you need to juggle multiple meals or sleep in on a lazy weekend.
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