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Google publishes a guide for users transferring from iOS to Android

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<span style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: HelveticaNeue, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px;">Apple published a switch from Android to iOS guide? Two can play that game – Google has a dedicated page that helps new users switch </span><i style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #444444; font-family: HelveticaNeue, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-stretch: inherit; line-height: 21px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">to</i><span style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: HelveticaNeue, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px;"> Android</span><br />
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It’s not Google’s first guide though, last year <a href="http://blog.gsmarena.com/eric-schmidt-posts-a-lengthy-guide-for-switching-from-an-iphone-to-an-android-handset/" style="border: 0px; color: #4b3c22; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Eric Schmidt himself</a> posted an iOS to Android guide.<span id="more-75112" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"></span></div>
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The guide will help you transfer your contacts, set up messaging, transfer photos and your music collection and finally find the Android alternatives of your favorite iOS apps.</div>
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Following the guide gets you all-in on Google’s ecosystem though. Transferring photos involves installing Google+ and backing them up to your account. Similarly, your iTunes library goes into Google Play Music and you’ll need to register a credit card.</div>
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Exporting the contacts from iCloud is more involved, you’ll need to manually export them to a vCard and then import them into your Google account.</div>
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<a href="http://www.android.com/switch/" style="border: 0px; color: #4b3c22; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" target="_blank">Read the guide</a> for more details on how all of this is done. An important note to reiterate here is that you shouldn’t forget to turn off iMessage, otherwise SMS/MMS messages will head to your old iDevice instead of your new Android phone.</div>
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Google publishes a guide for users transferring from iOS to Android

Apple published a switch from Android to iOS guide? Two can play that game – Google has a dedicated page that helps new users switch to ...

Google launches Inbox by Gmail, a brand new take on email

Unknown 0 Android 12:05 PM

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<span style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: HelveticaNeue, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px;">Google has just unveiled a new service. It’s called </span><a href="http://www.google.com/inbox/" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #b23f33; font-family: HelveticaNeue, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-stretch: inherit; line-height: 21px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;" target="_blank">Inbox</a><span style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: HelveticaNeue, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px;">, and it uses the data in your Gmail account. But it presents this to you in some pretty interesting new ways.</span><br />
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It’s designed to “focus on what really matters”, the company says. It does this by surfacing important information from emails, and by letting you add reminders to your new inbox.<span id="more-75154" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"></span></div>
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Inbox comes with Bundles, which are an evolution of the <a href="http://blog.gsmarena.com/google-updates-gmail-for-desktop-android-and-ios-with-new-tabbed-inbox/" style="border: 0px; color: #4b3c22; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" target="_blank">categories that Gmail itself got last year</a>. Similar types of email will be bundled together in one row, and if the system doesn’t work well on its own you can train it by choosing which emails it should group. So basically, gone are the category tabs, and in are the new rows of bundles.</div>
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Another new feature of Inbox is Highlights. This brings to your attention the most important information in certain messages you receive, such as flight itineraries, event details, as well as photos or documents sent to you by friends and family members. The service will also show you relevant tidbits that weren’t in the original email, such as real-time flight status and package tracking.</div>
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This email app is also a to-do app, since you can add reminders to it. Google even boasts that “your inbox becomes a centralized place” in which to see things you need to do alongside emails. Furthermore, the reminders are enhanced by what Google is calling Assists – which are bits of additional information that may help you get things done. Examples include automatically adding the phone number for a store you’re reminding yourself to call. In this situation, you’ll also know whether the store is currently open. And Assists work for email too. If you book a flight, you’ll get a Check In link, and if you book a table at a restaurant, you’ll be shown a map next to your confirmation email.</div>
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Finally, Inbox introduces the concept of snoozing both emails and reminders. After you’ve done so, they’ll disappear, but you can set them to come back at another time, or when you arrive at a specific location – such as your home or your office.</div>
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Inbox is invite-only for now, so to use it you’ll have to either wait for someone to invite you or send an email to inbox@google.com begging for an invite. Inbox works on the Web, and there are dedicated apps for Android and iOS too. The Gmail apps will still exist, there doesn’t seem to be a plan for Inbox to replace them (at least not yet).</div>
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Google launches Inbox by Gmail, a brand new take on email

Google has just unveiled a new service. It’s called Inbox , and it uses the data in your Gmail account. But it presents this to you in s...

Amazon launches Fire TV Stick to battle Google’s Chromecast

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<span style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: HelveticaNeue, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px;">If the recently unveiled </span><a href="http://blog.gsmarena.com/nexus-player-asus-first-android-tv-console/" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #4b3c22; font-family: HelveticaNeue, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-stretch: inherit; line-height: 21px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" target="_blank">Nexus Player</a><span style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: HelveticaNeue, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px;"> is Google’s answer to </span><a href="http://blog.gsmarena.com/amazon-fire-tv-set-top-box-goes-official-available-today/" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #4b3c22; font-family: HelveticaNeue, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-stretch: inherit; line-height: 21px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" target="_blank">Amazon’s Fire TV</a><span style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: HelveticaNeue, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px;"> (among other competitors), then Amazon’s new Fire TV Stick is surely meant to compete head-on with </span><a href="http://blog.gsmarena.com/chromecast-is-chrome-os-powered-hdmi-stick-for-your-tv-costs-just-35-is-what-nexus-q-should-have-been/" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #4b3c22; font-family: HelveticaNeue, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-stretch: inherit; line-height: 21px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" target="_blank">Google’s Chromecast</a><span style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: HelveticaNeue, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px;">.</span><br />
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The streaming HDMI dongle has enjoyed great success, thanks primarily to how affordable it is. And now Amazon joins the fray with its very own such device, one that it (obviously) touts to be superior to the Chromecast.<span id="more-75336" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"></span></div>
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The Fire TV Stick is normally priced at $39, but if you’re an Amazon Prime member you can get it for just $19. That said, this special offer is valid for just two days, so you can only take advantage of it until Wednesday. The dongle is at the pre-order phase currently, with shipping estimated to start on November 19.</div>
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Amazon says the Fire TV Stick has 8GB of storage and 1GB of RAM. That’s actually four times the storage space and twice the memory of the Chromecast, and the Fire TV Stick also features a dual-core processor and dual-band Wi-Fi 802.11n, unlike Google’s offering. On the other hand, the Fire TV Stick has an actual UI on board (much like the Fire TV), which surely needs some more hardware oomph to run smoothly compared with the Chromecast’s bare bones Backdrop feature.</div>
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The new Amazon dongle comes with the Fire TV remote in the box (though this isn’t voice-enabled), and there’s also a dedicated Android app for it (iOS coming soon). You can stream stuff from Netflix, Amazon Instant Video, Hulu, YouTube, Vevo, Pandora, Amazon Music, iHeartRadio, Spotify, and “much more” using the Fire TV Stick. And you can also play over 200 games on it.</div>
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Amazon launches Fire TV Stick to battle Google’s Chromecast

If the recently unveiled Nexus Player is Google’s answer to Amazon’s Fire TV (among other competitors), then Amazon’s new Fire TV Sti...

Nexus Player will only arrive in Europe next year, rumor says

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<span style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: HelveticaNeue, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px;">The </span><a href="http://blog.gsmarena.com/nexus-player-asus-first-android-tv-console/" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #4b3c22; font-family: HelveticaNeue, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-stretch: inherit; line-height: 21px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" target="_blank">Asus Nexus Player</a><span style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: HelveticaNeue, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px;"> set-top box was unveiled by Google alongside the </span><a href="http://www.gsmarena.com/motorola_nexus_6-6604.php" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #4b3c22; font-family: HelveticaNeue, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-stretch: inherit; line-height: 21px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" target="_blank">Nexus 6</a><span style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: HelveticaNeue, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px;"> phablet and </span><a href="http://www.gsmarena.com/htc_nexus_9-5823.php" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #4b3c22; font-family: HelveticaNeue, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-stretch: inherit; line-height: 21px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" target="_blank">Nexus 9</a><span style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: HelveticaNeue, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px;">tablet earlier this month. While the console will become available in the US in early November, it looks like it may take its sweet time reaching Europe.</span><br />
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Google didn’t announce any specific plans for a release of the Nexus Player outside of the US, and now a rumor claims it will only make it to European countries sometime during the first quarter of 2015 (so before the end of March).<span id="more-75341" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"></span></div>
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This apparently has to do with content availability. Namely, that Google wants to make sure that it has enough content partners for the Nexus Player before it puts it on sale in Europe. So, presumably, when it does land in the EU you’ll have a myriad of streaming services and apps available to download for it from day one.</div>
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The necessary steps for this to happen are being taken, the anonymous source goes on to claim. The launch delay compared to the US is due to the time needed to develop those “optimized” apps for different countries, as well as signing all the necessary contracts with content providers. For now, there simply isn’t enough content available on the Nexus Player for European countries, and the Android TV-running console will reportedly only run apps that were specifically designed for TVs.</div>
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In the Eurozone, the Nexus Player should cost €99, and it will definitely arrive in Germany, France, Italy, Sweden, the Netherlands, and the UK. It will be sold through the Play Store as well as other shops.</div>
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Nexus Player will only arrive in Europe next year, rumor says

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<span style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: HelveticaNeue, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px;">Samsung designers have opened up about the Galaxy Note 4 and Note Edge design for an inside look of how Samsung’s latest flagships came to be. The fourth generation, say the designers, is focused even more on the combination of digital (the flagship specs) and analog (the S Pen experience) and aims to deliver a “warm and emotional” design.</span><br />
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The overall concept for the <a href="http://www.gsmarena.com/samsung_galaxy_note_4-6434.php" style="border: 0px; color: #4b3c22; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" target="_blank">Galaxy Note 4</a> is called “Modern Sleek” and features a metal frame with a diamond cut for “modern edginess.” That’s counterbalanced with the soft, warm leather on the back (all metal would have been too cold). The pattern is modeled after Togo leather and drops the faux stitches of the Galaxy Note 3 for a cleaner look.</div>
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A soft back cover allows access to the battery, which Samsung designers argue is important for their users.</div>
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The analog feeling is expressed in both the Note 4 and the <a href="http://www.gsmarena.com/samsung_galaxy_note_edge-6631.php" style="border: 0px; color: #4b3c22; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" target="_blank">Galaxy Note Edge</a>. The new S Pen received a grippy surface pattern (the bigger stylus that the designers wanted wouldn’t have fit the thin phablet) and is more sensitive to pressure and even the angle of the stylus against the screen.</div>
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A surprise announcement was the Montblanc collaboration. It makes the connection to the traditional writing instruments more tangible. The S Pen features a Calligraphy pen option for a natural-feeling writing experience.</div>
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On the Note Edge it’s more about a page-flip experience – the Edge Screen is on the right since most people read from left to right (so pages are flipped to the right). It also features a Revolving UX named after revolving doors, where people can enter while others exit.</div>
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You can watch the designers talk about the Galaxy Note 4 and Galaxy Note Edge below (if you don’t speak Korean you can turn on the English subtitles).</div>
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Chromebook shipments expected to double this year

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<span style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: HelveticaNeue, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px;">The Chromebook may have gotten a slow start but is experiencing a continued period of growth. Shipments in Q3 increased by 67% compared to the previous quarter and are on track to double year-over-year, according to analyst firm </span><i style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #444444; font-family: HelveticaNeue, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-stretch: inherit; line-height: 21px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">ABI Research</i><span style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: HelveticaNeue, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px;">.</span><br />
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The analysts draw comparisons to the short-lived explosion of netbooks but say that a cost effective laptop that’s versatile and functional is something consumers want.<span id="more-75211" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"></span></div>
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Most of those consumers, 78%, come from North America but <i style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">ABI</i> expects emerging markets in the Asia-Pacific and Western Europe to grow in the coming years. Those two regions for now are dominated by business sales, accounting for 75% of all units.</div>
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When Chromebooks hit the market last year there was plenty of talk about the death of PC among growing tablet sales, while this year tablet growth is slowing down and laptops are perking up.</div>
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More and more vendors are jumping on the Chromebook form factor but Acer remains in the lead. IT along with Samsung (2nd) and HP (3rd) make up 74% of shipments.</div>
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Dutch Samsung Galaxy Alpha ad features Doutzen Kroes

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<span style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: HelveticaNeue, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px;">The Netherlands division of Samsung Mobile has enlisted the help of Dutch model/actress/Victoria’s Secret Angel Doutzen Kroes to promote the </span><a href="http://www.gsmarena.com/samsung_galaxy_alpha-6573.php" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #4b3c22; font-family: HelveticaNeue, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-stretch: inherit; line-height: 21px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" target="_blank">Samsung Galaxy Alpha</a><span style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: HelveticaNeue, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px;">.</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: HelveticaNeue, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px;">The campaign kicks off with a 20 second “Your Style, Your Galaxy Alpha” video ad and some Doutzen branding on the Dutch Galaxy Alpha product page.</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: HelveticaNeue, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px;">Doutzen Kroes and Samsung have a history of promotional campaigns – last year it was the Galaxy S4 mini, this year it was the exercise aspects of the Galaxy S5 and Gear Fit, she even showed off the Samsung Level headphones.</span></div>

Dutch Samsung Galaxy Alpha ad features Doutzen Kroes

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Rooms message board app by Facebook launches for iOS

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<span style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: HelveticaNeue, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px;">Facebook launched a brand new app for iOS dubbed Rooms. The newcomer allows users to create or participate in message boards that cover any topic they might be interested in.</span><br />
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The app consist of rooms that are organized by area of interest.<span id="more-75230" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"></span> Users can choose a different nickname for every room, as well as customize its look and feel.</div>
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The message boards in Rooms will support moderators, age restriction, as well as rules for participation. The app will not be connected to Facebook and your list of friends.</div>
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Josh Miller is the man behind Rooms. Branch, the web discussions website he co-founded was acquired by the social networking giant last year.</div>
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‘Republique’ for iOS and Android game review

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<span style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: HelveticaNeue, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px;">Republique is a stealth game that was released on iOS earlier late last year. The game was born out of a successful Kickstarter campaign. It features an episodic format that is gaining popularity these days and so far three out of the five episodes have been released.</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: HelveticaNeue, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px;">The developers released the Android version of the game along with the third episode for both the platforms. I missed the game when it was released on iOS earlier but now that it’s out on Android it seems like a good time to take a look at it. So read on to find out more.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #444444; font-family: HelveticaNeue, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px;">Republique is a third person stealth game that is played entirely through the perspective of security cameras. You get a call from a woman named Hope who has been taken prisoner. You get a call from her and being someone who works with the people who held her captive (but still intend to help her escape), you take control of the surveillance network and guide Hope around the building while avoiding detection.</span></h3>
<span style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: HelveticaNeue, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px;">When you enter the OMNI view mode, which lets you tap on security cameras and move them around. In OMNI view mode, you can see other cameras, which you can shift to, unlock doors, collect objects, identify enemies, disable security systems, and much more. Although you can jump from camera to camera, the game doesn’t let you wander too far from Hope’s current position.</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: HelveticaNeue, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px;">When you finally decide to move Hope around, you close the OMNI view and then tap the area on the floor where you want her to move. Single tap will make her walk softly whereas a double tap makes her run there. If you tap near an object or a wall she automatically takes cover. You have to move her to a safe place so she does not get spotted. The corridors of the building are watched by the security guards and they have a habit of moving around, so you have to plan her movements accordingly. As long as their back is towards her or she is behind cover, they won’t see her and she can move around undetected. You can also use lockers to quickly hide her away from view. It’s important to walk softly and not run, as running gets the attention of the guards even if they can’t see you.</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: HelveticaNeue, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px;">It’s possible to go about completely undetected, but on occasions she will get spotted. In this case, she can use the only weapons that the game provides. She can either use pepper spray, which temporarily incapacitates them, allowing you to escape, or use a taser on them, which permanently incapacitates them.</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: HelveticaNeue, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px;"><br /></span><br />
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These are rare, however, so there will be times when the guards catch will hold of her and there is nothing she can do but go quietly with them. They guard will then keep her in a holding facility, which is easy to escape from since you can control the entire security system. These holding facilities also have chargers, which Hope can use to keep her phone charged and keep accessing OMNI view.</div>
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You can also purchase some abilities in the game through the points you accumulate by collecting objects while playing. These include being able to read the emails on computers you come across, eavesdrop on their voicemail, distracting guards, predict their patrol patterns, and see guards through walls.</div>
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The labyrinth-like structure of the building makes it hard to get your bearings sometimes and feel lost but thankfully the game always points in the right direction and if Hope is out of view points her location and lets you quickly jump to the camera nearest to her. You can also use the 3D map to move around the complex.</div>
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Being a stealth game, Republique has a deliberately slow gameplay, which relies more on patient, planned moves than run-and-gun style of gameplay. You will spend about 80% of the game waiting for the guards to walk away so you can move to a different position. If you’re not a huge fan of stealth games, you will find yourself yawning halfway through the first chapter when the novelty of jumping around security cameras wears off.</div>
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While that is subjecting, there are some things about the game that will bother anyone. Moving the security cameras around is slow and painful. They move around at a lethargic pace and are super annoying. Another issue I had is that the gameplay feels a bit repetitive. Most of it is the same hiding in cover, waiting for the guard to walk away, and then moving somewhere else. Granted, the different areas require different strategy and planning and can be quite tense at times, but you are essentially doing the same thing repeatedly.</div>
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On both iOS and Android, the initial purchase price will only get you the first episode, which is about an hour and half long. To get the rest, you will have to shell out $5 for each. Or you can get a season pass, which gets you all the episodes (2, 3 available immediately, 4, 5 when they release), along with developer commentary about how the game was made and different decisions were taken while making it. The season pass is $15, so you essentially get one free episode. If you liked the first episode then it makes sense to get the season pass instead of individual episodes.</div>
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Republique is a fantastic looking game and looks great throughout. The facial animations in particular are very good. Unfortunately, most of the game are gloomy corridors, that don’t fully exploit the engine.</div>
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The sound features some really impressive voice acting from industry veterans such as David Hayter and Jennifer Hale. The one voice you’ll hear most in the game is of Cooper, the person helping Hope through the security system, but Cooper’s voice is masked and machine generated (it’s actually the ‘Alex’ voice from OS X text-to-speech). As for music, there really isn’t much of it in the game, and while playing you just hear the voices and sound effect without any music.</div>
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Republique is a solid stealth game for the fans of the genre. Others, however, might be put off by the deliberate slow pacing of the game. The episodic nature of the game means you will end up spending a lot more later but you do get a lot of content in return. The game is not without flaws but it’s still an impressive package overall.</div>
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House of Marley Liberate on-ear headphones

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Like all House of Marley products, the Liberate on-ear headphones come in a box made of eco-friendly materials. Inside it, you will find the headset, a carrying pouch made of organic cotton, and a couple of booklets.</div>
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The headphones do not need any additional accessories. You are fully covered out of the box.</div>
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The looks of the House of Marley Liberate on-ear headphones are dominated by the wood, fabric, and stainless steel used in their making. Combined, the varying textures make the headset look like part fashion accessory and part audio product.</div>
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There are three available color schemes for the headphones – black like the unit we tested, denim, and gray/brown. Large House of Marley logos on the sides of the headset leave little doubt about its brand affiliation.</div>
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Build quality is stellar. The Liberate on-ear headphones are put together from quality, eco-friendly materials and come with a solid two-year warranty.</div>
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The cable is covered in fabric, while its L-shaped 3.5mm audio connector is made from quality polycarbonate. Overall, the headset is capable of easily handling daily wear and tear.</div>
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The footprint of the House of Marley Liberate on-ear headphones is small. Combined with the headset’s low weight (177 grams) and well-cushioned ear cups, the compact size makes it a convenient solution of both desktop and on the go usage.</div>
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At 52 inches of length, the tangle-free cable of the headphones is sufficiently long for regular use. The three-button remote is iOS-friendly and easy to operate. Only the play/pause button works with Android devices.</div>
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Technical specs of the House of Marley Liberate on-ear headphones include 40mm neodymium audio drivers, whose impedance and sensitivity are 32Ohms and 106dB respectively. Frequency response ranges between 15Hz and 21KHz.</div>
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House of Marley promises to deliver its signature sound with the Liberate on-ear headphones. In real life, the sonic experience delivered by the headset is dominated by warm, natural bass.</div>
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The low range defines the entire sound signature of the headphones and might not fit all tastes, especially if your music ventures don’t include bass-heavy tunes. That said, there’s still plenty to enjoy in the high and the mid-range that the Liberate on-ear headphones produce, so long as you set your expectations accordingly. After all, these headphones are not meant for studio monitor duties.</div>
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Audio quality of the phone calls is good. There’s nothing to frown at on this instance.</div>
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House of Marley Liberate on-ear headphones

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Nexus Player Gamepad lands in the Google Play Store

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Nexus Player Gamepad lands in the Google Play Store

The optional Gamepad for Google Nexus Player is now available in the Google Play store. Like the set top box it is designed for, the Asu...

LTE-enabled LG G Pad 10.1 gets FCC clearance, coming to Verizon

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Well, as it turns out Verizon might be getting exclusivity on the LTE version of the bigger LG G Pad 10.1. An LG VK700 model supporting Verizon’s LTE bands has made it through the US FCC recently.<span id="more-75328" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"></span></div>
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There are no pictures or specs within the FCC documentation, but I guess it is safe to assume the LG G Pad 10.1 LTE for Verizon will look the same and feature the same specs package – a 10.1 HD display, Snapdragon 400 SoC and a 5MP rear camera.</div>
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I guess now that the LG G Pad 10.1 LTE was cleared by the FCC we will be seeing it soon on Verizon’s website.</div>
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LTE-enabled LG G Pad 10.1 gets FCC clearance, coming to Verizon

LG G Pad 10.1 , 8.0 and 7.0 were launched earlier this year as affordable Wi-Fi-only slates. Later we heard LG is prepping LTE-enabled fl...

Samsung’s newest ads for the Galaxy Note 4 are all about the camera and S Pen

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<span style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: HelveticaNeue, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px;">Samsung is continuing its promotional campaigns for the </span><a href="http://www.gsmarena.com/samsung_galaxy_note_4-6434.php" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #4b3c22; font-family: HelveticaNeue, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-stretch: inherit; line-height: 21px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" target="_blank">Galaxy Note 4</a><span style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: HelveticaNeue, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px;">, its latest flagship phablet. The company has released two new ads for the device, one focusing on its camera and the other on the S Pen stylus that comes bundled with the Note 4.</span><br />
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The S Pen is touted as nothing less than a “magic wand”, while the front facing camera is “so wide, you can selfie with, like, <i style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">everyone</i>“.</div>
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In the first commercial, a few of the S Pen’s many features are described – turning handwriting into text, letting you doodle as much as you want, and crop and save images regardless of where you find them.</div>
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Next up, the cameras in the handset are promoted. They let you selfie with more people than ever before, as well as capture the moment even in “the bounciest” of places thanks to optical image stabilization. Oddly, digital zoom is being pushed too.</div>
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Undoubtedly, many more Galaxy Note 4 commercials are still to come, as Samsung continues to pour millions and millions into its marketing budget, clearly hoping that they will transform into sales.</div>
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Samsung’s newest ads for the Galaxy Note 4 are all about the camera and S Pen

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Smartphone Sensor (part 5)

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<span style="background-color: white; color: #3e454c; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Roboto, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 27.2000007629395px; white-space: pre-line;">Gyroscope :</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #3e454c; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Roboto, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 27.2000007629395px; white-space: pre-line;">Angular acceleration based on the positions of anything or that the instrument used to measure the so gyroscope. In other words, smart phones gyroscope used, measure the rotation speed of each axis. In other words, no matter what the rate, which determines how quickly turn Vertical Repeat the work . Not only that, as a result of use in conjunction with a smart phone gyroscope accelerometer and 6 axis motion sensor which can total accelerometer much more than just being able to give right results. Being expensive, but not all smart phones have been gyroscope . To my knowledge, the first piece of Apple i Phone 4 device is the built-in gyroscope .</span></div>

Smartphone Sensor (part 5)

Gyroscope : Angular acceleration based on the positions of anything or that the instrument used to measure the so gyroscope. In other wo...

Smartphone Sensor (part 4)

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<span style="background-color: white; color: #3e454c; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Roboto, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 27.2000007629395px; white-space: pre-line;">Proximity sensor is a sensor essential for smart phones. It is also a hardware sensor. It is no matter how far or near your smart phone is more than able to detect it. Smart phones are far from your body without the sensor Proximity sensor ears of your phone when you know you know, and the way the phone's display lights off is automatic, so that your battery is low cost. Not only that, due to the sensors being activated when you speak on the phone if you accidentally touch the screen of your phone, then you will not take. That is, until you talk to your phone as it will protect you from unnecessary work. Recommend that you remove the phone from the ear, the display lights will come back again.</span></div>

Smartphone Sensor (part 4)

Proximity sensor is a sensor essential for smart phones. It is also a hardware sensor. It is no matter how far or near your smart phone i...

Smartphone sensor (part 3)

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<span style="background-color: white; color: #3e454c; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Roboto, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 27.2000007629395px; white-space: pre-line;">Proximity sensor is a sensor essential for smart phones. It is also a hardware sensor. It is no matter how far or near your smart phone is more than able to detect it. Smart phones are far from your body without the sensor Proximity sensor ears of your phone when you know you know, and the way the phone's display lights off is automatic, so that your battery is low cost. Not only that, due to the sensors being activated when you speak on the phone if you accidentally touch the screen of your phone, then you will not take. That is, until you talk to your phone as it will protect you from unnecessary work. Recommend that you remove the phone from the ear, the display lights will come back again.</span></div>

Smartphone sensor (part 3)

Proximity sensor is a sensor essential for smart phones. It is also a hardware sensor. It is no matter how far or near your smart phone i...

Smartphone Sensor (part 2)

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<span style="background-color: white; color: #3e454c; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Roboto, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 27.2000007629395px; white-space: pre-line;">A hardware-based sensors also. Smart phone or tablet PC to the sensor is used to adjust the display brightness. This sensor is used to create a variety of photo cells, which are sensitive to light particles. If you're in that environment, the sensor can detect the presence of light in the environment. For example, when you go to a dark room or a closed dark environment the sensor will increase the brightness of your display, so you can easily see the display. Again, when you go to a bright light environments, such as during the day the sun light, it will slow your device's display brightness, the sun's light, or proximity of the display during the day, you'll see better. It will save your device's battery. The smart phone has auto-brightness option, which works with all ambient light sensor.</span></div>

Smartphone Sensor (part 2)

A hardware-based sensors also. Smart phone or tablet PC to the sensor is used to adjust the display brightness. This sensor is used to cr...

Smartphone Sensor(part 1)

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<span style="background-color: white; color: #3e454c; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Roboto, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 27.2000007629395px; white-space: pre-line;">Accelerometer a hardware-based sensor. Basically it's micro-mechanical devices, no matter which position, speed, vibration, acceleration, etc. are used to measure. There are a variety of Accelerometer , such an axis, bi-or tri-axis Accelerometer axis.Accelerometer tri-axis is the most powerful. It can very easily understand the phone orientation. That Accelerometer sensor on your phone if you tilt your phone to a 'landscape' or 'portrait' pointed to, then it will be changed according to your screen. After a lot of us need to change the phone's orientation. Such as web browsing, watching videos, play games, read books or sending text. In these cases, 'portrait' moods than 'landscape' mode is more comfortable to use. Accelerometer the good we can easily switch moods. Accelerometer are more popular use. To control the music player such as (Sec-to-change), but do not press geimim's time to control the tilt, but do not press or button to flip off the ringer (Flip-to-mute) etc.. Gist, who accelerometer understand that our phone orientation changes with the new who helps with the phone.</span></div>

Smartphone Sensor(part 1)

Accelerometer a hardware-based sensor. Basically it's micro-mechanical devices, no matter which position, speed, vibration, accelerat...