Monday, 1 August 2016

Google will do everything in its power to keep you updated during the 2016 Olympics

Let’s forget about the US election for a while (but not too long, as your voter registration deadline approaches), and focus on another fierce battle for gold through August 21. A slightly less dirty contest comprising over 300 events across 28 sports, with 10,500 athletes from 206 countries eyeing the greatest honor known to man since ancient Greece.Following all the Olympic action can feel a little overwhelming, though Google promises to play its part more robustly than ever in reducing the risk ...

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Updated: The best Chromecast deals in August 2016

Updated: The best Chromecast deals in August 2016

The Google Chromecast is one of the most useful and innovative gadgets of the last few years. And if you're looking to pick one up for the cheapest possible price, you've come to the right place!

The Chromecast is not only super functional, useful and easy to use but it's also dazzlingly cheap - what's not to like?

If you're unsure what Chromecast is, it's a wifi-connected HDMI dongle that you plug directly into your TV. From there you can use your smartphone or tablet to 'throw' video at your TV over wifi, whether it be Netflix movies, live football matches from the major broadcasters or simply just a funny YouTube video sent to you by 'that' friend who always sends you 'funny' YouTube videos.

Chromecast used to be a family of three, but the original USB stick version version has now been phased out. On this page we'll find you the best prices for the Chromecast 2 (or just Chromecast now) and Chromecast Audio and explain how they differ.

What is a good Chromecast deal?

This one's easy. The standard price for a Chromecast 2 is $35 in the USA and £30 in the UK. You should never, ever pay more than that because you can always find one for that price.

However, at certain times of the year, prices tumble. On Black Friday last year, for example, we saw Chromecasts going for under $20 in the US, while the UK's best price was £18 throughout November. That's a hefty discount on an already super cheap, amazing gadget.

Honestly, we would be more than happy to pay the regular $35/£30 asking price for Chromecast because it's such great value. But equally, you should always make sure you're getting the best price!

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Chromecast 2 deals

The Chromecast 2, or 'new Chromecast' as it's also known, is very similar to the 2013 Chromecast. Sure, it looks a little different. And it's got slightly faster network performance and a few other tweaks such as coming with a dangly cable instead of as a rigid stick. But essentially the same product in a different shape - that's why the prices were basically the same. If you can find one for the same price, get this new one.

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Chromecast audio deals

Chromecast Audio deals

While it doesn't offer true multi-room streaming at the moment (fingers crossed that comes soon), this easy-to-use and affordable device modernizes any trusty set of wired speakers you already own with wireless capabilities. In doing so, it also opens them up to features that will grow and get even better over time. Got an old set of speakers or an ancient iPod dock? Turn it into a wireless speaker with Chromecast Audio!

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from TechRadar: Phone and communications news http://www.techradar.com/1302163

Huawei Honor Note 8 goes big on screen and battery while keeping the price relatively low

We can’t be sure Huawei’s intention today is to troll Samsung’s Galaxy Note 7 announcement scheduled for tomorrow, but clearly, Honor V8 Max was a more fitting name for the 6.6-inch beast ultimately branded as Honor Note ...

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LG V20 confirmed as one of the first Android 7 smartphones

LG V20 confirmed as one of the first Android 7 smartphones

Last year's LG V10 was arguably a more interesting phone than its main LG G4 flagship offering two screens, two selfies cameras and a phablet sized main display - and LG has seen fit to update it for 2016.

LG has confirmed it will launch the V20 in September in a blog post on its website. It's going to run Android 7 Nougat software and will likely be one of the very first phones to do so.

We liked the original phone giving the LG V10 four stars praising it for a strong dual-lens selfie camera, durable design and an interesting second screen concept.

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However, it only launched in certain markets, including the US, so those in the UK missed out on the dual-screen phone. It's possible LG may launch the V20 worldwide though, but we'll have to wait and see.

Last week, LG confirmed the G5 has not sold as well as the company had hoped. It's official statement on its second quarter financials said, "An operating loss of KRW 153.5 billion (c.US$132.1m, £100m, AU$175m) reflected increased marketing expenditures and somewhat slow initial sales of G5 smartphone."

Fingers crossed the LG V20 proves more of a success for the South Korean company



from TechRadar: Phone and communications news http://www.techradar.com/1325766

First-gen Samsung Galaxy A5 receives tardy but welcome Marshmallow update

In an ideal world, you’d have every right to be furious upon hearing a decent phone (at least back in its day) is getting updated to the previous major OS build mere days ahead of a new Android flavor’s official release.But this is no perfect world, and the fall 2014-launched Samsung Galaxy A5 is no Nexus device. Granted, the super-slim 5-incher hasn’t turned two yet, so we’re not going to act like its manufacturer did ...

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Microsoft Band 2 drops to $100 in all sizes at Best Buy, one variant on Amazon

Back when the Microsoft Band 2 was marked down to $175 (from an ill-advised list price of $250) for the second time, with an unusually distant expiration date, we speculated the deal could become permanent, seeing as how a sequel should be drawing near.Even if Redmond decides for some reason to extend the wearable’s ...

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Sunday, 31 July 2016

Sense 8 Beta now open to all HTC devices

Most of the devices running Sense UI version 8 happen to be the HTC 10. The few that aren’t are other HTC devices that were selected at random to get a beta version of Sense 8.Well, the beta’s been running for several weeks now and it seems like it’s about to be opened up for everyone. The company is requesting that users uninstall version 8.01.785474, re-install version ...

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