HTC is putting on a sweepstakes for the first few weeks of September with prize packages about $1,500 in value. And you don't need to buy anything to enter.
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Photos show that the Moto X4 is going to be coming into view from tomorrow. But why wait until then when you can see (a little bit of) it now?
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Choosing the right data allowance can be a tricky business. Some months you might need more than others, and you don’t want to risk running out... but that can also mean paying for data you don’t use. SMARTY, though, is a new mobile network that aims to simplify things.
Launching today, it refunds any data you don’t use each month by deducting the value from the following month’s fee. You’ll get refunded £1.25 for each unused gigabyte, which is exactly the same amount as you pay in the first place.
SMARTY has three plans on offer. A ‘Small’ plan which comes with 2GB of monthly data and costs £7.50, a ‘Medium’ plan which comes with 4GB and costs £10, and a ‘Large’ plan which comes with 8GB and costs £15.
Those prices are calculated based on the £1.25 per gigabyte, plus a £5 service charge, and you also get unlimited minutes and texts.
SMARTY will also charge you £1.25 per gigabyte that you use when you exceed your allowance, so you’re not subject to heavy charges. And you’re also free to change between the three plans every month, or cancel, as you’re not locked in to a contract.
SMARTY runs on Three’s network, so wherever you get a Three signal you should also get a signal with SMARTY, and the network seems competitively priced, though its upper-end data limits don’t come close to some networks, most notably Three itself, which has plans with unlimited data.
SMARTY only offers SIM-only plans, so if you want a contract with a shiny new Samsung Galaxy Note 8 or other phone thrown in, or to simply pay as you go, you’ll need to look elsewhere.
But for anyone who wants to simplify the business of data and make sure they’re really getting their money’s worth SMARTY could be well worth a look.
Verizon has released Android Oreo for Google Pixel and Pixel XL phones purchased on its network. Yes, you read that right.
The newest flavor of Google's mobile OS, also known as Android 8.0, is downloadable onto your Verizon Pixel or Pixel XL right now.
Just make sure you're connected to Wi-Fi or have a strong Verizon signal, and that your battery is topped up.
Carriers are notorious for taking months, or longer, to introduce the newest software updates to their devices, but Verizon is bucking the trend by making Android Oreo available on two Google phones just a few days it lands on unlocked devices.
The accelerated release could very well be a result of Project Treble, a Google initiative to clear the notorious clog that keeps the latest Android OS from making it all devices in a timely manner.
Currently, the only devices eligible for Android Oreo are the Pixel, Pixel XL, Nexus 6P, Nexus 5X and Pixel C. While the unlocked versions of these devices were able to get Android 8.0, now Verizon is joining in.
HTC last week confirmed the HTC U11 will receive its Oreo update before the end of the year, with the HTC U Ultra and HTC 10 to follow.
Android Oreo brings a number of improvements, picture-in-picture mode, faster boot times, restricted background activities, notification badges, always-on display updates and adaptive icons to name a few features.
PalmPilot and TouchPad fans have some shivers at what might come (or not) come next major trade show and TCL is keeping it vague.
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For once in a rare while, Apple could take a page from Samsung and use gestures to completely change the fundamental user interface of the iPhone 8.
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The iPhone 8 will ditch the home button in favor of gesture controls, according to a new report.
The oft-accurate Mark Gurman of Bloomberg saw images of the upcoming high-end iPhone and spoke with the standard "people familiar with the gadget." Gurman says the so-called iPhone 8 will feature some of the biggest changes we've seen in the iPhone since its debut 10 years ago, including a nearly all-screen front.
Apple apparently has several iPhone designs in testing, including one that eliminates a home button – either physical or digital – entirely.
Instead of pressing the home button to perform functions such as calling up Siri and viewing app screens, users will maneuver around the iPhone 8 using gestures.
At least one design features a slender software bar along the bottom of the iPhone 8 screen. Users drag the bar upward to unlock the iPhone, and more flicks and swipes close apps or open the multitasking function.
Of course, the iPhone that makes it to consumer hands could be quite different from the concepts Apple is testing, so don't take today's report as confirmation the iPhone 8 is doing away with the home button.
However, it's sounding increasingly like Apple is leaning that way as the tech giant looks to make a splash with the 10th anniversary iPhone.
In addition to eliminating any semblance of a home button, Gurman also notes the iPhone 8's OLED screen will be taller and larger than the iPhone 7 Plus, though the phone itself will be sized close to the iPhone 7.
The iPhone 8 display will also feature rounded corners. However, the screen won't be prominently curved like Samsung phones, such as the Galaxy S8 and Galaxy S8 Plus.
A metal band (a la the iPhone 4 and iPhone 4S) with antennas reportedly runs around the edge of the iPhone 8, and the phone's bezels will be uniform around the entire screen.
This means the thick black strips where the earpiece and home button on current-gen iPhones live will no longer be there.
Unique to the iPhone 8 is that it will have a shelf along the top where the front camera, sensors, earpiece, and antenna will be housed, according to today's report. The display notch has been reported previously.
Previous rumors have said the iPhone 8 will feature facial recognition tech for advanced security, and today's report says the Face ID sensors will be housed in the display's top shelf.
Other details outlined in Bloomberg's report include a dock along the iPhone 8's bottom that takes cues from the iPad, an elongated power button located on the side of the phone, and, despite greater screen real estate, an app layout consistent with today's iPhones (six rows with 24 icons on a page).
Apple is expected to launch the iPhone 7S, iPhone 7S Plus, Apple Watch 3 and a 4K Apple TV alongside the iPhone 8, plus reveal the public release date of iOS 11.
Apple's new devices will make their debut during an upcoming Apple event, reportedly taking place on September 12.
If you decide to own the device, you'd still make off with it at a great discount — $600 out of $960 is totally a good deal for a new phone.
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Unveiled in the US rather than Germany, and already up for grabs on Amazon.com, the $200 BLU Vivo 8 serves pretty incredible bang for buck.
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New build names and the last major update, potentially, for phones named Nexus. Android 8.0 is out on the Google devices.
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Samsung has new fitness tech to show off for IFA 2017! Here's our first impressions of the Samsung Gear Fit 2 Pro and Icon X (2018) wireless earbuds!
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As part of our IFA 2017 watch our hands-on video of the brand new Samsung Gear Sport, as the company continues to push fitness to newer levels
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The fitness-focused Samsung Gear Sport smartwatch leads the company's new pack of wearable devices also including a Fit2 Pro and IconX 2018.
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The US-based Fossil Group continues to flood the smartwatch market with fitness-first Android Wear 2.0 devices like the Diesel On Full Guard.
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