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Thursday, October 23, 2014

Inbox by Gmail Quick Look (video)




Inbox by Gmail has been on a lot of mind’s these last couple of days. Thanks to invite system and its claim to re-invent email, it’s a hot commodity that a lot of people want to try for themselves. In this short video (linked above), we’ll take a quick look at Inbox by Gmail to see what it’s really like.


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The first thing you’ll likely notice when you open this application is that it’s very busy. There is a lot of information to digest all at once and it’ll probably take a little bit of time before you figure out everything that you’re seeing. To keep it simple, this is essentially a feed of all of your emails and reminders with a toggle at the top to show only your reminders or your reminders plus your email.

Depending on how organized you are, your Inbox will either be a clean, easy to understand thing or a total confusing mess that you couldn’t navigate with a map. It splits up emails based on when they were received along with their labels so you’ll see stuff from today, yesterday, last month as well as different icons and colors for their individual labels. It’s a little overwhelming at first but once you get used to it, it’s not so bad.


In the menu, you’ll see your inbox which is your main feed, your snoozed reminders which are things you told the app you’d do later, and Done which shows you everything. Below that is your standard Gmail stuff like Drafts, Sent, and Trash along with the Reminders option to show you all of those. Below that are all of your bundled labels followed by your Unbundled labels, and finally the create new label option along with the settings and help.


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Now you may be asking what bundled and unbundled means. When you get an email, it gets sorted into a label. If it shows up in a label that is bundled, then it will show up in your inbox and will show up on your main feed. Email that ends up in an unbundled label will not and you’ll have to check those manually. You can control what is and isn’t bundled and it’s actually a really good way to clear out all of the useless nonsense. You can also set notifications for each individual label which is also useful.

Reminders play a pretty big roll here and they’re integrated almost everywhere. Any reminder you make in Google Now or using Android Wear or even just using Inbox will end up here in Inbox. Here you can deal with them as needed. You can also assign reminders to emails which kind of gives you the ability to make a quick note as to what you wanted to do with that email.

Here’s the thing folks, that’s really it. There are some really cool Material Design elements and most of the rest of the stuff are things we’ve already seen in Gmail and Google Now’s Reminders. It’s a little simpler than people give it credit for. It’s just so different from what we’re normally used to seeing that it is a little disorienting. Really, once you start recognizing the familiar stuff, it helps put the unfamiliar stuff in perspective.


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Whether or not you’re going to like this application depends on a number of factors. If your inbox is clean and you’re generally organized then this isn’t so dramatic of a transition. However, if you’re a little sloppy or you don’t really pay attention to or care about your Gmail, then you’re probably going to have a much more difficult time migrating. Based on what I’ve seen, that applies to both the tech savvy and non-tech savvy alike.

There are many more things to talk about but what you’ve seen is basically the entire application. It’s important to note that this is a thing that people started using like 2 days ago at the time of this video so there’s a big chance that Google is going to fix and change some things based on all of our feedback. That means that we may something totally different by the time this rolls out to the public which means it’s far too early to make a final determination on whether or not this app will be good.







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TalkAndroid Daily Dose for October 23, 2014

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With hectic schedules, it can be hard to keep track of everything in your news feed. That’s why we created the TalkAndroid Daily Dose. This is where we recap the day’s hottest stories so you can get yourself up to speed in quick fashion. Happy reading!!


Android Wear


Android Wear now has GPS and offline music support


Android TV


Developer brings Android TV to Ouya gaming console


Apps


SwiftKey introduces two new Material Design keyboard skins


Carriers


Famigo coming pre-installed on the Samsung Galaxy Note 4 through AT&T


AT&T to offer Kindle Fire HDX 7″ for just $49.99 with every Fire Phone purchase


Sony SmartWatch 3 now available for pre-order from Verizon Wireless


Gaming


NHL 2K15 hits the Play Store


Phones


Amazon takes $170 million hit “primarily related” to the Fire Phone


LG Liger shows up in benchmarks with mid-range hardware


Why did Samsung “ditch the stitch” and other design questions answered


ZTE officially launches the budget-minded ZTE V5 Max


Set-top boxes


Amazon Fire TV now available in the UK


Smartwatches


LG G Watch R will be available in the UK starting tomorrow


LG finally announces global release plans for the G Watch R, but still murky


Next Pebble smartwatch aims to be “more everything,” might feature modular components


Sony SmartWatch 3 now available for pre-order from Verizon Wireless


Tablets


AT&T to offer Kindle Fire HDX 7″ for just $49.99 with every Fire Phone purchase




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New internet trend sees people using live rabbits as smartphone cases [Awww]

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Whether it was the Harlem Shake or Ice Bucket Challenge, the internet is often the source for all sorts of strange, cute, noble, or hilarious new viral trends. Still in its infancy, the latest internet trend sweeping across the globe is something a lot higher on the “adorable” scale. People are using live rabbits as smartphone cases. Before we go any further, let’s just all get it out of our system right now: Awwwwwwww!




It all started with the above tweet, then seems to have quickly spreading across Asian countries where their love for the cute and odd is unpredictable now commonplace. While the vast majority seem to be iPhone owners, you’ll find the occasional Xiaomi Mi Phone or Samsung device scattered throughout. Take it all in, folks. This is Pulitzer Prize winning journalism right here.


Seriously, though. Man up the f*ck up and tell us which bunny is your favorite (the Samsung rabbit doesn’t have eyes!). I’m gonna grab a beer. Goodnight.


[Kotaku]






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A significant number of Inbox by Gmail invites have gone out!

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Inbox for Gmail is currently an invite-only affair, but the good news is that getting an invitation may not be so hard. Many of those that requested an invite (by emailing inbox@gmail.com) are already seeing them!


Google has confirmed that they did in fact begin a second wave of invites, following yesterday’s initial batch. While not everyone has received their requested invite yet, you’d be wise to check your inbox just in case. If you didn’t receive an invite, the good news is that Google says more are on the way! For those that haven’t signed up yet, now would be as good of a time as any.


Once you receive an invite, activating is as simple as downloading the app from Google Play and signing in with the account that you received the invite from. Inbox will automatically scan for the invite and should self-activate.


So how about it, have you received your invite yet? If so, what do you think of the new Inbox experience so far?






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Check your email: Inbox by Gmail invites are going out now

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Yesterday we told you guys about Inbox by Gmail, Google’s new app that looks to make sense out of electronic mail by infusing it with Google Now-like functionality. More of a productivity app, it wasn’t available to the public, requiring would-be users send an email to receive an invite.


Well, for anyone who sent one off, Google is now notifying early adopters that that they can now sign into the app using their standard Gmail account login. Pretty much everyone we’ve talked to who requested an invite has received theirs, so it’s looking like it’s a pretty big first batch of users. Anyone who emailed Inbox yesterday not receive their invite yet?







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[PSA] Waitlist Invites For Inbox By Gmail Are Going Out Now

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Have you signed up to for an invite to Inbox by Gmail? It looks like public invitations to the service have begun rolling out en masse.


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Be sure to check your Gmail if you signed up. If you haven't, email inbox@gmail.com to get put on the waitlist, but if you signed up yesterday you should probably be seeing an invite shortly. You can check out our quick hands-on here for a primer.





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Inbox Invites Rolling Out Now!

Here they come, check your inboxes now!


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Amazon takes a $170 million hit thanks to unsold Fire Phones

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If you needed any further proof that the Amazon Fire Phone was an absolute flub, the online retailer announced during their Q3 2014 earnings call that they’ll be taking a $170 million charge for unsold Fire Phones and other costs relating to inventory valuation and supplier commitments. Despite net sales up 20% at $20.58 billion for the quarter, their operating losses — a whopping $544 million — is the largest ever in Amazon’s history. That’s gotta hurt.


After years of rumors, the Amazon Fire Phone finally launched earlier this year exclusively on AT&T for $200 on contact. The Fire Phone also came equipped with gimmicky new features like their Firefly camera software which could identify Amazon products in the real world (as well as do a bunch of other stuff your regular Android device could do right now). After Amazon’s first smartphone was met with relatively lukewarm reviews, it saw a quick $100 price drop.


Still, Amazon is optimistic, especially with the busy holiday shopping season fast approaching. Along with curated product lists and shopping guides, Amazon will push their new lineup of products like the Kindle Voyage and Fire HD Kids Edition tablets.


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Amazon takes $170 million hit “primarily related” to the Fire Phone

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There is no surprise that the Fire Phone has not performed well for Amazon. It locked customers into the company’s services and the specifications did not match the price. Also, availability was exclusive to AT&T. Just how bad has the Fire Phone performed? Like $170 million bad. It was revealed in Amazon’s earnings call that there was a $170 million hit “primarily related” to the Fire Phone. And Amazon still has a bunch of handsets on its hands with the inventory being valued at $83 million.


Hit the break to see what T-Mobile CEO John Legere had to say about the Fire Phone’s flop.




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Chainfire’s Sideload Launcher makes it easier to launch sideloaded apps

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The new Android TV interface is designed to be attractive, highly organized and will only bring us apps that are officially designed with Android TV in mind. But what if you are itching to use an app that hasn’t been updated to support the platform? The good news is that it’s pretty easy to sideload them, but the bad news is that sideloaded apps don’t show up in Android TV’s homescreen (aka Leanback Launcher).


With that in mind, Chainfire has now brought us Sideload Launcher, which is designed to let normal app launcher icons show up on Android TV. Chainfire admits that sideloading apps to Android TV isn’t for everybody, but he put the app together in two hours as an experiment of sorts and figured he might as well make it available for those that want to mess around and potentially expand the Android TV’s library of apps. Just keep in mind that while some apps might still look and act fine, others will be a total mess on the big screen.


You can grab the new Sideload Launcher directly from Google Play. Of course you’ll actually need an Android TV device to make use of it, though it could come in handy for those that recently ordered the Nexus Player.






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Developer brings Android TV to Ouya gaming console

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The Ouya gaming console, or microconsole, is a device suitable for casual gamers. Some, though, find it a little limited and boring. One developer has been able to bring Google’s Android TV platform to Ouya, bringing some excitement back to the device. Not everything is operable, but that is expected to change in due time. All of the connection functions, like WiFi and Bluetooth, work. The issues arise with video and audio playback.


You can head over to the source link for directions and file downloads.


Source: XDA Developers

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SwiftKey introduces two new Material Design keyboard skins

swiftkey material design SwiftKey is one of the best third-party keyboards available for Android. The app recently went completely free and is now selling themes to support itself instead of having customers pay several bucks for the keyboard up front. The good part about that model is that SwiftKey occasionally adds new keyboard skins to the SwiftKey store.


The latest two entries are focused on Google’s new Material Design standard. These themes take the Material Design aesthetic and blend it with SwiftKey’s own personal look, and the results are pretty great. The themes come in both a light and dark flavor and are available for $0.99 each.


Are you purchasing either of these themes for SwiftKey? I’m personally sticking with the Material light theme, but the dark looks pretty appealing, too.


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Thursday App And Game Sales: Frozen Synapse, Calendar Status Pro, Hitman GO, And More

thumbnail After all the Lollipop craziness over the last week or so, you're probably looking to relax and stop obsessing over when you're going to get that lovely update. Okay, maybe you're still freaking out, but try to calm down anyway. Here, look at these apps and games that are on sale.


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Apps

Pure HDR Camera Pro – $0.99 from $2.99


My Backup Pro – $2.99 from $4.99


Business Calendar Pro – $2.49 from $4.99


Pixel Fleet – $0.99 $1.99


Fast Burst Camera – $1.99 from $3.99


Calendar Status PRO – $0.99 from $1.99


Just 6 Weeks – $0.99 from $1.99


Camera ZOOM FX Premium – $1.99 from $2.99


Games

Frozen Synapse – $2.99 from $9.99


Tale of Dragon Mountain 2 – $0.99 from $4.99


Jewellust – $1.99 from $2.95


R.B.I.





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