The Samsung Galaxy Tab S 10.5 is still on sale over at eBay for $379.99. Which is a pretty decent price for the Galaxy Tab S 10.5. It’s got a 10.5-inch 2560×1440 AMOLED display, Snapdragon 800 processor, 3GB of RAM, and a massive battery inside. You can pick it up from the link down below.
Samsung Galaxy Tab S 10.5 – $379.99
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When we gave you guys a quick look at Polaroid’s latest smartphones, we noted that one device in particular — the Polaroid Selfie — looked a lot like the Oppo N3. That comparison was made mainly due to the device’s top-mounted swivel camera, a module that allows you to take either rear or front photos with the simple swing of the puck holding the camera and LED flash.
But the bad news for Polaroid is that we weren’t the only ones who noticed this similarity. The aforementioned Oppo caught wind of Polaroid’s goods from CES earlier this week themselves, and you can imagine they weren’t necessarily delighted with what they saw.
There is one fundamental difference between the modules on the Oppo N3 and the Polaroid Selfie: the latter’s camera swivel is motorized and can be moved without having to touch it, while the Polaroid Selfie requires manual adjustment.
Of course, that doesn’t mean much considering the Oppo N1 (pictured to the right, review right here) first brought this interesting design in manual fashion, so Oppo has dibs to the “first” and “mine” claims on both fronts.
And if Oppo is to be believed, this isn’t a simple call-out: they’ve actually patented this design, and they tell Phandroid that they won’t hesitate to pursue legal action to make sure they protect what’s rightfully theirs. Said in context by Oppo:
OPPO has not licensed the design of the rotating camera to any third parties, nor has us done that in any OEM way. We will continue to keep track of the event and reserves the right to take further legal action.
Phandroid attempted to track down the patents in question in either the United States Patent and Trademark Office or Chinese patent and trademark offices, but we have been unable to find them as of the time of this writing.
We’ve requested a copy or a link to the patents from Oppo, but in the meantime we can’t help but to think they have pretty good reason to feel slighted. We’ve reached out to both Oppo and Polaroid for further comment, and will provide updates as we get them.
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While it might be hard to understand this latest change to Google Chrome at first, you will be very happy once you grasp it. On mobile, websites that have fixed elements - that is, headers or other content that stays in the same place on your screen regardless of which part of the page you are on - can be very annoying. This is especially true when you zoom in, because you often can no longer see the entire element.
Chrome Beta v40 Has New Zoom Behavior That Makes Fixed Headers Scrollable, Less Aggravating was written by the awesome team at Android Police.
Xiaomi’s recently announced Redmi 2 is an aggressively priced budget device, featuring a 64-bit Snapdragon 410 processor, 1 GB of RAM, and a 720p 4.7-inch screen. It officially launched in Chinese markets for roughly $110, but trying to get one shipped to the US would be a headache. Fortunately, a Chinese website has started selling the device at a slight mark-up that will ship the device worldwide.
SPEMall is selling the unlocked device for $154.99 plus whatever it costs to get it shipped to your location. That’s still fairly cheap, especially considering the hardware on the device.
If you want to place an order, hit the link below.
source: SPEMall
via: Phone Arena
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Mobile device security was a hot issue in 2014, and it’s likely going to stay that way in 2015. Many device manufacturers looked into adding kill switches to their phones, and Google has even worked on their implementation.
On the hardware side of things, Qualcomm has announced they are working on a solution for stolen and lost devices called SafeSwitch, which will allow users to remotely lock their devices to secure personal information. Once the device is found, it can then be unlocked and re-activated.
This SafeSwitch technology integrates hardware and software since it’s being designed in tandem with Qualcomm processors. The hardware and software security begins working when the device boots up, so it’s not going to be something that’s easy to circumvent.
Since SafeSwitch works on the hardware level, you won’t see it come to older devices, but it’s going to begin shipping with the Snapdragon 810 going forward. That’s good news if you were planning on picking up LG’s G Flex 2.
source: Qualcomm
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