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Tuesday, August 11, 2015

LastPass for Android Devices Now Free

LastPass, a password management service available on phones, desktops and tablets, announced today that the service will now be free to signup for on Android smartphones and tablets. The free account includes data sync across any amount of devices, as long as those devices stays within the same product category. For example, if you sign up on a tablet, you can only sync data to other tablets. 

LastPass includes management for online files, as well as helps protect users browsing the web. The service can be upgraded to LastPass Premium ($12 a year), which includes unlimited syncing across any devices you may have. Premium also includes a Shared Folder for sharing data with other people.

We want to ensure that LastPass is accessible for all users, including mobile-only users who need help managing their passwords and apps. Wherever you get started, you can use LastPass on that device, and any others of the same device type – desktops, smartphones, or tablets – for free!

There is a 14 day trial of Premium available on the LastPass website, but if you are comfortable with sticking to the free version, go give it a shot.

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Via: LastPass

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Question of the Day: Thoughts on Hangouts 4.0?

Now that you have spent a solid 24 hours with the new Hangouts 4.0, we want to know if it is all that you ever dreamed of in a messaging application. Or, did it at least address any number of issues you had with it to help give it some consideration in your daily life?

I feel like we had been talking about this version of Hangouts 4.0 for weeks upon weeks leading up to yesterday, thanks to an early Android sneak peek followed by the official release of 4.0 to iOS. We have really known what to expect, but it’s all a reality now. The newly polished Material Design exterior, the simpler conversation view with FAB, improved group messaging for Google Voice users, outbound caller ID in the Hangouts Dialer, voice actions support for Android Wear, etc. are all here.

I can tell you that I am somewhat pleased, but the app still lacks one major issue. This Hangouts 4.0 build also seems a bit sluggish to me as well, even though it is supposed to be faster than ever. My biggest complaint is that Google hasn’t enabled access to the slideout navigation menu from just anywhere. For example, in Google Play, I can always swipe from the left edge and access the nav menu to switch accounts or jump to My Apps. I want to do that with Hangouts because I switch counts all of the time. Currently, and as was the case previously, I have to tap the back arrow in the top left corner to exit a conversation, before being able to then swipe from the left edge to access the nav menu. That’s an unnecessary and often times infuriating extra step.

As for the slowness, this also relates to account switching. Has anyone else noticed that when changing accounts, Hangouts now spins for a second and then tells you that you are now signed in to your new account? I don’t recall it doing that previously or being this slow. Or maybe it’s just the new prompts that make it seem slower?

I do like the new look and FAB and conversations view, but Hangouts still has some work. We’re getting there, though.

So, what do you think? Is this a major improvement? Do you love Hangouts again? Or are you still using something else?

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Rite Aid Stores Accepting Google Wallet Starting August 15

Announced by Rite Aid this morning, the pharmacy chain will now accept Google Wallet and Apple Pay mobile payments nationwide beginning this upcoming Saturday, August 15. 

For quite some time, Rite Aid did not accept Google Wallet and Apple Pay, as it breached a reported exclusivity deal it has through CurrentC, the mobile payments solution sponsored by a consortium of retailers. These deals are expiring, meaning we could see this same move at other retailers in the near future.

Ken Martindale, CEO of Rite Aid stores and president of Rite Aid Corporation states, “By accepting mobile payments, we’re able to offer Rite Aid customers an easy and convenient checkout process, which we know is important to them. Investing in mobile technologies is just one piece of Rite Aid’s evolving digital strategy and we will continue to explore, test and implement innovative technologies that will help us to better serve our valued customers.”

Rite Aid, in the statement, declared the forthcoming Android Pay service will also be accepted.

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theScore FINALLY Gets Accounts and Multi-Device Syncing

As a massive sports fan, I can’t go more than an hour or so without grabbing my phone to check the latest top news stories. After ditching ESPN’s (whatever-they-are-calling-it-today) news app years ago, I settled on theScore, because it was quick with alerts, had a decent UI, was constantly updated, and again, wasn’t a part of ESPN’s hypebeastness/Tebow/Manziel/(insert other obnoxious, non-headline-worthy story) agenda.

But while I’m a fan of theScore, it has also been missing one critical feature that ESPN’s has had since day one – account syncing and saving across devices. I tend to switch devices on a regular basis, but with theScore, that meant having to setup all of my favorite teams and alerts each and every time. In 2015 (or 2014 or 2013 or even 2012), that’s kind of ridiculous. How has this app not had any sort of syncing? Well, beginning today, it does.

theScore announced this morning that it has added in user accounts that allow you to synchronize favorite leagues, teams, players, and alerts across multiple devices. These settings also “follow you everywhere,” so as you change devices, you aren’t asked to set everything up again.

YES. FINALLY.

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AT&T Galaxy S4 and Galaxy S4 Active Receive Stagefright Updates

For those who still use a Galaxy S4 or Galaxy S4 Active on AT&T, your Stagefright security patch update is now ready to download and install. Once installed, you should no longer have to fear the MMS vulnerabilities that Stagefright brought to light. 

The new build numbers are as follows:

  • AT&T Galaxy S4 – LRX22C.1337UCUGOC4
  • AT&T Galaxy S4 Active – LRX22C.I537UCUCOC7

To check for updates on your phone, head into Settings>About device>Software update.

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Nexus 6 on T-Mobile Gets Its Own Stagefright Factory Image as LYZ28J

Last week, shortly after Google announced a new monthly update schedule of security patches for Nexus devices, the search giant posted factory images that contained Stagefright patches. The initial set of patches dropped in as Android build LMY48I, which was the proper build almost all of the Nexus devices outside of non-T-Mobile and non-Project Fi Nexus 6s. Last night, Google posted the specific factory image for the Nexus 6 on T-Mobile as build LYZ28J. 

You can grab the factory image at the link below, but if you would rather sideload the OTA .zip, we have that for you here.

Factory Image | Binaries

Instructions for flashing a factory image can be found here.



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Pushbullet Adds End-to-End Encryption for Notification Mirroring, Universal Copy/Paste, and SMS

Pushbullet announced this morning that its file-sharing/messenger/notification-mirroring application now supports end-to-end encryption. That means your data is encrypted “before it leaves your device, and isn’t decrypted until it is received” by another of your devices. In the past, Pushbullet used https to help create a secure connection, but this E-2-E solution makes your data about as private as it can be. Now, not even Pushbullet gets to see your unencrypted info. 

To setup end-to-end encryption, head into Pushbullet settings on your phone and tap on “End-to-end encryption. From there, you will be asked for a password that needs to be the same on each device you enable E-2-E from. Pushbullet claims that they don’t know your password and that it is used to “derive a key that’s used to encrypt your data.” That’s it. Your password isn’t even stored.

As of today, E-2-E in Pushbullet is available on versions Android v16.5.4+, Chrome v264+, and Windows desktop app v360+. It will arrive on iOS in that app’s next update.

The update is already available on Android.

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