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Monday, November 23, 2015

Faulty Screen Component to Blame for LG’s Pull of Watch Urbane 2nd Edition LTE

Last week, LG abruptly pulled the Watch Urbane 2nd Edition LTE from the market, just days after launching the device. At the time, LG stated that a “hardware issue” was to blame, and now, we have a few more details directly from LG. 

Apparently, a component used in the screen of the smartwatch could lead to reduced image quality over time, so instead of having folks see their watches croak unexpectedly, LG decided to pull the device entirely. The company states there were no fears for purchaser safety, but it was merely a faulty component. The component in question has not been used on any other LG wearables, so no previous testing was available to the company.

In a statement to Telegraph, LG states the following.

For competitive and supplier relations reasons we are not in a position to communicate the specifics of the issue that led to this decision. However, what we can share is that the hardware issue was related to a new advanced component that we had incorporated in the device that had never been used in an LG wearable device before.

During aggressive testing over thousands of hours under severe conditions, it was revealed that this component failed to meet LG’s quality standards and could potentially impact our image quality over the life of the device.

At this time, LG did not give any inclination that a new model would be made available, but that the decision to pull the device was not made lightly, again, stressing that there are no concerns for the safety of wearers due to the faulty component.

So, there’s that.

Via: Telegraph

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Win 1 of 10 ASUS ZenFone 2 Devices From Droid Life and ASUS

To celebrate all of the things in life we have to be thankful for, we are teaming up with ASUS to giveaway 10 ZenFone 2 smartphone devices. If you need a new smartphone that comes carrier unlocked and features enough power to get you through any type of mobile computing task, then you are in the right place.

Recently through social media, ASUS has been gifting free phones to those in need, and now, we are working together to hook up 10 of our readers. The ZenFone 2 features a 5.5″ Full HD IPS display, 13MP rear-facing camera, 2.3GHz 64-bit Intel Atom processor with 4GB of RAM, plus 64GB of built-in storage. In fact, we did our own unboxing and hands-on with the ZenFone 2 shortly after it was released for the US.

We will be using a Rafflecopter system for entries and for selecting winners, so as to make sure everyone has a fair chance at winning one of these devices. Down below, we have placed a ton of options to choose from for gaining entries, so have at it. The contest will close Friday, November 27 at 10am Pacific.

Enough talk, let’s do this.

Contest

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Prizes

10 winners will win 1 of 10 ASUS ZenFone 2 (ZE551ML) smartphones. Devices are of the 4GB of RAM/64GB of storage model, featured in Silver Grey.

How to Enter

a Rafflecopter giveaway

Winners

The contest will end at 10am Pacific on November 27. We will select our 10 random winners via Rafflecopter and notify them by email.

Cheers to ASUS for providing the prizes for our winners. Be sure to check out the MyZen by ASUS blog for all things ASUS.

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T-Mobile Gives 3 Months of Unlimited Data to All Simple Choice Subscribers

This afternoon, T-Mobile kicked off a new promotion called Un-carrier Unwrapped, which is their way of getting the Uncarrier movement into the holiday spirit. With Un-carrier unwrapped, T-Mobile is handing out holiday “gifts” for four straight works, the first of which is three “full months” of unlimited LTE. 

To “every single” postpaid Simple Choice customer, T-Mobile is gifting three full months of unlimited data. The promotion starts today, so if you are a Simple Choice customer, you are now running with an unlimited data plan for the next 90 days. Well, there is a bit of a catch. T-Mobile isn’t just switching you to an unlimited plan for three months. From what we can tell, they are only giving you unlimited data after you use up your monthly allotment and use up any  Data Stash you have built up. Once you hit that point, then they will allow you to continue using data.

After this week, T-Mobile says that it will introduce another promotion per week, one for each of their favorite carriers, AT&T, Verizon, and Sprint.

On a related note, T-Mobile also announced their Black Friday specials today. They are as follows:

  • Free Galaxy S6:  From 11/26 through 11/29, you can get a Galaxy S6 32GB for $0 down/$0 per month.
  • UE Boom deal:  The popular UE Boom Blueooth speaker is $100 off from Friday through Sunday, while supplies last.
  • Free tablet:  From 11/25 through 11/29, if you sign-up for a tablet data plan, T-Mobile will give you an Alcatel Pixi 7-inch 4G LTE tablet for $0 down/$0 per month.

Here is a link to all of T-Mobile’s Holiday Deals.

Via:  T-Mobile

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Buy a OnePlus 2 Without an Invite Starting November 27 Through November 30

Starting November 27 and lasting for four days (ends November 30), you can purchase the OnePlus 2 with no invite. I know, it’s an odd concept, buying a phone without an invite, but OnePlus wants to shake this industry up. The device will be purchasable directly through OnePlus’ website beginning November 27 in the morning. 

Currently, OnePlus appears to only have the 64GB model in stock, priced at $389, and who knows if they intend to offer the 16GB (3GB of RAM) model. The 64GB model comes with a Snapdragon 810 processor, 4GB of RAM, 5.5″ Full HD display, and 13MP rear-facing camera.

Is the OnePlus 2 a good purchase? Read our full review here.

Via: @OnePlus

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Here are Samsung’s Black Friday 2015 Deals

Samsung is kind of going nuts with the Black Friday 2015 deals this year. We are seeing TVs slashed by as much as 60%, wearables and tablets by 40%, and other accessories by 50%. In even better news, these deals are running all week long and are already live. If you had Samsung-related shopping to do this holiday shopping week, you can do it before it gets wild on Friday. 

Here are the big links by category:

Here are some individual deals worth looking at:

You can find all of Samsung’s Black Friday deals at the link below.

Samsung Black Friday Link

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Here are Sprint’s Black Friday 2015 Deals

Like Verizon, Sprint is also hosting a bunch of Black Friday 2015 deals. Their list of deals include everything from half off on the Samsung Galaxy S6 to free Amazon Prime subscriptions to free TVs with the purchase of an LG G4. Yes, Sprint is giving away free TVs. They also have deals on the same accessories that everyone else seems to be discounting. 

The big deals:

Other deals:

All of these deals can be accessed at the link below.

Sprint Black Friday Link

Via: Sprint

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Google Awakens the Force With Star Wars Themes for Apps, Includes Gmail and Maps

Because there was not already an over saturation of Star Wars crap for you to buy in stores, Google has launched Star Wars themes for your apps, just in case you needed more Force in your life. If you have a Google account, and use it for Gmail, Google Maps, YouTube, and other Google services, you can experience what the Light or Dark side have to offer their users.

To start, you will need to choose a side – Light or Dark. Once a side is chosen, you will begin to see Star Wars themes throughout many of Google’s applications, whether it is on an Android device or desktop computer. For example, I chose the Dark side, opened my Gmail, and I was greeted with a darkly colored Empire theme. In addition, if you open Google Maps, find your home, you should see a Death Star. 

As for which applications you will see changes take place, Google lists that YouTube, Chromecast, Google Maps, Waze, Gmail, Inbox, Google Translate, Android Wear, Google Search, and Google Calendar will all see a Star Wars transformation.

Here are a couple of notes. Yes, you can change sides once you have already made a selection. If you don’t care for these themes, you can also easily go back to the default settings. Also, Google notes that it may take a couple of hours for all changes to take place, so once you make a side selection, allow for time to pass before you get upset about not seeing wookies and what have you. And finally, these themes are only available for regular Google account users. No Google Apps for Work, Education, or Government are supported.

You can join a side by clicking the link below and signing into your Google account.

Join the Light or Dark side here.

Via: reddit

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