What you need to know Amazon is still preparing for Prime Day 2020 as normal according to newly obtained emails. Sellers are being notified to have stock ready to ship to Amazon by mid-May. The event will likely take place in mid-July as usual.
Last month it was reported that Amazon was unsure of what impacts our current situations would have on Prime Day 2020, but some leaked emails now show that Amazon is continuing to push forward [Read More…]
You should probably sign up for this beta right now.
One of the big things mobile VR headsets like Google Daydream and the Samsung Gear VR get used for all the time is watching stuff. Google makes it easy to watch things in your Play Movies library, while the Oculus Store has a wide array of popular video streaming apps to choose from. One of the more impressive video apps separating the more expensive “desktop” VR setups from the [Read More…]
Nest isn’t resting, releasing a fresh indoor camera with new features.
Nest, perhaps known best for its popular smart thermostat, is reportedly ready to refresh its Nest Cam camera with new features and a higher resolution. The Google-owned company most recently refreshed its camera lineup with an outdoor-ready version near the end of 2016.
It’s a 4K camera … but you’ll only get 1080p out of it in the end.
The new Nest Cam will have a [Read More…]
Canadian carriers are poised to begin tests for next-generation 5G service in the run-up to a public launch in the next five years.
According to The Star, Bell and Telus already have plans to begin 5G trials in their labs, and are working with international telecom standards bodies to finalize the 5G spec, which should happen over the next couple of years. Rogers is sitting tight, but is also eager to begin trials.
Bell, Rogers and Telus [Read More…]
Verizon is reportedly preparing to make a first-round bid for Yahoo next week. Both Verizon and its AOL subsidiary are said to be in talks with three separate financial institutions about the bid. Google may also make its own bid for the beleaguered company.
From Bloomberg:
Verizon Communications Inc. plans to make a first-round bid for Yahoo Inc.’s Web business next week, and is willing to acquire the company’s Yahoo Japan Corp. stake to help sweeten [Read More…]
Lenovo is preparing to launch its next major smartphone later this year in the U.S. In fact, Lenovo CEO Yuanqing Yang stated the phone, from its Motorola division, will be out sometime in July.
Yang revealed the news as part of a chat with The Wall Street Journal, but didn’t offer much in the way of details:
Mr. Yang said he intends to leverage Lenovo’s Motorola brand to penetrate the smartphone market in the U.S. [Read More…]
Honor, the sub-brand of Huawei, has opened up signups for its Marshmallow beta test for select phones in the UK. Customers who own an Honor 4X, 6, or 6+ can sign up right now to test Android 6.0 on their phone.
Have an Honor 4X, 6 or 6+? Like Marshmallow, like BETA test? Sign up for our BETA test here https://t.co/Nf6tmNqWPM pic.twitter.com/MTWjiRST23
— Honor UK (@UKHonor) January 19, 2016
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Samsung today in an official statement has said that it’s prepping an update that should close a potential-but-obscure avenue for exploit in its custom keyboard on a number of its most popular phones.
Here’s what’s up:
Samsung takes emerging security threats very seriously. We are aware of the recent issue reported by several media outlets and are committed to providing the latest in mobile security. Samsung Knox has the capability to update the security policy of the phones, over-the-air, to [Read More…]
Samsung is reportedly looking into launching an affordable version of the Galaxy S5. The Galaxy S5 Neo could be the next handset in the series of products released with less powerful features for those seeking a deal.
Samsung is rumored to be preparing a version of the Galaxy S6 that will feature two Edge displays. The Edge display first debuted late in 2014 on the Samsung Galaxy Note Edge. The “Galaxy S6 Edge”, as the report calls it, will share many capabilities with the Galaxy Note Edge, in addition to new features enabled by Samsung’s doubling-down on its edges.
