Xiaomi has yet to make a dent in the Western world, but back in China, it continues to expand its presence with smartphones and smart home products — the latest of which being the Mi Robot Vacuum announced today. This is the first device coming out…
Bang and Olufsen typically unveils new audio gear at IFA and this year is no exception. Following last year’s $1,000 BeoPlay A6, the company has two new speakers that project sound 360 degrees. The new devices are called BeoSound 1 and BeoSound 2, bo…
Apple already offers several tiers of storage when it comes to iCloud. However we reckon that there are plenty of users out there who might think that 1TB is just not big enough, and if you are one of those power users, you’re in luck because Apple has since announced a new 2TB tier.
This will give users 2TB of storage for iCloud and it will cost them $19.99 a month. This move by Apple is interesting as it has led to some speculation that it could indicate that Apple could indeed be planning a 256GB iPhone, in which users who wish to backup their device in its entirety will obviously appreciate having 2TB worth of storage. Either that or Apple plans on making their services more on par with the competition.
Apple’s offering of 2TB for $20 a month is also more or less in line with what the competition is offering. Google Drive is priced at $9.99 for 1TB, while Dropbox is also priced similarly. Microsoft on the other hand charges $6.99 a month but it does require an Office 365 subscription, but if you’re a Mac and iOS user, then obviously iCloud would make more sense as it is pretty much baked into both operating systems.
Will this latest offering convince power users to start adopting iCloud? We guess we’ll have to wait and see, but in the meantime any of you guys planning on signing up for it?
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A couple of years ago, lock maker Kwikset launched the Kevo smart lock. Unlike some of the other smart locks we are seeing from the likes of Samsung and Yale which look very futuristic, the Kevo looks rather plain and normal at a glance, and it looks like with the second-generation model, Kwikset will be maintaining its design, somewhat.
In a way this is a good thing because by making it look “normal” and won’t give away the fact that you have a slightly more advanced home lock, something that we’re sure some people would rather not advertise. However like we said, there are some slight changes and that is to the overall size of the lock behind the door which has been made smaller.
The basic operation of the Kevo remains the same, which is that the lock can detect a paired smartphone from a distance and all users need to do is tap against the lock to unlock it. However some of the changes Kevo has made is to its security, which they claim they have improved upon its SmartKey security to offer “strong resistance” against forced entry.
There is also improved security against lock-picking standards, as well as a new feature called BumpGuard that will prevent lock bumping. For those who are interested in getting one for themselves, the second-gen Kevo is being sold on Amazon for $229 and will be available in polished brass, satin nickel, and venetian bronze.
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Corning already makes glass displays for smartphones, and they even make glass for automotives, and now it looks like the company wants to expand to wearables as they have recently announced the Corning Gorilla Glass SR+, a glass display that they claim to have designed for smartwatches in mind.
Now some of you guys might recall, there was a bit of a fuss regarding sapphire as a material about a year or so ago, and there were many who believed that Apple would use it for the Apple Watch (they do, just not for all models). The reason is that sapphire is a very sturdy material, but according to Corning, they believe that the Gorilla Glass SR+ will hold up just as well, if not better.
The company claims that the Gorilla Glass SR+ will be able to offer up similar scratch resistance as sapphire, and will also be 70% at damage resistance against impacts, and 25% better surface reflection, which they claim should allow for better battery life and also improved outdoor readability.
It is unclear if Corning’s Gorilla Glass SR+ will find its way to future Apple Watches, but given that Apple already relies on Ion-X glass for the Sport model and sapphire, we’re not sure that will be changing anytime soon. However Corning has stated that devices using Gorilla Glass SR+ will be on the market very soon.
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FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (Reuters) – The first regularly scheduled commercial flight between the United States and Cuba in more than half a century is set to depart on Wednesday, starting a new chapter in the Obama administration’s bid to open trade and travel with the former Cold War foe.
The first of several U.S. carriers to begin serving Cuba in the coming months, JetBlue Airways Corp will fly from Fort Lauderdale, Florida, to Santa Clara, a city in the center of Cuba known for its monument to revolutionary Che Guevara.
Among the passengers on the 150-seat Airbus A320 will be U.S. Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx, JetBlue Chief Executive Officer Robin Hayes, news reporters and photographers and other officials. Regular travelers, including some of Cuban descent, will occupy nearly half the seats on a route that may be a commercial challenge, at least initially.
Cuba and the United States began normalizing relations in December 2014 after 18 months of secret talks. The countries had been hostile for more than five decades, since Fidel Castro ousted U.S.-backed dictator Fulgencio Batista in a revolution that steered the island on a communist course and made it a close ally of the Soviet Union.
Since Obama has been unable to persuade the U.S. Congress to lift a longstanding trade embargo, U.S. citizens are still prohibited from visiting Cuba as tourists. The U.S. government has approved exceptions to the ban, ranging from cultural, religious and educational travel to business and visiting family.
Despite those limitations, U.S. airlines have rushed to start flights – adding a lot of capacity and setting themselves up to lose money on the trips in the short run, said industry consultant Robert Mann.
“Most carriers look at international markets that have been restricted and are just opening up as an investment,” Mann said. “You need to get your foot in the door.”
Services on regional carrier Silver Airways and American Airlines Group Inc from the Miami-Fort Lauderdale area to Cuba’s outlying provinces are the next to start, in September. Three other carriers will follow.
Mann said the companies probably offered to fly to Cuban cities unknown to many American travelers, so that U.S. officials would look favorably on their applications to fly to Havana.
A memorandum of understanding between Cuba and the United States will limit Havana flights to 20 round trips per day. U.S. officials have yet to announce a final decision on which companies will get those coveted routes.
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Donald Trump told voters in Modesto, California last night that he has a solution to the Pythagorean theorem because there are “plenty of numbers.”
Trump made the shocking claim that he alone can determine the length of the diagonal of a right angle just by knowing the length of each of the sides. The problem has bedeviled generations of eighth graders.
“I will conquer Al Gebra,” Trump confidently predicted, and the crowd lept to its feet in cheers of USA! USA!.
Voters were clearly impressed.”Trump is a great businessman,” said long-haul driver Hank Treebranch of nearby Stockton. “Given two terms, I think he can even solve the Poincaré conjecture.”
Trump has previously promised to solve the problems of health care, immigration and radical Islamic terrorism through the sheer force of his mighty will. Rival Hillary Clinton has been much more cautious, meekly saying she will “try.”
Trump also teased that within his first 100 days in office he would explain why time only goes forward. “Or seems to,” he said with a knowing wink in his eye.
“The democrats don’t want to solve those problems because if they do, they won’t be needed anymore,” said the golden-haired septuagenarian child-king.
“Elect me and we won’t be dealing with these old problems,” Trump told voters. “We’ll have all new problems.”
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Chromebooks are getting a new lease on life, ironically thanks to the promised support for Android apps, which is actually still coming. That waiting period is almost a perfect time for manufacturers like Acer to put out new Chromebook models that switch from laptop to tablet and anything else in between. Indeed, the new Chromebook R 13 unveiled here at … Continue reading
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