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LG V20 reportedly set to go on sale October 21st in the US
LG wasn’t very specific about the launch timeframe for the LG V20 when it announced the phone a couple of weeks ago, but now we have our first clear idea of when those in the US might actually be able to buy it. Mentioned in a report about the Galaxy Note 7 this morning from the ever-reliable Evan Blass, it appears LG is planning to make the LG V20 available on October 21st…
After delays, you can now buy HTC’s $799 Vive VR headset w/ shipping this week
Starting today, HTC’s Vive VR headset is available to purchase direct from HTC at vive.com in at least 24 countries with the device expected to ship to customers in the next 2-3 days. And it’s also being made available to preorder at select retail partners including Microsoft Stores, GameStop and Micro Center with those orders expected to arrive beginning sometime this week.
HTC originally launched preorders in February and started shipping in April, but until this week orders have been backed up and the company has been experiencing shipping delays and complaints from preorder customers.
9to5Toys Lunch Break: Galaxy Tab 3 w/ FreedomPop service (pre-owned) $60, Bluetooth receiver $10, more
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Today’s can’t miss deals:
FreedomPop 7″ Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 WiFi + Cellular Tablet – 100% Free 4G LTE Wireless Internet: $60 shipped (Reg. $140+) | Sam’s Club
Add Bluetooth to your speakers or car w/ Aukey’s Wireless Receiver: $10 Prime shipped (Reg. $20)
Sony Xperia M4 Aqua 16GB GSM/LTE unlocked black: $200 shipped (Reg. $250) | Amazon
Samsung Galaxy S5 Unlocked: $300 shipped (Reg. $400+) | eBay
LG G Pad V410 AT&T GSM Unlocked 7-Inch 4G LTE 16GB Tablet: $80 shipped (Reg. $150+) | eBay
Review: How Amazon Echo changed my life + $130 special price ($50 off) for Amazon card holders
Sam’s Club One-Day Sale: iPhone 6s/Plus $100 off, iPad Air 2 64GB/128GB $150 off, PlayStation 4 $300, more
eBay calls on Black Friday shoppers to decide which products will get discounted this year
Amazon’s Black Friday Deals store is now open for business
Everything we know so far about this year’s best Black Friday deals and promotions
More new gear from today:
Displays: LG 34″ UltraWide $585 (Reg. $699+), Acer 34″ Curved QHD $866 (Reg. $1,050), plus 4K UHDTVs
- Headphones: Beyerdynamic DT 880 Pro Semi-Open Studios $160 (Orig. $320), more
- Timbuk2 40% off sale: Hudson Laptop Briefcase $161 (Orig. $269), more
- Jawbone Big Jambox Bluetooth Speaker (Open Box) $115 shipped (Orig. $300)
- Daily Deals: Philips Wake-up Lights starting at $49, Logitech Performance Mouse MX $45, more
- Rayman Fiesta Run goes free on the App Store for the first time (Reg. $3)
- Games/Apps: Forza Horizon 2 $30, Toon Shooters & NOTE’d go free, more iOS freebies
More deals still alive:
Acer 13-inch Chromebook 2.1GHz/2GB/16GB SSD: $209 shipped (Reg. $249)
Audio-Technica’s best selling ATH-M50x headphones in black: $119 shipped (Orig. $170), more
Sling TV is giving away a 2nd generation Chromecast when you pre-pay for three months ($35 value)
- Beats by Dr. Dre Pill 2.0 Portable Bluetooth Speaker $120 shipped (Orig. $200)
- Buy PowerBeats 2 Wireless In-Ear Headphones, get a $50 gift card: $144 (Orig. $200)
- Pebble Time Smartwatch for iOS and Android: $150 shipped (Reg. $200)
- Get the latest Nest Learning Thermostat (3rd Gen.) for $212 shipped (Reg. $249)
- iPhone 6/s dual-layer case in Space Gray, Silver or Gold: $3 Prime shipped (Reg. $12)
- Foscam Plug and Play HD Wireless/Wired Pan/Tilt IP Camera $75 shipped (Reg. $100)
- Seagate 4TB USB 3.0 Portable Hard Drive w/ 200GB of Cloud Storage: $130 (Reg. $150)
- Home Theater Audio: VIZIO 5.1-ch. Soundbar w/ Wireless Subwoofer $198 (Reg. $298+), more
- Factory Unlocked iPhones: 16GB iPhone 6 Plus $600, 64GB (Refurb) $450, more
- Magic Color Changing LED Light Bulb with Remote Control $9 (Reg. $33)
- Bookshelf speakers: Klipsch Icon 5-inch powered $100 (Reg. $164+), more
- USB-C 4-port hubs for new Macbooks by Aukey: $20 Prime shipped (Orig. $30)
- USB Power Deals: Lumsing 3-port Car Charger + Lightning Cable $8, more
- TP-LINK 802.11n pocket wireless router: $10 shipped (Orig. $40)
- Targus Ultra Twill Vuscape Case for iPad Air: $7 Prime shipped (83% off list)
- Mpow Petrel Bluetooth 4.0 Headphones $26 Prime shipped (Orig. $60), more
- SoundBot Bluetooth 4.0 Sports-Active Headphones $10 Prime shipped (Reg. $15)
- Fashion: 20% off at Amazon – Kenneth Cole Down Jacket $90 (Reg. $113),more
- Kindle First Books for November: Christmas in Good Hope, more
- Media: Breaking Bad Complete Series on Blu-ray $70 (Orig. $161), $3 DVDs, more
- Kindle savings (Prime only): Paperwhite $90 (Reg. $120), Voyage $170 (Reg. $200)
- JBL Voyager Portable Bluetooth Speaker $90 shipped (Reg. $119)
- Free PS Plus Games for November: The Walking Dead Season 2, more
- Free Xbox Live Gold Games for November: Pneuma Breath of Life, more
New products & more:
Unboxing and Review: Halo 5 Xbox One Limited Edition Console Bundle [Video]
Bosch made a robo-farmer that looks straight out of a galaxy far, far away
- The Room Three releases today, now available for download on the App Store
- Mellow Boards makes any skateboard electric and looks good doing it
- Pre-order Fallout 4 to receive Fallout 3 via Xbox One Backwards Compatibility
- PlayStation Now adds 105 titles as it aims to pick up more subscribers
- Mogees iPhone-connected sensor turns any object into a playable instrument
- Panasonic has a new line of solar powered products designed for those in need
- Amazon to offer midnight deliveries for Call of Duty: Black Ops III via Prime Now
- The LEGO Power Functions Idea Book teaches you how to build cars, contraptions and more
A full list of availability by country for Nexus 5X, 6P, Chromecast 2, & Chromecast audio
Following the introduction of new devices yesterday, Google has now updated its list of availability by country for the Google Store for the new Nexus 5X, Nexus 6P, second-gen Chromecast, and Chromecast Audio.
For the most part the new Nexus devices arrive in the same countries that the previous generation Nexus 6 was available, while the new Chromecast and Chromecast Audio get support for additional countries beyond availability for the previous generation Chromecast.
Here’s the full breakdown:
Nexus 5X
Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Hong Kong, India, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, United States, United Kingdom
Nexus 6P
Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Hong Kong, India, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, United States, United Kingdom
Chromecast 2nd Generation
Austria, Belgium, Canada, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Netherlands, Sweden, Switzerland, United Kingdom, United States
Chromecast Audio
Austria, Belgium, Canada, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Sweden, Switzerland, United Kingdom, United States
In case you missed any of yesterday’s announcements, you can catch up with our coverage at the links below:
Watch Google’s Chromecast 2, Nexus 5X/6P event right here [Livestream]
LG Nexus 5X officially announced, $379 gets you full HD display, Snapdragon 808 and fingerprint sensor
Huawei Nexus 6P officially announced, 5.7-inch QHD AMOLED display, Snapdragon 810, more
Google: 1.4B Android actives, 1B active Play users, 30k new Chromebooks/day, 10k companies using Android for Work
Google confirms its ‘Pixel C’ Android tablet w/ detachable keyboard, Android Marshmallow, more
Android 6.0 Marshmallow gets a release date: Rollout starts on next week for Nexus 5, 6, 7 (2013) and Nexus 9
Google launches Google Play Music All Access Family Plan w/ 6 users for $15 per month
New Google Photos features announced: Shared albums, people labeling, Chromecast support
Google unveils the 2nd generation Chromecast w/ better WiFi, Feeds, Fast Play, more
Google’s Chromecast Audio WiFi-enables your speakers, packs multi-room support
Pebble Time now available at Best Buy, coming to Target next month
The original Pebble Time renders…
Update: It looks like you can also snag the Pebble Time from Amazon now, too.
If you’re not a huge fan of platform-segregated accessories, you’re probably also the kind of person that would go for a Pebble smartwatch over the likes of the Android-only Moto 360 or the iOS-only Apple Watch. And if you’re that kind of person and haven’t yet grabbed the new smartwatch-with-a-color-ePaper-display, you now have a couple more retail outlets to pick from.
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Google planning to distribute Glass ‘Enterprise Edition’ exclusively through Glass for Work partners
We told you earlier this month that Google is internally referring to the next iteration of its Glass hardware as “Enterprise Edition,” and rightfully so — the Explorer Edition is long gone, and people close to Google have said that the company is planning to go full-force with its wearable computer in the workplace. But how are they going to do that? People familiar with the company’s plans have told 9to5Google that Google is currently planning to distribute the device exclusively through its certified set of Glass for Work partners…
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Sony confirms May 26 Xperia Z4 launch for China
When Sony announced its new flagship smartphone back in April, the Xperia Z4, there wasn’t a solid launch date other than this summer for the Japan market. Now, it appears Sony’s team in China has announced a May 26 launch date, meaning we could see the device sooner rather than later outside of Japan.
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LG G4 arrives on Sprint June 5 with free 32GB memory card, spare battery & charging cradle
After LG announced that its new LG G4 smartphone would begin rolling out this week in certain markets, Sprint today revealed that LG’s new flagship will arrive for its customers on June 5 with a few extra perks.
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9to5Toys Lunch Break: Galaxy Tab 3 LTE $100, Galaxy S6 (unlocked) $630, LG G3 w/ $100 Amazon GC (AT&T), more
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Today’s can’t miss deals:
New Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 4G LTE GSM unlocked 7-inch 16GB: $100 shipped (Reg. $200+)
Samsung Galaxy S6 smartphone 32GB (unlocked) GSM: $630 shipped (Reg. $899)
LG G3 w/ free $100 Amazon gift card for $0.01 w/ 2-yr contract or $400 w/o (AT&T)
Aukey: 20,000mAh powerbank $27 (Reg. $35), Bluetooth hands-free car kit $20 Prime shipped (Reg. $30), more
Review: Omaker M4 Splashproof/droppable Bluetooth 4.0 Speaker with NFC: $25 Prime shipped (Orig. $70)
Small States Review: Grovemade’s Laptop Stand combines quality craftsmanship & thoughtful design, giveaway
More new gear from today:
Daily Deals: Samsung 50″ 1080p Smart TV $650 (Orig. $950), Quadcopter w/FPV Cam $130 (Orig. $200), more
- New! Your choice of two rugged Lumsing Bluetooth speakers: $20 (Reg. $24+)
- New! Harman Kardon AE in-ears w/mic & remote $49 (Reg. $125+), more
- New! Games/Apps: PlayStation Gold Wireless Headset $70, iOS freebies, more
- New! LG G Watch R drops to $249 following Watch Urbane release
More deals still alive:
HooToo USB 3.0 Hubs: 3-port w/ Gigabit Ethernet $12 (Reg. $24), 4-port $7 (Reg. $14)
- Samsung 60″ 1080p 240Hz HDTV $1,100, LG 34″ UltraWide Monitor w/ Thunderbolt 2 $751
- Earjax ‘Lyrics’ Noise-Isolating Earbuds: $35 Shipped (Orig. $100)
- Add AirPlay music streaming to your house w/ JBL’s SoundFly Air Wi-Fi Speaker for $39 shipped (Orig. $200)
- WD Wireless 2TB USB 3.0 Hard Drive streams 4 HD videos at a time, on sale for $160 (Reg. $200)
- Apple-certified MFi Lightning cables: 2-Pack 1.3-ft $10, 3-ft $7, 6-ft $10, 10-ft $10, more
- Home: 1 yr. Sam’s Club Plus w/ $20 GC $41 ($143 value), more
- Groupon 10% off: iPad mini Lifeproof $27, PS4/Xbox One refurbs from $234, more
- New Call of Duty: Black Ops 3 trailer and early access to multiplayer beta
- Baytek PartyMix Portable Bluetooth Speaker $22 Prime shipped (Orig. $46)
- iFixit Pro Tech Toolkit Bundle $65 shipped (Orig. $110)
- EC Technology portable foldable Bluetooth keyboard $27 Prime shipped (Orig. $70)
- 5-Pack of HDMI 6-ft cables $6 shipped (Orig. $12+)
- Jawbone Big Jambox Bluetooth Speaker w/ 3 Color options (refurb) $140 (Orig. $300)
- Laser Printers: Samsung Xpress Wireless All-in-One $100, Xerox Phaser $100, more
- Toshiba 1TB $50 (Orig. $75), 3-Pack Seagate 1.5TB $150 ($210 value), more
- Seagate Expansion 5TB USB 3.0 Desktop External Hard Drive $120 shipped (Orig. $250)
- Add Ethernet and more USB 3.0 ports to your MacBook for $16 Prime shipped, more
- Media: Meat Loaf’s Greatest Hits free (~$15 value), Unbroken HD rental $1 (Reg. $5), more
- ZeroLemon SolarJuice 10000mAh water resistant Battery Pack w/ flashlight: $26 (Orig. $50)
Hurry! Get two Philips LED Light Bulbs for $4.97 (backordered, but finally avail for order!) http://t.co/QiNSIcu0Fx pic.twitter.com/vmnEQJlyqB
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New products & more:
Rock out with this scaled down Bluetooth-connected Iron Man Mark XLIII mask
The Flyte levitating light bulb works like magic and looks like a dream
- This voice-activated sensor turns any regular trashcan into an iOS connected smartcan
- This iOS connected hybrid trash can vacuum is “the world’s first smartcan”
- ElevationLab’s NightStand is a versatile charging dock for your Apple Watch
- SquareTrade takes on AppleCare+ for Apple Watch with its own 2-yr protection plans
- popSlate’s new case puts an E Ink display on the back of your iPhone 6
- Wakē uses infrared sensors and parametric speakers to wake up one person at a time
- Droplet smart buttons remind you to get things done without a barrage of notifications
- Two of Philips’ new LED light bulbs can be had for just $5
LG G4 coming to Sprint in June, T-Mobile offering early access sweepstakes starting today
Carriers have just begun announcing availability of the newly-unveiled LG G4 flagship, and it looks like the device will start hitting the major carriers sometime during the summer. Sprint says the phone will be available in June, while T-Mobile has launched an early-access sweepstakes (but has yet to announce general availability).
We’ll keep this post updated as more carriers announce their plans for the new phone…
Update: Verizon says that the phone is coming “soon.”
https://twitter.com/VZWnews/status/593083505384493057
LG’s all-metal Watch Urbane to be available on the Google Store this month
LG has announced this evening that its all-metal Watch Urbane will be available later this month on the Google Store in Australia, Canada, France, Germany, Hong Kong, India, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Korea, Spain, the United Kingdom and the United States. In Korea, the device will be available this week with the other countries following.
You can get AT&T’s Android-powered ZTE Spro 2 smart projector for $399 on April 24th
AT&T has today announced that the ZTE Spro 2 smart projector will be available through the carrier on April 24th. Featuring a 5-inch touch screen that basically acts as a built-in smartphone, the device easily lets you project your content straight from the projector itself and can even double as a handy WiFi hotspot…
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9to5Toys Last Call: Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 $65, unlocked Galaxy Note 3 $300, free streaming stick w/ Sling TV, more
Keep up with the best gear and deals on the web by signing up for the 9to5Toys Newsletter. Also, be sure to check us out on: Twitter, RSS Feed, Facebook, Google+ and Safari push notifications.
Today’s can’t miss deals:
Samsung SM-T2105 Galaxy Tab 3 7” Kids 8 GB flash storage (yellow/orange): $65 shipped (Reg. $230)
Samsung N9000 Galaxy Note 3 32 GB factory unlocked for GSM networks: $300 shipped (Reg. $500)
Get a free Fire TV/Roku streaming stick or 50% off Fire TV/Roku 3 when you sign up for Sling TV
PNY Turbo 128GB USB 3.0 Flash Drive: $35 shipped (Reg. $70)
Canon EOS Rebel T3i DSLR (refurb) w/ 18-55mm Lens Kit $336 shipped (orig. $599)
Get last minute gifts in time for Valentine’s Day with free 1-day shipping from Amazon http://t.co/HoENzwqS21 pic.twitter.com/zknbYOMLdE
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Valentine’s Day Roundup: ProFlowers 30% off, Gap/Timbuk2/J.Crew up to 40% off, more
More new gear from today:
- New! Up to $140 worth of Android apps for free: OfficeSuite Pro, Cut the Rope, more
- New! 20% off new video games for 2 yrs w/ Best Buy Gamers Club Unlocked: $30 in-store
- New! Daily Deals: Beats PRO Headphones: $280, iPad mini 16GB WiFi refurb: $170, more
More deals still alive:
- Amazon Kindle sale: Fire HD6 $94 (Reg. $99), Kindle reader $59 (Reg. $79), more
- Kinivo ZX100 Mini Portable Speaker (Grey-Blue): $13 Prime Shipped
- QNAP 4-Bay Cloud NAS w/ HDMI, AirPlay and PLEX $350 shipped (Reg. $500+)
- Fitbit Charge Heart Rate + Activity Wristband: $127 shipped (Reg. $150)
- Harman recertified sale: NI in-ears $15, SoundFly AirPlay speaker $45, more
- Dell UltraSharp 24-inch Widescreen LED LCD Monitor $210 shipped (orig. $350)
- Gift Cards w/ email delivery 20% off: Fandango, Regal Theaters, AMC, Cold Stone Creamery
- Bose Acoustimass 6 Home 5.1 Entertainment Speaker System $400 shipped, more
- Download the first episode of Better Call Saul in HD for free
- Magazine subs from $4 per year: Pop Science, Wired, ESPN, more
- Belkin Fusive slim portable Bluetooth speaker $54 shipped (Reg. $90)
- Mass Effect Infiltrator is IGN’s free iOS game of the month ($4.99 value)
- Jaybird Freedom Sprint Bluetooth Headphones $60 shipped (Reg. $100)
- Get 100GB of cloud storage at OneDrive for free
- USB Charging: Omaker 3-port car chargers from $8, 10-port USB 3.0 hub $24, more
- Home: Brentwood Kettle $19, kitchen items, more
- Netgear DOCSIS 3.0 Cable Modem w/ built-in wireless router $90 shipped (Reg. $116)
- Logitech Bluetooth Audio Adapter: $22 shipped (Reg. $40)
- Bluetooth speakers: Bose SoundLink mini $159, Mini Boom $49, more
- Canon Printer w/ AirPrint + LR 5 or PS Elements $90 ($238 value)
- Seagate 5TB USB 3.0 Desktop External Hard Drive: $130 shipped (orig. $250)
- Samsung 2.5″ Internal SSDs: 850 Pro 512GB $290, 850 EVO 500GB $200
- Lexar 256GB S73 USB 3 Jumpdrive Flash Drive (100mb/s read): $80 (Reg. $170)
- Adobe Creative Cloud (PS CC + Lightroom): $10/month w/$25 Amazon credit
New products & more:
- Mitsubishi’s new iNSTICK cordless vacuum doubles as an air purifier
- Kitchen Tech: Vitamix and hand immersion blenders make silky soups, foamy drinks
- Anki announces its latest generation of iPhone connected racing with OVERDRIVE
- Nikon intros its first dedicated astrophotography DSLR alongside a slew of point-and-shoots
- Sling TV is now available with free 7-day trial, details on new channel availability
- Preorder Canon’s new Spring lineup of DSLRs and pocket cameras today
- The new HyperX Cloud II gaming headset with free 16GB USB flash drive
Google CFO admits the company has been unable to keep up with Nexus 6 demand
During the company’s Q4 2014 earnings call, Google Chief Financial Officer Patrick Pichette addressed a few of the reasons for the company’s slower than expected quarter. Pichette said that one issue Google had was keeping up with demand the demand for the Nexus 6. Pichette noted that while the device was well received, the company simply couldn’t get the inventory to keep up with consumer demand.
Sprint to begin selling the Nexus 6 on November 14th, starting at $0 down
Sprint announced on Tuesday that it will begin selling the Nexus 6 on November 14th through both its retail and online stores across the United States. The carrier confirmed that the Nexus 6 qualifies for Sprint Easy Pay pricing, meaning that qualified buyers can purchase the smartphone for $0 down and 24 monthly payments of $29.
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Motorola DROID Turbo with up to 48-hour battery life leaked ahead of official unveiling
Motorola has been busy creating a new lineup of smartphones that go beyond the next-generation Moto X and Nexus 6 in partnership with Google. Verizon Wireless is set to host a press event in a few hours in which it unveils its all-new lineup of its iconic DROID devices, including the Motorola DROID Turbo that has been leaked ahead of time.
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Alleged leak shows Samsung Gear VR headset arriving Dec. for under $200
According to leaked documents spotted by GForGames, Samsung is planning a December release for its new Gear VR virtual reality headset that pairs with the recently launched Galaxy Note 4. The document, which we haven’t been able to verify as authentic, also claims that the headset will arrive for 200,000 Won in Korea. That’s under $200 in USD (approximately $187).
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Samsung’s Galaxy Tab 4 7.0 arriving as Sprint’s first Spark-enabled tablet Aug. 15
After 8-inch and 10.1-inch variants arriving on T-Mobile, AT&T and elsewhere in recent months, today Sprint announced that it will be launching Samsung’s new Galaxy Tab 4 7.0 this Friday on August 15.
The tablet, which packs in a 1.2 GHz Quad-core processor, Android 4.4 KitKat, 1.5GB RAM, and a 1280×800 WXGA display, will be available through Sprint for $299.99 or $0 down and 24 monthly payments of $12.50 on its installment plan.
Sprint also notes that for a limited time it will offer customers “a $10 monthly service plan credit for 24 months, or a $240 value, with qualifying tablet and data plan of $10 or higher.”
Galaxy Tab 4 can be activated on one of the Sprint tablet data plans, including a special limited-time offer featuring 100MB of data for $10; other tablet data plans include 1GB for $14.99; 3GB for $34.99; 6GB for $49.99; 12GB for $79.99; and 30GB for $109.99 (all pricing excludes taxes and surcharges).
Sprint points out that the tablet is its first to take advantage of the Sprint Spark network:
Sprint Spark is an enhanced LTE service that’s built for data and designed to deliver average wireless speeds of 6-15Mbps and peak wireless speeds of 50-60Mbps today on capable devices, with increasing speed potential over time.5 Sprint plans to reach 100 million Americans by year-end with the service. The capability is available in the following 27 cities: Austin, Texas; Baltimore; Chicago; Dallas; Fort Lauderdale, Fla.; Fort Worth, Texas; Houston; Jacksonville, Fla.; Kansas City, Kan./Mo.; Los Angeles; Miami; New York; Newark, N.J.; Oakland, Calif.; Orlando, Fla.; Philadelphia; Provo, Utah; Salt Lake City; San Antonio; St. Louis; Tacoma, Wash.; Tampa, Fla.; Trenton, N.J; Waukegan, Ill.; Winston-Salem and Greensboro, N.C.; and West Palm Beach, Fla.
The Galaxy Tab 4 7.0 will be available through all Sprint channels starting this Friday.
T-Mobile’s HTC One (M8) arrives April 11, $0 down/$26.50 per month
We already got launch details from AT&T, Verizon, and Sprint, and now the last of the major US carriers, T-Mobile, has confirmed pricing and availability for HTC’s new One (M8) smartphone.
Unlike the three other carriers which are all already selling the HTC One M8 for $199 on contract, T-Mobile’s version of the device arrives on April 11 through online and brick and mortar locations. It will sell for $0 down and $26.50 per month on instalment plans (a similar financing plan is also offered by AT&T’s and Verizon), which brings the total cost of the device up to $636, slightly less than the unlocked $700 asking price for the Google Play Edition selling through Google.
New HTC One (M8) for sale online in US & Canada today, 7 countries before end of April
After unveiling its new flagship second-generation HTC One, the company just announced availability for the device on stage at its event in New York. The device will arrive in the US and Canada in the first couple of weeks of April through all major carrier partners, but starting today at 1PM EST you can pick one up online through HTC as previously revealed. It will also be available through select Verizon stores starting today.
The company announced the phone will be coming to a handful of countries before the end of April including Australia, Taiwan, UK, Germany, France, China, and the US. HTC didn’t mention a timeframe for the 100+ countries and 230+ carriers shown in the image above, but it did say the new HTC One M8 would be “the single largest product rollout in HTC’s history.”
Sense 6 will arrive for the last generation HTC One lineup, including the One mini and Max, this Spring. In addition, HTC Advantage is getting the free screen replacement program (as well as the latest version of Android promised for two years) that was previously rumored.
If you’re planning on picking up the new HTC One today, you can do so here starting at 1PM EST.
HTC unveils the new HTC One (M8), here are the official specs
We’re live from New York at HTC’s unveiling of the new HTC One (M8) and the company has now officially unveiled the new flagship smartphone. The company has spent the starting of its presentation talking about the HTC One’s high-quality metal construction that it described as “like a premium watch,” as well as the new Gunmetal Gray Hairline Finish pictured above. It also shared a few specs for the device (below) before moving on to its new customized version of Android, Sense 6 (or 6th Sense).
One of the big announcements for Sense 6 is that HTC is opening up its Blinkfeed homescreen to developers with a new SDK releasing today. Foursquare will be the first partner to support the feature and will publish, for example, lunch recommendations into the Blinkfeed homescreen, while Fitbit will display activity milestones in the feed. HTC is hoping other app developers will follow with support.
We have most of the hardware specs below (no huge surprises), but HTC also spent a lot of time talking about small tweaks you might not see in the specs list like much improved sound quality through a combination of redesigned speaker chambers and software tweaks. HTC also mentioned some big improvements for the camera including a new camera switcher (pictured in the gallery below) with new “dual capture”, “selfie”, and “customizable manual” shooting modes. The M8 also features a 300 millisecond focus time that’s 50% faster than the previous generation.
Sales for the new HTC One (M8) will kick off today in the US and Canada. Details on availability for other countries and carriers are available here.
Check out the official specs from HTC and some shots from the event below:
HTC site says new One (M8) goes on sale at 1PM EDT today, 4 colors, all major carriers
HTC’s event is about to kick off at 11AM ET, and it looks like the company just revealed that its new flagship second-ten HTC One (M8) smartphone will go on sale starting 1PM EDT today. A page for the device on HTC’s online store not only confirms the device goes on sale at 1PM, but also that Verizon, AT&T, T-Mobile, and Sprint will all be partners at launch. Purchases through HTC’s site will get free express shipping and the company is also giving away 65GB Google Drive storage for two years with every purchase. The page also makes mention of the Google Play Edition we told you about earlier and four color variants including “gun metal gray, silver, gold, and black.”
It’s unclear if the new HTC One will be available at 1PM through all carrier partners or just HTC’s site, or if the Google Play Edition will launch alongside the standard model. You can catch HTC’s livestream of the event here at 11AM ET or stay tuned to 9to5Google for all the official details.
HTC confirms Google Play Edition for new HTC One ahead of this morning’s unveiling
Ahead of this morning’s official unveiling of the all new HTC One in New York, the company has confirmed that a Google Play Edition of the device will be on the way (via AndroidPolice). No word if it will get a release alongside the regular version of the device, but we’ll know for sure in a few short hours. The confirmation comes from a description for the new HTC Gallery app that notes “Support for HTC One(M8) Google Play Edition is limited to HTC Photo Edit.”
The new HTC One (Codenamed M8) is the successor to HTC’s successful flagship HTC One smartphone from last year and has experienced a long list of leaks in recent months leading up to today’s unveiling. Yesterday we got a look at the device next to the previous generation in a lengthy comparison video.
Acer launches less expensive C7 Chromebook for $199
Acer today announced the launch of a new Chromebook, although those familiar with the company’s current C7 Chromebook will already be familiar with the new model. Apart from a drop from 4GB of RAM to 2GB, the only difference between the old C7 Chromebook and the new Chromebook C720-2848 is the price. Dropping down from 2GB of RAM also brings the price down to $199, down from the $249 Acer charges for the old 4GB model.
Otherwise specs remain the same: an 11.6-nich 1366 x 768 display, dual-core Intel® Celeron® processor, 16GB SDD, and three USB ports. The old model is still for sale, but now Acer officially has one of the most affordable Chromebooks on the market with its new $199 option. It’s already available on BestBuy and should hit other outlets shortly.
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