Daily Archives: June 18, 2015

Samsung Galaxy J7 and J5 with front-facing flash are now official

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The Galaxy J7 and J5 – which have been part of various leaks over the past few weeks – have been officially announced by Samsung in China, where they will go on sale this week.

Specs-wise, the J7 is powered by an octa-core Snapdragon 615 processor, and sports a 5.5-inch display with 720 x 1280 pixels. On the other hand, the J5 is powered by a 1.2 GHz quad-core Snapdragon 410 processor, and sports a 5-inch 720p display.

They measure 152.2 x 79.1 x 7.9mm and 142 x 73 x 8.5mm, and pack in a 3000 mAh and 2600 mAh battery, respectively.

The rest of the specs are identical: 1.5 GB RAM, 16 GB expandable storage space, and 13 MP rear and 5 MP front cameras. In addition, they offer LTE and dual SIM capabilities, run Android 5.1 Lollipop, and come in black, white, and gold colour options.

It's worth mentioning that these are the South Korean company's first smartphones that come with front-facing LED flash. As for the price, while the J7 carries a price tag of 1,798 CNY ($290), the J5 will set you back 1,398 CNY ($225). It isn't yet clear if and when the handsets will be available outside of China.

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Why Boston Students Created A ‘Know Your Rights’ App

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Why Boston Students Created A ‘Know Your Rights’ App
Boston-area high schoolers have a new digital tool to help them flex their student rights and understand their responsibilities as members of their local public school system. The app aims to promote self-advocacy and address the school-to-prison pipeline.

June 18, 2015 at 10:02PM
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This Mystery Photo Haunting Reddit Appears to Be Image Recognition Gone Very Weird

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This Mystery Photo Haunting Reddit Appears to Be Image Recognition Gone Very Weird
Last week, this hellish magic eye popped up on Reddit with no attribution and the perfectly vague caption “this image was generated by a computer on its own.” It became an internet mystery, with guesses springing up across social networks.

June 18, 2015 at 08:54PM
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5.5-inch Alcatel OneTouch Idol 3 arrives in Canada on June 30

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After having made its way to the US already, Alcatel's OneTouch Idol 3 is now headed to Canada too, in its 5.5-inch iteration.

Alcatel has officially announced that the Idol 3 will land in Canada on June 30. Over there you'll be able to purchase one from no less than three carriers: Bell, Telus, and Videotron. All of them will have the handset available both online and in stores.

That's quite the launch compared to the US, where Alcatel resorted to using its own official store (powered by Amazon) to offer the Idol 3.

Unfortunately pricing information for Canada hasn't been announced yet, but keeping in mind that the normal price of the phone in the US is $249.99, it should probably retail for around CAD 300 or so unlocked.

The Alcatel OneTouch Idol 3 comes with a 5.5-inch 1080p touchscreen, a 13 MP rear camera with LED flash, an 8 MP selfie cam, 2GB of RAM, 16GB of expandable storage, and a 2,910 mAh battery. It runs Android 5.0 Lollipop. It's powered by the Qualcomm Snapdragon 615 chipset, which has an octa-core Cortex-A53 CPU clocked at up to 1.5…

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