Monthly Archives: September 2015

Samsung Pay is now available in the U.S. with a free accessory offer

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In March of this year, Samsung made its own mobile payments option official with Samsung Pay. Now a few months later, the service is now available in the United States for those with the appropriate devices. Samsung’s even throwing in a free accessory offer for good measure.

As hinted at above, you’ll need a Samsung-branded Android-based device to take advantage of Samsung Pay in the United States. Specifically, you’ll need a Galaxy S6, Galaxy S6 edge, Galaxy S6 edge+, or a Galaxy Note 5 to use the service. As it stands right now, AT&T, T-Mobile, Sprint, and U.S. Cellular all support the payment option. Verizon Wireless says that it is still evaluating Samsung Pay.

Samsung Pay supports the cards you’d expect, including Visa, MasterCard, and American Express. U.S. Bank, Citi Bank, and Bank of America are on board for supporting the mobile payment option as well.

For owners of the Galaxy Note 5 or the Galaxy S6 edge+, Samsung has a limited-time promotion going for you if you sign up for Samsung Pay. If you activate between today, September 28, and October 11 at 11:59PM ET, you’ll be able to choose from either a wallet flip cover or a wireless charging pad. To get enrolled in the offer, after you’ve successfully activated a card, head into the app and select More –> Announcements –> Samsung Pay Activation Offer.

Android Pay has been available for a little while now, and offers support for more devices, but Samsung Pay has a leg up when it comes to terminal support thanks to its Magnetic Secure Transmission (MST) technology, which allows it to work at terminals that don’t offer NFC support. With that in mind, and if you have a supported device, do you plan on using Samsung Pay?

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Microsoft Announces New 1 TB Xbox One Bundle

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Microsoft will be offering a new 1 TB Xbox One bundle to go with its timed exclusive Rise of The Tomb Raider, the company announced today. Coming in at $399.99, the bundle comes with a 1 TB Xbox One, a digital copy of Rise of The Tomb Raider and the exclusive “tactical survival pack,” a small set of digital goodies to prove to people that you really did buy this particular bundle. It also comes with a download of Tomb Raider: Definitive Edition as a nice little bonus: we’ll reserve judgement on Rise of the Tomb Raider, but the original reboot was excellent.

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Here’s Why Your Smartphone Storage Is Always Full

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Call it the smartphone shuffle: After you’ve had one of these devices for awhile, there’s a decent chance you can’t add any apps or media files without digging into it and deleting others. The worst part: A full phone can seemingly come out of nowhere, and impact users who have avoided intentionally downloading huge files. If your phone never seems to have enough storage space, here’s what’s going on:

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Google has no plans to bring Android Pay to rooted phones

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Android Pay is here. Photo: GoogleGoogle will want to give Android Pay the best possible chance of competing against Apple Pay, but that doesn’t mean it will support rooted smartphones and unofficial ROMs. Android Pay doesn’t support rooted devices in the interests of security. With root access, your Android handset is more vulnerable than most, and the last thing you

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Científicos encuentran signos de agua líquida en la superficie de Marte

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Agua en Marte. Así de sencillo. Bueno en realidad no es tan fácil como parece, pero sí, la NASA ha confirmado la existencia de algunas evidencias que podrían confirmar la presencia del ansiado líquido en la superficie del planeta rojo. Para ser exact…

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New leak reveals Nexus 5X and 6P pricing, pre-order date

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At this point we’re less than one day away from Google’s big event where it’s going to announce the LG Nexus 5X and Huawei Nexus 6P. Bits and pieces about the two devices have been leaking every day since last week, and now we have received the information that’s been missing so far.

We’re talking about pricing and pre-order details. According to a new rumor (which we see no reason to doubt this close to the official unveiling), pre-orders for both phones will start tomorrow, on September 29, right after Google’s event finishes.

The LG Nexus 5X will start at $379.99 for the 16GB model. This handset will be up for pre-order in the Google Store in the US, UK, Korea, Ireland, and Japan. There will be a 32GB version too, but it’s still unclear how much that will go for. The Nexus 5X will come in three colors: Carbon, Quartz, and Ice Blue.

The Huawei Nexus 6P will start at $499.99 for the 32GB variant. It will be up for pre-order in the Google Store in the US, UK, Canada, Ireland, and Japan. The phablet will also come in 64GB and 128GB iterations, but those haven’t been priced in this leak. Japan will exclusively get the gold hue for the 6P, while other countries will have to settle for Aluminum, Graphite, and Frost.

A strange thing to note is that the pre-order countries are not the same for both devices, for whatever reason. Furthermore, the Nexus 5X and Nexus 6P will allegedly not be sold in any carrier stores in the US (even though they will both support the bands from all major US networks). Instead, they will be offered online only.

Despite what FCC documents said, neither of the two new Nexus phones will come with a microSD card slot, according to the same source. This wouldn’t be surprising at all, given Google’s past behavior.

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If I Had a Time Machine: 6 Power Women Share Most Valuable Career Advice

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What if you had the opportunity to ask today’s most successful leaders to identify the single most important lesson they’ve learned on a given topic? And what if those same leaders were willing to drill down on their personal experiences and share key insights in an honest and relevant way? My guess is that it would be a game-changer for many of us.

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