Sidecar as we know it is shutting down

San Francisco-based ride-sharing service Sidecar is shutting down on December 31 (at 2PM Pacific Time). This was announced by the company’s co-founder and CEO Sunil Paul in a blog post on Medium.

Image credit: Hayne Palmour IV U-T San Diego

“Today is a turning point for Sidecar as we prepare to end our ride and delivery service so we can work on strategic alternatives and lay the groundwork for the next big thing,” Paul said. “This is the end of the road for the Sidecar ride and delivery service, but it’s by no means the end of the journey for the company.”

For those who aren’t in the know, founded in 2011, Sidecar was one of the first start-ups in the ride-sharing and car-hailing market, which is currently dominated by the likes of Uber and Lyft. It managed to raise a total of $35 million from investors including Union Square Ventures and billionaire Richard…

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New Samsung Gear S2 update is aimed at improving battery life

Samsung has started rolling out a new update to its Gear S2 smartwatch that is primarily aimed at improving the battery life of the device. Weighing in at 4.85MB, the update bumps the software version to R730TUVU1AOL3.

A quick look at the change-log (see image below) suggests that the What’s new section only lists “Battery life has been optimized”. However, the update could also include some regular bug fixes and stability improvements.

To install the update, open the Samsung Gear app on your phone and head to Settings. Once there, go to the About Gear option, and then tap the Update Gear button. This should do the…

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Apple could ink deal with Samsung and LG for future OLED iPhones

LG-G-Flex-2We’ve heard for years that Apple could incorporate OLED displays into next-generation iPhones, but over the past few months, those rumors have ramped up, suggesting that the power-sipping display technology could land as early as the iPhone 7. Now, a new report buttresses those rumors, saying Apple is close to finalizing a supply agreement with

The post Apple could ink deal with Samsung and LG for future OLED iPhones appeared first on Cult of Android.

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iPhone 7c mass production expected to start next month, report says

Earlier this month, there were reports that the rumored Apple iPhone 7c will be launched in September 2016. However, a recent China Mobile roadmap revealed an April launch. While there’s still no confirmation on the launch time frame, a new report is suggesting that the device will go into mass production soon.

As per the report, Apple is already done with a small-scale trial production of the smartphone, and the mass production is expected to begin in January. In addition, it was also revealed that the handset will be similar to the iPhone 5s in shape and size, and will also come in three color options just like the latter.

Finally, the report also notes that the iPhone 7c (or iPhone 6c, or whatever it is called, as the name is also not yet confirmed) will pack in a 1,642 mAh battery. As for the price, the device is rumored to carry a tag of somewhere between $400-$500, presumably off…

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Nylas N1, un cliente alternativo a Thunderbird

Nylas N1Desde que Mozilla anunciase que reduciría los apoyos a Thunderbird, muchos son los clientes que han intentado o intentan hacerse un hueco en el mercado y en el mundo de las distribuciones.  De ahí que hablemos hoy de uno de los clientes más desconocidos pero a la vez más interesantes que he visto últimamente.

Nylas N1 es el nombre de este cliente de correo electrónico que ofrece casi lo mismo o más que Thunderbird, aunque si lo que se busca es simpleza, este cliente de email es lo que buscáis. Nylas N1 es un cliente simple, con una apariencia visual muy similar a Mail de Mac y multiplataforma. Efectivamente, Nylas N1 es un cliente que se puede instalar en Windows, en Mac OS y en Gnu/Linux, por lo que es ideal para aquellos que día a día trabajan con varios ordenadores con varios sistemas operativos distintos.

Además Nylas N1 está abierto a la comunidad de desarrolladores. El software es Open Source por lo que además de poder modificar lo que queramos, también podemos crear plugins especiales que den nuevas funciones al cliente de correo. Esto es importante porque nos permitirá incluir cualquier función, bien sea de seguridad, bien de cualquier otro tipo de funcionalidad sin tener que esperar a las decisiones de una gran fundación o empresa.

Nylas N1 admitirá plugins totalmente libres

Ni que decir tiene que Nylas N1 es compatible con los principales servicios de correo electrónico, esto es, podremos usar nuestras cuentas de gmail, de outlook, de yahoo, iCloud, Microsoft Exchange, etc… Ahora bien, no podremos usar cuentas IMAP ni correo SMTP, protocolos antiguos que pocos usamos en nuestro día a día.

Para poder instalar este cliente es nuestro sistema, primero hemos de tener una distribución que use la paquetería Deb o en su defecto saber pasar paquetes deb a otras plataformas. Una vez superado esto, nos vamos a este enlace y nos descargamos el paquete deb.  El resto ya lo sabréis que hacer, pero comienza con el comando

sudo aptitude install n1.deb

Personalmente me ha sorprendido este cliente porque es uno de los clientes más bonitos y más sencillos que he encontrado para Gnu/Linux, tanto que uno de los clientes más similares que he visto es el usado en Elementary OS, un sistema que busca la belleza. En cuanto a funcionalidad, la verdad es que ofrece lo mismo que Thunderbird, al menos lo que muchos usuarios utilizan diariamente ¿ vosotros qué pensáis? ¿ qué os parece Nylas N1?

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New lawsuit claims Apple slows down older iPhones on iOS 9

A new lawsuit is demanding $5M in damages from Apple for intentionally slowing down performance of legacy iPhones. The plaintiff claims that Apple has been engaging in deceptive business practices of purposely slowing down 100 members’ iPhone 4S’s.

After performing the upgrade in software, these iPhone 4S’s have apparently become so bogged down that they have become unusable in day-to-day conditions. Both first and third-party app loading delays are significantly longer with reported freezing and crashing as well.

This bogging down of software performance is said to encourage users to upgrade their old devices to newer iPhones.

The lawsuit continues by also claiming false advertisement from the installation notes for the new update. While these notes mention faster performance, enhanced security, longer battery life, and new app features, these same notes lack a warning of possible compatibility issues on older devices like the iPhone 4S.

The same lawsuit is aimed at Apple’s ecosystem saying that rather than upgrading to another phone OS, Apple’s business structure of apps and music is more likely to keep people from jumping ship to avoid losing the investments of money spent on apps and…

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