Xiaomi Mi Pad 2 (64GB variant) sells out within a minute on launch day

Announced last month in China, the all-metal Mi Pad 2 tablet from Xiaomi comes in both 16GB and 64GB memory configurations. While the former has been available for purchase, the latter was launched in the country this week, only to be sold out in just 60 seconds.

That’s right. According to a report out of China, the device was out of stock within a minute of going on sale. Not only the 64GB variant, but the standard 16GB model was also sold out on that day, the report notes.

It isn’t, however, clear whether the sell out was due to a strong demand of the tablet or limited stock. For those who aren’t already aware, the 16GB Mi Pad 2 costs RMB 999 ($155), while the 64GB variant carries a price tag of RMB 1,299…

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Chinese company FiresVR launches a new VR headset JiDome-1

While virtual reality is still somewhat of a novelty, it hasn’t stopped companies like FiresVR from making new VR hardware. The headset is going to be called the JiDome-1 and is among the first VR products directly comparable to Samsung’s Gear VR. The company calls itself “the Xiaomi of China’s VR industry”.

While other products like the Samsung Gear VR, Holo Lens, or the Oculus Rift are manufactured in China, they don’t have many “official” Google Cardboard-type of VR accessories. This is the first company making a real VR product for China.

The headset was demonstrated with a Xiaomi Note flagship phone but the company still has to work on compatibility with more phones on the market. Due to hardware and software limitations with the technology used, as of right now, the JiDome-1 is only compatible with 30% of the phones on the market.

The JiDome-1 is said to be available to developers in the first quarter of 2016. It uses an optical structure that is able to adapt to different screen sizes. The headset features a 9-axis gyroscope and proximity sensor, cooling fans, and will hold a price tag for developers who wish to purchase it of ¥199 which converts to around 30 dollars.

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AT&T finally testing cross-VoLTE between US carriers

VoLTE is such a great way to hear callers with crystal-clear quality. While this feature is such a great advancement in the telecommunications industry, the problem with it is that they haven’t enabled this feature for calls made between callers of different service providers.

As of right now, if an AT&T caller dials a Verizon subscriber, both the recipient and the caller will only be hearing each other in standard audio quality. The only way for callers to take advantage of higher quality VoLTE is if the recipient happens to also be on the same cellular network as the caller.

Well, also as of now, AT&T has announced that in very few markets, they have already begun testing VoLTE calls between AT&T and other carriers. It isn’t explicitly mentioned which carriers they are testing, but there has been a previous mention of Verizon being such carrier.

AT&T also mentions that it is also working with “other” carriers to bring the same cross-compatibility for VoLTE, acknowledging the previous announcements with Verizon in mind.

The purpose of AT&Ts post was to announce the company’s milestone of 27 million VoLTE subscribers in the US with reach to over 295 million Americans.

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A Microsoft Surface Phone Will Not Be Enough

Over the last week or so, there has been plenty of speculation regarding a potential Microsoft Surface Phone and its implications in the smartphone space. Some think the speculation is just rumor mongering and Microsoft hasn’t confirmed a Surface Phone is in the works at all. Others believe the phone may even run be able to Android or iOS apps, in addition to being part of the Windows 10 ecosystem.

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Enfrentados por el Nexus 6P, ¿el tope de gama que estábamos esperando?

Enfrentados Google Nexus 6P

El Nexus 6P fabricado por Huawei ha sido sin duda uno de los mejores teléfonos del 2015. Estamos ante un dispositivo que no ha dejado indiferente a nadie, con un hardware increíble, un diseño premium y un apartado multimedia sobresaliente. ¿Algo más? Pues que es un Nexus y eso supone soporte de Google. Casi nada.

Por esto mismo, nuestros compañeros Jaume y Carlos no han podido resistir a la tentación y han decidido brindarnos con uno de sus divertidos enfrentados antes de acabar el año. Ya sabéis que no cualquier teléfono se lo merece, pero es que el Nexus 6P no es cualquier teléfono. En el sofá de los enfrentados, por un lado Carlos, al que parece que no le ha entusiasmado el nuevo teléfono de Google; por el otro lado, Jaume, que desde ahora duerme cada noche abrazado a su nuevo teléfono. ¿Quién ganará?

Fuera de bromas, Google y Huawei han lanzado al mercado una autentica bestia, el terminal Nexus más potente hasta la fecha, perfecto para los usuarios más exigentes. Su precio puede echar para atrás a más de uno… pero claro, la calidad se paga, y este es un teléfono que rebosa calidad por los cuatro costados.

Nexus 6P
Dimensiones 16 cm x 7,7 cm x 7,3 mm
Peso 178 gramos
Pantalla 5,7 pulgadas Amoled y resolución de 2560 x 1440 píxeles
Densidad de píxeles 518 ppi
Procesador Snapdragon 810 y Adreno 430
RAM 3 GB
Sistema operativo Android 6.0 Marhsmallow
Almacenamiento 32/64/128 GB
Cámaras Trasera de 13 megapíxeles y delantera de 8 megapíxeles
Batería 3.450 mAh
Otros NFC, lector de huellas, carga rápida, LTE
Precio de salida Precio oficial 649 euros

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Nexus 6P 649,00 € COMPRAR
PVP 649 €

Para vosotros, ¿quién de los dos ha ganado? ¿Pensais igual que carlos? O por el contrario, ¿estáis del lado de jaume?

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How the Internet of Things Got Hacked


How the Internet of Things Got Hacked
Today, cheap, radio-connected computers have invaded meatspace. They’re now embedded in everything from our toys to our cars to our bodies. And this year has made clearer than ever before that this Internet of Things introduces all the vulnerabilities of the digital world into our real world.

December 29, 2015 at 05:03PM
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