Daily Archives: January 14, 2016

Amazon Prime will be $73 for a limited time beginning January 15

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Amazon Prime has quickly become a commodity for folks who use Amazon’s services often, offering access to movies and shows, cloud storage, music, and, of course, fast and free delivery when buying things from the online retail giant.

The yearly $99 subscription price might be too high for some, though, and so Amazon is known to knock off the price of its service for a limited time to swing a few more subscriptions their way. To that end, Amazon has announced that beginning Friday, January 15, at 9:00 PM PST/12:00 AM EST, one year of Amazon Prime will be available for $73.

The sale ends on Sunday, January 17, at 11:59 PM local time, so you only have a limited time to jump on board if you’ve been considering signing up for Prime.

Amazon’s discounting Prime for a reason: Two Golden Globe wins for its show, Mozart In the Jungle. And for anyone that doesn’t want to sign up for Prime but still wants to check out the show, Amazon will stream the first two seasons for free this weekend only.

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In Celebration of Golden Globe Wins, Amazon is Making All Episodes from Seasons One and Two of Mozart in the Jungle Free to Watch – No Membership Required

Starting Friday January 15, at 9:00 p.m. PT and concluding at 11:59 p.m.local time, Sunday January 17, everyone can watch Mozart in the Jungle for free via the Amazon Video app for TVs, connected devices and mobile devices, or online at http://ift.tt/1Ptsw3L

Amazon will also offer Amazon Prime for just $73 starting this Friday at 9:00 p.m. PT in celebration of its wins at the 73rd Annual Golden Globe Awards

SEATTLE–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Jan. 14, 2016– (NASDAQ: AMZN)—Amazon today announced that in celebration of its two Golden Globe wins, it will make seasons one and two of the Amazon Original Series, Mozart in the Jungle available for free for everyone this weekend. Anyone can watch the first and second season of Mozart in the Jungle at no cost starting Friday January 15, at 9:00 p.m. PT and concluding at 11:59 p.m. local time, Sunday January 17, using the Amazon Video app for TVs, connected devices including Fire TV and mobile devices, or online athttp://ift.tt/1Ptsw3L. For a list of all Amazon Video compatible devices visit http://ift.tt/1ORnstM. Also starting Friday January 15, at 9:00 p.m. PT and concluding at 11:59 p.m. local time, Sunday January 17, and in celebration of Mozart in the Jungle’s multiple wins at the 73rd Annual Golden Globe Awards, Amazon Prime will be available for just $73. New members can sign-up for this limited-time Prime offer athttp://ift.tt/1Otd3AC.

Mozart in the Jungle took home the 2016 Golden Globe award for Best Musical or Comedy Series, while its lead star, Gael García Bernal, earned the coveted title of Best Actor in a Musical or Comedy Series. This year’s winmarks four total Golden Globe awards for Amazon, following last year’s double win for Transparent in the same categories, and also makes Amazonthe first network in a decade to win Best Musical or Comedy Series and Best Actor in a Musical or Comedy Series in back-to-back years for different shows.

“What an incredible honor to be recognized by the Hollywood Foreign Presstwo years in a row,” said Roy Price, Vice President of Amazon Studios. “We are incredibly proud of Gael, Jason, Roman, Paul and everyone involved in the making of Mozart in the Jungle – it’s gratifying and exciting to see the success of this series.”

Based on the critically acclaimed memoir Mozart in the Jungle: Sex, Drugs & Classical Music by Blair Tindall, the multi-award winning Amazon Original Series, Mozart in the Jungle draws back the curtain at the New York Symphony, where artistic dedication and creativity collide with mind games, politicking and survival instincts. The series is executive produced by Roman Coppola (Moonrise Kingdom), Jason Schwartzman (The Darjeeling Limited) and Paul Weitz (About a Boy) and stars Gael Garcia Bernal (Rosewater), Saffron Burrows (Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.), Hannah Dunne (Frances Ha), Lola Kirke (Gone Girl), Malcolm McDowell (The Mentalist), Peter Vack (I Just Want My Pants Back) and Bernadette Peters (Smash).

In addition to SD and HD, the series is also available in 4K Ultra HD on Amazon Fire TV and compatible Samsung, LG and Sony smart TVs and inHigh Dynamic Range (HDR) on compatible Samsung and LG smart TVs. Prime members can also download the series for offline viewing on iOS, Android, and Fire devices at no additional cost.

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Samsung will make Qualcomm’s new Snapdragon 820 processor

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Qualcomm calls on Samsung for Snapdragon 820 Photo: QualcommScarred by the Snapdragon 810’s overheating issues? You’re not the only one — but it’s not something we’ll have to worry about with the Snapdragon 820, thanks to Samsung. The South Korean company has today confirmed that it will manufacture Qualcomm’s latest flagship using its cutting-edge 14-nanometer manufacturing process — the same process used to

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Samsung to be primary supplier of iPhone OLED panels

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There have been a lot of rumors floating around lately of a planned move to OLED panes for future iPhones. The switch is said to take place in 2018, but when we are talking about production on the iPhone scale, preparations definitely need to already be under way.

In its current state the OLED market has only a few major players that can hope to even come close to the order volumes Cupertino would require, which is why speculations have involved Samsung as a primary supplier. The two giant’s polarized business relationship has also led to some speculations about enlisting Japan Display Inc. for future iPhone display orders, but that seems less likely after a new wave of interesting contracts was unearthed.

No official information has been shared on the subject yet by any of the involved parties, but industry sources claim that a contract between Apple and Samsung has already been signed. We can only imagine the severe non-disclosure clauses such a document may have, but in an effort to bring some more believability to the rumor, leaksters have backed it up with a few numbers.

Allegedly, Samsung is planning to invest $6.64 billion to $7.47 billion in its display business. This would go towards equipment, plant improvements and staff to enable increased production loads. Allegedly, the investment will be broken down into an initial $2.49B to $3.32B this year to ensure the production of 30 000 to 45 000 OLED sheets per month, followed by an additional $4.17 billion in 2017 for another 45 000 sheets monthly.

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Samsung will be making Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 820 processor

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Qualcomm is a big name in mobile processing, but Samsung is another company that’s done great work in the field. While Samsung has its own Exynos line of processors, it has also formed partnerships with many companies, including Qualcomm. One result of that partnership is that Samsung will be manufacturing Qualcomm’s new Snapdragon 820 processor.

The reasoning behind the deal is simple. Samsung recently introduced a new 14nm LPP (low-power-plus) process for creating its processors, which allows for a speed increase of 15% while still improving power efficiency by 15%. As such, Qualcomm is having Samsung create the Snapdragon 820 processor in order to take advantage of those benefits.

The Snapdragon 820 processor is expected to arrive in devices within the first half of 2016. It will be used both in mobile devices as well as IoT (Internet of Things) connected devices.

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Razer celebrating 6th consecutive CES award with international 50% off sale

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Now before you get too crazy with your plotting, the deal is restricted to peripherals and accessories and is limited to one item per customer. If you are looking to score a new PC from Razer, they will have some at 30% off, but all of these deals are “while supplies last,” so you are going to need to be there right when things kick off.

This deal is restricted to those with a Razer ID that are members of Razer Insider, so if you haven’t already ticked those boxes, you’ll need to sign up for both before they will issue you your unique discount code. Hit the source link at the end of the post for instructions on how to do so at Razer’s site.

While Razer isn’t a mobile-focused company by any stretch of the imagination, they do have a number of products that Android fans can appreciate, particularly at 50% off. I’ll let you go ahead and do your own shopping over there, but for Android fans, a couple items to look at are the Razer Serval Bluetooth game controller and the Razer Leviathan Mini Bluetooth Speaker.

I’ll warn you that you can find many of Razer’s products for around 50% off on a typical day on the web, so do a quick search if something catches your eye to make sure it’s really a great deal. Also, you should focus on items that are over $98, as you need to clear $49 on the final order to qualify for free shipping.

The deal kicks off at different times depending on where you are. In the U.S. and Canada it begins at 8 PM Central time on Thursday the 14th, the Asia Pacific region starts at 10 a.m. SGT on Friday the 15th, and Europe at 10 a.m. CET on Friday the 15th.

Congratulations to Razer on yet another win at CES this year and happy deal hunting. Let us know if you manage to score anything awesome.

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An Abu Dhabi hotel offers 1.2Gbps internet speed to its guests

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Having internet at the hotel you’re staying in is somewhat of an expected feature, however, as most of you will surely agree, having an actually working connection is a rarity, let alone one that is free and has adequate bandwidth to do a bit more than check your mail. Hitting all of the above might be considered a godsend by a lot of people working on the go, now more than ever with remote working environments and teleconferencing.

Enter the Jannah Burj Al Sarab in Abu Dhabi, which boasts a downstream connection of 1.2 Gbps. This crowns the service as the fastest found within a hotel (and faster than what’s available in most homes for that matter).

According to the hotel management, the improved speeds come as a result of a recent network upgrade, prior to which the establishment could only boast around 240 Mbps – still a ridiculously good result when compared to your average hotel Internet…

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Por qué no necesitas un smartphone con lector de huellas

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Históricamente, Toshiba fue el primer fabricante en implementar el lector de huellas dactilares en un teléfono móvil, el Toshiba G500 lanzado ahí por el año 2007. A pesar de que en los meses siguientes fueron lanzadas otras apuestas de diferentes marcas e inclusive un sucesor del G500, dicho componente nunca llegó a brillar por si mismo.

No fue sino hasta el Motorola Atrix 4G, presentado en el CES 2011, cuando el lector de huellas dactilares volvió a aparecer en la escena de los dispositivos móviles y tomó cierta importancia. Sin embargo, con el paso del tiempo y las futuras generaciones de smartphones que se preocupaban por implementar pantallas de mayores dimensiones y resoluciones, así como procesadores con más núcleos, nuevamente cayó en el olvido.

El resurgimiento de la mano del iPhone 5S

Si bien en el blog tratamos temas enteramente relacionados al sistema operativo móvil de Google, es imperativo hacer mención del iPhone 5S de Apple, pues fue el dispositivo que verdaderamente hizo resurgir el lector de huellas dactilares en la escena móvil. Aunque duela reconocerlo, fue a partir de este evento que los fabricante de terminales Android comenzaron a tomar en serio la integración de este elemento, pero ¿es realmente necesario el lector de huellas?

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¿Es realmente necesario el lector de huellas?

Como en todo, las opiniones respecto a la adición de este componente en los dispositivos móviles están divididas. Hay quienes afirman que es una característica innecesaria ya que incrementa los precios de los terminales, y si bien la gran mayoría de los dispositivos de las gamas media-alta y alta han comenzado a implementarlos, el uso del mismo está muy limitado.

En el otro extremo se encuentran las personas que ven este componente como una innovación hecha y derecha. Esto debido a que supone un nivel más a la protección de los datos almacenados, o por la simple comodidad que implican al desbloquear los dispositivos con un simple toque de la yema de los dedos.

Evidentemente, cada vertiente tiene sus pros y contras, mismos que no son absolutos sino que se adaptan a todos los entusiastas usuarios del ecosistema Android dependiendo de las necesidades, gustos y posibilidades de cada uno. Vamos a hacer un repaso de las que podríamos considerar las razones más importantes para incorporar el lector de huellas en los smartphones, así como la réplica correspondiente.

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Seguridad

Este es el apartado que podría considerarse como el más afectado de manera positiva, ya que el lector de huellas asegura que nadie podrá acceder a la información en el terminal en caso de robo o pérdida; al menos nadie con los conocimientos necesarios. Diversos estudios han confirmado que no es un método de seguridad 100% infalible, sino que las personas con los conocimientos correctos podrían burlar la autenticación.

Viéndolo desde este ángulo, valdría lo mismo contar con un buen patrón de seguridad para proteger la información del terminal como es debido, en lugar de implementar este componente. En ese sentido, no te pierdas este artículo sobre los patrones de desbloqueo que no debes usar jamás.

Comodidad

Es cierto que es muy cómodo desbloquear el teléfono o autorizar un pago con tan solo un toque de los dedos, sin embargo esto no implica que sea enteramente necesario hacerse con un terminal con esta tecnología. Sobre todo si tenemos en cuenta que los sistemas inalámbricos de pago como Android Pay aún no están del todo difundidos en el globo, más que invariablemente en Estados Unidos y mercados asiáticos, por lo general los de la compañía fabricante, Corea del Sur, por ejemplo.

Durante años, hemos retirado dinero de cajeros automáticos y confirmado compras con tarjetas de débito o crédito con ayuda del siempre confiable NIP, y no le veo problema en que siga siendo de esta manera, al menos hasta la estandarización de estos sistemas de pago.

pagos lector huellas android

Precio

Como ya mencioné anteriormente, casi por regla general la integración del lector de huellas en los dispositivos se traduce en un aumento considerable de precio, a menos que se trate de un dispositivo chino como el Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 que hemos analizado. Sin embargo cuando se trata de dispositivos proveniente de las grandes fabricantes reconocidas a nivel internacional, la historia es diferente.

Aún con las pocas opciones de uso ¿vale la pena desembolsar cantidades exorbitantes de dinero por esta tecnología?

La decisión es personal

Teniendo en cuenta todos los argumentos expuestos anteriormente, más muchos otros que cada persona podría tener, pues cada cabeza es un mundo, la decisión claramente varía de persona a persona. Todos tenemos gustos, necesidades y posibilidades monetarias diferentes; de hecho es debido a esto que la escena de dispositivos Android es tan vasta.

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