Netflix: Is ‘Making A Murderer’ A New Genre In Film?

Making A Murderer, Netflix’s long-form non-fiction series, is a slow, deep, detailed exploration that is hypnotic in its tick-tock rhythm. It draws you in, revealing its story in no particular hurry and with none of television’s required cliffhangers or ginned up characters. It’s a massive gathering of almost 700 hours of police interrogation footage, interviews, news reports and courtroom video. And it may be a whole new genre of non-fiction film.

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HTC to spin off its nascent VR business into a separate company

A report from the company’s native Taiwan says that HTC is getting ready to spin off its nascent VR business into a new company.

According to some unnamed sources in the industry, HTC CEO Cher Wang will soon create a new entity that will only handle VR products such as the upcoming HTC Vive headset. For starters, this new company will be wholly owned by Wang and HTC.

The move is meant to separate the hopefully successful VR-related endeavors by HTC from its smartphone division, which hasn’t been doing all that well in the past few years. Dealers working on the Taiwan Stock Exchange said investors now have high hopes that “the VR business will help HTC offset the impact resulting from escalating competition in the global smartphone market”.

HTC shares went up by more than 5% following the news. That said, the company hasn’t issued an official statement on the matter, at least not yet.

The HTC Vive will be up for pre-order starting on February 29, and it may end up costing around $1,500. It was initially presented at last year’s MWC, and it will finally become available in April. It was developed in cooperation with…

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Marshmallow update for HTC One M8 units in UK to begin rolling in next 48 hours; One M9 to follow shortly

HTC has announced that the One M8 units in the UK will start receiving the Android 6.0 update in the next 48 hours. The announcement came in the form of a tweet sent out by the company’s official UK twitter account.

Great news! We’ll be rolling out the Marshmallow update for the HTC One M8 over the next 48 hours. One M9 to follow shortly.— HTC UK (@HTC_UK) January 18, 2016

In addition, the Taiwanese company also revealed that the update will be rolled out to the One M9 units in the country shortly thereafter, although no specific timeframe was mentioned.

While there’s currently no official word on it, it’d be safe to assume that the update in question will only be rolled out to unlocked units of these devices, with operator-specific versions getting it later.

For those who aren’t already aware, the Canadian carrier variants of the One M9 are set to receive the Android 6.0 Marshmallow update…

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Top 5 most popular Android apps from last week: CastBox, Trackendar

Every week we cover new Android apps with Fresh Meat on Wednesday, followed by Android Gaming on Thursday and Top 10 App Updates on Friday. When Monday rolls around, we look back to see which apps were the most appealing to our audience. Read on for the five most popular Android apps from last week. These apps are ones that are most likely new and haven’t appeared in the top five list more than three times.

1. Trackendar

Trackendar

App info:  This app helps you to track common events, habits and chores. Presents them on a nice monthly view so you can see at a glance what’s been going on and provides reminders so you don’t forget to log what happend each day.

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2. Bodyweight Fitness

Bodyweight Fitness

App info: Level up your fitness and strength, gain flexibility and learn more about calisthenics. Make a healthy change in your life by becoming more active, aware and motivated.

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3. CastBox

CastBox

App info: With hundreds of thousands of free podcasts and radio at your fingertips, it’s easy to find and enjoy your next favorite podcast radio on your Android.

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4. Google

Google

App info: Google app for Android: The fastest, easiest way to find what you need on the web and on your device.

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5. The Room Three

The Room Three

App info: The eagerly awaited sequel to the BAFTA award winning ‘The Room’ and ‘The Room Two’ is finally here. Welcome to The Room Three, a physical puzzle game within a beautifully tactile world.

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Note:  To ensure that all apps receive a fair chance to make the list, we will retire any app that has made the list for three consecutive weeks.

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Leaked LG G5 diagram shows off redesign in the upcoming flagship

The LG G5 is a hot topic, which should be expected based on the device the rumors that are surrounding it. And if a leaked image supposedly showcasing the redesigned hardware is any indication, there’s certainly quite a bit to look forward to.

That is, unless you like the volume buttons being on the backside of the device. According to the image, which was supplied to Android Authority by Shai Mizrachi, LG has opted to move the volume buttons from the back of the handset, where they have been positioned in the last few G-branded devices, over to the left side edge. There doesn’t appear to be a power button on the right side, though, which has many speculating that that particular button is still positioned on the back cover.

And that’s where the fingerprint reader is said to be as well, in the same spot where we’ve seen it implemented on other devices in the past, including LG’s Nexus 5X. The new G5 is actually thinner than the G4 from last year, with the diagram showing a phone that measures in at 149.4 x 73.9 x 8.2mm (the G4 had a thickness of 9.8mm).

The thinness of the G5 would lend credence to the past rumor that LG has implemented a slide-out design for the replaceable battery in the upcoming flagship, something that this report corroborates as well.

The diagram also seems to point out that the screen will be edge-to-edge, and previous rumors have suggested it will measure in at 5.6 inches and have a QHD resolution.

The LG G5 is certainly sounding like it will be an exciting handset for 2016. The Life’s Good crew is expected to announce the device on February 21 at Mobile World Congress 2016.

Are you looking forward to seeing what the real device looks like and features?

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OTG: conoce las funciones del gran olvidado de Android

OTG

Una de las funciones más interesantes pero menos usadas en Android es la conectividad OTG. Quizás nunca hayas oído hablar de ella, o no sepas para qué funciona. En este artículo te lo vamos a explicar y te aclararemos cuales son algunas de sus funciones más interesantes y prácticas. ¡Vamos allá!

USB OTG: ¿qué es y cómo funciona?

Hace un tiempo nuestros compañeros en el Androide Libre daban una buena deficinión del OTG.

El OTG o USB OTG (On-The-Go), es una extensión de USB 2.0 que permite a los dispositivos con puertos USB más flexibilidad en la gestión de dicha conexión. O lo que es lo mismo (y hablando rápido y mal), poder conectar cualquier dispositivo mediante USB a nuestro smartphone o tablet. Ya sea una cámara digital, un pendrive, un módem USB, un teclado, un ratón, etc.

Por desgracia, en muchas ocasiones el fabricante no nos informa sobre cómo usar esta tecnología. Es por ello que recopilaremos aquellas funciones que te pueden resultar más interesantes. Antes de nada debes informarte de si tu dispositivo dispone o no de este tipo de tecnología. Por lo general las gamas más bajas no lo suelen incorporar.

Consumo multimedia: Olvídate de la microSD

MicroSD

Películas, bibliotecas musicales, archivos de trabajo… Son algunos de los archivos que tanta memoria ocupan y que no queremos borrar aunque no los utilicemos. El uso del OTG aquí puede ser crucial, gracias a él podremos acceder al contenido que deseemos de manera puntual.

Lo único que necesitaremos es un buen explorador de archivos. Desde aquí recomendamos ES File Explorer. Este nos permitirá acceder a nuestras carpetas internas de una manera muy visual y sencilla. Si tienes permisos root podrás habilitar funciones extra para acceder a todos los contenidos de tu smartphone.

Realizar copias de seguridad

Copias Seguridad

Hacer un backup es un proceso simple, pero que ocupa una gran cantidad de almacenamiento. Gracias al OTG podrás realizar todas tus copias de seguridad dejando espacio libre en tu teléfono. Lo único que necesitarás es un pendrive con almacenamiento suficiente para todos tus datos.

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Productividad con tu smartphone: conecta un ratón o teclado

En los últimos años hemos visto cómo han crecido las pantallas en Android. Un buen ejemplo es el Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge+, el cual analizamos en Andro4all. Estos terminales están diseñados para trabajar en gran formato, y añadirles un teclado o un ratón vía OTG puede facilitar bastante sus funciones.

Échale un vistazo al análisis en vídeo del Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge+

Instala tu ROM favorita sin problemas de espacio

Es posible rootear tu terminal sin usar un ordenador. También puedes meterle un recovery desde el mismo teléfono, pero ¿a que te gustaría bajarte una ROM personalizada sin ocupar espacio? Gracias al OTG esto es posible.

Cyanogen

Simplemente debes seleccionar como directorio de descargas externas el almacenamiento OTG. Una vez tengas la ROM descargada en tu pendrive podrás instalarla desde el almacenamiento externo uses el recovery que uses. Esto permitirá una instalación limpia, sin archivos residuales y haciendo que el archivo de la ROM no ocupe espacio.

Juega con tu smartphone: conecta un mando para jugar

Samsung GamePad

¿A quién no le gusta disfrutar de sus juegos preferidos en Android? Gracias a la conectividad OTG podrás conectar cualquier mando USB. Esto te permitirá jugar de una forma mucho más cómoda y hará tu experiencia gamer mucho más satisfactoria.

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Resumiendo

El OTG es una función muy interesante que nos brinda Android y a la que deberías sacar todo el partido posible. Desde Andro4all te enseñamos a liberar espacio de forma rápida, pero en ocasiones esto no es suficiente. Recurrir al OTG puede librarte de algún que otro quebradero de cabeza.

Y tú, ¿conoces otras formas de usar el OTG?

¿Y tú que piensas? Pásate por OTG: conoce las funciones del gran olvidado de Android para dejar tu huella.

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