Monthly Archives: January 2016

Star Wars Battlefront DLC Looks Interesting, Still Too Expensive

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There was always a contradiction at the heart of Star Wars: Battlefront for me. It was, on a fundamental level, a pretty successful game: it was gorgeous, fun and engaging, with an almost miraculous translation of the essential Star Wars aesthetic into a videogame. The problem was that there just wasn’t a whole lot of it. Star Wars: Battlefront is one of several recent multiplayer-only titles that just launched pretty thin for a $60 retail game, even if there was the promise of DLC to come. We’ve seen a small amount of that already, but EA just announced the complete DLC schedule for the game, and there’s some pretty cool stuff coming.

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T-Mobile allegedly hosting buy one, get one half off sale tomorrow

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T-Mobile is kicking off the new year with an alleged buy one, get one half off sale for a bunch of eligible smartphones. This sale will start tomorrow, January 27 according to the tip provided to TmoNews.

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When you buy an eligible device, you can get the same price or cheaper device for 50% off, which is quite a bit considering the high price of high-end smartphones. The Samsung Galaxy S6, Samsung Galaxy S6 edge, Samsung Galaxy S6 edge+, Samsung Galaxy Note 5, LG G4, LG V10, iPhone 6, iPhone 6s, iPhone 6 Plus, and iPhone 6s Plus are all eligible.

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The offer can be redeemed with installation plans or paying the full price of the smartphone by new and existing customers. You can’t mix manufacturers, so you’ll have to get two of the same brand phone, though you can mix models. Both devices need to have active lines. And the cheaper device will be the one discounted, which is always the case.

Though it’s unconfirmed so far, hopefully this is the case. You can get some sweet savings on new phones, right before all the new smartphones are announced in February.

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Xiaomi will launch the Mi 5 on February 24

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Even though it hasn’t done much venturing onto American soil yet, Xiaomi is quickly becoming one of the world’s largest smartphone manufacturers. The company has garnered much attention for creating high-end devices and selling them for comparatively low prices. If you’re a fan of the company, you have a new smartphone to look forward to.

Xiaomi’s own Hugo Barra (formerly VP of Android at Google) has announced via Twitter that Xiaomi will be launching its flagship Mi 5 smartphone on February 24. Barra points out that the Mi 5 will be Xiaomi’s first product launch in 2016 and says that the Mi 5 will be “everything you imagined, and more.”

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Leaks on the Mi 5 have been fairly minimal, but we’ve heard rumors of a 5.2-inch QHD display, Snapdragon 820 processor, 4GB of RAM, 64GB of storage and a metal body. It’s also unclear what availability of the Mi 5 will look like. Over the past few years, Xiaomi has kept its devices in China and some surrounding countries, only recently expanding into India. But Xiaomi has stated that it has plans to move internationally, so it is possible that the Mi 5 could be Xiaomi’s first phone to be sold globally.

We’ll keep you posted.

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