Daily Archives: February 24, 2016

Access to AMP webpages rolling out to Google Search

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In today’s age of wanting instant access to everything, webpages that load slowly can be a real drag. In fact, people tend to leave sites that haven’t loaded in less than three seconds. Google is aiming to fix this with the Accelerated Mobile Pages Project.

AMP is an initiative to make fast loading mobile webpages. Many sites have joined the AMP project, and Google is starting to show these AMP pages in Google Search marked with a small thunderbolt and AMP logo.

These pages will load very quickly, or even instantly. They’re supposed to use 10 times less data than other sites, both saving you data and time. And with AMP sites showing at the top of web searches, you can scroll between these sites in the search results to get exactly the info you need.

This project is really good for everyone. Users get a better web experience, sites that take the initiative get more traffic, and Google gets more use. Let us know when you start seeing AMP pages show up in your search results!

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Gmail adds Rich Text Formatting support and Instant RSVP

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The Gmail team wants to help you manage your inbox, and tools will help you do just that, which is why new features manage to find their way into the Gmail app on a regular basis. The latest additions will help you get your point across and make it easier to accept calendar invitations.

The first part of the new update is support for Rich Text Formatting. With RTF support, users will be able to not only italicize text, but also bold it, underline it, highlight it, and color it if they so desire. This should help emphasize words to really drive home what you’re getting at. For mobile users, it’s a long time coming.

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The second part of the update is support for “Instant RSVP,” which will allow you to simply tap a button to see your calendar and find out if you’re able to make it to an event. The new feature supports both Google Calendar and Microsoft Exchange.

The changes should be rolling out now, but could take some time to show up. What do you think of the new additions?

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LG won’t be making a Nexus smartphone this year

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LG’s created three Nexus smartphones so far, starting with the Nexus 4 from 2012 and including the Nexus 5X from last year (pictured below). Its Nexus offerings have generally been well-received, and thought to exhibit a pretty good price to features ratio.

There’s bad news for fans of LG-made Nexus handsets, however. The Korean company will not be making a new one in 2016. This comes straight from an LG spokesperson, so it’s pretty much official – we won’t have a successor to the Nexus 5X this year, at least not one bearing LG’s logo on it.

The reason for this move apparently has to do with LG needing to focus on its own brand, and devices such as the recently unveiled G5. A Nexus smartphone is usually perceived as being more a Google offering than one from the company actually making it, and profit margins on Nexuses probably aren’t great either.

LG’s break from the Nexus program doesn’t mean we won’t have any new such phones this year, though. Last month a rumor claimed HTC would be putting out not one, but two Nexus devices in 2016. Obviously that’s not confirmed yet, so it’s still possible that some other company will get involved too.

LG will bring the canceled Watch Urbane LTE 2nd Edition smartwatch back to the market at some point in the second half of this year, according to the same spokesman who shared the news about the company’s Nexus plans (or lack thereof). The watch got canned last November because of certain issues with its display, which seem to have been quite big since it’s taking LG so much time to reengineer the wearable. Anyway, there’s going to be another new LG smartwatch hitting the streets before 2016…

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Samsung’s keyboard case makes a comeback for Galaxy S7

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galaxy-s7_accessories_keyboardRemember Samsung’s clunky keyboard case for the Galaxy Note 5? Believe it or not, it’s still not dead yet. In fact, Samsung thought it was worthwhile to make another one for the new Galaxy S7 series, and you’ll be able to get yours in March. The Keyboard Cover is an ideal accessory for those who

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Get 2 years of Blur premium privacy protection for under $30 [Deal]

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BlurBlur brings you the ultimate online privacy solution by allowing you to create temporary, masked email addresses, credit card numbers, and phone numbers so you’ll never have to give your personal data to online merchants again. And for a limited time only, you can get a two-year membership for under $30, thanks to Cult of Android

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El Galaxy S7 tiene la mejor pantalla del mundo actual

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Para muchos el Samsung Galaxy S7 da un salto cualitativo con respecto a lo que Samsung lleva haciendo hasta ahora dentro de su gama. Sin embargo, más allá de los fans de la compañía que defienden todo lo que hace esté bien o mal, sí que es verdad que los sectores más críticos han reconocido los méritos a la empresa asiática que actualmente se encuentra en trance por las buenas críticas recibidas. Y es que no es para menos si tenemos en cuenta que el teléfono todavía no ha llegado al mercado y ya se le considera el mejor en algunos sentidos.

Quizás uno de los más importantes -sobre todo porque la mayoría de los fabricantes se encuentran actualmente intentando mejorar a este respecto- sea la pantalla. No son pocos los expertos que han reconocido que las características que tiene, y las que ofrece, el Samsung Galaxy S7 le convierten en el mejor terminal actual de todo el mercado por su propio display. ¿Suena bien para Samsung, no? En realidad la base de todas estas mejoras está relacionada con la tecnología OLED y los avances que ha hecho Samsung en ella.

Lo cierto es que para los expertos el modelo OLED será el que se imponga en los próximos años generando la sensación de victoria en las filas de la coreana por haber apostado por ella y lograr los mejores resultados posibles hasta la fecha en el Samsung Galaxy S7. Tanto es así que una de las empresas más importantes, el principal rival de Samsung y de Android, ya ha descartado el uso del LCD (la otra fórmula de tecnologías de pantallas) en el medio plazo. Así que sí Apple le da la razón a la coreana, todo aquel que se pase al OLED o se mantenga tendrá buena parte de la batalla de las mejores pantallas ya ganada.

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Fast 5G Networks Will Require Flashy Clouds

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The next generation of wireless technology is expected to deliver blazing-fast performance—up to 100 times faster than today’s 4G LTE networks. When might this be available for your phone? 5G field trials have already begun and U.S. mobile operators are widely expected to roll out new networks by 2020, if not sooner.

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