Sprint is knocking $200 off the Galaxy S6 or the Galaxy Note 5 when you trade in your old (but working) smartphone. The offer reduces the price of the Galaxy S6 to just $9.76 a month, and the Note 5 to just $16.67 a month over 24 months. It can also be combined with Sprint’s
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Nadie puede negar que la cámara del Iphone 6 es realmente buena: un dispositivo de esas características montará un sensor a la altura. El problema es que, por muy buena que pueda ser la cámara del iPhone 6, como caiga en las manos inadecuadas, sus capturas serán realmente malas. Aunque sea el propio CEO de Apple el que realice las fotografías.
Y es que Tim Cook aprovechó la final de la SuperBowl, que se jugó durante la madrugada, con los Denver Broncos como ganadores, para realizar una pequeña campaña de marqueting para su teléfono estrella. Para ello realizó una serie de capturas con el iPhone 6 que tenían que inmortalizar la victoria de los Denver Broncos frente a los Carolina Panthers. Pero las imágenes salieron realmente borrosas.
La verdad es que la foto es sencillamente horrible, de una calidad pésima y tan borrosa que no se pueden reconocer ni las caras de las personas inmortalizadas. Además de aparecer en un gran cartel publicitario, al bueno de Cook no se le ocurrió mejor idea que publicar en su cuenta de Twitter personal tan horrible captura. Y sabiendo el cachondeo que se traen la gran mayoría de usuarios de esta red social, las respuestas jocosas no han tardado en aparecer.
Ha habido algunas personas que realmente han criticado seriamente la fotografía, indicando a Tim Cook que esa captura es la peor forma de publicitar un teléfono móvil. Pero lo que realmente ha abundado ha sido el cachondeo, en especial el de algún usuario que otro que le ha dicho directamente ” prueba a utilizar un teléfono Samsung para realizar mejores fotografías”.
si a esto le sumamos el hecho de que el iPhone 6 convencional no cuenta con estabilización óptica de imagen, mientras que el modelo con una pantalla de 5.5 pulgadas sí que tiene, pues más motivo para hacer sangre por la nefasta fotografía capturada por el CEO de la compañía con sede en Cupertino.
A mí personalmente me parece un error garrafal por parte de Tim Cook. No entiendo como el CEO de la compañía, al ver la fotografia no ha pensado en borrarla y realizar otra captura. Aunque hubiera realizado la fotografía para publicarla inmediatamente en Twitter, antes podría haberla visto y haberla borrado al ver su pésima calidad. ¿Lo mejor de todo? Que no creo que tarde demasiado en aparecer algún gran fabricante haciendo cachondeo al respecto. Y Samsung es el que más números tiene.
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Each has the potential to reinforce the others and, together, massively disrupt the technology and business of personal mobility.
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The gold-plating experts at Goldgenie are back again, with a new limited edition offering no less. We’re talking about an iPhone 6s plated with 24k gold and a special engraving on the back that celebrates the Chinese Year of the Monkey (which we’ve just entered).
The full name of the new product seems to be Year of the Monkey 24k Gold iPhone 6S Elite. Aside from all the gold, what sets this one apart from the other Goldgenie models is the laser engraved monkey symbol that takes a good chunk of the back side of the phone, as you can see.
Oh, and there’s also the fact that only 99 of these units will ever be made, and each one will feature its own unique number engraved right underneath the monkey symbol. This is apparently going to turn it into a very valuable collector’s item.
As with any Goldgenie product, this one isn’t cheap either. You need to shell out at least £2,497 (that’s approximately $3,599 or 3,221 at the current exchange rates) to get one. You can pick from 16, 64, or 128GB of storage, and the phone will be delivered to you in a “luxury cherry oak display…
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Deep breaths, people.
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EA Sports missed big on this year’s Super Bowl prediction.
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When news first broke that Volkswagen had fitted “defeat devices” to millions of diesel cars to make them appear cleaner than they actually were, the reaction was swift and savage.
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The PC gaming market is as big as it’s ever been, but that doesn’t mean the community has grown any less protective of itself as time has gone on. This week, many PC fans were upset by comments made by an anonymous Ubisoft developer that implied the PC version of The Division was being hamstrung in order to be “kept in check with consoles.”
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A Brief History Of Photography
From heliography to gelatin silver to digital, photography has developed by leaps and bounds over a short period of time.
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Virtual reality is quickly becoming one of the most competitive realms of technology. The long-awaited Oculus Rift is finally coming to market and other competitors such as Samsung, HTC and Valve are entering the scene to get in on the action. Google was one of the first companies to release a VR headset with Google Cardboard, its low-cost alternative to other more expensive devices. Cardboard took off in a much bigger way than Google expected, leading the company to do some reorganizing in order to place a larger focus on virtual reality.
According to a report from the Financial Times, Google is in the midst of developing a more advance VR headset. This new VR headset will be far more sophisticated than Google Cardboard and will compete directly with Samsung’s Gear VR, and also with higher-priced devices like the Oculus Rift.
Much like the Gear VR, Google’s headset will be smartphone-based, allowing users to insert a smartphone to act as the display and processor. The new VR headset will be a successor to Cardboard, but will be more practically-oriented and advanced. It will feature improved lenses, a stronger plastic casing and more advanced motion sensors.
In addition to the new motion sensors, Google will be integrating VR software directly into Android rather than relying on an app, as Google Cardboard does. Together, these two things will reportedly reduce latency, lowering the likelihood of users becoming dizzy or nauseous due to lag between the headset and the user’s movements.
The primary selling point of Google’s new VR headset will be its wide range of compatibility. Samsung has only opened the Gear VR up to a small amount of users by offering compatibility only with a select few of its smartphones. Google will extend compatibility to a range of Android devices from all different manufacturers.
Google hasn’t commented directly on this report, but the company has given some indicators that it’s working on new VR technology. Google recently did some restructuring and created a new virtual reality department led up by Clay Bavor. This new department encompasses Google Cardboard and related technology. In addition to creating a VR department, Google CEO Sundar Pichai recently stated that Google Cardboard was “just the first step”. Pichai also had this to say, “Beyond these early efforts, you’ll see a lot more from us and our partners in 2016.”
2016 looks to be a big year for VR. Stay tuned and we’ll keep you informed on Google’s moves for virtual reality.
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