Monthly Archives: March 2016

Oppo R9 and R9 Plus pricing information leaks

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The official unveiling date for the upcoming Oppo R9 and R9 Plus is March 17, something that has been confirmed earlier today after initially being reported on last week. Most of the hardware details of the two devices are already known thanks to the fact that they’ve passed through TENAA, the Chinese regulatory authority that approves mobile phones for sale in that country (and outs most of their specs in the process).

One thing that’s so far remained a mystery, however, is how much they will cost. Not anymore, though, for a newly discovered leak out of China is here to clear that up too.

The image you can see above is said to depict a promotional poster for the R9 and R9 Plus, and if it is the real deal it reveals the pricing for the two models, at least for the Chinese market. The smaller Oppo R9 will go for CNY 2,498, which at the current exchange rates means about $383 or €347. On the other hand, the R9 Plus will start at CNY 2,998 ($460 or €417) if you buy it with 64GB of storage, and will go up to CNY 3,298 ($505, €459) if you need 128GB.

Both phones will come with 4GB of RAM, and it looks like the R9 will only be sold with 64GB of storage space. They will have VOOC fast charging, and the much-rumored 4,120 mAh battery capacity for the R9 Plus is confirmed yet again.

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OnePlus opens installment plans for OnePlus X, OnePlus 2

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Contracts used to be the go-to option for the majority of folks getting their hands on a new smartphone, but installment plans are slowly starting to take over. Now even OnePlus is getting in on the fun through purchases made from its U.S. online store.

For any purchase that’s over $99, OnePlus will offer a variety of different installment plan options for customers, allowing them to split up the cost of a device in different ways, hopefully making it an even more feasible option to buy a OnePlus X or OnePlus 2. OnePlus will also let customers pay off their device at any time, so even if they just want to pay a little up front and pay it off the next month, that’s possible.

For the OnePlus X, which retails for $249.00, customers can pay $16.12 every month for 18 months, 12 monthly payments of $23.06, or $43.95 every month for six months. And for the OnePlus 2, which has a retail price tag of $349.00, the monthly breakdowns start at $22.60 each month for 18 months; $32.33 for 12 monthly payments; and 6 monthly payments of $61.60. OnePlus notes that these monthly payments all include an APR of 19.99 percent.

While the OnePlus 2 and the OnePlus X aren’t the most expensive devices on the market, it’s still nice to see the company offering new ways for customers to pick up the handsets. Did you get your current daily driver through installment plans?

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VLC para Android beta te permite ahora explorar tus archivos en tu red local

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VLC beta

VLC se ha convertido por motu propio en la navaja suiza para reproducir todo tipo de formatos de vídeo y audio desde que fuera lanzada en esa beta para que al final la tuviéramos en una versión completa no hace mucho. La beta sigue abierta y desde la misma se actualiza con novedades bien interesantes que nos ponen ante características a destacar, tal como sucede con la última.

La app VLC para Android ha sido actualizada para que puedas explorar tus archivos en tu red local, aunque con un detalle que lo distancia de esta funcionalidad que teníamos en parte. Ya que, en esta nueva actualización para la beta, te permite explorar las carpetas en los dispositivos compartidos a través de esa red local. Mencionar que anteriormente solamente podías realizar esto si se tenía un enlace directo al archivo.

VLC es toda una gran demostración de lo que es en si un gran software. Si ya dio la talla en los PCs, en Android está demostrando que el equipo de desarrollo que se encuentra detrás de ella es de lo mejor que se pueda encontrar. Vale que no estamos ante la app con la mejor interfaz del planeta, pero tiene en si un enorme potencial para echarle lo que uno quiera encima ya sea el formato de vídeo o audio.

VLC Beta

La actualización que nos permite explorar carpetas en los equipos compartidos, ofrece la exploración de archivos sobre UPnP, NFS, FTP, SFTP, SMB, Windows Shares y unos cuantos más protocolos. La beta está disponible a los probadores de la app beta de VLC a la que puedes acceder desde este enlace para convertirte en un teste y pasar a la descarga de la app desde el enlace provisto.

Aparte de la exploración de archivos, los usuarios también pueden elegir entre cambiar la interfaz normal de Android a la de Android TV.

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Here’s how Samsung made the Galaxy S7 water-resistant

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The Galaxy S7 doesn't mind getting wet. Photo: PhotoSamsung’s new Galaxy S7 and S7 edge aren’t its first water-resistant smartphones, but they are the first that don’t require fiddly flaps to keep water out. So how exactly does Samsung ensure that nothing gets damaged when its new handsets go for a dip? All is revealed in the video below. JerryRigEverything has pulled apart

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Xbox One And PS4: Is The Death Of Consoles Inevitable?

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We had one big wave of “death of console” predictions towards the end of last generation, and it’s all taken a backseat with the success of the PS4. But those forces are far from gone. The way we interact with computers has changed dramatically in the last few years, and it’s going to keep doing so. It’s going to hit our idea of the game console, it’s just a question of how.

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