Monday, October 17, 2016
Tuesday, October 11, 2016
Google's Project Fi Gains Family Discounts [feedly]
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Google's Project Fi Gains Family Discounts
// Phone Scoop - Latest News

Google today made it less costly for users of its Project Fi wireless service to add multiple lines to their accounts. The first line still carries a $20 access charge, with data costing a flat $10 per GB. Moving forward, additional lines carry a $15 access charge (rather than $20) and they can be lumped into the shared data plan with the first line. Google charges per megabyte each month, so people who don't use their entire data allotment receive a refund at the end of the month. Project Fi doesn't throttle speeds for those who use more than their allotment, but those people will be billed for their additional usage. Project Fi, which relies on the wireless services of Sprint, T-Mobile, U.S. Cellular, and open WiFi hotspots, is available to the Pixel and Pixel XL, as well as the Nexus 6P and Nexus 5X. Google is now offering discounts on the latter two when people choose to buy and activate them via Project Fi. Project Fi's group plan is available starting today.
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Monday, October 10, 2016
Official: Samsung Halts All Sales of Galaxy Note 7, Recommends Powering Down and Getting a Refund [feedly]
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Official: Samsung Halts All Sales of Galaxy Note 7, Recommends Powering Down and Getting a Refund
// Droid Life: A Droid Community Blog

Moments ago, Samsung confirmed that they are halting all sales and exchanges of the Galaxy Note 7. Not only that, but they are recommending that owners of the phone turn them off and "take advantage of the remedies available." Those remedies are returning the phone at the place of purchase for a refund. That's it. Samsung wants you to get rid of your Note 7 right now. Please do it.
The full statement is as follows:
We are working with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) to investigate the recently reported cases involving the Galaxy Note7. Because consumers' safety remains our top priority, Samsung will ask all carrier and retail partners globally to stop sales and exchanges of the Galaxy Note7 while the investigation is taking place.
We remain committed to working diligently with the CPSC, carriers and our retail partners to take all necessary steps to resolve the situation. Consumers with an original Galaxy Note7 or replacement Galaxy Note7 should power down and take advantage of the remedies available, including a refund at their place of purchase. For more information, consumers should visit samsung.com/us/note7recall or contact 1-844-365-6197.
Via: Samsung
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Tuesday, October 4, 2016
Motorola announces list of smartphones receiving Nougat [feedly]
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Motorola announces list of smartphones receiving Nougat
// Android and Me
With Android 7.0 Nougat official and out in the open, manufacturers are beginning to release their lists of devices that will receive updates to the latest version of Android. Motorola is coming on board with its own list that's fairly extensive, though not all devices are covered. Take a look for yourself and see if your device is covered.
Moto G (4th Gen)Moto G Plus (4th Gen)Moto G Play (4th Gen)Moto X Pure Edition (3rd Gen)Moto X StyleMoto X PlayMoto X ForceDroid Turbo 2Droid Maxx 2Moto ZMoto Z DroidMoto Z Force DroidMoto Z PlayMoto Z Play DroidNexus 6
Most of Motorola's newer devices are included, particularly because the company has streamlined its product lines in recent years, making it easier to push out updates. Lenovo has stated that it plans to start in Q4 with the Moto Z and Moto G (4th Gen). Of course, before those is the Nexus 6, which is now receiving its OTA update along with the October security patches.
We'll keep you posted on any updates, additions or subtractions from Motorola's list. For now, check out all of the Made by Google announcements from today's event.
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From civil liberties champion to turncoat: Yahoo built specialized software to spy on users for the NSA [feedly]
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From civil liberties champion to turncoat: Yahoo built specialized software to spy on users for the NSA
// Extremetech

A new report claims that Yahoo didn't just cooperate with the NSA -- it built an unprecedented database to scan incoming email for keywords in real time and turns this information over to federal agencies automatically.
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