Monday, 2 April 2018

ESPN+ will launch on April 12th for $4.99 per month

ESPN’s standalone subscription streaming service, ESPN+, will launch on April 12th for $4.99 per month. Customers can also choose to pay the annual price of $49.99. The service lacks the core ESPN cable channel itself, but the company hopes a comprehensive mix of professional and college sports can make up for that and bring in customers anyway. There won’t be a separate app for ESPN+; it will be integrated into the main ESPN mobile app, which will move to a “completely redesigned and reimagined” look on the same day. Unfortunately, we don’t have any screenshots or a preview of what that will entail.

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Sunday, 1 April 2018

Niantic settles 'Pokémon Go' festival lawsuit for $1.5 million

Niantic has already refunded the ticket costs for attendees of 2017's disastrous Pokémon Go Fest, but it's now poised to pay more. The company is settling a class action lawsuit over the festival to the tune of $1.57 million, with an official settlement website due to appear by May 25th. The payout will cover hotel and transportation costs for the many attendees whose event was ruined by connectivity and logistical problems. Be sure to read the fine print if you were one of those affected, though -- you'll need evidence you were there.

Source: TechCrunch


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Huawei Mate 10 Pro and Mate SE now on sale

Huawei Mate 10 Pro

Today is the start of a new month, and Huawei is celebrating by offering discounts on two of its Android smartphones.

Both the Huawei Mate 10 Pro and Huawei Mate SE are now on sale. These discounts will be available from Amazon, Best Buy, and Newegg, and they'll be available through April 14.

Here are the links to each device at the aforementioned retailers:

Huawei Mate 10 Pro

Huawei Mate SE

As a refresher, the Huawei Mate 10 Pro is a flagship-tier device with specs like a 6-inch 2160x1080 OLED display, octa-core Kirin 870 processor, and a Leica-branded dual rear camera setup with a 12MP RGB sensor and 20MP monochrome sensor. It's also packing 6GB of RAM, 128GB of storage, IP67 water and dust resistance, a fingerprint reader, and a 4,000mAh battery.

The Huawei Mate SE is also pretty well-specced. It's got a 5.93-inch 2160x1080 screen, octa-core Kirin 659 processor, 4GB of RAM, 64GB of storage, a microSD card slot, and a 3,340mAh battery. It's also packing a dual rear camera setup with 16MP and 2MP sensors as well as a rear fingerprint reader.

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Cell Phone Deals April 2018 Digest

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The month of March has introduced us to new smartphone models. During MWC 2018, we were given a look into the Samsung Galaxy S9 and Galaxy S9+, Xperia XZ2, Asus Zenfone 5, and many others. But while we wait for these phones to be released, let’s take a look at some of the devices currently available on sale.

Smartphones

Sprint

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Straight Talk

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TracFone

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Verizon Wireless

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Tablets

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It looks like Verizon’s deals are worth checking out, especially if you’re on the hunt for a new smartphone to purchase. Most of their promos are available throughout April so you’ll be able to save on a newer smartphone model with them.

Google Pixel 2 XL
Apple iPhone 8 Plus
Samsung Galaxy S9+
Moto Z2 Force Edition
Sprint
Straight Talk
Tracfone
Verizon Wireless

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Niantic settles class action lawsuit following last year’s disastrous Pokémon Go Fest in Chicago

Last summer, Niantic Labs celebrated the first year of Pokémon GO with an in-person event in Chicago, with others to follow in Europe. It didn’t go well: spotty cell signals and overwhelmed servers turned the event into a disaster, and two dozen attendees launched a class action lawsuit to try and recoup travel expenses. TechCrunch is reporting that Niantic has reached a settlement, to the tune of $1.5 million.

The company will end up paying $1,575,000 for attendees’ flights, hotel rooms, car rentals, parking fees, milage, and tolls. The company will put up a website by May 25th for individuals affected by the problems, and it will notify users via e-mail.

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Hyperspektiv is a photo app that produces glitchy, psychedelic images

I love a good photo app, but there are so many in the App Store that it’s hard to know where to begin. If you’re looking for a photo- and video-editing app that does something a little different than the standard Instagram-like filters, a glitch-inducing app called Hyperspektiv might be a nice alternative to play around with.

Hyperspektiv has been around for a few years, but it’s recently gained traction after being featured in the App Store. The app adds random distortion effects, such as colorful glitches and floaty mirroring to a kaleidoscope twist. There are plenty of options to experiment with in Hyperspektiv, which makes it worth $1 price. There are 30 filters in total, including a Wild Card option you can repeatedly tap to...

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Telegram has raised a total of $1.7 billion from its two pre-ICO sales

In February, secure messaging service Telegram launched a presale for the its cryptocurency prior to an Initial Coin Offering (ICO), raising $850 million from 81 investors, and later that month, The Verge learned that it was launching a second private presale, in which it aimed to double that amount. Bloomberg Technology reports that the company did just that, and has raised a total of $1.7 billion in March between the two sales.

In a filing to the Securities and Exchanges Commission, Telegram says that it raised an additional $850 million from 94 investors in the second sale, bringing the total amount to $1.7 billion. It also says that it might “pursue one or more subsequent offerings” beyond these first two sales.

The company is...

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