The high end smartwatch from Samsung will be just as expensive as the first one. The Gear 2 will set you back 299 dollars just like the first-generation model. Fortunately, Samsung has cheaper models this time around.
The Samsung Gear 2 neo and Gear Fit will sell for $199 each. AT&T has already started taking pre-orders for all three starting March 21.
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Qik a video streaming service acquired by Skype for 150 million dollars is going to officially shut down on 30th of April this year. This is a bad news for the current Qik users. Qik posted this on their site.
We are retiring Qik as the Qik video messaging technology has now been incorporated into Skype. Users can now enjoy a great experience on Skype with features such as audio and video calling, instant messaging and video messaging with contacts in their Skype and Microsoft networks.
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Unlike Nokia Lumia phones, the X XL and X+ come with Android operating system which means you can root them if you want. So even those do not come with Play store, it is still android with a custom UI running on top.
An XDA developer was able to root all three of them Nokia X XL X+. The guide is quite simple. First download the framaroot.apk from here and install it on your Nokia phone. Then click on Grandalf and reboot your phone.
That is it – no more following lots of sentences just to root your Android phone. However keep in mind that rooting voids the warranty. Fortunately you can download and flash the stock X ROM to get everything back to factory settings. That way the customer support people will not be able to find out if you ever rooted your phone.
Earlier in March, Samsung released two Chromebooks in the market. Dubbed as Samsung Chromebook 2, it comes in two different sizes where one features a 11.6 inch display while other features a 13.3”. Both models are slated to hit the market shelves in UK in month on May.
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HP is promising to shake the 3D printer industry with its revolutionary technology that makes printing faster and yield higher-quality models. Sales of domestic 3D printers soared over past twelve months but HP’s CEO Meg Whitman said at the shareholder meeting this week that current-gen 3D printers are going to finish like watching ice melt.
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Intel has been selling haswell processors for a while and now those are set to be replaced in the second half of 2014 with new and faster broadwell chips. In fact, Intel has announced some of these chips for desktop machines this week where the chip maker mentioned that its parts will support DDR4 memory as well.
Slated to be launched in the second half of 2014, one of these Broadwell parts will feature an eight-core Core i7 Extreme Edition aimed at gamers. It will have the most cores offered on desktop parts.
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