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This is a bluetooth speaker that talks and is connected to the cloud all the time. You can ask it whether, travel info, time, date and more. Since it is bluetooth you can connect your devices to the speaker. This can do anything that siri can do and this has been called siri in a speaker. This is US only currently and priced at 200$ or 100$ for Amazon prime members. Some people may buy this because it is said to be a nice wireless bluetooth speaker.

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Chevrolet is bringing us something we have never seen before. They will be putting built in WiFi into cars,trucks and crossovers. Now it will not be super fast but it will be a good speed. How do they do this well its 4G LTE they say up to 7 devices can connect and it is basically the ultimate WiFi hotspot people without internet could even take advantage of this and use it more than some other’s this is a very interesting topic and we will discus more as we get it. Also to mention will other companies follow and do the same we will find out soon.

Microsoft has decided to skip the number 9 and go straight to 10. So Windows 1o has been announced and it is different. Microsoft is trying to bring Windows 7 and Windows 8 together and make it one great operating system. They say Windows 10 will work on devices,tablets and PCs. Microsoft is going to talk more about the consumer experience later in 2015 spring and the operating system should be released to the public in later 2015. Some main things in discussion for windows 10 are that the start menu is back. A new feature is that you can open apps the same way as you open programs on the desktop. This will also run across Xbox mostly Xbox one I’m not exactly sure if the Xbox 360 will be effected. Microsoft is working on improving multitasking and you can have up to four apps open at once. I personally don’t think that’s very important but  some users really like it. Now all the details have not been shared there is still more to come in spring and there is not a final release date yet but I’m sure we will know soon. If you would wish to preview Windows 10 you can today (October 1st) at 12:00 pm EDT. Here is an official video from Microsoft.

IOS8 is out

Posted: September 18, 2014 by Todayingeek.net in Tech news, technology, Uncategorized
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Yesterday Apples operating system IOS 8 was released and there are now some problems. As you probably all ready know IOS 8 is focusing on health allot so there are health apps. But some of them are experiencing problems im not going to go into detail but it should be fixed soon. So if you have a IOS device go into your settings and go and update this works on iPad 2 and up iPhone 4s and up and iPod 5. It is nice and if you’re trying to get in shape and don’t want to wait for an iWatch this is for you.

iPhone 6 and 6 plus

Today the iPhone 6 and the iPhone 6 plus have been announced. The iPhone 6 has lots of good features and looks to take over the competition between Apple Nokia and Samsung for now. The iPhone 6 Plus is the same thing as the iPhone 6 just bigger it’s a phablet. The iPhone 6 is 4.7 inches and the iPhone 6 plus is 5.5 inches. here are the tech specs and info

  • 4.7 inches and 5.5
  • improved A8 chip
  • Improved iSight camera 1080 p video
  • Sapphire crystle screen
  • room for 20 apps on-screen
  • IOS 8
  • Apple pay capabilities
  • comes with headphones and USB charging cable papers with info for the phone on them
  • supports over 200 LTE networks
  • iPhone 6 6.9 mm thick
  • iPhone 6 Plus 7.1 mm thick
  • battery life improved
  • audio improved

You can pre-order both on September 12th but it will be out in stores on the 19th this is indeed for both iPhone’s. Here is the info one GB and prices the lowest price is 199 and up for 16 GB with a 2 year contract.

 Apple Pay

Apple Pay is a platform that allows you to have your credit card information inside your phone from you iTunes account of by taking a picture of your card the purchase is authorized by a fingerprint. Apple says this is safe and they have secured the cloud. This is going to be big and they will have to compete with eBay and Pay Pal. This will work great with the iPhone 6 and the new Apple Watch

Apple Watch

There is not really a whole lot to say about the product just pretty much as expected but we will tell you. The Apple Watch as their calling it is very personal and customize able. The watch includes a digital crown scrolling zooming and heading back to the home screen. One of the best thing about it in my opinion is that when you move your wrist up to look at it automatically knows. The bands are adjustable and new ones will be coming out. The device is priced at 349$ which is scary because other’s are cheaper. We don’t know everything yet but soon will. The Apple Watch is going to be huge on health and fitness.

 

My Opinion on all this

I think the iPhone 6 will be winning the phone wars for a while because now they have software and hardware against android products. The price is good the specs are good and the software is good so I see it beating Samsung Nokia and Amazon Fire phone. Other Phones are going to have price drops and more to try an drawl people away from Apple and to Samsung or Nokia and more. The iPhone 6 and 6 Plus will be a success and I guarantee you will want to look into it. As for Apple pay all I have to say is PayPal you better start doing better because even though it may not be as good as PayPal people will still buy it because Apple made it. This will work great for Apples other product releases so lets see what happens. Now the Apple Watch I like the features and the software but I thought they could do better on the design. Now with that said this may be a battle for Samsung to win because the price is so Damn high lets see though. It is good and Apple did make it.

 

Tim Cook, Apple CEO, talks about the Apple Watch during an Apple special event at the Flint Center for the Performing Arts on Tuesday, Sept. 9 in Cupertino, Calif.

 

 

 

 

 

tomorrow is Apples big event. We should pretty much expect the iPhone 6 4.7 inch and maybe a 5.5 inch. The other rumored specs are in a couple other post. Also the iWatch is expected to be announced. This is going to be a big event so make sure to watch apple’s stream I will for sure cover all the information and post the stream on the site when it is over. For rumors on the iWatch, iPhone 6 and the day it self check out previous post.

 

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The long awaited and anticipated Motto 360 has went on sale. The price is 250$ which is good for a watch. You can order online or at a store like best buy. There are different bands for the watch you can buy but they will cost you 50$ and more for others. The Motto 360 is one of the best smart watches out their. Until September 9th maybe?

One of the best Microsoft Xbox one deals yet. The PS4 has been wining the console wars so Microsoft’s Xbox one needs something bug and they have it now. From September 7th through September 13th if you buy a brand new Xbox one (it can’t be refurbished) you will get any free Xbox one game you want. This includes big games such as the very popular soon coming destiny,Watchdogs,Titanfall and well any Xbox one game. The game and system have to be brand new. Microsoft has said sky’s the limit we don’t know exactly what this means. If you have already pre ordered a game you can not get that game free. This is an amazing deal and Microsoft is hoping some people will see this and it will push them to buying an Xbox One.

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Minecraft will be coming to the new consoles. The game will be 5 $ if you purchased the game on Xbox 360 or PS3 if not it will be 20$. The games come to PS4 Thursday and Xbox one Friday. The Xbox one release includes only the Xbox store not an actual disc. The disc will be released later this year. Also expect Minecraft to come to the PS vita.

Today Samsung has officially announced the Samsung Galaxy Note 4. The device is going to launch in October and I think will be very popular. It is said the device looks like the Samsung Galaxy Note 3 and Samsung Galaxy Alpha together in one looks wise. The S pen has been improved the S pen is the stylus that comes with the device the sensitivity has increased and something new is smart select you can now drop lots of images or text into an email or text message  the  Now let’s get into specs.

  • 5.7-inch 2560×1440 Super Amoled display
  • 2.7GHz quad-core processor or 1.9GHz octa-core processor
  • 16-megapixel with optical image stabilization
  • 2.7GHz quad-core processor or 1.9GHz octa-core processor
  • 32GB storage, microSD card slot
  • 3 GB of RAM
  • 153.5 x 78.6 x 8.5mm
  • 3220mAh battery
  • Fast charging that can take you from 0 percent to 50 percent charge level in around 30 minutes
  •  Android KitKat 4.4
  • Charcoal Black, Frost White, Bronze Gold and Blossom Pink

Samsung Galaxy Note Edge

Samsung also announced the Samsung Galaxy Note Edge. The device looks like the Samsung Galaxy Note 4 but has a curved body on one side for a better display. I believe the Samsung Galaxy Edge has potential and could stay with Samsung to make the Samsung Galaxy Edge 2 even we will have to see its a good product here are the specs and it will be release later 2014.

  • 5.6-inch 2560×1440 Super AMOLED display
  • 160 pixels on the side Edge screen
  • 2.7GHz quad-core processor
  • 16-megapixel rear camera with optical image stabilization
  • 3.7-megapixel front camera with f/1.9 lens
  • 32GB, 64GB of storage
  • microSD card slot
  • 3GB of RAM
  • 151.3 x 82.4 x 8.3mm
  • 3000mAh battery
  • Fast Charging tech
  • Charcoal Black and Frost White color options
  • Android KitKat 4.4
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