6 Good Chromebooks Apps for Math Teachers

April  30, 2016As we reviewed the Chromebook App chart we previously featured here in EdTech and mLearning we realized that it is lacking in Chromebooks apps for math teachers. So we went ahead and curated for you this collection below. These are some of the best math applications to try out with your students in class. We invite you to check them out and share with us if you have other

Grab These Educational iPad Apps They Are Free Today

April  30, 2016Our Apps Gone Free series for this week features some really excellent educational iPad apps to use in your instruction. For instance, the popular Splashtop 2 Remote Desktop is now free for a limited time. It allows you to remotely access your PC or Mac using your iOS devices. Stickyboard 2 is also free and is a great whiteboard and sticky notes app to record your thoughts. Science

How to Subscribe for MTN 1.3GB data plan with just N1000

MTN finally reveals a 1.3GB data plan for just N1000. This plan was announced along with the MTN 3.75GB for N2000 data package and with this plan; you say goodbye to buying MTN internet plans from data resellers because they sell at higher rates.The MTN 1.3GB data plan also works on every internet enabled device, at least it’s a budget plan for those who don’t have up to N2,500 to subscribe for

The New MTN 3.75GB Data plan goes for N2000 – Subscription code?

MTN internet service providers has been unstable for some while, seems like their system is stable now as they’ve fixed much bugs discovered on their system lately. We won’t stop hunting for more bugs and loop holes until they get it right.Recently, MTN secretly launched a new data package that works on all devices. This plan would seems to be a better alternative data plan to their N2,500 for

New Trick to download YouTube Videos in MP3 Format

This is another lovely YouTube trick that has been working for some while, but I got to know about it recently, so I decided to share it out here for those of us that might love to download only MP3 from a YouTube video.I’ve published so many YouTube tricks on this blog, and one of the most recent guides includes knowing how to display lyrics on YouTube, I also updated another guide on how to

Lumia 950/950 XL could get 'double tap to wake' feature if there's enough demand for it

Microsoft has dropped hints that the 'double tap to wake' feature - which, gives you an alternative for using the unlock key to wake up your phone - could be added to the Lumia 950/950 XL smartphones.Replying to a user query on Twitter about bringing the feature to the Windows-10 powered flagship device, Microsoft's Gabriel Aul said that it's a common request, and asked the user to upvote it in

Meizu MX6 now tipped for H2 launch

If you're eagerly waiting for the successor to Meizu's MX5 smartphone, looks like your wait isn't going to end anytime soon. The device, which was previously rumored to be made official in April-May time-frame, is now said to be launching in H2, 2016.The latest rumor comes out of Meizu's home country of China, and if it's true, we'll have to wait at-least a couple of more months for the

Lenovo starts rolling out Vibe P1 Marshmallow update

Lenovo has started rolling out the Marshmallow update to its Vibe P1 smartphone, which was launched late last year. The Chinese company announced the roll-out in a post on its official forums."We expect Marshmallow to be rolling out for the Vibe P1, P1A42, over the next few days," the post said. However, comments left by users following the aforementioned announcement post suggest that the update

HTC 10 will be available at Sprint on May 13

It looks like Verizon may have some kind of short-term exclusivity on the HTC 10 for the US carrier market. Mere hours ago the company nicknamed Big Red started taking pre-orders for the device, with a "ship by" date of May 5.And now Sprint has officially announced availability details for the HTC 10 too, and it turns out it will launch the smartphone later than Verizon. The HTC 10 will be out at

Upcoming LG K series smartphones get benchmarked with Snapdragon 430

LG is working on adding new members to its K family of smartphones. This has been made obvious by a couple of listings in a benchmark's online database. Someone has tested both the LG K530 and the K535 in Geekbench, and this has resulted in us finding out a few of their most important specs, courtesy of the benchmark's info tab.The K530 is powered by Qualcomm's Snapdragon 430 chipset (which has a

HTC 10 goes on pre-order at Verizon, Bell is exclusively selling it in Canada

Right on its previously announced schedule, today Verizon has started taking pre-orders for the HTC 10. The phone is available for a limited time for $100 off its usual price, but only if you grab one using a device installment plan.If you do go that route, you'll pay nothing upfront, then followed by 24 monthly installments of $22.83. That all adds up to around $548, compared to the $648 full

UK: Silver Galaxy S7 and S7 edge exclusive to Carphone Warehouse, available now

While the white color version for the Samsung Galaxy S7 and S7 edge is exclusive to EE in the UK (and pre-orders have just started), it turns out that the silver hue for the Korean company's flagships is exclusive to Carphone Warehouse.However, if you're a fan of the silver S7 or S7 edge you don't need to wait any more before you purchase either device. They're already available at Carphone

Two new Sony phones leak through benchmark, one has a 16MP selfie cam

Thanks to the entries in an online benchmark database, two upcoming Sony smartphones have been outed today. For now their exact names aren't known, they go only by their model numbers.According to information from GFXBench, the Sony F3216 has a 4.6-inch 1080p touchscreen, a 21 MP rear camera with LED flash, a 16 MP selfie snapper, 2GB of RAM, and 16GB of internal storage. It's powered by the

ZUK Z1 to reportedly land in India as Lenovo Z1

We already know that the Z1 smartphone from Lenovo subsidiary ZUK will be launched in India soon - Lenovo has started teasing the device and also sent out media invites for the launch event (date isn't yet confirmed).However, what's new is that the phone could shed the ZUK branding for its India launch. According a report out of China, the ZUK Z1 will be sold in India as the Lenovo Z1. There was,

Samsung brings Galaxy J5 (2016) and Galaxy J7 (2016) to South Korea

The Galaxy J5 (2016) and J7 (2016), which were first unveiled late last month in China, have been officially announced by Samsung in its home country of South Korea.Carrying a price tag of KRW 290,000 (around $255) and KRW 363,000 (around $320), respectively, the handsets will be available for purchase from local carrier KT, which will be selling them in the black and gold color options.An

Will.i.am's Dial smartwatch now available to pre-order

Remember musician will.i.am's Dial smartwatch which was unveiled back in February this year? Well, the timepiece is now available to pre-order - Three UK currently has the device listed on its website with an estimated delivery date of May 13.As for the price, it's available on a 2-year contract where-in you'll be required to pay £49.00 up front, followed by a monthly payment of £24.00 for 24

Second-gen Moto 360 and Moto 360 Sport get $50 price cut in US

If you are a Motorola fan and are in the market for a smartwatch, here is a deal for you: the company's second-gen Moto 360 and Moto 360 Sport watches will soon be available at discounted prices in the United States.The discount - $50 on both devices - is being offered by Verizon, and will be available starting next month (May 1 to be precise), with the deal running for the whole of the month.The

32GB Moto X (2nd Gen) is now down to $199.99 unlocked

The 2nd generation Moto X is undoubtedly very old at this point. In fact, in just a few months it turns two. That's a lot in the mobile world, as you may know. That said, this was a top of the line offering when it came out, so even today it can measure up to the best mid-rangers out there in terms of performance. Oh, and from this point on it can do the same in price, too.Motorola is currently

HTC starts Mother's Day promo for the One M9 and One A9

HTC is getting ready for Mother's Day with a special sale that's already available at its US online store. The offer is clearly targeted toward people wanting to gift a new smartphone to their mothers.You get a choice between the pink HTC One M9 and the "deep garnet" HTC One A9. The M9 can be had in unlocked form for $399, which is down $250 from its initial pricing of $649.You can pick up an

Google drops Moto 360 Sport from its store

After dropping the Nexus 9 tablet, Google has now removed the Moto 360 Sport smartwatch from its online store.The Moto 360 Sport is a variant of the Moto 360 second generation that comes with a few changes, such as AnyLight display that uses ambient light outdoors to illuminate itself, built-in GPS, and silicone bands.Unfortunately, it seems people didn't quite find that worth the $300 price tag.

Leica announces M-D (Typ 262) with no LCD

Leica has announced another model in its M-series of digital rangefinder cameras. This one is a bit different though. The Leica M-D (Typ 262) does not feature an LCD on the back like most digital cameras, instead wanting the photographer to focus on the art of composition and framing without being distracted. This is not the first Leica camera to lack an LCD; we saw theM Edition 60 before this

Samsung Gear 360 launched, priced at $350

As scheduled, Samsung has launched the Gear 360 camera. The device is now available for purchase in the company's home country of South Korea - it's currently listed online, but will be available in around 450 stores starting next month.Priced at KRW 399,300 (around $350), the camera - which was announced at this year's Mobile World Congress (MWC) - is currently compatible with the Galaxy S7, S7

3 Handy Resources of Clip Arts to Use for End of School Year Activities

April 30 , 2016Upon the request of some of our readers here in EdTech and mLearning, we went ahead and curated for you these three excellent resources that provide clip arts to use in  end of school year activities. As a teacher, you can use these websites to search for and find printable clip arts to use for a variety of activities and projects related to end of school year. These include

Shadwen emerges from the shadows in May!

So this one looks pretty cool, and we have some release information and a trailer to share for it.The press bits:Finnish game developer Frozenbyte is happy to announce a May release date for its upcoming stealth-action game Shadwen (official website at www.shadwen.com). A new trailer at https://youtu.be/hoE8MG4oW8k showcases the game and its physics-based world and the emotional story: Shadwen

Over 50.000 Printable Math Worksheets for Teachers

April 29, 2016Math Worksheet Land provides a wide range of excellent math worksheets created by a dedicated team of sixteen math teachers. There are over 60.000 practice worksheets and lessons spanning nearly 50 different math topics from addition to vectors.  All of the materials provided by Math Worksheet Land are aligned to Common Core Math Curriculum. You can browse worksheets by grade level

4 Important Video Tutorials for Teachers New to Chromebooks

April 29, 2016Below are some basic introductory videos for teachers new to Chromebooks. They will particularly help you with your first steps in using Chromebooks and will provide you with  tips on how to do basic things with your device including sending messages, working on documents, organizing photos, using Chromebook when not connected to the Internet, learning about the different types of

[TWRP file] How to Root Xiaomi Mi 5 in just few Steps

The Xiaomi Mi 5 android smartphone has been in market for some while, and I’m pretty sure that 80% of you going through this article have already gotten your copy of the smartphone. However, you should also know that the smartphone comes in two variant, the 3GB RAM version and the 4GB RAM version. Any of which, this TWRP file I’ll be dropping is already tested for the 3GB RAM version of the

Month in Review - April 2016

#MonthInReview ul { list-style-type: none; margin: 0; padding: 0; overflow: hidden; font-size: 12px; font-weight: bold; } #MonthInReview li { float: left; padding-right: 10px; width: 30%; text-align: center; } #MonthInReview h2 { margin-top: 10px; } Looks like it’s that time of the month again! See everything that we’ve been up to and catch up on anything you may have missed.NISA's

Samsung Galaxy Note 4 getting May security patch already

April hasn't even ended, and Samsung has already started rolling out the Android security patch for the month of May to its Galaxy Note 4 smartphone. Weighing in at around 380MB, the update is currently rolling out to units in India.There's no clarity on exactly what else the update brings along - the change-log contains generic language like performance and stability improvements, and bug fixes.

Lenovo has sold half a million K4 Notes since launch

enovo has announced that half a million units of the K4 Note have been sold since the device was launched in India back in January this year. Aside from this, the Chinese company has also sold 100,000 units of the ANT VR headset.The VR headset was initially bundled with the smartphone, but was sold separately shortly thereafter. However, the company is bringing back the smartphone+headset bundle

Rumor says Huawei Mate 9 will feature 20MP dual camera setup, Kirin 960 SoC

It's been just a few months since Huawei launched its Mate 8 smartphone, and rumors about the device's successor have already started pouring in. According to a latest one out of China,Huawei Mate 9 will be powered by the homegrown, and yet-to-be-announced Kirin 960 chipset with octa-core CPU.Huawei Mate 8In addition to the SoC, it was also revealed that the Mate 9 will sport a 20MP dual rear

Marshmallow is now out for the LG G3 on AT&T and T-Mobile

Although Google has already started testing Android N with developers, Android handset makers are still busy updating their wares to Marshmallow. Case in point: LG, and its G3. The flagship smartphone from 2014 is now receiving the update to Android 6.0 Marshmallow both on AT&T and T-Mobile, according to multiple reports from owners.T-Mobile's model isn't currently enjoying an over-the-air

New Nexus 6P version gets benchmarked with Snapdragon 820, 4GB of RAM

Earlier today we once again heard that HTC is the company in charge of building this year's two Nexus-branded smartphones for Google. And now it looks like one of them may have just been spotted in a benchmark's database.An intriguing entry for "google Nexus 6P" is available in Geekbench's online score browser. The name is pretty much identical to the Huawei-made device that's been announced last

Schematic details the iPhone Pro with dual-camera, Smart Connector

With the 4" iPhone SE out of the gate, the rumor mill turns its attention back to the 5.8" iPhone Pro. A schematic (probably unofficial) shows the dimensions of the rumored Apple flagship.The schematic clearly shows the wider camera assembly - info so far points to a dual-camera setup. Will it be like the LG G5 (wide + narrow) or the Huawei P9 (color + monochrome)? That's unknown at the

Motorola sets event for May 17, likely to present the Moto G4 and Moto G4 Plus

Motorola has sent out press invites for its May 17 event in New Delhi. There, the company is expected to unveil the highly anticipated Moto G4 and Moto G4 Plus. The Moto G (3rd gen) was announced in July 2015 making us even more certain the G4 duo will come to light.According to rumors, the Moto G4 will feature a 5.5" display of 1080p resolution. The Snapdragon 410 chipset of the old Moto G will

Huawei Honor 5C is official with a Kirin 650 SoC and 5.2" FullHD display

The Honor 5C has just been made official in China. The latest from Huawei's sub-brand has a lot in common with the yet unannounced P9 lite, for a price it's unlikely to match.The specsheet starts with a 5.2-inch IPS LCD with FullHD resolution. An in-house Kirin 650 chipset does the number-crunching with an octa-core CPU (4xCortex-A53@2.0GHz + 4xCortex-A53@1.7GHz), paired with 2GB of RAM. Onboard

Samsung says Gear VR users have already consumed over 2 million hours of VR content

Samsung has revealed that users of its Gear VR headset have already consumed more than 2 million hours of virtual reality content thus far. The revelation was made by John Pleasants, the company's executive VP of Media Solutions, at SDC 2016.If you calculate, that translates into over 228 years of continuous watching. And given that Samsung is one of the many players in the market, it does give

Update to Apple Music for Android brings music video support

Apple has updated its Apple Music app on Android, bumping it to version 0.9.8. The update brings support for music videos as well as family subscription option."You can now enjoy thousands of music videos on Apple Music—view popular ones featured in New or search for the music videos from your favorite artists," the Cupertino-based company says in the change-log.As for the Family Membership, it

BBM for Android gains beta video chat support, coming soon to iOS

The latest update of BBM for Android, which should already be out in the Play Store, brings with it a much-requested feature: video chats. BBM has had support for video calls on BlackBerry OS 10, but this is now finally making its way to the two big mobile platforms - a release for iOS is apparently coming soon.Over in the Android app, the video chat functionality is still in beta, and marked as

Google Photos for Android receives new search bar, other useful additions

The Google Photos app for Android is in the process of receiving a new update today. Version 1.19 should already be available in the Google Play Store, and it comes with a few new features.First off, there's now a dedicated search bar at the top of the app. This replaces the search floating action button that used to be found in the bottom right side of the app. The search bar lets you find

HP's new Chromebook 13 is thin and made out of brushed aluminum

HP has unveiled a new Chromebook today. It's called HP Chromebook 13 and was apparently designed in partnership with Google. That kind of shows when you look at it, as its brushed aluminum construction and 12.9mm thinness pretty much scream "high-end".That said, the Chromebook 13 is more of a Chromebook Pixel for the masses, as it starts at just $499. At that price you do get the looks, but only

Xiaomi smartwatch coming in H2 2016

Back in March last year, there were reports out of China that Xiaomi is working on its own smartwatch, although no availability details were revealed at that time. Then, there we rerumors that it will be unveiled at an event in November - that, we all know, didn't happen.Now, for the first time, Xiaomi has confirmed the existence of the wearable device. The confirmation came from the company's

Samsung confirms it's working on standalone VR headset

At its ongoing developer conference, Samsung confirmed that it's working on a standalone virtual reality headset - one that doesn't rely on a smartphone, PC, or a gaming console to function.Image credit: Shara Tibken/CNETThe confirmation came from the South Korean company's head of R&D, Injong Rhee, who said that the device will feature positional tracking. He also noted that features like hand

Download Angry Birds Action! APK Game for Android

Are you a big fan of Angry Bird Gmaeplay? I’m happy to inform you that Rovio Entertainment ltd has finally unveiled Angry birds Action in their Arcade gaming section. However, the game is made available for Android users.The Angry Bird Action is focused to Pull, Aim and then action. In the game, you get to send the angry birds through obstacles and bouncing from one wall to another like birds

4 Great Digital Curation Tools Created by Teachers for Teachers

April  28, 2016Access is one of the key elements in the process of  leveraging the power of EdTech in your teaching and for your professional growth. It’s true the web is teeming with all kinds of educational content, and like fishing in an ocean, to access the riches of the web you need the right strategies to help you search for, curate and access what you need when you need it and with the

4 Must Have YouTube Chrome Apps for Teachers

April 28, 2016YouTube is absolutely an excellent resource of educational video content to use with students in class (if it’s not blocked in your school). However, YouTube ’s experience can sometimes be student-unfriendly. YouTube videos are usually embedded within a distractive environment that disperses the viewers focus and divides their attention. Annoying ads, recommended videos, suggested

Koei Tecmo unveils new systems for the upcoming Atelier game

There is really no getting around it - there are several of us who are positively enchanted with the various Atelier games, and the next one in the series looks to keep us under its spell. We have here some systems that will be in place and some pre-order information as well.The presser:KOEI TECMO America announced new gameplay features and detailed pre-order bonus information for GUST’s upcoming

WaterField SleeveCase for Microsoft Surface Pro 4 / Surface Book review

I decided to start the Microsoft Surface devices reviews series with a thing I spent the most time looking for - a case. Getting a proper protection for such an expensive device like Surface Pro 4 or Surface Book is fundamental. Not only to avoid some serious damage (both devices are rather unrepairable), but also to keep these shiny gadgets in a good visual condition.It's not a secret that

Over 100 Handy Google Tips for Teachers

April 28, 2016In today’s post, we want to re-highlight an interesting resource we have shared in the past called Google Tips. Since the last time we reviewed it, several new tips have been added to the collection.  Google Tips, for those of you who haven’t heard about it, is an online hub created by Google where it provides suggestions and ideas on how to make the best of Google services in your

Super Paper Mario - Retro Reflections

Standing out as an eccentric sibling to the core family of Super Mario games, the Paper Mario series has spent its brief legacy introducing players to the Mushroom Kingdom in a uniquely quirky, playful, and story-driven way. Often considered the spiritual successor to Super Mario RPG for the SNES, this offshoot franchise has spawned several creative and personality-packed titles. I’d like to, in

How to use Samsung’s long scrolling screenshot features on Any Android

Generally, when you’re to screenshot a long chat conversation on android, what happens is that, the screenshot being grabbed is that of the android screen size. This means that to screenshot a long chat conversation, you’ve to take multiple screenshots because the conversation can’t be grabbed on a single screen. But this is different on recent Samsung smartphones. Don’t forget to read up this

IDC Q1 2016: Oppo and vivo replace Lenovo and Xiaomi in top-5 smartphone vendors list

Well known Chinese smartphone manufacturers Lenovo and Xiaomi are out of the top five vendors list, and have been replaced by two other - and comparatively lesser known - Chinese firms Oppo and vivo. This was revealed by market research firm IDC in its recently released Q1 2016 numbers."Along China's maturing smartphone adoption curve, the companies most aligned with growth are those with

Google announces MODE bands for Android Wear

By far the best feature of the Apple Watch is the range of bands available for it, and the beautifully simple mechanism for attaching and removing them. Most Android Wear watches have nothing of the sort, with some not even offering the option to change bands.Google wanted to do something about this, so the company has announced something called MODE bands. These are snap-and-swap watch bands

Samsung records better-than-expected Q1 growth thanks to Galaxy S7/S7 edge

Samsung has announced its Q1 2016 financial results, revealing a 5.7% increase in overall revenue and 12% increase in operating profit.The figures stood at KRW 49.78 trillion ($43.46 billion) and KRW 6.68 trillion ($5.83 billion), respectively, ahead of the KRW 49 trillion ($43.3 billion) revenue and KRW 6.6 trillion ($5.7 billion) operating profit the company's earnings guidance had suggested."

Another rumor claims HTC working on next-gen Nexus devices

Back in January this year, there were rumors that like 2015, there will be two Nexus phones in 2016 as well, and both will be manufactured by HTC. Now, another rumor has cropped up that not only adds weight to the previous one, but also reveals some new information.The latest rumor comes from the usually reliable leakster @evleaks, who also revealed that the two Android N-powered Nexus devices

Nextbit Robin "cloud phone" receives Android 6.0.1 Marshmallow update

The Nextbit Robin smartphone comes with cloud storage integrated into its customized Android OS. And starting today it also comes running Android 6.0.1 Marshmallow underneath Nextbit's additions.The update to the latest version of Google's mobile OS has started rolling out to Robin owners across the globe. It has all the goodies that you'd expect from Marshmallow, but it also comes with the most

Two upcoming Android-powered BlackBerry devices get pictured

BlackBerry's next two Android-running smartphones have been portrayed by a few leaked images today. The handsets are apparently codenamed Hamburg and Rome, respectively, following the Canadian company's long-standing tradition of using cities for its devices' codenames.The Hamburg either doesn't have a physical keyboard at all, or it could be a slider like the already launched Priv. The two

EE is taking pre-orders for its exclusive White Pearl Galaxy S7 and S7 edge

In the UK, EE has started taking pre-orders for a new color variant of the Samsung Galaxy S7 and the S7 edge. This is called White Pearl and it's a hue that will be exclusive to this particular operator in the UK. So if you live over there and want to grab one of Samsung's newest flagships in white, you'll have to go with EE as your network of choice.You can buy the Galaxy S7 for £9.99 when

Meizu m3 records 4.5M pre-registrations in a day

The Meizu m3 - which was announced a couple of days ago, recorded a total of around 4.5M registrations in just 24 hours. This was revealed by an official statement by the Chinese company.Priced at RMB 599 or around $92 (2GB/16GB version) and RMB 799 or around $125 (3GB/32GB version), the device comfortably surpassed the company's Pro 6 flagship in terms of first day pre-orders - the figure for

MediaTek Helio X30 posts a smashing Antutu score, built on 10nm process

Analyst Pan Jiutang revealed on Weibo today the MediaTek Helio X30 chipset will be manufactured using a 10nm manufacturing process. According to him, the Helio X30 will come with ten CPU cores - the Cortex-A35 will be used for non-demanding tasks, while the heavy lifting will be done by the yet unreleased "Artemis"Additionally, the X30 will support up to 8GB of RAM and come with a PowerVR GPU.

LG X Cam details revealed - 13MP 78° + 5MP 120° camera, 5.2" screen

The V10-like LG X screen is already on sale, but it's only now that we get the full details on the LG X Cam. This one is more of an affordable LG G5 as it shares its defining feature - the dual camera setup on the back.It features one 13MP 78° and one 5MP 120° camera (compared to 16MP 78° + 8MP 135° for the G5). There are Pop-out Picture effects similar to the G5.The LG X Cam itself is a slender

Xiaomi Mi 5 Gold Edition to be available for purchase starting April 29

Xiaomi has announced that the Gold Edition of the Mi 5 will go on sale later this week - April 29 (10 AM). The announcement came on Weibo.The new variant will be available in two different versions: a standard version powered by Snapdragon 820 SoC (clocked at 1.8GHz) with Adreno 530 GPU, and having 3GB/32GB memory configuration, and a higher-specced version powered by an overclocked (2.15GHz)

Keyever develops a 3.5" bar Win10 phone with a physical keyboard

A bit of an oddball of a smartphone coming out of China answers a question we haven't heard asked. A company called Keyever has come up with a design for a smartphone with a bar form factor and a physical keyboard that runs Windows 10.The display on the smartphone is a 3.5-inch AMOLED unit with qHD resolution (540x960px), complete with touch support too. The smartphone is said to be powered by

Security updates hit Samsung Galaxy A8 and Galaxy A3

Samsung has started rolling out security updates to a couple of its A series smartphones, including the Galaxy A8 and Galaxy A3. The former (model SM-A800F) is getting the April security patch, with the update bumping the firmware version to A800FXXU1APD1.On the other hand, the Galaxy A3 update - which bumps the firmware version to XXU1BPC2 - brings the security patch for the month of March as

Xiaomi Mi 5 and Redmi Note 3 went on open sale in India, all out of stock

Xiaomi has just launched the Mi 5 and the Redmi Note 3 on the Indian market and the two smartphones are now available for open sale - no registrations required. That is, no initial registration is required to purchase the phone, you still need a Mi account.The Mi 5 is priced at INR 24,999 ($375), while the Redmi Note 3 goes for INR 9,999 ($150) for the 2GB/16GB version and INR 11,999 ($180) for

Apple Q2 2016 financial results show first ever YoY fall in iPhone sales

Apple's 2016 Q2 results (that's the quarter ending in March) are out showing a revenue slowdown for the company. Quarterly revenue was $50.6 billion compared to $58 billion for the same period last year. As a result, net income is also down to $10.5 billion from $13.6 billion from Q2 2015.The reason behind the revenue decrease are the lower iPhone, iPad and Mac sales. iPhone sales declined by 16%

Samsung Gear 360 won't be available in US at launch

Samsung has confirmed that its Gear 360 camera - which was announced at this year's Mobile World Congress (MWC) as part of the Galaxy S7 lineup of accessories - will not be available for purchase in the US at launch, which will happen this Friday.The confirmation came following the revelation that the camera will be launched in "select countries" on April 29. There's, however, still no official

HTC-made Nexus 9 no longer available from Google Store

The HTC-made Nexus 9 tablet from the year 2014 is now no longer available for purchase from the Google Store. In fact, the device has completely disappeared from the online store, with its listing page now being redirected to the store's home page and no trace of it in search results as well.Currently, Google's own Pixel C is the only tablet available on the company's online store. However, if

New deal drops unlocked BlackBerry Priv's price to $399.99

The BlackBerry Priv has certainly seen its fair share of price cuts recently. First, the Canadian company itself permanently slashed $50 off the price of the contract-free device, bringing the recommended amount down to $649. Then, just a few days ago one deal had it for only $450, which is a great price, but not as good as the one we have for you today.Over at Newegg, the unlocked AT&T model of

Google outs Android TV remote app for iOS

Android Wear has been playing nice with iOS devices for a while, and now it's time for Google's other Android spinoff to do the same, sort of. The search giant has released an Android TV app for iOS, which is already available to download from the iTunes App Store.The app lets your iOS device act as your Android TV's remote. It has both a d-pad mode and a touchpad mode, while a microphone button

Intel wants to kill the 3.5mm headset jack too

Last week LeEco unveiled three new Android-powered smartphones that have one interesting thing in common - neither of them features a 3.5mm headset jack. Instead, you're supposed to use the USB Type-C port for all your audio needs.Rumors from Apple's supply chain keep talking about the iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus alsoskipping the 3.5mm slot, this time in favor of audio routed through the Lightning

Apple Music hits 13M subscribers, up from 11M three months ago

Apple's hardware business may have taken a hit, but its services business keeps growing. Apple Music, not even a year old yet, grew to 13 million subscribers, up from 11 million three months ago.Chief rival Spotify is at 30 million paying subscribers, Tidal (which also launched about a year ago) is at barely 3 million. Unlike Spotify, Apple Music has no free service and charges $9.99 a month (

Samsung Gear Fit 2 with GPS leaks, Gear IconX headset too

While the Gear S smartwatches had several launches (and the Gear S3 sort-of confirmed), the Samsung Gear Fit smart band has not been updated since its 2014 launch. The new model peeked out from under the covers, giving us an early glimpse of what's to come.The band still features a curved Super AMOLED display, but the new model will be even curvier to fit better on your wrist. The other major

Instagram rolls out black and white UI to some users

Instagram seems to be testing a completely revamped UI for its app. A few users have tweeted about their app turning completely grayscale, save for the images, of course.For most parts, the new design is similar to the current one. What is different is that Instagram has dropped the blue bar at the top and the distinct square buttons at the bottom. The bar at the top is now plain white with black

LeEco schedules entertainment-related event for May 3

LeEco has great ambitions to be the next tech juggernaut. Previously mostly known in its home country of China, the company has drawn attention to itself with cheap-but-powerful phones and now it has something new in store.What? We'll find out for sure on May 3 when "Entertainment will play in a whole new way."The teaser image of a movie salon is tantalizing. LeEco unveiled a couple of Smart TVs

Report says Samsung Pay is most-used mobile payments app in South Korea

With an average usage of 41 times per user, Samsung Pay was the top mobile payments app last month in South Korea, according to a local app ranker WiseApp.It's worth mentioning that the research only took into account Android phone users as iOS usage is said to be pretty low in South Korea. Samsung Pay has a total of 2.59 million users in the country.The service - which is currently available in

Teach Students about Online Safety with These Excellent Video Tutorials from Google

April 27, 2016The web provides limitless opportunities for learning, creating, sharing, and exploring the depths of human knowledge. But it is also an unsafe arena where one needs to be equipped with the needed tools and know-how to better stay safe and browse the net securely. As parents and teachers, we need to teach our students about the basics of staying safe online and luckily there are

A Treasure Trove of Interactive Games and Experiments for Science Teachers

April 27, 2016The Lawrence Hall of Science is a great educational website from University of California, Berkeley. It provides a wide variety of resources to engage kids and students in learning science.  It also offers ‘a comprehensive set of programs to help increase the quality and quantity of great science learning that kids get both in and out of school.’ As a teacher, you can use The

6 Excellent Google Translate Features Every (Language) Teacher Should Know about

April  27, 2016Translation is a complex linguistic activity because meaning is elusive. Language is an inherent social activity and it takes more than mere syntactic and grammatical competence to arrive at the ‘presumed’ meaning of an utterance. Things such as contextual cues, cultural presuppositions and social settings all work in unison to shape and construct potential meanings. That’s why

Corpse Party coming to 3DS and PC is some scary good news

Chris and I are both tremendous fans of these games. I still remember playing the first one on my PSP years ago, and I adored it. So this bit of news was more than welcome - and will likely have Chris and I arguing over who gets to play which version on why system. The digital PC is already out and we have a review upcoming, but these other versions are worth keeping an eye on as well.News

Blues and Bullets - Episode 2: Shaking The Hive - Xbox One Review

It has been a long wait - a very long wait. Admittedly, one of my concerns about episodically released games has always been the 'what if?' when too much time passes between episodes. Blues and Bullets nearly tests that theory with an eight month hiatus since Episode 1 released. Thankfully, for those who enjoyed the format of the initial chapter, they will find a lot to like here as Blues and

Full deployment of Droid Turbo 2 Marshmallow update begins

Motorola has announced that the company has started "full deployment" of the Droid Turbo 2Marshmallow update. The announcement - as usual - came in the form of a Google+ post from the company's senior director of software product management David Schuster.But, didn't the roll-out start early last month, you might ask. Well, that's a valid question, which unfortunately Schuster didn't answer in

Microsoft says will continue supporting Windows 10 Mobile "for many years," new devices coming

Microsoft's sales numbers might suggest that its Windows 10 Mobile platform is taking its last breaths, but the Redmond, Washington-based company seems to be in no mood to retreat.In an email sent out to several company executives and partners, the executive vice president of Microsoft's Windows and Devices Group Terry Myerson has made it clear that the company is committed to the OS platform and

How to Track Calls and Data usage on Android using Callistics

Every android device comes with pre-installed programs used to check call histories, check values of data usage and some other recorded stuffs like that, but these histories don’t last, within few weeks, or just couple of days, it wipes off. However, android system allows you to record only the first 500 call histories. This is the more reason you need an advanced program to do all the tracking

Moto X (2016) gets benchmarked with Snapdragon 820 and 4GB of RAM

This year's Motorola flagship smartphone is clearly already in development, and now it looks like someone in possession of a prototype decided to run Geekbench on it. Hence, the benchmark's online database now lists the Motorola XT1650.What's most likely hiding behind that model number is the successor to the Moto X Style / Moto X Pure Edition from 2015 - this year's Moto X iteration.The handset

Oppo Find 9 now rumored to be unveiled in June with 4K display

Oppo has launched quite a few smartphones in the past year or so, but none can truthfully be called top of the line in terms of specs. The last Oppo flagship was the Find 7, which was released in May 2014. So, understandably, January 2015 is when information about the Chinese company working on the Find 9, its would-be successor, first got out.Yet 2015 came to an end without the Find 9 ever

Acer Liquid M330 with Windows 10 Mobile is out in the US for $99

Last September at IFA Acer announced the Liquid M330 smartphone running Windows 10 Mobile. The phone then became available in certain markets a couple of months later, as an entry-level offering for those who want to experience Microsoft's latest mobile operating system on the cheap.And starting today you can do just that even if you live in the US. That's because Microsoft's online store is now

LeEco has reportedly sold one million Le 2, Le 2 Pro, and Le Max 2 units in two hours

Last week Chinese up-and-comer LeEco announced a trio of new smartphones, the Le 2, Le 2 Pro, and Le Max 2. And according to a report out of the country, today the first flash sale for the three handsets took place in China, with a whopping one million total units up for grabs.With such a huge number of devices in stock you'd expect this to take longer than your average flash sale, but no. LeEco

Meizu PRO 5 Ubuntu Edition is now available for $369.99

Back in February, Meizu and Ubuntu announced the latest product of their long-running cooperation - the Ubuntu-powered version of the Meizu PRO 5. And now this smartphone has finally gone on sale.You can pick one up from JD's English website, if you agree to shell out $369.99. Sure, Meizu may have already announced the Pro 6, which acts as a successor of sorts to the PRO 5 (despite being smaller)

Sony Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact receives Marshmallow update too

Earlier this month, Sony finally started to send out the update to Android 6.0 Marshmallow for the devices in the Xperia Z3 family, with one notable exception - the Z3 Tablet Compact. Back then the company didn't say anything about the Marshmallow release for the slate, which understandably angered its owners. But all's well that ends well, as they say. Today the rollout of the new Android

BlackBerry Priv gets Android 6.0 Marshmallow

For the few of you that have one, BlackBerry has released the Android 6.0 Marshmallow update for the Priv. This is for devices sold in the US and Canada (STV100-1) as well as the UK and France (STV100-4). For carrier devices (STV100-2 and 3), the update will launch May 3.The update brings the usual Marshmallow goodies, including Doze, which improves battery life. BlackBerry added additional

Marshmallow starts hitting LG Class (a.k.a Zero)

LG has started pushing out the Marshmallow update to its Class smartphone (which is more widely known as the LG Zero). Currently rolling out in South Korea, it's quite a big update that brings Android 6.0 and a host of changes to the UI.The update optimizes the device's stand-by endurance by limiting data consumption when the phone is left unused for a long time. The Knock Code feature has been

The One lives on - HTC One S9 is official with a 5-inch FullHD display and Helio X10 SoC

HTC went out and threw a curve ball by launching a smartphone no one was expecting. A couple of weeks after we were treated to the proper flagship HTC 10, we now have the One S9.A unit less than the current top-end number, the new smartphone also gets to keep the One moniker, joining the One M9, A9, E9, X9, with a plus here and there and a Supreme Camera on top.As a member of the previous

ZTE Axon 2 leaked by TENAA, Snapdragon 820 confirmed

TENAA has issued an approval for the ZTE Axon 2, which is listed under the codename A2017. From the images submitted to TENAA, the phone looks like similar to its predecessor with a few slight differences. The dual camera setup is gone and below the camera there's a fingerprint scanner. At the front, ZTE has kept the dual grill design on the top and bottom, which is Axon's main design accent.In

Motorola launches Moto 360 Sport in India

Motorola has launched the Moto 360 Sport in India. The Sport is a variant of the second generation Moto 360 with a handful of changes.One of the differences is the AnyLight display, which works as normal LCD indoors and outdoors uses ambient light to illuminate itself, making it perfectly visible under direct sunlight and also saving some power. The Sport also has integrated GPS, so you don't

Hangouts for iOS updated with sharing extension, low-power mode functionality

Google has started rolling out a new update to the iOS version of its Hangouts instant messaging app. The update bumps the version to 9.0 and brings a couple of new features including the ability to share stuff from other iOS apps.The update allows users to share text, links, pictures and video with their Hangouts contacts without leaving the app they are currently using like Safari, Chrome, or

YouTube's mobile app updated with redesigned Home, new recommendation system

Google has pushed out a new update to its YouTube mobile apps that throws a new coat of paint on Home as well as brings along a new recommendation system. The update is available for both Android and iPhone."Starting today, when you open the YouTube app on your iPhone or Android phone, you’ll experience a redesigned Home, with a clean and simple format that invites you to discover and enjoy," the

'Project Infinite' from Dropbox brings on-demand file sync to desktop

Dropbox is working on something called Project Infinite, which should make working with large number of files a lot easier, even if you don't have the space for them on your hard drive.Currently, Dropbox on desktop works by syncing all the files between your desktop and cloud storage, which can take up a lot of space on your hard drive. With Project Infinite, you can see all the files in your