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Leak shows Blackberry Priv heading to T-Mobile in January

T-Mobile fans holding out for the Blackberry Priv may finally have a date to circle on their calendars. A leaked document shows that the Blackberry Priv is scheduled to go on sale at T-Mobile on January 26. The price of T-Mobile’s Blackberry Priv isn’t revealed in the leak, but it’ll likely be close to $700 since that’s what Blackberry is charging for the phone though its website.

With the Priv heading to T-Mobile and Verizon during the month of January, BlackBerry should see a significant sales bump. The company hasn’t given us any solid sales figures for its first Android-powered phone, but it has stated that it’s satisfied with how things are going so far. The Priv has received mixed reviews from the tech community, but out of 120 consumer reviews on AT&T’s website, it does have a 4.6 out of 5 stars. Based on how things are shaping up with the Priv, we can pretty much guarantee that we’ll be seeing a few more Android-powered Blackberry smartphones in the future.

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HTC’s cost-cutting measures lead to sale of Taoyuan City factory

HTC may not have any plans to close up shop in 2016, but the company’s plans to reduce overall operating costs by 35% has led to the sale of its Taoyuan City factory and property. The assets have been sold to Inventec for $174 million, but HTC is planning to relocate its employees that still work at the factory. In 2013, HTC temporarily stopped smartphone production line at its Taoyuan City factory due to slowing sales of HTC phones.

During the third quarter of this year, HTC announced that its overhead reduction plan would lead to layoff of 15% of its employees, leaving nearly 2,000 people without jobs. While making massive cuts to its work force and selling a factory may seem like dramatic measures to take, they are required sacrifices that need to be made if HTC plans to survive in the current environment. Hopefully, HTC’s 2016 flagship can help turn the tides a little and allow HTC to pull its head above water.

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Impressed – personalized premium photo prints in just minutes

Impressed app allows you to order personalized printed novelties from your smartphone. It features some elegant and creative designs to make the perfect photographic gift. It’s now available for Android. Check out this review for more details! Price: Free app, In-app Purchases Tested on: Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge Content Rating: Everyone AndroidTapp.com Android App Review: Pros & Cons:... View Article

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Misfit Cycling, Companion App To The New Misfit Flash Cyclist Edition, Arrives On Android

Misfit's popular Flash activity tracker was recently released in a special Cyclist edition, which has a similar price to the original at just $50 but adds a key sensor of interest for those who ride bicycles: cadence. The only "catch" when it comes to fitness sensors like this is that you need software to interpret the data for you. Today's release of the Misfit Cycling app for Android provides just that.

Misfit Cycling, Companion App To The New Misfit Flash Cyclist Edition, Arrives On Android was written by the awesome team at Android Police.

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LG G5 Could Come With A Dual Display, Dual Cameras And A Mysterious Hardware “Magic Slot”

After all this talk about the Galaxy S7, Samsung’s other Korean competitor LG is expected to launch their LG G5 flagship smartphone next year. Rumours for the LG G5 have already begun and they’re quite interesting.

A source familiar with the matter revealed to Venture Beat what the LG G5 will feature. First off, the G5 will include two displays, a 5.3-inch QHD display and a smaller second screen similar to the one found on the LG V10. There will be not one but two rear cameras, one of which is 16MP and the other allows for wide angle shots (135 degrees).

The previously rumoured fingerprint sensor and Snadpragon 820 SoC and 3GB of RAM are also present but no word on whether it includes a microSD card slot.

The phone will also feature something called (for now) a “Magic Slot” which might allow for connectivity with external cameras, audio amps and even external keyboards. The release date is still unknown but as with every other device in history, more will soon follow.

[Venture Beat]

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LG G5 rumors point to dual displays and camera lenses

LG’s next flagship smartphone, the G5, is nearly 4-5 months away from launch, but leaks regarding the handset have started making their way to the Internet. As per sources of Evan Blass a.k.a @evleaks, the LG G5 will be the company’s most premium smartphone to date and feature an all-metal build. The handset will also borrow design elements

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AT&T will kill two-year contracts next month

Two-year contracts are will soon be shunned by another US carrier. On January 8, 2016, AT&T will stop offering contracts with its smartphones, the operator confirmed to PhoneScoop. That means that the only ways to get a new phone from AT&T will be to pay full price or pay in installments with AT&T Next. AT&T does say that business customers will still be able to get a contract.

Meanwhile, leaks and rumors have shed more light on AT&T’s upcoming move. Leaked AT&T documents show that unlike Verizon, which recently stopped offering contracts to new customers but still allow existing contract customers to upgrade to a subsidized phone, contracts will be dead for both new and existing AT&T customers. If you want a tablet, hotspot, wearable, or Internet of Things device from AT&T, though, a Droid-Life report says that you’ll still be able to get those products on a contract.

Contracts used to be the way that pretty much all US wireless customers bought a new phone, but in recent years, the carriers have been moving to installment plans. AT&T started to move away from contracts earlier this year when it stopped offering them at third-party retailers like Best Buy, but soon they’ll stop being available at AT&T stores, too. It’s a big deal for the US wireless industry that helps to show consumers the true cost of a smartphone.

Are any of you currently in a contract with your carrier?

Sources: PhoneScoop, Engadget, Droid-Life

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LG’s G5 said to feature secondary display, fingerprint reader, and more

The G4 from the Life’s Good crew turned out to be a good handset that a lot of people liked, and the V10 features a major new secondary display that might be a gimmick to some, but it could be something LG wants to keep around for a bit longer. And then there’s the Nexus 5X, another phone with features that will probably make it to the company’s newest flagship in 2016.

Those are assumptions placed on the right path, if a new report from Evan Blass via VentureBeat is to be believed. According to the serial leaker, LG’s G5 will gather noteworthy features from some of its other high-profile devices and merge them together into LG’s “most premium device to date.” The phone will reportedly feature an all-metal construction, a fingerprint reader on the back, and a secondary display with a resolution of 160×1040.

The camera system on the back will get a significant upgrade as well, according to the report. It will have two lenses on the back, with the main camera being a 16-megapixel shooter and the secondary working to give it 135-degrees of wide-angle functionality. Between those lenses, LG will house four sensors, including a pair of flashes, an RGB sensor that should boost scene recognition and focus, and the laser autofocus sensor. On the front, the G5 will boast an 8MP camera.

Other features include Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 820 processor under the hood, 3GB of RAM, 32GB of built-in storage, and a battery that’s measured in at 2800mAh. The screen’s resolution is said to be 5.3 inches, and boast a resolution of 2560×1400.

The LG G5 will also reportedly feature something called a “Magic Slot,” but the details on what this could be are thin. However, the report indicates it could be used to support hardware expansion modules, things like an external keyboard, camera accessories, and more.

As far as a release date goes, the report suggests it could see the light of day in the first quarter of 2016.

What do you think of the G5 rumors?

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Fresh Meat: 10 new Android apps worth checking out

New apps need lovin’ too, right? Every day there are thousands of additions to the Google Play store, but many go unnoticed and never receive the attention they deserve. We’ve shown in the past that this community can discover great apps and propel them to new heights. Our weekly Fresh Meat column highlights new apps with fewer than 100,000 installs. Browse our new Android app picks below and let us know which ones you enjoy.

Clipboard Actions

Description: Clipboard Actions creates actions based on your clipboard and shows them in the status bar as notification.

(Playboard) | (Play Store)

FoodMe

Description: FoodMe shows you full meals, one at a time, with PICTURES, with tax/tip included in the price and no delivery minimums or options to worry about. Just swipe, swipe, food!

(Playboard) | (Play Store)

AutoMate

Description: AutoMate makes common services available to you from your device while you’re driving. With AutoMate, you get the right information at the right time, so you can focus on the road.

(Playboard) | (Play Store)

SportsLine

Description: SportsLine combines advanced data with the analysis of sports experts to project the outcome of every game for all major U.S. sports. Our picks are powered by computer simulations that play out each game over 10,000 times to predict the winner, score and stats for every matchup.

(Playboard) | (Play Store)

Avast Wi-Fi Finder

Description: Avast Wi-Fi Finder helps you automatically connect to the nearest free Wi-Fi in your range, so you can save on monthly bills and roaming fees.

(Playboard) | (Play Store)

BlindTool

Description: This app tells you what it is looking at and vibrates based on how confident it is. When using this app you will wave the phone around you until you feel it vibrating more and more which means you are getting closer to an object it understands.

(Playboard) | (Play Store)

YouSing

Description: Discover YouSing, THE new social karaoke app that enables you to fill your daily life with singing! Sing in solo, or join the singers of the YouSing community: record duets or group songs and meet other talents, brought together by singing!

(Playboard) | (Play Store)

FiLMiC Pro

Description: Features include: Intuitive User Interface, Standard, Manual and Hybrid shooting modes. A shooting style for whatever your level.
Variable Speed Zoom

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Large Heap App Detector

Description: Applications that request Large Heap in the manifest are typically reducing user experience on the device. Android will terminate other apps’ processes to free up system RAM for use by the large heap. This will result in slower multitasking and response times for your device.

(Playboard) | (Play Store)

Times Square Official Ball App

Description: Join millions of revelers around the world to celebrate New Year’s Eve LIVE. The Official Times Square Ball App is your exclusive access to be part of the activities in Times Square as you watch the LIVE official show featuring musical performances, celebrity appearances, reveler interviews, hourly countdowns and the midnight Ball Drop!

(Playboard) | (Play Store)