Christmas Promo: Google offers special discount for Chromecast

Christmas is upcoming. There are promotions for electronic products from the tech companies. Google announced that it will offer promotions for Chromecast and Chromecast Audio. The Chromecast will only cost at $10 for promoted price.

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According to the report of CNET, Google announced the promotion tactics on Monday. It will reduce the prices of Chromecast and Chromecast Audio to $30 each. What’s more, the consumers who purchase each of its product will obtain a $20 Google Play cash coupon. They can use the coupon to buy movie tickets, music or games. In a word, the prices for such streaming media devices are only $10.

If the consumers purchase both Chromecast and Chromecast Audio at the same time, Google will deduct another $5. They use obtain the cash coupon from Google Play as well.

It is worth noting that consumers can rent a free movie from Google Play if they purchase the Chromecast according to its old policy. It amounts to $3-$6 privilege.

Google offers great promotion for its consumers. The consumers also enjoy the same promotion tactics if they purchase the Chromecast and Chromecast Audio on Best Buy or Walmart.

The network video and IPTV become popular in recent year and the competition between STB and TV Dongle becomes heater. Google focuses on promoting its TV Dongle which is able to connect with TV HDMI port. It only charges $35.It upgraded the second generation of TV Dongle this autumn. It is smaller and brief.

It is reported that Google Chromecast obtains 23% market share, exceeding Apple STB. Amazon obtains about 30% market share.

Consumers can use smartphone to control Chromecast and Chromecast Audio. Many video websites are compatible with Chromecast while playing on TV.

Apple obtained Taylor Swift’s exclusive copyright of 1989 vocal concert

It is reported that Apple obtained Taylor Swift’s exclusive copyright of 1989 vocal concert. The video will be displayed on December 20 on Apple Music.

It was Taylor Swift’s 26th birthday when she posted this news on Twitter. She released the interesting sidelights of 1989 vocal concert as well. It was a big surprise to the fans.

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About the concert video discussion, the Beats 1 radio will report the related news. But the officer from Apple firm doesn’t confirm yet.

The analyst from IDC suggested that the cooperation with Taylor Swift will be an important action to Apple. The competitions for music streaming services publishers are intense. Apple Music was released a bit late. It relies much on its subscribed content quality. Obtaining Swift’s exclusive copyright of 1989 vocal concert is extremely important for Apple’s success.

Apple Music was released this June. Tim Cook claimed in October it obtained 6.5 million subscribers, while there were other 8.5 million were on free trial.

Swift once criticized the three-month free trial without paying singers’ copyright on Apple Music. She suggested that she would not provide her hottest 1989 album there.

Apple modified this policy and paid the copyright fee to the singers.

Apple was reported to negotiate with some other music publishers to force Spotify canceled the free music service.

In November 2014, Swift recalled all her music from Spotify and denied to release her 1989 records on music streaming media as the service platform reported fewer sales records.

Adele has the similar attitude as Swift did. The copyright of her album 25 doesn’t authorize to any music streaming media yet.

Devialet Phantom takes on Apple App Store

Apple fans have different tastes on tone quality. Each time it posted Beats headphone news, there were comments from the professionals. If you pay close attention to tone quality, what do you think of Devialet Phantom?

To many people, Devialet Phantom is a strange name. However, it caused great sensation when it was released.

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Now Devialet Phantom takes on App Store. Its price is not so cheap. It is reported that there are over 10 App Stores selling Devialet Phantom in America. It has two versions: 99db and 104db. They are selling respectively at $1990 and $2390. Users are unable to find the Devialet Phantom on Apple-Chinese website yet.

Devialet Phantom caused a sensation when it was initially released due to its fashion design. It looks like a oval dust cleaner. Its shape is different existing  sqaured and strip-type loudspeaker boxes in the market. Devialet Phantom only has one Power button. Its brief style matches with Apple’s. Because of it applies the wireless connection, it is worth to note its tone quality.

According to the statement of manufacturer, Devialet Phantom sync the management of 16Hz bass and 25KHz hight pitch. It is set with ADH smart sound system which offers stimulation and digital power AMP.

Users can now experience its tone quality at the App Stores there.

 

 

iPad Pro comes with a USB 3.0 Port

Several media presses reported that Apple designed a newer Lightning connector for iPad Pro. This new connector does not apply in old iPad series.

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The Lightning connector of iPad Pro supports the connected speed of USB3.0. The public assume that this new Lightning connector would enhance the competitiveness of iPad Pro to battle with MacBook Pro.

However, Apple does not announce this news concerns the newer Lightning connector. It just acknowledged this faster connected function to its third-party cooperators.

iPad Pro is designed for the enterprises and professional users. Thus, there are two versions for options. Those users will experience the faster speed on iPad Pro that benefits from Lightning connector.

For instance, the photographer can transfer the photos from Digital Single Lens Reflex to iPad Pro with ease and quicker by using this new technology. It is more convenience than its predecessor.

USB2.0 port was launched in 2000 and it could maximum support the speed of 480Mbps. The USB 3.0 was released early this year and it is able to support the transmission speed at maximum 5Gbps.

It is reported that Apple’s default connecting line does not support USB3.0 speed. However, Apple would carry out some effective solutions to solve such problem. It designed a newer and faster connecting line for iPad Pro so that it could make full advantage of Lightning connector.

 

 

 

 

 

 

The suites to make iPhone 6/ iPhone 6 Plus rear logo shine are available

The Apple fans were upset when they found the its rear logo doesn’t shine after Apple released the 12-inch MacBook.

Are you will to buy those suites for iPhone 6 or iPhone 6 Plus if they could shine their rear logo? You might have watched the video tutorial online by some smart guys.

Now there is a foreign website that sells the customized suite the iPhone 6 /iPhone 6 Plus shells to make its rear logo shine. Will you miss this chance?

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This site that specializes in cellphone encryption is called The Unlockr. It is selling the turning suite that make the Phone 6/6Plus rear logo shines as the MacBook does. In the meanwhile, this website offers the video tutorial for reference to those who wish to buy the suites.

To make the rear logo shine, the users need to disassemble iPhone and remove the original logo, then install the components to make it shine. It is worth noting that users are in risk of losing the product warranty. What’s more, the installation for shinning logo requires a rather strong practical ability.
Each suite to make iPhone 6 rear logo shine is selling at $34.99, while the ones for iPhone 6 Plus is $37.99. The Unlockr claimed that the suites for iPhone 6S will come soon. If you wish to make a new experience for your iPhone 6 / iPhone 6 Plus, please visit the Unlockr website.

Nokia announced to sell HERE map business in advance

NOKIA announced on Thursday that it will finish the sales of HERE map business today. According to its initial plan, this deal woule be complished in the first quarter of 2016.

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Base on the initial agreements they made, BMW, Audi Daimler will hold the equally share of HERE after the deal is done.

BMW, Audi and Daimler announced to acquire NOKIA HERE digital mapping business at about $ 2.7 billion on August 3rd. They aimed to battle with Baidu and Uber by obtaining the dominant right of this world-classic car navigation maping business.

BMW, Audi and Daimler once teamed up with each other in the components and parts field. However, such scale of cooperated acquisition is unprecedented.

This acquisition means that the German vehicle manufacturers hope to independently develop the self-driving technology. The technology giant Google is also studying in self-driving technology in this field.

As is known, 80% of the American and European vehicle navigation are using HERE map data at present. This acquisition might a lot for those three giants to improve their competitiveness.

NOKIA will focus on the business of cell phone network equipment. NOKIA acquired Navteq at the expense of $8.1 billion in 2008. The Navteq became the most important element of HERE map department then.

Nokia stockholders might approve the acquisition of Alcatel﹒Lucent

It was reported that the general meeting of stockholder that hold in Helsinki today. It predicted that the Nokia stockholders
will approve the plan for acquiring Alcatel﹒Lucent at $16.6 billion.

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Nokia announced in April that it would acquire Alcatel ﹒Lucent at the price of $16.6 billion last month. This request of
acquisition was approved by global Antitrust agencies, including American, Chinese and French antitrust branches.

After that, Nokia sent the official offer of acquisition to acquire Alcatel ﹒Lucent by means of stock swap on November 18 in
accordance with the memorandum of understanding they made before. Each Alcatel ﹒Lucent share is equal to 0.55 Nokia new issued
share.

If there are enough Alcatel ﹒ Lucent stockholders accept the offer, the acquisition will come to a deal on the condition that
more Nokia stockholders agree with. Their stockholders will support the acquisition deal if there is no unexpected incidents.

Nokia is aiming to build its firm to be the one-stop supplier for telecommunications company and internet services. If so, it
would rival with the burgeoning Huawei and traditional Ericsson.

When the consolidation of Nokia and Alcatel ﹒ Lucent is completed, the yearly revenue of new firm will reach $26.5 billion. There will be more related news concerns its acquisition reporting via the media presses.

Apple might release iPhone 6c next February

It was rumored that Apple is testing iPhone 7 with different version. The latest rumor indicates that Apple might launch iPhone 6c next February.

The report listed the the sources of news, including the confirmation from Foxconn employees that they have been manufacturing iPhone 6c. It is apparently that the 4-inch iPhone 6c is being produced. It will be equipped wtih Touch ID.

This new handset belongs to C series, so it won’t be equipped with excellent performance. It might not apply 3D Touch feature on iPhone 6c. What is more, there will be several color options for iPhone 6c just like iPhone 5c. The difference is that it will apply the metal material.

The price for iPhone 6c will be cheaper than iPhone 6s. The report indicated that it will be sold from $ 400 to $500. This estimated price is almost equal to the prices of iPhone 6 and iPhone 5c.

Apple will stop manufacturing iPhone 5c when the iPhone 6c is being launched. But it will continue to sell the iPhone 4s for the green. It might use iPhone 6c to replace iPhone 5s concerns the price.

If the rumor comes true, we will access to iPhone 6c next February. More and more people may concern the iPhone 6s with the time flies.