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Amazon laying off its engineers after Fire Phone disaster

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Things aren’t looking good for Amazon right now. The company has recently laid off dozens of its engineers that helped with development for its Fire Phone. In addition, Amazon says they are slowing some of their ongoing experiential projects.

The Silicon Valley-based Lab126 will remain working on projects involving its Echo digital assistant and the connected home. The company has decided to kill off some of their older projects in hope to focus more on the bigger ones. Following the Fire Phone disaster, the company has decided to lay off some its engineers that helped with development of the unsuccessful smartphone. Going forward, Amazon’s smartphone projects will be moved to a new location in Seattle, Washington. According to WSJ, the company won’t go away with its smartphone plans entirely, but has “stretched out its timeline.”

Amazon’s ultimate goal with electronics has been to lure in consumers to Amazon’s online store. The company wants to focus on bigger things going forward and is planning major cutting costs in the near future.

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LG G3 in Blue Steel available exclusively from Best Buy

Another color choice of the G3 is available. The flagship device of 2014 for LG is available in Blue Steel exclusively from Best Buy. It is for multiple carrier versions — Verizon, AT&T, and Sprint. The storage size is 32GB (with a microSD card slot) and the cost is $99 with a two-year contract.

Source: Best Buy [Verizon] [AT&T] [Sprint]

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Amazon exec admits Fire Phone pricing was too high, but it was more than that

The Amazon Fire Phone was a dud based on the fact that company took a $170 million hit because of it. Pricing was probably the biggest complaint of the phone, which was $199 (32 GB) on a two year contract. Senior Vice President of Devices David Limp told Fortune, “We didn’t get the price right. I think people come to expect a great value, and we sort of mismatched expectations. We thought we had it right. But we’re also willing to say, ‘we missed.’ And so we corrected.” That correction came in September, when the price came down to 0.99 cents on the same two year contract.

Sales did increase, but seriously? The Fire Phone was never going to be a success because it offered nothing compelling. Amazon has done well with tablets, but they aren’t as personal as a smartphone is. When people buy a smartphone on contract, they want to buy something from a reputable company. Amazon is a reputable company, but not for smartphones.

Let’s just hope that we never see a Fire Phone 2. Stick to what you do best Amazon and that is offer merchandise at a great price with fast delivery.

source: Fortune

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Huawei Ascend Mate 2 now available from Newegg for $300

  Starting today, residents in the United States can pick up Huawei’s latest oversized smartphone, the Ascend Mate 2, in either black or white for $300 from third-party independent retailer, Newegg.

The Mate 2 is a pretty impressive high-end device, packing a 6.1-inch IPS+ LCD capacitive touchscreen, a 1.6GHz quad-core Snapdragon 400 processor, 2GB of RAM and a 13-megapixel rear-facing camera.

Out of the box, the handset runs the latest build of Android 4.3 Jelly Bean skinned with Huawei’s Emotion custom user interface, but is expected to receive the much-anticipated 4.4 KitKat over-the-air update in the not-too-distant future.

If you’re not completely sold on the Mate 2, you may want to take into account its massive 3,900mAh battery, which is more than capable of powering the 4G-enabled smartphone for two full days of continuous use. What’s more, if you’re carrying other devices around with you when you’re on the go and one runs out of juice, you can plug it into the Mate 2 via the included microUSB cable to charge it; effectively using the phablet as an external battery pack.

If you’re located in the United States and you like the sound of the Ascend Mate 2 — click the link below to pick one up.

Source: Newegg

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Amazon announces version 4 of Fire OS, codenamed ‘Sangria’

Along with a slew of tablets, Amazon introduced Fire OS 4 Sangria. Fire OS 4 will come pre-loaded on the all new Kindle Fire HD (6 and 7), Fire HDX 8.9, and Fire HD Kids Edition tablets. It’s built from Android 4.4, and it’s the usual fork that we have come to expect from Amazon.

Fire OS 4 brings Firefly, Profiles, and Family Library among other software tweaks.

Firefly debuted on the Fire Phone and is pretty darn cool. Just point the tablet’s camera at any DVD, book, or other item, and it will identify it and open the Amazon page for it. Profiles makes it easier to share your tablet with other family members. Each family member can have their own individual email, Facebook and Twitter accounts, along with their own settings for display brightness, bookmarks, spot in a movie, and game levels. Family Library makes it easier for you to share your apps, games, audiobooks, books, and Prime Instant Video content with other members of your household.

Look for Fire OS 4 to hit existing Fire tablets in the near future as an over-the-air update.

Full Press Release:

Introducing Fire OS 4 “Sangria”

Starts with Android and improves on performance and ease of use with features like ASAP and Smart Suspend

Deeply integrates software, content, and the Amazon cloud to deliver exclusive services like Family Library, Firefly, and free unlimited storage for photos taken on Fire devices

Fire OS 4 will come pre-loaded on the new Fire HD and Fire HDX tablets, and will be available as a free, over-the-air update for all 3rdgeneration Fire tablets

SEATTLE–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Sep. 17, 2014– (NASDAQ: AMZN)—Amazon today introduced Fire OS 4 “Sangria,” the next generation of software and services that powers Amazon’s Fire devices, including the all-new Fire tablets introduced today.

The new Fire tablet family (Photo: Business Wire) The new Fire tablet family (Photo: Business Wire)

“When we think about Fire OS, we start with what matters to customers—ease of use and performance,” said Dave Limp, Senior Vice President, Amazon Devices. “Fire OS 4 improves in both of these areas, and deeply integrates software, content, and the Cloud to deliver services that are only available from Amazon, including Family Library, Firefly, and free cloud storage for photos.”

The latest version of Fire OS, “Sangria,” continues Fire OS’ content-forward user interface that delivers easy and fast access to your favorite books, songs, videos, and games—open them with one tap rather than hunting through folders and apps. Fire OS 4 updates the visual design of the UI and adds Profiles so each family member can have their own individual email, Facebook and Twitter accounts, settings such as display brightness, bookmarks, spot in a movie, and game levels.

Fire OS 4 is based on KitKat and adds features and services to make it faster and easier to use. For example, Fire OS includes ASAP (Advanced Streaming and Prediction) which predicts the movies and TV episodes you’ll want to watch and starts them instantly, and Smart Suspend develops a device-specific profile for when the tablet is typically not in use and proactively turns wireless off and on to deliver up to 25% more standby battery life.

Fire OS is not just a device OS—it deeply integrates with the Amazon cloud to further improve performance and ease-of-use, to enable cross-platform syncing, and to power services that require more processing than is possible on a mobile device. Examples of new cloud services in Fire OS 4 include Family Library so you can share your apps, games, audiobooks, books, and Prime Instant Video content with other members of your household; Firefly so you can identify and take action on artwork, text, and audio instantly—available for over 100 million items; and free unlimited storage in Cloud Drive for photos taken on Fire devices.

Fire OS 4 will be available on all 4th generation Fire tablets and will be available for all 3rd generation Fire tablets via a free, over-the-air software update. Firefly will be available on Fire HDX 8.9. Fire OS 4 will be available on Fire phone early next year.

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Amazon Announces via Tweet it will Carry the Micromax Android One Tomorrow

Google’s Android One program is almost here, and to increase you anticipation, Amazon.in sent out a Tweet today announcing that the Micromax Android One model will be available on its site starting tomorrow at 3:30 PM.

If you’re out of the loop, Android One is going to be essentially a low-end Nexus line of entry-level devices running AOSP software with updates controlled by Google. This specific device hinted is purported to feature a 4.5-inch screen, dual SIM support, FM radio, expandable storage, and, best of all, a price off contract under $100 (6000 Indian rupees).

The targeted market for Android One is in India, so if you live outside of the country, you probably won’t be getting involved in this program. Google is supposed to have an event at noon IST tomorrow for the official Android One implementation, which will be followed by Amazon.in’s release later that day.

Source: Twitter

Via: Android Police

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Android 4.4.4 update goes out to Sprint’s Moto X

The Moto X for Sprint will be receiving a software update in the next few days, which should bring with it some small fixes. The camera received an update which allows for better consistency of exposure, more realistic flash colouring, and improved low light front camera photos all to increase your cameras image quality. The Phone dialer has been updated with a new graphical layout and colors. Motorola Alert can now be downloaded for the device to send updates on your location to select contacts. Along with these more visible differences are a few stability and security fixes to solve minor issues that have been showing their heads recently. For instructions on downloading, follow the link below.

Source: Motorola portal

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Samsung Galaxy S5 mini to be exclusive to only one retailer in India

It appears that Flipkart, an India-based company, will be the only retailer selling the Samsung Galaxy S5 mini in the country.

The phone (SM-G900) will be on sale in the next few days. This is not Flipkart’s first go-around with device exclusivity — the company was the only retailer to offer the Moto G in India last February.

Via: GSM Arena Source: FlipKart Facebook

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