Nuzzel is a news aggregate so to speak and since the app i used most which was called Taptu closed its services i began looking for another app,there is of course many others like FlipBoard,Feedy and gReader but i like to have a selection.
Nuzzle is simple to use and works rather smoothly and requires a FaceBook or Twitter login,this will then keep you up to date with things you may have missed from your friends and news they may have shared,its a rather nice app and deserves the mention.. You can also use Nuzzel to share interesting stories with your friends via Twitter, Facebook, email, or SMS.Within the app you can decide what news to read within timeframes and days..Also you can get customised alerts with breaking news from your friends.
If you have not seen the video,you can watch it below but to be honest i did think this test was unfair myself due to how it was conducted and i am happy Samsung have now officially responded to this if you watch the video below you will see how this test was completed across,first up is Samsungs own test via Samsung Tomorrow.
This is the test below that Squaretrade put out over the last few days showing the 6 Plus,the HTC One M9 and the S6 Edge.
Samsung Statement Official
Recently, there have been several reports about the durability of smartphones stemming from a You Tube video posted by SquareTrade. It shows several smartphones, including the Samsung Galaxy S6 edge, being bent or broken under high pressure. In this video, the Galaxy S6 edge was broken under the pressure of 110lbf (50kgf), but there are two things that need to be addressed with regard to the video.
First, the video assumes a very specific condition – 110lbf (50kgf), which rarely occurs under normal circumstances. The normal force that generated when a person presses the back pocket is approximately 66lbf (30kgf). Our internal test results indicate that the Samsung Galaxy S6 and S6 edge are not bendable even under 79lbf (32kgf), which is equivalent to putting pressure to snap a bundle of five pencils at once.
Secondly, even though both front and back sides are exposed under the same level of pressure in normal circumstances, this test does not show the strength of the back side. Some smartphones have different durability in each the front and back sides respectively. SquareTrade has only tested the front side, which may mislead consumers about the entire durability of smartphones.
For this reason being, Samsung will officially deliver our statement to SquareTrade and ask them to conduct the stress test again which targets both front and back sides, and open the test result to the public.
All our devices are put rigorous high-quality validation tests before they are delivered to consumers. These tests include various conditions, such as dropping, bending, and breakage. And we are confident that all our smartphones are not bendable under daily usage.
At last One Plus owners can now obtain Oxygen OS but note its not an OTA it has to be flashed onto your device but it does contain some bug ,but this is to be expected and One Plus want to hear what you have to say..before you attempt to flash your device make sure you back it up first,after this process is complete OTA updates will available.
Developing OxygenOS has been an incredibly fun and challenging experience for all of us. In this environment where everyone is fighting to standout with custom ROMs, we think it’s important to go back to basics. We place things like performance and battery life over gimmicks and bloated features.
We want to be careful that we aren’t adding features simply for the sake of differentiation. We’ve implemented some important features thus far, but they are subtle and meaningful. That’s our philosophy behind OxygenOS: keep it light and essential.
We want to emphasize that we built this initial version so that you guys could begin taking a direct role in the future of Oxygen. To make sure we’re heading in the right direction, we need your input. On our forums, you’ll find a feedback app that allows you to submit your comments directly to our ROM team. We encourage you to use it; we can build a better OS together.
Also to note One Plus has been criticised to some extend especially when it came to RMAs and have vowed to fix this they have announced the following on their forum.
In the past, many of you felt that our customer support was lacking, and we heard you loud and clear. We’ve made the improvement of our support team a priority, and we’d love to share with you just some of the ways that we have been working to make the support experience amazing for every customer.
Our customer support team has grown exponentially. A year ago, the OnePlus CS team was our smallest department. Today, it’s the largest, and our team works 24 hours a day, 7 days a week to ensure all customer needs can be fulfilled.
After listening to feedback, we’ve made several notable changes to our existing warranty and return policy. Our one year manufacturer’s warranty on the OnePlus One now extends to all of our accessories. In addition, our 14 day no-questions-asked return policy has been extended to 15 days.
As for our RMA (return merchandise authorization) process, we’ve increased the numbers in our RMA and Payments teams, meaning more requests are filled each day. We’ve made improvements to our web platform, making it faster for our agents to assist whatever issues our customers may have. Our target is to shorten the turnaround time as much as possible and make sure you can have your repaired device back within 7 days.
One Plus is a year or so old and are trying really hard to help its customers so going forward they are moving in the right direction
Yesterday Motorola’s Software product manager, David Schuster, said on his Google+ account that all 1st gen Moto devices are being tested on Android 5.0.2 on par of the Android 5.1
Apparently all of the improvements found with the latest build, suggest it’s better for the customers, go directly to 5.1
Schuster said nothing about when the update will start rolling out, but should be really soon as the Moto G Google Play Edition is already receiving the OTA making this the first GPE devices getting the new build.
What do you think about this? Let us know by using #techbuzzireland
Facebook is working hard on making us use their services, and now the have add a new app to fight with Vine, let’s take a look at Riff.
Riff is the new Video app from the big blue, and it present and interesting way of share stories.
Once you have the app, you log in with your FB ID and immediately can start using the service, you can watch some of the videos already done by the developers or some global videos made from other users.
What’s the story with the app?
Well, you just need an idea, make a short video (20sec limit unlike Vine) explaining your idea, and then any FB friend you have can add another video to the same story.
Once they have done that, they friends can do the same, so your initial story now have hundreds of sequels.
The story can remain as Riff exclusive or you can share them on the social networks you have.
The app is on IOS and Android, with no words on WP
Microsoft yet again dish out more goodies for Android and iOS users despite the lack of favours in return im sure people will be happy to hear they can now avail of the feature.However the version for Android is just a preview. Office Lens is a handy capture app that turns your smartphone into a pocket scanner. It crops, straightens, enhances, and makes pictures of whiteboards and documents readable. Pictures of documents are automatically saved to OneDrive and editable on any device.
Office Lens on iPhone
Identifies printed text with optical character recognition (OCR) so that you can search by key word for the image in OneNote or OneDrive.
Converts images of paper documents and whiteboard notes into Word documents, PowerPoint presentations and PDF files for easy editing and reformatting (see moredetails here).
Captures business cards and generates contacts you can add to your phone.
Inserts images to OneNote or OneDrive (as DOCX, PPTX, JPG or PDF format) and gives you options to save, export and share the image.
Windows phone users are well aware there is a shortage of Apps,especially locally here in Ireland and alongside the bad perception by the media in General plus the lack of updates and Apps by MS and big companies here Windows users are pissed off to say the least and yes i am one of them.. So much to say i don’t use WP as a main daily driver no more but i have the phones there anyhow..
On boards.ie there is a community of users constantly asking about when apps will be updated or apps coming to the platform and i of course am one of those members there..
During the week a thread was started on SKY and will apps come to the platform,as we users already know we have Sky sports and Sky News..Sky think this is great and it will silence the lack of other apps but sadly not…
So we asked them head on and told them to cut the usual scripted nonsense like the banks have been feeding for the last two years. A user asked Sky the following.
So i asked sky Which Apps to be precise and Sky replied.. on this thread HERE As it stands on the SKY forums there is lots of people complaining regarding this matter and perhaps its not a sustainable move considered the market share for Windows which is said to be around 12% here in Ireland and similar in the UK..
At present, users of Windows devices can download the Sky Sports and Sky News apps from the Windows Marketplace. The full range of Sky’s apps are described in detail here, but as my colleague Daniel stated above, at this time we have no plans to expand to Windows devices. You should also be able to use Sky Go via your web browser on your Windows PC or laptop.
Regards, Sam
Next up is Horizon app from UPC again a user asked these about the app and again the same scripted replies on this thread HERE this is also not the first time the question has been asked,same case as Sky..
I had to say this to them..
“We have heard this same tune months ago why don’t you be just straight with people.”
UPC replied..
As mentioned above, we don’t have any info on this coming to windows phone.
If this changes in any way we’ll certainly post back here. Thanks.
So thats it on these two,no point in going on about the banks because for two years i have tried and i have given up,i have given up.Some have mentioned also that they are possibly waiting for W10 to arrive or in the future Android apps can be ported onto WP but would that not admit defeat for Microsoft ?? As it stands there has been no flagship now for two years and a miriad of low end-mid tier devices announced,user are getting impatient overall..
TechBuzzIreland has been working hard in the background on several projects and The Consumer Show has been one of those projects and we would like to thank The Consumer Show and Tadhg Enright for having us on the show in which we discuss battery anxiety and how it can be solved or can it be going forward with todays technology. Portable charging is one way and these chargers have evolved from a typical slab to an fancy accessory in their own right and now they look attractive and prices have come down over the years since they have hit the market. Not only are they a viable option to aide the discussion at hand they are another revenue stream for manufacturers too.
Tadhg Enright asks the nation about their battery anxiety, that 21st century condition in which mobile users fret about whether they’ll be left with a dead phone.
Tadhg said: “It’s that sinking feeling you get when halfway through your busy day, there’s well under half your battery left on your phone and nowhere you can plug it in.”
88% of mobile users won’t leave home without their mobiles, according to a survey carried out for The Consumer Show by Edelman Ireland. 84% of us have changed our behaviour to keep our batteries from dying. 8% of people who answered our survey actually went home rather than stay out with friends so they could charge their phone.
Mobiles are no longer just tools for calling and texting with web-browsing, email, photography, social media and a plethora of apps all draining their batteries. Dr. Kevin Ryan from the University of Limerick told The Consumer Show: “If you look at your phone that you had 10 years ago and the phone you have now, the battery is probably the same size, but the applications that it’s running are probably a lot more.”
From turning off data to putting their phones in aircraft mode, there are many ways for mobile users to preserve their batteries throughout the day. Jim O’Brien, from Techbuzz Ireland told The Consumer Show about his top tips: “Turn off your location settings would be one, turn off background applications which are updating by themselves would be two, and your light on your screen: sometimes people have their screens very bright which wears down the battery.” Other tips also to include turn auto updates off,notification settings (sync data),vibration or use flight mode when not in use etc.
51% of people who answered our survey said that battery life was an important consideration when choosing a new mobile phone, second only to price.
The Consumer Show visited the University of Limerick where researchers in its nanotechnology lab have made a scientific breakthrough which could help double the capacity of mobile batteries. Dr. Kevin Ryan, whose been leading the research said: “What we’re doing is developing the next generation of lithium ion batteries. What we’re trying to do is improve the performance of those batteries so they can last longer and deliver more energy for your device.”
Tadhg will also show consumers some of the other cures for battery anxiety including mobile charging devices and the latest wireless charging technology which could be coming to a café near you soon.
If you like games and are bored here is a new game called Tapp from the creators of the great app Drippler.Tapp is simple, yet strangely enticing and addicting game. The goal is to tap as fast as you can and set the record for highest number of taps per minute. Accomplishing that is tougher than it seems when you realize you’re up against millions of players around the world.
The idea of the game was born out of a frustration that all parents can relate too. Matan Talmi, CEO explains: “one weekend, my 2 year old son was begging to use my smartphone. I realized that all he wanted to do was tap the screen and see it respond. It occurred to me then that that’s what I do too: tap the screen and wait for a response – whether I’m waiting for a text, email, or scroll Facebook. I thought it would make a great game.”
Following the massive blowout success, Drippler spun out Tapp, and is now in the final stages of raising Series-A funding from a group of VCs and angel investors. “We got several acquisition offers from the world’s biggest gaming companies but turned them down.” Talmi says, “we’re planning to use the funding to launch on more platforms, and start monetizing. Tapp for iPhone is already in the works, Android Wear and Apple Watch versions will launch later this year so users can play right on their wrist. We believe Tapp has the potential to turn into the biggest game in history!”
