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Android 5.1 Starts Hitting Google Nexus Devices Android 5.1 Lollipop is now flavoring certain Nexus devices. (Nicole Cozma/CNET) Owners of certain Nexus mobile devices should be on the lookout for Android 5.1. Announced by Google on Monday, the latest flavor of the Android Lollipop operating system is already out for the Nexus 4 smartphone, Nexus 5 smartphone and 2013 Nexus 7 tablet via T-Mobile. The carrier’s page for the Nexus 4 shows the 5.1 update available as an over-the-air (OTA) installation via Wi-Fi as of Monday. The page for the Nexus 5 and the one for the 2013 Nexus 7 show the same information. Both pages say the update will be available via a cellular connection at a later date. A Sprint support page says that Android 5.1 is available for the Nexus 6 phablet as of Wednesday via an OTA update. The page cautions that such updates may be released in stages, so Nexus 6 owners on Sprint may not see the update arrive for several days. A Sprint ...

Apple's iTunes and app stores down in markets around the world Apple Support shows that online services for iTunes and the App Store are down. Consumers around the world who tried to buy music and media from iTunes and Apple’s app stores were met with error messages Wednesday. Widespread outages among Apple’s online services have been preventing consumers around the world from downloading music and books onto their computers and mobile devices Wednesday. Though details are scarce on exactly how long the system has been down, widespread reports from markets around the world indicate consumers are unable to complete transactions on purchases for music, shows, books and apps. It appears the outages are affecting parts of the world differently. As of 15:30 GMT, iTunes, the App Store, Mac App Store, and iBooks are still down. Check back at http://www.apple.com/support/systemstatus/ for the latest system updates.

Apple’s Latest Betrayal “Seriously, fuck them,” read the tweet by M.J.  The person was speaking about Apple and the new MacBook the company recently announced. There are countless other tweets and comments with the same sentiment. Right now there’s visceral hate directed at the company. A swath of consumers feel betrayed by the stark design of the new MacBook. Our original post on the topic was shared over 25,000 times. For good reason, too. The new MacBook thinks different. It has more in common with a tablet than most laptops. Think of it as an iPad that has a keyboard and runs OS X. And like the iPad, it only has one port, which is the cause of the outcry. Most computers have several ports scattered around the frame. There’s usually one for charging, a couple USB ports for various tasks and some sort of port to output video. The new MacBook combines all three into a lone USB-C port. This means users will not be able to, say, charge the laptop and an iPhone at ...

Apple’s New MacBook’s Trackpad Does Not Move If you’ve been scouring the coverage of Apple’s new MacBook, you’ll probably already know this. But I did an informal poll and a lot of folks did not, so I thought I’d mention it. The new trackpad does not move, at all. When you ‘click’ it, it ‘clicks’, but it doesn’t actually click. There is an audible ‘click’ sound (that’s what the silly picture below is, me listening) and it does in fact feel like it clicks, but that is completely an illusion. There is a set of vibrating motors underneath that provides ‘force feedback’, also known as haptics in some applications. This feedback fools your finger into believing that you’ve pressed down on a hinged button, the way your current trackpad works. This feedback relies on phenomenon called lateral force fields (LFFs), which can cause humans to experience vibrations as haptic ‘textures’. This can give you the feel of a ‘clickable’ surface or even depth. The...

HOW TO Download Windows 7 ISO with a Genuine Product Key http://computerfreakboy.blogspot.in/2015/02/how-to-organize-google-auto-uploaded.html Starting February 2015, Microsoft has finally discontinued to provide the ISO images of  Windows 7 as free downloads to the public via Digital River. But, fortunately Microsoft has not completely stopped providing ISO images of Windows 7, If you want to reinstall Windows 7 on your computer and have a valid product key, you can now download the ISO disc image file from the Microsoft Software Recovery Center . This will allow you to reinstall the OS completely crapware free and give your computer a breath of new life. Microsoft has just ensured to implement a serial key check in order to stop freeloaders from getting the Windows 7 ISO for free, who often use illegal methods to turn it into a full version for free. Alternatively, if your Windows PC came installed with genuine Windows 7, you can use a ...

How to Get the Lollipop Style Lock Screen on Every Android Ads by Google The Android lock screen was one of the major changes in the recent Lollipop release by Google. Unlike any of the previous releases, this one allows users to get a glimpse of incoming notifications on their lock screens so they can directly open the related app. Just like iOS. The updated lock screen was welcomed by most users, me included. But there are many who don’t really like changes and love the ring style lock screen (also known as the CM-based lock screen), which focused on easier app launching rather than notifications. Hi Locker for Android The app I am going to talk about today is an answer for every Android user who doesn’t like their current lock screen: The ones who are waiting forever for the Lollipop update as well as the ones who already have Lollipop’s lock screen and want to revert. Hi Locker will bring you an experience of both new and classical lock scre...

Ampere Tests Your Android Phone Chargers Android: A faulty charger can cause your smartphone a world of hurt. If you're running Lollipop on your phone, free app Ampere tests your charger's output. Ampere tells you how well your battery is charging and if there's a problem. It doesn't work on all phones, but you can see the compatible list on its Google Play page -I tested it on a Nexus 5. It found one old charger that wasn't pushing enough of a charge, and all the rest tested fine.