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HTC announces the One M9+, but it’s only available in China for now

Apr08
by on April 8, 2015 at 9:16 am
Posted In: Around the Web, Gadgets, Insider, Product Launches

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Weeks after announcing the HTC One M9, the company has revealed the HTC One M9+ – a larger version of its counterpart with the addition of a fingerprint scanner and Duo Camera. The device was unveiled in Beijing and is only available in China at the moment. HTC hasn’t yet announced sales in other regions, a release date or even pricing for the device. The HTC One M9+ has a slightly larger 5.2-inch Quad HD display than the original One M9, as well as 3GB of RAM and an octa-core MediaTek MT6795T chip. It has the same 20-megapixel camera with the addition…

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Google’s late Christmas present for developers: open-sourcing its Santa Tracker

Apr08
by on April 8, 2015 at 8:44 am
Posted In: Around the Web, Design & Dev

Although it’s four months after Christmas, Google is still in the holiday spirit. Today, it’s open-sourced its Santa Tracker project, which includes apps for the Web, Android and Android Wear. The source code is available on GitHub, and should help developers get a better idea of how to build sites and games using technologies like Polymer, JBox2D, the Web Animations API and OpenGL. You can also get a closer look at how Google has designed and programmed watch faces and notifications for Android Wear, for ideas on how to build your own. ➤ Ho Ho Ho! Google’s Santa Tracker is…

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