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All of Sony’s Xperia Z devices are getting Android 5.0 Lollipop

Oct17
by on October 17, 2014 at 1:59 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Insider

If you don’t own a Nexus phone or tablet, it can be a little disconcerting hearing about the newest upgrades to Android. Sure, new software is great, but it’s of little use when you’re not sure your manufacturer is going to support the upgrade any time soon, if at all. Luckily for Sony users, the company announced it would be bringing Android 5.0 Lollipop to all of its Xperia Z phones and tablets, going as far back as the original Xperia Z phone. The first ones to get the upgrade will be the Sony Z Ultra Google Play Edition, with more details coming “soon”….

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All of Sony’s Xperia Z devices are getting Android 5.0 Lollipop

Oct17
by on October 17, 2014 at 1:59 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Insider

If you don’t own a Nexus phone or tablet, it can be a little disconcerting hearing about the newest upgrades to Android. Sure, new software is great, but it’s of little use when you’re not sure your manufacturer is going to support the upgrade any time soon, if at all. Luckily for Sony users, the company announced it would be bringing Android 5.0 Lollipop to all of its Xperia Z phones and tablets, going as far back as the original Xperia Z phone. The first ones to get the upgrade will be the Sony Z Ultra Google Play Edition, with more details coming “soon”….

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23 of the most beautiful typefaces from September 2014

Oct17
by on October 17, 2014 at 1:44 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Design & Dev, Insider, Roundups

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Sean Mitchell is an interactive designer based in Vancouver, British Columbia, and the editor of Type Release. Time to count down another month of beautiful typefaces. What do you think of our picks from September? Lián Types: Selfie Selfie is a connected sans based on vintage signage scripts. Angie Makes: Hollyhock Hollyhock is a modern and messy calligraphy font with wild, tall letterforms that refuse to be tamed. Brittney Murphy: Jasmine Jasmine a flowing script font that works well for text, headlines or quotes. Stone Type Foundry: Magma Magma is a rare sans serif typeface family designed explicitly for use in both text…

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Win a trip to The Next Web’s USA Conference in New York

Oct17
by on October 17, 2014 at 1:15 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Voice

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The Next Web has its reasons for not generally giving away free tickets. Eight reasons, to be precise. Amongst this list – carefully drawn up by our CEO & co-Founder Boris – at number 2, is that a ticket should earn itself back, tenfold. As Boris puts it, “our events are inspiring, offer amazing networking opportunities and should help you get ahead with your career or your startup.” His article may have been written almost two years ago, but this statement has only grown more accurate. For #TNWUSA this year, the whole TNW Events team have been working hard to curate a conference…

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A SIM card that supports multiple operators? Apple isn’t the first

Oct17
by on October 17, 2014 at 1:14 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Insider

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After a slightly underwhelming Apple event yesterday, many people concluded that the most exciting thing to come out of it was an unannounced special SIM with support for multiple carriers on one card. Unfortunately, I’m going to have to burst that bubble of excitement too – this concept isn’t close to being new. In fact, it’s been around for years – particularly in growing markets like Pakistan and India. See, you can buy a “2008 Edition 6-Number-in-1 Multi-Operator Magic-SIM with Card Cloning Software and USB Reader” for just $11.50. All you do is load the data/numbers from your existing normal SIM cards…

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