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Samsung is prepping M-series budget phones to battle its Chinese rivals in India

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by on January 14, 2019 at 6:31 am
Posted In: Around the Web, India, Insider, Plugged


After playing second fiddle to Chinese rival Xiaomi in India’s burgeoning smartphone market in 2018, Samsung is set to fight back with a new line of budget-friendly handsets. The company will introduce a new M-series of phones on January 28 in India. The company said it’ll launch these devices in India first, and then roll them out globally. In a press release, it added that it’s partnering with Amazon for online sales in the country. The move should see Samsung better poised to compete with major Chinese hardware brands in India, including Xiaomi, Vivo, and Oppo. Samsung India’s senior vice…

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Verizon is testing a game streaming service targeting Android devices

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by on January 14, 2019 at 5:50 am
Posted In: Around the Web, gaming


The Verge reports that Verizon is the latest company to throw its hat into the game streaming ring, with a trial of its upcoming service that it’s quietly running with some customers on Nvidia Shield set-top boxes. According to the report, Verizon is testing its cloud-based service by sending participants a Shield, an Xbox One controller, and login credentials to access more than 135 games. The titles are currently available through a Verizon Gaming app that’s pre-installed on these Shields, and it’ll arrive on Google Play for Android devices later this month. That makes sense for Verizon‘s mobile carrier and…

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The first teaser for Game of Thrones’ final season reveals a Stark family reunion

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by on January 14, 2019 at 4:27 am
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Draw your swords: the eighth and final season of HBO’s Game of Thrones is nearly here, and its first teaser is out now. Hit the play button above to watch it. There’s not much to glean from the all-too-short clip: it takes us inside the Crypts of Winterfell, where it appears that the Stark children – Sansa, Arya, and Jon Snow – will reunite to face a common threat. Expect to see the saga to unfold across six episodes, each over an hour long. Season eight premieres April 14 – which means you have 90 days to recap all the…

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