Apple is continuing its iPhone trade-in push today with a new ad imploring users to “do one last great thing with your iPhone.” Apple’s pitch is that by trading in your iPhone, it can be refurbished and sold to someone else, or recycled in a responsible manner.
https://9to5mac.com/2019/05/07/apple-iphone-trade-in-ad/
The Voice is down to the top 13 contestants and the live shows are fully underway. There are several voting methods to use on The Voice2019 and tonight, the contestants will perform for America’s approval. Tomorrow night, the results will be in some artists will be eliminated. Seven of the artists will be revealed to be safe from America’s votes, two will be eliminated and an Instant Save will help save a contestant from going home. So, the votes from at-home viewers are very important tonight, tomorrow, and for the rest of the season. The five voting methods include:
1. App Voting
2. Online Voting
3. Xfinity X1 Voting
4. Apple Music Voting
5. Twitter Voting
Get to know more about each method in our rundown below.
If you want to vote by using the official app, you can access the app and download via (App Store or Google Play) and at NBC.com/VoiceVote. Then, open the app and hit the VOTE button to sign up for a free NBC profile. You will need to provide either your email address, Facebook login or Google account info, according to NBC.
An NBC Profile is required for all users to be able to vote. NBC also has reported that, “After you have signed up or signed in to your NBC profile, and when the Overnight Voting Window is open, click on the artist(s) of your choice to assign votes to the artist. Submit your vote assignments by clicking on “Submit Votes” button. You may assign, save and change your votes at any time prior to the end of the applicable Overnight Voting Window. Once the applicable Overnight Voting Window closes, your vote assignments will be submitted and counted as valid (subject to the limitations below). You may vote via the App up to ten (10) times per artist per email address, regardless of sign in method used, during each Overnight Voting Window. Any App Voting attempts above ten (10) votes per artist per e-mail address will NOT be counted as valid.”
When online voting, you can visit nbc.com/VoiceVote and sign up for your free NBC Profile in order to vote. The same rules apply here, as they do for the app, as far as usage and voting numbers go.
Fans can vote by using the Xfinity X1 set-top box or xfinity.com/VoiceVote, and, like the other voting methods, there is a 10-time voting limit during each Overnight voting window.
The info about how to vote via Xfinity X1 reads as follows: “To vote via the Xfinity X1 set-top box, you must have an Xfinity X1 set-top box, Xfinity X1 remote and an active Xfinity subscription that includes NBC (fees may apply). You can access the X1 voting screen on your television during the Overnight Voting Window(s) (defined below) using three methods. First, if you are watching a Performance Episode (defined below) during your regional time zone’s broadcast feed of the Show (or for 1 hour after), use your X1 remote and press the info button when prompted on the screen (you will see a graphic in the top right corner of the screen that indicates that voting is open and that directs you to press the info button (the “Xfinity X1 Vote Graphic”)). If you do not see the Xfinity X1 Vote Graphic, use your X1 remote to search for The Voice and pull up the Show page. On the Show page, you will see a bar on the bottom of the screen with various options, such as options for series information and recording episodes. Use your X1 remote to select the “Vote” option. Your third method is to use the voice command, “Vote for The Voice,” via your X1 remote during the voting window. This voice command should activate the voting screen on your screen. Once you have arrived at the Xfinity X1 voting screen, use your Xfinity X1 remote to select an artist and confirm your vote.”
To vote at Xfinity.com/VoiceVote, visit xfinity.com/VoiceVote and enter your Facebook login.
If you want to vote by using Apple Music, fans can vote by streaming Eligible Song(s) on Apple Music but you must have a valid Apple Music subscription to do this. The limit is 10 streams per Apple ID per Eligible Song. Whichever artist gets the most streams will receive the “Apple Music Bonus,” which multiplies the artist’s Apple Music streams by five, for the applicable Eligible Song(s). This is definitely beneficial for the most streamed artist throughout the competition.
If you are voting for your favorite singers via Twitter, then you are probably voting for duet performances or an Instant Save situation. To vote by using Twitter, you must have a valid Twitter account, which you can register for on Twitter.com. You must set your privacy settings to public in order to vote this way.
For any additional voting questions or inquiries about the rules, you can find all the info you need here.
Google added a new mid-range device to its phone line-up Tuesday: The new Pixel 3a is available for $399 effective immediately. The company is also bringing its entire phone line-up, including last year’s Pixel 3 and Pixel 3XL, to a range of new mobile carriers, including Sprint and T-Mobile.
The Pixel 3a comes with a 5.6-inch display with a screen resolution of 1,080 × 2,220 pixels. The company is also shipping a larger version, the Pixel 3a Max, with a 6-inch screen with 2160 x 1080 pixels, and costs $479. Both versions will be available in 3 colors Google calls Just Black, Clearly White and Purple-ish.
Google’s new mid-range phone isn’t as powerful as its flagship devices, as it is relying on a budget-minded Qualcomm Snapdragon 670 processor, as opposed to the Snapdragon 845 that’s at the heart of the Pixel 3. The company did integrate the same camera also available on the Pixel 3. That camera benefits from Google’s advanced in artificial intelligence to offer features like Night Mode, a special HDR mode that optimizes images under low-light conditions.
Both the Pixel 3a and the Pixel 3a XL come with 64GB of storage on board, with no option to add more storage. For comparison, the Pixel 3 also ships with 64GB, but consumers who are willing to pay more can get the device with up to 128Gb of storage. Another Pixel feature missing from the Pixel3a is wireless charging
The company is also walking back a controversial design decision for its high-end phones: The Pixel 3a will once again have a headphone jack, something that Google started to omit starting with the Pixel 2 that launched in 2017. There is no word on whether the Pixel 4, which is expected to launch this fall, will follow that lead.
As a Google device, the Pixel 3a will be first in line to get a bunch of features introduced at the company’s I/O developer conference Tuesday. These include a new augmented reality mode for Google Maps that offers turn-by-turn directions, which is coming to Pixel phones starting this week. In fall, Pixel phones will also get access to a range of new privacy and digital wellbeing features.
Google announced the new phone models and software features during its Google I/O developer conference in Mountain View, Calif. Tuesday. The company also used the event to unveil a new 10-inch smart displaycalled the Nest Hub Max, and announced some changes to the privacy and third-party app integrations for its home hardware.
It is sounding as though SEGA is potentially gearing up to release a new game in the Super Monkey Ball series. The company have registered a trademark for Tabegoro! Super Monkey Ball in Japan. Gematsu points out that “Tabegoro” means “ripe,” “in season,” or “good to eat.” It has been a while since a new Super Monkey Ball game has been released, but there is always the possibility that it could be a mobile title. Hopefully SEGA will fill us in soon!
Microsoft has today released a nice update to its Outlook application on iOS. The update makes notable improvements to the Apple Watch application for Outlook, including new complications and more.
https://9to5mac.com/2019/05/07/outlook-for-apple-watch-update/
Apple’s 9.7-inch iPad, MacBook Pro, and Apple Watch are on sale, along with discounted Anker iPhone accessories and iTunes gift cards. Head below for more in today’s rendition of 9to5Toys Lunch Break.
https://9to5mac.com/2019/05/06/ipad-anker-itunes-gift-card-deals/
CNBC has published its full interview with Apple CEO Tim Cook that covers a wide range of topics. Some interesting tidbits include a story about how Cook first met Warren Buffett and what advice he asked for, what topics at Apple create debate, and whether Cook has a nemesis.
https://9to5mac.com/2019/05/06/tim-cook-interview-warren-buffett/
Série permanece com fôlego e imprevisível na reta final
Mais uma vez, Game of Thronesevidenciou os motivos pelos quais a tornam uma série imprevisível. No episódio “Os Últimos dos Starks”, houve principalmente a presença de reviravoltas e discussões políticas. Dois pontos que a produção soube beber ao longo destas oito temporadas. Entretanto, existem ressalvas com a subversão desta essência.
Foi interessante ver a relação dos personagens com o luto depois da guerra. As mortes foram sentidas e ganharam peso para o desenvolvimento de Daenerys Taragryen, por exemplo. Logo depois, banquete e festa pela vitória. A partir daí, o episódio pecou com cenas comuns e um texto sofrível com toques de novela, linhas de diálogo realmente previsíveis. Faltou inspiração aos roteiristas em vários momentos.
Entretanto, quando a trama política virou o foco, foram revividos bons aspectos da série pelos showrunners. Antes apagados, Varys e Tyrion Lannister nos fizeram lembrar que Cersei ainda pode alcançar seus objetivos e permanecer com o Trono de Ferro. Agora sem o Rei da Noite, como contornar esse problema?
Sem tempo a perder, o exército liderado pela Rainha Dragão e Jon Snow – em diferentes núcleos – foi à batalha. É neste momento em que Game of Thrones nos dá a imprevisibilidade com uma reviravolta na história. A morte de dois personagens principais (o dragão Rhaegal e Missandei) equipararam um pouco a reta final e mostraram que a série tem fôlego sim para continuar e arcos para concluir.
Tropas reduzidas para o lado de Khaleesi. Tropas enérgicas para o lado de Cersei. A guerra ganha contornos de equilíbrio e deixa várias dúvidas em cima dos dois últimos episódios da oitava e derradeira temporada. Daenerys ficará louca? Arya Stark matará Cersei ou seria esta a tarefa de Jaime Lannister? Jon reivindicará o que lhe é de direito? E tudo caminha para um final feliz, no geral? Estamos no escuro. E, mais do que nunca, Game of Thrones nos deve a luz.
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Apple has removed three dating apps from the App Store after they were found to allow kids under the age of 13 to sign up. All three of the apps were operated by a Ukraine-based company called Wildec.
https://9to5mac.com/2019/05/06/apple-removes-three-dating-apps-from-app-store/
With April 2019 officially behind us, Nintendo has shared a new trailer that highlights some of the games that were released last month on the Nintendo Switch eShop. As you can see in the embedded promo below, these include BOXBOY! + BOXGIRL!, Cuphead, Hob: The Definitive Edition, Super Dragon Ball Heroes, Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney […]
via Video: Highlighted Nintendo Switch eShop Games Released In April 2019 — My Nintendo News
