Reminder: LeEco Pro3 launches today for $299 during flash sale pricing (at 1:00PM Eastern)

Reminder: LeEco Pro3 launches today for $299 during flash sale pricing (at 1:00PM Eastern)

The LeEco Pro3 has the specs of a high-end smartphone, but the price of a mid-range model. The phone features a Qualcomm Snapdragon 821 processor, 4GB of RAM and 64GB of storage and it has a list price of $399.

LeEco is bringing the phone to America starting today… and as part of a flash sale, the company is offering an even better price.

A limited number of people will be able to snag the phone for $299 at LeMall.com starting at 10:00AM Pacific/1:00PM Eastern today.

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Reminder: LeEco Pro3 launches today for $299 during flash sale pricing (at 1:00PM Eastern)

The LeEco Pro3 has the specs of a high-end smartphone, but the price of a mid-range model. The phone features a Qualcomm Snapdragon 821 processor, 4GB of RAM and 64GB of storage and it has a list price of $399.

LeEco is bringing the phone to America starting today… and as part of a flash sale, the company is offering an even better price.

A limited number of people will be able to snag the phone for $299 at LeMall.com starting at 10:00AM Pacific/1:00PM Eastern today.

Continue reading Reminder: LeEco Pro3 launches today for $299 during flash sale pricing (at 1:00PM Eastern) at Liliputing.

Google: Fit-App beinhaltet Code für neue Aufzeichnungsfunktionen

Googles Fitness-App Fit enthält in der aktuellen Version bereits Code für neue Funktionen, die noch nicht freigeschaltet sind. Künftig könnten Nutzer unter anderem umfangreich Fortschritte bei ihren Kraftübungen und ihre Wasseraufnahme festhalten. (Google, Android)

Googles Fitness-App Fit enthält in der aktuellen Version bereits Code für neue Funktionen, die noch nicht freigeschaltet sind. Künftig könnten Nutzer unter anderem umfangreich Fortschritte bei ihren Kraftübungen und ihre Wasseraufnahme festhalten. (Google, Android)

Dishonored 2: PC-Systemanforderungen für Rattenschatten

Kurz vor der Veröffentlichung von Dishonored 2 hat Bethesda die PC-Systemanforderungen veröffentlicht. Wer die volle Grafikpracht inklusive der Schatten von Ratten sehen will, braucht viel Arbeits- und Videospeicher. (Dishonored, Steam)

Kurz vor der Veröffentlichung von Dishonored 2 hat Bethesda die PC-Systemanforderungen veröffentlicht. Wer die volle Grafikpracht inklusive der Schatten von Ratten sehen will, braucht viel Arbeits- und Videospeicher. (Dishonored, Steam)

Comcast’s gigabit cable will be in 15 cities by early 2017

San Francisco, Seattle, Denver, and others to get gigabit upgrade next year.

Enlarge / Comcast's gigabit plans. "Gigabit Pro" is a 2Gbps symmetrical fiber-to-the-home service, while "Gigabit Internet" offers 1Gbps downloads and slower uploads over existing cable. (credit: Comcast)

Comcast's gigabit cable service is now for sale in four US markets, with 11 more to be connected by early 2017.

Detroit, Michigan was hooked up yesterday, joining Atlanta, Chicago, and Nashville as Comcast's existing gigabit cable cities. Comcast also said that ten new cities will get gigabit cable in early 2017. The company previously said that Miami, Florida will have it before the end of this year.

The newly announced cities are Denver, Colorado; Indianapolis, Indiana; Jacksonville, Florida; Kansas City, Missouri; Knoxville, Tennessee; Portland, Oregon; San Francisco Bay Area, California; San Jose, California; Salt Lake City, Utah; and Seattle, Washington. In all, that's 15 cities that either have Comcast's gigabit cable now or will by early 2017.

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Steam bans misleading “bullshots” from its product pages

Concept art and pre-rendered shots no longer allowed on online storefront.

Valve used its own Dota 2 concept art as an example of what is no longer allowed on Steam store pages. (credit: Imgur / Valve)

Well before Penny Arcade coined the term back in 2005, savvy gamers have known better than to believe that photoshopped marketing "bullshots" will look all that similar to the actual, released game. Now, Valve is doing something to combat that problem on its online storefront, issuing new guidelines that ask Steam developers to "please use screenshots to show your game."

According to a blog post to Valve's developer community (confirmed by many Steam developers), Steam store pages will have to "avoid using concept art, pre-rendered cinematic stills, or images that contain awards, marketing copy, or written product descriptions." Instead, developers should focus on "show[ing] customers what your game is actually like to play."

Valve admits it hasn't been "super crisp" about these guidelines in the past, and even points out that its own Dota 2 store page featured concept art until very recently (here's an archive of a recent version that featured concept art prominently). But the change to showing actual gameplay in screens is more important now, Valve says, because an upcoming "Discovery Update 2.0" will begin showing those screenshots "in interesting new ways to customers prominently on the home page" and not just on the product page. Developers will also have to manually flag screenshots that are "appropriate for all ages" to work with this new feature.

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Project Felix: Adobe präsentiert neues Grafikprogramm für 3D-Templates

Mit Adobes neuem Design-Programm sollen Grafikdesigner auch ohne Vorkenntnisse in komplizierten Spezialanwendungen realistisch aussehende Bilder aus 3D-Templates erstellen können. Einen finalen Namen hat das Programm nicht – noch läuft es unter der Bezeichnung Project Felix. (Adobe, Photoshop)

Mit Adobes neuem Design-Programm sollen Grafikdesigner auch ohne Vorkenntnisse in komplizierten Spezialanwendungen realistisch aussehende Bilder aus 3D-Templates erstellen können. Einen finalen Namen hat das Programm nicht - noch läuft es unter der Bezeichnung Project Felix. (Adobe, Photoshop)

Performance-Framework: Kritische Sicherheitslücken in Memcached geschlossen

Von einer Sicherheitslücke in einem beliebten Performance-Framework sind auch Dienste wie Facebook, Youtube und Reddit betroffen gewesen. Angreifer hätten auf dem Zielsystem Code ausführen können. Ein Patch und ein Workaround sind verfügbar. (Facebook, Video-Community)

Von einer Sicherheitslücke in einem beliebten Performance-Framework sind auch Dienste wie Facebook, Youtube und Reddit betroffen gewesen. Angreifer hätten auf dem Zielsystem Code ausführen können. Ein Patch und ein Workaround sind verfügbar. (Facebook, Video-Community)

Acer Chromebook R13 now supports Android apps (beta)

As promised, Google has begun rolling out Android app support to a growing number of Chromebooks. After making the Google Play Store available for the Acer Chromebook R11, Asus Chromebook Flip, and Google Chromebook Pixel (2015) this summer, the compan…

Acer Chromebook R13 now supports Android apps (beta)

As promised, Google has begun rolling out Android app support to a growing number of Chromebooks. After making the Google Play Store available for the Acer Chromebook R11, Asus Chromebook Flip, and Google Chromebook Pixel (2015) this summer, the company added support for several more models in October.

Now you can add one more to the list: The Acer Chromebook R13.

This is a convertible model with a 13.3 inch touchscreen display, 4GB of RAM, and support for up to 64GB of storage.

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Password manager LastPass is now free to use on multiple devices

Password manager LastPass is now free to use on multiple devices

You know you should use a different, complex password for every website, app, and service you use… but remembering hundreds of passwords is a pain in the behind. And that’s where password manager tools like 1Password, Keepass, Dashlane, and Lastpass come in.

They help you save hundreds of distinct passwords while only requiring you to remember one: the password you use to login to your manager.

Some, like LastPass are available for free, but require you to pay if you want to use them on multiple devices (like a web browser and a smartphone).

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Password manager LastPass is now free to use on multiple devices

You know you should use a different, complex password for every website, app, and service you use… but remembering hundreds of passwords is a pain in the behind. And that’s where password manager tools like 1Password, Keepass, Dashlane, and Lastpass come in.

They help you save hundreds of distinct passwords while only requiring you to remember one: the password you use to login to your manager.

Some, like LastPass are available for free, but require you to pay if you want to use them on multiple devices (like a web browser and a smartphone).

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