New material could radically reduce solar power cost and more In This Issue... New material could radically reduce solar power cost Motorola Moto G 4G drops to $180 in Best Buy brick and mortar stores JackPair will bring encrypted calls to all phones Google Now Launcher adds support for more devices Samsung sends invites for September 3 press event, Galaxy Note 4 incoming? LTE-enabled LG G Pad 7.0 arrives on AT&T August 8 starting at $0.99 Chaatz's new feature improves communication with strangers Twitter receiving more government data requests Sony Xperia T3 now available in a host of European markets unlocked HP's most impressive Android tab yet is the Snapdragon 800-backed Pro Slate 8 Search GadgeTell New material could radically reduce solar power cost According to Glint Photonics, a startup funded by the Advanced Research Projects Agency for Energy (ARPA-E), the new material in question has adaptive optical properties that allows it to capture a greater amount of incoming sunlight. This greatly diminishes the cost of a tracking system that some types of solar power utilize – which in turn halves the cost of solar power. Continue reading New material could radically reduce solar power cost Related posts: LG has plans for a solar illuminated LCD screen for notebooks First Solar: Leading the market with Cadmium-Telluride Solar Cells Birksun solar portable power accessories to shine at CE Week The post New material could radically reduce solar power cost appeared first on GadgeTell.      • Email to a friend • Article Search • View comments • Track comments •   Motorola Moto G 4G drops to $180 in Best Buy brick and mortar stores Even before the rumor mill started churning in relation to a looming Moto X+1, Motorola organized yard sale after yard sale with its first-gen X as a protagonist. Ditto for the Moto G, and G2 whispers literally just began cranking up their volume. But the LTE-enabled G is a different affair, in part because it's barely a couple of months old. And in… Continue reading Motorola Moto G 4G drops to $180 in Best Buy brick and mortar stores Related posts: Deal alert: Motorola Moto X drops to $350 via Moto Maker, $335 on Amazon Motorola Drops Off-Contract Moto X Price to $400 Everyday for Everyone Deal alert: 32 GB Motorola Moto X drops to $350 for two days only The post Motorola Moto G 4G drops to $180 in Best Buy brick and mortar stores appeared first on GadgeTell.      • Email to a friend • Article Search • View comments • Track comments • JackPair will bring encrypted calls to all phones JackPair is a prototype device that lets you encrypt voice calls with whatever phone you're using. A Kickstarter campaign for the device is seeking $35,000 in crowdfunding before it can go into production. If the funding reaches its target, it should come to market at a price of $89 for a single device, or $139 for a pair. For the encryption to work, a pair is required – with… Continue reading JackPair will bring encrypted calls to all phones Related posts: RFID encrypted enclosures Looking for privacy? John McAfee launches Chadder app for encrypted private messages Google Voice offers missed calls in your inbox The post JackPair will bring encrypted calls to all phones appeared first on GadgeTell.      • Email to a friend • Article Search • View comments • Track comments •   Google Now Launcher adds support for more devices A small update rolled out for the Google Now Launcher last week. The app itself remains largely unchanged, but a couple of interesting modifications to the launcher's compatibility listings on Google Play have been observed. The changes are currently still rolling out, but it now appears app compatibility is available for devices including but not limited to the [easyazon-link asin="B00L7QJE6M"… Continue reading Google Now Launcher adds support for more devices Related posts: Apex Launcher Pro now available in Google Play, arrives priced at $3.99 Motorola adds more devices to Android 4.4 KitKat update list Tweet Lanes developer creates new Android launcher called Action Launcher The post Google Now Launcher adds support for more devices appeared first on GadgeTell.      • Email to a friend • Article Search • View comments • Track comments • Samsung sends invites for September 3 press event, Galaxy Note 4 incoming? Everybody ready to greet Samsung's "next big thing"? Perfect timing, as the Galaxy Note 4 might be exactly 30 days away from a glitzy, high-profile "Unpacking." The September 3 announcement date was rumored once before, and now it's pretty much set in stone, following the disclosure of a press invitation. The invite has… Continue reading Samsung sends invites for September 3 press event, Galaxy Note 4 incoming? Related posts: Samsung Galaxy Note 4 practically confirmed to carry 5.7-inch Quad HD screen Metal framed Samsung Galaxy Note 4 expected out on September 3 Samsung rumored to launch Galaxy Note 4 and Gear 3 in September The post Samsung sends invites for September 3 press event, Galaxy Note 4 incoming? appeared first on GadgeTell.      • Email to a friend • Article Search • View comments • Track comments •   LTE-enabled LG G Pad 7.0 arrives on AT&T August 8 starting at $0.99 When we first heard (from now-retired serial leaker @evleaks) that LG will be bringing the entry-level G Pad 7.0 to AT&T, we ventured a guess vis-à-vis the Android tablet's pricing structure, assuming it would fall in the "reasonable" section of your shopping lists. But now we have to think of another nutshell description, as AT&T has just… Continue reading LTE-enabled LG G Pad 7.0 arrives on AT&T August 8 starting at $0.99 Related posts: Moto X Arrives at Sprint Today: $200 with Contracts, $100 for First-Time Network Customers LG G Pad 7.0 on its way to AT&T with LTE speeds and reasonable price Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1 US availability announced, will arrive August 16th with a starting price point of $499 The post LTE-enabled LG G Pad 7.0 arrives on AT&T August 8 starting at $0.99 appeared first on GadgeTell.      • Email to a friend • Article Search • View comments • Track comments • Chaatz's new feature improves communication with strangers Messaging app Chaatz has introduced a new feature that lets you communicate with total strangers without having to give them your real phone number. The app's original "Chaatz number" feature assigns you a number so that you don't have to reveal your real number to other people, such as sales and marketing personnel and acquaintances at work. Now a new feature called… Continue reading Chaatz's new feature improves communication with strangers Related posts: Twitter improves search, confirms official photo uploading feature Facebook is adding filtering effects for photos on mobile devices New Twitter feature defines hashtags The post Chaatz's new feature improves communication with strangers appeared first on GadgeTell.      • Email to a friend • Article Search • View comments • Track comments • Twitter receiving more government data requests Last week, in its biannual transparency report, Twitter detailed the volume of requests from global governments for account data and content removal demands. Simply put, the rate of growth of these requests is on the rise. For the first half of 2014, information requests from governments in regards to account information came to a total of 2,058. This is… Continue reading Twitter receiving more government data requests Related posts: Half of link removal requests have been granted by Google Microsoft begins accepting “right to be forgotten” requests Twitter will reach 400m users by 2018 The post Twitter receiving more government data requests appeared first on GadgeTell.      • Email to a friend • Article Search • View comments • Track comments • Sony Xperia T3 now available in a host of European markets unlocked Sony's newest budget Android phablet, unveiled back in June, is at last up for grabs across Europe, although it's not as budget-friendly as you may have wished. Considerably larger than, say, low-cost compact champions like Motorola's Moto G, the Xperia T3 is roughly double the unlocked price of everyone's favorite affordable… Continue reading Sony Xperia T3 now available in a host of European markets unlocked Related posts: Sony Xperia E1 and T2 Ultra European Prices Revealed: Starting at $175 and $545 Sony Xperia E1 available in European Sony Mobile stores, prices start at €119 Rumor: Android 4.4 Updates for Sony Xperia Z1 and Z Ultra Incoming, 4.3 for Z, ZR and ZL Also The post Sony Xperia T3 now available in a host of European markets unlocked appeared first on GadgeTell.      • Email to a friend • Article Search • View comments • Track comments • HP's most impressive Android tab yet is the Snapdragon 800-backed Pro Slate 8 HP first saw an opportunity to tackle the budding mobile niche right as conventional computer sales started dropping. Since then, however, the tech giant has failed to impres with its mostly humble Android tablet lineup and an overall marketing strategy that has seemed chaotic at best. Still, its lower-than-low-cost efforts made a few waves, and next on the agenda, HP appears to be prepping an… Continue reading HP’s most impressive Android tab yet is the Snapdragon 800-backed Pro Slate 8 Related posts: HP Starts Selling Slate 7 Plus and Slate 8 Pro, Slate 7 Extreme Coming Soon HP has trio of Android tabs in the works: Slate 8 Plus, 10 Plus and Slate 10 Plus Android-Based HP Slate 7 Plus Goes On Sale in France, Other European Countries Following Soon The post HP’s most impressive Android tab yet is the Snapdragon 800-backed Pro Slate 8 appeared first on GadgeTell.      • Email to a friend • Article Search • View comments • Track comments •

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