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#SGGQA17: LG & HTC Phone Pricing, Android Video Editing, and MAJOR LIFE CHANGES!

Back from a week off with some exciting life news! And in this week’s show we’ll be talking about recent phone pricing announcements from HTC and LG. We’ll chat about editing video with your Android phone while on the go, and answer some of my favorite questions and comments from the last two weeks! Make sure you’re charged and ready! It’s Podcast time!

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CyberLink PowerDirector for Android App Review: FINALLY! Real Video Editing!

We finally have a real option for video editing on Android! How does CyberLink’s solution stack up to the competition? Let’s take a look!

PowerDirector on Google Play: https://goo.gl/k1hNg1

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Cricket Adds 5.5″ Acatel OneTouch Idol 3 for $149

Proving to be my Wife’s favorite phone of the year thanks to its low cost and front facing speakers, the Alcatel OneTouch Idol 3 is coming to Cricket!

When I reviewed it, I thought the Idol 3 was a budget champ at $250, but Cricket will be offering it for $149.99. Front facing stereo speakers, 5.5″ HD screen, MicroSD card expansion, and a nice mid-ranger camera. It’s a solid offering which covers the basics really well, and can be fun for rich multimedia playback.

Cricket will also be expanding their data plans, with LTE coverage for Canada and Mexico included at no additional cost.  You can read their full press release below.

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AT&T Offers Data Perks for Taking Surveys

Screenshot_2015-10-26-07-57-49Customer data is valuable, tracking trends and brands. It’s largely how users “pay” for services like Facebook.

Lately though, a number of services have started sharing perks with customers who volunteer to share info with brands and services. AT&T recently announced a partnership with Aquto to monetize this data gathering and offer their customers additional data for their plans.

Taking surveys, watching ads, or participating with product trials will net AT&T subscribers additional data for their monthly cap. It’s similar to the Google Rewards app which awards Google Play credit for taking surveys.

Users engage through a free app, and participating can reward customers up to an additional gigabyte of data per month.

This could be a novel way for AT&T to offer up a little “profit sharing” as Big Blue has struggled in the past with other data initiatives . You can read the full press release below.

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Snapseed App Now Edits RAW Photos on Android!

Phones have recently started saving RAW photos, but we didn’t have many options for editing those photos out in the field. We would have to transfer those images to a proper computer for any manipulation.

In an update today, Google has added RAW support to their popular photo editing app Snapseed!

Screenshot_2015-10-29-08-38-44RAW photos are just what they sound like, the RAW data captured from the camera sensor. These are very large files, chock full of info, but often don’t look that great, and the larger file sizes make them more difficult to share. Snapseed now let’s you tweak a shot from the RAW info, then compress that into a smaller JPG file to share.

The editing tools also got a small update for more precise developing, including kelvin values for exposure and white balance.

The Snapseed update is now live in Google Play!

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LG V10 Arrives on AT&T Nov. 6 with Free Battery and 200GB Micro SD Card

LG’s new monster fashion phablet is finally making its way to AT&T!

Big Blue announced pricing and availability for the LG V10, and our estimates we’re right on. The pricing will land around $700 total when using AT&T’s $0 down, monthly pricing plans. On the Next program, the V10 will cost $35 a month when financing over 20 months, andthe phone will be on store shelves November 6th.

As with the G4 launch, LG will be sweetening the deal by adding in a spare battery, a battery charger, and a 200GB Micro SD Card. The V10 already comes standard with 64GB of built in storage, so this will provide a whopping amount of space for all of the incredible high bit rate video you’re going to shoot on this monster camera.

We’ve got the full scoop on the V10, and you can catch all of our reviews and comparisons below!

LG V10 Review

LG V10 Camera Review

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LG V10 Review: A Fashionable Phablet for Smartphone Power Users

LG is not going quiet, wrapping up 2015 with a bang. The V10 represents a new product line for the company, focusing on premium build materials and features built to entice power users and content creators. Is the experiment a successful one? Let’s take a look!

Shop for the LG V10 and Accessories on Amazon http://goo.gl/VfsYNn
LG V10 Camera Review https://youtu.be/o–PYXyd0lc
LG V10 Speaker Test https://youtu.be/pREcGsQ1Heg
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#SGGQA 16: Best Phone Camera, Giggleflips & Megapickles, Nightmares, and iPhone Review Reactions!

We’ve got a HUGE show for you this week folks! We’ve got questions on the best smartphone cameras, we’ll be reading your reactions to the iPhone 6S review, explaining what the heck a “Megapickle” is, and talking about nightmares! Make sure you’re charged and ready! IT’S PODCAST TIME!

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Check out these other podcasts!
Tara Platt on The JV Club.
Yuri Lownethal on Cast of Characters.
Booredatwork’s Comic Crunch.

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