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TrackR Bravo Review: Scam Or Legit Product?

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A small, circular Bluetooth device that helps you find long-lost items. Too good to be true, isn’t it? TrackR claims “You’ll never lose anything again” when you have TrackR Bravo. This coin-shaped gadget helps you track important stuff. It may not be as useful and as loud as Tile, but it’s pretty cool to have.


How Does TrackR Bravo Work?

You can attach this physical tracker to your valuables. Once attached, download the TrackR app on your phones or computers. If you happen to lose the item, the app will help you find it by ringing an alarm. If the said device is out of tracking reach, trackR uses Crowd GPS to share its whereabouts.


TrackR Bravo Review: Spec Analysis

 

  1. Design

Small and lightweight, this plastic disc is of the size of a quarter. It comes with a circular loop, which is attached to a keychain ring. Weighing barely 0.3 ounces, it carries the stylish company logo and a backlit pairing button underneath it.

  1. Software

TrackR app works on both Android 4.4 and later versions, iPhone 4s and higher models, iPad 3rd generation and subsequent versions.

Using TrackR, you can find your priceless possessions, anytime, anywhere.
Using TrackR, you can find your priceless possessions, anytime, anywhere.
  1. Battery

The device is powered by a standard CR1616 coin battery. You can replace it on yearly basis. You don’t have to recharge it every now and then. The downside is you can’t tell if the battery is dead. It could be troublesome if you happen to lose your possession right before the battery runs out. Nevertheless, it’s better than Tile that doesn’t come with a replaceable battery.

  1. Alarm

You can link this device with your phone and wallet. When the wallet moves out of range, both your phone and Bravo will ring the alarm. You can toggle these notifications by changing the settings.

  1. Cost

A single device costs around $29. Prices go down as you buy more pieces.

 

  1. Refund Policy

Web masters didn’t state any refund, cancellation or guarantee policies at their page. Though customers can subscribe for paid memberships on website or speak to their customer service.

  1. Brand Value

TrackR Bravo had earned average to positive reviews from most users, customers, tech critics and independent reviewers.

 

The Bottom Line is…

Pros: Replaceable batteries, easily fits in your pocket, decent tracker.
Cons: Sends vague location estimates, low alarm sound.

You must give it a try.

SoftBank Continues To See India As A Lucrative B2C Business Opportunity – Aims Investment of Up To $10 Billion:

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SoftBank, the Japanese business investor, shows no signs of relent when it comes to investing in India, despite a major mark down in business. The investment giant had proceeded to invest in the Indian B2C business on a warfoot basis, its major investments being E-Commerce portal Snapdeal, grocery delivery application Grofers and the mega cab company, Ola. However, all three face stiff competition from their major competitors and have not been able to match the expectations in revenue. While Snapdeal has to compete with India’s largest E-Commerce giant, Flipkart, the Grofers mobile application is suffering at the hands of ‘Big Basket’, who attracts more users with both a mobile and a web interface and Ola is struggling to fight international cab hailing app Uber. Other investments include OYO, which is a hotel booking platform and ‘Housing’, a service that hosts real estate classifieds. Both these businesses have so far, not reported any major losses or write offs.

Masayoshi Son CEO of SoftBank Meets Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi

The battle has caused the investor to write off almost $550 million from these services earlier in November this year, particularly from Snapdeal and Ola, further causing their market value to plummet. To add to this, SoftBank lost a big support from the man who introduced it to the Indian market, Nikesh Arora, who jumped ship, moving into another big opportunity. Moreover, the company even mentioned making a loss of almost $557 million up to September 2016 alone, which is a stark difference to the $1.08 billion profit that it had reported last year.

Nikesh Arora of SoftBank with Indian Prime Minister, Narendra Modi. Nikkesh recently left SoftBank.

All this has not caused CEO of SoftBank, Masayoshi Son, to flinch even for a moment. He believes that his plans of a $10 billion investment is bound to prove its worth, eventually and might even ‘surpass it’ as mentioned by Son at an event in Delhi. Son had previously met the Prime Minister of India, Mr. Narendra Modi to discuss his plans and had promised to make investments in India. Had the Japanese Yen not received an appreciation, the value of the investments in India would not have gone down for SoftBank.

Fitbit Buys Pebble for $40 Million

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Fitbit will buy Pebble for $40 million. This way they can finally build a sophisticated and decent smartwatch to get on par with biggies like Apple.
Fitbit will buy Pebble for $40 million. This way they can finally build a sophisticated and decent smartwatch to get on par with biggies like Apple.

Time 2 will Likely be the Last Pebble Wearable After Fitbit Takes Over…

There are just two big brand (other than Samsung and Apple) that define quality wearables and they’re Fitbit and Pebble. While Fitbit is struggling to create a successful replica of Apple watches, Pebble has already built a name for itself in smartwatch industry. Nevertheless, its luster faded before reputed brands, especially Apple that is regarded as current gold standard of wrist wearables. Seeing this, both companies have decided to join their forces. As per the hottest rumors, Fitbit will buy Pebble for $40 million in the near future. Both the companies are on their way to finalize the merger.


Why did the Makers Collaborate?

While addressing a press conference, CEO Migicovsky confirmed that Pebble had raised a whopping $28 million amount in venture financing and debts. Falling short of funds, they had turned to loans to stay afloat. This came as a surprise for Pebble fans who were quite excited after seeing the Kickstarter ad campaign for Pebble Time 2 and Pebble 2 watches. This campaign has already helped the company gain about twelve times more than the standard amount fixed by the company, which was $1,000,000. If things go as planned, these will likely be the last wearables manufactured by Pebble.

Some tech-freaks think it was foolish of Pebble to turn down Citizen and Intel’s offer, who offered to purchase them for $740 million and $70 million respectively. The amount offered by Fitbit is comparable to nuts.

Nevertheless, this deal would benefit both the companies. Even Fitbit has to deal with its declining share values and financial brunt. Back in 2015, the owners listed company stocks at $50. Now, they’ve been marked down to $8.40. Therefore, Fitbit will try to take over Pebble, in an attempt to access its technology. It has nothing to do with product line or brand signature.

All in all, something worthwhile may come out of this association. Fitbit can put Pebble’s tech into their trackers. Thus, they can finally build a sophisticated and decent smartwatch to give a tough competition to other watches.

Google Pixel And Pixel XL

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Google and HTC have really been mystifying Nexus fans over the last few months. At this point in time, we are quite certain that the latter will produce and out two smartphones for Google this year, originally codenamed Sailfish and Marlin. Beyond that, however, we know little details about the pair. Even the Nexus branding seems uncertain, as more and more rumors are hinting at a new Pixel moniker. A few days ago, the Nexus launcher was officially rebranded to match said title, so, we feel fairly confident when assuming the Pixel and Pixel XL are the two devices we have to look forward to.

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As for design, we do already have a few renders to go by, but nothing really clear along the line of live shots. However, a new source has now provided a few high-res photos of what are said to be the front panels of the two devices. These do also come with measurements. The smaller, dubbed “S1” measures 4.99 inches in diagonal, while the bigger, “M1” is 5.46 inches. This does mostly coincide with previous specs rumors and the source in question is a parts dealer in Hong Kong, with a good track record when it comes to leaks.

Screen size aside, we can see that HTC has gone for a quite clean design. Some highlights include a central cutout for the light and proximity sensors, right beneath the earpiece, a single front-facing snapper and empty bottom bezel – in tune with Google’s typical on-screen control scheme. As for other specs, we currently believe the 5-inch Pixel or Sailfish phone will have a resolution of 1080p, Snapdragon 820 SoC, 4GB of RAM and 32 or 128GB of on-board storage. The camera setup is said to consist of a 12MP rear snapper and an 8MP selfie one. We can also expect a USB Type-C port, a fingerprint scanner on the back, bottom-firing speakers, all the usual connectivity options including Bluetooth 4.2, and a 2,770 mAh battery.

Centument Project 2.0 Review, Scam Exposed

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If you are new to binary options trading you have probably reading this after reading an email or advertisement regarding the Centument Project 2.0 and how Gerald Reed can make you massive daily profits on auto-pilot. Please be warned because this is a very dangerous investment SCAM designed to fleece your wallet and our review will prove this.

It seems the narrative is so flawed that even they admit their software was re-engineered and manipulated by “shady brokers”. We are bewildered and honestly can’t fathom why anyone would try to promote an app that has been hacked and is obviously not safe to use.

Moving forward, similar to the Lucrosa software, these cheaters are resorting to the same scam tactics such as fake testimonials and inflated bank accounts. These methods of operation have become synonymous with the words “investment scam”, and should trigger alarm bells and red flags.CENTUMENT4

Centument Project 2.0 Review

The new Centument LTD software is a spinoff of the old app which has been proven to be an auto-trader that is infected with malware and steals money. There is no need to prove this since Reed freely admits to this himself in his sales video. He also says it has a 100% success rate and does not take losing trades, something which is not possible.

The older software had a different user interface and looked different, but in reality we are talking about the same people peddling the same software with a different twist.

Is the Centument Software Free?

Absolutely Not! You are required to invest a minimal amount of $250 which is charged by the rogue broker they recommend and force on you.

Binary Options – Is it a Legit Form of Trading?

Binary options are a totally legit way to trade, but you must choose your broker carefully and understand you are getting into a high risk high reward niche. Trading in general, and especially exotic options require a broad understanding and proven strategies that assist you in profiting consistently. If you have fallen victim to similar scams like the Quick Cash System and Sarah Markel, you understand by now that there are many bogus apps out there and they are all out to get your money. Despite everything, there are ways to make money trading options, but the proper education is required.

Microsoft OneDrive Storage Sees A Cut From 15GB to 5GB:

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Microsoft onedrive has been around for a long time now and has been able to gather a huge mass of users. Being one of the very few services to provide free Skype free services, the company has been able to gather Momentum ever since it started putting a 15 GB free proposal to possible uses. Most of these uses happened to come by and still lawyer uses of the one drive but now as the users pile up, Microsoft has taken a step back and has decided to pull down the free 15 GB to a near 5 GB online storage.

This reduction in SkyDrive size has not been just a dream overnight. It was a well planned decision and the intention of reducing the cloud space that a person could have for free was formulated way back in 2015 and was first announced in the month of November last year. Since then the decisions on this has been pending and after a lot of discussion and calculation the Microsoft management has come to a decision that this cat has to be made.

The reason behind this is completely user generated. The user themselves are to blame for this sudden change that has come by. Free users have used the 15 GB space back up the complete data from certain systems, and uses even switched to Creating multiple accounts for backing up data some ranging upto 75 terabytes point This was almost 14000 times more than what was expected and Microsoft was running out on options how to control this pilferage. The reasons apart from this word to limit the amount of storage that would be provided to those people who were using Office 365 home, personal and Universities Asians. Too much of cloud storage, with nothing to control the people was a Nightmare for the company.

Now that Microsoft realises that it has provided for too much for free to the users, it has decided that unlimited storage would now no longer be an option for the users. Now if a person wants to have more than 5 GB data, he would need to move to a payment plan where in he would be able to Secure data for as long as he pays and former as much as he pays. It had certain slabs that would allow a user to store  200 gigabytes of data. Now these plans have been reduced to 50 GB only and the free 15 GB would now be reduced to 5 GB. Hence even if you do happen to pay online you would not be able to used more than 50 gigabytes of data.

Undoubtedly, people who have depended heavily upon the one drive for all their backups would not take this in a very good note. People will criticize this movement but they also need to understand that this is the way it would work.