St. Paul college student wins $1M Powerball prize using controversial smartphone app

according to St. Paul college student wins $1M Powerball prize using controversial smartphone appA St. Paul college student hit the jackpot Wednesday night when he won $1 million on a Powerball ticket by using a controversial new mobile app that critics say amounts to online gambling, which is illegal in Minnesota. Jackpocket functions as a third party to allow users to purchase state lottery tickets on their smartphones. Jackpocket said Stevenson purchased his Powerball ticket — with all numbers matching except the Powerball — by redeeming credits he received from the app by referring others to it. The Minnesota Lottery has said it reached an agreement with Jackpocket to operate in the state and considers the third-party arrangement to be legal. But some, including state Rep. Greg Davids, R-Preston, have questioned the arrangement of allowing online lottery ticket resellers without legislative consideration and approval.

Philips Hue deal – price of 'smart' lightbulbs you control using your smartphone slashed by 30%

Amazon has heavily discounted the Philips Hue starter kit, which gives you everything you need to upgrade your home lighting today. Philips Hue / Amazon The Philips Hue starter kit has everything you need to upgrade to a smart homePhilips Hue / Amazon It lets you control your home lighting using a smartphone appThe kit comes with two lightbulbs and a Philips Hue bridge (which connects them to the internet). Philips Hue Starter Kit at Amazon for £42 – buy nowPhilips Hue / Amazon The Philips Hue bridge plugs straight into your router, creating an over-the-air smart home linkPhilips Hue / Amazon Philips Hue smart lightbulbs plug straight into a light socket – just like normal bulbsSo how does it all work? First, you plug the Philips Hue bridge into your router, which acts as a link for the entire system. Philips Hue Starter Kit at Amazon for £42 – buy nowAnd with this deal, it's even better value – so don't miss out.

Wirelessly back up smartphone images to your computer using this app - Tech News

according to Smartphone photos should be downloaded from the mobile device sooner, rather than later, for security reasons – either to a cloud service or to your computer.For those who don't like to rely on cloud services for this purpose and find it annoying to connect the smartphone to the computer using a cable, there's an interesting Microsoft app called Photos Companion.Available for Android and iOS , the app transfers the images stored on a smartphone in one go to a Windows 10 computer via WiFi.To do so, open the Windows 10 Photos app and select "Import from mobile via WiFi". The program then displays a QR code that needs to be scanned with the smartphone. You can then select the images on your mobile device and send them to your PC.

I barely noticed a difference while I was using this $250 smartphone after using $800 phones for years

Antonio Villas-Boas/Business InsiderI love premium, high-end smartphones, but I don't like their massive price tags. So when the $250 Moto G6 came across my desk, I thought I'd give it a shot to see whether or not it could replace the expensive smartphones that usually populate my hands and pockets. I was surprised with my experience with the Moto G6. I barely noticed a difference during my day-to-day usage, and I began to question whether high-end smartphones were worth the $450-plus premium they demand for slightly better performance and looks. Check out the $250 Moto G6 and how it fared in the hands of someone who's used to $800-plus smartphones:

Portuguese tech firm uncorks a smartphone made using cork

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