German car manufacturer Volkswagen today announced that it’s joining the ranks of companies offering up an Apple Watch app to go along with its broader mobile service. Read More
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Tuesday, May 5, 2015
Volkswagen’s Apple Watch App Will Notify You When Your Teen Driver Speeds
German car manufacturer Volkswagen today announced that it’s joining the ranks of companies offering up an Apple Watch app to go along with its broader mobile service. Read More
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LG's Watch Urbane bucks the trend of hard-to-fix wearables
Think that smartwatches are tough to fix by their very nature? LG is seemingly determined to prove otherwise. The repair-it-yourself team at iFixit has finished tearing down the Watch Urbane, and it turns out that this Android Wear timepiece is surpr...Source: Engadget RSS Feed http://j.mp/1E4zCq6
Zynga tries to reinvent itself with a new smartphone strategy game
In 2008, Mark Skaggs joined Zynga in hopes of making real-time strategy games even more popular. He had spent the previous six years at Electronic Arts, working on games like Command & Conquer, but with Zynga he saw an opportunity to introduce RTS games to a whole new audience. That never happened, though. Facebook turned out to be a poor platform for the genre, and instead Skaggs spent his time working on social gaming hits like CityVille and FarmVille. But now that mobile has emerged as a suitable platform, he's finally doing what he was hired to do with the launch of Empires & Allies on iOS and Android today. "The idea was to take the classic RTS experience and bring it to mobile," he explains.
And for a struggling Zynga, Empires &...
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BT's new home phone is as smart as your Android mobile
Now that smartphones have become personal companions, landline usage has understandably dropped. BT launched an Android-powered home phone, complete with smart call-blocking features and apps, in an attempt to lure people back, but because it only of...Source: Engadget RSS Feed http://j.mp/1chxbd5
Monday, May 4, 2015
Android Lollipop is gaining more users as new flagships come out
It took a while for Android Lollipop to even get its own slice on the OS pie chart Google releases regularly, but it now seems to be steadily gaining popularity. According to the latest Android stats collected from April 28th to May 4th, nine percent...Source: Engadget RSS Feed http://j.mp/1cfLtLr
Facebook is now using Nokia's Here maps ahead of its expected sale
Who will end up buying Here maps from Nokia? That hasn't been sorted out, yet Facebook is apparently not waiting around for a deal to shake out. As TechCrunch notes, Facebook already inked a deal of its own and has begun using Here's maps on the mobile version of its site, as well as in Facebook Messenger and Instagram on Android. Facebook also appears to be using Here's geocoding behind the scenes to help users identify and tag locations in posts. In a statement, Facebook said the change is "to give us more control and flexibility in delivering a consistent maps experience."
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Nativetap Lets Developers Test On A Variety Of Phones From A Single Tablet
Startup Battlefield contestant Nativetap.io has built a system that allows developers to test and debug their apps from a single iPad or Android tablet, yet see a pixel-perfect representation of what their app would look like on a variety of devices. Read More
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Google buys a firm that organizes your calendar around your life
Google has been striving for smarter apps that are built around the way you really live, and it's reinforcing that today by acquiring Timeful. The startup built a system that organizes your calendar around both your schedule and your priorities. You ...Source: Engadget RSS Feed http://j.mp/1ESlAfa
Microsoft slams Android updates, claims Google ships a ‘big pile of... code’
Microsoft's Windows chief, Terry Myerson, isn't pulling any punches against Android this week. Speaking during a keynote appearance at Microsoft's Ignite conference in Chicago, Myerson knocked Google's Android update plans. "Google ships a big pile of… code, with no commitment to update your device," Myerson said, with an intentional pause that left the audience laughing. "Google takes no responsibility to update customer devices and refuses to take responsibility to update their devices, leaving end users and businesses increasingly exposed every day they use an Android device."
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Comcast brings Periscope-style live streams to the cable box
Comcast is joining Meerkat and Periscope with its own take on a live-streaming app that lets X1 cable subscribers beam live video back to their own TV or the big screen of a friend or family member. Xfinity Share is available beginning today on iOS and Android, though at launch it's limited to Comcast customers paying for a Triple Play package.
Once it's installed, you enter your Xfinity account credentials and tap "stream live" to begin recording. From there, you choose whether the stream will be directed to your own X1 cable box or sent to someone else's. To share live streams with people in your contacts list, you'll need the phone number tied to their Xfinity account. (Recipients will also need the X1 set-top box to view streams.)...
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