The Apple Watch does a lot of things, but it didn’t have a camera. Now it does, thanks to a new band. Are you ready to start taking wrist-snaps? Glide, makers of a video chat app for iPhone, just launched CMRA, a new Apple Watch band that has dual cameras built in. Much like Samsung’s …
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2 November
Uber rebuilds its app from the ground up
Uber is trying to save passengers time. How? By completely overhauling its app, putting a focus on speed and efficiency. “It’s not just a normal update,” Uber CEO Travis Kalanick said during a press briefing Tuesday at the company’s swanky San Francisco headquarters. “This is a radical redesign and rebuild of the app from scratch.” Uber’s premise is simple: It …
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The sports headphone market is hot these days and V-Moda, now owned by musical instrument maker Roland, wants in on the action. Its new Forza Series features two wired in-ear models, the Forza ($100) and Forza Metallo ($130), and the Forza Metallo Wireless ($170), a neckband-style Bluetooth model that’s due out in December. The two wired models are available now. …
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2 November
DOJ sues AT&T’s DirecTV for blocking Dodgers channel
The Department of Justice has accused satellite TV provider DirecTV of being the ringleader in an illegal pact among pay TV companies to block wide distribution of the channel that has exclusive rights to broadcast Los Angeles Dodgers games. The Justice Department has accused DirecTV of colluding with competitors. US Department of Justice In a lawsuit filed Wednesday, the DOJ …
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2 November
Ambush slaying of Iowa police officers shocks social media
Social media is mourning two Iowa police officers killed in ambushes overnight. Tributes to the two officers have been pouring in Wednesday from across the country as Twitter follows the breaking news. Social Cues is your guide on what people are talking about on Twitter and Facebook each morning. Here is what’s trending on Wednesday: Des Moines: Two officers in …
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2 November
Eye
Eye-tracking might be the next great wave in virtual reality tech. If you’re dead-set on being an early adopter, intriguing startup Fove has finally made their worlds-first eye-tracking headset, the Fove 0, available for preorders starting today. Fove 0 promises eye-based controls for focusing on objects, controlling interfaces via eye movements and selectively rendering details more intricately depending on where …
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2 November
Face palm: Harambe is your new superfluous iOS emoji
Now playing: Watch this: Goodbye peach butt?! Big emoji changes in iOS 10.2 1:53 Enlarge Image Emojipedia Today saw the release of the developer preview for the newest version of Apple’s iOS 10, and with it came what we’ve all been waiting for. The announcement of new emojis. The fresh batch of emojis includes a shrug, an avocado, a face …
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2 November
iPhone 7 outshoots Pixel in video? (The 3:59, Ep. 134)
It wasn’t ever going to be clear-cut. In a video shoot-out between the iPhone 7 Plus and the Pixel, Apple’s phone came out on top. But that comes after the Pixel won the photo contest. We discuss how important the camera is to consumers (very, but not as important as your loyalty to an operating system). We also talk about …
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2 November
Adobe Project Felix aims to ease 3D compositing for designers
Editors’ note, November 7, 2016: Corrected an error stating that Felix can’t import models and materials; it can. Adobe has a new trend of showing off “project” applications shortly before launching a basic-featured product — think of Fall 2015’s Project Comet, which became Adobe XD in Spring 2016. This time it’s Project Felix, targeting designers who need to mock up …
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Nearly 9 out of 10 smartphones shipped run on Android
Google‘s Android operating system was the big winner in a big time for worldwide phone shipments, market researcher Strategy Analytics reported Wednesday. Android captured 88 percent of all smartphone shipped in the third quarter of 2016, a period that also marks the fastest growth rate in a year. “Android’s gain came at the expense of every major rival platform,” Strategy …
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